Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings have taken victory at the French GP.

Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings have both taken victory in their respective classes at the French GP in Saint Jean d’Angely over the weekend.

In the MX1 Class Cairoli scored two good starts on his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s, leading from start to finish for the overall win, extending his series lead by 39 points over Monster Energy Kawasaki/Pro Circuit’s Christophe Pourcel.

Pourcel finished second overall in France, after admitting that the track was not one of his favourites. Behind Pourcel was Kawasaki Racing Team’s Gautier Paulin who rounded out the top three on the podium.

Meanwhile Australia’s Dean Ferris suffered a crash in the first moto which resulted in a burnt abdomen after making contact with his muffler, along with a twisted knee. Ferris was able to salvage a 19th place finish.

In the second moto the rough times continued for Ferris, dislocating his shoulder in a first turn crash which resulted in the decision to take a few weeks off of the bike to recover.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings took his first-ever podium finish at Saint Jean d’Angely, winning the overall victory in the MX2 Class.

After suffering bad starts, Team Floride Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro Circuit’s Tommy Searle fought through the pack to take second overall, just two-points behind Herlings.

In third place overall it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek who put on an impressive performance riding through an ankle injury which he suffered during a warm up session.

The FIM World Motocross Championship will now head to Agueda in Portugal for round seven of the 17 round series.