Dylan Walsh steals the show at Mantova 3.0

The third consecutive and last MXGP round at the tight and twisty Mantova circuit in Italy was an exciting one for JM Honda Racing. For nearly five laps MXGP rookie Dylan Walsh demonstrated his speed and style leading the race on his CRF450R.

4 October 2020

Walsh rode to his best qualifying position,15th, so far in the morning. Once again the New-Zealander managed a terrific getaway, tucked in right behind the leading riders at the holeshot he took control of the race in the opening lap. The fast JM Honda Racing rider set about putting down some stylish and consistent laps – chased hard by Tim Gajser and Mitch Evans.

While Dylan put on a fantastic show he understandably got a bit over-excited and ‘cooked’ the clutch forcing him to retire early. A rookie mistake, yet a fairly normal one given his relative inexperience of competing against the world’s best in only his second season of world championship competition.

Placed 10th in the start Walsh pushed on to 8th when a forceful move by Calvin Vlaanderen sent him to the ground. From way back the #53 JM Honda Racing rider remounted to 15th. Although Artem Guryev has been nudging closer and closer to his top-20 goal he sadly had to settle for two ungrateful 21th place finishes today. His 22nd place overall was however his best result of the season so far.

Both JM Honda Racing riders will be keen to have another go at it next weekend in Spain when the FIM Motocross World Championship makes it first visit to the brand new Circuito Internacional Comunidad de Madrid, at intu Xanadú-Arroyomolinos.

Dylan Walsh: “On paper Mantova 3.0 was not the best out of our three races here. But it was actually a really good step in the right direction! I led the first 11 minutes of moto one unfortunately I got a bit too excited, made a few rookie moves and fried my bike. Moto two started quite promising inside the top 10, I moved up to P8 but unfortunately I got cleaned out. From last position I made my way back to 15th. Again we learned a lot today, I’m excited to see what we can do in the next GPs.”

Artem Guryev: “I had a small crash in the first moto and bent my shift lever which forced me to come into pitlane and cost me a lot of time. In the second moto I had a good speed for about ten minutes. I was in 18th when I made a mistake, I lost some positions but was just outside the top-20. I tried to rebuilt my rhythm but I suffered another crash. Not the best outcome today however my speed is getting better and I’m getting close to the points-scoring positions.”

MXGP Race 1
1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 34:17.344; 2. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GASGAS), +0:01.263; 3. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:04.925; 4. Mitchell Evans (AUS, Honda), +0:08.675; 5. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:09.994; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:11.544; 7. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:19.247; 8. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, GASGAS), +0:20.654; 9. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:21.495; 10. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:21.844; 11. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:26.995; 12. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:28.124; 13. Henry Jacobi (GER, Yamaha), +0:56.506; 14. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +1:03.716; 15. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, KTM), +1:09.348; 16. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +1:13.417; 17. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +1:17.246; 18. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +1:33.536; 19. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), +1:39.479; 20. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), +1:51.930; 21. Artem Guryev (RUS, JM Honda Racing), -1 lap(s); 22. Dylan Walsh (GBR, JM Honda Racing), -8 lap(s); 23. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, Yamaha), -15 lap(s);

MXGP Race 2
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 34:09.190; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:02.652; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:06.339; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:08.174; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GASGAS), +0:20.703; 6. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:26.332; 7. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:30.752; 8. Mitchell Evans (AUS, Honda), +0:33.840; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:35.952; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:37.138; 11. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, GASGAS), +0:38.621; 12. Henry Jacobi (GER, Yamaha), +0:57.845; 13. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +1:22.514; 14. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +1:25.984; 15. Dylan Walsh (GBR, JM Honda Racing), +1:28.534; 16. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), +1:29.484; 17. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +1:31.032; 18. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, KTM), +1:41.723; 19. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), +2:02.976; 20. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), -1 lap(s); 21. Artem Guryev (RUS, JM Honda Racing), -2 lap(s); 22. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), -8 lap(s); 23. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, Yamaha), -18 lap(s);

MXGP Mantova III classification
1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 47 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 41 p.; 3. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GAS), 38 p.; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 35 p.; 5. Mitchell Evans (AUS, HON), 31 p.; 6. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 29 p.; 7. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 28 p.; 8. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 24 p.; 9. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 24 p.; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 23 p.; 11. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, GAS), 23 p.; 12. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 22 p.; 13. Henry Jacobi (GER, YAM), 17 p.; 14. Tanel Leok (EST, HUS), 12 p.; 15. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 10 p.; 16. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, KTM), 9 p.; 17. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), 7 p.; 18. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 7 p.; 19. Dylan Walsh (GBR, HON), 6 p.; 20. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 6 p.; 21. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), 3 p.; 22. Artem Guryev (RUS, HON), 0 p.; 23. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, YAM), 0 p.;

MXGP standings after
1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 399 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 388 p.; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 369 p.; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 341 p.; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GAS), 341 p.; 6. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 304 p.; 7. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 285 p.; 8. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 263 p.; 9. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 262 p.; 10. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 248 p.; 11. Mitchell Evans (AUS, HON), 228 p.; 12. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 197 p.; 13. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 137 p.; 14. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 127 p.; 15. Henry Jacobi (GER, YAM), 118 p.; 16. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 116 p.; 17. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, GAS), 105 p.; 18. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, YAM), 82 p.; 19. Michele Cervellin (ITA, YAM), 73 p.; 20. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 71 p.; 21. Benoit Paturel (FRA, HON), 45 p.; 22. Dylan Walsh (GBR, HON), 41 p.; 23. Tanel Leok (EST, HUS), 41 p.; 24. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HUS), 33 p.; 25. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 31 p.; 26. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), 31 p.; 27. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 26 p.; 28. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), 25 p.; 29. Pascal Rauchenecker (AUT, KTM), 19 p.; 30. Karlis Sabulis (LAT, KTM), 18 p.; 31. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, KTM), 15 p.; 32. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 15 p.; 33. Thomas Covington (USA, YAM), 15 p.; 34. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 13 p.; 35. Harri Kullas (EST, HON), 11 p.; 36. Lars van Berkel (NED, HUS), 9 p.; 37. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, YAM), 9 p.; 38. Brent Van doninck (BEL, HUS), 5 p.; 39. Zachary Pichon (FRA, HON), 2 p.; 40. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), 2 p.; 41. Anton Gole (SWE, HON), 2 p.;

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Dylan Walsh steals the show at Mantova 3.0

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