Pirelli Mathematically Clinches 69th Motocross World Title at the Grand Prix of Switzerland

Jeffrey Herlings Continues his Domination in the MXGP Class and Consolidates his Championship Lead; Jorge Prado Wins in MX2 and Keeps the Red Plate

FRAUENFELD, SWITZERLAND – August 20, 2018 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – For the third year in a row, Frauenfeld hosted the Grand Prix of Switzerland, Round 16 of the 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship. With four races to go, Pirelli mathematically won the MX2 title, bringing their total to 69 FIM Motocross World Championships celebrated by the Italian brand. On the hard and difficult soil of the Swiss course the riders were able to count on the excellent performance of the SCORPION™ MX32™ Mid Soft front and rear tires, which allowed Pirelli to achieve overall victories and excellent results in both classes.

In MXGP Jeffrey Herlings proved once again to be unbeatable. The Dutchman, with his 13th overall victory in 16 races, claimed both motos and brought his advantage over Antonio Cairoli to 58 points. The Sicilian, who won Saturday’s qualifying heat, was seventh in Frauenfeld due to a fall in Race 1 that left him with a sore knee. There was an excellent performance by Romain Febvre, who finished second, while fourth place belonged to Glenn Coldenhoff, who closed the event by finshing in front of Max Anstie and Tim Gajser.

Jorge Prado and Pauls Jonass shared MX2 race wins and finished the Grand Prix equal on points. Thanks to his victory in the second moto, the overall went to Prado, who remains in first place in the championship standings with unchanged advantage over the Latvian world champion. Hunter Lawrence sealed third place ahead of Thomas Covington.

There were good results for Pirelli in the ninth round of the EMX250 European championship, which was won by Mathys Boisrame. The French rider is still first in the table with only two races left until the end of the season.

Next weekend the riders will attempt the Grand Prix of Bulgaria, to be hosted by the spectacular Sevlievo circuit.

Race results (Pirelli riders in bold):

MXGP race 1

1. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED)
2. DESALLE Clement (BEL)
3. FEBVRE Romain (FRA)
4. COLDENHOFF Glenn (NED)
5. SEEWER Jeremy (SUI)

MXGP race 2

1. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED)
2. FEBVRE Romain (FRA)
3. GAJSER Tim (SLO)
4. DESALLE Clement (BEL)
5. ANSTIE Max (GBR)

MX2 race 1

1. JONASS Pauls (LAT)
2. PRADO GARCIA Jorge (SPA)
3. COVINGTON Thomas (USA)
4. RODRIGUEZ Anthony (VEN)
5. LAWRENCE Hunter (AUS)

MX2 race 2

1. PRADO GARCIA Jorge (SPA)
2. JONASS Pauls (LAT)
3. LAWRENCE Hunter (AUS)
4. VLAANDEREN Calvin (RSA)
5. KJER OLSEN Thomas (DEN)

GP Overall:

MXGP

1. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED)
2. FEBVRE Romain (FRA)
3. DESALLE Clement (BEL)
4. COLDENHOFF Glenn (NED)
5. ANSTIE Max (GBR)

MX2

1. PRADO GARCIA Jorge (SPA)
2. JONASS Pauls (LAT))
3. LAWRENCE Hunter (AUS)
4. COVINGTON Thomas (USA)
5. RODRIGUEZ Anthony (VEN)

Championship overall:

MXGP

1. HERLINGS Jeffrey (NED) p.733
2. CAIROLI Antonio (ITA) p.675
3. DESALLE Clement (BEL) p.543
4. FEBVRE Romain (FRA) p.510
5. GAJSER Tim (SLO) p.507
6. PAULIN Gautier (FRA) p.455

MX2

1. PRADO GARCIA Jorge (SPA) p.692
2. JONASS Pauls (LAT) p.664
3. KJER OLSEN Thomas (DEN) p.519
4. WATSON Ben (GBR) p.482
5. VLAANDEREN Calvin (RSA) p.462
6. COVINGTON Thomas (USA) p.452

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Founded in 1872, Pirelli is among the largest global tire makers, and focuses its business on the high end, premium product segment where it is a world leader. Present in over 160 countries, Pirelli has 22 manufacturing sites and employs approximately 38,000 people around the world. Successfully competing in motorsports since 1907, Pirelli is currently the exclusive supplier of the Formula 1 championship, the Superbike world championship, and many other championships around the world.

Pirelli Tire North America (PTNA) services NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) member countries through its Modular Integrated Robotized System (MIRS) facility and research and development center at its Rome, Georgia headquarters, its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Silao, Mexico and its New York City, Montreal and Mexico City sales and marketing offices. The company manufactures, distributes and markets original equipment and replacement tires for export and domestic car/motorcycle applications (US, CA, MX) and Agro/Heavy Truck platforms (MX).

Source: Pirelli Tire North America

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