Glenn Coldenhoff (MXGP) and Lucas Coenen (MX2) were the winners of the qualifying races at the MXGP of the Netherlands. The Arnhem round, held on a sandy track, is marked by the debut of Ducati in MXGP, with Tony Cairoli.
In the main category, Coldenhoff (Fantic Racing) made the holeshot and led from start to finish. Jorge Prado (Red Bull GasGas) was his main pursuer for a good part of the race, but in the final minutes he was overtaken by Romain Febvre (Kawasaki). The Frenchman still gave Coldenhoff a fight, but the Dutchman secured the victory with a 0.970s advantage.
Prado crossed the finish line in fourth ahead of Jeffrey Herlings (Red Bull KTM), with Tim Gajser (Team HRC) in fifth. Cairoli debuted the new Desmo450 MX in MXGP after a few months of competition in Italy. The Italian was in the top five at one point, but ended up in seventh, more than half a minute behind the winner.
Sacha Coenen (Red Bull KTM) made the holeshot in the MX2 qualifying race and led the first two laps before being overtaken by his brother Lucas (Nestaan Husqvarna). He ended up dominating the proceedings, winning by 21.785s ahead of Kay de Wolf (Nestaan Husqvarna).
The championship leader recovered from an incident on the first lap and reached second on the final lap, when he overtook Liam Everts (Red Bull KTM). Andrea Adamo (Red Bull KTM) was also involved in the incident with de Wolf and finished fourth, while fifth place went to Mikkel Haarup (Monster Energy Triumph).
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