Honda HRC PETRONAS rider Jeffrey Herlings continued his unbelievable run of form, going one-one again at the MXGP of Turkiye, helping him to wrap up his sixth world championship. Needing to beat his nearest rival in the first moto to secure the title, Herlings got the holeshot and never looked back, sparking wild scenes amongst the team and his travelling family, friends and supporters who’d made the trip to support him.

While the team will be celebrating later tonight, their immediate attention involves packing up the crate for Shanghai, China next weekend for what is the penultimate round of the series. While the championship has been decided, Herlings is still wanting to remain victorious until the end of the season, while Vialle is hoping to stop the streak and also overtake fourth place in the MXGP standings and considering he has three podiums in a row, the momentum is definitely in his favour.

Jeffrey Herlings: Tom definitely didn’t make my life easy in that second race, but it was a great GP and to win the GP, win my sixth world title and keep my winning streak alive is something I am very happy with. It’s been a lot of work throughout the year to get to this point and I’ll make sure to celebrate tonight with all my friends and family who came here to watch. However, I’m already excited and motivated to keep this going in the last two rounds and even for next year as well.

Marcus Pereira de Freitas: What a GP! Jeffrey winning the world championship was obviously the goal at the beginning of the year, but it still a massive undertaking to make it happen and we definitely will be celebrating tonight. The whole of Honda HRC PETRONAS have done an amazing job and I think it shows on the track when Jeffrey and Tom go one-two at the GP, with Jeffrey also extending his winning streak to 17 races. The second moto was great to see Tom battling with Jeffrey and gives us a lot of hope and motivation for the future.