Source: MXGP.

The racing that was yielded here at round three of the FIM Motocross World Championship is pure authentication that MXGP 2015 is the best ever season of motocross.

In front of a huge and extremely energetic crowd and on the type of track most riders could only dream of, wide and flowing yet curiously technical and challenging, Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl and Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Dylan Ferrandis took surprise victories.

A holeshot for the number 12 is starting reap bad news for the rest of the competition in MXGP as Nagl polished off another holeshot and check out combo to win MXGP race two and the overall at MXGP of Patagonia Argentina.

“I didn’t expect to win but we made some bike changes and I changed my lines because the track was really tricky,” Nagl said. “There were so many options for lines and for me this is really nice and important for a motocross track so we don’t have to follow everybody. It makes awesome racing.”

Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP’s Clement Desalle is starting to carve a reputation for consistency as he stood on the second step of the podium for the third consecutive time this year.

Although Desalle actually logged the same points as Nagl today, the overall winner is determined by the result of the second race which left Max Nagl as the round victor thanks to his race two win.

It was a pretty crazy day for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli who loved the track in Villa la Angostura. The defending MXGP champion set the fastest lap in race one but on his last lap charge for the lead clipped his footpeg while scrubbing and pitched himself off the bike. Thankfully, he was okay and still managed to finish in second place which he duplicated in race two for third overall.

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Ryan Villopoto was looking fast, as usual, but didn’t quite have the pace to stand on the podium here at MXGP of Patagonia Argentina. Nevertheless, a pair of fourths and fourth overall is still a solid effort.

Although a sixth and seventh was probably not the result Team HRC’s Gautier Paulin was looking for, every point counts in this eighteen round championship and a fifth place is nothing to screw your nose up at.

Meanwhile the Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube’s duo of Jeremy Van Horebeek and Romain Febvre went bar to bar all weekend to round out the top seven in that order.

For Aussie Todd Waters ninth overall was a decent result via 11-9 moto finishes, but he admitted later he wanted more, and fellow Husqvarna factory rider Dean Ferris was 19th overall with 21-17 results.

It was a day to remember for Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Dylan Ferrandis who took full advantage of situation at hand to take an impressive victory in race one followed up with a hard fought second in race two for his first ever grand prix victory.

Meanwhile an extremely smart mindset is paying dividends for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass as he landed himself on the second step of the podium for the second time this year.

Like Ferrandis, Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Jeremy Seewer also left the grand prix of Patagonia Argentina with a career-best finish. The Swiss star on the rise banked two fifths this weekend to round off the podium in third.

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Thomas Covington is becoming a solid member of the top five with yet another fourth overall, while a so-so day in the office left Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser in fifth.

As for the MX2 championship points leader, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings had a massive crash in race one which left his bike mangled and unrideable. Despite the magnitude of his crash and a bruised ankle, he salvaged his red plate with an impressive victory in race two.

2015 MXGP World Championship
Round three – Neuquen, Argentina

MXGP overall results:
1. Maximilian Nagl 45
2. Clement Desalle 45
3. Antonio Cairoli 44
4. Ryan Villopoto 36
5. Gautier Paulin 29
6. Jeremy Van Horebeek 28
7. Romain Febvre 28
8. Evgeny Bobryshev 27
9. Todd Waters (AUS) 22
10. Glenn Coldenhoff 20
19. Dean Ferris (AUS) 4

MXGP championship standings:
1. Clement Desalle 133
2. Maximilian Nagl 123
3. Antonio Cairoli 123
4. Ryan Villopoto 106
5. Gautier Paulin 96
6. Romain Febvre 95
7. Evgeny Bobryshev 72
8. Todd Waters (AUS) 62
9. Jeremy Van Horebeek 60
10. Kevin Strijbos 55
20. Dean Ferris (AUS) 21

MX2 overall results:
1. Dylan Ferrandis 47
2. Pauls Jonass 42
3. Jeremy Seewer 32
4. Thomas Covington 28
5. Tim Gajser 27
6. Aleksandr Tonkov 26
7. Jeffrey Herlings 25
8. Adam Sterry 20
9. Max Anstie 20
10. Brian Bogers 19

MX2 championship standings:
1. Jeffrey Herlings 125
2. Dylan Ferrandis 125
3. Pauls Jonass 112
4. Aleksandr Tonkov 82
5. Thomas Covington 81
6. Julien Lieber 80
7. Tim Gajser 79
8. Valentin Guillod 73
9. Jeremy Seewer 70
10. Petar Petrov 57

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