The 17th round of 20 in this year’s FIM Motocross World Championships were held in Bulgaria at the weekend.
And, once again, it was a dominant performance by multi-time former MX2 world champion Jeffery Herlings in the premier MXGP class, the flying Dutchman scoring back-to-back wins on the hillsides of Sevlievo and this means time is running out for nine-time world champion Antonio Cairoli in his bid to equal Begian Stefan Everts as a 10-time world champion this year.
Herlings and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team-mate Jorge Prado each extended their current points leads in Bulgaria with overall wins in MXGP and MX2 respectively, with just three rounds now remaining in the championships
The next race, round 18, will take place in Afyon, Turkey, this coming weekend and then many of the riders will head off to represent their respective countries at the Motocross of Nations in the United States in October.
Team Great Britain was finally named for the MXoN yesterday, with Tommy Searle, Ben Watson and Max Anstie to fly the Union Jack flag at Red Bud, Michigan on October 6-7.
Photo courtesy MXGP
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RESULTS & STANDINGS AFTER BULGARIA:
MXGP Race 1 Top Ten:
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:25.270; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:15.942; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:21.352; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:32.744; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:34.895; 6. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:36.747; 7. Julien Lieber (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:41.023; 8. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:57.391; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +1:06.591; 10. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +1:13.023.
MXGP Race 2 Top Ten:
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:21.881; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:14.366; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:25.658; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:34.633; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:44.829; 6. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:47.752; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:50.922; 8. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:54.196; 9. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:54.943; 10. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:57.488.
MXGP Overall Top Ten:
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 42 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 38 p.; 4. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 35 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 34 p.; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 28 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 26 p.; 8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 23 p.; 9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 22 p.; 10. Tommy Searle (GBR, KAW), 21 p.
MXGP Championship Top Ten:
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 783 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 710 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 581 p.; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 549 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 544 p.; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 483 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 446 p.; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 393 p.; 9. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 373 p.; 10. Max Anstie (GBR, HUS), 313 p.
MX2 Race 1 Top Ten:
1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 34:34.818; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:05.471; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:11.590; 4. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +0:19.707; 5. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Honda), +0:23.308; 6. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:27.786; 7. Marshal Weltin (USA, Kawasaki), +0:57.001; 8. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Husqvarna), +1:03.808; 9. Bas Vaessen (NED, Honda), +1:12.535; 10. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, Yamaha), +1:20.790.
MX2 Race 2 Top Ten:
1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 34:56.251; 2. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Honda), +0:00.605; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:18.043; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:19.346; 5. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:47.383; 6. Anthony Rodriguez (VEN, Yamaha), +0:57.950; 7. Marshal Weltin (USA, Kawasaki), +1:17.981; 8. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), +1:20.188; 9. Michael Sandner (AUT, KTM), +1:25.606; 10. Gustavo Pessoa (BRA, Kawasaki), +1:27.378.
MX2 Overall Top Ten:
1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 47 points; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 45 p.; 3. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, HON), 38 p.; 4. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 36 p.; 5. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 33 p.; 6. Marshal Weltin (USA, KAW), 28 p.; 7. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 28 p.; 8. Anthony Rodriguez (VEN, YAM), 22 p.; 9. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), 21 p.; 10. Bas Vaessen (NED, HON), 21 p.
MX2 Championship Top Ten:
1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 739 points; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 709 p.; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 555 p.; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 515 p.; 5. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 480 p.; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, HON), 462 p.; 7. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 346 p.; 8. Michele Cervellin (ITA, YAM), 314 p.; 9. Henry Jacobi (GER, HUS), 278 p.; 10. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, HON), 267 p.
