06/09/2026
Tim Gajser #243 battles through the pain to finish fourth in Türkiye 💪🇹🇷
Read here what he had to say 👇
Tim Gajser finished fourth overall at the MXGP of Türkiye. The Monster Energy Yamaha Factory rider battled through the pain following a heavy crash two weeks ago and narrowly missed out on the podium in Afyonkarahisar. Maxime Renaux will miss the remainder of the season due to a rib injury.
Gajser arrived in Türkiye far from 100 percent. The five-time world champion was still feeling the effects of his heavy crash at the MXGP of the Netherlands two weeks earlier. But once again, the Slovenian showed great determination. He battled through the pain and was consistently among the frontrunners throughout the weekend. On Saturday, he posted the second-fastest time in both free practice and time practice before finishing a strong third in the qualifying race.
Gajser continued that strong form the following day, despite the pain. In the opening race, he quickly moved up to second and then set off in pursuit of Herlings. Tim got close, but not quite close enough.
Gajser also made a strong start in the second race aboard his YZ450FM. The Slovenian immediately settled into third, but on the second lap he briefly went off the track after making a mistake, dropping two places in the process. Tim fought his way back to fourth and collected 40 world championship points. That was the same total as Vialle and Febvre, who finished second and third respectively based on their better result in the second race, joining race winner Herlings on the overall podium. Gajser had to settle for fourth overall.
#243 Tim Gajser
“The speed was there, but I was in too much pain while riding. Considering the circumstances, it was definitely a decent weekend. It’s just a shame about that mistake in the second race, which allowed two riders to pass me. I managed to overtake one rider again, but that was as far as I could get. The track became increasingly tricky and the pain was getting worse as well. So I decided to settle for fourth and secure the result. Still, I’m a little disappointed because I narrowly missed out on the podium. I think I deserved that podium this weekend, but that’s motocross.”
#959 Maxime Renaux
Maxime Renaux was forced to sit out the MXGP of Türkiye. The Frenchman suffered a rib injury three weeks ago during the MXGP of Sweden, which was aggravated by a crash at the MXGP of the Netherlands. Following a medical evaluation, it was decided that Renaux will miss the final three Grands Prix of the season — Türkiye, China and Australia — and focus fully on his recovery.
📷 .media
Qualifying race
1 Jeffrey Herlings (Ned/Hon)
2 Tom Vialle (Fra/Hon)
3 TIM GAJSER (Slo/Yam)
4 Romain Febvre (Fra/Kaw)
5 Andrea Adamo (Ita/KTM)
Race 1
1 Jeffrey Herlings (Ned/Hon)
2 TIM GAJSER (Slo/Yam)
3 Romain Febvre (Fra/Kaw)
4 Tom Vialle (Fra/Hon)
5 Andrea Adamo (Ita/KTM)
Race 2
1 Jeffrey Herlings (Ned/Hon)
2 Tom Vialle (Fra/Hon)
3 Romain Febvre (Fra/Kaw)
4 TIM GAJSER (Slo/Yam)
5 Pauls Jonass (Lat/Kaw)
Overall
1 Jeffrey Herlings (Ned/Hon) 50
2 Tom Vialle (Fra/Hon) 40
3 Romain Febvre (Fra/Kaw) 40
4 TIM GAJSER (Slo/Yam) 40
5 Pauls Jonass (Lat/Kaw) 31
Championship (17/19)
1 Jeffrey Herlings (Ned/Hon) 855
2 Romain Febvre (Fra/Kaw) 699
3 TIM GAJSER (Slo/Yam) 659
4 Lucas Coenen (Bel/KTM) 566
5 Andrea Adamo (Ita/KTM) 559
8 MAXIME RENAUX (Fra/Yam) 449
Manufacturers (17/19)
1 Honda 943
2 KTM 808
3 Yamaha 754
4 Kawasaki 728
5 Husqvarna 461
