The Grand Prix of Finland, round fourteen of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship, was the most recent item on the Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing team’s agenda. Vantaa, a sandy track that is smaller than most on the schedule, hosted the fixture that provided Lucas Coenen with an opportunity to add to the momentum that was gained a week ago.
Coenen, the sole representative for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing in Finland, had to work rather hard today, as a crash in the qualification heat meant that he had the twenty-second gate pick. That was a challenge, of course, but he fared well and progressed from eleventh to fifth in moto one. ’96’ was even more impressive in the second moto; he stormed to third place with a move at the very end. Unfortunately, 5-3 scores meant that he missed out on a trophy by two measly points. Fourth was where he was classified at the end of the Grand Prix. The thirty-six points that he secured in Finland helped him climb into seventh in the championship standings.
Lucas Coenen: “I am happy with how I rebounded after the setback in the qualification heat – we made the best out of the situation. I made good progress in moto one and was so close to second at the end of moto two. Everything is going in a good direction now. We will take this momentum into the final part of the season.“
A furious triple header is sat in the rear-view mirror now. The Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing team is set to take advantage of a small break in the calendar, before travelling back to Northern Europe for the Grand Prix of Sweden on August 13.
Results – 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship, Round Fourteen
MX2 – Overall
1. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 50pts; 2. Simon Längenfelder (GASGAS) 44pts; 3. Liam Everts (KTM) 38pts; 4. Lucas Coenen (Husqvarna) 36pts
MX2 – Moto One
1. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 34:53.171; 2. Simon Längenfelder (GASGAS) 34:55.976; 3. Liam Everts (KTM) 35:09.552… 5. Lucas Coenen (Husqvarna) 35:18.893
MX2 – Moto Two
1. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 34:36.893; 2. Simon Längenfelder (GASGAS) 34:44.192; 3. Lucas Coenen (Husqvarna) 34:44.462
MX2 – Standings
1. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 619pts; 2. Jago Geerts (Yamaha) 559pts; 3. Liam Everts (KTM) 532pts; 4. Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna) 501pts… 7. Lucas Coenen (Husqvarna) 461pts; 8. Roan van de Moosdijk (Husqvarna) 433pts
Posted on July 30, 2023 by Michael Le Pard
