Jorge Prado on his first MXGP victory of 2022
By Press Release on 5th Apr 22
Jorge Prado took his works MC 450F to a thrilling overall win at the Grand Prix of Portugal, Round 4 of the 2022 FIM Motocross World Championship, and gave the thousands of Spanish fans who crossed the border a weekend to remember.
Prado was sensational in the first premier-class moto he jumped into the lead immediately and controlled the race from there. Prado led every single lap en route to his third moto victory of the year.
Another perfect start in the second moto meant that he grabbed the holeshot and early lead. Second was the position that he secured at the end of that moto, which was more than enough for him to claim his first Grand Prix victory of the season and his first in Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing colours.
Prado now sits second in the championship standings too; 21 points is the deficit to the current championship leader.
"It is great to get back on the top of the box," said Prado in Agueda. "It is hard to do because everyone is riding very fast and it has been hard for me to ride like myself up until now. Everyone wants to win and it has been a long time since I last did it. I am very happy about going 1-2 for the overall. The second moto was really hard, but we got it."
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