The 2015 FIM World Motocross Championship opens tonight under the lights in Qatar. Defending MXGP champion Antonio Cairoli easily won qualifying yesterday and begins his quest for a ninth world title tonight. Ryan Villopoto, in his MXGP debut, finished eighth.
In MX2, Jeffrey Herlings, who is returning from a broken femur, narrowly won qualifying over American Thomas Covington. Defending MX2 champion Jordi Tixier finished eighth.
Stay right here all day for results from the opening round. You can watch here or follow on live timing here.
MXGP Race 2
We have an upset in Qatar. Max Nagl has sweep both motos ahead of Clement Desalle and eight-time world champion Antonio Cairoli. Nagl won Race 2 over Desalle over Gautier Paulin. Ryan Villlopoto finished eighth.
MXGP Race 2 Results
1. Max Nagl
2. Clement Desalle
3. Gautier Paulin
4. Antonio Cairoli
5. Jeremy Van Horebeek
6. Kevin Strijbos
7. Romain Febvre
8. Ryan Villopoto
9. Evgevy Bobryshev
10. Glenn Coldenhoff
Full results here.
MXGP Overall
1. Max Nagl 25-25
2. Clement Desalle 22-22
3. Gautier Paulin 18-20
4. Antonio Cairoli 20-18
5. Jeremy Van Horebeek 16-16
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7. Ryan Villlopoto 12-13
Full results here.
MX2 Race 2
Jeffrey Herlings is back. Following a failed MX2 title run last year due to a broken femur, Herlings has sweep the opening round in Qatar. Herlings lead start to finish in Race 2 and captured the overall with a 1-1 finish. Julien Lieber and Aleksandr Tonkov rounded out the podium in Race 2. Lieber and Dylan Ferrandis finished behind Herlings in the overall.
MX2 Race 2 Results
1. Jeffery Herlings
2. Julien Lieber
3. Aleksandr Tonkov
4. Pauls Jonass
5. Dylan Ferrandis
6. Valentin Guillod
7. Tim Gajer
8. Jeremy Seewer
9. Jordi Tixier
10. Thomas Covington
Full results here.
MX2 Overall
1. Jeffrey Herlings 25-25
2. Julien Lieber 20-22
3. Dylan Ferrandis 22-16
4. Tim Gajser 18-14
5. Aleksandr Tonkov 12-18
Full results here.
WMX Race 2
Livia Lancelot has sweep the WMX Class in Qatar. Kiara Fontanesi went 2-2 for second overall with Meghan Rutledge (20-18) rounding out the podium.
WMX Race 2 Results
1. Livia Lancelot
2. Kiara Fontanesi
3. Nancy Van De Ven
4. Meghan Rutledge
5. Larissa Papenmeier
Full results here.
WMX Overall
1. Livia Lancelot 25-25
2. Kiara Fontanesi 22-22
3. Meghan Rutledge 20-18
4. Francesca Nocera 18-15
5. Genette Vaage 16-14
Full results here.
MXGP Race 1
Ryan Villopoto had a tough start to his MXGP career. In Race 1, Villopoto stalled on the start and was way back early. He worked his way into the top fifteen before coming together with Jose Butron and going down. He regrouped and worked his way up to ninth at race end. Up front it was Germany's Max Nagl with the win over Clement Desalle and defending champion Antonio Cairoli.
MXGP Race 1 Results
1. Max Nagl
2. Clement Desalle
3. Antonio Cairoli
4. Gautier Paulin
5. Jeremy Van Horebeek
6. Romain Febvre
7. Shaun Simpson
8. Evgeny Bobryshev
9. Ryan Villlopoto
10. David Philippaerts
Full results here.
MX2 Race 1
It wasn't easy, but Jeffrey Herlings is back atop the MX2 food chain. The two-time champion, returning from a broken femur, has won the opening MX2 race in Qatar. Dylan Ferrandis, who won the opening moto in Qatar a year ago, passed Herlings for the lead early in the race and seemed to have the race in hand. But Herlings mounted a late charge and regained the lead. Ferrandis would over a late fight from Julien Lieber to hold on for second. American Thomas Covington finished eleventh. MXGP Race 1 is up next.
MX2 Race 1 Results
1. Jeffrey Herlings
2. Dylan Ferrandis
3. Julien Lieber
4. Tim Gajser
5. Jeremy Seewer
6. Jordi Tixier
7. Max Anstie
8. Valentin Guillod
9. Pauls Jonass
10. Aleksandr Tonkov
11. Thomas Covington
Full results here.
WMX Race 1
The 2015 FIM World Motocross Championship is off and running under the lights in Qatar. In WMX Race 1, Livia Lancelot (France) outlasted Kiara Fontanesi (Italy) to capture the Race 1 win. Australia's Meghan Rutledge finished third. MX2 Race 1 is up next.
WMX Race 1 Results
1. Livia Lancelot
2. Kiara Fontanesi
3. Meghan Rutledge
4. Francesca Nocera
5. Genette Vaage
6. Anne Borchers
7. Jessica Moore
8. Amandine Verstappen
9. Virginie Germond
10. Justine Charroux
Full results here.
