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Honda HRC Petronas rider Jeffrey Herlings swept the qualifying race and both motos at round 13 of the MXGP season in Loket, scoring the maximum 60 points. With Lucas Coenen sidelined, Herlings moved into the championship lead by 49 points with six rounds remaining.
Maximum points from qualifying and both motos is the clearest possible response. Still, thinking defensively about a 49-point lead can blunt decisions after the start. The title will be decided by whether Herlings can establish his own rhythm again in Lommel’s deep sand and reproduce this control across the remaining rounds. One crash can still reverse the momentum again.
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If Coenen can return at Lommel, the sand gives him a chance to respond. Herlings cannot afford to switch into defensive mode.
A 119th Grand Prix win and fourth Loket victory are exceptional. Champion experience will show in how he rides with the red plate.
A 49-point lead with six rounds left is not a settled title. It is too early to treat Coenen's injury as the end of the contest.
One crash can move the standings, so sound decisions and scoring safely in every moto matter more than the current lead.
He was 68 points behind before Britain and is now 49 ahead. That is a 117-point swing in only two rounds.
So the qualifying race also awards points, and winning all three races produces a 60-point weekend.
Winning qualifying and both motos for the maximum 60 points was immense. Herlings has transformed the championship since Britain.
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