MOTOCROSS
FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS
MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS / OCTOBER 6-7, 2018
REDBUD RACEWAY / BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN
P72
TEAM
1. France (35)
2. Italy (37)
3. The Netherlands (41)
4. Australia (48)
5. Great Britain (48)
6. USA (49)
MXGP
1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 1-2
2. Gautier Paulin (Hus) 2-3
3. Antonio Cairoli (KTM) 6-4
4. Eli Tomac (Kaw) 4-7
5. Tanel Leok (Hus) 12-19
MX2
1. Jorge Prado (KTM) 3-3
2. Hunter Lawrence (Hon) 8-2
3. Dylan Ferrandis (Yam) 7-8
4. Ben Watson (Yam) 15-4
5. Michele Cervellin (Yam) 10-14
8. Aaron Plessinger (Yam) 18-16
OPEN
1. Glenn Coldenhoff (KTM) 1-1
2. Alessandro Lupino (Kaw) 12-5
3. Jeremy Van Horebeek (Yam) 6-11
4. Max Anstie (Hus) 13-6
5. Max Nagl (TM) 11-8
7. Justin Barcia (Yam) 9-13
two racers.
"We did a great job," Herlings
said. "My last moto we went 1-2
so we definitely deserved to win.
It's a shame. We were so close
to win, but Team France was the
best and we should respect that.
For next year, it's going to be a
new thing. It's going to be in As-
sen [Holland]. We definitely can
go for the win."
Australia finished fourth overall
on 48 over Great Britain, also on
48, and the USA came in sixth
place with 49 points. CN
and Lupino, who came in just
behind his teammate and just in
front of Tomac.
The end result of the France/
Italy battle was a two-point
advantage for France in the final
tally, with France taking the Mo-
tocross of Nations with 35 points
over Italy's 37. Remarkably, The
Netherlands—a nation which
has never won the Motocross of
Nations—ended up third overall
on the day, just six points shy of
their first-ever victory, despite
essentially competing with only
Led by Hunter Lawrence,
Team Australia actually led
at one point and nearly got
on the podium. Aussie fans
were probably wondering:
Where's Chad Reed?
