Jett Lawrence: Junior World MX Champ

Pinned against each other, as well as the unappealing elements of wind and rain, 289 of the world’s fastest Junior motocross riders were put to the test in Lierneux, Belgium as they each vied for the best spot they could achieve in the most prestigious youth event of the year – the 2014 FIM Junior Motocross World Championship.

On a circuit that demanded the utmost amount of respect with its marbled clay surface, which was only made trickier with multiple down pours of rain, three riders managed to rise above. Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Brian Hsu was completely untouchable in the 125cc class, while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Kim Savaste was the most consistent in the 85cc class, with young Australian rider, Jett Lawrence, topping the box in the 65cc class.

Jetting away with his first-ever world title, Australia’s Jett Lawrence rode phenomenal in the first race passing the likes of American’s Jeremy Ryan and Jett Reynolds for the win. In race two, the little Australian got off to a fifth place start but was quick to let rip and move forward into second which was enough to crown him 2014 FIM Junior Motocross 65cc World Champion.

After throwing away the European EMX85 title due to two random crashes, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s young Fin Kim Savaste has officially learnt from his mistakes as he fully embraced the ‘consistency wins championships’ motto to come away as the FIM Junior Motocross 85cc World Champion. Meanwhile, race one dominator and 2012 FIM Junior Motocross 65cc World Champion, Australia’s Caleb Grothues, was obviously disappointed after trying to put an aggressive pass on a rider in front of him in race two to have it backfire. The youngster hit the deck and got trapped under his bike which in turn cost him the title. Nevertheless, the young Australian can still fly back to the other side of the world proud of his silver medal.

Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Brian Hsu just put the cherry on top of his 2014 motocross campaign cake, which was iced last weekend when he claimed the European EMX125 title in Lommel, with his flawless performance in Lierneux. The young German was in a league of his own, clearly gelling with the gnarly square edged circuit as he blitzed away from the field in both motos to convincingly be crowned 2014 FIM Junior Motocross 125cc World Champion.

Team USA was crowned the Overall winning Junior nation, ahead of Team Germany and Team France. Team Australia finished in fifth.

For detailed results from the event, click here.