Sand demon Jeffrey Herlings went 1-1 for the third time this season in the Dutch sand of Arnhem , clinching his third victory from the last five meetings to close the gap at the top of the FIM World Championship standings . For the second year in a row the Dutch Grand Prix was hosted by the compact and sandy Motorsportpark Gelderland circuit in Arnhem . Jeffrey Herlings was attempting his first MXGP outing at the venue after missing the 2023 event . Hot and bright weather greeted both days of action at the rippled , technical and physical layout . On Saturday the RAM Qualification race decided the gate positions for the two Grand Prix motos on Sunday as well as providing the riders with their first opportunity to snare world championship points for the weekend . Herlings took his works KTM 450 SX-F to 4th position after a top ten start . In MX2 Liam Everts was highest classified with 3rd followed by Andrea Adamo in 4th . Sacha Coenen was 8th but dealing with some discomfort in his legs after his tumble in Sweden . Sunday saw Herlings in superb form despite a back complaint . He took his time to make progress in the first moto but passed his title rivals to comfortably own the checkered flag . # 84 ’ s start was better in the second race and he was able to control the 30 minute and 2-lap distance from the front of the pack ; winning his twelfth moto of the year by almost ten seconds . Red Bull KTM headed the MX2 running at the start of the first outing with Coenen , Everts and Adamo running 1-2-3 . It was Everts who applied the more effective pace and crossed the line in 3rd with Adamo a clear 4th . The Italian was more formidable on the rough track in the