BRIAN BOGERS TAKES HIS FC 450 TO MXGP OF FLANDERS VICTORY

Brian Bogers of Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing claimed an emotional overall victory at round fourteen of the World Championship MXGP in Lommel.

Bogers simply dominated the first premier-class moto beneath the beating sun. Starting in third aboard his FC 450, he quickly advanced into the lead and was unchallenged from that moment on. Consistently lapping considerably faster than his competition, whilst making it look so easy, he eventually rode away to a fifteen-second lead. To put an exclamation point on his ride, he had the fastest lap by more than a second.

The second moto was another thrilling outing for Bogers, who started just on the cusp of the top five. ‘189’ slowly picked riders off in the laps that followed, until he eventually settled into fourth place. Bogers never gave up, as normal, and continued to strive for more until the last second. Such an attitude served him well in the end, as he claimed third with a lap to go and that was enough to give him the Grand Prix win. The 1-3 scorecard put his FC 450 on top of the box and helped him edge closer to sixth in the championship standings.

Pauls Jonass was not present at the Grand Prix of Flanders, following advice from doctors, after cutting his arm in the second moto at last weekend’s Grand Prix of Czech Republic.

Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing will be able to take advantage of a weekend off now, before a furious sprint to the final chequered flag begins. A three-week run of events will start with the Grand Prix of Sweden on August 07.

Brian Bogers: “I just don’t know what to say! This is just amazing. It is absolutely unbelievable. It was a really, really tough Grand Prix. We made it to the top though. I had so much flow in the first moto, but the second moto was a little tougher. We managed to fight every lap and get the job done. Thank you to my team for believing in me.”

Results – 2022 FIM Motocross World Championship, Round Fourteen

MXGP – Overall
1. Brian Bogers (Husqvarna) 45pts;
2. Calvin Vlaanderen (Yamaha) 44pts;
3. Glenn Coldenhoff (Husqvarna) 43pts

MXGP – Moto One
1. Brian Bogers (Husqvarna) 34:45.644;
2. Calvin Vlaanderen (Yamaha) 35:01.492;
3. Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) 35:11.120

MXGP – Moto Two
1. Glenn Coldenhoff (Yamaha) 35:05.672;
2. Calvin Vlaanderen (Yamaha) 35:11.078;
3. Brian Bogers (Husqvarna) 35:21.447

MXGP – Standings
1. Tim Gajser (Honda) 605pts;
2. Jeremy Seewer (Yamaha) 483pts;
3. Jorge Prado (GASGAS) 465pts…
7. Brian Bogers (Husqvarna) 332pts;
9. Pauls Jonass (Husqvarna) 287pts