Press Release | March 5, 2017
2017 Indonesia MXGP Results: The Indonesian round of the 2017 FIM World Motocross Championships – round two of the series – was met with rain and mud. The craggy mud made racing less about winning or losing and more about surviving.
The MX2 class was the first to take on the tough conditions, and unlike the MXGP class, the MX2 class actually got two shots at the track, although moto two was cut short because of the mud. (After that, the second MXGP moto was canceled altogether.)
Suzuki MX2 stalwart Jeremy Seewer snatched his first-ever overall win with a 1-2 score in the incredibly sticky mud of Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia.
“I’m really happy for my first GP win and I am really looking forward to the next rounds,” Seewer said.
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Jeremy Seewer won his first-ever MX2 overall in Indonesia. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF YOUTHSTREAM
TM-mounted Italian Samuele Bernardini could only muster 8th in the opening moto, but he got out front early and pulled away to win moto two; his 8-1 score placing him second overall on the day, just in front of LRT KTM’s Julien Lieber’s 3-4 score.
Due to the conditions, Lieber took over the points lead with his 3-4 score, while round-one winner (and points leader coming into round two in Indonesia) Pauls Jonass struggled in the mud to 14th in the first moto, and a 25th in moto two, dropping him to fifth in points.
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Seewer (center) celebrates with second-placed Samuele Bernardini (left) and third-placed Julien Lieber, who now leads the points championship after two rounds. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF YOUTHSTREAM
Monster Energy Yamaha’s Romain Febvre got the holeshot in the first (and as it turns out, the only) MXGP moto, but the track wasn’t kind to the 2015 World Champion. He ended up 15th. But in his second race for Wilvo Yamaha, Scotsman Shaun Simpson fought his way through the muck to take the win in moto one, which ended up also determining the overall positions for the day.
“It was good,” Simpson said. “I was able to make some good moves the first few laps and I was in the lead about halfway through the race!”
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Shaun Simpson conquered the mud of Indonesia to score his first MXGP win on a Yamaha. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF YOUTHSTREAM
Simpson finished just over 7 seconds ahead of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Glenn Coldenhoff. In third was Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Clement Desalle, who was closing in late in the moto and finished less than five seconds behind Coldenhoff.
Last week’s winner and red plate holder, Red Bull KTM’s Antonio Cairoli managed to hang on for fourth under the extreme conditions and maintains the points lead as the series heads to round three in Argentina in two weeks’ time.
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Simpson (middle) celebrates his one-moto overall win with Glenn Coldenhoff (left) and Clement Desalle (right). PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF YOUTHSTREAM
MX2 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), 35:29.684; 2. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), +0:07.978; 3. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), +0:29.340; 4. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Yamaha), +0:40.388; 5. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +0:54.286; 6. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +1:29.332; 7. Caleb Ward (AUS, Husqvarna), +1:31.598; 8. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, TM), +1:38.994; 9. Ben Watson (GBR, KTM), +1:44.642; 10. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, Kawasaki), +1:47.662
MX2 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, TM), 18:54.086; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +1:33.611; 3. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +1:42.450; 4. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), +1:49.067; 5. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +1:57.128; 6. Adam Sterry (GBR, Kawasaki), +2:30.596; 7. Ben Watson (GBR, KTM), +2:33.930; 8. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +2:41.401; 9. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Honda), +3:07.204; 10. Freek van der Vlist (NED, KTM), +4:49.844
MX2 Overall Top Ten: 1. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 47 points; 2. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, TM), 38 p.; 3. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 31 p.; 5. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), 29 p.; 6. Ben Watson (GBR, KTM), 26 p.; 7. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 26 p.; 8. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 26 p.; 9. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 20 p.; 10. Adam Sterry (GBR, KAW), 15 p
MX2 Championship Top 10: 1. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), 78 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 72 p.; 3. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 70 p.; 4. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 67 p.; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 57 p.; 6. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, TM), 54 p.; 7. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 44 p.; 8. Michele Cervellin (ITA, HON), 40 p.; 9. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), 39 p.; 10. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, KAW), 35 p.
MX2 Manufacturer: 1. KTM, 92 points; 2. Suzuki, 72 p.; 3. Yamaha, 72 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 67 p.; 5. TM, 54 p.; 6. Kawasaki, 50 p.; 7. Honda, 40 p.
MXGP Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Shaun Simpson (GBR, Yamaha), 36:06.712; 2. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:07.725; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:12.501; 4. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:39.427; 5. Rui Goncalves (POR, Husqvarna), +0:43.580; 6. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:46.099; 7. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:56.972; 8. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +1:06.817; 9. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +1:14.269; 10. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +1:16.505
MXGP Overall Top 10: 1. Shaun Simpson (GBR, YAM), 25 points; 2. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 22 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 20 p.; 4. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 18 p.; 5. Rui Goncalves (POR, HUS), 16 p.; 6. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 15 p.; 7. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 14 p.; 8. Tanel Leok (EST, HUS), 13 p.; 9. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 12 p.; 10. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 11 p.
MXGP Championship Top 10: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 68 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 60 p.; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 56 p.; 4. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 44 p.; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 42 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 41 p.; 7. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 39 p.; 8. Shaun Simpson (GBR, YAM), 36 p.; 9. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 34 p.; 10. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 34 p.
MXGP Manufacturer: 1. KTM, 72 points; 2. Yamaha, 61 p.; 3. Kawasaki, 60 p.; 4. Honda, 56 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 47 p.; 6. Suzuki, 34 p.;
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