Herlings wins, Gajser crashed
Red Bull KTM Factory rider Jeffrey Herlings is back to his best as he claimed the Grand Prix of Latvia in the MXGP class. The Flying Dutchman was brilliant with a 1-1 performance and his 62nd GP win of his career.
Although the win by Herlings was brilliant for the series, a possibly injury to defending champion Tim Gajser, who crashed out of the second moto of the MXGP class.
Having spoken to former GP rider Gordon Crockard of Honda Europe, who was on the scene of the accident, Tim mentioned he was ok, and just had some pain on the side of his body. Good news for the MXGP champ.
Herlings is now 84 points behind Cairoli in the series points.
Jasikonis led the second moto early from Herlings, Gajser, Butron, Cairoli, Leok, Van Horebeek,. Desalle, Bobryshev and Paulin. Van Horebeek went down and was back outside the top twenty and Cairoli was passed by Leok.
Jasikonis is on it as he pulls a two second lead over Herlings, then came Gajser, Bobryshev, Cairoli, Desalle, Paulin, Simpson, Leok, and Febvre.
On lap five Herlings went past Jasikonis for the lead and probably the GP overall. Cairoli parked Bobryshev to move into fourth place.
After six laps it was Herlings, Jasikonis, Gajser, Cairoli, Bobryshev, Desalle, Paulin, Leok, Simpson, and Nagl.
Gajser passed Jasikonis and moved into second place, with Cairoli also starting to put pressure on the Suzuki rider. On lap 10 Cairoli passed Jasikonis for third place.
Gajser crashed hard and seemed to be knocked out and was carried to the ambulance.
After 13 laps its Herlings, Cairoli, Jasikonis, Bobryshev, Desalle, Paulin, Anstie, Nagl, Coldenhoff, and Febvre.
Herlings wins it from Cairoli and Jasikonis.
MXGP – Race 2 – Classification
1 84 Herlings, Jeffrey NED KNMV KTM 34:23.826 17 0:00.000 0:00.000 1:55.059 8 48.1
2 222 Cairoli, Antonio ITA FMI KTM 34:41.672 17 0:17.846 0:17.846 1:54.790 7 48.2
3 27 Jasikonis, Arminas LTU LMSF Suzuki 34:47.673 17 0:23.847 0:06.001 1:54.744 2 48.3
4 777 Bobryshev, Evgeny RUS MFR Honda 34:59.301 17 0:35.475 0:11.628 1:55.539 2 47.9
5 25 Desalle, Clement BEL FMB Kawasaki 35:07.328 17 0:43.502 0:08.027 1:56.196 2 47.7
6 99 Anstie, Max GBR ACU Husqvarna 35:11.734 17 0:47.908 0:04.406 1:57.276 9 47.2
7 21 Paulin, Gautier FRA MCM Husqvarna 35:13.712 17 0:49.886 0:01.978 1:56.658 2 47.5
8 12 Nagl, Maximilian GER DMSB Husqvarna 35:16.908 17 0:53.082 0:03.196 1:57.217 4 47.2
9 259 Coldenhoff, Glenn NED KNMV KTM 35:18.986 17 0:55.160 0:02.078 1:57.782 10 47
10 461 Febvre, Romain FRA FFM Yamaha 35:23.427 17 0:59.601 0:04.441 1:57.982 10 46.9