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Olsen (Husqvarna), Henry Jacobi
(Husqvarna) and Michele Cervel-
lin (Yamaha).
For added measure, Prado
went out and won the second
moto, as well, taking the check-
ered flag ahead of Hunter Law-
rence (Honda), Thomas Cov-
ington (Husqvarna) and Olsen.
Olsen and Covington joined
Prado on the podium at the end
of the day.
Jonass ended up second in
the championship, followed by
Olsen and Ben Watson. Coving-
ton rounded out the top five.
"I knew I was world champion
already on Thursday so it was a
great moment that I didn't ex-
pect," Prado said. "It was a great
weekend and I am really happy to
finish off the season with a win."
Covington, who will race full
time in America next year as a
member of the Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Team, said, "With
this being my last GP it's been
a stressful weekend here in Italy
and I am glad I wrapped it up with
a spot on the podium. The track
was slippery and quite technical,
but I kept pushing for the best
possible result in each and every
session. In the opening moto I
made a few mistakes in the last
few laps and missed the chance
for a top-three result. Then in
moto two I got off to a good start
and kept a good pace from start
to finish. I'm really happy to end
this season on the podium."
Herlings had no mercy on his
fellow competitors at the final
round. The Dutchman capped of
a near-perfect season with an-
other 1-1 sweep. Herlings finished
out the year with 33 moto wins,
17 overall victories, and now has
a total 84 career GP wins.
"It is a great way to finish of the
year, to finish with a win," Her-
lings said. "I am very happy and
thankful, it has been a great jour-
ney, a great experience, a great
year, and I have met a lot of great
people. I really want to thank
especially my team. Without them
Jeffrey Herlings
finished out the
2018 season with
his 17th overall
victory of the year
in MXGP.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
RAY
ARCHER
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JUAN
PABLO
ACEVEDO
American Thomas Covington
said goodbye to the FIM World
Championship with a fifth in
the MX2 championship. He'll be
racing in the U.S. next year.
