Jorge Prado was the clear winner of the MXGP of Germany, counting towards the MXGP motocross World Championship. The 2023 champion dominated in both races this Sunday in Teutschenthal.
In race 1, Glenn Coldenhoff (Fantic) took the holeshot, but soon after the first corner Prado (Red Bull GasGas) took the lead and never looked back. Coldenhoff held off the pressure from Tim Gajser (Team HRC) until the fourth lap, and shortly after, also lost position to Calvin Vlaanderen (Monster Energy Yamaha)… who was in second for a few laps until being overtaken by Jeffrey Herlings (Red Bull KTM).
At the front, Prado never faltered and won with a 12.895s lead over Herlings. Gajser finished third, with Vlaanderen in fourth and Pauls Jonass (Standing Construct Honda) in fifth.
As for the second race, Prado started with the holeshot and quickly began to distance himself from Herlings, who was his main pursuer. At one point, the Dutchman managed to respond: the gap that had been over three seconds dropped to just over one second. However, Herlings could not maintain the pace and was overtaken by Gajser with six minutes to go.
Until the end, the Slovenian had no answer to catch Prado, who sealed a double victory by beating his rival by 6.035s. Herlings held onto third place, with Vlaanderen in fourth and Coldenhoff in fifth.
In the overall standings of the German round, Prado was the winner with 50 points, followed by Herlings and Gajser tied in second with 42 points. Vlaanderen was fourth with 36 points and the top five was rounded out by Coldenhoff with 31 points.
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