Solid start for Jeffrey Herlings at the MXGP of Argentina

Jeffrey Herlings of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing has made a solid start of the world championship in Argentina. The wide and rippled course of Neuquen has become a familiar Grand Prix staple for the MXGP field and since the circuit first entered the world championship in 2015. Herlings made the long journey from central Europe to the depths of South America with the ambition to be consistent.

Under cloudy, chilly skies and with typically vocal and passionate native support, the GP got going with the RAM Qualification Heat on Saturday providing both MXGP and MX2 classes with their first gate drops of the season. Herlings rode to a steady 6th place.

Herlings took a measured approach to the difficult, fast and bumpy Argentine soil. Playing a smart game and fully aware of the 57 starts still to come after the Nequen fixture Herlings plotted charts to 8th and 7th for 8th in the final rankings.

Jeffrey Herlings, 8th and 7th for 8th overall in MXGP: “It is what it is today. Not too bad but we also gave away some points. We qualified 6th and had an 8th and 7th today. Not where we want to be but hopefully we’ll be better in Spain because I won there last year and also in 2021. I think the track will suit me more, better than this one, which was quite sketchy. It’s nice to watch here but tricky for racing.”

Results MXGP Argentina 2024
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 1-2
2. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 2-3
3. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 5-1
4. Pauls Jonass (LAT), Honda, 3-4
5. Maxime Renaux (FRA), Yamaha 4-6
8. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 8-7

Standings MXGP 2024 after 1 of 20 rounds
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 54 points
2. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 51
3. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 51
4. Pauls Jonass (LAT), Honda, 46
5. Maxime Renaux (FRA), Yamaha 39
8. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 32