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Jeffrey Herlings on the podium in MX of Nations in Great Britain

The 77th Motocross of Nations took place at a windy, cloudy and damp Matterley Basin for the first time since 2017.

Weather conditions changed from bright and dry on Saturday to cloudy and wet for Sunday and with the track carving in a very tough and rough collection of ruts and bumps.

Through three difficult motos on Sunday Herlings was the best ranked rider on the day as he lunged to a 5-5 scorecard and 3rd overall in MXGP with his two outings for the Netherlands. He had a small tumble in the first moto but both of his results counted for his team and were the joint highest.

Jeffrey Herlings, 5th and 5th for 3rd overall in MXGP class. 3rd for Team Netherlands: “The end of the year and we won a lot this season and took a podium finish at the Nations. The goal was the world championship but that was not possible although I am pleased that I raced twenty GPs and I finished 59 motos. I want to thank the entire team for their hard work and their contribution to all of it.”

Results MXGP 2024 Motocross of Nations
1. Tim Gajser (SLO), Suzuki, 3-2
2. Eli Tomac (USA), Yamaha, 2-4
3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 5-5

Final Standings MXGP 2024 Motocross of Nations
1. Australia (Lawrence, Lawrence, Webster), 26 points
2. USA (Plessinger, Tomac, Webb), 29
3. Netherlands (Coldenhoff, De Wolf, Herlings) 36
4. Spain (Fernandez, Oliver, Prado) 45
5. France (Febvre, Renaux, Vialle), 50

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Herlings completes 2024 MXGP campaign with valued bronze medal after 3rd overall in Spanish season closer

Jeffrey Herlings signed off a full and successful 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship season with 3rd position at the Grand Prix of Castilla la Mancha today in Cozar. The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing man lifted his fifteenth trophy of a year in which he was one of three riders battling for the title in the 20th and final round of the term. He was P1 in the 40th and final moto.

The third Grand Prix on Spanish soil this season brought MXGP to a new venue; Cozar in Cuidad Real and the southern center of the country. The teams had taken one week to breathe and recover from the journey back to Europe after an eventful Grand Prix of China and travelled to the hardpack and slick circuit eager for discovery and to wrap the MXGP championship.

On Saturday Herlings raced to 2nd in the last RAM Qualification Heat and confirmed the second pick of slots in the start gate for Sunday. In MX2 Adamo was 9th.

Sunday started hot and the temperatures increased as a decent crowd travelled to Cozar anticipating title fights in both classes. Herlings was pushed wide in the first corner of the opening moto and exited the track. He reentered the course after the first jump and was later penalized three positions, dropping from a charge to 3rd on track to 6th. In the second moto Herlings made a great start in 2nd place and through dusty conditions passed world champion Jorge Prado to take the checkered flag.

Herlings accumulated 944 points from forty motos and nineteen Saturday RAM Qualification Heat races this year. He won four Grands Prix, 13 motos and managed 15 podiums after a long and solid campaign of racing from February to early October. He was just 42 points from Tim Gajser in 2nd place and 52 from Jorge Prado in 1st.

Jeffrey Herlings, 6th and 1st for 3rd overall in MXGP: “I don’t agree to have been docked three positions in the first moto. It hurts a little bit. Overall it’s been a positive championship. It could have been better for the final result if my starts were there but that’s also something I have work on. Congratulations to Jorge. He was the best and he deserves it this year.”

Results MXGP Castilla la Mancha 2024
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 1-4
2. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 2-3
3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 6-1

Final MXGP standings 2024
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 996 points
2. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 986
3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 944

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Jeffrey Herlings takes the British MX1 title

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

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Herlings back on the box with 3rd place at steaming MXGP Chinese Grand Prix

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing journeyed to a hot and demanding Shanghai for the second-ever Grand Prix of China and to the impressive Shanghai International Off-road Circuit where Jeffrey Herlings jumped back onto the MXGP podium with 3rd overall.

The second MXGP at the Shanghai International Off-road Circuit was reduced to a one-day format due to adverse weather conditions. A typhoon warning in the region obliged qualification and races to be shifted from the Sunday/Monday schedule to just Sunday morning and with a single Free/Timed Practice session to decide the start gate in place of the usual RAM Qualification heat. The site itself is modern and primed for world championship racing and houses a long, quick and hard-pack track featuring a loose and sandy top layer of terrain.

Jeffrey Herlings was the only member of the Red Bull KTM rider roster with experience of the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix but the Dutchman was dealing with painful cracked ribs and the burn to his arm after his crash in Turkey last weekend. Herlings managed P5 in Timed Practice for the gate.

In the first MXGP race Herlings moved up from a top six position on the first lap to grab 3rd by the flag. In the second moto he also cautiously built his speed and recovered ground to place 4th and ensured his fourteenth trophy of the campaign.

Herlings is 3rd in the MXGP World Championship and sits 48 points behind new leader Jorge Prado after Tim Gajser had a technical issue in the first moto. He trails Gajser by 41 with a maximum of 60 points up for grabs this season. Herlings has already confirmed a top three ranking for 2024.

The series finale, the Grand Prix of Castilla la Mancha, will take place on September 28-29 and will be followed by the Motocross of Nations at Matterley Basin in the UK.

Jeffrey Herlings, 3rd and 4th for 3rd overall in MXGP: “The silly crash in Turkey meant I broke two ribs and although I could ride today it was anything but nice! The championship was out of the picture so I just wanted to do what I could and go home safely. It was short trip and tough for the body but I’m a big fan of the one-day format. It’s been good to come here. It’s a world championship so we should be here and is positive for the brands. It was a good event and the track was nice. My ultimate goal was to finish the season this year and go the whole way for the first time since 2017 without missing one race and we’re almost there.”

Results MXGP China 2024
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 2-1
2. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 1-3
3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 3-4

Standings MXGP 2024 after 19 of 20 rounds
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 943 points
2. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 936
3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 895

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Jeffrey Herlings sixth in MXGP of Turkiye

The final month of the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship began with the trip to Afyon and the Grand Prix of Turkey, round 18 of 20 in the series and before rushes to China and Spain to close the series. Dry and hot conditions saw Jeffrey Herlings rebound from a tough first moto to rank 6th overall.

Turkey is the first of two eastern trips for MXGP, and the flat and familiar layout of Afyon staged the eighth Grand Prix in the country and brought the series back to Afyonkarahisar. The circuit was first used in 2018. Warm and predictable weather and a hard-packed and rough course were the main challenges for the riders in the MXGP and MX2 classes. The championships are narrowing, and Red Bull KTM are firmly in the fight for medal positions.

On Saturday the RAM Qualification races saw Herlings power his way to a good start and then the lead. He classified 3rd for the same choice of positions in the gate for Sunday.
On Sunday the heat remained high, and the track was slick in places. Herlings almost crashed after contact with Romain Febvre out of the gate of the first moto. He rallied back to the top six on the first lap but then crashed and burnt his arm. Jeffrey was able to remount and score 10th. After some treatment he throttled across the fast layout for 3rd.
Two rounds and four motos remain this season. Herlings is 3rd in the championship standings and 39 points from 2nd and 53 from the red plate.

Onto China and the long trip to Shanghai.

Jeffrey Herlings, 10th and 3rd for 6th overall in MXGP: “I believe Jorge, Tim and me were the fastest guys this weekend but they both finished on the podium and I crashed in the first moto and lost a lot of time, as well as burning my arm on the exhaust. In was in quite some pain. I had to come from last for P10. I managed to be good in the second moto but it was almost impossible to pass on this track. We just followed each other. No podium today. I’m looking forward to China. The season is coming to an end and two races to go. Realistically the championship is going to be very difficult but we’ll do what we can.”

Results MXGP Turkey 2024
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 3-1
2. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 4-2
3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI) Kawasaki 1-6
6. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 10-3

Standings MXGP 2024 after 18 of 20 rounds
1. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 910 points
2. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 896
3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 857

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Jeffrey Herlings wins British Championship at Schoolhouse

Jeffrey Herlings of the Red Bull KTM Factory team has won the penultimate round of the British Championship at Schoolhouse. Herlings managed to win both motos and thus strengthened his leading position in the championship.

Herlings started the day strongly by setting the fastest time on the clock in time practice. However, a bad start in the first moto meant he had a lot of work to do to get back to the front. Herlings managed to work his way back up to second place and attacked the leader in the final stages. With a nice overtaking maneuver he took over the first place and won the moto.

The second moto was completely different. Herlings managed to take the lead and immediately set a high pace. Throughout the race, he built up a safe lead and won the moto.

With a double moto victory, Jeffrey won the day’s classification and increased his lead in the championship standings. This weekend Herlings will be racing in the Turkish Grand Prix!

Overall British Championship Schoolhouse:
1 Jeffrey Herlings 50 Pnt
2 Conrad Mewse 44 Pnt
3 Josh Gilbert 38 Pnt
4 Taylor Hammal 38 Pnt
5 Brad Todd 30 Pnt

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Jeffrey Herlings second in MXGP of Switzerland

The Grand Prix of Switzerland represented the third weekend in a row of FIM World Championship action for Jeffrey Herlings as MXGP landed in the rain-hit and rough terrain of Frauenfeld. Jeffrey Herlings finished runner-up for his thirteenth podium of the season with the KTM 450 SX-F.

Hot sunshine initially bathed the facility of Frauenfeld; a short distance from the city of Zurich for the Swiss GP and the third MXGP fixture in succession after trips to Sweden and the Netherlands. Red Bull KTM came into the latest meeting having won three of the last five rounds and with Jeffrey Herlings on an eleven-podium streak.

Herlings had to battle back from top ten and mid-pack starts in the two motos. The Dutchman was strong and adventurous with his lines and although he was not able to add to his moto win tally of 12 in 2024 to-date, he did reach 2nd place both times for the next best score. Jeffrey is still 3rd in the championship and needs 22 points more than Jorge Prado to move into P2.

Three races – Turkey, China and Spain – remain on the calendar and with a maximum haul of 180 points to win. The habitual stop for MXGP on Turkish soil means the eighteenth Grand Prix of the year will rush around the flat hardpack of Afyonkarahisar in a fortnight.

Jeffrey Herlings, 2nd and 2nd for 2nd overall in MXGP: “Today was tough. My start was actually really good in the first moto but somehow I still ended up having to work back from 10th to 2nd. Second moto – I don’t know how – I was almost last. I did a lot of passing and by the time I got to 2nd then Tim [Gajser] had too much of a gap. In the sand you can go for it and make a three-lap sprint but here you push and end-up going backwards. I showed I had great speed again and I think my starts will be better in the next races because of the higher elevation. We’ll see. We’ve also been working on 2025 already and think we’ll also have something really good on the technical side for next year. I like Turkey and I was good in China the last time we went. The end of the season is coming quick and hopefully we can add another win.”

Results MXGP Switzerland 2024
1. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 1-1
2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 2-2
3. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 3-3

Standings MXGP 2024 after 17 of 20 rounds
1. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 860 points
2. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 842
3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 818

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Sandmaster Herlings owns home Grand Prix for fourth MXGP victory of 2024

MXGP ploughed back into the sand for the Grand Prix of the Netherlands and the Arnhem terrain was the scene for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings to go 1-1 for the third time this season with his KTM 450 SX-F.

For the second year in a row the Dutch Grand Prix was hosted by the compact and sandy Motorsportpark Gelderland circuit in Arnhem. Jeffrey Herlings was attempting his first MXGP outing at the venue after missing the 2023 event. Hot and bright weather greeted both days of action at the rippled, technical and physical layout.

On Saturday the RAM Qualification race decided the gate positions for the two Grand Prix motos on Sunday as well as providing the riders with their first opportunity to snare world championship points for the weekend. Herlings took his works KTM 450 SX-F to 4th position after a top ten start.

Sunday saw Herlings in superb form despite a back complaint. He took his time to make progress in the first moto but passed his title rivals to comfortably own the checkered flag. #84’s start was better in the second race and he was able to control the 30 minute and 2-lap distance from the front of the pack; winning his twelfth moto of the year by almost ten seconds.

Jeffrey Herlings now has eleven consecutive podium finishes and twelve for the season as well as 15 career wins on home soil. The points haul means he is 3rd in the standings: just 35 from the red plate and 26 from P2.

Jeffrey Herlings, 1st and 1st for 1st overall in MXGP: “I struggled with a painful back this week. It was something I had to deal with: I’m getting old! Today was quite OK. 1-1 was what I was hoping for. I made work for myself in the first moto but started picking off riders and coming back. I almost made a mistake in the second moto, even if the start was better. The competition is so strong. I’m super-proud of another 1-1 and now up to 107. I’m happy and blessed.”

Results MXGP Netherlands 2024
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 1-1
2. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 2-2
3. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 4-3

Standings MXGP 2024 after 16 of 20 rounds
1. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 801 points
2. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 792
3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 766

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Tenth MXGP podium in a row for Herlings ith 3rd place in Sweden

Jeffrey Herlings of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing started another back-to-back Grand Prix stint at Uddevalla and the annual trip to Sweden. The fifteenth MXGP fixture of the year took place in sunny, warm and breezy conditions north of Gothenburg and Jeffrey Herlings finished 3rd with his KTM 450 SX-F

Uddevalla, one of the longest-serving, time-honored venues on the MXGP calendar, altered the hard-packed stony layout to generate more lines and passing places for the 2024 Swedish Grand Prix. The changes increased the technicality of the course but starts were still at a premium for podium potential. A large crowd filled the rocky hillsides in the first of three consecutive weekends that will pull the championship to the Netherlands and then to Switzerland.

Saturday’s RAM Qualification race saw Jeffrey Herlings recover from a first turn crash (when he couldn’t avoid a fallen rider) to grab 7th and salvage some championship points as well as secure a reasonable slot in the gate for the motos on Sunday. In the MX2 Heat Liam Everts was 5th, with Sacha Coenen nursing sore legs after a tumble in practice but able to score 7th and Andrea Adamo ranked 10th in his comeback to the class.

On Sunday Herlings was nudged off the track around the second corner of the opening MXGP race. The Dutchman entered ‘salvage mode’ from that moment and only a small mistake and stall midway through the last lap prevented him from capturing a decent 4th place. The second moto start was better, and he immediately slotted into P2 on the first lap. Jeffrey tried to close to Jorge Prado, particularly through the backmarkers, and came close on the final circulation. He briefly had to pick-up and recover the #84 machine after a slip. Jeffrey sustained a bang to his left hand but made sure of 2nd place and 3rd overall.

Arnhem, sand and home territory for Jeffrey Herlings now lies in store as the Motorsportpark Gelderland stages the sixteenth Grand Prix of the campaign and welcomes the world championship for the second year in a row.

Jeffrey Herlings, 5th and 2nd for 3rd overall in MXGP: “This wasn’t an easy one. I had nowhere to go at the start on Saturday and this is definitely not the easiest of tracks for passing. I got back some points. I had work to do in the first moto after being pushed out: this did not help. A good start finally arrived in the second moto. I was behind Jorge [Prado] and I kept the distance but then had a pretty big one on the last lap. I still managed to finish on the podium and we have ten in a row now so I hope to keep the streak going. Next up is Arnhem. I hope my hand will be OK and it doesn’t feel too bad. The home GP always gives you the extra little boost usually and I hope I can use that to my advantage.”

Results MXGP Sweden 2024
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 1-1
2. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 2-3
3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 5-2

Standings MXGP 2024 after 15 of 20 rounds
1. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 757 points
2. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 740
3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 709

Photocredits – Ray Archer

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Jeffrey Herlings wins both motos British Championship Hawkstone Park

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

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