Results: British MXGP
Jeffrey Herlings took the early lead and cruised to an easy win as the battled raged behind him. Gajser hit the deck on lap one, colliding with Van Horebeek and rode through the field to seventh only to crash in the final turn to lose a position to Paulin and come home eighth.
Jeremy Seewer took a very impressive second after having to pass a very strong Mitch Evans who held a smart Cairoli off to finish third. Clement Desalle crashed twice but still finished fifth to underline his speed.
Herlings said: “It’s always better to start with a race win and not start at all like I did last year! The track is tricky, a lot of lines and deep ruts.”
Race one
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:33.506; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:11.870; 3. Mitchell Evans (AUS, Honda), +0:17.051; 4. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:25.377; 5. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:29.331; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GASGAS), +0:30.365; 7. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:38.148; 8. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:39.702; 9. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:41.135; 10. Henry Jacobi (GER, Yamaha), +0:56.640; 11. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:57.589; 12. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:58.850; 13. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Yamaha), +1:17.796; 14. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +1:29.863; 15. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +1:35.062; 16. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +1:36.763; 17. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +1:37.453; 18. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +1:39.063; 19. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +1:43.703; 20. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), +1:45.672; 21. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +1:48.132; 22. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Husqvarna), +1:57.665; 23. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, Yamaha), +2:06.004; 24. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Honda), +2:11.394; 25. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +2:12.215; 26. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Yamaha), +2:22.099; 27. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +2:26.105; 28. Anton Gole (SWE, Honda), +2:28.773; 29. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), +2:30.165; 30. Jake Millward (GBR, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 31. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, KTM), -1 lap(s); 32. Thomas Covington (USA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 33. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), -1 lap(s); 34. Jonathan Bengtsson (SWE, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 35. Jayden Boyd Ashwell (ZIM, KTM), -2 lap(s); 36. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Husqvarna), -7 lap(s); 37. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, GASGAS), -12 lap(s);
Tim Gajser made amends for a crash happy race one to dominate the second moto ahead of a smart Jeffrey Herlings, who, once he passed Cairoli for second, appeared content to stay there in order to win the overall on a very tricky track. Cairoli too settled for third and admitted afterwards he is dealing with a knee injury sustained at Lommel just ten days ago. Gautier Paulin rode well for fourth with Desalle holding off a charging Coldenhoff for fifth. Mitch Evans overcame a bad start to take seventh showing he could ride from the front and the back, even if Coldenhoff did pass him late on.
Race two
MXGP – Grand Prix Race 2 – Classification
1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 35:44.501; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:23.382; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:28.395; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:30.195; 5. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:32.276; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GASGAS), +0:33.945; 7. Mitchell Evans (AUS, Honda), +0:36.870; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:38.209; 9. Henry Jacobi (GER, Yamaha), +0:48.109; 10. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Honda), +1:00.115; 11. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +1:04.176; 12. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +1:16.479; 13. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +1:16.823; 14. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +1:18.556; 15. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Yamaha), +1:22.820; 16. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Yamaha), +1:35.393; 17. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +1:38.339; 18. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +1:39.769; 19. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), +1:42.534; 20. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), +1:52.981; 21. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +2:01.279; 22. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Husqvarna), +2:04.574; 23. Anton Gole (SWE, Honda), +2:10.466; 24. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, GASGAS), +2:13.506; 25. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +2:19.500; 26. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +2:20.030; 27. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Husqvarna), +2:31.753; 28. Jake Millward (GBR, Husqvarna), +2:32.233; 29. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +2:35.056; 30. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), +2:37.030; 31. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 32. Thomas Covington (USA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 33. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 34. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, KTM), -2 lap(s); 35. Jayden Boyd Ashwell (ZIM, KTM), -2 lap(s); 36. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Husqvarna), -8 lap(s); 37. Jonathan Bengtsson (SWE, Husqvarna), -10 lap(s);
Overall
MXGP – GP Classification
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 47 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 38 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 35 p.; 5. Mitchell Evans (AUS, HON), 34 p.; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 32 p.; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 32 p.; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GAS), 30 p.; 9. Henry Jacobi (GER, YAM), 23 p.; 10. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 21 p.; 11. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 13 p.; 12. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 13 p.; 13. Michele Cervellin (ITA, YAM), 13 p.; 14. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 13 p.; 15. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 12 p.; 16. Benoit Paturel (FRA, HON), 11 p.; 17. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 11 p.; 18. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 9 p.; 19. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, YAM), 6 p.; 20. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 5 p.; 21. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), 2 p.; 22. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), 2 p.; 23. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 2 p.; 24. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 0 p.; 25. Brent Van doninck (BEL, HUS), 0 p.; 26. Anton Gole (SWE, HON), 0 p.; 27. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, GAS), 0 p.; 28. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 0 p.; 29. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HUS), 0 p.; 30. Jake Millward (GBR, HUS), 0 p.; 31. Tanel Leok (EST, HUS), 0 p.; 32. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), 0 p.; 33. Thomas Covington (USA, YAM), 0 p.; 34. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, YAM), 0 p.; 35. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, KTM), 0 p.; 36. Jayden Boyd Ashwell (ZIM, KTM), 0 p.; 37. Jonathan Bengtsson (SWE, HUS), 0 p.;
