VOLUME 56 ISSUE 37 SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 P45
clinched the MXGP Championship
several races prior, took third,
while Seewer survived a couple of
crashes and a rock to the face to
place fourth.
"I got a rock in my eye and then
cut my chin when I crashed, and I
was fighting hard to get third posi-
tion," said Seewer. "I didn't want
to risk too much anymore."
Coldenhoff again took the early
lead in moto two, but this time he
couldn't hold back Herlings, who
passed Coldenhoff for the lead
late in the race.
Herlings held on for the win,
and his 2-1 moto combination
netted the Dutchman the overall
victory for the day, topping Cold-
enhoff's 1-2.
Seewer took third in the moto,
third in the overall column and
third in the championship, beat-
ing out Gautier Paulin by just eight
points after 40 motos of racing
this year.
"The first race I just couldn't
make to win, but I am very thank-
ful to win the last two races of the
season, and I am looking forward
to next year," said the day's cham-
pion Herlings. "I wanted to save
some energy in the first race, but
the second race, I missed the
start a bit, and it was a bit tricky. I
managed to win it at the end, and
I am pretty happy."
"I feel like we did a great job
this weekend," said Coldenhoff
who finished off the season
strong. "It was a solid start in the
second race, and I was second
and led all the races. I started
making mistakes, and I was look-
ing at the bigger picture that is the
bronze medal, and I got a podium,
which was good. The first race
was great. I am so pumped, I was
able to hold off Jeffrey [Herlings]
and Tim [Gajser]."
"I am very happy to win my third
World Championship title," Gajser
said. "We had a great off-season,
the beginning was just amazing,
and then I won seven rounds in a
row which was so special. Now
at the end of the season, I am
struggling and not finding the flow,
unfortunately. Coming to this week-
end I felt good, yesterday I was fast
on the track and enjoyed it. In the
qualifying race, I had the holeshot
and then made a mistake and hit
my neck, and I was sore."
As he has done all year, Prado
ruled the MX2 class, winning both
motos in what was his final race
in the MX2 class before stepping
up to MXGP. But Prado didn't run
away from the pack like he had so
Jorge Prado finished out his MX2-class
career with another 1-1.
