second MXGP-Race in Villa La Angostura (Argentina): Yamaha-factory driver Glenn Coldenhoff pulled the Holeshot to the crucial second race of the Argentine Grand Prix. HRC factory driver Ruben Fernandez sat down in the first round against ColdenhoffPrado and Jonas through and took the lead while Prado dropped back to 5th place early in the race.
Jeffrey Herlings (Red Bull KTM), who was still in yesterday qualifying race above P10 not came out, improved with every session. After P4 in the first run, he acted in the second run again from the start in the leading group. At the beginning of the second heat he sat down against Maxime Kidneys through and finished 3rd. In the second lap he snagged Pauls Jonas and acted for the rest of the race in 2nd place behind the surprisingly well placed Ruben Fernandez. The Spaniard, who was already leading in the first run but then dropped back to 5th place after a fall, showed nerves of steel and consistency in the second run. He did his laps like clockwork. He won the Argentine Grand Prix with a 5-1 result. It was the first MXGP–Grand Prix-Sieg in the career of Spaniers!
Jorge Prado, who both that qualifying race as well as having won the first run, struggled with the second run. “In the end, the track was very furrowed and I didn’t feel so comfortable anymore,” explained the Spaniard after the race. He finished the Grand Prix with a 1-6-Result in 3rd place, leaves Argentina with 50 World Cup points but as WM-Leaderclosely followed by Ruben Fernandez with 48 points and Romain February (Kawasaki) with 44 points. It’s the first championship lead for Prado in his career, after qualifying after Saturday’s win Race already that ‘redplate’ of the WM-Leaders could take over.
The Swiss showed an amazing performance Jeremy Seewer. After his brutal departure on Saturday in qualifying race he fell twice more in the first run and was only able to do damage limitation in 17th place. After the start of the second race, the man from Bülach was ranked 10th and fought his way up to halfway through the race P3 forward. He overtook Glenn Coldenhoff, Romain February, Brian Bogers and benefited from a crash by Maxime Kidneys. Then he sat down Jorge Prado and Pauls Jonas through and reached P3. In the end he was even able to close the gap Jeffrey Herlings close in 2nd place, but was no longer within striking distance of the Dutchman. Finished 3rd in the second run Seewer the Argentina Grand Prix 7th overall.
Seewers teammate Glenn Coldenhoff crashed halfway through the race while taking off a Tables didn’t get caught. Coldenhoff jumped too short and flew violently over the handlebars. The Yamaha-factory driver from the Netherlands was only able to do damage limitation and finished 14th. He was tenth in the overall standings and 9th in the World Championships.
The World Cup returns to Europe from South America in two weeks, where it will take place on March 26 in Riola Sardinian the Grand Prix of Sardinia takes place.
MXGP Result Neuquen:
1. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 5-1
2. Jeffrey Herlings (NL), KTM4-2
3. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 1-6
4. Romain February (F), Kawasaki, 2-5
5. Pauls Jonas (LT), Honda, 6-4
6. Maxime Kidneys (F), Yamaha3-9
7. Jeremy Seewer (CH), Yamaha17-3
8. Mattia Earnings (I), GASGAS, 10-8
9. Calvin Flanders (NL), Yamaha11-10
10. Glenn Coldenhoff (NL), Yamaha7-14
11. Alberto Drilled (I), KTM9-13
12. Brian Bogers (NL), Honda, 16-7
13. Benoit Paturel (F), Yamaha13-11
14. Valentin Guillod (CH), Honda, 14-12
15. Ben Watson (GB), Beta, 12-15
16. Brent van Doninck (B), Honda, 8-36
17. Alvin Östlund (S), Honda, 15-16
18. Hardy Roosiorg (EAST), Honda, 19-18
19. Joaquin Poli (ARG), Kawasaki, 18-19
20. Alessandro Shell (I), Beta, 38-17
World Cup stand MXGP after round 1:
1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 50
2. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 48, (-2)
3. Romain February (F), Kawasaki, 44, (-6)
4. Jeffrey Herlings (NL), KTM41, (-9)
5. Maxime Kidneys (F), Yamaha40, (-10)
6. Pauls Jonas (LT), Honda, 36, (-14)
7. Mattia Earnings (I), GASGAS, 33, (-17)
8. Calvin Flanders (NL), Yamaha26, (-24)
9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NL), Yamaha25, (-25)
10. Jeremy Seewer (CH), Yamaha24, (-26)