![]() ![]() The Bullet ends the year not only with the crown but also with 14 podiums, 9 GP wins, 15 race victories and 13 pole positions! Two race wins gave Herlings his 99th Grand Prix win of his career, while Gajser finished second on the box and Febvre thirdĪfter a season long battle, Jeffrey Herlings was crowned the 2021 FIM Motocross World Champion as he finished the season with 708 points, just five ahead of Febvre. Though Gajser did not back down, keeping Herlings on his toes until the chequered flag as Herlings celebrated his fifth world title with a race win and an overall Grand Prix victory. At one point the lead went down to 1.169 seconds, but Herlings was able to respond and build some breathing room. ![]() Gajser then started to close in on Herlings as he was consistently faster than the Dutchman. ![]() Next rider to get by Prado was Honda 114 Motorsports’ Ruben Fernandez who got himself into sixth and then was going after Standing Construct GasGas Factory Racing’s Brain Bogers, though Bogers held on to his position until the end. By that point Seewer was all over his rear wheel, but he managed to stay ahead of the Swiss. This allowed Gajser into second as Febvre picked himself up in third. It seemed like Febvre was in the perfect position at that point, but his time in first position was cut short by a hard charging Herlings who was looking to waste no time.įebvre needed to respond in order to keep close to Herlings and while trying to do so make a mistake which resulted in a crash. Romain Febvreįebvre then slipped into the lead with Prado quickly dropping down to fourth as Herlings and Gajser were able to get by. And as the gate dropped for the second heat, we saw Prado take his 18th Fox Holeshot ahead of Febvre, Herlings and Gajser. Race two was the all-important one, as by the end we were going to find out who will be crowned as the 2021 MXGP Champion. This meant that the title fight would go down to the final race, as Herlings and Febvre finished race one tied on points. In the end, Herlings was able to hold on to take the win with Febvre crossing the line second with Gajser third. Then it was game on as the trio battled it out for the win. At that point Herlings was struggling with arm pump and his lead started to fade with Febvre and Gajser catching up to the race leader. In the final few laps, Gajser had Febvre in his sights and for the next laps, the pair were faster than the race leader Herlings. Gajser clocked his best lap of the race as he started to work away at the gap to Febvre, this in turn urged the Frenchman forward as he cut Herlings’ gap down to 2.694 seconds. Seewer and Cairoli then made contact, and both crashed, with Cairoli coming into pitlane without a gear lever, hence why he could not carry on with the rest of the heat.īy that point, Herlings was 4.589 seconds ahead of Febvre, but the race was far from over. The Slovenian had Cairoli and Seewer behind him, so could not afford to make a mistake as he pushed for third. On lap five, Febvre forced the issue onto Prado to move into second as Gajser was looking to do the same. The Dutchman then was able to focus on his own race, as Febvre still couldn’t get around Prado. Prado held on to the lead for four laps, as Febvre struggled to find a way through which played into the hands of Herlings who was able to close in and pass both riders. Gajser started down in seventh behind Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Mathys Boisrame. The Spaniard led Febvre, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer, Herlings and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli. As the gate dropped, it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado with the Fox Holeshot.
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