Brian Bogers fights himself back through the field for eighth overall in Arco 2

It seems that Brian Bogers didn’t get that memo about the Pietramurata circuit being difficult to pass on, as the Standing Construct GASGAS racer carved his way through the field in both MXGP class races at round fifteen of the series last Wednesday. Narrowly missing out on a top-10 result in moto one, Bogers’ charge in race two was even more impressive as he moved his way forwards from 18th on lap one to complete the moto in a strong eighth place.

For Pauls Jonass, the MXGP of Pietramurata just didn’t go to plan. With high hopes of improving upon his seventh-place overall finish last weekend, crashes in both races resulted in a frustrating 14th place overall result for the Latvian.

Brian Bogers: “It was a hard day for me because on Monday I caught a cold, which really didn’t help me today! I still did my best though like always and in the first moto my riding wasn’t bad, but I had to come from the back and finished 11th. In the second moto it was the same story as I had to battle through the pack and finished eighth for eighth overall. If I can improve my starts and combine them with my speed then we can definitely improve.”

Pauls Jonass: “Well, that was a tough day at the office! The second turn here is super tight and unfortunately I crashed there in race one, then crashed again a few corners later. I was way, way behind but came through to score a few points. Race two wasn’t much better because of another crash and I managed to salvage 10th which isn’t where I should be. On the positive side, my speed is good so if I can just stay upright and start up front then I know I can battle for the top spots.”

Standing Construct GASGAS Factory Racing will return to the Pietramurata circuit for the third and final time on October 31 for round 15 of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

Results – 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship, Round 15

MXGP – Overall
1. Antonio Cairoli (KTM) 45pts
2. Tim Gajser (Honda) 42
3. Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) 41
8. Brian Bogers (GASGAS) 23
14. Pauls Jonass (GASGAS) 15

MXGP – Race 1
1. Romain Febvre (Kawasaki)
2. Tim Gajser (Honda)
3. Antonio Cairoli (KTM)
11. Brian Bogers (GASGAS)
17. Pauls Jonass (GASGAS)

MXGP – Race 2
1. Antonio Cairoli (KTM)
2. Jeremy Seewer (Yamaha)
3. Tim Gajser (Honda)
8. Brian Bogers (GASGAS)
10. Pauls Jonass (GASGAS)

Championship Standings – After Round 15

MXGP
1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 573pts
2. Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) 572
3. Tim Gajser (Honda) 570
7. Pauls Jonass (GASGAS) 391
12. Brian Bogers (GASGAS) 241