Herlings Wins with 1-1 in Italy
Monday, September 7, 2020 at 2:04PM 
Red Bull KTM Factory rider Jeffrey Herlings did pretty much what everyone expected with a 1-1 performance at the opening GP at the Faenza circuit and the way he looked means bad news for his rivals. With defending champion Tim Gajser finishing off the podium and struggling somewhat. Gajser is now 67 points off the red plate.
“It is amazing to equal Tony Cairoli (his 90th GP victory) and there is one guy left on the list and that is Stefan Everts. He was my idol when I was a kid and I need another 11 to catch him. We had a good start, but it was a rough one, had to fight until the end and Jeremy was riding really well. It was hard to pass Jorge, just one line, but looking forward to the race on Wednesday.”
Monster Energy Yamaha rider Jeremy Seewer finished second with 2-2 results and another Red Bull KTM rider Antonio Cairoli finished third with 3-3 scores. Cairoli moved into second place in the MXGP points but is 60 points behind Herlings. As we know, Cairoli knows where to be if something happens to Herlings or Gajser.
Prado led the second MXGP moto from Herlings, Seewer, Paulin, Desalle, Gasjer, Cairoli, Jacobi, Febvre and Walsh in 10th place. After four laps Prado was 1 second ahead of Herlings, then Seewer, Paulin, Cairoli, Gajser, Febvre, Desalle, Jacobi, and Evans 10th. Paulin went down and was well back in the positions.
While it was Jasikonis who was in the mix with the World champions in Latvia, this time it is Seewer tucked between the former or present champions. Prado, Herlings, Seewer, Cairoli, Gajser and Febvre the top six, then Desalle, Jacobi, Evans and Jasikonis.
Eight laps and the lead was still around a second, as Seewer was all over the back wheel of Herlings. Herlings again making big leaps towards his fifth World title as he gets miles ahead of anyone else in the points race.
Seewer all over Herlings and Prado starting to fade, the end of this race will light up. Herlings into the lead and Seewer also past Prado, with Cairoli closing on the top three, then came Febvre, Gajser, Evans, Coldenhoff, Desalle, Jasikonis in 10th. Seewer going after Herlings again.
Prado struggling as he dropped to sixth place and seemingly tiring badly. 16th lap the lead by Herlings was two seconds from Seewer, then Cairoli, Febvre, Gajser, Prado, Evans, Coldenjoff, Jasikonis, and Lupino in 10th. Herlings wins the race and the overall, followed by Seewer who also finished second overall and Cairoli, who finished third overall
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