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Jeffrey Herlings to Defend Dutch Masters of Motocross Title

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Jeffrey Herlings of the Red Bull KTM Factory team will defend his Dutch Masters of Motocross title this year. Herlings already has seven Dutch Masters titles to his name and is aiming for his eighth in 2025.  This week, unfortunate news emerged that Herlings will miss the start of the MXGP World Championship. He is recovering from a torn ACL, but his rehabilitation is nearing its end. This is great news for the Dutch Masters of Motocross, as the first round of the championship on March 30 in Harfsen is within reach for Herlings.  The rider from Oploo will once again face strong competition from Frenchman Romain Febvre and Dutchman Calvin Vlaanderen. Both are factory riders and have won Grand Prix races in the past. Febvre is also a former MXGP World Champion, and both have previously claimed Dutch national titles. In short, an exciting battle awaits! 

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Jeffrey Herlings eyeing rapid 2025 MXGP return

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The five-times world champion and most successful Grand Prix winner in FIM Motocross World Championship history is coming closer to his goal of being able to ride, test and get back into MXGP shape for 2025. 30-year-old Herlings underwent an operation to fix the right knee injury, which he sustained in the sand of Valkenswaard in October 2024 and after a strong campaign in which he completed the 20-round season with 3rd in the standings and with 4 GP wins and 15 podium finishes. Since the medical procedure the Dutchman (Red Bull KTM’s longest serving racer after joining the factory MXGP team in 2010) has been following the rehab steps and is now just a few weeks away from being able to ride his 2025 KTM 450 SX-F. Herlings will not be able to join the rest of his team for the season-opening Grand Prix of Argentina on 2-3 March but will then assess his pace and progress until he is ready to enter the MXGP start gate once more for his eighth attempt at the class and his sixteenth year as a world championship athlete. Jeffrey Herlings: “We’re looking good. I can do everything aside from ride the bike. I can cycle, swim, cross train – and it should only be a few weeks until we are back to the normal plan. 2024 wasn’t a great season but it was decent; we’d made a lot of races, came close to the MXGP championship, won a few GPs and had something like 15 podiums at the end. I wanted to be strong coming into this year so having this setback was not good but what I can hope for now is a successful second part of the championship. It was a weird injury because there was not much pain after surgery but it takes time to recover. I want to ride as soon as possible and join the rest of my Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team… but we just need to wait a little longer. I really want to race again.” PRESS CONTACT Sarah GreilingerPR Manager OFFROADMotorsportsSarah.Greilinger@ktm.com+43 676 5030588

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Jeffrey Herlings takes the British MX1 title

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At the Preston Docks circuit, Jeffrey Herlings of the Red Bull KTM Factory team became British Champion MX1 last Sunday. Herlings managed to take the overall victory with a 2-1 in the heats and thus secured the title. Herlings wasn’t fit at all for this last race of the championship. During the Turkish Grand Prix, he broke a number of ribs and this still bothers him. Despite this, Herlings wanted to go for the title and decided to travel to Great Britain. In time practice, he had a good feeling on the track and managed to set the fastest time on the clock. This was followed by a second place in the first moto. In the second moto, Herlings took revenge and managed to take control of the race and won. With a 2-1 in the motos, he won the day’s classification and secured his first British title. This weekend is the last race of the world championship for Herlings in Spain. Overall Preston Docks:1 Jeffrey Herlings 47 Pnt2 Conrad Mewse 47 Pnt3 Josh Gilbert 40 Pnt4 Tristan Purdon 36 Pnt5 Bobby Bruce 32 Pnt

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Herlings completes 2024 MXGP Campaign with valued bronze medal after 3rd overall in Spanish season closer

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Jeffrey Herlings signed off a full and successful 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship season with 3rd position at the Grand Prix of Castilla la Mancha today in Cozar. The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing man lifted his fifteenth trophy of a year in which he was one of three riders battling for the title in the 20th and final round of the term. He was P1 in the 40th and final moto. The third Grand Prix on Spanish soil this season brought MXGP to a new venue; Cozar in Cuidad Real and the southern center of the country. The teams had taken one week to breathe and recover from the journey back to Europe after an eventful Grand Prix of China and travelled to the hardpack and slick circuit eager for discovery and to wrap the MXGP and MX2 championships. On Saturday Herlings raced to 2nd in the last RAM Qualification Heat and confirmed the second pick of slots in the start gate for Sunday. Sunday started hot and the temperatures increased as a decent crowd travelled to Cozar anticipating title fights in both classes. Herlings was pushed wide in the first corner of the opening moto and exited the track. He reentered the course after the first jump and was later penalized three positions, dropping from a charge to 3rd on track to 6th. In the second moto Herlings made a great start in 2nd place and through dusty conditions passed world champion Jorge Prado to take the checkered flag. Jeffrey Herlings, 6th and 1st for 3rd overall in MXGP: “I don’t agree to have been docked three positions in the first moto. It hurts a little bit. Overall it’s been a positive championship. It could have been better for the final result if my starts were there but that’s also something I have work on. Congratulations to Jorge. He was the best and he deserves it this year.” Results MXGP Castilla la Mancha 2024 1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 1-4 2. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 2-3 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 6-1 25. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA), Husqvarna DNF-DNS Final MXGP standings 2024 1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 996 points 2. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 986 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 944 12. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA), Husqvarna, 307

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