MXGP Qatar Feb 26 2015
Paul Iverson
Max Nagl wins MXGP of Qatar with 1/1. World Champion Tony Cairoli fourth with 3/4. American Supercross Champion Ryan Villopoto seventh with 9/8. Jeffrey Herlings wins both motos of MX2.
Round 1 of the 2015 FIM World Motocross Championship takes place at the Losail International Circuit, just outside of the city of Doha, Qatar. Leading contenders for the premier MXGP class this year include defending and 8-time World Champion Tony Cairoli from Italy on the RedBull KTM racing team, Gautier Paulin from France on the HRC Honda racing team, Ryan Villopoto from the USA on the Monster Energy Kawasaki racing team, and Clement Desalle on the Rockstar Suzuki team from Belgium. Villopoto is a four-time AMA Supercross Series Champion, racing the World MX Championships for the first time.
MXGP Qualifying Race Results
- Tony Cairoli KTM
- Clement Desalle SUZ
- Gautier Paulin HON
- Max Nagl HUS
- Kevin Strijbos SUZ
- Romain Febvre YAM
- Shaun Simpson KTM
- Ryan Villopoto KAW
- Jeremy Van Horebeek YAM
- Todd Waters HUS
MX 2 Qualifying Race Results
- Jeffrey Herlings KTM
- Thomas Covington KAW
- Dylan Ferrandis KAW
- Aleksandr Tonkov HUS
- Max Anstie KAW
- Pauls Jonass KTM
- Julien Lieber YAM
- Jordi Tixier KAW
- Damon Graulus YAM
- Jeremy Sewer SUZ
Saturday night is the Grand Prix. Much anticipation about the race between the two champions, Tony Cairoli v Ryan Villopoto.
Cairoli wore boots that had lights in them. Villopoto had a bad first moto, starting way back and not moving up quickly. He did pass a number of riders towards the end of the race to finish 9th in moto.
MXGP Race Results
- Max Nagl HUS 1/1
- Clement Desalle SUZ 2/2
- Gautier Paulin HON 4/3
- Tony Cairoli KTM 3/4
- Jeremy Van Horebeek YAM
- Romain Febvre YAM
- Ryan Villopoto KAW 9/8
- Evgeny Bobryshev HON
- Kevin Strijbos SUZ
- Shaun Simpson KTM
MX 2 Race Results
- Jeffrey Herlings KTM 1/1
- Julien Lieber YAM 3/2
- Dylan Ferrandis KAW 2/5
- Tim Gajser HON 4/7
- Aleksandr Tonkov HUS
- Pauls Jonass KTM
- Jeremy Seewer SUZ
- Valentin Guillod YAM
- Jordi Tixier KAW 6/8
- Thomas Covington KAW