The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team is anticipating a two-rider premier class line-up for the Grand Prix of Sardinia at the Riola Sardo circuit this week with MXGP icon Jeffrey Herlings edging closer to race fitness.
The most successful Grand Prix winner of all-time has been recovering from a right knee reconstruction performed in October 2024 and climbed back on his works KTM 450 SX-F three weeks ago.
has been logging laps and motos as well as making modifications to his 2025 set-up to turn his attention to the international stage.
The 30-year-old five-times world champion has missed Grands Prix in Argentina, Spain and France but will now rejoin the series for his 15th world championship year and his eighth in the premier class.
He’ll link-up with team-mate Lucas Coenen in the MXGP gate at the deep and rough sandy track where he has scored two wins and one podium finish in the last four seasons.
STANDINGS:
MXGP – World Championship – Top 10 Classification:
1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 167 points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 138 p.; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 121 p.; 4. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 107 p.; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 107 p.; 6. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KAW), 86 p.; 7. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, DUC), 84 p.; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 81 p.; 9. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 77 p.; 10. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, FAN), 63 p.
MX2 – World Championship Classification:
1. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 135 points; 2. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 132 p.; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 130 p.; 4. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 124 p.; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 111 p.; 6. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 101 p.; 7. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 91 p.; 8. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 74 p.; 9. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 72 p.; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 65 p.
Photo courtesy KTM
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