Jeffrey Herlings wins in MXGP and owns the red plate
once more. Jorge Prado grabs the overall in MX2. Bad luck for Pauls Jonass in 5th
who remains firmly in command of the championship standing
Pietramurata (Italy), 9 April 2018 – The
'Al Ciclamino' circuit in
Pietramurata hosted the fourth round of the
2018 FIM Motocross World Championship, the
Grand Prix of Trentino. On the hard and slippery soil,
Pirelli riders were able to count on the
SCORPION™ MX32™ Mid Soft front and rear; the Italian tyres dominated Saturday's qualification and all the races on Sunday.
In the fantastic natural setting of the Trentino mountains, a large gathering of public came to watch the latest challenge between
Antonio Cairoli and
Jeffrey Herlings in
MXGP class. On this occasion the Dutchman was the fastest. He won both races and moved to first place in the championship.
Cairoli finished third overall despite a small technical problem that slowed him down in the first laps of race 1. There were good results also for
Romain Febvre in fourth and
Glenn Coldenhoff in fifth.
Jorge Prado won the
MX2 overall breaking
Pauls Jonass’s hegemony who had dominated the first three grand prix of the season. The Spaniard won the first heat and finished runner-up, behind
Thomas Covington, in the second one. It was an excellent performance by the American who classified second overall.
Jonass, despite not having the best starts, finished in fifth place and keeps the championship lead with 28 points ahead of
Prado.
In just seven days the riders will contest the “
Grand Prix of Portugal” at the circuit of
Agueda.
Race results (Pirelli riders in bold): MXGP race 11. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED)2. DESALLE Clement (BEL)
3. FEBVRE Romain (FRA)4. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA)5. GAJSER Tim (SLO) MXGP race 11. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED)2. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA)3. DESALLE Clement (BEL)
4. COLDENHOFF Glenn (NED)5. PAULIN Gautier (FRA) MX2 race 11. PRADO GARCIA Jorge (SPA)2. JACOBI Henri (GER)
3. KJER OLSEN Thomas (DEN)4. JONASS Pauls (LAT)5. COVINGTON Thomas (USA) MX2 race 21. COVINGTON Thomas (USA)2. PRADO GARCIA Jorge (SPA)3. BRYLYAKOV Vsevolod (RUS)
4. MEWSE Conrad (GBR)
5. VLAANDEREN Calvin (RSA) GP Overall: MXGP1. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED)2.DESALLE Clement (BEL)
3. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA)4. COLDENHOFF Glenn (NED)5. PAULIN Gautier (FRA) MX21. PRADO GARCIA Jorge (SPA)2. COVINGTON Thomas (USA)3. JACOBI Henri (GER)
4. BRYLYAKOV Vsevolod (RUS)
5. JONASS Pauls (LAT) Championship overall: MXGP1. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED) p.1912. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA) p.1813. DESALLE Clement (BEL) p.145
4. FEBVRE Romain (FRA) p.1355. PAULIN Gautier (FRA) p.1296. COLDENHOFF Glenn (NED) p.111 MX21. JONASS Pauls (LAT) p.1802. PRADO GARCIA Jorge (SPA) p. 1523. KJER OLSEN Thomas (DEN) p.1454.WATSON Ben (GBR) p.105
5. MEWSE Conrad (GBR) p.100
6. LAWRENCE HUNTER (AUS) p.99