Jago Geerts

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

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.

Motocross Career

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2014

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

2016

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

2017

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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

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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

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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

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Year Rnd
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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
2024 MXGP DNS OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT DNS 11 DNS OUT OUT OUT OUT 11.00 - 33rd

References

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  1. ^ "Motocross - Jago Geerts". the-sports.org. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Jago Geerts Profile". mxgp.com. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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