MXGP Swiss: Herlings perpanjang keunggulan, Cairoli terseok
Jeffrey Herlings lagi-lagi tak terbendung pada gelaran MXGP Swiss di Frauenfeld - Gachnang, Minggu (20/8). Rival sekaligus rekan setim Tony Cairoli dibekap cedera lutut.
Foto oleh: Ray Archer
Juara dunia bertahan Cairoli merebut pole position pada kualifikasi Sabtu (18/8), tetapi ia kehilangan posisi ketika kroser Kawasaki, Clement Desalle, mengambil alih urutan terdepan di Tikungan 2. Kendati demikian, pimpinan Race 1 direbut Herlings sebelum genap lap pembuka.
Berupaya mengejar ketertinggalan, Cairoli dihadapkan masalah baru. Ia kesulitan melewati Romain Febvre (Yamaha). Meski mampu mengamankan posisi ketiga pada Lap 5, kroser Italia itu membuat kesalahan. Mencoba hentikan motornya, lututnya justru terluka.
Enggan menyerah terlalu dini, juga demi menjaga perolehan poin dalam klasemen sementara, Cairoli trus melanjutkan balapan pada posisi ketujuh. Sayangnya, rasa sakit membuat ia disalip Gautier Paulin (Husqvarna). Ia pun harus puas finis kedelapan.
Herlings, walau dibayangi Desalle, mampu mengklaim tempat teratas dan dengan keunggulan 4,858 detik. Febvre melengkapi tiga besar, mengungguli Glenn Coldenhoff (KTM) dan Jeremy Seewer (Wilvo Yamaha).
Race 2 dibuka Julien Lieber (Kawasaki) yang merebut holeshot. Namun rekan setim Desalle mengalahkannya saat keluar dari Tikungan 2. Febvre ketiga, Cairoli keempat, serta Ivo Monticelli (iFly JK Racing Yamaha) masuk lima besar.
Herlings, tercecer pada awal balapan, rupanya bangkit dan mengambil alih posisi kelima. Pada saat bersamaan, Febvre naik ke urutan kedua setelah menggusur Lieber, tetapi ia kemudian dilewati duet KTM: Cairoli dan Herlings.
Rivalitas antara Herlings versus Cairoli demi menggapai tiga besar diramaikan kroser Team HRC, Tim Gajser. Usai mengatasi perlawanan Cairoli, dilanjutkan Febvre untuk tempat kedua, Herlings pun mulai menciptakan jarak.
Febvre berusaha menaklukkan Herlings, namun ia tak dapat mengimbangi laju kencang sang rival. Race 2 akhirnya dimenangi Herlings dengan keunggulan lebih dari 13 detik. Gajser posisi ketiga, di depan Desalle dan Max Anstie (Husqvarna).
Sementara itu, Cairoli yang menahan sakit, berhasil meraih finis keenam. Ia memang mendulang poin, tetapi selisihnya kini menjadi 58 poin di belakang Herlings – total menorehkan 733 poin. Menyisakan empat balapan, peluang besar jelas dimiliki Herlings.
MXGP berikutnya bakal dipentas di Sevlievo, Bulgaria pada 26 Agustus akhir pekan ini.
MXGP Swiss 2018
Foto oleh: Youthstream
Hasil Race 1:
Pos. | # | Pembalap | Motor | Lap | Waktu | Gap | Interval |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings | KTM | 17 | 34'48.985 | ||
2 | 25 | Clement Desalle | Kawasaki | 17 | 34'53.843 | 4.858 | 4.858 |
3 | 461 | Romain Febvre | Yamaha | 17 | 35'11.589 | 22.604 | 17.746 |
4 | 259 | Glenn Coldenhoff | KTM | 17 | 35'21.209 | 32.224 | 9.620 |
5 | 91 | Jeremy Seewer | Yamaha | 17 | 35'24.421 | 35.436 | 3.212 |
6 | 99 | Max Anstie | Husqvarna | 17 | 35'43.044 | 54.059 | 18.623 |
7 | 21 | Gautier Paulin | Husqvarna | 17 | 35'48.611 | 59.626 | 5.567 |
8 | 222 | Antonio Cairoli | KTM | 17 | 35'52.845 | 1'03.860 | 4.234 |
9 | 24 | Shaun Simpson | Yamaha | 17 | 35'54.401 | 1'05.416 | 1.556 |
10 | 22 | Kevin Strijbos | KTM | 17 | 35'56.687 | 1'07.702 | 2.286 |
11 | 777 | Evgeny Bobryshev | Suzuki | 17 | 36'01.906 | 1'12.921 | 5.219 |
12 | 243 | Tim Gajser | Honda | 17 | 36'02.264 | 1'13.279 | 0.358 |
13 | 100 | Tommy Searle | Kawasaki | 17 | 36'11.494 | 1'22.509 | 9.230 |
14 | 77 | Alessandro Lupino | Kawasaki | 17 | 36'17.945 | 1'28.960 | 6.451 |
15 | 42 | Todd Waters | Honda | 17 | 36'23.198 | 1'34.213 | 5.253 |
16 | 89 | Jeremy Van | Yamaha | 17 | 36'25.574 | 1'36.589 | 2.376 |
17 | 7 | Tanel Leok | Husqvarna | 17 | 36'30.110 | 1'41.125 | 4.536 |
18 | 92 | Valentin Guillod | KTM | 17 | 36'37.121 | 1'48.136 | 7.011 |
19 | 152 | Petar Petrov | Honda | 16 | 35'12.735 | 1 Lap | 1 Lap |
20 | 62 | Klemen Gerčar | Husqvarna | 16 | 35'17.651 | 1 Lap | 4.916 |
21 | 93 | Jonathan Bengtsson | KTM | 16 | 35'38.033 | 1 Lap | 20.382 |
22 | 868 | Michael Docherty | Husqvarna | 16 | 35'45.135 | 1 Lap | 7.102 |
23 | 920 | Ander Valentin | Husqvarna | 16 | 36'16.562 | 1 Lap | 31.427 |
24 | 82 | Andy Baumgartner | KTM | 16 | 36'52.189 | 1 Lap | 35.627 |
25 | 78 | Yves Furlato | Husqvarna | 16 | 36'56.453 | 1 Lap | 4.264 |
26 | 710 | Nicolas Bender | Husqvarna | 16 | 36'58.583 | 1 Lap | 2.130 |
27 | 80 | Thomas Marini | Kawasaki | 16 | 37'07.655 | 1 Lap | 9.072 |
28 | 875 | Kim Schaffter | Kawasaki | 15 | 34'49.441 | 2 Lap | 1 Lap |
29 | 83 | Nathan Renkens | Honda | 14 | 31'32.645 | 3 Lap | 1 Lap |
30 | 33 | Julien Lieber | Kawasaki | 14 | 34'59.885 | 3 Lap | 3'27.240 |
31 | 128 | Ivo Monticelli | Yamaha | 12 | 26'15.163 | 5 Lap | 2 Laps |
32 | 817 | Jason Clermont | Kawasaki | 11 | 25'42.158 | 6 Lap | 1 Lap |
33 | 501 | Cyrill Scheiwiller | Yamaha | 8 | 20'06.803 | 9 Laps | 3 Laps |
34 | 15 | Davide Bonini | KTM | 7 | 16'53.665 | 10 Lap | 1 Lap |
35 | 224 | Alessandro Brugnoni | KTM | 7 | 18'06.557 | 10 Lap | 1'12.892 |
36 | 707 | Robin Kappel | Kawasaki | 3 | 13'12.557 | 14 Lap | 4 Lap |
37 | 55 | Graeme Irwin | KTM | 2'08.295 | 17 Lap | 3 Lap |
Hasil Race 2:
Pos. | # | Pembalap | Motor | Lap | Waktu | Gap | Interval |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings | KTM | 17 | 34'40.600 | ||
2 | 461 | Romain Febvre | Yamaha | 17 | 34'55.468 | 14.868 | 14.868 |
3 | 243 | Tim Gajser | Honda | 17 | 34'58.322 | 17.722 | 2.854 |
4 | 25 | Clement Desalle | Kawasaki | 17 | 35'07.584 | 26.984 | 9.262 |
5 | 99 | Max Anstie | Husqvarna | 17 | 35'18.539 | 37.939 | 10.955 |
6 | 222 | Antonio Cairoli | KTM | 17 | 35'27.433 | 46.833 | 8.894 |
7 | 259 | Glenn Coldenhoff | KTM | 17 | 35'32.300 | 51.700 | 4.867 |
8 | 22 | Kevin Strijbos | KTM | 17 | 35'36.065 | 55.465 | 3.765 |
9 | 24 | Shaun Simpson | Yamaha | 17 | 35'44.898 | 1'04.298 | 8.833 |
10 | 77 | Alessandro Lupino | Kawasaki | 17 | 35'49.895 | 1'09.295 | 4.997 |
11 | 777 | Evgeny Bobryshev | Suzuki | 17 | 35'53.571 | 1'12.971 | 3.676 |
12 | 7 | Tanel Leok | Husqvarna | 17 | 35'55.090 | 1'14.490 | 1.519 |
13 | 89 | Jeremy Van | Yamaha | 17 | 36'04.688 | 1'24.088 | 9.598 |
14 | 33 | Julien Lieber | Kawasaki | 17 | 36'07.885 | 1'27.285 | 3.197 |
15 | 21 | Gautier Paulin | Husqvarna | 17 | 36'12.935 | 1'32.335 | 5.050 |
16 | 91 | Jeremy Seewer | Yamaha | 17 | 36'14.719 | 1'34.119 | 1.784 |
17 | 92 | Valentin Guillod | KTM | 17 | 36'22.932 | 1'42.332 | 8.213 |
18 | 42 | Todd Waters | Honda | 17 | 36'24.039 | 1'43.439 | 1.107 |
19 | 100 | Tommy Searle | Kawasaki | 17 | 36'39.995 | 1'59.395 | 15.956 |
20 | 152 | Petar Petrov | Honda | 16 | 35'01.898 | 1 Lap | 1 Lap |
21 | 62 | Klemen Gerčar | Husqvarna | 16 | 35'24.853 | 1 Lap | 22.955 |
22 | 920 | Ander Valentin | Husqvarna | 16 | 35'29.445 | 1 Lap | 4.592 |
23 | 83 | Nathan Renkens | Honda | 16 | 35'48.521 | 1 Lap | 19.076 |
24 | 817 | Jason Clermont | Kawasaki | 16 | 36'03.765 | 1 Lap | 15.244 |
25 | 710 | Nicolas Bender | Husqvarna | 16 | 36'17.822 | 1 Lap | 14.057 |
26 | 78 | Yves Furlato | Husqvarna | 16 | 36'57.136 | 1 Lap | 39.314 |
27 | 82 | Andy Baumgartner | KTM | 16 | 35'59.795 | 1 Lap | |
28 | 707 | Robin Kappel | Kawasaki | 15 | 35'21.420 | 2 Lap | 1 Lap |
29 | 224 | Alessandro Brugnoni | KTM | 15 | 37'06.636 | 2 Lap | 1'45.216 |
30 | 501 | Cyrill Scheiwiller | Yamaha | 14 | 34'46.571 | 3 Lap | 1 Lap |
31 | 128 | Ivo Monticelli | Yamaha | 12 | 26'34.719 | 5 Lap | 2 Laps |
32 | 93 | Jonathan Bengtsson | KTM | 12 | 27'42.135 | 5 Lap | 1'07.416 |
33 | 15 | Davide Bonini | KTM | 10 | 23'01.890 | 7 Lap | 2 Lap |
34 | 875 | Kim Schaffter | Kawasaki | 3 | 9'03.540 | 14 Lap | 7 Lap |
35 | 80 | Thomas Marini | Kawasaki | 2 | 6'35.284 | 15 Lap | 1 Lap |
Be part of Motorsport community
Join the conversationShare Or Save This Story
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments