Adamo back on the podium and extends mx2 championship lead in Lombok

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s #andreaadamo racked-up his seventh podium from 11 rounds of the #2023fimmotocrossworldchampionship with 2nd place overall at the Grand Prix of #Lombok and extended his MX2 series lead from 5 to 26 points. The Italian scored 2nd and 3rd position finishes in the two motos ran across a damp and overcast new-build circuit for the second Indonesian GP in a week.

• Adamo ranks as runner-up in #Lombok for the first time since the Grand Prix of Germany, captures his fourth podium from the last six rounds and inflates his margin at the top of the MX2 standings on the KTM 250 SX-F.
• Another top five overall result for Liam Everts with 5th place and finishes of 6th and 4th through the soft #Lombok soil. Rookie Sacha Coenen ranks 12th overall with a stomach illness.
• MXGP now returns to Europe for the rest of the 2023 campaign, with the Grand Prix of Czech Republic at Loket up next in two weeks time.

MXGP continued to deal with heat, humidity and challenging #racing conditions as the series hopped west from Sumbawa to the island of #Lombok for round eleven and the very first Grand Prix at the location that is swiftly becoming synonymous with FIM world championship #racing. The purpose-built track was fast, flowing and made from a shallow soft, loamy terrain with a harder base; meaning it was slippery and slick in places. A decent attendance turned out to watch the Grand Prix despite inclement weather. The showers and clouds nevertheless helped soften the track and removed the oppressive effect of the sunshine. Red Bull KTM and their MX2 faction of the team (Jeffrey Herlings is still recovering from his neck injury) stationed themselves in #Lombok after round ten in Sumbawa and went through the process of recovery and preparation. On Saturday #andreaadamo led his teammate Liam Everts for a 4-5 finish in the RAM Qualification Heat. Sacha Coenen, who was struggling with a stomach complaint, managed 9th. On Sunday, after the first #moto where the trio went 2nd-6th-12th respectively, Adamo shone in the second race when he bounced back from an early fall, tumbling down to 6th place and hammered his KTM 250 SX-F to rally to 3rd. In the process he passed Everts, who would cross the finish line in 4th. Coenen bravely made the checkered flag with another 12th.

After some disappointment the previous weekend in Sumbawa, Adamo energized his championship bid with the showing in #Lombok. His slender lead of 5 points before the Grand Prix swelled to 26 over Thibault Benistant. He has now held the red plate for four rounds and has the joint highest amount of podium trophies. Everts is 5th in the table and 32 points from the top three. MXGP will benefit from a free weekend to rest and reacclimatize to a European routine before travelling to Czech Republic, Belgium, Finland and Sweden through the month of July and into August. Round twelve at Loket takes place on 15th-16th of July.