Cycle News Staff | May 1, 2018
2018 MXGP Of Russia Results – On an unusual Tuesday race (because of a holiday), Monster Energy Kawasaki Team rider Clement Desalle ended KTM’s winning streak in the MXGP class after capturing the overall win at the MXGP of Russia in Orlyonok, May 1. It was the first time since the start of the season that a non-KTM rider emerged victorious. However, Red Bull KTM’s Jeffrey Herlings and Antonio Cairoli did go 2-3 on the day.
2018 MXGP Of Russia Results
Winner Clement Desalle is flanked by Jeffrey Herlings (left) and Antonio Cairoli at the MXGP of Russia.
Fourth overall went to former MXGP champ Romain Febvre (Yamaha) and fifth overall went to another former champ Tim Gajser (Honda)
Desalle snatched the lead from holeshotter Cairoli in the first moto and held off the defending champ, as well as Herlings in third, the whole way to take the win. Cairoli and Herlings battled down to the finish with Cairoli holding off his teammate for second.
Gautier Paulin (Husqvarna) finished fourth and Gajser fifth.
Herlings got out in front early in the second moto and never looked back. Desalle gave chase but second place would give him the overall victory.
Cairoli pursued the leaders early on but a fall cost him any chance of catching them and instead finished out the moto in fifth.
Febvre was third in the moto, followed by Gajser.
Herlings extended his points lead over Cairoli to 23, 286-263. Desalle is third with 212 points.
“I feel good, today was really good for me,” Desalle said. “I wanted to take the GP step by step and actually to finish with a really good day and win. I am really happy about it, about my riding, about quite a few things, to finally have a green bike on the podium in first position with my team it is really nice.”
MX2
2018 MXGP Of Russia Results
Pauls Jonass returned to the top of the box in MX2. Photo: Ray Archer/KTM Images
Pauls Jonass (Red Bull KTM) got back to his winning ways again in MX2. The super-fast rider from Latvia won both motos, while teammate Jorge Prado of Spain cruised home in second in both motos.
The race for the final podium spot was up for grabs, but it was Great Britain’s Ben Watson (Yamaha) prevailing with 3-6 moto scores, edging out Italy’s Michele Cervellin (Honda) by one point on the day. Cervellin went 7-3.
Denmark’s Thomas Kjer Olsen (Husqvarna) rounded out the top five overall with a 4-5 tally.
Jonass took back a few points on Prado, building his points lead to 20, 266-246.
Olsen is third with 219 points.
American Thomas Covington (Husqvarna) suited up but came into the race in points-salvaging mode; he’s still recovering from a knee injury suffered two weeks ago. He went 17-14 on the day for 16th overall. Covington left Russia 10th in the MX2 Championship, tied on points with Belgian rider Jago Geerts.
2018 MXGP Of Russia Results
Orlyonok, Russia
RESULTS: May 1, 2018
MXGP Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), 33:30.843; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:01.512; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:03.489; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:25.944; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:34.132; 6. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:39.081; 7. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:44.279; 8. Julien Lieber (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:45.440; 9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:45.952; 10. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Honda), +0:55.876.
MXGP Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 33:53.627; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:05.066; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:15.098; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:17.458; 5. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:19.176; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:20.912; 7. Julien Lieber (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:41.868; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:47.040; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:49.670; 10. Maximilian Nagl (GER, TM), +0:50.771.
MXGP Overall Top Ten: 1. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 47 points; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 45 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 34 p.; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 34 p.; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 33 p.; 7. Julien Lieber (BEL, KAW), 27 p.; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 25 p.; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KAW), 20 p.; 10. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HON), 19 p.
MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 286 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 263 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 212 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 203 p.; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 180 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 152 p.; 7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 150 p.; 8. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 147 p.; 9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 135 p.; 10. Julien Lieber (BEL, KAW), 113 p.
MXGP Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 297 points; 2. Kawasaki, 223 p.; 3. Yamaha, 212 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 188 p.; 5. Honda, 162 p.; 6. TM, 104 p.; 7. Suzuki, 87 p.
MX2 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 34:54.861; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:11.561; 3. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:31.861; 4. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:36.859; 5. Stephen Rubini (FRA, KTM), +0:39.204; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (RSA, Honda), +0:40.899; 7. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Honda), +0:53.491; 8. Jed Beaton (AUS, Kawasaki), +0:58.912; 9. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, Yamaha), +0:59.572; 10. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, Husqvarna), +1:10.071.
MX2 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 34:38.909; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:01.630; 3. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Honda), +0:39.711; 4. Calvin Vlaanderen (RSA, Honda), +0:40.600; 5. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:41.581; 6. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:43.440; 7. Jed Beaton (AUS, Kawasaki), +1:06.039; 8. Stephen Rubini (FRA, KTM), +1:12.622; 9. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +1:15.696; 10. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Husqvarna), +1:20.876.
MX2 Overall Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 50 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 35 p.; 4. Michele Cervellin (ITA, HON), 34 p.; 5. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 34 p.; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (RSA, HON), 33 p.; 7. Stephen Rubini (FRA, KTM), 29 p.; 8. Jed Beaton (AUS, KAW), 27 p.; 9. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 21 p.; 10. Iker Larranaga Olano (ESP, HUS), 21 p.
MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 266 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 246 p.; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 219 p.; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 176 p.; 5. Jed Beaton (AUS, KAW), 156 p.; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (RSA, HON), 130 p.; 7. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, YAM), 127 p.; 8. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), 108 p.; 9. Henry Jacobi (GER, HUS), 104 p.; 10. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 102 p.
MX2 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 297 points; 2. Husqvarna, 241 p.; 3. Yamaha, 194 p.; 4. Honda, 192 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 186 p.; 6. TM, 66 p.
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