The Van Venrooy KTM Racing Team rider Jeremy Seewer once again showed signs of his former speed throughout the weekend in Turkey and finished tenth in the MXGP class.

The Swiss rider set the fourth-fastest time in qualifying, showing that he is gradually getting closer to the level he is aiming for. In the qualifying race, Seewer started around sixth position, but a few mistakes saw him finish eighth. Seewer was also running strongly from the start of the opening race.

He was riding around fifth place when Andrea Adamo crashed in front of him. Seewer made contact with Adamo’s leg and dropped back to thirteenth position. He then launched a strong comeback and managed to fight his way back to eighth place by the chequered flag.

In the second race, Seewer was hit by bad luck. After another strong start, a stone hit his number plate, causing it to partially come loose and remain attached by only a tie-wrap. The number plate then continuously came into contact with his front brake.

Seewer tried to solve the problem while riding, but without success. He decided not to enter the pits and continued fighting, eventually finishing eleventh. With an 8-11 score, he finished tenth overall.

Jeremy Seewer: “The weekend had some good and some less good moments. Fourth fastest in qualifying felt a little bit like the old me again. My starts were also good, and in the first race I fought my way back from thirteenth to eighth after the incident with Adamo. It may not be a spectacular result, but it was a solid result that I needed to keep building my confidence.

“In the second race, I got hit by a stone that caused my number plate to come loose and continuously hit my front brake. I tried to get it off, but I couldn’t, which was pretty frustrating. I didn’t want to come into the pits because I would have lost a lot of time, so I gave it everything I had and finished eleventh. That made for a less positive end to the weekend, but we need to focus mainly on the positives and take those into the final two Grands Prix and then the Nations. I’m really looking forward to that.”

For the Van Venrooy KTM Racing Team, the MXGP season continues with the final two overseas Grands Prix. Seewer will take the positives from Turkey into China and Australia, before the Motocross of Nations provides another major highlight on his calendar.