Jorge Prado delivered a masterclass in riding at home in the MXGP of Galicia, part of the MXGP Motocross World Championship. The Spaniard won both races in Lugo dominantly on Sunday, after doing the same in the qualifying race the day before.
The first race was a one-way street. The Red Bull GasGas Spanish rider took the lead right from the first lap and never looked back, although Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) never let him breathe. The Frenchman finished 2.036s behind Prado, and also had to withstand the pressure from Calvin Vlaanderen (Monster Energy Yamaha), who finished third.
The Dutchman completed his recovery in the third lap, when he passed Valentin Guillod – who only finished eighth. Jeffrey Herlings (Red Bull KTM) was fourth, but didn’t have the pace of the top three riders and finished 16.658s behind the winner. The top five was completed by Jeremy Seewer (Kawasaki).
The events of the second race were not much different. Prado started well again and led every lap of the race, although he had a rival who was never considerably far away. This was Herlings, who crossed the finish line 2.880s behind. To achieve this, the Dutchman had to prevail in a more intense battle for the second position, where he overtook Tim Gajser (Team HRC) only on the penultimate lap.
The Slovenian finished in third position, 10.110s off the top, with Febvre finishing fourth ahead of Glenn Coldenhoff (Fantic) and Seewer.
The overall winner of the Galicia MXGP was Prado, with the maximum of 50 points. Herlings and Febvre finished second and third, respectively, with 40 points each, with Gajser fourth by scoring 35 points. The top five of this round was completed by Vlaanderen, just one point behind the Honda rival.
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Race 2 Results:
MXGP of Galicia Overall standings: