Runner-Up

Runner-up and season-best for Acosta as MotoGP returns to Hungary

August 24, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pedro Acosta charged to 2nd place at the fourteenth round of 2025 MotoGP as the series made a sun-kissed return to Hungary. The second Grand Prix in successive weekends saw […]

Runner-up result for Billy Bolt at Red Bull Romaniacs

July 26, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt has delivered a very competitive runner-up result at Red Bull Romaniacs in Romania. Regarded as the world’s toughest hard enduro rally, the event saw the TE 300-mounted rider push hard […]

Runner-up result for Billy Bolt at Red Bull Erzbergrodeo 2025

June 2, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Putting in a solid performance, Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt has conquered Austria’s Iron Giant to finish a determined runner-up in this year’s Red Bull Erzbergrodeo. Missing the 2024 running of the world’s toughest […]

Billy Bolt begins FIM HEWC campaign with strong runner-up ride at Valleys Hard Enduro

May 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Returning to hard enduro action, Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt has delivered a solid second-place result at the Valleys Hard Enduro in Wales for the opening round of the 2025 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship. […]

Bulega runner-up in Race 2 at Portimao after another epic battle

March 31, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Nicolò Bulega and Alvaro Bautista took their respective Ducati Panigale V4R machines to the parc fermé twice on Sunday at Portimao. The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team riders finished the Superpole Race and Race-2 in […]

Dare DeMartile Runner up at NGPC First Race of the Season

January 23, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Delano, CA Round One January 19th, 2025 DeMartile Runner up at First Race of the Season The NGPC series has been very competitive at the top in recent years. The first race of the […]

RUNNER-UP RESULT FOR LUCIANO BENAVIDES ON DAKAR STAGE 11

January 16, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has secured an impressive second-place result on a shortened stage 11 at the 2025 Dakar Rally. Finishing just 33 seconds shy of the win, Luciano’s superb result keeps him in fourth […]

Colton Haaker claims runner-up in final 2024 AMA EnduroCross standings

November 17, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Colton Haaker has finished second position in the 2024 AMA EnduroCross Series after taking the title race down to the wire at Everett’s final round in Washington. Five-time EX […]

DeMartile Finishes NGPC Season Runner-Up in Points Race in Blythe

November 1, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Idaho Falls, ID Round Three & Four October 25th & 26th, 2024 EnduroCross Heads to Idaho, Top Ten finishes for Beta Rounds three and four of the Endurocross season were in Idaho. The course […]

Runner-up at 2024 EMX250 Championship in Afyonkarahisar Turkey

September 8, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Stunning Second for Ivano van Erp at Penultimate Round of EMX250 VRT Yamaha Official EMX250 team’s Ivano van Erp has finished as runner-up at the 10th round of the 2024 EMX250 Championship in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. […]

Fired up to fight for his runner-up at GetzenRodeo in Germany

November 4, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Fighting all the way to the finish, Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt has capped off a strong FIM Hard Enduro World Championship by finishing as runner-up in the championship. Putting in a solid ride at […]

Well-deserved runner-up slot in extraordinary end to Australian MotoGP

October 21, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Australian GP: Bagnaia finishes second in Phillip Island thriller. Tenth Bastianini All-Ducati podium in Australia. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing Team) takes his first-ever MotoGP victory at Phillip Island ahead of Bagnaia and Fabio Di Giannantonio […]

Hard-fought runner-up result at Rallye du Maroc for Argentinian

October 18, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has won the 2023 FIM World Rally-Raid Championship at the final round of the series in Morocco. The FR 450 Rally mounted rider secured the title with a hard-fought runner-up […]

Monster Energy GP of Catalunya: Francesco Bagnaia takes the runner-up slot

September 3, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Francesco Bagnaia took the chequered flag in the runner-up position after a hard-fought 12-lap Sprint race at Barcelona’s Montmeló circuit.Starting from Ducati’s 80th and his 17th pole position in the premier class after the morning’s […]

2022 AS RUNNER-UP IN ENDURO3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

October 17, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Signing off on a terrific 2022 EnduroGP World Championship campaign, Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Mikael Persson has ended his fight for the Enduro3 World Championship title as runner-up. With the outcome of the championship going down […]

INDIVIDUAL RUNNER-UP IN JUNIOR WORLD TROPHY AT 96TH RUNNING OF ISDE

September 7, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Ending the week on a high note by capturing the Day 6 motocross race-win, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Austin Walton secured second-place, individually, in Junior World Trophy at the 96th edition of the FIM International […]

Historic season of MX2 racing championship runner-up after breathtaking fight

September 5, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2’s Jago Geerts ended a historic season of MX2 racing as the championship runner-up after a breathtaking fight to second overall at the 18th and final round of the series in […]

Impressive runner-up result at the penultimate round in Colorado Supercross

May 1, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Malcolm Stewart came close to securing his first win of the 2022 AMA Supercross Championship on Saturday after delivering an impressive runner-up result at the penultimate round in Colorado. Track […]

Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge an impressive runner-up result on stage two

March 7, 2022 Michael Le Pard

HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING’S LEADING RIDER ADVANCES TO SIXTH IN THE OVERALL CLASSIFICATION AFTER A TOUGH DAY IN THE DESERT Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has continued his positive start to the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge […]

SENSATIONAL RUNNER-UP RESULT AT MOTOGP QATAR GRAND PRIX SEASON OPENER

March 6, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Grand Prix of Qatar launched MotoGP for the 15th time in the last 16 years and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder rode to a superb 2nd position after 22 laps of the […]

RUNNER-UP ON FAST DAKAR RALLY STAGE THREE

January 4, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Dakar Rally 2022 – Stage Three Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has secured his best stage finish of the 2022 Dakar Rally so far, bringing his KTM 450 RALLY home in an impressive […]

2021 MX2 World Championship Runner-Up

November 11, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2’s duo of Jago Geerts and Maxime Renaux made it a perfect end to an exceptional season for Yamaha and the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team, celebrating the 18th and […]

Outstanding Runner-Up Result At 2021 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

November 11, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Finishing off a truly excellent performance at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Adrien Van Beveren has completed the five-day event with victory on the fifth and final stage. Claiming three stage wins from five, the […]

Rider overcomes adversity with runner-up at AMA Supercross 450SX Utah

May 2, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Widely recognized for his grit and determination to win, Webb has overcome his share of adversity since earning his first 450SX title in 2019. As the 2020 runner-up in Supercross, Webb missed most of the […]

Rider scores win and runner-up and four top-5 at MotoAmerica Atlanta

May 2, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 2. Sean Dylan Kelly: GSX-R600 – 1st Bobby Fong: GSX-R1000R – 2nd Cameron Petersen: GSX-R1000R – 4th Team Hammer, racing as M4 ECSTAR Suzuki, came away victorious in its […]

Exciting Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team GNCC runner-up finish

June 15, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team’s Craig DeLong fought his way to a runner-up finish in the XC2 250 Pro class on Sunday at Round 6 of the 2020 Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series […]

Yamaha’s Daymond Martens Finishes Runner–Up At 2019 Enduropale Du Touquet Beach Race

February 4, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Enjoying solid performances at the 44th edition of the Enduropale Du Touquet Beach Race, Yamaha mounted Daymond Martens and Adrien Van Beveren finished second and fourth respectively at France’s iconic annual beach race. Further strengthening […]

Kenichi Kuroyama Finishes FIM Trial-E Cup as Runner-up with TY-E Electric Trials Bike

July 24, 2018 Michael Le Pard

The second and final round of the FIM Trial-E Cup took place from July 21 to 22 alongside the TrialGP Belgium, Round 6 of the FIM Trial World Championship in Comblain-au-Pont, Belgium. The Yamaha Factory […]

Solid Double Runner-Up Result For McCanney In Estonia

June 4, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Continuing his strong run of form at this year’s Enduro 1 World Championship, Jamie McCanney has wrapped up a demanding GP of Estonia with two solid runner-up class results. Battling through the pain following a […]

Colton Haaker Claims Runner-Up Result At Superenduro Germany

January 8, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Bouncing back from a frustrating performance at the opening round of the 2018 SuperEnduro World Championship, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Colton Haaker has made a welcome return to the SuperEnduro podium with a strong […]

Van Beveren Claims Runner-Up Result In Dakar Rally’s Opening Stage