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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

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Jeffrey Herlings fourth in MXGP of Sweden

The Grand Prix of Sweden began the final five round run-in of 2023 MXGP during the next six weeks. Jeffrey Herlings managed to take fourth overall in the muddy circumstances.

Jeffrey Herlings rode his KTM 450 SX-F to the top four in the MXGP qualifying heat and was ready to race for the motos on Sunday.

Sunday morning began wet and grey but soon brightened. Heavy overnight rain had a marked effect on the track conditions making it softer, slower and rougher. Herlings didn’t have the best start in the first moto and contact with another rider broke his right front fork guard; he negotiated the opening phase of the race with the guard flapping and in danger of jamming his front wheel. Once the component had dropped away, he tried to gain positions and arrived to 8th. The Dutchman then posted 4th in the second moto: a sustained shower made the track even more one-line and he could not demote Maxime Renaux to enter the top three.

Jeffrey Herlings, 8th and 4th for 4th overall in MXGP: “So-so. The track was not the best today and I think many will share this opinion. I didn’t get the start in the first moto and came from 15th to 8th but it was almost impossible to pass: I think you could see a lot of the top guys were stuck. Second moto I was 4th at the start and had the pace for the leaders but I couldn’t pass [Maxime] Renaux. He was riding really good, didn’t make any mistakes and was always on the line! 4th overall is not good, not bad. I hope the tracks will get a bit better for us and we can put on a better show. I’m looking forward to my home GP now: it’s gonna be hard, gonna be rough but it should be good! Two decent starts and I hope we’ll be fighting for a podium spot.”

Results MXGP Sweden 2023
1. Jeremy Seewer (SUI), Yamaha, 3-1
2. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 2-2
3. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 1-6
4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 8-4
5. Pauls Jonass (LAT) Honda, 4-10

Standings MXGP 2023 after 15 of 19 rounds
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 770 points
2. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 672
3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI), Yamaha, 603
4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED) Yamaha 553
5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 521
7. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 456

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Jeffrey Herlings inside of the top five at MXGP return in Finland

MXGP cut through Finnish sand for the second year in a row but instead of circulating the curves of Hyvinkaa the series returned to another former Grand Prix site in Vantaa; on the periphery of Helsinki international airport. The venue had undergone modifications to welcome the world championship once more but was still a typically flat, soft and rough terrain. The fourteenth appointment on the MXGP schedule was temperate and damp but the racing was close and intense.

Jeffrey Herlings had set the fastest MXGP lap-time in Free Practice and Timed Practice but was understandably rusty with his stars and race speed.

On Sunday Herlings completed a measured day with rides to 8th (suffering a goggle problem) and 4th in the MXGP class. He ranked 5th overall after recuperating from a fractured vertebra sustained in a fall at the German Grand Prix.

Jeffrey Herlings, 8th and 4th for 5th overall in MXGP: “The first moto was a bit unfortunate because a stone hit my goggle and the roll-off broke in two. I was around 5th, I think, but had to pull-over to change and that put me back to 12th. In the second moto I was battling the top guys and had the speed, so I was very happy with that. To have just one day on the bike this week, come back and then be 5th overall is a pretty good return. We were looking at this like a ‘preparation run’ so 5th overall is great and the team did an amazing job. I’m looking forward to Sweden and we’ll aim for the top five so we can go for the podium and maybe the win at Arnhem.”

Results MXGP Finland 2023
1. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 1-2
2. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 3-1
3. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED) Yamaha, 4-3
4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI), Yamaha, 2-5
5. Jeffrey Herlings (NED) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 8-4

Standings MXGP 2023 after 14 of 19 rounds
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 720 points
2. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 622
3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI), Yamaha, 550
4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED) Yamaha 525
5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 489
7. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 418

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Herlings back in the game and anticipating MXGP of Finland return this weekend

The record-holder for most Grand Prix wins in the entire history of the FIM Motocross World Championship, Jeffrey Herlings, will ride his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 450 SX-F this weekend at Vantaa in Finland for round fourteen of the 2023 MXGP season.

The 28-year-old Dutchman has recovered sufficiently from the fractured neck vertebra he sustained as a result of a crash while leading round nine of nineteen in Germany. The winner of four Grands Prix this season (still the joint-highest total in 2023) missed rounds in Indonesia, Czech Republic and Belgium while he convalesced from the injury but received the all-clear from doctors this week to begin riding and will now attempt MXGP’s first visit to Vantaa this century.

The sandy nature of the Finnish course, located close to Helsinki, should play into Herlings’ favor but, instead of harboring ambitions of race results, #84 is merely looking to build-up his GP speed once more and place points on the board to improve his current standing of 7th. Finland represents the third fixture in three weeks for MXGP, so the Red Bull KTM ace will then have another two weeks to continue his comeback prep before round fifteen, the Grand Prix of Sweden, in mid-August.

Herlings claimed the MX2 Grand Prix of Finland at Hyvinkaa in 2014 but was on the sidelines for the return to the circuit in 2022 last year. He has six podiums from nine GP appearances in 2023 to-date.

Jeffrey Herlings: “Once I knew the problem with my neck and back was going to need time and I’d sit out races then my only focus was to heal 100% before I came near the bike again. I know the physical and the mental cost of setbacks like this and I was determined to follow the doctor’s advice. If I couldn’t have the title this year then I wanted my health. I’m still in good shape so I hope it won’t take too long to get back at the front.”

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Jeffrey Herlings injured in German Grand Prix

From Latvia to Germany: MXGP hurried from round eight to nine and with Red Bull KTM chasing a fifth win in the MXGP class. Herlings went 1-1 at Talkessel in 2018 and then finished 2nd overall in his last appearance at the track in 2021.

He took a conservative 4th place in the RAM Qualification Heat on Saturday and then indulged in an entertaining battle with Jorge Prado and Jeremy Seewer in the first moto.

Four laps before the end the Dutchman, while leading from Prado, crashed after becoming cross-rutted and landed heavily.

He was able to remount and cruised the rest of the distance to salvage one point for 20th but could not take to the gate for the second race due to neck pain and left the circuit for more detailed medical checks.

After the conclusion of the Grand Prix, Jeffrey is 2nd in the standings and 67 points behind Prado.

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Herlings back in the prizes with Latvian MXGP Victory

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing emerged from the eighth round of 2023 MXGP with more distinction as Jeffrey Herlings used his KTM SX-F technology to conquer the wet, fast, rough and sandy-ish terrain around the Zelta Zirgs layout for the Grand Prix of Latvia. The Dutchman clinched both motos with authority.

MXGP arrived to one of the most consistent venues on the FIM Motocross World Championship slate as the Grand Prix of Latvia was once more hosted by the expansive Zelta Zirgs circuit in Kegums. The hard ground with a soft and sandy top layer was again tricky for the riders due to the mix between rough but slippery sections and the overcast and rainy conditions.

Herlings was the standout performer from the Red Bull KTM troupe on Saturday as he took Pole Position in the RAM Qualification Heat; his first Saturday #P1 of the season. On Sunday Herlings chased Jorge Prado and dealt with period of arm-pump as well as a small crash before dropping his lap-times and passing the Spaniard to win the first moto. The weather was at its worst just ahead of the second race but Herlings, who has finished on the podium three times in his last three appearances at Kegums, set a steady pace in 3rd and the blitzed to the front with three laps to go and as some belated sunshine appeared. The most successful Grand Prix winner of all-time (up to 103) is still chasing rival Prado in the standings and is now just 15 points behind the Spaniard.

Jeffrey Herlings, 1st and 1st for 1st overall in MXGP: “A tough race. I was a bit scared the start mesh was going to be slick in the second moto, so I dropped the revs and almost missed the start but I still came out 3rd. I had to work hard to get through and it was not easy at all to catch and pass Jorge and Romain but when I went for it, I could make it happen. Romain was riding really good. I had to fight. 1st place as well yesterday so a good GP and I’m very happy and pleased to have a perfect weekend. Now onto Germany.”

Results MXGP Latvia 2023
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 1-1
2. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 2-3
3. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 6-2
4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED) Yamaha, 4-4
5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI), Yamaha, 7-5

Standings MXGP 2023 after 8 of 19 rounds
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 393 points
2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 378
3. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 306
4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 294
5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI), Yamaha, 273

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Jeffrey Herlings luckless in the French MXGP

Round seven of 2023 MXGP dropped onto the steep hillside of Villars sous Ecot for the FIM Motocross World Championship’s first visit to the circuit since 2017. Jeffrey Herlings was luckless to finish 9th overall with a second moto DNF in MXGP.

Considerable work had been done to the circuit layout at Villars sous Ecot, and also in the wake of heavy rainfall in the build-up to the Grand Prix. Deep ruts, bumps and a slowish, technical terrain lay in store for the MXGP and MX2 riders and for what was a typically well attended event in eastern France.

Red Bull KTM figured prominently during the RAM Qualification Heat races on Saturday: Jeffrey Herlings taking a steady 3rd place to grab championship points and the same ranking in the start gate for Sunday’s motos.

On Sunday Herlings produced an unstoppable late charge to pass three principal rivals and reach 2nd position behind Jeremy Seewer in the first moto. The track was at its driest and the circuit was heavily packed with race fans but Herlings was snubbed in his bid for a third win and a fourth podium finish in a row by two technical issues in the second race. The damaged footpeg forced a retirement and meant 9th place overall.

The sandy surface of Kegums will again play host to the Grand Prix of Latvia and round eight on June 3rd-4th.

Jeffrey Herlings, 2nd and DNF for 9th overall in MXGP: “The weekend started pretty well and I was in a good spot for today. I felt good in the first moto and by finishing 2nd we were close to the red plate but second moto we had a couple of issues and unfortunately I couldn’t finish the race. Not the best way to end the Grand Prix but these things can happen. We’re 24 points down now but we’ll work to get them back and I’m looking forward to racing in Holland this weekend and onto Latvia the week after.”

Results MXGP France 2023
1. Jeremy Seewer (SUI), Yamaha, 1-2
2. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 3-1
3. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 4-3
4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 5-4
5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED), Yamaha, 8-5
9. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 2-DNF

Standings MXGP 2023 after 7 of 19 rounds
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 342 points
2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 318
4. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 263
3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 263
5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI), Yamaha, 243

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The new standard: Herlings reaches record #102 victory with Spanish MXGP success

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings has set a new all-time Grand Prix win record with a comprehensive 1-1 moto haul in Madrid, Spain and the sixth round of the 2023 FIM World Championship. Across a rough and rutty hard-packed course south of the capital, Herlings was dominant with his KTM 450 SX-F for his second triumph in a row, his third of the season, a first 1-1 of the year and the 102nd of a career that began in Red Bull KTM colors in 2010.

Jeffrey Herlings is victorious for the second time in a week and the fourth time on Spanish soil to move to within 6 points of the MXGP world championship lead.
Seven days after equaling Stefan Everts’ old 101 record the 28-year-old Dutchman sets the new standard with 102, and 192 career moto wins, all achieved with KTM 250 SX-F and KTM 450 SX-F machinery and in 23 different countries and 43 different circuits.

The purpose-built circuit of Intu Xanadu Arroyomolinos gathered thousands of Spanish motocross fans for what was the fourth MXGP event to take place at the site south of Madrid. A collection of tight corners, a narrow trajectory and some spectacular jumps were formed by hard-packed and rough terrain.

The climate for qualification was hot and sunny and the weather remained stable and therefore demanding on Sunday. Jeffrey Herlings came to Spain on the positive momentum of his victory from the Portuguese GP the previous weekend. The win had brought Herlings level with the all-time record of 101 career triumphs, and the Dutchman already boasts the most checkered flags by any rider and well over 7000 career points accumulated. He took 2nd position in the RAM Qualification Heat, missing P1 by just one second. In the first moto he patiently set his pace and moved up from 3rd to 1st by the midway stage. The second outing was similar and he made three positions in typically attacking style to head the pack by the final ten minutes of the moto.

Herlings’ place in motocross history is guaranteed but for the narrative of 2023 he now has three wins from six and five podium appearances. The gap to Jorge Prado and the red plate is just six points.

Jeffrey Herlings, 1st and 1st for 1st overall in MXGP: “I’m super-happy to improve my moto wins total and take the GP win record outright. The rest of the guys have really stepped it up this season – Jorge is riding awesome – and they are really pushing, so I did not expect this would come so soon. It is still anyone’s game on any particular Sunday. To have won three from six until now is something I wouldn’t have imagined. My starts got a bit better, not great though, and top five positions were enough today. In the second moto I could always see a leader in front of me, so I could rely on that, even though it was tough to pass here because there was only really one fast line. In the end I could control the moto. I enjoyed the fans here; they were amazing for their home heroes. I hope I can win a couple more world titles in my career and then I’ll lay on the beach knowing I’ve done enough!”

 

Results MXGP Spain 2023
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 1-1
2. Mattia Gaudagnini (ITA), GASGAS, 3-3
3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 5-2
4. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 2-5
5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED), Yamaha, 4-6

Standings MXGP 2023 after 6 of 19 rounds
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 294 points
2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 288
3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 224
4. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 214
5. Maxime Renaux (FRA), Yamaha, 202

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History for Herlings with record-equaling 101st Grand Prix win in Portugal

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing launched into the first of two back-to-back events on the Iberian Peninsula by watching Jeffrey Herlings win his 101st career Grand Prix and his second of the 2023 MXGP series at a sunny Agueda for the Grand Prix of Portugal.

The distinctive red soil of Agueda staged the FIM Motocross World Championship once more but provided the riders and teams of the MXGP and MX2 classes with a reversed course and other modifications to the quick, jumpy and relentless layout. Agueda has been a steadfast and consistent date on the MXGP slate for the competition’s most westerly European appointment.

Two rounds after Jeffrey Herlings crested the three-figure barrier in the Grand Prix record books, the five-times world champion was back to his attack on the sport’s statistics. A 3rd place in the first moto (finishing two seconds from the winner) despite arm-pump was forgotten with a rampaging performance and victorious run in the second outing. Jeffrey is now one GP triumph away from the outright #1 status in the world championship record books. In the framework of 2023 Herlings is 2nd in the MXGP championship table, staring at a slender 17 point deficit to Jorge Prado with the red plate.

MXGP decamps a short distance and across the border for round six. The Grand Prix of Spain will take place at Intu Xanadu Arroyomolinos next weekend.

Jeffrey Herlings, 3rd and 1st for 1st overall in MXGP: “It’s really great to come and get another win. It’s been a long road and I feel I am getting back to my old self in some ways. A good performance today. The first moto wasn’t that positive and I had some arm-pump again – I really don’t know why – but in the second one I felt like a different rider and could really push. I’m looking forward to Spain. 101 GP wins is pretty special and now just one more for the record.”

Results MXGP Portugal 2023
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 3-1
2. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 2-3
3. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 1-6
4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 7-2
5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI), Yamaha, 5-4

 

Standings MXGP 2023 after 5 of 19 rounds
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 246 points
2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 229
3. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 214
4. Maxime Renaux (FRA), Yamaha, 202
5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 182

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Jeffrey Herlings takes a moto win in Arco di Trento

Jeffrey Herlings of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing has won his first MXGP moto of this season in round four of the World Championship in Arco di Trento, Italy.

Less than a week after a bustling and busy Grand Prix of Switzerland at Frauenfeld on Easter Monday MXGP made the short trip south to Arco di Trentino at the foot of the Dolomites in northern Italy into and into the compact hard-packed facility of Pietramurata. Round four took place at the scenic but tight and bumpy site that has been a mainstay facility on the MXGP calendar for ten years. The venue welcomed another strong crowd for the second of two rounds on Italian soil on the 2023 slate and in a bright, sunny climate.

On Saturday and across a rough and slick terrain (of a course that had been reversed compared to previous years) Jeffrey Herlings rode to 7th position in the RAM Qualification Heat while Andrea Adamo and Liam Everts captured 3rd and 5th respectively in the MX2 outing.

At the launch of MXGP Herlings was desperately unlucky to get stuck behind the falling Romain Febvre in the first turn of the first moto. It meant the Dutchman had to work his way back from the rear of the pack to take 9th. In the second race ‘The Bullet’ rode superbly to chart a course from the mid-top ten to the lead and seized his first checkered flag of the campaign. The 9-1 was enough for the third step of the rostrum. #84 is 3rd in the world championship.

MXGP regroups for round five in a fortnight. The Grand Prix of Portugal at Agueda, south of Porto, is the first of two Iberian dates with the Spanish GP at Arroyomolinos, close to Madrid happening a week later.

Jeffrey Herlings, 9th and 1st for 3rd overall in MXGP: “In the first moto I had a good start but I think Romain’s front wheel washed and I just went into him. Second moto I started around 8th-10th but then I pushed ‘Beast’ mode. Being defensive has not always been working. So, I thought ‘let’s go back to the old Jeffrey’ and push for it: I showed what I am capable of. We lost a few points this weekend but I hope I can make them up again in Portugal in a couple of weeks.”

Results MXGP Trentino 2023
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 1-3
2. Maxime Renaux (FRA), Yamaha, 2-2
3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 9-1
4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 3-7
5. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA), GASGAS, 3-2

Standings MXGP 2023 after 4 of 19 rounds
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 201 points
2. Maxime Renaux (FRA), Yamaha, 184
3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 175
4. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 166

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