Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Maxime Renaux thrilled the home crowd with a spectacular victory in the Open class at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in Ernee, France. Renaux, along with his French teammates Romain Febvre and Tom Vialle, conquered the pressure of the boisterous home crowd, to reclaim the Chamberlain Cup for the first time since 2018.
The 76th edition of ‘MXoN’ in France was one for the memory bank. In front of 102,000 passionate racing fans, Renaux powered his YZ450FM to an impressive 1-3 score card, to end his 2023 season on the top step of the podium.
At the same time, Yamaha enjoyed added podium presence with Dean Ferris contributing to Team Australia’s silver medal efforts, while Hutten Metaal Yamaha Official EMX250’s Andrea Bonacorsi helped Team Italy to third.
Bonacorsi, who had received a last-minute invitation to race a 450cc for the Italian team, and having committed the entire year to the EMX250 Championship, delivered an awe-inspiring performance aboard a YZ450F for third overall in the Open class classifcation, while Ferris contributed to the Austalian teams success by rounding out the top-five.
In the MXGP class classification, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Jeremy Seewer, representing Team Switzerland, finished fifth overall, while Team Belgium’s Jago Geerts lined up for the first time on the all-new YZ450FM and finished eighth.
