JM Racing Honda’s Max Werner finished third in the penultimate round of the EMX250 Championship in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. Werner managed to achieve this position in the second moto after he was classified 33rd in the first moto due to dehydration.
It was really hot on Saturday and this made it tough for the riders. The track was dry and fast. After Werner had managed to set a thirteenth time on the clock in time practice, he did not a good start in the first moto. He had to work his way back to the front from around twentieth place. This went well and before the middle of the race he was already in twelfth place. He kept the pace high until he overheated and had to drop the pace. Werner was no longer able to ride normally and lost a lot of positions. He finally was classified in 33rd position.
After the moto, Werner immediately went to the medical post to be treated. Fortunately, he slowly recovered and was able to ride in the second moto on Sunday morning. Due to the heavy rainfall in the night from Saturday to Sunday, the conditions were completely different. The track had become muddy and very treacherous.
Werner took the lead in the second moto and led the field after the start. In the early stages he dropped back to third place but was riding a very strong race and managed to hold on well. Werner crossed the finish line in third and scored a lot of important points.
Due to his zero score in the first moto, he had to settle for eleventh place in the day’s classification. He is now ninth in the EMX250 Championship standings.
Brent van Doninck had a setback in Switzerland. He crashed at the start of the qualifying heat and suffered a concussion. He also suffers a lot from a bolt in his foot, which was put in during his foot fracture earlier this year. Van Doninck will have surgery on in the short term so that he can resume training soon without any problems.
Overall EMX250 Switzerland:
1 Valerio Lata 47 Pnt
2 Mathis Valin 43 Pnt
3 Cas Valk 37 Pnt
4 Nico Greutmann 32 Pnt
5 Benjamin Garib 31 Pnt
11 Max Werner 20 Pnt
EMX250 Championship Standings:
1 Mathis Valin 370 Pnt
2 Valerio Lata 359 Pnt
3 Cas Valk 351 Pnt
4 Ivano van Erp 271 Pnt
5 Saad Soulimani 198 Pnt
9 Max Werner 149 Pnt
