Jago Geerts

Jago Geerts (born 21 April 2000) is a Belgian professional motocross rider who has competed in the Motocross World Championships since 2017.[2] He finished second in the MX2 World Championship from 2020 to 2023.

Jago Geerts
Geerts in 2022
NationalityBelgium Belgian
Born21 April 2000 (2000-04-21) (age 23)
Geel, Belgium
Motocross career
Years active2017-Present
Teams•Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team (2017-Present)[1]
Championships0
Wins•MX2: 24

Motocross Career

2014

In 2014, Geerts won the 85cc European Championship and placed fifth in the 85cc Junior World Championship.

2016

2016 Saw Geerts win both the 125cc European Motocross Championship and the 125cc Junior Motocross World Championship.

2017

In 2017, Geerts placed eighth in the 250cc European Motocross Championship. He made his debut in the MX2 World Championship at the GP of Belgium.

2022

Geerts fell short of the 2022 MX2 World Championship by 4 points. He was the winner of 6 Grand Prix’s and missed out on the podium only twice all season.

2023

Heading into the 2023 Season Jago was a strong favourite for the MX2 Championship, having finished 2nd three years in a row. He won three of the first six rounds until being sidelined by injury. He returned at round nine & won three of the next five rounds until bad luck struck again and injury ended his championship hopes. He ended the season second in points with 8 Grand Prix wins, furthermore ending his successful MX2 career with 24 GP wins.

MXGP Results

Year Rnd
1
Rnd
2
Rnd
3
Rnd
4
Rnd
5
Rnd
6
Rnd
7
Rnd
8
Rnd
9
Rnd
10
Rnd
11
Rnd
12
Rnd
13
Rnd
14
Rnd
15
Rnd
16
Rnd
17
Rnd
18
Rnd
19
Rnd
20
Average
Finish
Podium
Percent
Place
2018 MX2 9 7 21 10 18 9 2 10 11 4 6 6 16 9 4 OUT OUT OUT 10 7 9.35 6% 8th
2019 MX2 8 9 3 2 9 2 6 3 2 15 10 9 5 10 4 11 2 4 - - 6.33 33% 3rd
2020 MX2 1 3 6 1 1 2 4 2 9 7 1 2 2 3 9 1 1 12 - - 3.72 67% 2nd
2021 MX2 12 11 3 1 6 1 2 6 8 4 4 5 6 2 2 17 1 1 - - 5.11 44% 2nd
2022 MX2 3 1 2 3 11 1 1 2 3 2 2 4 1 1 1 3 3 2 - - 2.55 89% 2nd
2023 MX2 1 1 5 3 1 2 OUT OUT 9 3 1 1 1 DNF OUT 4 3 1 1 - 2.47 80% 2nd

References

  1. "Motocross - Jago Geerts". the-sports.org. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. "Jago Geerts Profile". mxgp.com. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.