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 Pnt
2 Conrad Mewse 47 Pnt
3 Josh Gilbert 40 Pnt
4 Tristan Purdon 36 Pnt
5 Bobby Bruce 32 Pnt

Jeffrey Herlings won both motos of the British Championship at Hawkstone Park on Sunday. Herlings was too strong for the competition in both the first and second moto and won with a safe margin.

In practice, the Hawkstone Park circuit was still in fast condition. The pace was high and the differences were small. Herlings managed to set a good time on the clock and took pole position.

In the two motos that followed, Herlings rode strongly and had a high pace. He won both motos and won both the first and second moto with a lead of more than 25 seconds.

With a double moto victory, Jeffrey won the day’s classification and has managed to further extend his lead in the standings. This weekend, the fifteenth race of the world championship is scheduled for Herlings in Uddevalla, Sweden.

Results of the British Championship at Hawkstone Park:

1 Jeffrey Herlings 50 Pnt
2 Conrad Mewse 44 Pnt
3 Bobby Bruce 36 Pnt
4 Josh Gilbert 36 Pnt
5 Brad Todd 31 Pnt

Photocredits – Ray Archer

Jeffrey Herlings of the Red Bull KTM Factory team has concluded his preparation for the MXGP World Championship with a victory in the Dutch MX Season Opener in Lierop.

It was a kind of homecoming for Herlings, who last won a Grand Prix at the Lierop circuit in 2013 and had not raced on this circuit since. The circuit quickly became tougher during the day, but the pace was still high in the time practice. Herlings managed to set a sharp time on the clock and managed to take pole position.

In the first moto, Herlings got a good start and immediately started to move to the front. On the second lap, he took the lead in the race and started to pull away from the competition. Herlings controlled from that moment on and controlled the entire first moto.

Herlings also had a good first lap in the second moto and quickly took second place. However, it didn’t come to an attack on the leader and he even saw a gap of about fifteen seconds. However, in the closing stages, Herlings got into the right rhythm and started to push on. He flew to the back wheel of the leader and managed to take the lead on the last lap. Herlings also won the second moto and took the overall victory in Lierop.

The preparation for the world championship has been perfect so far. This weekend, the first Grand Prix of the season is scheduled in Argentina.

Overall Dutch MX Season Opener Lierop:
1 Jeffrey Herlings 100 Pnt
2 Calvin Vlaanderen 86 Pnt
3 Jago Geerts 83 Pnt
4 Henry Jacobi 82 Pnt
5 Brent van Doninck 78 Pnt

Jeffrey Herlings is back on the bike. Herlings broke his collarbone during the Dutch Grand Prix in Arnhem and opted for a natural healing. As a result, he was out of circulation longer than usual. He has now fully recovered and chose to drive his first race again last Saturday during the beach race in Lemmer.

Before the start of the race, Herlings had trained with the bike three times and the feeling was good. However, in the first moto, Herlings soon suffered a setback because his chain ran off the engine, forcing him to leave the race.

In the second moto, Herlings built up his race well. However, due to a small crash in the early stages, Herlings lost time on the leader. During the race, he got into his rhythm well and started to close the gap on the leader. In the closing stages he came very close but because he made a wrong decision when passing a back marker he had to let the leader go and finished second.

At the end of the day there was also a super final. Herlings came out of the start in second and immediately attacked the leader. He found no place to pass him and because the track was very treacherous with all the water coming up, Herlings chose to go safe. Herlings finished second again and gained a lot of race rhythm.

Next Sunday, Herlings will start in the beach race in Vlissingen.