Neuquen (Argentina),
04
March
2018
|
23:00
Europe/Amsterdam

Double victory for Pirelli at the Grand Prix of Patagonia-Argentina of Motocross held in Neuquen

Herlings and Cairoli share equal points in the MXGP class but the red plate ends up in the Dutchman’s hands. Pauls Jonass dominates in MX2 and leads the classification with maximum points

The 'Grand Prix of Patagonia-Argentina' was hosted by the Villa La Angostura circuit and opened the 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship. Action-packed races were again typical scenes on this awesome Argentinian track with 16 riders from 29 starters in MXGP and 18 from 32 in MX2 equipped by Pirelli. All the riders supported by the Italian brand opted for the excellent SCORPION™ MX32™ Mid Soft front while on the rear they chose the new SCORPION™ MX SOFT; with these tyres Jeffrey Herlings scaled the MXGP podium ahead of Antonio Cairoli with Yamaha riders Jeremy Van Horebeek and Romain Febvrefourth and fifth overall.

It was a fantastic Grand Prix for Jeffrey Herlings. The Dutchman tied with Cairolion points but celebrated victory thanks to his triumph in the second moto. The nine-time World Champion could do little about the charge of his teammate in that second race but confirmed with his speed and competitiveness that he will be again one of the title contenders this year.

MX2 defending champion, Pauls Jonass, was easily the fastest in Argentina. The Latvian won Saturday’s Qualification Heat and both races on Sunday to close the Grand Prix with maximum points. Pirelli ruled the full podium of the MX2 class thanks to Thomas Kjer Olsen in second and Hunter Lawrence in third.

In two weeks time the FIM MXGP World Championship will be back in Europe for the second round of the season which will be hosted by the Valkenswaard’s ‘Eurocircuit' in the Netherlands.

Race results (Pirelli riders in bold):

MXGP race 1

1. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA)
2. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED)
3. DESALLE Clement (BEL)
4. FEBVRE Romain (FRA)
5. VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy (BEL)

MXGP race 1

1. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED)
2. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA)
3. DESALLE Clement (BEL)
4. VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy (BEL)
5. FEBVRE Romain (FRA)

MX2 race 1

1. JONASS Pauls (LAT)
2. LAWRENCE HUNTER (AUS)
3. KJER OLSEN Thomas (DEN)
4. WATSON Ben (GBR)
5. JACOBI Henry (GER)

MX2 race 2

1. JONASS Pauls (LAT)
2. KJER OLSEN Thomas (DEN)
3. SANAYEI Darian (USA)
4. WATSON Ben (GBR)
5. VLAANDEREN Calvin (RSA)

GP Overall:

MXGP

1. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED)
2. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA)
3. DESALLE Clement (BEL)
4. VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy (BEL)
5. FEBVRE Romain (FRA)

MX2

1. JONASS Pauls (LAT)
2. KJER OLSEN Thomas (DEN)
3. LAWRENCE HUNTER (AUS)
4. WATSON Ben (GBR)
5. BEATON Jed (AUS)

Championship overall:

MXGP

1. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED) p.47
2. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA) p.47
3. DESALLE Clement (BEL) p.40
4. VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy (BEL) p.34
5. FEBVRE Romain (FRA) p.34
6. PAULIN Gautier (FRA) p.30

MX2

1. JONASS Pauls (LAT) p.50
2. KJER OLSEN Thomas (DEN) p.42
3. LAWRENCE HUNTER (AUS) p.37
4. WATSON Ben (GBR) p.36
5. BEATON Jed (AUS) p.27
6. BRYLYAKOV Vsevolod (RUS) p.24