Kyogle’s Dean Ferris has successfully defended his national MX1 title in Australia with yet another slick display at the weekend.
He secured the MX1 crown with a round to spare as he dominated at the ninth round of 10 in the 2018 Australian Motocross Championships at Gladstone, Queensland.
The CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team rider wrapped up the 2018 championship with a moto one victory, but still didn’t rest on his laurels in the second race as he chalked up another perfect 1-1 result from the day’s two races. Penrite Honda Racing’s Brett Metcalfe finished the day second overall and Davey Motorsports Husqvarna rookie Caleb Ward filled the day’s 450cc podium.
Despite carrying a 106-point lead into Gladstone, Ferris proved from the outset he meant business. He topped the qualifying sheets, then quickly took command of the opening race, eventually leading a hard-charging Metcalfe across the line by 3.2s and wrapping up the championship with three races in hand. Raceline Pirelli KTM’s Mitch Evans finished a comfortable third, followed by Ward and Ferris’ CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team comrade Dylan Long.
In the second Thor MX1 outing, Ferris continued to pour salt on the wounds of his rivals by grabbing the holeshot and leading wire-to-wire, with Ward a career-best second at his home race. Metcalfe crossed the line in a lonely third, followed by Evans (who initially finished second, but was penalised two positions for passing under a yellow flag) and Long in fifth.
Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Rhys Carter finished 18th overall on the day, a disappointing result for the Complete Parts Kawasaki Racing Team rider from Mount Maunganui, although he is still inside the top 10 for the championship overall.
He qualified ninth fastest and then finished sixth in the day’s first MX1 race, before failing to finish moto two and he is now seventh overall for the championship with one round remaining.
In the MX2 class, New Zealand’s Hamish Harwood (Davey Motorsports & CML KTM Racing Team) qualified fifth fastest and finished the weekend second overall, just one point behind Yamaha’s Jay Wilson.
Harwood won moto one and then settled for fifth in moto two, while Wilson lodged a 3-2 score-card for the weekend. Harwood is still third in the MX2 overall championship standings.
In the Motocross Development (under-19) class, Kiwi rider Maximus Purvis (Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing Team) qualified 13th fastest.
Purvis finished 6-8 in his two races, good for seventh overall for the weekend, the class being dominated on Sunday by an unbeaten Bailey Malkiewicz (Yamaha).
Malkiewicz leads the MXD class standings, while Purvis is still fourth overall.
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RESULTS & STANDINGS:
MX1 Round 9 Overall Results
- Dean Ferris – 70 Pts
- Mitch Evans – 62Pts
- Brett Metcalfe – 60Pts
- Caleb Ward – 58Pts
- Dylan Long – 52Pts
- Luke Clout – 48Pts
- Callum Norton – 48Pts
- Zak Small – 45Pts
- Joben Baldwin – 42Pts
- Charlie Creech – 40Pts
MX1 Championship Standings After Round 9 of 10:
- Dean Ferris – 629 Pts (2018 Champion)
- Mitch Evans – 507 Pts
- Luke Clout – 498 Pts
- Dylan Long – 454 Pts
- Brett Metcalfe – 454 Pts
- Caleb Ward – 444 Pts
- Rhys Carter – 417 Pts
- Joel Wightman – 337 Pts
- Kade Mosig – 321 Pts
- Zak Small – 311 Pts
MX1 Moto 1 Results
- Dean Ferris
- Brett Metcalfe
- Mitch Evans
- Caleb Ward
- Dylan Long
- Rhys Carter
- Callum Norton
- Luke Clout
- Zak Small
- Joben Baldwin
MX1 Moto 2 Results:
- Dean Ferris
- Mitch Evans
- Caleb Ward
- Brett Metcalfe
- Dylan Long
- Luke Clout
- Callum Norton
- Zak Small
- Corey James
- Joben Baldwin
MX2 Round 9 Overall Results
- Jay Wilson – 62 Pts
- Hamish Harwood – 61 Pts
- Wilson Todd – 60 Pts
- Aaron Tanti – 60 Pts
- Richie Evans – 53 Pts
- Cody Dyce – 46 Pts
- Jy Roberts – 45 Pts
- Jayden Rykers – 43 Pts
- Kyle Webster – 42 Pts
- Ricky Latimer – 42 Pts
MX2 Championship Standings After Round 9 of 10:
- Wilson Todd – 558 Pts
- Aaron Tanti – 501 Pts
- Hamish Harwood – 498 Pts
- Dylan Wills – 457 Pts
- Jay Wilson – 452 Pts
- Jy Roberts – 390 Pts
- Kale Makeham – 380 Pts
- Kyle Webster – 369 Pts
- Cody Dyce – 313 Pts
- Egan Mastin – 308 Pts
MX2 Moto 1 Results:
- Hamish Harwood
- Aaron Tanti
- Jay Wilson
- Richie Evans
- Dylan Wills
- Wilson Todd
- Jy Roberts
- Ricky Latimer
- Cody Dyce
- Jayden Rykers
MX2 Moto 2 Results:
- Wilson Todd
- Jay Wilson
- Kyle Webster
- Aaron Tanti
- Hamish Harwood
- Richie Evans
- Cody Dyce
- Kale Makeham
- Jayden Rykers
- Jy Roberts
MXD Round 9 Overall Results
- Bailey Malkiewicz – 70 Pts
- Jayce Cosford – 58 Pts
- Riley Dukes – 57 Pts
- Rhys Budd – 54 Pts
- John Bova – 54 Pts
- Hugh McKay – 51 Pts
- Maximus Purvis – 48 Pts
- Brodie Ellis – 48 Pts
- Liam Walsh – 42 Pts
- Mason Rowe – 42 Pts
MXD Championship Standings After Round 9 of 10:
- Bailey Malkiewicz – 458 Pts
- Hugh McKay – 453 Pts
- Riley Dukes – 444 Pts
- Maximus Purvis – 440 Pts
- Brodie Ellis – 411 Pts
- Rhys Budd – 376 Pts
- Jye Dickson – 351 Pts
- Morgan Fogarty – 348 Pts
- Mason Rowe – 341 Pts
- Jake Williams – 294 Pts
Motul MXD Moto 1 Results:
- Bailey Malkiewicz
- Riley Dukes
- Jayce Cosford
- John Bova
- Brodie Ellis
- Maximus Purvis
- Rhys Budd
- Mason Rowe
- Dylan Wood
- Liam Walsh
Motul MXD Moto 2 Results:
- Bailey Malkiewicz
- Hugh McKay
- Rhys Budd
- Jayce Cosford
- John Bova
- Riley Dukes
- Mat Fabry
- Maximus Purvis
- Brodie Ellis
- Liam Walsh
Yamaha 125cc Juniors Round Results
- Levi Rogers – 67 Pts
- Blake Fox – 65 Pts
- Corben Weinert – 58 Pts
- Alex Larwood – 53 Pts
- Ricky Chalmers – 52 Pts
- Luke Bray – 49 Pts
- Sam Brims – 47 Pts
- Regan Duffy – 32 Pts
Yamaha 125cc Juniors Championship Standings
- Regan Duffy – 140 Pts
- Blake Fox – 117 Pts
- Liam Andrews – 116 Pts
- Korey McMahon – 106 Pts
- Corben Weinert – 89 Pts
- Riley Findlay – 89 Pts
- Noah Ferguson – 88 Pts
- Zack Wright – 85 Pts
- Levi Rogers – 83 Pts
- Jai Walker – 82 Pts