Thailan Motocross Grand Prix – Race Report

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In MX2 race one, Romain Febvre took the holeshot but was quickly under attack from the current FIM Motocross MX2 World Champion Jeffrey Herlings. Herlings made the pass and led every lap then after, taking a comfortable win. Romain Febvre finished up in second place ahead of Max Anstie, Jose Butron was fourth and Dean Ferris was fifth.MX1 race one saw in the opening laps a fierce battle for the lead between Antonio Cairoli, Ken De Dyker and Evgeny Bobryshev, but in the end it was Cairoli who got comfortable in the lead turning out consistently fast laps. Meanwhile Ken De Dyker settled in second position followed by Clement Desalle, third, Gautier Paulin fourth and Tommy Searle in fifth.

The Superfinale saw current FIM Motocross MX1 World Champion Antonio Cairoli lead from start to finish. Behind him Clement Desalle and Gautier Paulin were in battle for the second position, Paulin eventually finished second followed by Desalle in third. The fourth position was convincingly taken by current FIM Motocross MX2 World Champion Jeffrey Herlings with MX1 rider Tommy Searle in fifth. In the separation of classes, the top three in the MX1 was Antonio Cairoli, Gautier Paulin and Clement Desalle. The top three of MX2 was Jeffrey Herlings, Romain Febvre and Christophe Charlier.

The overall GP of Thailand results were:

MX1 Race 1:

1 222 Cairoli, Antonio ITA KTM 39:04.412 0:00.000
2 9 de Dycker, Ken BEL KTM 39:15.097 0:10.685
3 25 Desalle, Clement BEL Suzuki 39:21.945 0:17.533
4 21 Paulin, Gautier FRA Kawasaki 39:29.456 0:25.044
5 100 Searle, Tommy GBR Kawasaki 39:36.052 0:31.640
6 19 Philippaerts, David ITA Honda 39:38.482 0:34.070
7 22 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Suzuki 39:41.409 0:36.997
8 999 Goncalves, Rui POR KTM 39:59.947 0:55.535
9 183 Frossard, Steven FRA Yamaha 40:03.333 0:58.921
10 34 Roelants, Joel BEL Yamaha 40:05.817 1:01.405
11 39 Guarneri, Davide ITA KTM 40:18.044 1:13.632
12 40 Leok, Tanel EST Honda 40:27.110 1:22.698
13 121 Boog, Xavier FRA KTM 40:46.321 1:41.909
14 7 Barragan, Jonathan ESP KTM 39:07.003 1 lap
15 89 van Horebeek, Jeremy BEL Kawasaki 39:24.281 1 lap

 

MX2 Race 1:

1 84 Herlings, Jeffrey NED KTM 38:59.025 0:00.000
2 461 Febvre, Romain FRA KTM 39:39.473 0:40.448
3 14 Anstie, Max GBR Suzuki 39:45.638 0:46.613
4 17 Butron, Jose ESP KTM 39:51.907 0:52.882
5 111 Ferris, Dean AUS Yamaha 39:55.852 0:56.827
6 911 Tixier, Jordi FRA KTM 40:00.645 1:01.620
7 259 Coldenhoff, Glenn NED KTM 40:07.187 1:08.162
8 300 Lupino, Alessandro ITA Kawasaki 40:12.500 1:13.475
9 23 Charlier, Christophe FRA Yamaha 40:25.404 1:26.379
10 152 Petrov, Petar BUL Yamaha 40:28.858 1:29.833
11 136 Olsen, Stefan Kjer DEN Honda 40:37.987 1:38.962
12 33 Lieber, Julien BEL Suzuki 40:42.575 1:43.550
13 76 Rauchenecker, Pascal AUT KTM 40:45.939 1:46.914
14 122 Ferrandis, Dylan FRA Kawasaki 40:47.985 1:48.960
15 119 Pocock, Mel GBR Yamaha 40:49.927 1:50.902

 

  Super final Race:

1 222 Cairoli, Antonio ITA KTM 40:29.807 0:00.000
2 21 Paulin, Gautier FRA Kawasaki 40:47.145 0:17.338
3 25 Desalle, Clement BEL Suzuki 40:49.734 0:19.927
4 84 Herlings, Jeffrey NED KTM 41:02.035 0:32.228
5 100 Searle, Tommy GBR Kawasaki 41:08.811 0:39.004
6 999 Goncalves, Rui POR KTM 41:18.698 0:48.891
7 121 Boog, Xavier FRA KTM 41:20.978 0:51.171
8 34 Roelants, Joel BEL Yamaha 41:29.137 0:59.330
9 183 Frossard, Steven FRA Yamaha 41:35.088 1:05.281
10 9 de Dycker, Ken BEL KTM 41:42.361 1:12.554
11 461 Febvre, Romain FRA KTM 41:44.929 1:15.122
12 22 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Suzuki 41:46.118 1:16.311
13 777 Bobryshev, Evgeny RUS Honda 41:49.064 1:19.257
14 23 Charlier, Christophe FRA Yamaha 41:49.723 1:19.916
15 40 Leok, Tanel EST Honda 41:52.736 1:22.929