Weston Beach Race - KTM Support

RHL Activities is pleased to announce that KTM UK will be powering the HydroGarden Weston Beach Race, which takes place on October 19-21, with a KTM village set-up on the promenade and many initiatives for race-goers over the course of the event weekend.  
KTM is Europe’s largest motorcycle manufacturer and the market leader in the motocross and enduro sector around the globe – including in the UK. KTM has its roots firmly planted in offroad competition where the Austrian firm has amassed over 300 world championship titles. These have mostly been won with offroad machinery, including achieving huge success at the notorious Dakar rally, in the MXGP Motocross World Championship, in AMA Supercross and in Enduro. KTM is relishing in the opportunity to get close to the offroad racers, fans and spectators at the 2018 HydroGarden Weston Beach Race. 
 
With KTM’s brand promise ‘READY TO RACE’ in mind, staff from KTM UK competed in the gruelling 2017 HydroGarden Weston Beach Race three-hour solo race, and will do so again in 2018. The best way for KTM UK’s management and staff to be engaged with their customers is by lining up on the beach with them and getting amongst the action. 
 
For spectators, the Orange brand will create a KTM Village on the promenade with a huge set-up including a number of displays and teams, as well as the very latest KTM motorcycle range. KTM will also host racers such as Robbie Maddison, whose signed bike will be given away during the course of the weekend in a mammoth competition!
 
For RHL Activities having KTM as partner of the HydroGarden Weston Beach Race is paramount. Industry support for this growing event is vital, and KTM is also encouraging new people to take part in the sport – something that RHL Activities has always been keen to promote. For those attending the race, make sure you head down to the KTM Village to see what’s on offer.
 
Gareth Hockey: Director of RHL Activities
“Last year we had a great display with KTM, and you can really see their commitment to offroad with how involved in the event they wanted to be. Having Matt Walker (KTM UK Managing Director) and his staff compete in the race really shows their passion for the industry they are connected with, and this is truly important for the sport. KTM has a lot planned for this year; showcasing their bikes and range within the KTM Village, a huge competition, and more. We’re looking forward to working with them further, and of course they will support some of our star riders taking part in the race. I’m pleased to announce that the HydroGarden Weston Beach Race will be powered by KTM.”
 
Simon Roots: KTM Marketing, Events & Motorsport Manager
“The HydroGarden Weston Beach Race is such an iconic event and KTM certainly wants to be involved with events of this scale and nature. We don’t just want to provide a display to let riders and customers know all about our bikes, we want to show everyone spectating that KTM is a READY TO RACE company. We’ll have nearly a quarter of our staff competing this year, and we’ll bring along our display truck with all of the 2019 models. We’ll also be supporting superstar Robbie Maddison with his effort, and there will be other KTM pro riders racing on orange. It goes without saying that we hope we can win the main solo race as well. The KTM Village will incorporate various race trucks with our race teams, as well as featuring as many dealers as we can to bring in that community feel to show exactly how we operate. We’ll be encouraging spectators and riders to come and talk to us to see our products, learn about KTM and if they don’t ride, we can point them in the right direction on where to start. We’re really looking forward to it so come by and say hello!”

Reed Racing Monster Cup...Anyone Surprised?

Chad Reed To Race 2018 Monster Energy Cup

Will Race With JGRMX

September 13, 2018 By Michael Antonovich

 

The AutoTrader/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Suzuki team has announced that Chad Reed will race the 2018 Monster Energy Cup with support from the team. Reed and the North Carolina-based crew have formed a close bond over the last year or so, which recently resulted in Reed racing the final round of the 2018 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship at Ironman. In the weeks since then, Reed has stayed aboard the yellow bikes and has shared footage of him riding Supercross tracks at the team’s facility on the East Coast.

We spoke with Team Manager Jeremy Albrecht at the Ironman Motocross round about the future between Reed and the team. At that time Albrecht was hopeful that something could be worked out that would bring Reed under the factory tent for the 2019 Supercross season, but Albrecht made it clear that it would require additional support from sponsors to pay for the cost.

As of now, the AutoTrader/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Suzuki has three confirmed riders for 2019 with Justin Hill and Weston Peick racing the full season in the 450 class and Alex Martin race the full season in the 250 class, but there are three more spots left to be filled in the 250 class.

The press release from the team is posted in full below…

The Autotrader/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing Team announces that two-time 450 Supercross champion Chad Reed will contest the Monster Energy Cup on Saturday, October 13th. Reed will be racing a Suzuki RM-Z450 and vying for the $1 million bonus of winning the richest Supercross race in the sport.
 
Chad Reed contested the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship finale at Ironman Raceway for the Autotrader/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing Team. The 36-year-old holeshot a moto and finished 5-8 for eighth overall. Reed has since spent several weeks testing the Autotrader/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing RM-Z450 at JGRMX's Supercross track in North Carolina. The Australian is in great form and very comfortable on the Suzuki RM-Z450. This led to the mutual decision between rider and team to contest the Monster Energy Cup. Fourth on the all-time Supercross wins list, with 44 main event victories, Reed is eager to make a statement on the hybrid-style Supercross track.

"My experience with the team at the Ironman National was awesome," stated Reed. "The race went better than I personally thought it would, because I wasn't in 100 percent race shape. I achieved my personal goals. Since that time, I have continued to work with the team and help test the Suzuki RM-Z450. I'm enjoying the bike and team. I am looking forward to racing the Monster Energy Cup."

Autotrader/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing team manager Jeremy Albrecht is excited to continue working with one of the sport's most decorated athletes. "Chad Reed has been outstanding to work with. He has proven to be a valued addition to our testing program with the Suzuki RM-Z450. I'm eager to see Reed race in Las Vegas, and I think we will turn heads. This should be fun."

In addition to racing, Chad Reed will be on hand to sign autographs and meet fans at the Suzuki display during the sixth annual AIMExpo, which will be held at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Convention Center. He will be joined by Weston Peick, who recently inked a contract extension with the Autotrader/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing Team
for 2019.

Tony Alessi Details The Malcolm Stewart & MotoConcepts Deal

"I think he will do really well and I’m excited."

September 12, 2018 By Michael Antonovich

 

Last week Malcolm Stewart made waves through motocross by posting a quick image of a SmarTop/MotoConcepts/Honda with his numbers and a caption that said “First day out!” Instantly there was talk that Stewart had inked a full contract with the team for 2019 but as initially reported by Steve Matthes at Racer X Online, the deal is currently just through the end of December. Because both Mike and Jeff Alessi lined up for our SLAM Pro Race over the weekend at Milestone MX Park, we had a chance to talk with Tony about Stewart’s program, the future of the team, and his recently formed AME Minicross series that runs through Southern California. As always, Alessi was open and honest on each subject and gave great insight into what is necessary for success at the top level of the sport.

Everyone saw the photo that Malcolm posted on Thursday with the bike. We had heard rumors about for a while about this, but how did Malcolm and the team finally come together?

The relationship between Malcolm and SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts/Honda has evolved over the last few years. It's been something that we both wanted to do for a couple of years and the time was right this time around to put ourselves in a position to help. What we are doing for Malcolm is through the months that will lead up to Supercross, which will be from now all the way through October, November, and December. We will assist him with bikes, parts, mechanics, and help at all of the offseason overseas races that he has this year. He's here right now and we're doing our best to get him ready for Montreal, but he's already exceptionally good. The idea is that if he has some success over the next three months that sponsors would be interested to contribute with the costs associated with his program for the 2019 Supercross season. That's what we're working on right now.

So right now it hinges on him putting in the results and a company that is not already a sponsor of the team coming in to help fund his part of the program?

Yeah. And we're not even asking for a sponsor to fund his whole part, but just a contribution towards the costs of running a guy like him for seventeen races.

In the past the team has had three people, like in 2018 with Vince Friese, Jake Weimer, and Justin Brayton. Was the plan for 2019 to just have two riders with Vince and Justin?

Initially, the plan was just to have Vince and Justin. That was how we set our deals up for 2019 with existing sponsors, but with this opportunity with Malcolm becoming more relevant, it's hard for them to adjust the budgets they have already set for the two riders we have. It's easy for us to run his program in the offseason because there is no travel cost, that's what the promoters take care of, and we blend his day-by-day stuff in with what we're doing here because Justin is in Australia. It makes this a no-brainer. We are able to help him at a one hundred percent level in the offseason and we will build him a stellar bike for the Monster Energy Cup. I think he will do really well and I'm excited. I've gotten to the tracks at 6:30 in the morning just to get the guy on the track because he's really good. He's a cool guy and very punctual, he's polite, so it's fun for us to work with him.

As a media guy I have to not be biased, but from my perspective, it seems like it would be a no-brainer for a team to try to sign him just off of the crowd reaction and publicity that he gets. Anything we post online about him gets a huge reaction and he has a long autograph line at the races. It's something that has surprised me about teams because he brings exposure for sponsors.

That would be the idea and that's the idea behind Supercross too. It's like, "Here is the platform and now sponsors will jump onboard." But the reality is that sponsors don't do that. I don't have an answer for that and I'm surprised by it. We had a great season last year and we won a race, had five podiums, five heat race wins, and had a good amount of television time. We have to pay more now to our riders for the level of participation that they had last year but we can't get anyone to contribute more. And to add Malcolm would be a huge undertaking. My thinking is that Malcolm will win Montreal and people will talk about him a bit. Then he can get a podium at Monster Energy Cup and then people will want to get on the program and it goes from there. That's my ambition and if we can make that happen then we will have the funding for him to have a successful Supercross season in 2019.

This last year has been great but I would say that MCR has been building for the last three years with Honda coming in, the team getting Justin, and everything being consistent all the way through. For someone in your position, have you done and changed many things to get to this point or did it just take time for everything to come together?

I've always felt that our platform is crazy good. We have a team owner that is into it and there is no compromising on our team with materials. We build really good packages for the riders in terms of engines and suspensions, so the performance of the bike is equal to a factory bike without being a factory bike. That took a lot of work and experience to get it done, but I feel that we have done a good job with it and it showed last year. More riders are seeing this and seeing that they can be successful. And that's been the goal. At some point in the very near future, we would like to have a team that contends for championships, but that's an evolutionary process and it takes time to build that up. We have to have the right materials in place to get the riders and for them to get the confidence that they can achieve things with us. That's all still building.

For all of the time that you have put into this team, how rewarding was 2018?

It was exceptionally rewarding for us. It was like the first opportunity to get recognized for the effort that we put in. And don't get me wrong, there are other riders and teams that put in equal effort, but they may not get the results. We've been there for a few years before this. To finally break through and show that your program is capable is an amazing feeling.

You've put so much of your time and energy into the sport as a whole, with the boys being near or in their 30s now. Did you ever think that what you are doing now was obtainable or did the goals change over time?

Initially, I got involved in the sport because I loved to ride and race, just like everyone else. All of a sudden I had kids and they were good, so we knew we had to do something about it. Obviously, we participated in their program and the goal was always to be the greatest rider there ever was. That was the vision that we had. Mike raced professional Supercross from 2004 to 2017 and he was four-time runner-up in the outdoor Nationals. He finished second in the 250 championship to Tedesco in 2005, second to Villopoto in 2006, and 2007 was his rookie year in the 450 and he wasn't even 20 years old yet but he finished second to Grant Langston. Later on in life, he came onboard with the MotoConcepts team and we got him second overall. In the term of his career he won lots of races and got lots of podiums, led more laps than probably anyone in that timespan, and that was all exciting. As Mike is winding down now, the ambition is still to have a rider that is the best in the world and can prove to be the best there is. That hasn't changed and is still there with me. I want to achieve that at some point and that's my life's ambition, to win a championship. I'm 53 so I think I can do it for twenty more years.

Once Supercross wraps up, you have an entire summer to work towards the next year. This year you brought the AME Minicross series to Milestone and it's cool to see someone in your position give back to a level of the sport that rarely every receives attention from high up. Where did the idea come from?

I felt like with my boys I missed it on Supercross. We put so much effort into Loretta Lynn's and winning that we were 99.9-percent motocross and we missed the Supercross element. Realistically, I think it was a big nail in Mike's confidence and when he went to his first Supercross, he was slower than the test rider at KTM, which was Casey Lytle. It took about ten years for him to get decently good at Supercross and we could have had those ten years in prior to pro racing if we had a program like Minicross. It's a junior level, scaled down Supercross track run under the same format. We do heat races and main events just like a Supercross. I feel like because I missed it, I don't want the other local kids to miss that.

Supercross is so different in every way. When I see riders go to a Supercross for their first time, they are often lost. It doesn't matter how good of an amateur rider they were, because they are lost in something that is unlike anything they have ever done.

I felt I needed to do this to make up for what I didn't in the past. The kids come out and love it. And you wouldn't believe how good they get so quickly. They start at a really low level but a month later they look like pros. The next series will start with a warm-up on the last Saturday of September and that's when we'll break in the brand-new amateur Supercross track that Milestone is building. We'll run two events in October, two events in November, and two events in December, with half of them being run on the Stadiumcross track at Glen Helen, just to mix it up and make a real champion at the end.

Timaru's Michael Dunn wins NZ veterans MX title

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A happy Michael Dunn with his Kawasaki KX450 and the trophy for being crowned NZ Motocross champion in the veterans 35-39 years grade.

Michael Dunn's dedication to motocross has been rewarded with a New Zealand title near Timaru at the weekend.

The 37-year-old from Timaru, who admits motocross has dominated his sporting life "since I was kid", is now the NZ champion in the veterans' 35-39 years category after scoring three wins and two seconds from his five races over the two days at Southburn.

It could have been a lot different though as he revealed he crashed his Kawasaki KX450 in two races but was able to recover and record seconds both times.

Eldon Megaw from Clandeboye riding a Kawasaki KZ450 in action at the New Zealand Veteran and Women's Motocross Championship at Southburn near Timaru.

There was a sixth race, an all in "champion of champions" race for the winners and he was happy to get third in that race behind a star of weekend, Christchurch's 2009 national MX1 champion Justin McDonald who won all his races.

"It was a good weekend, but it was pretty tough," Dunn said.

"The track was hard work for veterans. It was physically demanding."

Dunn puts his success down to more focus over the past 12 months.

"I suppose I've never really done that but I've put a lot more effort in since the end of last year and am certainly doing better."

He is heading into a busy period of racing, with "heaps of events" around the South Island and racing looms in places like Alexandra, Invercargill, Dunedin and Balclutha over the coming weeks.

The two-day event featured many riders who, despite their veteran status, still rate among the sport's elite, while the female side of the sport that shared the race programme was just as intense.

McDonald, who is semi-retired now, said it was great to be out on the track again though.

Former Otago rugby captain David Latta from Balclutha showed talent in another sport, winning the veterans' 55-59 years' class title.

Event organiser, MNZ board member Noel May, said the weekend was "perfect in so many ways".

"We were a wee bit worried about the weather, because rain had been forecast, but nothing came until after all the racing was completed on Sunday afternoon. We were a bit lucky," he said.

"I was really proud of the track we were able to provide and the racing was exceptional. The riders all loved it ... it was natural, old-school style.

"It was great to have Carey Hart show up. He was a really chilled-out guy and signed heaps of autographs. It was great for the sport to have him come here and he remarked that the track was 'just heaven' and better than anything he rides on back home."

Other class winners from the weekend were: Tai Patu's Brendan Wilson (Vets 40-44 years); Christchurch's Brad Norton (Vets 45-49 years); New Plymouth's Mitch Rowe (Vets 50-54 years); Balclutha's Brian Jacobs (Vets 60-69 years); Ongarue's Reg Davey (Vets over-70 years); Australian Jessica Moore (Senior women); Motueka's Roma Edwards (Junior women, 12-16 years, 125cc/250cc); Invercargill's Charlotte Clark (Junior women, 13-16 years, 85cc); Ngatea's Brooke Dalley (Junior women, 8-12 years, 85cc).

New electric motocross track puts jumps, turns and rollers in a reproducible urban design

 

With electric motorcycles, dirt bikes and light electric sport bikes becoming more popular and even competitive, electric motocross bikes are increasingly common sights on tracks around the world. But such electric bikes aren’t always welcome. With high torque and power, they don’t really belong on many mountain bike trails, and yet they sometimes don’t have the range to last for extended sessions on longer motocross tracks. Plus, many riders want to be able to head straight from their garage or apartment to the track.

So Swedish electric motorcycle company Cake decided to solve the problem by designing a new motocross track meant solely for electric bikes.

Cake’s new motocross track is designed with bikes like their lightweight motocross Kalk in mind.

Such lightweight electric motorbikes have torque, speed, and responsiveness profiles that are unlike those of gas or pedal-powered bikes. The new track’s features such as the radius of the curves, table tops, jumps, banks, rollers and the length of the speed straightaways were all designed to take advantage of the performance of light electric motorbikes.

The track is also intended to be easily reproducible in cities and urban areas. With a footprint of just 0.37 hectares (0.92 acres), the track can fit on a small plot of land while still providing a wide range of features.

 

From table tops to doubles, triples and rollers, the track packs a number of obstacles in that small space.

Hairpin and berm turns combined with long straightaways also provide for a range of riding and quick brake/throttle transitions.

The track itself is comprised of 130 cubic meters of crushed limestone and 80 cubic meters of rock flour for the top surface – a relatively small amount of building materials considering the length of the twisting track.

Total build time is estimated at just 5 days.

The track was designed for Cake by Robin Wallner, a professional mountain bike racer.

According to Wallner:

“I sat down and looked a little at measurements of a classic 50-80CC motocross track and blended that layout with a modern bicycle pump track when it came to jumps and turns. I wanted to create something that you can basically put in the center of Stockholm and is something that anyone can have fun on. It’s also a perfect indoor thing. If you can get an old warehouse then there’s no pollution, no fumes, no sound. You’re not really disturbing anybody.”

By using a standardized design and commonly available building materials, Cake hopes that the track design will be adopted in cities across the world and help to increase the popularity of electric motocross riding.

Electrek’s Take

I think this is a pretty cool concept that solves a lot of problems.

It keeps electric motocross bikes off of mountain bike trails, which I know a lot of dedicated mountain bikers hate.

It also opens the door to more urban motocross parks which can help increase the popularity of the sport.

Electric motocross bikes simply make good sense. That immediately available torque and the ability to enjoy the ride without a whining engine in your ear is a sweet combo.

Now there’s the chance to do it down the block instead of riding out to the countryside. Sounds like a win to me!

Baylor Brothers Bust Loose Moose AMA National Enduro

Baylor Brothers Bust Loose Moose AMA National Enduro

Steward Baylor steals the win from brother Grant in the final test at the Loose Moose AMA National Enduro in Marquette, Michigan. 

To say the Baylor brothers dominated round eight of the Kenda AMA National Enduro Series in Michigan would be an understatement. Combined, the Tely Energy KTM-backed siblings accounted for all six test wins. Steward won tests 1, 5 and 6, while Grant won 2,3 and 4. 

Grant took the lead from Steward after the third test and held an 18-second lead going into the final test. But after having to dig his way out of a couple of mud holes, Grant lost ground to Steward and handed back the lead for good. 

In the end, Steward took advantage of a rare first-test win to claim the overall victory by 27 seconds ahead of Grant. Meanwhile, the brothers finished over a minute-and-a-half clear of third place.

“I bet in all my years of racing the National Enduro series I think this is just the sixth time I have won the first test of a race,” said Steward. “Grant got out to a lead over me, but it started to get pretty rocky in the last few tests and that’s when things started going my way. Those last two tests seemed to fall in my lap.”

 

 

Grant was not happy about losing the race in the final test, but glad that the race was won by his brother.

“The day was pretty good, I got third in the first test and then went on to win the next three tests,” said Grant. “I had a good lead over Steward but then I lost a little time when I got stuck on a rock in the fifth test. Then in the last test, I was just trying to get through it, but there were some random sinkholes and I ended up burying it up to my seat three times and I had to get off the bike and pull it out. At least I had a big enough lead to hang on to second.”

Third went to Josh Toth. The FMF/KTM Factory rider was admittedly off the pace, especially in the second test where he posted the seventh-fastest time. 

“It wasn’t my day, I just had nothing for Steward today,” said Toth. “I got a bad start in the first test, and then I thought I rode well in the second test, but my times didn’t show it. I was off the pace, so I had to try to turn it around. I was going good in the fifth test, but I hit a limb with my arm and it went dead on me, but it seems to be okay now.”

 

 

Trail Jesters Racing KTM’s Ben Kelley finished 38 seconds behind Toth for fourth. 

“I felt like I rode pretty well today,” said Kelley. “I had a few mistakes, and in that last test, which was pretty gnarly, I think I had two crashes and got stuck in the mud twice. It was a cool test and I felt like I was going good, but it was tricky.”

SRT Racing’s Evan Smith continues to hover around the top five and finished a solid fifth in Michigan after turning in a relatively clean ride with just a couple of small mistakes. Meanwhile, KR4 Husqvarna’s Cory Buttrick was just behind in sixth. 

 

 

Pro2 Class win for Lafferty

Seventh went to Solid Performance KTM ace Ryder Lafferty, who also won the NE Pro2 class with his finish: “It was a really good day,” said Lafferty. “I like coming up here and riding in the sand and it’s a lot like home, so I just had fun riding my bike today and it paid off in a win.”

Gnarly Routes KTM rider Russell Bobbitt had a fairly uneventful day for eighth, while Nathan Federer brought his KTM home for ninth and second in the NE Pro 2 class.

Nick Fahringer rounded out the top 10 in his Sherco, with Gas Gas North America’s Andrew DeLong finishing in 11th overall. 

AirGroup/Enduro Engineering Husqvarna’s Logan Lowrey rounded out the NE Pro2 podium with third in the class and 12th overall. 

Thad DuVall had a disappointing day. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider knocked a hole in his side case when he struck a rock and was forced to drop out near the start of the sixth test.

 

 

Tricker takes Women’s Elite

Trail Jesters KTM Racing’s Mackenzie Tricker was victorious in the Women’s Elite class, beating out KR4 Husqvarna’s Tayla Jones by 35 seconds. Tricker won three of the five tests en route to the win.

“It was close all day between me and Tayla,” said Tricker. “Of the tests I lost to her, I think I lost one by just a second and another one by two seconds. I made pretty good time all day and I felt like I rode pretty good.”

Jesse Ansley (KTM) took the win in the AA class over Ben Parsons (Hsq) by two-and-a-half minutes. 

“I like the sand so I did well in the first two tests,” said Ansley. “After that, when it got rocky, I started having a rougher time. I struggled a bit in the later tests but I just tried to stay smooth and it paid off.”

JD Friebel was third in the AA class on a Husqvarna.

 

 

The Loose Moose Enduro is one reason the National Enduro Series is so great. Held in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan near Marquette, the race utilizes diverse terrain which differs from other rounds in the series: sandy single track, giant moss-covered rocks and deep mud holes. The race is as varied as the series, and it takes an all-around rider to win in the “U.P.”

The Kenda AMA National Enduro Series returns to action on September 23, for the Muddobbers National Enduro in Matthews, Indiana, round nine of the Kenda AMA National Enduro Series. 

  Loose Moose National Enduro Overall Results:

1. Steward Baylor (KTM)
2. Grant Baylor (KTM)
3. Josh Toth (KTM)
4. Ben Kelley (KTM)
5. Evan Smith (Hsq)
6. Cory Buttrick (Hsq)
7. Ryder Lafferty (Hsq)
8. Russell Bobbitt (KTM)
9. Nathan Ferderer (KTM)
10. Nick Fahringer (Shr)

"I almost had a perfect race"

Wade Young Wins Red Bull 111 Megawatt

Sherco Factory Racing’s Wade Young takes the win at Red Bull 111 Megawatt, round five of the World Enduro Super Series.

Wade Young claimed a memorable victory over Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Taddy Blazusiak and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt in the Red Bull 111 Megawatt. The victory follow’s the South African’s impressive victory at this year’s Romaniacs and makes it two wins on the bounce in the WESS championship.

Speaking after the race Young said, “It was so important to manage this race well. I felt good, and to win here after winning at Red Bull Romaniacs is awesome. I’m so happy right now. I got myself close to the front and then ahead of Jonny when he crashed. I think we would have had a great battle – it’s not nice to see a rider crash out. 

“I feel like I almost had a perfect race. At the start I saw the flag drop but I was a little behind, so I kept it flat out around the outside. A few riders fell, which put me about fourth. I had a few little crashes myself but I managed to settle things down and use my speed to good effect. I put it together and felt strong. It’s awesome to get the win.”

 

 

Drama as Walker crashes out

It was a dramatic day as series leader, Jonny Walker, crashed out of the race on lap two of three while battling for the lead with Young. Germany’s Manuel Lettenbichler overcame a slow start to place fourth and take control of the WESS championship standings with three rounds remaining.

Faced with a demanding and physical 30-kilometre course, the 500 qualifiers weaved their way around Europe’s largest coal mine in hot and dusty conditions for three laps.

Pole sitter Nathan Watson claimed the holeshot and lead through the Motocross and Endurocross sections. Walker found a way past his teammate as they entered the quarry and spent the opening lap sizing each other and the terrain out before Walker controlled the race lead as Young, Blazusiak, and Bolt followed.

 

 

Close fight for the podium

However, drama quickly struck as they headed into the mine section for lap two when Walker crashed hard on a fast downhill section. Young duly inherited the lead and it was a position he would hold until the chequered flag with a winning margin of over two minutes.

Behind him the fight for podium places proved close between Blazusiak, Bolt, Watson and Lettenbichler. Fending off a late attack by Bolt, Blazusiak claimed the runner-up result in his home race: “I’m super happy to be on the podium,”said Taddy. “I broke a finger at Red Bull Romaniacs and I have more or less no strength or movement in it. It’s been a tough season for me, so I know I just have to tough it out and, well, things worked out great here. 

“I had to take things carefully on the Motocross section because I was struggling to keep my hands on the handlebars where it was so rough. I was second during lap one and the guys ahead of me were really charging. I got arm pump but once that eased I started to push hard again. I had a bit of a mishap coming into the pits on lap two, but the rest of the race went well. I feel like I’m starting to turn things around and to be able to get second here in Poland is awesome.”

 

 

Bolt back on it

Just seven seconds behind, Billy Bolt was pleased with his podium: “I’m really pleased with finishing on the podium. This was the race that I was least pleased with my performance in during 2017, so to turn things around and finish third is great. I had a poor first lap – I crashed three times on the Motocross section. It seemed to me like that section of the track was different to what we rode on during the qualification. 

“I felt good going into the last lap. I knew Nathan Watson and Manuel Lettenbichler were ahead of me but that if I could stay close to Watson coming into the extreme stuff it would be close. I managed to get ahead of both of them and just didn’t look back. We’ve got three tough races left, but this has definitely been good for me as far as the championship is concerned. I’ll keep working hard.”

Manuel Lettenbichler continues to shine in 2018 with a fourth place finish which, with Walker not scoring, puts him at the head of the WESS points standings. After setting the early pace, Watson completed the top five for his best results of the series.

Spain’s Josep Garcia was sixth, finishing one-minute clear of top placed ‘privateer’ South Africa’s Blake Gutzeit having a strong ride in seventh. ErzbergRodeo winner, Graham Jarvis claimed eighth ahead of his teammate Alfredo Gomez. Paul Bolton rounded out the top 10.

 

 

In total 178 competitors finished this year’s Red Bull 111 Megawatt. The World Enduro Super Series continues with round six at Great Britain’s Hawkstone Park Cross-Country on September 22/23.

Results: Red Bull 111 Megawatt, WESS Round 5

1. Wade Young (Sherco - RSA) 3 laps, 2:10:52.04
2. Taddy Blazusiak (KTM - POL) 2:13:01.82
3. Billy Bolt (Husqvarna - GB) 2:13:08.63
4. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM - GER) 2:14:15.07
5. Nathan Watson (KTM - GB) 2:15:34.21
6. Josep Garcia (KTM - ESP) 2:17:54.59
7. Blake Gutzeit (Yamaha - RSA) 2:19:07.06
8. Graham Jarvis (Husqvarna - GB) 2:19.37.07
9. Alfredo Gomez (Husqvarna - ESP) 2:20:45.11 
10. Paul Bolton (KTM - GB) 2:22:24.86

World Enduro Super Series Standings (After round 5 of 8)

1. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM - GER) 3405
2. Billy Bolt (Husqvarna - GB) 3290
3. Wade Young (Sherco - RSA) 3220
4. Jonny Walker (KTM - GB) 2900
5. Josep Garcia (KTM - ESP) 2320
6. Graham Jarvis (Husqvarna - GB) 2308
7. Taddy Blazusiak (KTM - POL) 2295
8. Paul Bolton (KTM - GB) 2262
9. Nathan Watson (KTM - GB) 1928
10. Travis Teasdale (Beta - RSA)

MXGP of Turkey

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Covington wins in Turkey

American Thomas Covington has won the GP of Turkey with a stunning 1-3 performance, in a day of drama in the MX2 class. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider showed what a talent he is and won his fourth GP victory in his European career.

“Yes,” Covington said. “Been working a long time of this one and felt I should have had a few of these. My trainer and I Joel are working hard. I love the travelling around the World and racing and I will miss it in 2019 when I go back home. I got the holeshot again in the second moto, I tried to put in some solid laps, and I wanted to go 1-1, never done that before and that was my motivation and I pushed too hard on a slippery spot and thought I could get up quick and not let anyone pass me."

Second overall was Pauls Jonass and third Thomas Kjer Olsen.

The main story from Turkey though was the up and down performances by the two MX2 championship rivals, Jorge Prado and Pauls Jonass. A first moto crash while battling for the lead saw them both finish off the top spot, and then the second moto Jonass managed a moto win, and Prado was way down in seventh spot. Is Prado starting to feel the pressure of the championship?

“You know I was feeling good and managing the race,” Jonass said. “Then I felt Jorge was coming there and I didn’t see him and didn’t expect him to jump there and we touched, and I hurt my knee a little bit. We did some treatment and it should be alright for the second moto. Now we have nothing to lose, no stress I will go out and enjoy the racing. I felt good all weekend and I am close to 100% physically and I am disappointed in that first race crash and lucky to walk away from it. Second race I was fourth or fifth and made some passes. I am now happy we have two weeks to heal up the knee and I am looking forward to Assen.”

“Yes,” Prado said. “It was not the best, he crashed, and I didn’t want that to happen, but I did my best to make a pass and he didn’t see me coming and we touched. Its just racing and we will see how it goes now in the second moto. We spoke and its all alright and we are ready to go in the second moto. Sure, I felt good in the first moto.”

Prado took a nice holeshot in the second MX2 moto, but Covington passed for the lead on the first straight, then came Watson, Jonass, Lawrence, Olsen, Rodriguez, Vaessen, Vlaanderen, Renaux in 10^th.

Covington flying out front, and Prado losses a spot to Jonass in the first lap. Lawrence dropped a few places to end in seventh on lap two, and Cervelling moved into the top ten. After two laps it was Covington, Jonass, Olsen, Prado, Watson, Rodriguez, Lawrence, Vlaanderen, Vaessen and Cervellin.

Covington continued to lead Jonass and lsen, who were close enough to think about taking the lead, but not close enough to threaten. After five laps it was Covington by 1.3 seconds over Jonass.

Things got interesting around the seventh lap when Lawrence started really pushing hard and was closing on Prado, who held fifth spot. Prado looked a little tired as he struggled to keep the Aussie off him.

After eight laps the lead by Covington was 1.6 over Jonass, then Olsen, Watson, Lawrence (who got past Prado), Prado, Rodriguez, Vlaanderen, Vaessen and Cervellin.

Jonass all over Covington and a pass would make the championship points interesting. Rodriguez all over Prado in lap nine. On lap 10 Rodriguez went past Prado, but Prado answered his pass with his own to move back into sixth spot.

Covington slipped over and lost the lead to Jonass, who was suddenly looking likely to get a bunch of points in the championship battle with Prado. Olsen also went past the American. Watson all over Covington for third place in the moto, and Vlaanderen catching Prado for seventh spot.

After 16 laps it was Jonass, Olsen, Covington, Watson, Lawrence, Rodriguez, Prado, Vlaanderen, Vaessen, and Cervellin.

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 2 - Classification

1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 34:43.374; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:03.148; 3. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +0:06.927; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:08.533; 5. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Honda), +0:21.677; 6. Anthony Rodriguez (VEN, Yamaha), +0:28.718; 7. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:34.789; 8. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Honda), +0:37.153; 9. Bas Vaessen (NED, Honda), +0:47.812; 10. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Yamaha), +0:56.440; 11. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:58.743; 12. Henry Jacobi (GER, Husqvarna), +0:58.842; 13. Simone Furlotti (ITA, Yamaha), +1:21.081; 14. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Husqvarna), +1:32.689; 15. Jan Pancar (SLO, Yamaha), +1:39.431; 16. Richard Sikyna (SVK, KTM), +1:48.096; 17. Micha-Boy De Waal (NED, Honda), -1 lap(s); 18. Oriol Casas (ESP, Honda), -2 lap(s); 19. Mustafa Cetin (TUR, Yamaha), -4 lap(s); 20. Yasin Karaboce (TUR, Husqvarna), -4 lap(s); 21. Furkan Valimaki (TUR, KTM), -4 lap(s); 22. Emircan Senkalayci (TUR, KTM), -9 lap(s);

MX2 - GP Classification 

1. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 45 points; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 40 p.; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 38 p.; 4. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, HON), 38 p.; 5. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 36 p.; 6. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 34 p.; 7. Anthony Rodriguez (VEN, YAM), 29 p.; 8. Michele Cervellin (ITA, YAM), 23 p.; 9. Henry Jacobi (GER, HUS), 22 p.; 10. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, HON), 21 p.; 11. Bas Vaessen (NED, HON), 21 p.; 12. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 20 p.; 13. Simone Furlotti (ITA, YAM), 19 p.; 14. Brent Van doninck (BEL, HUS), 14 p.; 15. Jan Pancar (SLO, YAM), 10 p.; 16. Richard Sikyna (SVK, KTM), 10 p.; 17. Oriol Casas (ESP, HON), 6 p.; 18. Gustavo Pessoa (BRA, KAW), 6 p.; 19. Micha-Boy De Waal (NED, HON), 4 p.; 20. Mustafa Cetin (TUR, YAM), 4 p.; 21. Yasin Karaboce (TUR, HUS), 2 p.; 22. Furkan Valimaki (TUR, KTM), 0 p.; 23. Emircan Senkalayci (TUR, KTM), 0 p.;

2.MX2 - World Championship Classification

1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 773 points; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 749 p.; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 593 p.; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 551 p.; 5. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 525 p.; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, HON), 483 p.; 7. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 346 p.; 8. Michele Cervellin (ITA, YAM), 337 p.; 9. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, HON), 305 p.; 10. Henry Jacobi (GER, HUS), 300 p.; 11. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), 218 p.; 12. Jed Beaton (AUS, KAW), 216 p.; 13. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), 200 p.; 14. Brent Van doninck (BEL, HUS), 193 p.; 15. Anthony Rodriguez (VEN, YAM), 189 p.; 16. Adam Sterry (GBR, KAW), 189 p.; 17. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, HUS), 185 p.; 18. Bas Vaessen (NED, HON), 169 p.; 19. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, YAM), 152 p.; 20. Simone Furlotti (ITA, YAM), 130 p.; 21. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, YAM), 127 p.; 22. Marshal Weltin (USA, KAW), 107 p.; 23. Stephen Rubini (FRA, KTM), 97 p.; 24. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, KAW), 77 p.; 25. Darian Sanayei (USA, KAW), 68 p.; 26. Micha-Boy De Waal (NED, HON), 66 p.; 27. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 54 p.; 28. Richard Sikyna (SVK, KTM), 52 p.; 29. Hardi Roosiorg (EST, KTM), 48 p.; 30. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), 45 p.; 31. Alvin Östlund (SWE, YAM), 40 p.; 32. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA, KTM), 34 p.; 33. Muhammad Delvintor Alfarizi (INA, HUS), 28 p.; 34. Zachary Pichon (FRA, KTM), 25 p.; 35. Gustavo Pessoa (BRA, KAW), 24 p.; 36. Diva Ismayana (INA, HUS), 24 p.; 37. David Herbreteau (FRA, KTM), 22 p.; 38. Hilman Maksum (INA, HUS), 20 p.; 39. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, HON), 19 p.; 40. Anton Gole (SWE, YAM), 19 p.; 41. Michael Sandner (AUT, KTM), 15 p.; 42. Jy Roberts (AUS, HUS), 15 p.; 43. Roland Edelbacher (AUT, KTM), 14 p.; 44. Oriol Casas (ESP, HON), 13 p.; 45. Josh Gilbert (GBR, HON), 11 p.; 46. Jan Pancar (SLO, YAM), 10 p.; 47. Jorge Zaragoza (ESP, YAM), 8 p.; 48. Yosua Pattipi (INA, HUS), 8 p.; 49. Adrien Malaval (FRA, KTM), 6 p.; 50. Dylan Walsh (NZL, HUS), 6 p.; 51. Nicola Bertuzzi (ITA, KTM), 6 p.; 52. Mustafa Cetin (TUR, YAM), 4 p.; 53. Enzo Toriani (FRA, HUS), 3 p.; 54. Anthony Bourdon (FRA, HUS), 3 p.; 55. Martin Krc (CZE, KTM), 3 p.; 56. Alex Dimitrov (BUL, KTM), 3 p.; 57. Andrea Zanotti (SMR, HUS), 2 p.; 58. Yasin Karaboce (TUR, HUS), 2 p.; 59. Sander Agard-Michelsen (NOR, YAM), 1 p.; 60. Natanael Bres (FRA, KTM), 1 p.; 61. Kim Savaste (FIN, KTM), 1 p.; 62. Edoardo Bersanelli (ITA, YAM), 1 p.;

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.;