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Double moto win for Jeffrey Herlings in his home Grand Prix in Assen

A week after sweltering conditions in Florida, MXGP returned to cooler temperatures in northern Europe and for the third year in a row the historic TT Assen Circuit entertained the FIM World Championship with a rough and shallow sandy layout temporarily constructed over the famous GT chicane at the Dutch venue. The eighteenth round of nineteen saw Jeffrey Herlings winning the race with a double moto win.

Herlings: “I want to say a big congratulations to my teammate Tony; it is his ninth championship and he was the best guy through the season. Today was really good. I came from sixth-seventh to second and caught Tony to win the first moto. I had some wheelspin in the second moto and was in tenth but worked my way to lead in a couple of laps: it was a good moto and I was able to win with a big gap. I’m really happy with my first Dutch GP win on the big bike. I really appreciated the support here today and not just for me but for all the riders. I also happy to get second in the championship and it’s good [considering] where we came from at the beginning of the season.”

The 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship will come to a conclusion next week at the hillside setting of Villars sous Ecot for the Grand Prix of Pays de Montbeliard.

Overall MXGP Assen:
1 Jeffrey Herlings 50 pnt
2 Romain Febvre 38 pnt
3 Max Anstie 38 pnt
4 Antonio Cairoli 37 pnt
5 Max Nagl 33 pnt

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Antonio Cairoli 710 Pnt
2 Jeffrey Herlings 627 Pnt
3 Gautier Paulin 571 Pnt
4 Clement Desalle 544 Pnt
5 Tim Gajser 485 Pnt

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Jeffrey Herlings Victorious at US Grand Prix

Jeffrey Herlings of the Red Bull KTM Factory team won the US Grand Prix at Jacksonville in Florida. After coming back from 15th to second in the first race, he slotted into second spot early in the second moto. After putting leader Antonio Cairoli under pressure, he pounced when Cairoli made a mistake, and rode to the race – and overall victory.

Jeffrey prepared himself well for the race in the weeks before at Bakers Factory training facility. The oppressive heat in Florida mandated that one had to be well prepared to be able to cope. Jeffrey felt well on Saturday, and posted the quickest times in both training sessions. He underlined this with a victory in the qualifying heat.

Jeffrey had a bad start in the first race, and found himself in 15th spot. This took a while on the fast track, and by the time he was in second, Eli Tomac had built up a sizeable lead, and Jeffrey had to be content with second.

Herlings was in the leading group at the start of race two. He placed pressure on Antonio Cairoli, forcing the world championship leader into a mistake. After that, Jeffrey had no trouble in collecting the win. This gave him the GP victory, and cemented his spot in second place in the world standings.

The run for the title is all but gone, but Jeffrey has an advantage of 32 points on third-placed Gautier Paulin with two GPs to go. The title chase continues next weekend at Assen in the Netherlands.

Overall Grand Prix America:
1 Jeffrey Herlings 47 Pnt
2 Eli Tomac 45 Pnt
3 Antonio Cairoli 42 Pnt
4 Tim Gajser 32 Pnt
5 Max Anstie 30 Pnt

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Antonio Cairoli 673 Pnt
2 Jeffrey Herlings 577 Pnt
3 Gautier Paulin 545 Pnt
4 Clement Desalle 544 Pnt
5 Tim Gajser 485 Pnt

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Setback for Jeffrey Herlings in Swedish Grand Prix

Jeffrey Herlings of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team suffered a severe setback in the Swedish Grand Prix. After a strong second place in the first heat, he had good cards in hand to challenge for overall victory in the second. Whilst lying second, however, his bike’s chain derailed and he was forced to retire from the Grand Prix.

After two successive Grand Prix victories, Jeffrey was dead set on continuing the trend at Uddevalla. He was quickest in both training sessions. In an eventful qualifying heat, he initially slotted into third place. In battling with Tim Gajser, Romain Febvre opened up a gap in the lead. Making a move in the wave section, Herlings passed Gajser. He set in the hunt for Febvre and in the penultimate lap he moved into the lead to win the qualifying heat.

It rained heavily at Uddevalla on Saturday night and the track was tricky and slippery. Jeffrey had a decent start, and immediately got involved in a pitched battle with Clement Desalle. Once he had moved into second, Gajser had a big lead, and Herlings could not get further than second. He did claw back points on championship leader Antonio Cairoli, though.

Fate dealt Jeffrey a cruel blow early int he second race. He had just moved into second spot, when the chain of his bike derailed. This cost Jeffrey the potential Grand Prix victory as well as the opportunity of making up more points on Cairoli. The DNF held him to ninth overall for the delay, and he now has a 101 point deficit on Cairoli in the world championship series. The series continues in Jacksonville, USA, over two weeks.

Overall MXGP Sweden:
1 Tim Gajser 47 Pnt
2 Romain Febvre 40 Pnt
3 Gautier Paulin 40 Pnt
4 Clement Desalle 36 Pnt
5 Glenn Coldenhoff 32 Pnt
9 Jeffrey Herlings 22 Pnt

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Antonio Cairoli 631 Pnt
2 Jeffrey Herlings 530 Pnt
3 Gautier Paulin 526 Pnt
4 Clement Desalle 519 Pnt
5 Tim Gajser 453 Pnt

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Jeffrey Herlings takes second consecutive GP win in Switzerland

After the sapping sand of Lommel, MXGP moved to the bumpy and rutty hard-pack of Frauenfeld-Gachnang for the Grand Prix of Switzerland and the second of three rounds of the long MXGP calendar on successive weekends. In front of a 30,000 crowd Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings captured his second win in a row and third of the season with the KTM 450 SX-F.

Heavy rainfall in the days preceding the Grand Prix helped soak and soften the impressive circuit a 40km distance from the city of Zurich. Thankfully the climate improved for the race weekend and the watering was beneficial for the racing surface; helping create a choppy terrain that again made high demands of the riders’ technical skill.

On a bright and sunny raceday the first moto saw Arnaud Tonus, Max Anstie and Gautier Paulin marked the pace from the first corner. The KTM triplet was distributed around the top ten with Cairoli nestled in fifth. The Sicilian found some new lines and more effective flow in the final ten minutes of the moto to move up to third and was close to Anstie and Tonus but unable to dislodge the MXGP rookies. Jeffrey Herlings was riding hard and spent the entire moto with world champion Tim Gajser on his rear wheel. The Belgian GP winner was at the front of the second group and sealed sixth place.

Starts were obviously key and Cairoli launched brightly in the second moto but, by his own admission, was ‘sleeping’ at the start of the thirty-minute and two lap distance and left his rally too late to move higher than fourth. His 3-4 scorecard was sufficient for his eleventh podium of the term. Escaping free at the front was Herlings. The former three-times MX2 World Champion overtook Paulin and rode at his own speed to bank an eighth moto victory in his maiden MXGP season. The 25 points elevated Herlings to the top step for the second time in a week.
Cairoli and Herlings are still first and second in the MXGP standings with 97 points splitting the KTM pair, just 200 remain. Glenn sits tied for tenth spot.

Herlings: “Everything fell into place for me this time. I’ve had GPs when I’ve been 1-2 and still lost out but this time I went 6-1 and had the overall; I’m really happy with that. The track was awesome if you had a good start. If you didn’t then it was a nightmare and so tough to pass with all that roost. I enjoyed the second moto though with the crowd noise! There is still one guy in front of me in the championship so I will continue to look ahead. I know the championship is kinda over unless something happens to Tony and we all hope that doesn’t happen; if I can get second this year then it is still a good thing.”

 

The third Grand Prix in a row will take place on the stony hard-pack of Uddevalla next weekend and the first visit to Sweden since 2015.
Next Round: August 20 2017 – Uddevalla (SWE)

Results MXGP Frauenfeld 2017

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), KTM (6-1)
2. Gautier Paulin (FRA), Husqvarna (4-2)
3. Tony Cairoli (ITA), KTM (3-4)
4. Romain Febvre (FRA), KTM (5-3)
5. Max Anstie (GBR), Husqvarna (2-12)

Standings MXGP 2017 after 15 of 19 rounds
1. Cairoli, 605 points
2. Herlings, 508
3. Paulin, 486
4. Desalle, 483
5. Gajser, 406

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Jeffrey Herlings Wins the Battle of Lommel

Jeffrey Herlings of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team won the backbreaking GP of Lommel last weekend. After a controlled victory in the first race, Herlings had to go all out in the second. He was involved in a pitched battle with Antonio Cairoli where the lead changed places several times. After a titanic battle, Herlings was the one who came out victorious, claiming his second MXGP triumph.

Jeffrey demonstrated from the earliest session of free practice that he would be happy with nothing else but the victory on the weekend. He posted the fastest times in both training sessions, and recovered from a bad start in the qualifying heat to take the victory from Cairoli in the dying seconds.

A strong opening lap in the first heat on Sunday advanced Jeffrey from tenth to third. He quickly passed Cairoli, and set his sights on Glenn Coldenhoff. After a calculated move, he passed Coldenhoff, and opened up a gap, from where he was not challenged again.

The second heat yielded up a titanic battle between Herlings and Ciaroli. The riders passed each other several times, and gave the crowd something to remember. In the end, it was Herlings who prevailed, and he took the race- and overall victories.

As a result of his victory in this GP, Herlings has risen to second in the world championship standings. He has a 99 point deficit to Cairoli. The world championship series continues next weekend at Frauenfeld in Switzerland.

Overall MXGP in Lommel:
1 Jeffrey Herlings 50 Pnt
2 Antonio Cairoli 44 Pnt
3 Glenn Coldenhoff 38 Pnt
4 Clement Desalle 31 Pnt
5 Gautier Paulin 29 Pnt

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Antonio Cairoli 567 Pnt
2 Jeffrey Herlings 468 Pnt
3 Clement Desalle 462 Pnt
4 Gautier Paulin 446 Pnt
5 Tim Gajser 376 Pnt

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Jeffrey Herlings Climbs to World Top Three After Czech GP

Jeffrey Herlings of the Red Bull Factory KTM Team ended fourth at the Czech MXGP at Loket. After indifferent starts in both heats, he worked himself forward to fifth in the first outing, and third in the last race.

During the break in the GP season, Jeffrey secured the Dutch Masters title, and was confident as he arrived at the technical circuit of Loket. He posted the fastest time in free training, followed it up with fourth in qualifying training, and repeated that position in the qualifying heat.

Jeffrey opted for the outside gate at the start of race one, but this did not work out as planned. He was ninth initially, and bald to make passes. Later in the race it started to go easier, and he posted the fastest lap time in the way to fourth, having passed Van Horebeek, Febvre and Tonus.
Another gate choice in the second race yielded a better start. He latched on to the leading group, but could not make headway. After mid race, he found his rhythm, and passed Febvre, Paulin and Gajser to come home in third.

“My starts cost me the victory today,” he said. “I had to come from outside the top ten in both races, and the rain did not make it any easier. Hopefully I can make a strong comeback in Lommel because the starts are not so important there. I’ve done well to catch up to third in the championship, but it would be good to win again. “

 

Overall MXGP in Loket:
1 Antonio Cairoli 45 Pnt
2 Clement Desalle 44 Pnt
3 Tim Gajser 43 Pnt
4 Jeffrey Herlings 36 Pnt
5 Gautier Paulin 34 Pnt

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Antonio Cairoli 523 Pnt
2 Clement Desalle 431 Pnt
3 Jeffrey Herlings 418 Pnt
4 Gautier Paulin 417 Pnt
5 Tim Gajser 353 Pnt

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Another moto win for Jeffrey Herlings in the MXGP of Portugal

The paddock reconvened after the long drive to the west of Europe and the distinctive Agueda circuit with the red dust and loose top soil providing a slippery, bumpy and tricky surface and a different challenge to the rough sand of Ottobiano in Italy seven days previously. Wide in many places and with some spectacular jumps, Agueda was also limited away from the main racing line for passing opportunities among the front-runners.

On this stage and watched by 20,000 people (weekend figure) MXGP Championship leader Cairoli and ‘rookie’ Herlings resumed their duel from Ottobiano with the Sicilian fronting the field in the first moto until lap twelve of eighteen when Herlings found a superior rhythm and sliced past his rival. Cairoli kept pressure on the Dutchman and the gap at the flag was just over a second as Herlings toasted his fifth moto success (the second highest tally of the season). In the second race Cairoli again found first position on the opening circulation while Herlings dispensed with Tim Gajser to move up to second and work on the margin to the #222 but the eight times world champion used his considerable experience to register his eighth moto win, the fifth of the term and the 82nd GP accolade of his career.

Herlings’ fifth second place from a total of six podiums finishes (from the last seven rounds no less) now makes #84 the second most successful rider behind Cairoli and bumps him to within just 2 points of the top three in the MXGP standings.

Herlings: “It is a bit frustrating being second again and we were closer than we were last weekend but it is something to build and work on. We did some good things for the championship because only a few rounds ago I was almost 50 points back and now it is 5-or-something to second place: that’s quite impressive. So I’m happy for that and I didn’t lose points to Cairoli today. [Getting to] second in the championship will not be so bad and everyone has worked so hard in the team. To go 1-2 would be amazing for KTM. My starts were good again today by the way and we are getting better and better.”

 

MXGP now enters a small summer break with two free weekends preceding the Grand Prix of Czech Republic at Loket on July 22-23 for the thirteenth round of nineteen in the 2017 campaign.

Next Round: July 23 2017 – Loket (CZE)

Results MXGP Agueda 2017

1. Tony Cairoli (ITA), KTM (2-1)
2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), KTM (1-2)
3. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU), (3-3)
4. Romain Febvre (FRA), Yamaha (5-4)
5. Max Nagl (GER), Husqvarna (4-5)

Standings MXGP 2017 after 12 of 19 rounds
1. Cairoli, 478 points
2. Desalle, 387
3. Paulin, 383
4. Herlings, 382
5. Gajser, 310

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Jeffrey Herlings fights his way to second in the GP of Lombardia

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tony Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings were the main protagonists in a riveting duel for the eleventh round of nineteen in the 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship.

Cairoli produced another come-from-behind performance on Saturday and after a mediocre start in the qualification heat to secure his fourth pole position by overtaking Arminas Jasikonis on the last lap. The show of competitiveness primed the 33,000 crowd at Ottobiano on Sunday for another Cairoli classic and in the first moto run in blazing conditions the championship leader was in no mood for thrills. Cairoli entertained in a different way by controlling proceedings from the second corner and setting a furious pace to keep Jeffrey Herlings at bay while forging a gap over thirty-five seconds ahead of Gautier Paulin in third spot. Herlings seemed to follow and stalk his teammate with the goal of a last ditch attack but Cairoli set his personal best lap-time with the Dutchman looming and #84 was forced to settle for second place with the temperature reaching a new high for raceday. Glenn Coldenhoff just missed out on fifth position when Max Anstie passed him on the final circulation.

The afternoon sun had lost a slither of its power by the time of the second moto but 31 year old Cairoli was still on-fire. Herlings, who had been suffering with a stomach complaint was again #222’s nearest pursuer after the pair had dispensed with the early threat from Jasikonis. Herlings barrelled to the front and created a four second cushion over his rival but Cairoli was measuring his teammate and soon pegged back the Dutchman, who was physically drained and could offer no resistance once Cairoli assumed the lead once more to send the crowd into rapture. The double moto haul was the second of the year for Tony and allowed him to extend his margin over Gautier Paulin in the points table. Jeffrey, who needed some light medical attention for dehydration after the second moto, is still fourth but just 26 points from the top three of the standings.

Herlings: “We were fast! I had been feeling sick all day and I just got dizzy half way through the motos. It is not normal that I black out like that and don’t remember too much of the second race; apparently I got second! I do know it was cool to fight like that: Tony is a great rider and a great athlete for the sport. It was nice to battle with him and hopefully many more will come.
The Grand Prix of Portugal – the first on the distinctive reddish soil of Agueda for four years – will constitute round twelve of MXGP next weekend.

 

Next Round: July 2 2017 – Agueda (POR)

Results MXGP Ottobiano 2017
1. Tony Cairoli (ITA), KTM (1-1)
2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), KTM (2-2)
3. Max Anstie (GBR), Husqvarna (3-2)
5. Max Nagl (GER), Husqvarna (7-4)
5. Romain Febvre (FRA), Yamaha (4-6)

Standings MXGP 2017 after 11 of 19 rounds
1. Cairoli, 431 points
2. Paulin, 364
3. Desalle, 361
4. Herlings, 335
5. Gajser, 282

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Jeffrey Herlings shows his determination at the Grand Prix of France

Jeffrey Herlings of the Red Bull KTM Factory team has showed his determination at round nine of the world championship in Ernee, France. Herlings took poor starts in both motos and had to fight his way back through the pack. In both races he finished in fifth and in the second moto he earned this position coming from last after a crash in the first corner.

Jeffrey missed the podium for the first time in four events. The Dutchman was a watchable and attacking force in the first moto and his tussle with Paulin delivered some exciting scenes as the pair fought for track space. The former multi MX2 World Champion had a small slip but set his best time on the penultimate lap to capture fifth place. #84 was held up on first corner of the second moto and recovered brilliantly to recover from the depths of the top twenty to again reach the top five for seventh overall. Herlings is sixth in the MXGP standings and just eight points adrift of Van Horebeek.

Herlings: “It is a shame because I felt like I was one of the fastest here this weekend but I messed up the starts. Two fifth positions are not the results that we want but in two weeks we have another shot. The track was OK and I liked it. I felt good out there. It was important to go home safe. We’re thinking of Russia now and I know with top five starts then we’re in a position to win, it doesn’t matter the terrain.”

The FIM calendar now pauses after visits to Germany and Normandy in the past week. A long trek east and to Orlyonok for the first Russian GP since 2012 will take place in the coming fortnight.

Next Round: June 11 2017 – Orlyonok (RUS)

Results MXGP Ernee 2017

1. Clement Desalle (BEL), Kawasaki (4-1)
2. Tony Cairoli (ITA), KTM (2-3)
3. Gautier Paulin (FRA), Husqvarna (6-2)
4. Max Nagl (GER), Husqvarna (1-9)
5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL), Yamaha (3-6)
7. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), KTM (5-5)

Standings MXGP 2017 after 9 of 19 rounds
1. Cairoli, 347 points
2. Paulin, 297
3. Desalle, 289
4. Gajser, 261
5. Van Horebeek, 261
6. Herlings, 253

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Another moto win for Jeffrey Herlings in the MXGP world championship in Germany

A sunny Grand Prix of Germany at Teutschenthal was the scene of a powerful performance of Jeffrey Herlings who second overall at what was the eighth round of nineteen in the 2017 campaign.

A relentless thunderstorm Friday evening gave the Talkessel mud a thorough dowsing, and ensured a rough and technical layout on Saturday with line choice and deep ruts the distinctive obstacles through the practice sessions and Qualification Heats.

Cairoli aced his third Pole Position of 2017 after Tim Gajser’s crash and Herlings’ flight from fifth place to second ensured a pair of 450 SX-Fs occupying the two first gate slots.

Cairoli – performing on the stage where he was victorious in 2016 and also memorably at the 2013 Motocross of Nations – set the pace in the formative stages of the first moto until a flurry of lap-times by Herlings (the only rider to dip into the 1min 47s) pulled the Dutchman to the front. From there the MX2 World Champion eased his pace and Cairoli caught up, instigating a close and tense chase through the backmarkers and ending with Herlings claiming his third consecutive moto victory by less than two seconds.

In the second moto Herlings was hunting his second win at Germany in a row (after MX2 glory twelve months previously) and to be the first to do so back-to-back in different categories but his start was not as effective as Cairoli’s and the championship leader escaped undisturbed to the chequered flag. It was his fourth success at Teutschenthal and fifth podium from eight events in 2017, permitting a hefty 44 point gap over Gajser in the standings. Herlings was able to able to defend second place from Gautier Paulin and his third rostrum in the last three GPs means he has risen to sixth in the MXGP table and is 84 points from his teammate.

Herlings: “We have been very consistent the last couple of races and I feel like there are a lot of things possible in the world championship; I am not talking about the title but maybe to get some more positions towards the podium spots. I’ll keep working and keep charging. I feel like where I want to be. The speed is so high and you need to be focussed.”

 

The FIM Motocross World Championship moves quickly west through Europe and to northern France where the hillside setting of Ernee will host round nine and a raucous and popular stop on the Grand Prix trail.

Next Round: May 28 2017 – Ernee (FRA)
Results MXGP Teutschenthal 2017
1. Tony Cairoli (ITA), KTM (2-1)
2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), KTM (1-2)
3. Gautier Paulin (FRA), Husqvarna (3-3)
4. Clement Desalle (BEL), Kawasaki (4-4)
5. Romain Febvre (FRA), Yamaha (7-5)

Standings MXGP 2017 after 8 of 19 rounds
1. Cairoli, 305 points
2. Gajser, 261
3. Paulin, 260
4. Desalle, 246
5. Van Horebeek, 226
6. Herlings, 221

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