The racing continued here in Turkey as we had the second Grand Prix at the Afyon circuit with the Bitci MXGP of Afyon. So the same veneu as we had on sundays GP, but with some small changes to the rutty and bumpy hard track. For the second time the results here were not what we hoped for on this new and challenging track, also the heat an
In time practice Jeremy didn’t get further than a 14th time on his factory Beta 450 RX, but he secured a reasonably start gate.
In race 1 unlucky he was involved in a crash at the first corner and started last. On this fast and treacherous track it was hard to gain some positions. Once our SDM corse rider found the right rhythum, he managed to end the race in 20th position. Under a bright sun and high temperatures the second race got started. Jerre got off to a great start and came through the first left corner in 10th place. Despite being focused on making as few mistakes as possible, he still lost some positions in the first lap of the race, due a rider that crashed in front of him what put him to 16th position. Unfortunately in lap 3 an electronic problem obliged “The Jerre” to stop DNF.
Now we have a 2 weeks break before we head to Riola Sardo for the 10th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship.
Text Smeys G. Photocredit Messora D.
MXGP Race 1: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 34:31.387; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:00.494; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:02.969; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:10.585; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, GASGAS), +0:35.881; 6. Alberto Forato (ITA, GASGAS), +0:40.918; 7. Henry Jacobi (GER, Honda), +0:49.141; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +0:51.337; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KTM), +0:53.507; 10. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Yamaha), +0:54.619; 11. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:57.203; 12. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +1:01.358; 13. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +1:03.279; 14. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +1:06.409; 15. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Yamaha), +1:07.151; 16. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +1:08.333; 17. Brian Bogers (NED, GASGAS), +1:09.796; 18. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Yamaha), +1:11.834; 19. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +1:14.822; 20. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Beta), +1:16.158; 21. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +1:18.162; 22. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Yamaha), +1:21.909; 23. Dušan Drdaj (CZE, KTM), +1:49.575; 24. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Honda), -1 lap(s); 25. Lorenzo Locurcio (VEN, KTM), -7 lap(s); 26. Vsevolod Brylyakov (MFR, Honda), -14 lap(s);
MXGP Race 2: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 34:44.781; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:05.947; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:08.978; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:14.097; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:31.196; 6. Pauls Jonass (LAT, GASGAS), +0:32.209; 7. Alberto Forato (ITA, GASGAS), +0:41.561; 8. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KTM), +0:57.060; 9. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +1:00.476; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, GASGAS), +1:06.485; 11. Henry Jacobi (GER, Honda), +1:09.752; 12. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +1:11.151; 13. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +1:12.453; 14. Lorenzo Locurcio (VEN, KTM), +1:13.994; 15. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Yamaha), +1:15.032; 16. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Yamaha), +1:15.658; 17. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Honda), +1:18.036; 18. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +1:22.687; 19. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +1:29.472; 20. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Yamaha), +1:32.684; 21. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +1:35.245; 22. Vsevolod Brylyakov (MFR, Honda), +1:43.479; 23. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Yamaha), -2 lap(s); 24. Dušan Drdaj (CZE, KTM), -9 lap(s); 25. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Beta), -14 lap(s); 26. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), -18 lap(s);
MXGP Overall: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 47 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 45 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 42 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 34 p.; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, GAS), 31 p.; 6. Alberto Forato (ITA, GAS), 29 p.; 7. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KTM), 25 p.; 8. Henry Jacobi (GER, HON), 24 p.; 9. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 21 p.; 10. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 18 p.; 11. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 17 p.; 12. Brian Bogers (NED, GAS), 15 p.; 13. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 15 p.; 14. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 15 p.; 15. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 14 p.; 16. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 10 p.; 17. Valentin Guillod (SUI, YAM), 8 p.; 18. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 8 p.; 19. Lorenzo Locurcio (VEN, KTM), 7 p.; 20. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, YAM), 6 p.; 21. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 5 p.; 22. Benoit Paturel (FRA, HON), 4 p.; 23. Alvin Östlund (SWE, YAM), 1 p.; 24. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, BET), 1 p.; 25. Vsevolod Brylyakov (MFR, HON), 0 p.; 26. Dušan Drdaj (CZE, KTM), 0 p.;
MXGP World Championship standings: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 355 points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 327 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 326 p.; 4. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 321 p.; 5. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 315 p.; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 249 p.; 7. Pauls Jonass (LAT, GAS), 231 p.; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 212 p.; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KTM), 182 p.; 10. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 143 p.; 11. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 139 p.; 12. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 129 p.; 13. Brian Bogers (NED, GAS), 124 p.; 14. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, BET), 110 p.; 15. Henry Jacobi (GER, HON), 109 p.; 16. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 95 p.; 17. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, YAM), 77 p.; 18. Alberto Forato (ITA, GAS), 68 p.; 19. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 67 p.; 20. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 62 p.; 21. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 57 p.; 22. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KAW), 54 p.; 23. Alvin Östlund (SWE, YAM), 48 p.; 24. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 33 p.; 25. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), 33 p.; 26. Lorenzo Locurcio (VEN, KTM), 29 p.; 27. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), 21 p.; 28. Cyril Genot (BEL, KTM), 15 p.; 29. Vsevolod Brylyakov (MFR, HON), 10 p.; 30. Valentin Guillod (SUI, YAM), 9 p.;
