A great weekend of Motocross racing ended with home rider Jeffrey Herlings’ win in front of a healthy crowd watching also his team mate Antonio Cairoli take victory in the MX1 class.
The Italian won heat one and made up for two crashes in the second heat by taking another win. Steve Ramon was second on the podium with David Philippaerts third as both clinched their first rostrum finish of 2010. Cairoli retained the red plate.

In the MX2 class Herlings took two stunning heat wins to wrap up the Grand Prix at only 15 years and 225 days of age – courtesy of his German GP win last year Ken Roczen remains the youngest GP winner ever at the age of 15 years and 53 days. The German was second on the podium and collected the red plate while Steven Frossard was third overall. Marvin Musquin struggled to end fifth overall.

MX1
Cairoli shined in the Netherlands today through two great moto wins on the deep Dutch sand of Valkenswaard. The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Italian went on to dominate the first heat from the start to the flag and won again in the second heat despite two crashes.

Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1’s Ramon took his first season podium with second overall. On the track where he injured his neck last year, the Belgian recovered to third in the first moto and just missed out on winning moto two when Cairoli moved past with just five laps to go.

Also for Philippaerts it was the first season’s podium as the Italian of Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross completed the Dutch podium. A good second place in moto one was followed by a prudent fourth place in the final heat after Leok moved past him at the very last lap.

The Estonian of LS Motors Honda rode strong to take fourth overall ahead of other Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX1 rider Nagl.

It was a tough weekend for Desalle instead who saw his Grand Prix end in the first moto with a dislocated right shoulder caused by a crash. X-rays on Monday will reveal when the factory Suzuki rider will be fit to ride again.

MX2
This edition of the Dutch Grand Prix marked an historical home victory for 15 year old Herlings of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2. Herlings grasped his first ever Grand Prix victory becoming the second youngest GP winner ever after Roczen – 15 years and 225 days for Herlings and 15 years and 53 days for Roczen. The Dutch won in dominant style, leading both moto’s from the start to the flag, despite he started from the 14th position.

Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2’s Roczen took another second place, the third in three GP’s, but this time the young German clinched the red plate for the first time in his career just one week before turning 16 – on April 29. Roczen rode steady in second place as he decided it was better to settle for second rather than risking to go chase Herlings.

Kawasaki CLS’ Frossard took third overall to celebrate his maiden podium finish on a sandy course, something the hard pack specialist from France was not so good at in the past seasons. After a couple of “so and so” starts Frossard managed to work his way through the top five in both heats.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2’s Simpson was a positive fourth overall meaning that the Scottish rider is on his way back to the top after a hand injury hampered the beginning of his season. Team mate Musquin ended an unlucky weekend –he crashed yesterday in the qualifying moto- by taking fifth overall.

MX1 Race 1 (20 laps = 29.9km)
1 / Cairoli, Antonio / ITA / KTM / 40:47.473
2 / Philippaerts, David / ITA / Yamaha / 41:01.532
3 / Ramon, Steve / BEL / Suzuki / 41:02.789
4 / Nagl, Maximilian / GER / KTM / 41:03.884
5 / Leok, Tanel / EST / Honda / 41:07.774
6 / de Dycker, Ken / BEL / Yamaha / 41:26.021
7 / Guarneri, Davide / ITA / Honda / 41:27.314
8 / Albertson, Jimmy / USA / Honda / 41:27.325
9 / Bobryshev, Evgeny / RUS / Honda / 41:31.649
10 / de Reuver, Marc / NED / Suzuki / 42:10.728
11 / Boog, Xavier / FRA / Kawasaki / 42:14.759
12 / Swanepoel, Gareth / RSA / Honda / 42:17.338
13 / Monni, Manuel / ITA / Yamaha / 42:19.077
14 / Strijbos, Kevin / BEL / Suzuki / 42:19.988
15 / Söderström, Tom / SWE / Yamaha / 42:22.229

Fastest lap: BOBRYSHEV, Evgeny; 1:53.907 in lap 2 with 47.38km/h

MX1 Race 2 (19 laps = 28.4km)
1 / Cairoli, Antonio / ITA / KTM / 39:16.455
2 / Ramon, Steve / BEL / Suzuki / 39:19.854
3 / Leok, Tanel / EST / Honda / 39:22.122
4 / Philippaerts, David / ITA / Yamaha / 39:24.542
5 / Bobryshev, Evgeny / RUS / Honda / 39:26.255
6 / Nagl, Maximilian / GER / KTM / 39:27.415
7 / de Dycker, Ken / BEL / Yamaha / 39:28.716
8 / Albertson, Jimmy / USA / Honda / 39:50.809
9 / Coppins, Joshua / NZL / Aprilia / 40:08.760
10 / Swanepoel, Gareth / RSA / Honda / 40:29.273
11 / Guarneri, Davide / ITA / Honda / 40:43.624
12 / Strijbos, Kevin / BEL / Suzuki / 40:48.883
13 / Pourcel, Sebastien / FRA / Kawasaki / 41:10.764
14 / Monni, Manuel / ITA / Yamaha / 39:17.486
15 / Boog, Xavier / FRA / Kawasaki / 39:22.656

Fastest Lap: CAIROLI, Antonio; 1:54.984 in lap 10 with 46.93km/h

MX1 World Motocross Championship Standings
1 Cairoli, A. 138, 2 Nagl, M. 120, 3 Ramon, Steve 101, 4 Philippaerts, D. 100,
5 de Dycker, Ken 94, 6 Desalle, C. 79, 7 Boog, Xavier 70, 8 Leok, Tanel 66,
9 Barragan, J. 56, 10 Guarneri, D. 56, 11 Albertson, J. 55, 12 Bobryshev, E. 53,
13 Swanepoel, G. 51, 14 Pourcel, S. 50, 15 Coppins, J. 49.

MX2 Race 1 (20 laps = 29.9km)
1 / Herlings, Jeffrey / NED / KTM / 40:38.808
2 / Roczen, Ken / GER / Suzuki / 40:50.346
3 / Simpson, Shaun / GBR / KTM / 41:09.998
4 / Frossard, Steven / FRA / Kawasaki / 41:10.933
5 / Tonus, Arnaud / SUI / Suzuki / 41:24.774
6 / Charlier, Christophe / FRA / Yamaha / 41:33.883
7 / Roelants, Joel / BEL / KTM / 41:38.426
8 / Musquin, Marvin / FRA / KTM / 41:49.139
9 / Kullas, Harri / FIN / Yamaha / 41:49.672
10 / Osborne, Zach / USA / Yamaha / 42:05.270
11 / van Horebeek, Jeremy / BEL / Kawasaki / 42:08.572
12 / Larrieu, Loic / FRA / Yamaha / 42:20.899
13 / Verbruggen, Dennis / BEL / KTM / 42:30.768
14 / Larsen, Nikolaj / DEN / Honda / 40:54.039
15 / Smitka, Petr / CZE / KTM / 41:04.767

Fastest Lap: HERLINGS, Jeffrey; 1:52.000 in lap 1 with 48.18km/h

MX2 Race 2 (19 laps (28.4km)
1 / Herlings, Jeffrey / NED / KTM / 39:11.832
2 / Roczen, Ken / GER / Suzuki / 39:24.018
3 / Frossard, Steven / FRA / Kawasaki / 39:49.026
4 / van Horebeek, Jeremy / BEL / Kawasaki / 40:03.746
5 / Musquin, Marvin / FRA / KTM / 40:17.063
6 / Roelants, Joel / BEL / KTM / 40:22.826
7 / Simpson, Shaun / GBR / KTM / 40:25.749
8 / Charlier, Christophe / FRA / Yamaha / 40:26.284
9 / Tonus, Arnaud / SUI / Suzuki / 40:39.473
10 / Nicholls, Jake / GBR / KTM / 40:45.441
11 / Kullas, Harri / FIN / Yamaha / 40:54.697
12 / Verbruggen, Dennis / BEL / KTM / 39:12.204
13 / Osborne, Zach / USA / Yamaha / 39:13.063
14 / Lupino, Alessandro / ITA / Yamaha / 39:13.605
15 / Karro, Matiss / LAT / Suzuki / 39:17.574

Fastest Lap: HERLINGS, Jeffrey; 1:53.359 in lap 1 with 47.60km/h

MX2 World Motocross Championship Standings
1 Roczen, Ken 130, 2 Musquin, M. 129, 3 Herlings, J. 122, 4 Frossard, S. 107,
5 Tonus, Arnaud 90, 6 Simpson, Shaun 87, 7 van Horebeek, J. 80, 8 Osborne, Zach 78,
9 Kullas, Harri 61, 10 Charlier, C. 60, 11 Nicholls, Jake 59, 12 Roelants, Joel 54,
13 Verbruggen, D. 47, 14 Lupino, A. 31, 15 Karro, Matiss 22.