Nestaan Husqvarna factory rider Liam Everts has won the MX2 qualification race in Trentino today. The Belgian youngster looked very sharp as he followed early leader Thibault Benistant of the Monster Energy Yamaha factory team, before passing late in the race and moving away from the Yamaha man. Second was Benistant and third Simon Langenfelder of the Red Bull KTM factory team.

Liam Everts: Pretty good (race), decent start and passed (Langenfelder) early on and then followed Thibault (Benistant) and he was fast and zero mistakes, but the mistake he made I had him and then I made three good laps at the end and brought it home.

Championship points are now Kay de Wolf 191 points, Liam Everts 185pts, Simon Längenfelder 185pts, Andrea Adamo 171pts, Sacha Coenen 143pts.

MX2 Qualifier

Benistant led the MX2 qualifier from Langenfelder, Everts, McLellan, Mikola, Oliver, Prugnieres, Adamo, Elzinga and De Wolf. Zanchi 12th, Valk 15th and Coenen 17th. Everts moved into second position and de Wolf moved past Mikola for ninth position. Adamo now in 17th position.

Lap two and the top ten was Benistant, Everts, Langenfelder, McLellan, Prugnieres, Elzinga, Oliver, De Wolf, Reisulis and Valk 10th. De Wolf into seventh position with a pass on Oliver and Reisulis also passed Oliver.

Lap four it was Benistant with a 1.3 second lead over Everts, then Langenfelder, McLellan, Prugnieres, Elzinga, de Wolf, Reisulis, Valk and Oliver 10th. Coenen up to 15th place. De Wolf into sixth, but Elzinga passed him back, before de Wolf passed him a final time. Everts all over Benistant and the Belgian looking very smooth and consistent.

Valk coming through the field and passed Reisulis for seventh place. Top ten on lap six was Benistant, Everts, Langenfelder, McLellan, de Wolf, Pruginieres, Valk, Reisulis, Oliver and Braceras. Elzinga 11th, Lata 12th and Coenen 13th.

Time running out as Benistant still led Everts, with the gap now less than a second and Langenfelder a further five seconds back in third, then came McLellan, de Wolf, Valk, Prugnieres, Reisulis, Oliver and Braceras in 10th. Close racing as the lapped riders causing all sorts of problems for the two leaders.

Everts into the lead with just over two laps to go and the Belgian rider really looking strong. Lata into seventh place as he made some late passes and the top ten was Everts, Benistant, Langenfelder, McLellan, de Wolf, Valk, Prugnieres, Lata, Reisulis, and Oliver 10th. Coenen 12th, Elzinga 13th and Adamo 14th, this MX2 class, with all these factory riders is so tough. Everts wins it from Benistant and Langenfelder.

MX2 - Qualifying Race - Classification

1. Liam Everts (BEL, Husqvarna), 25:28.118; 2. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:02.098; 3. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), +0:08.964; 4. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:23.480; 5. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:41.743; 6. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), +0:44.754; 7. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), +0:53.611; 8. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KTM), +0:56.570; 9. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:57.000; 10. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +0:57.439; 11. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:58.033; 12. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), +0:59.099; 13. David Braceras (ESP, Honda), +0:59.978; 14. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +1:03.722; 15. Maxime Grau (FRA, KTM), +1:26.555; 16. Saad Soulimani (MAR, TM), +1:28.266; 17. Magnus Smith (DEN, KTM), +1:29.669; 18. Petr Rathousky (CZE, KTM), +1:53.928; 19. Collin Wohnhas (GER, Husqvarna), +1:57.893; 20. Jens Walvoort (NED, KTM), -1 lap(s); 21. Samuel Nilsson (ESP, Triumph), -1 lap(s); 22. Filip Olsson (SWE, KTM), -1 lap(s); 23. Emile De Baere (BEL, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 24. Nicolas Vennekens (BEL, KTM), -1 lap(s); 25. Davide Zampino (ITA, KTM), -1 lap(s); 26. Oscar Brix (DEN, KTM), -1 lap(s); 27. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 28. Rodolfo Bicalho (BRA, KTM), -1 lap(s); 29. Lukas Albers (GER, KTM), -2 lap(s); 30. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Honda), -4 lap(s); 31. Julius Mikula (CZE, TM), -9 lap(s);

MX2 - World Championship Classification

1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 191 points; 2. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 185 p.; 3. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 185 p.; 4. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 171 p.; 5. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 143 p.; 6. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 137 p.; 7. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 125 p.; 8. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 120 p.; 9. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 97 p.; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 88 p.; 11. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 84 p.; 12. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KTM), 79 p.; 13. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 73 p.; 14. David Braceras (ESP, HON), 63 p.; 15. Oriol Oliver (ESP, KTM), 54 p.; 16. Julius Mikula (CZE, TM), 51 p.; 17. Mathis Valin (FRA, KAW), 46 p.; 18. Guillem Farres (ESP, TRI), 46 p.; 19. Magnus Smith (DEN, KTM), 21 p.; 20. Nicolas Vennekens (BEL, KTM), 18 p.; 21. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, YAM), 14 p.; 22. Scott Smulders (NED, TRI), 10 p.; 23. Saad Soulimani (MAR, TM), 7 p.; 24. Marc-Antoine Rossi (FRA, KTM), 6 p.; 25. Jens Walvoort (NED, KTM), 5 p.; 26. Mike Gwerder (SUI, KTM), 4 p.; 27. Marcello Silva (BRA, YAM), 4 p.; 28. Bence Pergel (HUN, KTM), 3 p.; 29. Jules Pietre (FRA, YAM), 2 p.; 30. Benjamin Pascual (ARG, HON), 2 p.; 31. Samuel Nilsson (ESP, TRI), 2 p.; 32. Pietro Piroli (BRA, YAM), 1 p.;

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