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It was a drizzly start to the weekend for the young guns racing the EMX125 presented by FMF championship. Their first race took place yesterday after the premier classes, MXGP and MX2, had qualified which made for a mega rutty and chopped up track here in Talavera de la Reina where KTM Silver Action’s Stephen Rubini took his second race win of the season ahead of KTM De Carli Racing’s Gianluca Facchettiand Bud Racing Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Brian Strubhart Moreau.Because it poured down yesterday, the MXGP track crew put in a lot of work last night, which paid off because the track was impeccable this morning for race two. As the sun peeked through the clouded blue skies, the gates slammed to the ground. The championship leader Sahkar Racing KTM’s Jago Geerts couldn’t have wished for a better start to the race as he hooked up perfectly to pull a mega holeshot over Bud Racing Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Kim Savaste, Yamaha MJC’s Zachary Pichon and KTM De Carli Racing’s Gianluca Facchetti.Yesterday’s Race 1 winner KTM Silver Action’s Stephen Rubini didn’t get off to the greatest of starts but knuckled down right away and by the end of lap two had railed around Facchetti for fourth before tackling Pichon as well. MX2 star, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie was watching the race and commented, “on a 125 out here in Talavera it’d be important to keep the bike light because the deep ruts are really sticky, even on the 250F when you go in too deep you lose a lot of power”. He is right, the track was really sticky and tricky in places, which became evident when Savaste hit a clay rut and crashed out of second.At the 10-minute mark, Facchetti got on the throttle and stylishly pinned it around the outside of Pichon for third while Rubini started taking chunks out of Geerts lead. With two-laps to go, Rubini had caught the young Belgian and charged down the inside of him to take over the lead. He pulled away for what was thought to be his third consecutive race win.While Rubini did cross the line first, he was docked ten places for jumping on waved yellows which gave Geerts the race win ahead of Facchetti, Pierre Goupillon, Pichon and IceOne Husqvarna Racing’s Mikkel Haarup.It would have been perfect weekend for KTM Silver Action’s Stephen Rubini who won both races, but rules are rules and they need to be respected for everyone’s safety. Rubini was dropped back to fourth for the weekend and KTM De Carli Racing’s Gianluca Facchetti took his first ever EMX125 round victory. Sahkar Racing KTM’s Jago Geerts extended his points lead with second overall while Pierre Goupillon also hit a career milestone with his first podium finish in third.

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EMX125 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Stephen Rubini (FRA, KTM), 30:55.817; 2. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, KTM), +0:12.041; 3. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:15.857; 4. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, KTM), +0:16.800; 5. Jago Geerts (BEL, KTM), +0:21.876; 6. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:40.230; 7. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Yamaha), +0:40.968; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KTM), +1:02.632; 9. Joel Anton Costas (ESP, Yamaha), +1:11.703; 10. Jeremy Sydow (GER, KTM), +1:16.447

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EMX125 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, KTM), 29:33.764; 2. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, KTM), +0:33.108; 3. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, KTM), +0:38.818; 4. Zachary Pichon (FRA, Yamaha), +0:49.952; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:56.415; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Yamaha), +1:16.823; 7. Paolo Lugana (ITA, TM), +1:18.206; 8. Luca Milec (SLO, Yamaha), +1:19.519; 9. Maxime Charlier (FRA, Husqvarna), +1:21.821; 10. Sergi Notario (ESP, KTM), +1:23.517

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EMX125 Overall Top Ten: 1. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, KTM), 44 points; 2. Jago Geerts (BEL, KTM), 41 p.; 3. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Stephen Rubini (FRA, KTM), 35 p.; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, HUS), 31 p.; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, YAM), 29 p.; 7. Paolo Lugana (ITA, TM), 20 p.; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KTM), 20 p.; 9. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KAW), 20 p.; 10. Zachary Pichon (FRA, YAM), 18 p.EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Championship Top Ten: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, KTM), 131 points; 2. Stephen Rubini (FRA, KTM), 104 p.; 3. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, KTM), 100 p.; 4. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, KTM), 99 p.; 5. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, YAM), 97 p.; 6. Zachary Pichon (FRA, YAM), 73 p.; 7. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, HUS), 65 p.; 8. Szymon Staszkiewicz (POL, KTM), 45 p.; 9. Yuri Quarti (ITA, KTM), 44 p.; 10. Andrea Zanotti (SMR, KTM), 43 p.EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 150 points; 2. Yamaha, 104 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 70 p.; 4. Kawasaki, 64 p.; 5. TM, 39 p.