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MX2 team mate Hunter Lawrence . Lawrence won here last year in EMX250 and he rode the best ever in his MX2 career on his way to 2nd overall today . 4th in race 1 and 3rd in race 2 he battled throughout both consistently moving forward without error . Lawrence in the press conference stated : “ It is cool to have a 1-2 for Suzuki , that is awesome for the team and also for myself as a refreshment for all the hard work .” Rounding out the MX2 podium was red plate holder and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Pauls Jonass . Jonass clearly has his starts dialed , he took both Fox Holeshots , but he struggled to find rhythm or comfort on today ’ s rutted circuit . Falling off the lead pace both races finishing 2nd and then 5th , the Latvian was surprised he reached the podium . Jonass in the press conference said : “ I was really surprised I was still on the podium after the second race because it didn ’ t go as I wanted . It ’ s pretty good to get some decent points and the championship still looks pretty good . We will make some improvements this week .” The two Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing riders of Thomas Covington and Thomas Kjer Olsen swapped luck in Germany . In race 1 it was Covington who faced adversity starting 31st and clawing his way through the pack to 14th . In race 2 Olsen would crash and salvage a 12th place . While race 1 was bad for Covington it was good to Olsen as he took third . The yin and yang continued when Covington charged into the lead and won race 2 . After the drama was all said and done Covington took fourth overall while Olsen took 5th .
It was also an up and down story for Husqvarna Maurer-GEP Racing ’ s Brian Hsu who at his home GP finished 5th in race 1 but 30th in race 2 for 13th overall . HRC MX2 ’ s Michele Cervellin had one of the best weekends of his career , he qualified fourth yesterday and followed it up with two top five starts and 6-8 finishes today for 7th overall .
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