The official Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) team driver, Tim Gajser (Slovenia), he has won his fourth championship titlethe first in two years, in the Premier MXGP category of the FIM Motocross World Championship (450cc).
This MXGP Motocross season kicked off in England in February, with Team HRC’s Tim Gajser racing Honda’s factory bike, the CRF450RW.
At the end of round 15, in Sweden, Gajser had 13 career wins out of 30, and eight round wins, including two consecutive round wins. With a difference of 115 points in the championship over his closest competitor, Gajser was poised to clinch the championship title.
At the Finnish round 16, held on August 14, Gajser finished 6th in race 1 and 7th in race 2, giving him a sufficient points advantage over his closest competitor, and giving the title of champion to two rounds to go (four runs).
Tim Gajser won the MX2 world championship (250cc class) in 2015. The following year he moved up to the premier class of MXGP, where he won the championship and the Rookie of the Year title. This victory marks the fifth FIM Motocross World Championship title for Gajser.
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■Tim Gajser | HRC team
“I definitely haven’t driven my best, but I’ve done the job and that’s what I set out to do at the beginning of the day. Five world titles, and I can’t believe it. I haven’t assimilated it yet. A big thank you to the entire HRC team, the racing people and all the support from Japan. Also thanks to my girlfriend and all the support I get from my fans all over the world. It’s been great to see so many of you cheering me on track and I can’t thank you enough. It is a special moment for me and I am very happy to have won my fifth title!”
■Koji Watanabe, Head of the Corporate Communications Monitoring Unit,
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and President of Honda Racing Corporation
“Congratulations to Tim. [Gajser] for winning the championship. Tim has put in a solid season, without serious injuries, and dominating three rounds in a row (winning both races in the round), to win the title again. I am proud of him as he has grown as a driver since his loss last year. I am truly grateful to all the team personnel who have supported him in making him champion again, and to our many sponsors and motocross fans who support our racing activities.”
rebecca lan
Collaborator in ReporteAsia.
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