Arnhem: Camden Mc Lellan (Triumph) wins the Dutch Grand Prix

The second round of the MX2 class in Arnhem was dominated by a duel between the title favourites. In the end, South African Triumph works rider Camden Mc Lellan came out on top, making the title race even more exciting.

Simon Längenfelder took the holeshot

Defending champion Simon Längenfelder (KTM) took the holeshot, but was overtaken by pole-sitter Liam Everts (Husqvarna) on the very first lap. He subsequently dropped back to fourth place. By the halfway point of the race, Simon had been overtaken all the way down to eighth place, but in the end he fought his way past Valerio Lata (Honda) and Janis Reisulis (Yamaha) to finish the race in eighth place.

Lucas Coenen went all out

Red Bull KTM factory rider Sacha Coenen started in the top three, but overtook Guillem Farres on the fifth lap and closed the gap on Liam Everts. At this point, the lapping began and Sacha had the misfortune of losing a little ground time and again.

Camden Mc Lellan went from strength to strength

In the early stages of the race, Camden Mc Lellan attacked his team-mate Guillem Farres and overtook the Spaniard on lap 7. Later, he found himself in a duel with Sacha Coenen and, by lap 14, had moved up to second place and was even closing the gap on leader Liam Everts. However, the Belgian kept his cool and won the second race ahead of the South African.

Grand Prix victory for Mc Lellan

With a 1-2 result, Camden Mc Lellan won the Grand Prix of the Netherlands ahead of Liam Everts (4-1) and Guillem Farres. Mc Lellan thus reduced his deficit to third place in the standings to 37 points, catapulting himself into the ranks of the World Championship title contenders.

Simon Längenfelder continues to lose ground

Defending champion Simon Längenfelder continued to lose ground. With just three Grands Prix remaining this season, his deficit in Arnhem widened from 61 to 75 points, whilst the top three riders moved closer together. Only Sacha Coenen lost a World Championship point.

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Grand Prix of the Netherlands, Arnhem

1. Camden Mc Lellan (ZA), Triumph, 1-2, 47 points

2. Liam Everts (B), Husqvarna, 4-1, 43, (-4)

3. Guillem Farres (E), Triumph, 3-3, 40, (-7)

4. Sacha Coenen (B), KTM, 2-4, 40, (-7)

5. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LV), Yamaha, 8-5, 29, (-18)

6. Simon Längenfelder (D), KTM, 7-6, 29, (-18)

7. Janis Martins Reisulis (LV), Yamaha, 6-7, 29, (-18)

8. Valerio Lata (I), Honda, 5-8, 29, (-18)

9. Scott Smulders (NL), Husqvarna, 9-10, 23, (-24)

10. Noel Zanocz (H), KTM, 10-11, 21, (-26)

MX2 World Championship standings after Round 16 of 19

1. Guillem Farres (E), Triumph, 749 points

2. Sacha Coenen (B), KTM, 724, (-25)

3. Camden Mc Lellan (ZA), Triumph, 712, (-37)

4. Simon Längenfelder (D), KTM, 674, (-75)

5. Liam Everts (B), Husqvarna, 648, (-101)

6. Janis Martins Reisulis (LV), Yamaha, 587, (-162)

7. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LV), Yamaha, 473, (-276)

8. Valerio Lata (I), Honda, 414, (-335)

9. Mathis Valin (F), Kawasaki, 352, (-397)

10. Julius Mikula (CZ), KTM, 352, (-397)