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THE
WIND
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becoming the first Latvian to
ever win an MX World Champi-
onship GP. Jonass swept every
single race, including Friday's
qualifying race and both motos
on Saturday to lead the points
standings heading to round two
in Indonesia.
Jonass, however, had to fend
off a pesky Benoit Paturel in
both motos. The Kemea Yamaha
rider from France hounded
Jonass for much of the night and
ended up going 2-2 on the day,
just ahead of LRT KTM's Julien
Lieber, who was impressive en
route to a pair of third-place
finishes.
Husqvarna rider Thomas
Kjer Olsen went 4-4 for fourth
overall, while Suzuki's Jeremy
Seewer had to be satisfied with
fifth overall with a 12-5 result.
He was a victim of a crash in the
first moto.
Jonass's teammate, and ex-
pected championship contend-
er, Jorje Prado Garcia struggled
on race day, starting just behind
his teammate in moto one and
fading to seventh at the finish.
In moto two, Garcia started
sixth, then faded again, eventu-
ally finishing 11th. His 6-11 score
was only good enough for eighth
on the day.
American Thomas Covington
(Rockstar Energy Husqvarna)
showed good speed in Qatar.
He finished eighth in the first
moto and nabbed the holeshot
in the second. He drifted back
to fifth where he stayed for quite
some time before dropping out
with a mechanical problem.
Another American, Dar-
ian Sanayei (Monster Energy
Kawasaki) went 10-12 for ninth
overall. CN
MXGP
1. Antonio Cairoli 1-1 (KTM)
2. Tim Gajser 3-2 (Hon)
3. Clement Desalle 2-4 (Kaw)
4. Evgeny Bobryshev 4-7 (Hon)
5. Romain Febvre 10-3 (Yam)
MX2
1. Pauls Jonass 1-1 (KTM)
2. Benoit Paturel 2-2 (Yam)
3. Julien Lieber 3-3 (KTM)
4. Thomas Kjer Olsen 4-4 (Hus)
5. Jeremy Seewer 12-5 (Suz)
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