Courtesy of Youthstream Media Service Team
The 2019 Season has been one of the most consistent for Team HRC’s Tim Gajser but it’s hard to say who Tim Gajser is just looking at his 2019 results.
Tim Gajser started his motocross life when he was only 3 years, in 2006 Tim Gajser finished third in the European Championship 65cc class at the tender age of seven years old. In 2007, the Slovenian entered again the EMX65cc getting his first European Championship title and 2 years later he repeatet the same in 85cc winning the title in 2009.
In 2010 he made his debut in the EMX125. In 2012, the then fifteen year old rider dominated everything, he got the European Championship EMX125 title to his resume and was also the FIM Junior Motocross 125cc World Champion in that same year while in 2013 he made his debut in the FIM Motocross MX2 World Championship where eleventh was his best result, at the MXGP of Germany, and after missing a few rounds he finished twentieth overall. In 2014, Honda Gariboldi picked him up and with their support he tourned out to be the star of that year, his first full season in MX2, with nine top five overalls and an amazing six podium finishes.
He finished fifth in 2014 and he won the MX2 title in 2015. Opening rounds of the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship which took place in Qatar, Thailand and Patagonia Argentina were not the best for Tim but he managed to turn things around when he returned to Europe and claimed his first ever MX2 race win and first ever grand prix overall at the MXGP of Trentino. After an injury and a couple of races where he struggled for podium finishes, Gajser, the eighteen year old was able to regroup heading into the final four rounds where he managed to put in a strong finish to the season and clinch his first ever world title.
In 2016 Gajser, whose nicknames are ‘Tiga’ or GT243, was nothing short of extraordinary. He has demonstrated the maturity of a world war veteran with his whopping 247 laps led, 8 qualifying race wins, 15 main event race wins, 7 grand prix wins, and incredible 15 podiums from a possible 17. There is no rider more deserving of the MXGP crown in 2016 than Tim Gajser.
Tim Gajser continued to break records being the first rider in history who won back-to-back titles in MX2 and MXGP. 2017 and 2018 were not the best for the young Slovenian as he kicked off the 2017 season as title defender in Qatar and already at the first race the fair battle between the two World Champions Gajser and Cairoli was clear. But an unfortunate season featuring crashes and injuries stopped him to reach the top steps of the podium managing to finish the season in 5th position.
After an ups-and-downs 2017, the Slovenian started off the 2018 season with a big injury which forced him to skip the opening round of the season in order to recover properly. He finished the 2018 season without any victories in his pockets but managing to reach the 4th position in the championship.
In 2019 Tim Gajser found agaim his motivation and consistent path and managed to win his third motocross world title after a brilliant season breaking many records such as seven rounds win-streak as Honda rider. He had a solid year starting off in Argentina with a second place and continuing with great performances in Great Britain and Netherlands until his first GP win of the season in Trentino, Italy. Tim Gajser clinched 9 GPs so far in 2019, reached 15 podiums and won 16 heats and cliched his second MXGP title three GPs before the end of the season in Imola, Italy, in front of thousands of Slovenian spectators.
Tim Gajser Quick Facts
Date of Birth: 08/09/1996
First GP race: 2012, Grand Prix of Europe, Faenza
World Titles 2
First World Title 2015, MX2
GP wins 24 (18 MXGP, 5 MX2)
First GP win 2015, MXGP of Trentino, Pietramurata, MX2
Last GP win 2019, MXGP of Belgium, Lommel, MXGP
2019 position in the Championship: 1, MXGP, Team HRC
2019 MXGP FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPION
Other results
| YEAR | BIKE | TEAM | CHAMPIONSHIP | RESULTS |
| 2018 | HONDA | Team HRC | FIM Motocross World Championship MXGP | 4 |
| 2017 | HONDA | HONDA GARIBOLDI | FIM Motocross World Championship MXGP | 5 |
| 2017 | HONDA | Slovenia/HONDA GARIBOLDI | FIM Motocross Of NATIONS | 12 |
| 2016 | HONDA | HONDA GARIBOLDI | FIM Motocross World Championship MXGP | 1 |
| 2015 | HONDA | HONDA GARIBOLDI | FIM Motocross World Championship MX2 | 1 |
| 2014 | HONDA | HONDA GARIBOLDI | FIM Motocross World Championship MX2 | 5 |
| 2013 | KTM | KTM MARCHETTI RACING | FIM Motocross World Championship MX2 | 20 |
| 2013 | KTM | SLOVENIA/KTM MARCHETTI RACING | FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS | 27 |
| 2012 | KTM | KTM SILVER ACTION | FIM Motocross World Championship MX2 | 35 |
| 2012 | KTM | KTM SILVER ACTION | UEM EMX 125 European Championship | 1 |
| 2012 | KTM | SLOVENIA/KTM SILVER ACTION | FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS | 16 |
| 2012 | KTM | KTM SILVER ACTION | INTERNAZIONLI D’ITALIA 125 | 1 |
| 2012 | KTM | KTM SILVER ACTION | FIM MOTOCROSS 125 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | |
| 2009 | UEM EMX 85cc European Championship | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 2007 UEM EMX 65cc European Championship | 1 |
In the 73rd Issue of the MXGP Mag we went inside the paddock to speak with the people around Team HRC’s Tim Gajser and we found out very interesting news on the Slovenian. Read HERE who Tim Gajser is!
Author: Youthstream
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