Jeffrey Herlings also packs France!!!
Jeffrey Herlings also won the ninth round of the MX2 World Championship with a great display of power. At the Saint-Jean D'Angely circuit, the Dutchman took his sixth double and his eighth Grand Prix victory of the season. In addition to Herlings, Arnaud Tonus and Jordi Tixier were also on stage.
Herlings from start to finish…
Jeffrey Herlings immediately took the holeshot ahead of Anstie, Guillod, Tonus and Febvre. From the first lap, Herlings set his Cruise Control and rode to victory unthreatened. Max Anstie, who started second, could not maintain this and would eventually finish seventh. For second place, far behind Herlings, we had to make some changes, first with the Swiss Valentin Guillod for a few laps and then his compatriot Arnaud Tonus taking over until the end. In fourth place we had the first home rider with Jordi Tixier who kept his other compatriots Febvre and Ferrandis behind him. Julien Lieber was our best compatriot in thirteenth place and Damon Graulus was just behind Lieber in fourteenth place.
MX2 – Grand Prix Race 1 – Classification
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 34:07.083; 2. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:19.178; 3. Valentine Guillod (SUI, KTM), +0:20.249; 4. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +0:30.491; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:41.655; 6. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:56.313; 7. Max Anstie (GBR, Yamaha), +1:01.818; 8. Alexander Tonkov (RUS, Husqvarna), +1:09.508; 9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +1:13.405; 10. Petar Petrov (BUL, Yamaha), +1:15.163; 11. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +1:16.297; 12. Thomas Covington (USA, Kawasaki), +1:18.866; 13. Julien Lieber (BEL, Suzuki), +1:37.749; 14. Damon Graulus (BEL, KTM), +1:44.653; 15. Mel Pocock (GBR, KTM), +1:48.672; 16. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, Honda), +1:50.890; 17. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +1:55.761; 18. Kei Yamamoto (JPN, Honda), +2:06.838; 19. Simon Mallet (FRA, Honda), -1 lap(s); 20. Eddie Deer Marker (SWE, KTM), -1 lap(s); 21. Brian Bogers (NOW, KTM), -1 lap(s); 22. Arnaud Aubin (FRA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 23. Lars van Berkel (DOWN, Honda), -1 lap(s); 24. Maxime Desprey (FRA, Honda), -1 lap(s); 25. Viacheslav Golovkin (RUS, KTM), -2 lap(s); 26. Roberts Justs (LAT, White), -6 lap(s); 27. Jorge Zaragoza (ESP, Kawasaki), -8 lap(s); 28. Alexis Verhaeghe (FRA, Kawasaki), -9 lap(s); 29. Magne Klingsheim (NOR, Yamaha), -12 lap(s); 30. Mathias Plessers (BEL, Husqvarna), -13 lap(s); 31. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), -13 lap(s); 32. Frederik van der Vlist (DOWN, KTM), -17 lap(s);
Jeffrey Herlings cannot be kept…
The holeshot was once again for Red Bull KTM rider Jeffrey Herlings ahead of Tonus, Febvre and Butron. The Swiss Tonus followed Herlings well in the opening lap, but just before halfway through the race it was Herlings who drove more and more away from Tonus. For third place we had a bit of a battle between the two Frenchmen Romain Febvre and Jordi Tixier. Yet it was Tixier again who won the honor of best home rider. Jeffrey Herlings also won this second series unchallenged ahead of Tonus and Tixier. Fourth place went to Febvre who kept Tim Gajser behind him. Due to circumstances, our compatriots Julien Lieber and Damon Graulus did not score any points in this second series.
MX2 – Grand Prix Race 2 – Classification
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:38.863; 2. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:08.844; 3. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +0:42.104; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:48.795; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:55.255; 6. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:24.411; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +1:25.905; 8. Petar Petrov (BUL, Yamaha), +1:26.927; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, KTM), +1:27.220; 10. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +1:41.044; 11. Thomas Covington (USA, Kawasaki), +1:42.490; 12. Mel Pocock (GBR, KTM), -1 lap(s); 13. Max Anstie (GBR, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 14. Roberts Justs (LAT, White), -1 lap(s); 15. Alexander Tonkov (RUS, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 16. Maxime Desprey (FRA, Honda), -1 lap(s); 17. Kei Yamamoto (JPN, Honda), -1 lap(s); 18. Brian Bogers (NOW, KTM), -1 lap(s); 19. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, Honda), -1 lap(s); 20. Simon Mallet (FRA, Honda), -1 lap(s); 21. Lars van Berkel (DOWN, Honda), -1 lap(s); 22. Arnaud Aubin (FRA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 23. Julien Lieber (BEL, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 24. Magne Klingsheim (NOR, Yamaha), -2 lap(s); 25. Alexis Verhaeghe (FRA, Kawasaki), -2 lap(s); 26. Viacheslav Golovkin (RUS, KTM), -2 lap(s); 27. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), -10 lap(s); 28. Damon Graulus (BEL, KTM), -12 lap(s); 29. Mathias Plessers (BEL, Husqvarna), -16 lap(s); 30. Jorge Zaragoza (ESP, Kawasaki), -17 lap(s); 31. Eddie Deer Marker (SWE, KTM), -18 lap(s);
MX2 – GP Classification
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, COW), 44 p.; 3. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, HUS), 34 p.; 5. Valentine Guillod (SUI, KTM), 32 p.; 6. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, CAW), 30 p.; 7. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 26 p.; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 26 p.; 9. Petar Petrov (BULL, YAM), 24 p.; 10. Max Anstie (GBR, YAM), 22 p.; 11. Thomas Covington (USA, COW), 19 p.; 12. Alexander Tonkov (RUS, HOUSE), 19 p.; 13. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 15 p.; 14. Mel Pocock (GBR, KTM), 15 p.; 15. Julien Lieber (BEL, SUZ), 8 p.; 16. Roberts Justs (LAT, HUS), 7 p.; 17. Kei Yamamoto (JPN, HON), 7 p.; 18. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, HON), 7 p.; 19. Damon Graulus (BEL, KTM), 7 p.; 20. Maxime Desprey (FRA, HON), 5 p.; 21. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 3 p.; 22. Simon Mallet (FRA, HON), 3 p.; 23. Eddie Deer Marker (SWE, KTM), 1 p.
MX2 – World Championship Classification
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 394; 2. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, COW), 349 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, HUS), 297 p.; 4. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 291 p.; 5. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, CAW), 278 p.; 6. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 235 p.; 7. Alexander Tonkov (RUS, HOUSE), 216 p.; 8. Valentine Guillod (SUI, KTM), 205 p.; 9. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 199 p.; 10. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, SUZ), 176 p.; 11. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 168 p.; 12. Max Anstie (GBR, YAM), 156 p.; 13. Petar Petrov (BULL, YAM), 140 p.; 14. Julien Lieber (BEL, SUZ), 116 p.; 15. Thomas Covington (USA, COW), 100 p.; 16. Mel Pocock (GBR, KTM), 77 p.; 17. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), 70 p.; 18. Luke Styke (AUS, YAM), 68 p.; 19. Damon Graulus (BEL, KTM), 63 p.; 20. Maxime Desprey (FRA, HON), p. 58; 21. Alessandro Lupine (NOW, CAW), 55 p.; 22. Christopher Charlier (FRA, YAM), 55 p.; 23. Harry Kullas (FIN, KTM), 50 p.; 24. Roberts Justs (LAT, HUS), 48 p.; 25. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 21 p.; 26. Magne Klingsheim (NOR, YAM), 19 p.; 27. Kei Yamamoto (JPN, HON), 17 p.; 28. Simon Mallet (FRA, HON), 10 p.; 29. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 9 p.; 30. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, HON), 7 p.; 31. Frederick van der Vlist (DOWN, KTM), 6 p.; 32. Anton Lundgren (SWE, YAM), 5 p.; 33. Eddie Deer Marker (SWE, KTM), 5 p.; 34. Hector Assuncao (BRA, HON), 4 p.; 35. Christopher Valente (SUI, TM), 3 p.; 36. Rodriguez (BRA, TM), 3 p.; 37. Steven Lenoir (FRA, HUS), 2 p.; 38. Thanarat Penjan (GOOD, COW), 2 p.; 39. Livia Lancelot (FRA, CAW), 1 p.;
Photo: Bavo Swijgers
Text: @Kris…
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