Herlings Captures Record-Breaking
Win at Spanish MXGP
R
ound six of the FIM Moto-
cross World Championship
took to the Spanish hillsides for
what ended up being a historic
day with Jeffrey Herlings eclips
-
ing Stefan Everts' MXGP win
record. The Red Bull KTM rider
went 1-1 on the day for the over
-
all and his 102nd career GP win.
In MX2, Simon Laengenfelder
also went 1-1 for the sweep.
MXGP
The Spanish Grand Prix serves
as the home race for MXGP con
-
tenders Ruben Fernandez and
Jorge Prado, but it was Prado's
teammate Mattia Guadagnini
who found himself up front early
on. Guadagnini made the move
around Jeremy Seewer after
Seewer's bout of food poisoning
kicked in midrace.
Herlings and Prado both
caught fire late in the race as the
duo battled their way into the top
positions. Herlings eventually
overtook Guadagnini for the lead,
while Prado followed suit for
second on lap 12. These three
filled the podium in race one.
Race two saw Fernandez take
the lead. The Honda rider battled
with Seewer on the opening lap
but eventually settled into the
front position. Herlings again
found his fire in the second half
of the race as he began to make
moves into podium territory. He
passed Guadagnini and Fer
-
nandez en route to the lead and
another race win and a perfect
1-1 overall.
The victory moves Herlings
just six points behind Prado for
the championship lead. Fernan
-
dez held on for second in race
two, earning him third overall,
while Guadagnini scored his first
overall podium in second with a
pair of thirds.
"I'm super-happy to improve
my moto wins total and take the
GP win record outright," said Her
-
lings. "The rest of the guys have
really stepped it up this season—
Jorge is riding awesome—and
WIND
IN THE
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2023 Spanish MXGP Video Highlights
Jeffrey Herlings broke
Stefan Everts' GP win
record in Spain.
PHOTOS: RAY ARCHER
