Herlings Majestic in Turkey

Soon to be World MXGP champion Jeffrey Herlings has won the MXGP of Turkey with his typical 1-1 performance. Despite sickness, and not feeling his normal self, and his main rival Antonio Cairoli struggled after a crash in the second moto of the Sunday, the Dutchman is just a few points away from being World champion. 

Cairoli crashed in the second moto, and at one point dropped to 21^th place, which would have given Herlings the MXGP championship in Turkey, but the Italian fought hard and worked his way into the top 20, but his 10^th championship challenge seems more or less over. 95 points seperate the two now, leading into Assen in two weeks time.

“I should be ok,” Herlings said. “But I felt so sick between motos and you could see it with my riding, it isn’t the same Jeffrey. I felt really sick during the second moto. I gained a lot of points, like a 97-points lead, they just told me, and I hope we can make it happen in Assen and we will see how it turns out. Sorry for everyone I couldn’t ride my second moto like I should. We are really close now and we have to watch out what we do in the next weeks. I felt ill all weekend, but its racing and  you can’t be top fit every weekend. We race all over the World in different countries. From 18 GP I have won 15 and I can’t wait to see everyone in Assen.

Desalle took the holeshot in the second MXGP moto, with Herlings behind, but the Dutchman took the lead quickly, followed by Desalle, Paulin, Gajser, Monticelli, Seewer, Van Horebeek, Cairoli, Anstie and Simpson. Anstie down and out of the top ten, as Cairoli also went down and was back in 21^st place.

After a lap it was Herlings with a two second lead over Desalle, then came Gajser, Paulin, Seewer, Monticelli, Van Horebeek, Simpson, Searle and Coldenhoff. Cairoli into 18^th place, just ahead of Anstie.

 At this point the lead by Herlings was 98 points and the championship was edging so close for the Dutchman.

After two laps it was Herlings with a three second lead, then Gajser who had passed Desalle, Paulin, Seewer, Van Horebeek, Monticelli, Simpson, Searle and Coldenhoff. Cairoli was 17^th.

Simpson went past Monticelli, and Coldenhoff passed Searle for 10^th place. Anstie into 15^th and Cairoli 16th. The championship now looking like Herlings would be nearly unbeatable with a lead around 90 points with 100 points up for grabs after this GP.

After six laps it was Herlings, Gajser, Desalle, Paulin, Seewer, Van Horebeek, Simpson, Monticelli, Coldenhoff and Searle. Anstie 14^th and Cairoli 16^th.

After eight laps the lead by Herlings was three seconds over Gajser, with the top ten not changing at all, and Cairoli into 14^th place and 93 points behind Herlings in the points race. Coldenhoff into 8^th place as he passed Monticelli.

Gajser was suddenly all over Herlings on lap 13, and maybe the Dutchman is showing signs of trouble with the warm temperatures or he made a mistake. Herlings started pushing and was quickly getting away from the HRC rider. Gajser nearly ran up the back of a lapped rider in his charge after Herlings.

After 15 laps it was Herlings, Gajser, Desalle, Paulin, Seewer, Van Horebeek, Simpson, Coldenhoff, Searle and Lupino into the top ten.

Herlings eventually got away from Gajser as the 2015 MXGP champion started making little mistakes. Cairoli still in 15^th and not making much progress now.

Herlings wins it from Gajser and Desalle.

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 2 - Classification

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 34:38.520; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:04.656; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:31.485; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:35.466; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:37.832; 6. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:46.893; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:52.943; 8. Shaun Simpson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:53.732; 9. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:54.544; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki), +1:11.577; 11. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, Yamaha), +1:14.426; 12. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, KTM), +1:16.733; 13. Julien Lieber (BEL, Kawasaki), +1:24.228; 14. Todd Waters (AUS, Honda), +1:26.665; 15. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +1:30.310; 16. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), +1:56.012; 17. Petar Petrov (BUL, Honda), -1 lap(s); 18. Batuhan Demiryol (TUR, Honda), -6 lap(s); 19. Galip Alp Baysan (TUR, Yamaha), -11 lap(s); 20. Panagiotis Kouzis (GRE, Honda), -17 lap(s); 21. Sakir Senkalayci (TUR, KTM), -5 lap(s);

MXGP - GP Classification

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 42 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 38 p.; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 31 p.; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 31 p.; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 30 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 29 p.; 8. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 28 p.; 9. Shaun Simpson (GBR, YAM), 25 p.; 10. Tommy Searle (GBR, KAW), 23 p.; 11. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KAW), 20 p.; 12. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, YAM), 17 p.; 13. Julien Lieber (BEL, KAW), 16 p.; 14. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, KTM), 15 p.; 15. Max Anstie (GBR, HUS), 15 p.; 16. Todd Waters (AUS, HON), 12 p.; 17. Petar Petrov (BUL, HON), 7 p.; 18. Panagiotis Kouzis (GRE, HON), 5 p.; 19. Batuhan Demiryol (TUR, HON), 4 p.; 20. Galip Alp Baysan (TUR, YAM), 2 p.; 21. Sakir Senkalayci (TUR, KTM), 2 p.; 22. Valentin Guillod (SUI, KTM), 0 p.;

Posted on September 02, 2018

Soon to be World MXGP champion Jeffrey Herlings has won the MXGP of Turkey with his typical 1-1 performance. Despite sickness, and not feeling his normal self, and his main rival Antonio Cairoli struggled after a crash in the second moto of the Sunday, the Dutchman is just a few points away from being World champion. 

Cairoli crashed in the second moto, and at one point dropped to 21^th place, which would have given Herlings the MXGP championship in Turkey, but the Italian fought hard and worked his way into the top 20, but his 10^th championship challenge seems more or less over. 95 points seperate the two now, leading into Assen in two weeks time.

“I should be ok,” Herlings said. “But I felt so sick between motos and you could see it with my riding, it isn’t the same Jeffrey. I felt really sick during the second moto. I gained a lot of points, like a 97-points lead, they just told me, and I hope we can make it happen in Assen and we will see how it turns out. Sorry for everyone I couldn’t ride my second moto like I should. We are really close now and we have to watch out what we do in the next weeks. I felt ill all weekend, but its racing and  you can’t be top fit every weekend. We race all over the World in different countries. From 18 GP I have won 15 and I can’t wait to see everyone in Assen.

Desalle took the holeshot in the second MXGP moto, with Herlings behind, but the Dutchman took the lead quickly, followed by Desalle, Paulin, Gajser, Monticelli, Seewer, Van Horebeek, Cairoli, Anstie and Simpson. Anstie down and out of the top ten, as Cairoli also went down and was back in 21^st place.

After a lap it was Herlings with a two second lead over Desalle, then came Gajser, Paulin, Seewer, Monticelli, Van Horebeek, Simpson, Searle and Coldenhoff. Cairoli into 18^th place, just ahead of Anstie.

 At this point the lead by Herlings was 98 points and the championship was edging so close for the Dutchman.

After two laps it was Herlings with a three second lead, then Gajser who had passed Desalle, Paulin, Seewer, Van Horebeek, Monticelli, Simpson, Searle and Coldenhoff. Cairoli was 17^th.

Simpson went past Monticelli, and Coldenhoff passed Searle for 10^th place. Anstie into 15^th and Cairoli 16th. The championship now looking like Herlings would be nearly unbeatable with a lead around 90 points with 100 points up for grabs after this GP.

After six laps it was Herlings, Gajser, Desalle, Paulin, Seewer, Van Horebeek, Simpson, Monticelli, Coldenhoff and Searle. Anstie 14^th and Cairoli 16^th.

After eight laps the lead by Herlings was three seconds over Gajser, with the top ten not changing at all, and Cairoli into 14^th place and 93 points behind Herlings in the points race. Coldenhoff into 8^th place as he passed Monticelli.

Gajser was suddenly all over Herlings on lap 13, and maybe the Dutchman is showing signs of trouble with the warm temperatures or he made a mistake. Herlings started pushing and was quickly getting away from the HRC rider. Gajser nearly ran up the back of a lapped rider in his charge after Herlings.

After 15 laps it was Herlings, Gajser, Desalle, Paulin, Seewer, Van Horebeek, Simpson, Coldenhoff, Searle and Lupino into the top ten.

Herlings eventually got away from Gajser as the 2015 MXGP champion started making little mistakes. Cairoli still in 15^th and not making much progress now.

Herlings wins it from Gajser and Desalle.

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 2 - Classification

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 34:38.520; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:04.656; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:31.485; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:35.466; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:37.832; 6. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:46.893; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:52.943; 8. Shaun Simpson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:53.732; 9. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:54.544; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki), +1:11.577; 11. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, Yamaha), +1:14.426; 12. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, KTM), +1:16.733; 13. Julien Lieber (BEL, Kawasaki), +1:24.228; 14. Todd Waters (AUS, Honda), +1:26.665; 15. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +1:30.310; 16. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), +1:56.012; 17. Petar Petrov (BUL, Honda), -1 lap(s); 18. Batuhan Demiryol (TUR, Honda), -6 lap(s); 19. Galip Alp Baysan (TUR, Yamaha), -11 lap(s); 20. Panagiotis Kouzis (GRE, Honda), -17 lap(s); 21. Sakir Senkalayci (TUR, KTM), -5 lap(s);

MXGP - GP Classification

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 42 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 38 p.; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 31 p.; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 31 p.; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 30 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 29 p.; 8. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 28 p.; 9. Shaun Simpson (GBR, YAM), 25 p.; 10. Tommy Searle (GBR, KAW), 23 p.; 11. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KAW), 20 p.; 12. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, YAM), 17 p.; 13. Julien Lieber (BEL, KAW), 16 p.; 14. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, KTM), 15 p.; 15. Max Anstie (GBR, HUS), 15 p.; 16. Todd Waters (AUS, HON), 12 p.; 17. Petar Petrov (BUL, HON), 7 p.; 18. Panagiotis Kouzis (GRE, HON), 5 p.; 19. Batuhan Demiryol (TUR, HON), 4 p.; 20. Galip Alp Baysan (TUR, YAM), 2 p.; 21. Sakir Senkalayci (TUR, KTM), 2 p.; 22. Valentin Guillod (SUI, KTM), 0 p.;