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The MXGP and MX2 Entry Lists for the MXGP of Patagonia Argentina which will take place in Neuquen the next 10^th April are online and can be found here below.

MXGP Entry List

MX2 Entry List

The gates dropped for round eight of the FIM Motocross World Championship at the MXGP of Europe in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands.  Honda Gariboldi's Tim Gajser  set the fastest lap time for the weekend in MXGP while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Jeffrey Herlings set the fastest time in MX2.

Both riders have added one point to their TAG Heuer fastest lap score sheets.

If you don’t know about this competition, the way it works is; he who sets the fastest lap time in each MXGP or MX2 over the weekend at each round of MXGP this year will be awarded 1 point towards the TAG Heuer sponsored ‘fastest lap’ competition. At the end of the season, the rider who has the most points will be awarded an elegant gift of prestige, a TAG Heuer watch.

If you scroll down on the main page at MXGP.com you will see the TAG HEUER Fastest Lap results grid which is situated directly underneath the FOX Holeshot results grid

The Fox Holeshot award runs across the entire MXGP season. The way it works is 1 point is awarded for each race holeshot. He who has the most points in MXGP at the end of the season will win the grand prize of €10,000 while he with the most points in MX2 will win the grand prize of €5,000.

At the MXGP of Europe Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser took the FOX Holeshot in Race 1 while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli took the Fox Holeshot in Race 2.

Meanwhile in MX2 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s duo Pauls Jonass and Jeffrey Herlings claimed the FOX Holeshot in Race One and Two respectevely

Watch MXGP of Europe ‘Fox Holeshot’ slow mo’s in the videos below.

MXGP FOX Holeshot Film

MX2 FOX Holeshot Film

VALKENSWAARD (The Netherlands), 29 March 2016 - Youthstream are thrilled to announce that Twin Air, the leading brand in air filters, will continue their partnership with MXGP for a further three years.

Twin Air foam filters are a product designed and developed by Dutch enthusiasts right here in The Netherlands. The idea to develop a dual-foam air filter was influenced by the gritty and typically sandy terrains here in The Netherlands. In 1972 Twin Air changed the world of foam Air Filters forever with their revolutionary design; a laminated, dual-foam air filter that when soaked in a special oil allowed free airflow into the carburetor while keeping the dirt, grime, sand and water out. The air filters are durable, washable and reusable, a product that is so good they are OEM specified with more than twenty motorcycle companies and are the main air filter sponsor of all of the factory motocross teams.

With the circuit of Valkenswaard being the home grand prix for the successful Dutch brand, it was a pleasure for both parties, Twin Air and Youthstream, to sign on the dotted line here at the MXGP of Europe and continue such a fantastic relationship.

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Red Bull KTM Factory rider Jeffrey Herlings put together two consistent races to go 1-1 and win his seventh Grand Prix in a row at the Valkenswaard circuit. The Dutchman also picked up his 50^th GP win, something that only four other riders have been able to do in the history of the sport.

Despite terrible conditions, something that could have made the weekend a complete lottery, Herlings remained calm and just picked his way through the field in his opening moto after not taking the holeshot.

For Herlings it was an easy day at the office, and one that means he can now move onto the bigger job of winning his third MX2 world title.

Q: Jeffrey, how did it feel to win in Valkenswaard?

Herlings: It is pretty amazing to do this in front of my home crowd. It is pretty cool to do it in front of my home fans. The weather wasn’t great, but we did it.

Q: How was your first race? The conditions were terrible.

Herlings: The first moto was tough, I was third, but got roosted and it was pretty wet. I made my way to the front and controlled the race, but I tried to keep the bike running ok, because there was a lot of mud on the bike and that isn’t good for overheating. They did a good job with the track, it was safe and perfect.

Q: You looked good all weekend though, just as you have every single year here.

Herlings: We were fast in each practice and I had three good starts. That was important on this track especially with the heavy rain we had before the first moto. The second moto I took the hole shot and checked out. I’m really pleased with my riding and happy and grateful that I won. Now I’m looking forward to the next GP in Argentina.

Q: With seven wins, do you have a favorite from the victories?

Herlings: I mean, winning this one was one of the easiest ones. I had a tough one with Ken Roczen and Marvin Musquin in 2010, it was my rookie year. Also in 2013 it was tough because I was disqualified on the Saturday, and had to start like dead last in both moto’s. The last three years have been solid and I want to keep it that way.

Q: You have won your 50^th GP at Valkenswaard, just a 20-minute drive from your home. How would it be to win the world championship at Assen, your second home GP?

Herlings: It would be amazing (to win the world championship at Assen), but most important is to just finish the season. I learnt a lot from the last couple of years, and any time I can get the championship I will take it. Assen is a long way away, I could dream about it, but if it actually happens, I don’t know.

Highlights and best moments from the MXGP of Europe in Valkenswaard:

MXGP & MX2 Race Highlights

MXGP Best Moments

MX2 Best Moments

VALKENSWAARD (The Netherlands), 28 March 2016 – Racing in the sand is a test on its own and with the addition of extreme weather conditions such as gusting winds, and heavy down pours of rain, a race which already demands a lot in terms of mental and physical strength is taken to the extreme. These factors made for some of the best racing in the world here at the third round of the FIM Motocross World Championship with the ruthless circuit of Valkenswaard proving to be a challenge that was capable of breaking both bikes and hearts, while establishing legends such as the grand prix winners Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings.

The defending MXGP world champion Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre proved exactly why he is the holder of the crown when he won the MXGP of Europe with an epic race win in the final race of the day where he caught and passed the eight time FIM Motocross World Champion Antonio Cairoli. “I couldn’t find my rhythm in the first race” Febvre explained, “I crashed and I couldn’t find my lines. I was really disappointed and angry so before the second race I was hungry, I wanted to win.”

Despite a few errors in the first race, Febvre went 3 – 1 for the grand prix overall and now leads the MXGP championship by thirteen points over Honda Gariboldi’s rookie bombshell Tim Gajser.

After a slow start to the season Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl went back to the drawing board during the two-week break. He did his homework and handed it in this weekend where he passed with flying colours. The German took his first Qualifying Race win of the season yesterday, which was a good sign he had turned his ship around with a second place finish here at the MXGP of Europe, to stand on the podium for the first time since May last year.

Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser was nothing short of impressive this weekend. In race one, he had everyone wide-eyed as he gave the cream of MXGP a riding lesson around a track he hasn’t had a lot of success at, while his undoing was in Race Two where he had the grand prix victory in the palm of his hand for more than half of the race but appeared to be at war with his bike which he confirmed in the post race interview. “I had a problem with my bike in the last race where it kept stopping, I stalled it twice but it actually wasn’t my fault. I haven’t been back to the paddock to know what the problem is yet, but anyway I am happy to be back on the podium, especially in the sand because it’s not actually my favorite dirt.”

Has the pendulum swung? There was a real race within a race in the final moto of the day as Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli went head-to-head with the defending champ Febvre in an epic must-see battle, and on the final lap it was the champ who conquered and took the race win. In the first race, the Italian rode a steady race for seventh, which paired with his second in the final moto left him in fourth overall.

Most Belgian and Dutch riders are sand savvy; after all, they grow up racing the stuff. Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek was on the pace at times but like everyone else, made a few mistakes out on the merciless circuit of Valkenswaard which dropped him off the podium and down to fifth.

As for the native Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Glenn Coldenhoff, he ground out his laps today while carrying a few niggling injuries which he picked up at the MXGP of Thailand when he throw it away big time in the waves.

MXGP Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 34:41.033; 2. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Husqvarna), +0:05.431; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:33.443; 4. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:46.976; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:51.297; 6. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:52.205; 7. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:52.378; 8. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +1:00.386; 9. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +1:10.664; 10. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +1:14.769.

MXGP Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), 34:55.696; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:05.156; 3. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:12.437; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Husqvarna), +0:14.500; 5. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:17.253; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:25.165; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:27.558; 8. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:39.187; 9. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +0:53.250; 10. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Husqvarna), +1:10.348.

MXGP Overall Top Ten: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 45 points; 2. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 40 p.; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 38 p.; 4. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 36 p.; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 36 p.; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 33 p.; 7. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 31 p.; 8. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 23 p.; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 22 p.; 10. Tanel Leok (EST, KTM), 19 p.

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 137 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 124 p.; 3. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 107 p.; 4. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 104 p.; 5. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 100 p.; 6. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 84 p.; 7. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 80 p.; 8. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 79 p.; 9. Tommy Searle (GBR, KAW), 63 p.; 10. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 55 p.

MXGP Manufacturer: 1. Yamaha, 137 points; 2. Honda, 126 p.; 3. KTM, 107 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 95 p.; 5. Suzuki, 91 p.; 6. Kawasaki, 63 p

There is nothing like winning in front of your home crowd. Ask any rider and they will tell you it is one of the most hair-raising feelings in the world. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings took his first ever grand prix victory here in 2010 at the tender age of 15 years old. Since then, Herlings has won every grand prix here in Valkenswaard, a track he has cut so many laps on it may as well be in his backyard. Today, at the MXGP of Europe, The Bullet hit yet another career milestone as he used his one of a kind sand riding finesse to claim his 50^th grand prix victory in front of his nation. The Flying Dutchman went on to say, “to win 50 grand prix is something special, its’ like your first, then 10, then 50, then 100.”

Finishing second to Herlings in the sand is almost as good as a win for the riders in MX2. With that in mind, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass had a brilliant day in the office as he charged hard and banked two consistent second place finishes for a convincing second overall. “I felt confident this weekend, I struggled a bit with suspension settings yesterday and in the first race too, but we changed some things and it was much better.”

Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer is by no means a sand specialist but after landing on the podium, it’s safe to say the Swiss rider is working hard. As the saying goes ‘you only get out what you put in’ and today Seewer was able to reap the rewards of hard work. The Suzuki star was super pumped during the press conference, “I have been on the podium a few times now but for me this one is an emotional one. To do it in the sand as a Swiss rider was something really important to me especially after last year I was not so good here and even in years before I couldn’t even qualify in the sand in the European Championship on an 85cc. I have worked really hard and it’s starting to be alright now.”

Kemea Yamaha Yamalube’s Brent Van Doninck was absolutely hauling yesterday but was forced out of the race with a mechanical failure. Because the Belgian did not finish the Qualifying Race he had last pick of the start gate, which meant he was already at a disadvantage. Despite the work-out, Van Doninck rode like a machine today and barged his way from the back of the pack for a jaw dropping 5 – 4 finish for fourth overall.

Meanwhile Van Doninck’s Kemea Yamaha Yamalube teammate Benoit Paturel turned some solid laps for fifth overall while the kid representing the Dutch youth, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Davy Pootjes killed it in race one with his impressive sixth place finish but crashed in the second race which meant he would only wrap up his home grand prix in tenth.

MX2 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:12.127; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:50.896; 3. Petar Petrov (BUL, Kawasaki), +1:07.168; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +1:23.048; 5. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Yamaha), +1:26.054; 6. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), +1:35.470; 7. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +1:46.678; 8. Ben Watson (GBR, Husqvarna), +2:07.789; 9. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Yamaha), +2:10.450; 10. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, Yamaha), -1 lap(s)

MX2 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:17.872; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +1:19.911; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +1:25.404; 4. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Yamaha), +1:29.679; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, KTM), +1:31.724; 6. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +1:35.487; 7. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Honda), +1:54.833; 8. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, TM), +1:59.315; 9. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, Kawasaki), +2:03.230; 10. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Yamaha), +2:12.493.

MX2 Overall Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 38 p.; 4. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 34 p.; 5. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 29 p.; 6. Alvin Östlund (SWE, YAM), 23 p.; 7. Michele Cervellin (ITA, HON), 21 p.; 8. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, KAW), 21 p.; 9. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, YAM), 21 p.; 10. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), 21 p.

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 150 points; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 112 p.; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 112 p.; 4. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, YAM), 91 p.; 5. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 78 p.; 6. Petar Petrov (BUL, KAW), 76 p.; 7. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 75 p.; 8. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, TM), 60 p.; 9. Alvin Östlund (SWE, YAM), 60 p.; 10. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, KAW), 59 p

MX2 Manufacturer: 1. KTM, 150 points; 2. Suzuki, 112 p.; 3. Yamaha, 108 p.; 4. Kawasaki, 103 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 74 p.; 6. TM, 60 p.; 7. Honda, 57 p.

Click here to obtain the complete results

All the photos of the MXGP of Europe will be available here

MXGP EUROPE – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1550m

Type of ground: sand

Temperature: 12°C

Weather conditions: changeable

Crowd Attendance: 23,000

MXGP was available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks.

NEXT ROUND

The next round of the 2016 FIM Motocross World Championship will take place on April 10^th in Neuquen for the MXGP of Patagonia Argentina.

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MXGP of Europe