Team Spain’s Jorge Prado is really looking hot as he put together a flag-to-flag victory in the MXGP qualifier at the 2024 Monster Energy Motocross of Nations. The four-time World motocross champion rode like it was a round of the MXGP championship, leading home major rival, Tim Gajser and Team France rider, Romain Febvre.

Jorge Prado: Yep, we started the weekend how we ended in Spain, at the front. Gate pick was important, and I had a good start and controlled it. The track was difficult and a lot of ruts and I lost the front and almost went down, but I love the ruts. Let’s see how it goes tomorrow.

MXGP Qualifier - MXoN

Prado led the MXGP qualifier from Gajser, Hunter Lawrence, Febvre, Herlings, Forato, Van Doninck, Gifting, Roczen, and Horgmo. Herlings tipped over and dropped to 14th place but quickly into 11th. Roczen moved past Forato into fifth place and Tomac in 13th place. Seewer 15th and Searle 17th. Herlings and Tomac 11th and 12th and they will battle through the field.

Lap one and the lead by Prado was 2.1 seconds over Gajser and Herlings into 10th place. Lawrence in third place was already five seconds down on the two MXGP riders. Herlings 10th and Tomac 11th. Lap two and the lead by Prado was 2.3 over Gajser and 6.5 over Lawrence, with Febvre next, then Roczen, Forato, Van Doninck, Herlings, Horgmo and Gifting. Tomac 11th and Searle 16th. Herlings into seventh place and closing up on Forato and old rival Roczen.

On lap three it was Prado, Gajser, Lawrence, Febvre, Roczen, Forato, Herlings, Van Doninck, Tomac and Horgmo. Seewer 13th and Searle 16th. Herlings all over Forato and Tomac all over Van Doninck. Herlings into sixth and Tomac into eight. On lap five Prado held a 3.6 second lead over Gajser, then Lawrence was 9.2 seconds back, followed by Febvre, Roczen, Herlings, Forato, Tomac, Van Doninck and Horgmo.

Tomac on the back wheel of Herlings and this is a fight of the decade. Lap six and it was Prado, Gajser, Lawrence, Febvre, Roczen, Herlings, Tomac, Forato, Horgmo and Gifting. Great battle between Herlings and Tomac, both pushing hard and catching Roczen. Old school legends in Roczen, Herlings and Tomac fighting for fifth place. The motocross gods are being kind to us.

Prado 3.6 second ahead of Gajser and Lawrence 10.4 seconds off the leader, then Febvre, Roczen, Herlings, Tomac, Forato, Gifting, and Horgmo. Searle up to 15th place. Herlings a beautiful pass on Roczen to move into fifth place. Lawrence a mistake and he crashed out of third place. Prado wins it from Gajser and Romain Febvre.

RAM Qualifying Heat MXGP - Classification

1. Jorge Prado (ESP, GASGAS), 24:12.517; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:05.630; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:21.471; 4. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Honda), +0:23.964; 5. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:25.547; 6. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), +0:31.869; 7. Eli Tomac (USA, Yamaha), +0:38.105; 8. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +0:46.176; 9. Isak Gifting (SWE, Yamaha), +1:04.284; 10. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Kawasaki), +1:05.276; 11. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, Honda), +1:14.831; 12. Marcel Stauffer (AUT, KTM), +1:29.397; 13. Jess Pettis (CAN, KTM), +1:35.700; 14. Hamish Harwood (NZL, KTM), +1:37.884; 15. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +1:46.651; 16. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, GASGAS), +1:51.432; 17. Emil Weckman (FIN, KTM), +1:54.596; 18. Petr Polak (CZE, Yamaha), +1:56.055; 19. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Honda), +2:15.100; 20. Martin Barr (IRL, Honda), -1 lap(s); 21. Tomas Kohut (SVK, KTM), -1 lap(s); 22. Enzo Lopes (BRA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 23. Lorenzo Locurcio (VEN, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 24. Gert Krestinov (EST, Honda), -1 lap(s); 25. Mairis Pumpurs (LAT, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 26. Luis Outeiro (POR, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 27. Joaquin Poli (CLAT, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 28. Robert Krisztian Tompa (ROU, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 29. Matija Kelava (CRO, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 30. Sergio Ignacio Villaronga Muga (CHI, Honda), -1 lap(s); 31. Yusuke Watanabe (JPN, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 32. Panagiotis Kouzis (GRE, TM), -2 lap(s); 33. Domantas Jazdauskas (LTU, KTM), -2 lap(s); 34. Jakub Barczewski (POL, GASGAS), -5 lap(s); 35. Mani Freyr Petursson (ISL, Fantic), -8 lap(s); 36. Cameron Anthony Durow (RSA, KTM), -11 lap(s);