Mano Faure (125cc), Rafael Mennillo (85cc) and Kannon Zabojnik (65cc) are the new FIM Junior Motocross World Champions
After a day of qualification on Saturday for the FIM Junior World Motocross Championships, it was time for racing today at the French circuit of Romagné, although the young riders were faced with much tougher conditions than expected as heavy rain hit the north-western venue to leave a slippery surface for all competitors to deal with!
Despite challenges from ever-changeable weather, the day was a brilliant one for the home nation, as Team France’s riders took two Gold Medals and one Silver for an unbeatable four-point total in the team standings, while Team Italy took second overall, and Team Great Britain claimed third for the second year in a row!
It was pure joy for in-form local boy Mano Faure, who took a solid 1-3 scorecard to overall victory for Yamaha Europe EMX125 MJC, despite several small crashes in the second race! Italian Filippo Mantovani was consistent to take the Silver Medal on his KTM for the best Italian result of the day, while Jekabs Kubulins took the second race win for JK Racing Yamaha to claim the Bronze Medal.
125cc HIGHLIGHTS
The 85cc class saw a consistent pair of second-place finishes seal the overall victory for home hero Rafael Mennillo, with Lucas Leok claiming Silver for Estonia with a second race win, just as he did in 2024! Australian Seth Thomas took a brilliant third overall to justify his long journey to the race and complete a 1-2-3 finish for KTM.
85cc HIGHLIGHTS
The 65cc World Cup event got hit with the worst conditions for anybody, and were limited to just one race, and Gold was won by the American rider Kannon Zabojnik on his Cobra MOTO machine, ahead of local KTM ace Mathys Agullo, with another American, Levi Geis, taking the Bronze on his Cobra MOTO.
65cc HIGHLIGHTS
