The beautiful track of Matterley Basin saw Antonio Cairoli and Jordi Tixier dominate the qualifying races with great authority, whereas Jeremy Van Horebeek and Clement Desalle were second and third in MX1 and Jake Nicholls and José Butrón in MX2. MX1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Antonio Cairoli enjoyed a lot racing today the British track of Matterley Basin and he admitted that it is one of his favourites in the calendar. The Italian managed to take the holeshot of the qualifying race and he controlled the heat until the chequered flag. Cairoli is now looking forward to winning both heats tomorrow and obtain the FIM MX1 World Championship Title. The second position was for Jeremy Van Horebeek who did a very consistent race since the very beginning and he crossed the finish line second. The Kawasaki Racing Team rider had a very good start in third and after one lap he overtook Sebastien Pourcel and he moved up to second. The Belgian rider will race tomorrow to have two consistent motos and obtain his maiden podium in MX1. Rockstar Energy Suzuki World's Clement Desalle was fifth after the start but he managed to move up in third after a couple of laps. The Belgian rider proved to have a good speed but he decided to ride safe today and give it all in tomorrow's races. His teammate Kevin Strijbos did not have a good start but his rhythm was very consistent during the whole race and he cross the finish line in the fourth position. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Ken De Dycker is still struggling with his injured ankle but he obtained a strong fifth result in the qualifying race. The Belgian rider started down in the ninth position but even if he struggled in the landings of the jumps he recuperated some positions and he ended fifth. Sebastien Pourcel had an excellent start in second, but he was not able to keep the rhythm at the front and he finished sixth, ahead of Gautier Paulin who crashed a couple of times during the qualifying heat. David Philippaerts had also a good start in fifth but a mistake made him drop several positions and he had to settle down with the eighth place. Nicolas Aubin ended ninth and Shaun Simpson completed the top ten. Evgeny Bobryshev was the fastest in the pre-qualifying session, but he was forced to retire from the qualifying race because he collided with Sebastién Pourcel in the first corner and his front brake was damaged. Home rider Tommy Searle had a difficult qualifying race and he was only able to finish thirteenth. The British rider admitted that he crashed several times, but he also mentioned that he is confident for tomorrow because the gate pick is not so important to get a good start in Matterley. MX1 Qualifying Race top ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 25:17.340; 2. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:03.818; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:07.902; 4. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:12.175; 5. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), +0:27.942; 6. Sebastien Pourcel (FRA, KTM), +0:29.503; 7. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:37.504; 8. David Philippaerts (ITA, Honda), +0:42.146; 9. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, Honda), +0:46.246; 10. Shaun Simpson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:48.651; MX2 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Jordi Tixier was very satisfied today with his riding and he has proved that he is ready to race for what it would be his first Grand Prix victory. The French rider was the fastest in the pre-qualifying session and after starting second in the qualifying heat, he quickly moved up to the lead and he crossed the finish line eleven seconds ahead of Jake Nicholls. Wilvo Nestaan JM Racing KTM's Jake Nicholls had an excellent performance in front of his home crowd. The British rider was fourth after the start but he took advantage of Dean Ferris and Jose Butrón's mistakes to overtake them and move up to the second place. Nicholls managed to stay focused during the whole qualifying race and he kept the second position until the end. KTM Silver Action's José Butrón took the holeshot and led the first lap, but he could not stop Tixier to overtake him. The Spanish rider had a really good rhythm in second, but he made a mistake and he lost one position. Butrón managed to recover himself quickly and he kept the third position until the chequered flag. Wilvo Nestaan JM Racing KTM's Romain Febvre did not have a good start and he had to work all the way up to the fourth place from his initial eighth place. The French rider hopes to have a better start tomorrow in order to fight for a podium finish. British rider Max Anstie was down in the fourteenth position after the first corner, but his lap times were really good and he managed to move up to the fifth place, ahead of Gleen Coldenhoff and Jason Clermont. Den Ferris had a really good start in fourth and after overtaking his teammate Mel Pocock he gave chase to Butrón who was riding second. However, Ferris crashed in the landing of a big jump and he dropped down to the sixth place. The Australian rider tried to recuperate his rhythm, but he finished eighth in front of Alessandro Lupino and Arnaud Tonus. Christophe Charlier, who started sixth, tried to overtake Pocock in the beginning of the race, but he collided with him and he crashed with Ferrandis who was coming from behind. In the end Frrandis was eleventh, Pocock was twelfth and Charlier fifteenth. MX2 Qualifying Race top ten: 1. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 25:38.864; 2. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), +0:11.212; 3. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +0:21.605; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, KTM), +0:23.788; 5. Max Anstie (GBR, Suzuki), +0:24.852; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:27.183; 7. Jason Clermont (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:31.360; 8. Dean Ferris (AUS, Yamaha), +0:33.610; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki), +0:34.924; 10. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:39.057;
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