Lucas Coenen (KTM) won a second MXGP on Sunday on Sunday, by signing two victories in the two rounds of the Portugal Grand Prix of Motocross in MXGP, 7th of the 20 world championship events on Sunday in Agueda.
The young Brussels pilot had already signed the first Belgian victory in the queen category since 2018 (and Clément Desalle At the GP of Russia), and his first in career in a category he joined this year, on the Swiss Grand Prix on April 21. As during the first round, the Frenchman Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) and Spanish Ruben Fernandez (Honda) took the 2nd and 3rd places in the absence of the leader, the Slovenian Tim Gajserinjured in the shoulder and forfeit for this Lusitanian weekend. Still Belgian side, Jago Geerts (Yamaha) finished 12th and Brent van Doninck (Honda) took 16th place. The two Belgians end respectively 12th and 18th of the GP. Brent van Doninck made his return to Agueda. Victim of a crack in Tibia on February 10 at Hawkstone Park, the 29 -year -old Limburg driver, lacked the start of this season.
In the world championship ranking in MXGP, Lucas Coenen Full after his victory in qualifying race on Saturday. He adds 60 points to his counter and totaled 287 points behind Thread (305) et Febvre (330), which takes the lead of the World Cup. Geerts is 15th (103 points) and Van Doninck 33rd (6 points). For his first season in MXGP and his 6th Grand Prix, the Brussels pilot was also, at 18, 5 months and 12 days, the youngest winner of a Grand Prix (in Switzerland) in this category.
