Roan van de Moosdijk wins in Holzgerlingen to become champion ahead of Max Nagl. Jordi Tixier finishes the season in second place in Holzgerlingen. Maximilian Spies finishes third in the championship with third place in the season finale.
After overnight rainfall, the riders competing in the ADAC MX Masters season finale in Holzgerlingen faced challenging conditions at the Schützenbühlring. Roan van de Moosdijk (NL/Kosak Racing Team) was crowned the new ADAC MX Masters Champion with two race wins on Sunday. Jordi Tixier (F/KMP-Honda-Racing powered by DVAG) once again made it onto the event podium with second place. Maximilian Spies (D/Becker Racing) finished the season strongly in third place. Max Nagl (D/Dörr Motorsport Triumph Racing powered by Krettek) became runner-up after finishing fourth in Holzgerlingen.
Van de Moosdijk triumphs as the only double winner of the season
With second place behind Tixier in Saturday's race, van de Moosdijk took the championship lead from Nagl, who finished fourth behind Marcel Stauffer (A/Osicka MX Team), by one point ahead of the decisive two races. In the second race, van de Moosdijk laid the foundation for his title win with a commanding start-to-finish victory ahead of Spies and Tixier. Nagl only finished sixth and was classified eighth after the race for disregarding a yellow flag. In the third race, Tixier won the Red Bull Holeshot, but van de Moosdijk took the lead on the opening lap ahead of Noah Ludwig (D/KTM Sarholz Racing Team) and Nagl. Shortly before the halfway point, Nagl took second place from Ludwig, but was unable to close the gap to van de Moosdijk. With his success in Holzgerlingen, van de Moosdijk is the only rider to have won two events this season. With his victory, he not only won his first ADAC MX Masters title, but also the first championship in this class for the Kosak Racing Team.
"I still can't really believe it, but everything just came together today. I felt good and got off to a good start. I've had some bad luck this year, like the crash at the start in Bielstein and the problem with the chain coming off, but the team and I never gave up and always believed in the title. Many thanks to the entire Kosak Racing Team for their faith in me. I'm very happy," said a delighted van de Moosdijk.
Tixier grateful for a successful comeback
Tixier got his race weekend off to a successful start with the Red Bull Holeshot in the first race and secured his first race win of the season. In the second race, he moved up from eighth place after the start to finish third. In the third race, the Red Bull Holeshot went to the Frenchman again, but he then fell back to tenth place in the early stages. From there, he worked his way up to sixth place at the finish, which was enough for second place in Holzgerlingen.
‘I'm a little disappointed to have missed out on a possible event victory, but overall I'm happy with the races since my comeback from injury in Bielstein. I didn't expect to finish on the podium so often. That wouldn't have been possible without the support of my team and my family,’ said Tixier.
Spies with three out of three
After a collision in the battle for the lead in the first race, Spies slipped back to fifth place. On Sunday, he moved up from sixth place after the start in the second race to second place within a few laps. In the third race, a crash in the early stages threw him back to 13th place. But after seven laps, he was back in fourth place, where he also crossed the finish line. With third place in the event, he also secured third place in the championship.
“I'm happy with my season. For the first time, I was able to finish in the top three in the championship. I was able to win races and events and have developed well,” said Spies.
All races from both days of the event can be viewed free of charge as re-livestreams via the ADAC MX Masters playlist on the ADAC Motorsport YouTube channel.
