MXGP Belanda: Jeffrey Herlings juara dunia
Kejuaraan dunia motocross MXGP Belanda yang dihelat di Assen menjadi saksi kesempurnaan Jeffrey Herlings dalam merengkuh titel 2018.
Foto oleh: Ray Archer
16 Kemenangan dari 19 balapan menggambarkan tepatnya performa luar biasa nan menawan sang kroser KTM sepanjang musim ini. Usai debut kelas MXGP pada 2017, Herlings merebut mahkota juara dari rival sekaligus rekan setim, Tony Cairoli.
Hanya membutuhkan finis ke-16 atau posisi lebih tinggi untuk menyabet titel, nyatanya Herlings justru menunjukkan keperkasaannya. Kehilangan urutan terdepan selepas start Race 1, Minggu (16/9), The Bullet – julukannya – langsung tampil menekan.
Teriakan penonton kemudian bergemuruh ketika Herlings menaklukkan Cairoli. Walau sempat mendapat perlawanan, kroser berusia 24 tahun itu mampu mempertahankan posisinya, bahkan lap demi lap terus memperlebar jarak serta keunggulan.
Gelar juara akhirnya dipastikan milik Herlings ketika melewati garis finis, unggul hampir 40 detik. Selebrasi pun lalu berlangsung, dengan Cairoli menempati tempat kedua, diikuti Max Anstie yang melengkapi podium usai mengalahkan Tim Gajser.
Meski tengah diliputi kegembiraan tinggi pascakesuksesan menjadi juara dunia, performa Herlings justru tak mengendur pada Race 2. Kembali kehilangan urutan terdepan seusai start, kali ini dari Glennn Coldenhoff, tetapi ia dalam dua besar.
Satu kesalahan dilakukan Herlings, terjatuh ketika mengejar Coldenhoff. Turun pada posisi keenam di belakang Anstie, namun ia mampu bangkit. Saat bersamaan, Cairoli yang sempat tercecer di luar lima besar, merebut urutan puncak.
Kendati demikian, Herlings dengan mudahnya melewati Gajser dan Coldenhoff untuk mulai memburu Cairoli. Race 2 akhirnya dimenangi Herlings setelah Cairoli memilih racing line yang salah, kroser Italia itu harus puas finis kedua dan Anstie podium ketiga lagi.
Balapan pamungkas MXGP bakal digelar di Imola, Italia pada 30 September mendatang.
Tony Cairoli mengucapkan selamat kepada Jeffery Herlings
Foto oleh: Ray Archer
Hasil Race 1:
Pos. | # | Pembalap | Motor | Lap | Waktu | Gap | Interval | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings | KTM | 20 | 34'42.385 | |||
2 | 222 | Antonio Cairoli | KTM | 20 | 35'21.346 | 38.961 | 38.961 | |
3 | 99 | Max Anstie | Husqvarna | 20 | 35'50.422 | 1'08.037 | 29.076 | |
4 | 243 | Tim Gajser | Honda | 20 | 35'53.271 | 1'10.886 | 2.849 | |
5 | 259 | Glenn Coldenhoff | KTM | 20 | 35'53.534 | 1'11.149 | 0.263 | |
6 | 24 | Shaun Simpson | Yamaha | 20 | 36'01.031 | 1'18.646 | 7.497 | |
7 | 21 | Gautier Paulin | Husqvarna | 19 | 34'51.122 | 1 Lap | 1 Lap | |
8 | 22 | Kevin Strijbos | KTM | 19 | 34'56.373 | 1 Lap | 5.251 | |
9 | 25 | Clement Desalle | Kawasaki | 19 | 35'04.079 | 1 Lap | 7.706 | |
10 | 33 | Julien Lieber | Kawasaki | 19 | 35'08.633 | 1 Lap | 4.554 | |
11 | 91 | Jeremy Seewer | Yamaha | 19 | 35'09.029 | 1 Lap | 0.396 | |
12 | 100 | Tommy Searle | Kawasaki | 19 | 35'12.207 | 1 Lap | 3.178 | |
13 | 7 | Tanel Leok | Husqvarna | 19 | 35'19.269 | 1 Lap | 7.062 | |
14 | 77 | Alessandro Lupino | Kawasaki | 19 | 35'30.709 | 1 Lap | 11.440 | |
15 | 777 | Evgeny Bobryshev | Suzuki | 19 | 35'51.786 | 1 Lap | 21.077 | |
16 | 5 | Brian Bogers | Honda | 19 | 35'52.411 | 1 Lap | 0.625 | |
17 | 94 | Sven Van | Yamaha | 19 | 36'01.593 | 1 Lap | 9.182 | |
18 | 291 | Matiss Karro | Husqvarna | 19 | 36'04.382 | 1 Lap | 2.789 | |
19 | 212 | Jeffrey Dewulf | KTM | 19 | 36'08.679 | 1 Lap | 4.297 | |
20 | 55 | Graeme Irwin | KTM | 19 | 36'18.833 | 1 Lap | 10.154 | |
21 | 17 | Jose Butron | KTM | 19 | 36'19.974 | 1 Lap | 1.141 | |
22 | 20 | Filip Bengtsson | Yamaha | 19 | 36'25.003 | 1 Lap | 5.029 | |
23 | 151 | Harri Kullas | Husqvarna | 19 | 38'14.010 | 1 Lap | 1'49.007 | |
24 | 42 | Todd Waters | Honda | 18 | 34'44.284 | 2 Lap | 1 Lap | |
25 | 411 | Erki Kahro | KTM | 18 | 34'49.384 | 2 Lap | 5.100 | |
26 | 107 | Lars van | Husqvarna | 18 | 34'54.511 | 2 Lap | 5.127 | |
27 | 83 | Nathan Renkens | Honda | 18 | 34'57.937 | 2 Lap | 3.426 | |
28 | 93 | Jonathan Bengtsson | KTM | 18 | 35'33.028 | 2 Lap | 35.091 | |
29 | 853 | Nino Dekker | KTM | 18 | 35'40.064 | 2 Lap | 7.036 | |
30 | 160 | Manolis Kritikos | Yamaha | 17 | 34'46.467 | 3 Lap | 1 Lap | |
31 | 128 | Ivo Monticelli | Yamaha | 10 | 20'13.151 | 10 Lap | 7 Lap | |
32 | 141 | Maxime Desprey | Kawasaki | 9 | 18'01.911 | 11 Lap | 1 Lap | |
33 | 89 | Jeremy Van | Yamaha | 5 | 10'12.532 | 15 Lap | 4 Lap | |
34 | 32 | Milko Potisek | Yamaha | 5 | 10'37.051 | 15 Lap | 24.519 | |
35 | 152 | Petar Petrov | Honda | 2 | 5'04.759 | 18 Lap | 3 Lap |
Hasil Race 2:
Pos. | # | Pembalap | Motor | Lap | Waktu | Gap | Interval | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings | KTM | 20 | 34'57.897 | |||
2 | 222 | Antonio Cairoli | KTM | 20 | 35'05.528 | 7.631 | 7.631 | |
3 | 259 | Glenn Coldenhoff | KTM | 20 | 35'38.069 | 40.172 | 32.541 | |
4 | 99 | Max Anstie | Husqvarna | 20 | 35'39.830 | 41.933 | 1.761 | |
5 | 243 | Tim Gajser | Honda | 20 | 36'10.351 | 1'12.454 | 30.521 | |
6 | 24 | Shaun Simpson | Yamaha | 20 | 36'25.141 | 1'27.244 | 14.790 | |
7 | 25 | Clement Desalle | Kawasaki | 20 | 36'42.218 | 1'44.321 | 17.077 | |
8 | 21 | Gautier Paulin | Husqvarna | 20 | 36'51.774 | 1'53.877 | 9.556 | |
9 | 91 | Jeremy Seewer | Yamaha | 19 | 35'03.628 | 1 Lap | 1 Lap | |
10 | 33 | Julien Lieber | Kawasaki | 19 | 35'13.253 | 1 Lap | 9.625 | |
11 | 22 | Kevin Strijbos | KTM | 19 | 35'15.732 | 1 Lap | 2.479 | |
12 | 17 | Jose Butron | KTM | 19 | 35'29.897 | 1 Lap | 14.165 | |
13 | 7 | Tanel Leok | Husqvarna | 19 | 35'52.355 | 1 Lap | 22.458 | |
14 | 212 | Jeffrey Dewulf | KTM | 19 | 35'53.252 | 1 Lap | 0.897 | |
15 | 77 | Alessandro Lupino | Kawasaki | 19 | 36'17.497 | 1 Lap | 24.245 | |
16 | 94 | Sven Van | Yamaha | 19 | 36'23.839 | 1 Lap | 6.342 | |
17 | 55 | Graeme Irwin | KTM | 19 | 36'30.728 | 1 Lap | 6.889 | |
18 | 411 | Erki Kahro | KTM | 19 | 36'33.432 | 1 Lap | 2.704 | |
19 | 83 | Nathan Renkens | Honda | 19 | 36'39.624 | 1 Lap | 6.192 | |
20 | 107 | Lars van | Husqvarna | 19 | 36'44.784 | 1 Lap | 5.160 | |
21 | 32 | Milko Potisek | Yamaha | 19 | 36'47.111 | 1 Lap | 2.327 | |
22 | 20 | Filip Bengtsson | Yamaha | 19 | 37'09.150 | 1 Lap | 22.039 | |
23 | 128 | Ivo Monticelli | Yamaha | 19 | 37'43.235 | 1 Lap | 34.085 | |
24 | 93 | Jonathan Bengtsson | KTM | 18 | 35'01.210 | 2 Lap | 1 Lap | |
25 | 42 | Todd Waters | Honda | 18 | 35'12.092 | 2 Lap | 10.882 | |
26 | 5 | Brian Bogers | Honda | 18 | 35'32.630 | 2 Lap | 20.538 | |
27 | 853 | Nino Dekker | KTM | 18 | 35'38.852 | 2 Lap | 6.222 | |
28 | 160 | Manolis Kritikos | Yamaha | 18 | 35'46.729 | 2 Lap | 7.877 | |
29 | 100 | Tommy Searle | Kawasaki | 13 | 24'15.568 | 7 Lap | 5 Lap | |
30 | 777 | Evgeny Bobryshev | Suzuki | 8 | 15'21.163 | 12 Lap | 5 Lap | |
31 | 291 | Matiss Karro | Husqvarna | 3 | 6'19.346 | 17 Lap | 5 Lap | |
32 | 151 | Harri Kullas | Husqvarna | 2 | 4'40.641 | 18 Lap | 1 Lap |
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