Herlings Extend Points Lead at MXGP of Spain
A
3-1 equaled an overall win
for Red Bull KTM's Jeffery
Herlings at the MXGP of Spain,
in Intu Xanadu Arroyomolinos,
October 17. Herlings extended
his championship lead to 12 over
his nearest rival, Monster Energy
Kawasaki's Romain Febvre, who
won the first moto but finished
the second moto in seventh after
getting a bad start.
A 1-7 resulted in fourth overall
for the former World Champion,
Febvre.
With five rounds left, Herlings
leads the way with 505 points to
Febvre's 493.
Defending champ Tim Gajser
got on the podium with a 4-2, but
a few small mistakes prevented
the Honda rider from keeping
pace with Herlings in the cham-
pionship.
Second overall on the day was
Spanish hero Jorge Prado who
holeshot both motos but could
not parlay those good starts into
wins, going 2-3 on day, making it
a Red Bull KTM 1-2 overall.
"We started off strong in timed
practice, and I had a good jump
off the gate in the first moto but
rode into the first two turns too
careful; like an old grandma!"
overall winner Herlings said. "I
got up to 10th, but a good start is
crucial now because the guys in
seventh-eighth are riding so fast
and when they have good lines it
is hard to pass. It took me some
time to get going. The first 15
minutes were awful but the last
15 were really good. I came from
far back and closed up to the
leaders.
"The second moto start was
better," Herlings said. "Tim [Ga-
jser] made a mistake and I was
into second. Jorge was tough to
pass but he was riding the right
lines. Once I managed it, I was
IN
THE
WIND
P40
Jeffrey Herlings
extended his MXGP
Championship lead
with the overall victory
at the Grand Prix of
Spain.
PHOTOS: RAY ARCHER
