MXGP Of Agueda Results 2018

Cycle News Staff | April 16, 2018

MXGP Of Agueda Results 2018 – Jeffrey Herlings (Red Bull KTM) pulled another double victory this time at the Portuguese circuit of Agueda, April 14-15. And Jorge Prado made it another KTM sweep by winning the MX2 class.

MXGP Of Agueda Results 2018

Herlings’ GP started with the first-moto holeshot and it would just get better and better as the day went on. He dominated both motos to extend his points lead in the MXGP Championship over teammate Antonio Cairoli to 16.

“It was a perfect weekend, perfect starts, it can’t be any better, same as last weekend and I just want to keep it going to this way,” Herlings said. “I have so much motivation in the tank to keep going, I feel like we are a good position right now and I can’t wait for Russia already.”

Cairoli took second overall but had to work for it, especially in the first moto when he got off to a so-so start and lost a few positions when his stalled his engine. The defending champ clawed and scratched his way into second place after making a last-second pass on Tim Gajser (Honda HRC). In the second moto, Cairoli again fought his way into second, crossing the finish line a distant 34 seconds behind Herlings. It was his 150^th career GP podium.

“I feel good, it is a good championship but it is very difficult, you know it is always me or Jeffrey at the moment and it is difficult to stay in front always,” Cairoli said. “I’m looking forward to another race in two weeks and I’m going to try to build up to a better physical condition.”

Third overall went to Gajser (3-5) for his first podium of the year, while Yamaha’s Romain Febvre was fourth overall with a 5-4.

A couple of riders took big hits in their quest for the championship. In the first moto, third in points Clement Desalle (Kawasaki) pulled out of the race with a clutch issue, and in the second moto, Gautier Paulin (Husqvarna) dropped out with a mechanical after placing fourth in the first moto.

Herlings lead the championship with 241 points, followed by Cairoli with 225, Febvre with 169, Desalle (165), Paulin (147) and Glen Coldenhoff (140), who went from 15^th to sixth in the second moto.

MXGP Of Agueda Results 2018

MX2 saw the Spaniard, Prado, pull back a few points on championship leader Pauls Jonass. Prado won both motos, while Jonass kept the damage to a minimum in the first moto by finishing second. It was the second moto that cost Jonass after getting off to a slow start then crashing while trying to make up for it. He ended up seventh in the moto for fifth overall.

Second overall went to Thomas Kjer Olsen (Rockstar Husqvarna), followed by Jed Beaton (Kawasaki) and Ben Watson (Yamaha).

American Thomas Covington pulled out of the first moto with a knee injury and did not return for the second moto. “I got off to a great start in the opening moto and quickly found myself in second position,” Covington said. “My pace was good and I really wanted to battle for the win in the first race. Six or seven laps into the moto I hit a soft spot as I was going into a turn and hurt my knee. There was a lot of mud in some places and that made things harder. It’s the same knee I hurt at the end of last season at the Motocross of Nations and the pain was too much to continue. Right now I am not exactly sure what the extent of the injury is. We will get it checked with my doctors first thing tomorrow morning and hopefully we can start making plans for my return to the races soon.”

Jonass now leads Prado by a small 14-points margin, 216-202. Olsen is third with 185 points. CN

MXGP Of Agueda Results 2018

MXGP Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 34:14.689; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:06.260; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:08.257; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:10.742; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:13.248; 6. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:42.068; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:45.249; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:57.082; 9. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Suzuki), +1:13.250; 10. Julien Lieber (BEL, Kawasaki), +1:29.151.

MXGP Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:12.692; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:34.373; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:43.349; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:48.023; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +1:13.648; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +1:22.962; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +1:26.309; 8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +1:37.942; 9. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Suzuki), +1:41.051; 10. Maximilian Nagl (GER, TM), +1:49.071.

MXGP Overall Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 36 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 34 p.; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 29 p.; 6. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 28 p.; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 27 p.; 8. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, SUZ), 24 p.; 9. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 20 p.; 10. Maximilian Nagl (GER, TM), 20 p.

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 241 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 225 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 169 p.; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 165 p.; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 147 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 140 p.; 7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 132 p.; 8. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 113 p.; 9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 110 p.; 10. Maximilian Nagl (GER, TM), 88 p.

MXGP Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 250 points; 2. Yamaha, 177 p.; 3. Kawasaki, 176 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 155 p.; 5. Honda, 128 p.; 6. TM, 88 p.; 7. Suzuki, 72 p.

MX2

MX2 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 36:19.765; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:04.848; 3. Jed Beaton (AUS, Kawasaki), +0:06.210; 4. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:12.939; 5. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:43.760; 6. Adam Sterry (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:53.531; 7. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Yamaha), +0:56.533; 8. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, Yamaha), +1:06.790; 9. Henry Jacobi (GER, Husqvarna), +1:19.351; 10. Bas Vaessen (NED, Honda), +1:21.172.

MX2 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 35:22.081; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:03.024; 3. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:03.196; 4. Jed Beaton (AUS, Kawasaki), +0:14.392; 5. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, Yamaha), +0:31.780; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (RSA, Honda), +0:34.081; 7. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:37.360; 8. Henry Jacobi (GER, Husqvarna), +0:40.860; 9. Adam Sterry (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:42.100; 10. Stephen Rubini (FRA, KTM), +0:43.580.

MX2 Overall Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 50 points; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 40 p.; 3. Jed Beaton (AUS, KAW), 38 p.; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 36 p.; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 36 p.; 6. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, YAM), 29 p.; 7. Adam Sterry (GBR, KAW), 27 p.; 8. Henry Jacobi (GER, HUS), 25 p.; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (RSA, HON), 18 p.; 10. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, KAW), 17 p.

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 216 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 202 p.; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 185 p.; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 141 p.; 5. Jed Beaton (AUS, KAW), 129 p.; 6. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, YAM), 115 p.; 7. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), 100 p.; 8. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, HON), 99 p.; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (RSA, HON), 97 p.; 10. Henry Jacobi (GER, HUS), 96 p.

MX2 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 247 points; 2. Husqvarna, 207 p.; 3. Kawasaki, 159 p.; 4. Yamaha, 159 p.; 5. Honda, 157 p.; 6. TM, 54 p.

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