Impressive Tim Gajser reclaims red plate in Teutschenthal MXGP
By Andrew Hill on 3rd Oct 21
Tim Gajser reclaimed the lead in the 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship after winning the second MXGP race in Teutschenthal.
Team HRC rider Gajser was behind Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Teams Romain Febvre for the first half of the second race, before the Slovenian smartly passed the Frenchman and with that move won the Grand Prix of Germany.
The Netherland's Jeffrey Herlings, who came into round 11 of the series with the red plate, was second overall after finishing second in the dramatic opening moto and third in the second.
Febvre avoided mistakes in this final moto, something that has plagued him this season. But despite this, he was unable to resist the charging Gajser. Febvre finished the weekend third overall and also sits third in the standings, six points behind Herlings.
There has been no further word on Prado after his move appeared to cause the collision with his teammate. He missed the second race, and reports say he was taken to the hospital for further assessment after suffering a laceration to his arm.
Prado has lost considerable ground in the championship title race, sitting in fourth but 31 points back from Gajser.
Tony Cairoli struggled by his high standards, likely due to his previous crashes and possibly a hangover from winning the Motocross of Nations! The nine-time world champion finished seventh overall.
While Gajser heads to France for the inaugural GP at Lacapelle Marival with the series red plate on his works CRF450R, that hard work will be overshadowed by the talk of the day Prado's controversial move on Herlings over the finish jump as they took the chequers just 14th hundredth of a second apart.
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