Tony Cairoli dominated both heats in the Limburg GP obtaining his fifth overall victory of the season and also being the fastest on yesterday's qualifying race.
In MX2 it was Ken Roczen who went out victorious and it has been his so expected first Gran Prix win of the season.
Max Nagl struggled a little bit on the Belgian track but he succeeded in being on the second step of the podium after his third and second place on today's races. Third was home rider Clement Desalle who finished third and fourth in the heats.
Ken Roczen did not win both heats but his first and second places made him win his first GP of the season. Second of the MX2 class was race two winner Jeffrey Herlings and third was current Championship leader Marvin Musquin.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX1's Tony Cairoli was back at the top of the podium and proved that Lommel is like his second home GP - as mentioned in the back of his racing pants through the patch "I also live in Lommel".
The Italian dominated both heats from beginning to end choosing the best lines of a track which is known as one the roughest of the Championship.
Cairoli has now increased the advantage in the Championship with second classified Desalle being now 79 points behind the leader.
The second step of the podium was for his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX1 teammate Nagl who recovered his confidence after a long time absence from the podium due to his collarbone injury from the French GP. The German took both holeshots of today's races and although he managed to follow Cairoli's lines and kept himself steady at the top, he admitted that he was riding on the edge.
For third classified Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1's Desalle it was not the weekend he had expected, as he wanted to show his Belgian fans why he is second in the standings of the Championship. Once again the Belgian starred in a tight battle with Philippaerts both in heat one and two, with Desalle passing the Italian in both occasions to finish third and fourth.
Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross' David Philippaerts could not keep the rhythm of his rivals and after starting third in both heats he could only finish fourth and fifth. However, he could have had the possibility of being on the podium if he had not crashed during the second race, but he had to settle down for a fourth position overall.
Fifth classified was LS Motors Honda's Tanel Leok who missed the podium due to his numerous mistakes in race one, where he could only be 13. During the second moto he moved up from ninth to second showing everybody his speed and potential on the sand.
Belgian Ken De Dycker was just sixth overall in his home GP, where last year succeeded in winning the race, and his compatriot Steve Ramon finished eighth in a race where he experienced many ups and downs. Ramon was fighting for the top three in both races but Lommel's ruts made him crash twice losing all his chances for being on his home GP podium.
Rui Goncalves had to work really hard to finish seventh. The Portuguese did not have really good starts but recovered in both heats to take sixth and seventh.
Kawasaki Racing was unlucky this weekend not having Boog on today's races due to his left leg injury during yesterday's qualifying race, Pourcel could finish neither of the heats and Barragan was 14th on his first race after his long absence.
Jimmy Albertson of Honda Martin team did not compete after a heavy fall early in the first practice session on Saturday has led to suspected cracked ribs.
Tony Cairoli: "It was a nice race. I like to ride in the sand and this is my favorite track. It's hard and rough and you have to be really technical. You also have to be very fit to win here. It proves my training is going well and my speed is good, also that my technical riding is good so I am pretty satisfied about the weekend and both wins here in Lommel."
Max Nagl: "I'm very happy to be on the podium this weekend and I never expected that. I had some problems yesterday because I couldn't find my rhythm and I wasn't fast enough. Things haven't been going so well for me and I was having a few negative thoughts but last night I had a good talk with Stefan Everts and today everything was different. I got two holeshots and that was very important for me. In the first heat I was able to follow Tony and I could see I had the speed. Then I had a crash in the last lap of the second heat because that was because I was very tired more points. I still have a chance of finishing third in the championships and I will try to do it".
Clement Desalle: "It was a difficult GP so I am happy I am on the podium and my shoulder was OK in the sandy conditions. Physically it was hard and I was not that happy with my riding today; I can be better than that. I'm pleased I did not crash or make a big mistake and had some more fun fighting with Philippaerts. Loket is next and I won there last year. It is a good track for me and I like the place a lot. As ever, I will go to the next GP hoping to do my best."
Jimmy Albertson: "I managed a lap of Lommel before I had a big crash that squashed my chest and I think I might have cracked a few ribs. Looking at the track now there was no way I could have ridden without being in decent shape. Another setback, but I'll get checked out this week and see what we can do for Czech Republic."
MX1 Moto 1: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 41:00.981; ; 2. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:12.951; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:24.246; 4. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:34.721; 5. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), +0:41.527; 6. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), +1:10.355; 7. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), +1:22.494; 8. Gareth Swanepoel (RSA, Honda), +1:24.510; 9. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Aprilia), +1:25.710; 10. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +1:39.053;
MX1 Moto 2: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 39:59.056; ; 2. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), +0:34.683; 3. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:40.531; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:54.689; 5. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), +1:10.895; 6. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +1:15.116; 7. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), +1:18.419; 8. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Aprilia), +1:27.807; 9. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +1:30.103; 10. Gareth Swanepoel (RSA, Honda), +1:32.359;
MX1 Championship: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 484 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 405 p.; 3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 364 p.; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 348 p.; 5. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 341 p.; 6. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), 299 p.; 7. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 276 p.; 8. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), 249 p.; 9. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 244 p.; 10. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Honda), 213 p.;