Tim Gajser wraps up Indonesian trip with second place overall
By Press Release on 8th Jul 18
Tim Gajser claimed second place overall in the MXGP of Asia, which drew to a close at Semarang in Indonesia.
The Team HRC rider led a good part of the opening moto and was eventually second at the line, and with a third place in race two he is now fourth in the championship standings.
Gajser had a decent start to the race one and was almost unstoppable on the opening lap as he made his way past Clement Desalle, Romain Febvre, Gautier Paulin and eventually, after a quick swap of positions, he overtook Jeffrey Herlings for second.
He then closed the gap on Cairoli and with the then-fastest time, he took the lead on lap one and tried to check out.
With the battle for the top-three raging in the background, Gajser kept pulling away and by lap six he was already five seconds ahead of second place.
On lap 13, however, he was caught and passed by a resurging Herlings. Tim did not give up and, in the final three laps, he matched the pace of the leader but it was not enough to have one last go at the win.
In race two, Gajser was third as the MXGP field jumped over the finish line for the first time, and tried to stay with Herlings and Desalle while pulling away from Jeremy Seewer.
He eventually got very close to second place but was unable to maintain the same quick pace and lost ground from the first two. With second place overall in his pocket, Gajser consolidated third place in the remaining laps.
The 2018 Motocross World Championship will return to action in two weekends at Loket, for the MXGP of Czech Republic.
Tim Gajser: It feels good to be on the podium again. Today I felt quite good on the bike. The first race was amazing: the speed was good and I managed to stay in the lead for many laps.
In the end I was passed by Jeffrey but I was able to stay with him and tried to get back to first place, but it was too late. My start to the second race was not the best, but came through the pack and made a couple of passes and pushing towards the front, too.
I made a couple of mistakes in the central part of the race and lost touch with Jeffrey and Clement. Third place was enough to get second overall, so Im happy to leave Indonesia with a second-place finish.
I would like to thank the team for their hard work and look forward to the next round at Loket!
More like this…
Two top-10s for Adam Sterry in Indonesia
F&H Racing’s Adam Sterry took his Kawasaki KX250F to two top-10 finishes at the Asian GP, Semarang in Indonesia.
Jeffrey Herlings completes Indonesian MXGP rout, Jorge Prado owns MX2
Jeffrey Herlings re-asserted his grip on the FIM Motocross World Championship with his eighth 1-1 moto haul of the season thanks to victory at Semarang and the GP of Asia.
Solid result for Husqvarna racing at Indonesian GP
Claiming an impressive flag-to-flag victory in the opening moto, Thomas Covington has finished as overall runner-up in the MX2 class at the GP of Indonesia.