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Jeffrey Herlings takes his first ever MXGP win in Latvia

MXGP joy for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing as Jeffrey Herlings decimates the Grand Prix of Latvia at Kegums for the seventh round of nineteen in 2017 for the twenty-two year old Dutchman’s maiden success on the KTM 450 SX-F.

Fresh from his debut podium appearance at the Grand Prix of Europe in Valkenswaard two weeks ago, triple MX2 World Champion Jeffrey Herlings showed superb mastery of the fiercely rough and testing Kegums soil to utterly dominate his seventh outing in the premier class of MXGP. Herlings headed every session across the weekend: Practice, Qualification (his first Pole), Warm-up and both motos thanks to bright starts and little opposition. The 50 point-haul moved him up to 7th in the championship table.

Herlings: “We were fastest all weekend long and it was the cherry on the cake [to go 1-1]. We have more confidence with this result and it means a lot; it felt like a long time since my last win! This is a boost but Teutschenthal is a new weekend and I will hope to get the best out of it.”

 

MXGP will form up for round eight in two weeks time around the undulating hard-pack of the Talkessel layout in Teutschenthal for the Grand Prix of Germany.

Overall Grand Prix Latvia:
1 Jeffrey Herlings 50 Pnt
2 Antonio Cairoli 38 Pnt
3 Evgeny Bobryshev 38 Pnt
4 Clement Desalle 38 Pnt
5 Gautier Paulin 28 Pnt

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Antonio Cairoli 258 Pnt
2 Tim Gajser 241 Pnt
3 Gautier Paulin 220 Pnt
4 Evgeny Bobryshev 214 Pnt
5 Clement Desalle 210 Pnt
7 Jeffrey Herlings 174 Pnt

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Jeffrey Herlings scores a fourth position in the Grand Prix of Trentino

Jeffrey Herlings of the Red Bull KTM Factory team was riding at the scene of past success in the MX2 division and made his bow on the around the Arco ruts and bumps at round five of the world championship in Arco di Trento, Italy. The Dutchman was fourteenth and struggled in the first outing but finally nailed a good start to slot into the top four in the second moto and gained his best finish in MXGP to-date with fourth place by the flag for eighth overall.

MXGP barely pauses now with round six of the series taking place this coming weekend at the Eurocircuit, Valkenswaard in the Netherlands for the Grand Prix of Europe.

Next Race: April 23, 2017 – Valkenswaard (NED)

Results MXGP Trentino 2017

1. Tony Cairoli (ITA), KTM (1-2)
2. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda (3-1)
3. Arnaud Tonus (SUI), Yamaha (2-7)
4. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS), Honda (7-3)
5. Gautier Paulin (FRA), Husqvarna (4-6)
8. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), KTM (14-4)

Standings MXGP 2017 after 5 of 19 rounds

1. Gajser, 201 points
2. Cairoli, 183
3. Clement Desalle, 151
4. Bobryshev, 145
5. Paulin, 145
12. Herlings, 84

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Jeffrey Herlings scores another top ten position in the MXGP of Mexico

The 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship continued globetrotting with the fourth meeting of the year landing into the hot and windy climes of Leon, Mexico for the fourth year in a row. The flat, hard-pack but heavily-rutted, cactus-surrounded layout in the city park drew a 35,000 crowd (weekend figure) for what was MXGP’s second visit to the Americas in the past two weeks.

Reigning MX2 World Champion Jeffrey Herlings is still searching for an improved blend of fitness and confidence after starting the season with a broken hand. The Dutch star survived the bumpy terrain to place 12th overall with a 14-9.

Herlings: “I don’t know what happened today. I want to thank Red Bull KTM because they have supported me so much and through all those days when we went 1-1 but now we need to keep on working and we will keep fighting and soon be up with the front-runners. We’ve had a couple of top tens so now we have to look to top five, top threes and up to the front.”

 

The Grand Prix of Trentino at the compact and scenic circuit of Pietramurata in northern Italy will instigate the European phase of the MXGP calendar and will take place on Easter weekend.

Next Round: April 16, 2017 – Pietramurata (ITA)

Results MXGP Leon 2017
1. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda (1-1)
2. Tony Cairoli (ITA), KTM (4-2)
3. Gautier Paulin (FRA), Husqvarna (3-3)
4. Arnaud Tonus (SUI), Yamaha (6-4)
5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL), Yamaha (5-5)
12. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), KTM (14-9)

Standings MXGP 2017 after 4 of 19 rounds
1. Gajser, 156 points
2. Cairoli, 136
3. Clement Desalle, 119
4. Van Horebeek, 116
5. Paulin, 112
14. Herlings, 59

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Jeffrey Herlings back in the top ten at the GP of Argentina

Jeffrey Herlings rode to a 12th and 7th in the Grand Prix of Argentina which actually represented his best so far in MXGP and in just his third GP appearance with the 450 SX-F but the MX2 World Champion was still struggling with full fitness and feeling due to the repercussions of recent injury problems and the race to get 100%.

Herlings: “With my wrist problem and hand injury it has been a tough road and this is perhaps the most demanding class in the world. This was the best weekend we had so far but it still wasn’t good enough so we’ll keep on working and getting better.”

 

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing form-up again in two weeks time for the Grand Prix of Mexico in Leon and before rounds in Italy and Holland in quick succession.

Next round: April 2nd 2017 – Leon (Mexico).

Results MXGP Neuquen 2017
1. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda (1-1)
2. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL), Yamaha (2-3)
3. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS), Honda (5-2)
4. Gautier Paulin, (FRA) Husqvarna (6-4)
5. Romain Febre (FRA) Yamaha (4-8)
9. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), KTM (12-7)

Standings MXGP 2017 after 3 of 19 rounds
1. Tim Gajser, 106
2. Antonio Cairoli, 96
3. Clement Desalle, 91
4. Van Horebeek, 84
5. Evgeny Bobryshev, 82
13. Jeffrey Herlings, 40

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Bad luck for Jeffrey Herlings in Indonesia

Round two of nineteen in the 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship saw the new venue blasted by frequent showers and thunderstorms on what was the series’ first visit to the country in exactly twenty years. The second MX2 moto was cut short with seven minutes still on the clock due to the perilous nature of the track and in the wake of another bout of rainfall. A decision was made by officials to cancel the second MXGP outing and the results from the first race served for the overall classification.

With the fences and grandstands packed with eager fans and a keen audience for MXGP (official figure of 36,000) the premier class began on a drying course but with the mud still very soft and difficult to judge. Practice and qualification on Saturday had been reduced to just one session because of the conditions and as the 30 minute and 2 lap race on Sunday ticked down areas of the 1600m layout became extremely rutted and sticky.

One section in particular turned into a quagmire and would catch out MX2 World Champion Jeffrey Herlings as the #84 machine became swallowed from a potential top ten finish and the Dutchman was classified in 17th.

Herlings: “It was a gamble and some riders won and some lost; it is pretty devastating to be in sixth-seventh position and to then get stuck. I’m already fifty points down in the championship but I still believe we can make it happen. It has been a tough start and we expected that because of my injury but the weather here meant it was out of my hands! We’ll have to take this and work from here. At least my hand was much better than last week. I hope I can finally be up front in Argentina and it is a track that suits me well. A podium there is realistic.”

 

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing will now be able to head home to Europe and adjust to a familiar time zone before jetting west and to Neuquen in Patagonia for the third Grand Prix of Argentina this century. The popular course is forged from volcanic earth and will again be flanked by a busy and passionate crowd.

Next Round: March 19, 2017 – Neuquen (ARG)

Results MXGP Pangkal Pinang 2017 (only one moto)
1. Shaun Simpson (GBR), Yamaha, 36:06.712 min (15 laps)
2. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED), KTM, +7.725 sec
3. Clement Desalle (BEL), Kawasaki, +12.501
4. Tony Cairoli (ITA), KTM, +39.427
5. Rui Goncalves (POR), Husqvarna, +43.580
17. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), KTM, +2 laps

Standings MXGP 2017 after 2 of 19 rounds
1. Antonio Cairoli, 68
2. Clement Desalle, 60
3. Tim Gajser, 56
4. Evgeny Bobryshev, 44
5. Jeremy Van Horebeek, 42
17. Jeffrey Herlings, 17

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Jeffrey Herlings scores 13 important points in the Grand Prix of Qatar

Jeffrey Herlings travelled to Qatar only partially optimistic of his chances of a debut in the MXGP category. The Dutchman was still dealing with the fallout of a broken fourth metacarpal on his right hand only two weeks previously. The reigning MX2 World Champion made a bright getaway in the first moto to slot into the top ten but understandably faded due to arm-pump through the 30 minute and 2 lap distance and made it to the line in eighteenth. #84’s plight to gain as many MXGP points as possible was better served in Moto2 where he felt more comfortable to score eleventh for fifteenth overall.

Herlings: “What can I say? It was terrible but what can we expect? I broke my hand less than two weeks ago, we got it plated the day after (the crash) and then I was supposed to race ten days later. Plus before that I had an injury with my wrist so I missed another four weeks. I didn’t really have the feeling I needed on the bike and I had a lot of pain: it was pretty bad. In Motocross you need your entire body and I wasn’t 100%. We made some improvements on the bike anyway and I’m grateful to have such a strong team behind me and such a strong 450.”

 

By the time dawn started to throw natural light on the renowned Losail circuit – where Red Bull KTM will make their highly anticipated first appearance as a full time participant on the MotoGP grid in just under a month’s time – freight and flight cases with the 450 & 250 SX-F motorcycles were already prepped and ready for the next stage of the MXGP journey. A 7000km trek to a new facility on the island of Pangkal Pinang will entertain the first Grand Prix of Indonesia this century and constitute the second ‘flyaway’ round from the opening stint of the calendar with trips to Argentina and Mexico to come in the following weeks.

Results/Standings MXGP Losail 2017 after 1 of 19 rounds
1. Tony Cairoli (ITA), KTM, 50 points (1-1)
2. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 42 (3-2)
3. Clement Desalle (BEL), Kawasaki, 40 (2-4)
4. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS), Honda, 32 (4-7)
5. Romain Febvre (FRA), Yamaha, 31 (10-2)
15. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), KTM, 13 (18-11)

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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing expects Herlings & Jonass to be fit for Qatar season opener

The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team has confirmed that it expects it’s two Motocross factory riders Jeffrey Herlings (MXGP) and Pauls Jonass (MX2) to be fit to start at the opening MXGP in Qatar on February 25, 2017.

Jeffrey Herlings was injured in a crash in the final round of the Italian International Motocross Championship (Internazionali D’Italia Motocross) at Ottobiano last week. Tests revealed that he had a fractured fourth metacarpus, one of the five bones between the wrist and the fingers. He had successful surgery on Monday morning in Belgium and will wear a protective cast for one week. Doctors have told Herlings that he should be fit to ride, free of pain, at the opening round of the world championship. The Dutch rider, a three times world champion in MX2, joins the MXGP premier class this season.

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Jeffrey Herlings wins his final MX2 Grand Prix in Glen Helen

The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team on Sunday wrapped up the 2016 MXGP season on a high note with Jeffrey Herlings taking a 1-1 in MX2 to draw a line under a championship winning season and his career in the class.

Jeffrey Herlings leaves MX2 with three world titles and in excess of 60 GP wins and is already on his way to his career goal of more than 100 overall wins. At Glen Helen, with its speed and daunting hills, he answered the challenge from his MX2 rivals, and the participating top US riders. The Dutch rider was 10.16 seconds ahead of the competition on his KTM 250 SX-F when he took the flag in the first race and 7.51 seconds ahead in the following moto for a clear overall victory. American racers Jeremy Martin and Mitchell Harrison took the minor podium places. Herlings had already wrapped up the title last week in Charlotte but the Glen Helen race secured second in the championship for Swiss rider Jeremy Seewer. Benoit Paturel of France was third.

Herlings: “To finish off the season with a win is pretty amazing. Now I start to ride theKTM 450 SX-F and we’ll work from there. I think we had a very successful career so far and now its time to step up to the big boys. There’s not going to be much change. You stay with the same team and keep working with the same people.” Speaking of the Glen Helen race he commented: “I think I had the strongest Americans here, except Cooper Webb. Jeremy Martin and Austin Forkner are the number two and three in my eyes. I beat those guys three times – on Saturday in the qualifying and twice in today’s motos. I also beat Cooper fair and square in the first moto in Charlotte then he beat me in the second race. I think I showed some great speed and good form, even though I was off the bike for 5-6 weeks and have only been back 3-4 weeks. I think I can say we had it under control.”

 

Herlings admitted it wasn’t easy to draw a line under MX2 and move up a class.

“Its tough to close a chapter in your life where you have had so much success, so many race wins, emotions and injuries. But, hey, it’s done and hopefully now that I’m half way through the career I will step it up to the big boys and get some championships going there.”

 

Results MX2 Glen Helen 2016
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), KTM (1-1)
2. Jeremy Martin (USA), Honda (2-2)
3. Mitchel Harrison (USA), Yamaha (5-5)
4. Max Anstie (GBR), Husqvarna (8-4)
5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI), Suzuki (11-3)

Final Standings MX2 2016 after 18 of 18 rounds
1. Herlings, 739 points
2. Seewer, 625
3. Benoit Paturel, 512
4. Anstie, 504
5. Jonass, 403

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Jeffrey Herlings takes his third world title in the MX2 class

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team’s Jeffrey Herlings on Saturday night sealed the 2016 MX2 World Championship after a decisive win in the opening moto at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, USA. It was the Dutch rider’s third world title and very well deserved after recovering from a series major injuries in the immediate past seasons.

Jeffrey Herlings went on to take third in race two behind US national champion Cooper Webb, which gave the overall win to Webb. American Austin Forkner was overall third. Fastest other KTM rider was Dutch rider Calvin Vlaanderen who finished fifth with a 5-8 result.

On his way to the title, Herlings won the first twelve rounds on his KTM 250 SX-F, dropping only three possible points with a second place in the opening moto in Italy. He then sat out three rounds (Czech Republic, Lommel in Belgium and Switzerland) to heal a broken collarbone. He bounced back at the next round at home in Assen for another GP win, and on the start of race one at Charlotte he knew he only had to finish in front of closest rival Jeremy Seewer to take the title.

Herlings: “I am super, super happy, especially after everything we’ve been going through with a broken femur, a dislocated hip, two broken collarbones and almost losing my little finger. It’s number three and hopefully many more to come.” Asked to comment about racing against leading Americans, he added: “The two strongest guys from America Webb and Forkner were here. Webb is the national champion and I beat him straight up in the first race and then he beat me in the second. I think the competition is stronger in the US, but we won the championship and that’s what it’s all about.” Speaking about the final round next weekend: “I like the track at Glenn Helen and it should be better than this track. Like always, we will do our best to make it happen.”

 

Overall GP MX2 in the USA:
1 Cooper Webb 47 Pnt
2 Jeffrey Herlings 45 Pnt
3 Austin Forkner 42 Pnt
4 Thomas Covington 36 Pnt
5 Calvin Vlaanderen 29 Pnt

World Championship Standings MX2:
1 Jeffrey Herlings 689 Pnt
2 Jeremy Seewer 595 Pnt
3 Benoit Paturel 485 Pnt
4 Max Anstie 473 Pnt
5 Pauls Jonass 403 Pnt

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Jeffrey Herlings wins the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen

Red Bull KTM factory rider Jeffrey Herlings made his mark in the MXGP of Netherlands at the Assen Racing Circuit. Jeffrey managed to win the Grand Prix with a 2-1 in the motos and has increased his points gap in the championship to 76 points.

Jeffrey had the job ahead of him at the start of MX2. He had a DNF with a technical issue in Saturday’s qualifying and had to start from the outside gate. To complicate matters, there was a massive downpour at the Dutch circuit just before the opening moto, churning up the deep sand track and adding another level of difficulty for the riders.

Riders crashed all over the track in front of Herlings who had to find his way around the melee but Jorge Prado, fastest qualifier on the KTM 250 SX-F and the youngest member of the Red Bull KTM factory lineup was raising eyebrows out front. After 17 minutes, Herlings worked his way into third, while Prado had drifted back to a mid pack position. The race eventually went to Thomas Covington but Herlings claimed second to be in good shape for the second moto.

Meanwhile Prado had regrouped for the second race. He grabbed the holeshot and hung doggedly onto the race lead through the opening laps. Herlings eventually made the pass stick after lap six and began to pull away. To the excitement of the Dutch crowd he went on to win the race by 34 seconds, but Prado was second, enough to put him on the podium in third behind Dutch KTM rider Brian Bogers.

Herlings: “I think the weekend turned out very positive. We had some bad luck yesterday with the mechanical failure and I had a very bad gate pick regarding the weather circumstances. So I’m very happy to walk away with the win and to gain so many points on Seewer. So we are looking very good for the championship next weekend. I don’t want to think about but now it’s so close we just have to make it happen.” Speaking about the coming races in the USA, he commented: “It gives me more motivation to race against the Americans but we just have to concentrate on the championship and not on going head to head with those guys.”

 

Herlings picked up his 60th career GP win and further secured his position in the title fight. He added another 47 points to his total, while his closest rival, Jeremy Seewer, finished with a 15-13 for 14 points. Herlings has a 76-point lead going into the next rounds.

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