HRC rider Tim Gajser has put together a 2-1 performance to pick up his 26^th Grand Prix victory and made a big step to his fourth World motocross championship. His points lead over second place man Antonio Cairoli is now 48 points. 

The Slovenian was mister consistent as riders dropped like flies around the rough and tumble of Lommel. Second overall was Gautier Paulin with 1-5 scores and third Jorge Prado with 3-4 results.

“I mean, it is unbelievable,” Gajser said. “I am so happy and we were training so hard and testing a lot in the sand and we see all the hard work in the winter has paid off. Riding I the sand in Lommel I was really enjoying it. First moto a good start and then I made a stupid crash and Gautier got me, and the second moto I tried to pass Prado and made a comfortable lead and won.”

The championship points are now Gajser with a48 points lead on 488 points, then Cairoli 440 pts, Prado 429 pts and also Seewer 429 pts.

Prado led the second MXGP moto from Gajser, Seewer, Bogers, Tonus, Walsh, Paulin, Febvre, Cairoli and Bobryshev. Van Horebeek made a mistake in the first corner and was down in last position. Prado wasn’t mucking around and was already trying to break away from Gajser, but the HRC man wasn’t having any of it.

The MXGP champion and the MX2 champion were going at it, swapping the lead and the Spaniard lost out to the older, more experienced Gajser, who took the lead and quickly pulled away. The defending champion wasn’t letting the new kid get the better of him. Cairoli up to seventh place, but a long way back from the youngsters up front.

After two laps it was Gajser with a two second lead, then Prado, Seewer, Bogers, Febvre, Paulin, Cairoli, Tonus, Bobryshev and Tixier 10^th. Vlaanderen into 12^th and Walsh drops to 13^th. Cairoli closing up on Paulin for sixth position.

Gajser had extended his lead to 3.7 seconds over Prado on lap five, and then came, Seewer, Bogers, Febvre, Paulin, Cairoli, Tonus, Tixier, and Van Doninck in 10^th. On lap seven the lead was nearly six seconds and the two veterans Paulin and Cairoli battled for sixth spot.

Bogers lost some places as Febvre, Paulin and Cairoli made their way past, placing the Dutchman in seventh position. The top ten on lap 10 was Gajser, Prado, Seewer, Febvre, Paulin, Cairoli, Bogers, Tixier, Van Doninck, and Vlaanderen. Suddenly Tixier dropped to 10^th as Van Doninck and Vlaanderen went past.

Prado and Seewer collided and the Spanish rider went down, losing two spots as he got up in fourth place. After 12 laps it was Gajser with a 10 second lead over Seewer, then Febvre, Prado, Paulin, Cairoli, Bogers, Van Doninck, Vlaanderen and Tixier.

Seewer a mistake and he dropped from second to third as the Frenchman moved into the runner-up place. Gajser winning the race from Febvre and Seewer. 

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 1 - Classification

1. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), 36:38.456; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:08.713; 3. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:19.653; 4. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:21.723; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +0:33.340; 6. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:34.647; 7. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:35.438; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:55.038; 9. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +1:01.292; 10. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Husqvarna), +1:05.035; 11. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +1:09.755; 12. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), +1:21.265; 13. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +1:22.425; 14. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Husqvarna), +1:28.324; 15. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +1:49.638; 16. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +1:53.116; 17. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Yamaha), +2:17.905; 18. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), -1 lap(s); 19. Dylan Walsh (GBR, Honda), -1 lap(s); 20. Rene Rannikko (FIN, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 21. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, Honda), -1 lap(s); 22. Manolis Kritikos (GRE, KTM), -1 lap(s); 23. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), -1 lap(s); 24. Artem Guryev (RUS, Honda), -2 lap(s); 25. Heikki Geens (BEL, KTM), -10 lap(s); 26. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, GASGAS), -13 lap(s); 27. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), -17 lap(s); 28. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), -17 lap(s); 29. Kyle Webster (AUS, Honda), -17 lap(s);

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 2 - Classification

1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 36:21.474; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:12.666; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:13.976; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:29.157; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:32.265; 6. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:38.527; 7. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +1:14.279; 8. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Husqvarna), +1:15.053; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +1:16.036; 10. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +1:47.967; 11. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, GASGAS), +1:52.693; 12. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Husqvarna), +2:07.121; 13. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +2:23.801; 14. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), -1 lap(s); 15. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 16. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 17. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 18. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), -1 lap(s); 19. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), -1 lap(s); 20. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), -1 lap(s); 21. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, Honda), -1 lap(s); 22. Dylan Walsh (GBR, Honda), -1 lap(s); 23. Rene Rannikko (FIN, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 24. Manolis Kritikos (GRE, KTM), -1 lap(s); 25. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), -1 lap(s); 26. Artem Guryev (RUS, Honda), -2 lap(s); 27. Heikki Geens (BEL, KTM), -2 lap(s); 28. Kyle Webster (AUS, Honda), -12 lap(s); 29. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), -17 lap(s); 30. Freek van der Vlist (NED, KTM), -17 lap(s);

MXGP - GP Classification

1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 47 points; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 41 p.; 3. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 37 p.; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 33 p.; 6. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 32 p.; 7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 27 p.; 8. Brent Van doninck (BEL, HUS), 24 p.; 9. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 23 p.; 10. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 20 p.; 11. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 19 p.; 12. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 18 p.; 13. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HUS), 16 p.; 14. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 12 p.; 15. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, GAS), 10 p.; 16. Tanel Leok (EST, HUS), 10 p.; 17. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 9 p.; 18. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), 9 p.; 19. Michele Cervellin (ITA, YAM), 8 p.; 20. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), 4 p.; 21. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), 2 p.; 22. Dylan Walsh (GBR, HON), 2 p.; 23. Rene Rannikko (FIN, HUS), 1 p.; 24. Cornelius Toendel (NOR, HON), 0 p.; 25. Manolis Kritikos (GRE, KTM), 0 p.; 26. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 0 p.; 27. Artem Guryev (RUS, HON), 0 p.; 28. Heikki Geens (BEL, KTM), 0 p.; 29. Kyle Webster (AUS, HON), 0 p.; 30. Freek van der Vlist (NED, KTM), 0 p.;

MXGP - World Championship Classification

1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 488 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 440 p.; 3. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 429 p.; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 429 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 383 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GAS), 375 p.; 7. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 352 p.; 8. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 312 p.; 9. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 263 p.; 10. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 248 p.; 11. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 248 p.; 12. Mitchell Evans (AUS, HON), 228 p.; 13. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 174 p.; 14. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 164 p.; 15. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 163 p.; 16. Henry Jacobi (GER, YAM), 134 p.; 17. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, GAS), 132 p.; 18. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 91 p.; 19. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, YAM), 82 p.; 20. Michele Cervellin (ITA, YAM), 81 p.; 21. Tanel Leok (EST, HUS), 51 p.; 22. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HUS), 49 p.; 23. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), 48 p.; 24. Benoit Paturel (FRA, HON), 45 p.; 25. Dylan Walsh (GBR, HON), 43 p.; 26. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 38 p.; 27. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), 36 p.; 28. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 31 p.; 29. Brent Van doninck (BEL, HUS), 29 p.; 30. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 26 p.; 31. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 21 p.; 32. Pascal Rauchenecker (AUT, KTM), 19 p.; 33. Karlis Sabulis (LAT, KTM), 18 p.; 34. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, KTM), 15 p.; 35. Thomas Covington (USA, YAM), 15 p.; 36. Harri Kullas (EST, HON), 11 p.; 37. Lars van Berkel (NED, HUS), 9 p.; 38. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, YAM), 9 p.; 39. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), 6 p.; 40. Ander Valentin (ESP, HUS), 4 p.; 41. Zachary Pichon (FRA, HON), 2 p.; 42. Artem Guryev (RUS, HON), 2 p.; 43. Anton Gole (SWE, HON), 2 p.; 44. Rene Rannikko (FIN, HUS), 1 p.;

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