Antonio Cairoli won the Dutch Grand Prix in Valkenswaard. It was the reigning world champion's fifth victory on the well-known Eurocircuit. Our compatriot Ken De Dijcker finished second in the final standings. Ken took third place in the first series and won the second series ahead of Cairoli. The third man on the podium was Russian Evgeny Bobryshev.
Antonio Cairoli was in the lead immediately after the start in the first heat ahead of Bobryshev and De Dijcker. Clement Desalle crashed during the start and Jeremy Van Horebeek also made a mistake on the first lap. The 24MX Honda pilot Jens Getteman also disappeared from the race after a few laps. Ken De Dijcker, on the other hand, felt confident and took the lead from Cairoli halfway through the series. But unfortunately this did not last long, because two laps later De Dijcker made a mistake and fell back to third place. Antonio Cairoli now kept a tight rein and won the first series ahead of Bobryshev and De Dijcker.
In the second series it was Evgeny Bobryshev who took the holeshot ahead of our compatriots Kevin Strijbos and Ken De Dijcker. We find Cairoli in fifth place. In the second lap De Dijcker immediately took the lead and immediately set a hellish pace. Of course it was also the signal for Cairoli to take action. With six laps to go we already had the reigning world champion in second place. Ken De Dijcker had already built up a nice lead. But knowing Cairoli he didn't stop there and started the chase. For De Dijcker it was an exciting final lap on the Eurocircuit. At the finish the difference was just over two seconds and De Dijcker took his first series victory of the season.
The second series was for... Ken De Dijcker!!!
Our compatriots… Clement Desalle did not get further than eighth and fifth place in the series and so this Grand Prix had not been a success for the Suzuki pilot. His teammate Kevin Strijbos rode an unremarkable first heat, but took a good third place in the second heat. Joel Roelants crashed twice in the first series and only finished fourteenth, in series two Joel finished tenth. Jeremy Van Horebeek finished eleventh in the first heat, but had to retire in the second heat due to mechanical failure.
Our northern neighbor Marc De Reuver was only able to score two World Cup points in the first series.
MX1 series 1
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 39:45.837; 2. Evgeny Bobryshev (US, Honda), +0:02.473; 3. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), +0:09.193; 4. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), +0:26.611; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:30.675; 6. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Honda), +0:35.943; 7. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:49.340; 8. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +1:13.591; 9. David Philippaerts (ITA, Honda), +1:16.523; 10. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +1:16.668; 11. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), +1:38.406; 12. Shaun Simpson (GBR, TM), +1:51.132; 13. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), +1:51.579; 14. Joel Roelants (BEL, Yamaha), +1:52.042; 15. Xavier Boog (FRA, KTM), +2:07.283; 16. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM), +2:42.579; 17. Augustus Justs (LAT, Honda), -1 lap(s); 18. Matiss Car (LAT, KTM), -1 lap(s); 19. Marc de Reuver (NED, KTM), -1 lap(s); 20. Nathan Watson (GBR, KTM), -1 lap(s); 21. Nikolaj Larsen (DEN, Honda), -1 lap(s); 22. Lauri Lehtla (EST, KTM), -1 lap(s); 23. Mikola Paschynskyi (UKR, KTM), -4 lap(s); 24. Erik Eggens (DOWN, Yamaha), -12 lap(s); 25. Ivo Steinbergs (LAT, KTM), -14 lap(s); 26. Jens Getteman (BEL, Honda), -16 lap(s); 27. Davide Guarneri (ITA, KTM), -18 lap(s);
MX1 series 2
1. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), 39:22.098; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:01.521; 3. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:14.800; 4. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:37.145; 5. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:44.981; 6. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Honda), +0:52.555; 7. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:00.383; 8. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), +1:02.518; 9. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +1:02.629; 10. Joel Roelants (BEL, Yamaha), +1:06.622; 11. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), +1:36.525; 12. Xavier Boog (FRA, KTM), +1:53.469; 13. David Guarneri (ITA, KTM), +2:25.122; 14. Matiss Car (LAT, KTM), -1 lap(s); 15. Augustus Justs (LAT, Honda), -1 lap(s); 16. Nathan Watson (GBR, KTM), -1 lap(s); 17. Lauri Lehtla (EST, KTM), -1 lap(s); 18. Mikola Paschynskyi (UKR, KTM), -1 lap(s); 19. Nikolaj Larsen (DEN, Honda), -1 lap(s); 20. Ivo Steinbergs (LAT, KTM), -2 lap(s); 21. Shaun Simpson (GBR, TM), -6 lap(s); 22. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), -9 lap(s); 23. David Philippaerts (ITA, Honda), -9 lap(s); 24. Marc de Reuver (NED, KTM), -14 lap(s); 25. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM), -15 lap(s);
Podium Grand Prix of the Netherlands MX1
MX1 GP Final Standings
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 47 points; 2. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), 45 p.; 3. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 40 p.; 4. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), 34 p.; 5. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Honda), 30 p.; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), 30 p.; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 29 p.; 8. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), 28 p.; 9. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 23 p.; 10. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), 21 p.; 11. Joel Roelants (BEL, Yamaha), 18 p.; 12. Xavier Boog (FRA, KTM), 15 p.; 13. David Philippaerts (ITA, Honda), 12 p.; 14. Matiss Car (LAT, KTM), 10 p.; 15. Augustus Justs (LAT, Honda), 10 p.; 16. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), 10 p.; 17. Shaun Simpson (GBR, TM), 9 p.; 18. David Guarneri (ITA, KTM), 8 p.; 19. Nathan Watson (GBR, KTM), 6 p.; 20. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM), 5 p.; 21. Lauri Lehtla (EST, KTM), 4 p.; 22. Mikola Paschynskyi (UKR, KTM), 3 p.; 23. Nikolaj Larsen (DEN, Honda), 2 p.; 24. Marc de Reuver (NED, KTM), 2 p.; 25. Ivo Steinbergs (LAT, KTM), 1 p.
MX1 World Championship standings after 3 rounds
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 142 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 116 p.; 3. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), 115 p.; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), 108 p.; 5. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), 89 p.; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 87 p.; 7. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 87 p.; 8. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), 73 p.; 9. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), 61 p.; 10. Joel Roelants (BEL, Yamaha), 58 p.; 11. Xavier Boog (FRA, KTM), 56 p.; 12. David Philippaerts (ITA, Honda), 49 p.; 13. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 47 p.; 14. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Honda), 45 p.; 15. David Guarneri (ITA, KTM), 41 p.; 16. Shaun Simpson (GBR, TM), 35 p.; 17. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), 24 p.; 18. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM), 24 p.; 19. Augustus Justs (LAT, Honda), 19 p.; 20. Matiss Carriage (LAT, KTM), 10 p.; 21. Nathan Watson (GBR, KTM), 6 p.; 22. Kenny Van Dueren (BEL, KTM), 6 p.; 23. Jens Getteman (BEL, Honda), 6 p.; 24. Lauri Lehtla (EST, Honda), 4 p.; 25. Jamie Law (GBR, KTM), 4 p.; 26. Jason Dougan (GBR, Honda), 4 p.; 27. Mikola Paschynskyi (UKR, KTM), 3 p.; 28. Nikolaj Larsen (DEN, Honda), 2 p.; 29. Marc de Reuver (NED, KTM), 2 p.; 30. Masanori Ito (JPN, Yamaha), 2 p.; 31. Ivo Steinbergs (LAT, KTM), 1 p.;
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