From there it was mostly a lonely
race for all three of the front run-
ners as Seewer went on to claim
the moto win and finish second
overall. Gajser played it safe in
second, knowing his main rival
Renaux was out for the count.
His second-place finish in race
two was good enough for the
overall win and allowed him to
extend his points lead to 101
over now second place, See-
wer. Prado was third in race two
and third overall with 7-3 scores.
MX2
MX2 points leader Tom Vialle,
once again, grabbed the hole-
shot in race one and broke out
to an early lead. Thibault Beni-
stant, fresh off an overall podium
in France, got a great start and
locked into second behind Vialle.
Jago Geerts struggled on lap one
but made his way through the
field and later passed his Yamaha
teammate Benistant for second.
Geerts then set his sights on
leader Vialle, but it was too little
too late as Vialle edged the win by
under one second of margin.
Vialle again grabbed the hole-
shot over Benistant and looked
to pick up right where he left off.
Benistant had other plans though
as he took the lead from Vialle
late on lap one. Behind them,
Geerts pushed his way past
Andrea Adamo for third place
before going after Vialle. A few
laps later, Vialle's KTM stopped
running which allowed Geerts
to easily slip by without a fight.
Vialle would not finish the race
and thus give the points lead
to Geerts. The two Yamahas of
Benistant and Geerts continued
on to finish first and second while
Mikkel Haarup charged up to the
final podium in third. The running
order in race two solidified the
overall finishes with Benistant
earning his first victory, Geerts in
second and Haarup third. Geerts
now leads the points by eight
over Vialle.
CN
MXGP
1. Tim Gajser (Hon) 1-2
2. Jeremy Seewer (Yam) 3-1
3. Jorge Prado (GG) 7-3
4. Ruben Fernandez (Hon) 5-5
5. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 4-7
MX2
1. Thibault Benistant (Yam) 3-1
2. Jago Geerts (Yam) 2-2
3. Mikken Haarup (Kaw) 4-3
4. Kevin Horgmo (Kaw) 6-5
5. Simon Längenfelder (GG) 9-4
IN
THE
WIND
P60
MXGP of Germany Highlights
Frenchman Thibault Benistant
claimed his first career win in MX2.
