The 18-year-old Sliedrechtse had enough for a third and fourth place in the Grand Prix of Australia to win the rankings again. “Before everyone has taken a world title, I already have two,” says a pride of Drunen on Instagram.
Van Drunen (Yamaha) kept the Italian Kiara Fontanesi (gas gas) and the Spanish Daniela Guillen (gas gas) behind in the final score. This year she only won the opening match in Sardinia, but was by far the most constant rider.
Romain Febvre and Glenn Coldenhoff
The French motocross player Romain Febvre has assured itself in Darwin of the world title in the MXGP. The Kawasaki driver finished fourth in the first moto of the Grand Prix of Australia and could no longer be overtaken for the competition. The second moto then did not take place because of a cloudburst above the circuit.
The Belgian Lucas Coenen was the fastest in the first part of the twentieth and last Grand Prix of this season. The 18-year-old debutant in the MXGP class was already certain of second place in the final score of the World Cup. The Dutchman Glenn Coldenhoff (Fantic) could no longer have losing his third place in the World Cup final score when a second moto had been held.
In the only race, Coenen kept the Dutchman Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) and the Slovenen Tim Gajser behind him. Five -time Herlings World Champion played no role in the title fight. De Brabander missed injuries for a large part of the season.