Jeffrey Herlings wins the Grand Prix of the Netherlands with a one-two

The second MXGP round in Arnhem was dominated by the duel between the two local heroes, Jeffrey Herlings (Honda) and Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna). In the end, de Wolf went all out and crashed.

Herlings takes the holeshot

Jeffrey Herlings took the holeshot ahead of his HRC team-mate Tom Vialle, Tim Gajser (Yamaha), Glenn Coldenhoff (Yamaha) and Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna).

Tim Gajser’s crash

Yamaha works rider Tim Gajser fought his way up to third place by lap 15 and was on course for a podium finish, but a crash saw the Slovenian drop back to eighth place.

Duel between the local heroes

When, towards the end of the race, Kay de Wolf attacked the leader Jeffrey Herlings, the Dutch fans didn’t know who to cheer on first. The two ‘Flying Dutchmen’ were in a league of their own, but de Wolf tried too hard, pushed beyond his limits and crashed. However, the lead held by the two local heroes was so substantial that de Wolf was still able to hold on to second place as he crossed the finish line.

Das MXGP-Podium in Arnheim

Foto: MXGP-TV

Standings at the top of the table

With the maximum haul of 60 points, World Championship leader Jeffrey Herlings extended his lead from 116 to 143 points over Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) in second place at Arnhem. Febvre had to play catch-up in Arnhem, finishing fifth in race 2 after crashing in race 1.

Results for the German riders

Maximilian Spies finished the second race in 15th place and ended the day with a 12-15 result, placing 13th overall. The other Germans failed to finish in the top 20.

Next stop: Turkey

In two weeks’ time, the championship continues with the 17th round in Turkey.

MXGP of Arnhem

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NL), Honda, 1-1, 50 points

2. Kay de Wolf (NL), Husqvarna, 2-2, 44, (-6)

3. Tom Vialle (F), Honda, 4-3, 38, (-12)

4. Tim Gajser (SLO), Yamaha, 3-8, 33, (-17)

5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NL), Yamaha, 7-4, 32, (-18)

6. Andrea Adamo (I), KTM, 5-6, 31, (-19)

7. Romain Febvre (F), Kawasaki, 10-5, 27, (-23)

8. Roan van de Moosdijk (NL), KTM, 8–9, 25, (-25)

9. Pauls Jonass (LV), Kawasaki, 11–10, 21, (-29)

10. Jago Geerts (B), Beta, 14–12, 16, (-34)

11. Kevin Horgmo (N), Honda, 9–17, 16, (-34)

World Championship standings after Round 16 of 19:

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NL), Honda, 795 points

2. Romain Febvre (F), Kawasaki, 652, (-143)

3. Tim Gajser (SLO), Yamaha, 611, (-184)

4. Lucas Coenen (B), KTM, 566, (-229)

5. Andrea Adamo (I), KTM, 522, (-273)

6. Ruben Fernandez (E), Honda, 502, (-293)

7. Tom Vialle (F), Honda, 496, (-299)

8. Maxime Renaux (F), Yamaha, 449, (-346)

9. Kay de Wolf (NL), Husqvarna, 428, (-367)

10. Pauls Jonass (LV), Kawasaki, 333, (-462)