It isn’t hard to forget when Red Bull KTM Factory rider Andrea Adamo was crowned World MX2 champion back in 2023. This young Italian, with the help of five-time World motocross champion, Joel Smets caught time in a bottle and grabbed another World title for Italy.

Unfortunately, his success in 2023 was quickly forgotten in 2024, when he struggled with injuries and poor results. He started that season with just 8-5 and his season pretty much remained the same. His best came mid-season, where he scored 1-4 in Spain, 2-4 in France and a 2-3 in Indonesia, before he picked up another injury in Loket and scored no points, also missing the Lommel round. His final finishing place in 2023 was sixth in the World, roughly 300 points behind series winner, Kay De Wolf of the Nestaan Husqvarna factory team.

Rested and feeling more like himself, Adamo arrived in Argentina and confidence and high hopes, but a mechanical issue in the opening moto saw him DNF and then a very positive second in moto two lit a fire in the Italians belly.

“A really good weekend for me. P1 in the Qualifying race and Pole Position was super but then it as a bummer to have a problem in race one and a DNF because I had been feeling good all day. With P2 in the second moto I believe we could have left Argentina with a podium and maybe the red plate, anyway, good feelings with the bike and good speed and fitness so we’re looking forward to Spain now.”

But even Spain didn’t go completely to plan and while a fifth overall wasn’t terrible, but mud and rain caused problems for everyone on the Sunday, and 9-3 was all he had in him. Again, not like his 2023 form, but slowly building and not getting down on what was a mixed day of racing.

“A special weekend. The track was quite dry but with many ruts on Saturday and then we had so much rain in the night and Sunday morning. We knew the races would be like a nightmare. You needed to be a bit lucky out there. The goal was to have two good starts and bring the bike to the finish. Unfortunately, I had contact with Sacha in the first race and filled myself and the bike full of mud! I gave everything I had to come back to P9, which was decent. The start was better in the second moto, and I worked my way up to P3. Not bad. It’s only the second GP but I feel good, fast and fit. We will give 100% to be on the podium as much as possible in the next GPs.”

When Adamo arrived in France for round three, he must have been wondering what to expect, and with rain forecast, his confidence might have been dampened a little. It wasn’t the time to sit back and await another average weekend and Adamo came out swinging, finishing with his first Grand Prix victory since Finland in 2023, some 20 months ago.

“Amazing! It’s been a long time. I don’t know how many days or months. I’m happy to be back and to feel that fire and be competitive. That last lap was insane. It was not easy at all with these ruts because you can miss the corners. I’m really happy and I want to keep this momentum.”

And now Adamo heads to Sardinia and Italy, for the next two Grand Prix rounds. Of course, Adamo won his first Grand Prix in Trentino in 2023 and will head there with big confidence. Sardinia hasn’t been as friendly though, with 17-5-6-12 performances.

The always friendly and polite Italian might have to bite down hard at the next GP and arrive in Trentino with some confidence. This year isn’t going to be another failure like in 2024 and expect him to add to his three GP wins sometimes soon.