Cairoli and Prado hold court at MXGP of the Netherlands qualifying.

With Cairoli staking his claim in the MXGP category his younger Red Bull KTM Teammate and protÌ©gÌ© Jorge Prado returned to racing in full form today. Just like his MXGP teammate, Prado‰Ûªs shoulder has been troublesome as of late even requiring the defending MX2 champion to sit out of the racing at the previous round in Great Britain.

Also similar to Cairoli not a step was missed in today‰Ûªs performance, Prado went fastest in both the Free and Time Practice sessions in what was his first-time riding in nearly 3 weeks. With the start of MX2 Qualifying Prado used his holeshot prowess to take the lead while several other riders fell in the first turns including Team HRC‰Ûªs Calvin Vlaanderen and Yamaha SM Action M.C. Migliori‰Ûªs Michele Cervellin. As the field entered the second section of the circuit Kiwi Dylan Walsh also fell but like Cervellin would not resume the race.

The Dutch fans were on their feet quickly as Jorge Prado led Dutch native Davy Pootjes ran in 2nd. Pootjes first dealt with pressure from the F&H Racing Team duo of Adam Sterry and Henry Jacobi but after a mistake from Sterry let Jacobi past Jacobi slid out of 3rd.