De Baets Yamaha Supported MX Team’s Lotte van Drunen has won both races at her home GP in The Netherlands to win the overall and extend her lead to 17 points at the top of the WMX Championship Standings.
Words | Press release
Under sunny skies, van Drunen led the way from the start in Race One, with an almost full gate of female racers giving chase. As the race progressed, the recently turned 17-year-old withstood pressure from Courtney Duncan in second but was able to maintain a comfortable cushion to take victory in the first WMX race of the weekend.
Another holeshot for van Drunen in Race Two had the passionate Dutch crowd on their feet once again as the GYTR-kitted YZ250F racer set about putting in a hard charge to break away from the field. By mid-race, the number 401 had opened up a comfortable margin over Duncan in second, and despite the former four-time WMX World Champion closing in as the race neared its conclusion, van Drunen maintained her strong pace to take the win and her third GP victory of the season.
Courtney Duncan (2-2) and Lynn Valk (3-4) rounded the podium.
Having arrived at her home race with a slender lead at the top of the Championship Standings, van Drunen’s supremacy in the sand sees the series leader head to the final round in Turkey on September 7-8 with a 17-point advantage over Spaniard Daniela Guillen.
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Race 1 Highlights
Race 2 Highlights
