MotoOnline.com.au breaks down the specifics from race day Sunday at Coolum’s final round of the 2016 Motul MX Nationals season in Queensland.

MX1

Image: Jeremy Hammer (Foremost Media).

Super Pole: Dean Ferris 1m44.287s

Moto one results:
1. Dean Ferris
2. Todd Waters
3. Kyle Peters
4. Kirk Gibbs
5. Kade Mosig
6. Hamish Harwood
7. Jay Wilson
8. Dylan Long
9. Craig Bolton
10. Daniel Banks
11. James Alen
12. Luke Wilson
13. Michael Menchi
14. Izak Maule
15. Kurt Gow
16. Jacob Wright
17. Rhys Hume
18. Alex Redgwell
19. Mark Hewlett
20. Travis Tough

Race time: 32m59.885s
Margin of victory: 8.331s
Laps completed: 18
Fastest lap: Todd Waters 1m46.448s

Moto two results:
1. Todd Waters
2. Dean Ferris
3. Kirk Gibbs
4. Kade Mosig
5. Dylan Long
6. Jay Wilson
7. Hamish Harwood
8. Luke Wilson
9. Kurt Gow
10. Izak Maule
11. Michael Menchi
12. James Alen
13. Daniel Banks
14. Travis Tough
15. Alex Redgwell
16. Jayson Tough
17. Matthew Lyall
18. Eddie Brown

Race time: 33m25.354s
Margin of victory: 12.603s
Laps completed: 18
Fastest lap: Todd Waters 1m48.293s

MX1 overall results:
1. Todd Waters 67
2. Dean Ferris 67
3. Kirk Gibbs 58
4. Kade Mosig 54
5. Dylan Long 49
6. Jay Wilson 49
7. Hamish Harwood 49
8. Luke Wilson 42
9. James Alen 39
10. Daniel Banks 39
11. Kurt Gow 38
12. Izak Maule 38
13. Michael Menchi 38
14. Kyle Peters 30
15. Alex Redgwell 29
16. Travis Tough 28
17. Craig Bolton 22
18. Jacob Wright 15
19. Rhys Hume 14
20. Mark Hewlett 12

MX1 championship standings:
1. Dean Ferris 666
2. Kirk Gibbs 660
3. Todd Waters 647
4. Kade Mosig 541
5. Dylan Long 460
6. Jay Wilson 417
7. Jacob Wright 403
8. Matt Moss 381
9. Michael Menchi 376
10. Daniel Banks 374
11. Izak Maule 338
12. Luke Wilson 270
13. Brett Metcalfe 225
14. James Alen 213
15. Jesse Dobson 209
16. Kurt Gow 204
17. Daniel Reardon 171
18. Michael Mahon 171
19. Kurt Wightman 163
19. Joel Green 142

Verdict:
Kirk Gibbs (KTM Factory Motocross Racing) entered Coolum with a six-point advantage over Dean Ferris (CDR Yamaha), however after failing to score points in the GoPro Superpole which Ferris claimed maximum points in, his lead was reduced to three before racing commenced. The CDR Yamaha rider raced to the opening moto win ahead of Todd Waters (Wilson Coolair Motul Suzuki) and Kyle Peters (NPE Monster Energy Kawasaki), rewarding him with a comfortable points buffer heading into the final moto. While Ferris maintained the early lead in race two, he played it safe as Waters hunted him down, settling for second behind the Suzuki rider to clinch his first Australian Motocross Championship. Gibbs was in the thick of the battle early on, however his pace dropped in the later stages of the race to finish the day in third.

MX2

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Pole position: Wilson Todd 1m43.708s

Moto one results:
1. Jed Beaton
2. Caleb Ward
3. Jayden Rykers
4. Wilson Todd
5. Kyle Webster
6. Hamish Harwood
7. Geran Stapleton
8. Dylan Wills
9. Dean Porter
10. Ricky Latimer
11. Richie Evans
12. Joel Wightman
13. Joel Evans
14. Bailey Coxon
15. Kale Makeham
16. Lachlan Davis
17. Keiron Hall
18. Daniel McEntee
19. Hadleigh Knight
20. Liam Bladen

Race time: 33m39.169s
Margin of victory: 3.762s
Laps completed: 18
Fastest lap: Wilson Todd 1m49.623s

Moto two results:
1. Wilson Todd
2. Jed Beaton
3. Caleb Ward
4. Jayden Rykers
5. Kyle Webster
6. Hamish Harwood
7. Joel Wightman
8. Richie Evans
9. Geran Stapleton
10. Kale Makeham
11. Dean Porter
12. Joel Evans
13. Dylan Wills
14. Tomas Ravenhorst
15. Hadleigh Knight
16. Bailey Coxon
17. Keiron Hall
18. Aaron Tanti
19. Daniel McEntee
20. Mathew McEntee

Race time: 22m48.538s
Margin of victory: 3.954s
Laps completed: 12
Fastest lap: Jed Beaton 1m50.480s

MX2 overall results:
1. Jed Beaton 67
2. Wilson Todd 63
3. Caleb Ward 62
4. Jayden Rykers 58
5. Kyle Webster 52
6. Hamish Harwood 50
7. Geran Stapleton 46
8. Joel Wightman 43
9. Richie Evans 43
10. Dean Porter 42
11. Dylan Wills 41
12. Kale Makeham 37
13. Joel Evans 37
14. Bailey Coxon 32
15. Hadleigh Knight 28
16. Kieron Hall 28
17. Daniel McEntee 25
18. Lachlan Davis 22
19. Ricky Latimer 21
20. Jayden Conforto 20

MX2 championship standings:
1. Jed Beaton 630
2. Caleb Ward 617
3. Nathan Crawford 574
4. Jayden Rykers 537
5. Wilson Todd 507
6. Dylan Wills 470
7. Hamish Harwood 448
8. Joel Wightman 426
9. Kyle Webster 376
10. Dean Porter 365
11. Kale Makeham 359
12. Wade Hunter 324
13. Keiron Hall 282
14. Jake Moss 278
15. Richie Evans 267
16. Ricky Latimer 261
17. Aaron Tanti 208
18. Bailey Coxon 200
19. Joel Evans 194
20. Nick Sutherland 174

Verdict:
Following the absence of injured series leader Nathan Crawford (Husqvarna), the MX2 title was going to land into the hands of either Jed Beaton (DPH Yamaha) or Caleb Ward (KTM Factory Motocross Racing). Beaton carried the points advantage into the round, and following two phenomenal performances, he was credited the overall victory and presented with the MX2 Australian Motocross Championship. Serco Yamaha’s Wilson Todd scored his first podium of the year following his 4-1 scorecard, while Caleb Ward put in his best effort, however he just wasn’t able to match the pace of Todd and Beaton.