2019 MXGP Of China | Entry List & Injury Report

2019 MXGP OF CHINA | COMPLETE COVERAGE

PHOTOS | KTM & Ray Archer

This is it. After months of traveling from South America to mainland Europe to the diverse regions of Asia, the 2019 Monster Energy FIM Motocross World Championship wraps up this weekend with the 2019 MXGP of China. It’s been an eventful season that saw plenty of close motos, injuries to many contenders, and titles for two young riders that have established their place as some of the top talents in the world. Was every race great? Nah, there were plenty of blowouts and dominant rides, but the chance that anything could happen when the gate dropped is what kept our attention.

This trip to China has been years in the making, as series promoter Youthstream has pushed to take the sport to untapped, lucrative markets which is something that China most definitely is. Could this be the start of something big? That remains to be seen because either a massive crowd or just a few thousand spectators could file into the venue over the weekend and we wouldn’t be surprised either way. The track is said to be a soft base, which isn’t very common for flyaway races at purpose-built venues, so that’ll be another interesting thing to keep an eye on.

The long series schedule has taken a toll on the field and quite a few are on the sidelines, while some riders on small teams won’t make the trip at all. Have a look at the entry list and injury notes below…

2019 MXGP OF CHINA | MX2 CLASS ENTRY LIST

10. Calvin Vlaanderen
14. Jed Beaton
19. Thomas Kjer Olsen | The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider is currently second overall in the championship standings.
28. Tom Vialle
35. Mitchell Harrison
39. Roan Van De Moosdijk
42. Yongming Peng
43. Mitch Evans
56. Gustavo Pessoa
57. Darian Sanayei
61. Jorge Prado | The Red Bull KTM rider clinched his second straight MX2 title at the MXGP of Sweden. He will advance to the MXGP class in 2020.
66. Iker Larranaga Olano
101. Zach Pichon
102. Richard Sikyna
121. Mattia Guadagnini
161. Alvin Ostlund
181. Yang Pu
193. Jago Geerts | The Monster Energy Keema Yamaha MX2 rider is third in the championship standings.
225. Brain Strubhart Moreau
303. Alberto Forato
317. Jia Li
423. Larissa Pepnmeier
495. Jia Li
519. Ke Wang
535. Hao Cheng
811. Adam Sterry
931. Andrea Zanotti
959. Maxime Renaux

OUT WITH INJURY

29. Henry Jacobi | The F&H Racing Kawasaki rider will miss the rest of the year due to a torn ACL and meniscus from an incident in Sweden.
32. Brent Van doninck | Will not make the trip to China.
46. Davy Pootjes | Will miss the MXGP of Italy due to an ankle injury.
98. Bas Vaessen | Suffered a fracture to the C7 vertebra in a crash at the MXGP of Asia and will miss the rest of the year.
172. Mathys Boisrame | Will not make the trip to China.
747. Michele Cervellin | Sidelined for the rest of the 2019 season due to a dislocated wrist.
919. Ben Watson | The Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha MX2 rider is out for the rest of the year with a broken arm. He will not be able to represent Team Great Britain at the upcoming Motocross of Nations.

2019 MXGP OF CHINA | MXGP CLASS ENTRY LIST

4. Arnaud Tonus
21. Gautier Paulin | The Wilvo Yamaha MXGP Official rider is third overall in the championship standings.
24. Shaun Simpson
27. Arminas Jasikonis
41. Pauls Jonass
59. Tianwei Peng
83. Nathan Renkens
84. Jeffrey Herlings
89. Jeremy Van Horebeek
91. Jeremy Seewer | The Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP rider is second overall in the championship standings.
100. Tommy Searle
128. Ivo Monticelli
189. Brian Bogers
243. Tim Gajser | The Team HRC rider secured the 2019 MXGP World Championship during the 2019 MXGP of Italy at Imola.
244. Madjade Nakpane
259. Glenn Coldenhoff
311. Chaiyan Romphan
531. Francesco Galligari
618. Jianhao Xu
727. Liansong Deng
911. Jordi Tixier

OUT WITH INJURY

12. Max Nagl | The KTM Sarholz rider is out with a knee injury.
22. Kevin Strijbos | Will not make the trip to China.
25. Clement Desalle | A hard crash at the MXGP of Russia left the Monster Energy Kawasaki rider with a broken lower leg; he is out for an undetermined amount of time.
33. Julien Lieber | The Monster Energy Kawasaki rider suffered a broken elbow at the MXGP of Germany, which required surgery. He is out for an undetermined amount of time.
77. Alessandro Lupino | Will not make the trip to China.
99. Max Anstie | The Standing Construct KTM rider will miss the remainder of the MXGP season due to a lung injury he suffered at the MXGP of Belgium.
127. Anthony Rodriguez | The Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing rider suffered a broken femur in a recent practice crash and will miss the final round.
222. Antonio Cairoli | The last few weeks have been rough for the Red Bull KTM rider and a hard crash during MXGP Moto Two in Latvia dislocated his shoulder and left him unable to finish the race. The damage done to his shoulder required surgery and he will miss the rest of the series.
461. Romain Febvre | The Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing MXGP rider will miss the final races of the year with a broken femur.
777. Evgeny Bobryshev | The BOS Factory rider suffered a broken lower leg in a crash at the MXGP of Russia. Bobryshev had planned for the Russian race, his home round, to be his last for the year as he was due to undergo surgery for an ongoing wrist injury.