MX GP of The Netherlands 2013 - Race Report

The Grand Prix of the Netherlands took place today in Valkenswaard and saw Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings on the top of the podium. In MX1 Ken De Dycker finished second and Evegeny Bobryshev third, whereas in MX2 Jordi Tixier was second and Jake Nicholls completed the top three.

Race one MX2 saw Jordi Tixier lead the first half of the race, but was soon passed by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team mate Jeffrey Herlings. Further back Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Max Ansti put in his best ride of the year to take home third place here in The Netherlands while Wilvo Nestaan JM Racing KTM’s Jake Nicholls and Standing Construct KTM’s Glenn Coldenhoff rounded out the top five.

Race one MX1 saw Honda World Motocross’ Evgeny Bobryshev take the holeshot with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli hot on his heels. Cairoli got to the lead but Bobryshev remained close. Both Italian Antonio Cairoli and Russian Evgeny Bobryshev soon were passed by Belgian Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Ken De Dyker. De Dyker put in a strong few laps but after making a big mistake fell back to third. Antonio Cairoli ended up taking the win with Evgeny Bobryshev coming home in second and Ken De Dyker in third. Behind them were Route 77 Energy Honda’s Tanel Leok in fourth and Kawasaki Racing Team’s Gautier Paulin in fifth.

Race two MX2 saw Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jordi Tixier put in yet another super performance leading the majority of the race but with three laps to go Tixier found himself under attack by current FIM Motocross MX2 World Champion Jeffrey Herlings who managed to make a pass and take the lead. Wilvo Nestaan JM Racing KTM’s Jake Nicholls put together his best race of the year coming home in third with Standing Construct KTM’s Glenn Coldenhoff in fourth and Wilvo Nestaan JM Racing KTM’s Romain Febvre in fifth.

Race two MX1 saw Honda World Motocross’ Evgeny Bobryshev take yet another holeshot followed by Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Kevin Strijbos. Both Bobryshev and Strijbos were quickly under attack and passed by a charging Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Ken De Dyker. Strijbos moved into second and put a slight gap on Bobryshev in third. Mid race Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli began hammering down making a charge into the second position setting his sights on his team mate Ken De Dyker. De Dyker managed to hold Cairoli off, taking the win in race two. Cairoli finished second, Strijbos third, Bobryshev fourth and Clement Desalle rounded out the top five.

The GP of the Netherlands results were:

MX1 Moto one: 1. Antonio Cairoli, 2. Evgeny Bobryshev, 3. Ken De Dycker, 4. Tanel Leok, 5. Gautier Paulin, 6. Max Nagl, 7. Kevin Strijbos, 8. Clement Desalle, 9. David Philippaerts, 10. Tommy Searle, 11. Jeremy Van Horebeek, 12. Shaun Simpson, 13. Rui Goncalves, 14. Joel Roelants, 15. Xavier Boog

MX1 Moto two: 1. De Dycker, 2. Cairoli, 3. Strijbos, 4. Bobryshev, 5. Desalle, 6. Nagl, 7. Paulin, 8. Goncalves, 9. Searle, 10. Roelants, 11. Leok, 12. Boog, 13. Guarneri, 14. Karro, 15. Justs

MX1 O/A: 1. Cairoli 47pts, 2. De Dycker 45pts, 3. Bobryshev 40pts, 4. Strijbos 34pts, 5. Nagl 30pts, 6. Paulin 30pts, 7. Desalle 29pts, 8. Leok 28pts, 9. Searle 23pts, 10. Goncalves 21pts, 11. Roelants 18pts, 12. Boog 15pts

MX1 Championship points: 1. Cairoli 142pts, 2. Desalle 116pts, 3. De Dycker 115pts, 4. Paulin 108pts, 5. Strijbos 89pts, 6. Bobryshev 87pts, 7. Searle 87pts, 8. Goncalves 73pts, 9. Leok 61pts, 10. Roelants 58pts, 11. Boog 56pts, 12. Philippaerts 49pts, 13. Frossard 47pts, 14. Nagl 45pts, 15. Guarneri 41pts

MX2 Moto one: 1. Jeffrey Herlings, 2. Jordi Tixier, 3. Max Anstie, 4. Jake Nicholls, 5. Glenn Coldenhoff, 6. Julien Lieber, 7. Jose Butron, 8. Petar Petrov, 9. Pritt Ratsep, 10. Mel Pocock, 11. Alexander Tonkov, 12. Stefan Olsen, 13. Pascal Rauchenecker, 14. Brent Van Doninck, Christophe Charlier

MX2 Moto two: 1. Herlings, 2. Tixier, 3. Nicholls, 4. Condenhoff, 5. Febvre, 6. Anstie, 7. Banks Browne, 8. Tonkov, 9. Pocock, 10. Rauchenecker, 11. Ratsep, 12. Heibye, 13. Gaijer, 14. Kullas, 15. Ferrandis

MX2 O/A: 1. Herlings 50pts, 2. Tixier 44pts, 3. Nicholls 38pts, 4. Anstie 35pts, 5. Coldenhoff 34pts, 6. Tonkov 23pts, 7. Pocock 23pts, 8. Rauchenecker 19pts, 9. Febvre 16pts, 10. Lieber 15pts, 11. Banks Browne 14pts

MX2 Championship points: 1. Herlings 150pts, 2. Tixier 101, 3. Febvre 98, 4. Coldenhoff 97, 5. Butron 74, 6. Anstie 72, 7. Charlier 71, 8. Ferris 69, 9. Nicholls 64, 10. Lieber 62, 11. Pocock 58, 12. Lupino 57, 13. Petrov 49, 14. Tonkov 34, 15. Rauchenecker 34.

- Nikki Scott (Youthstream)