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THE 2026 MXGP AWARDS CROWN A HISTORIC SEASON UNDER THE DARWIN SKY

DARWIN (Australia) 21 September 2026 - The 2026 MXGP Awards brought the curtain down on another thrilling season of the FIM Motocross World Championship with a spectacular ceremony held in the garden of the Mindil Casino Resort in Darwin on Sunday evening. With the weather on our side and the sun setting over the Timor Sea, the world of motocross gathered in the open air to celebrate the champions, the teams and the organizers who shaped one of the most memorable seasons yet.


Head Photo (Left to right): FIM CMS Director Antonio Alia Portela, Guillem Farres, Daniela Guillen, Jeffrey Herlings. Infront Moto Racing President & CEO David Luongo

The evening began with a red carpet that shone a spotlight on the riders, dignitaries and key figures of the paddock, before guests gathered for the ceremony hosted by MXGP-TV Commentator Paul Malin and TV Presenter Lisa Leyland, streamed live to fans around the world on MXGP-TV, YouTube and Facebook.

    

    

 

MC Amanda Jarrett opened the evening with an Acknowledgment of Country, paying respect to the Larrakia people as the Traditional Custodians of the land, before welcoming the Australian dignitaries who joined the global motocross family in the Northern Territory. Called up on stage following the introduction was the Honourable Marie-Clare Boothby, Minister for Major Events, Tourism and Hospitality, who thanked Infront Moto Racing, the FIM and Sitzler for putting their faith in the Northern Territory to host MXGP for a second time. Recalling how last year's event was rained out on the final day, the Minister said this year had delivered even more spectacular racing, and she thanked every rider, volunteer and team member who had travelled to Darwin, including those who spent time signing autographs for local children at the waterfront. She encouraged the paddock to discover the rest of the Territory, from the waterfalls of Litchfield to a close encounter with the crocodiles in the city, and told the riders that whether or not they left with silverware, they should be proud of the spectacle they had put on in Darwin, adding that she was already looking forward to next year.

      
1. Hon Marie-Clare Boothby; 2. MXGP Awards

 

David Luongo, President and CEO of Infront Moto Racing then took the stage and dedicated his first words to the people of the Northern Territory, explaining that from the very first meeting it was clear the MXGP of Australia would be a great event and a great project. He looked back on a season of 19 Grands Prix across five continents that started in Argentina and finished on the other side of the world in Darwin, with milestones along the way that are another testament to the popularity of MXGP, blending modern venues such as last week's Shanghai circuit with classic tracks like Foxhills that returned to the calendar. Luongo thanked the FIM for decades of collaboration, the teams and the manufacturers, including new brands who may join from China next year, before turning to the riders, the people who bring the emotion to the sport, and to everyone in the paddock who spends nine months a year away from home for a sport that is much more than a sport to them. Recalling that Infront has now promoted the championship for 30 years, he congratulated the new champions and said he hoped next season would be even more exciting.

FIM CMS Director Antonio Alia Portela then thanked Infront Moto Racing for putting together such a calendar and described 2026 as an intense season, praising the organizers for events ranging from the state of the art new venue in China to demanding, technical classic tracks where riders have to give everything they have. He paid tribute to the riders who could not make it to the end of the season, and thanked the officials of Motorcycling Australia and the hundreds of volunteers for their outstanding work across the weekend, as well as the media and his own FIM team. He closed by hinting that more is in store for next year, with a smile to remind everyone that Spain had been crowned twice this season.   

     
1. David Luongo; 2. Antonio Alia Portela

MXGP-TV Commentator Paul Malin and TV Presenter Lisa Leyland then took over hosting duties for the awards presentation.

The first award of the night, the WMX Manufacturer World Champion title, went to GASGAS for the second year running, collected by Justin Maxwell, Managing Director of KTM Group Australia and New Zealand. The WMX Winning Team award went to the RFME Spain National Team after a season of five race wins, three GP wins and five podiums, with team manager Paco Rico collecting the award.

     
1. Justin Maxwell; 2. Paco Rico

In MX2, Triumph were crowned Manufacturer World Champions in only their third season in the championship, after six qualifying wins, 21 race wins, 11 Grand Prix wins and 26 podiums. Ian Kimber, Global Head of Racing Programs at Triumph, collected the award. The MX2 Winning Team award also went to the British manufacturer, with team manager Vincent Bereni accepting on behalf of the Triumph Racing MX2 Factory Team under a high and loud round of applause. The Best MX2 Private Team award went to the Osicka MX Team, whose rider Julius Mikula was unable to attend after being injured in China.

     
1. Ian Kimber; 2. Vincent Bereni

The prestigious "Jan De Groot" Award, which recognises outstanding young talent, went to Janis Martins Reisulis of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 together with a prize money. Reisulis finished sixth in the championship with three podiums in his rookie season, including a podium here in Darwin.


Janis Reisulis

In MXGP, Honda claimed the Manufacturer World Champion award for the first time since 2024, collected by Naoki Serizawa, MXGP Racing Operations Manager. Honda HRC Petronas were named MXGP Winning Team after 14 GP wins, 23 race wins and 26 podiums across their three riders, with General Manager Marcus Pereira de Freitas collecting the award. The Best MXGP Private Team award went to the TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team, collected by rider Jan Pancar himself, explaining that his team consists only of his dad and himself along with the support of his sponsors, which shows the magnitude of such feat in the MXGP class.

     
1. Naoki Serizawa; 2. Marcus Pereira de Freitas


TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team

The 2026 European Champions were celebrated with a highlights clip. In EMX65, Jack Waters became the first British rider to win the title with 2-1 results in Loket, while Patriks Cirulis of Latvia took the EMX85 crown with a 6-1 finish. Finland's Jere Haavisto was a double race winner on his way to the EMX Open title, and Vaclav Kovar of the Czech Republic made it back-to-back EMX2T championships. Austria's Ricardo Bauer claimed the EMX125 presented by FMF Racing title in Sweden, completing a fantastic double after also winning the Junior World title, and Spain's Francisco Garcia dominated EMX250 on the Venum BUD Racing Kawasaki, clinching the championship in Arnhem. The FIM Junior Motocross World Champions, crowned earlier in the summer in the Czech Republic, were also recognised: Lucas Bos of France won the 65cc class with a 1-1, Australia's Blake Bohannon took the 85cc title with another double race victory, and Ricardo Bauer was crowned 125cc Junior World Champion.

The Acerbis Best Lap Competition rewarded the fastest race laps of the season, with Jeffrey Herlings securing the MXGP award with nine fastest laps, and Sacha Coenen winning in MX2 with eight fastest laps. Bob Buchanan of Fox Racing Service then presented the Fox Holeshot Awards to Tom Vialle in MXGP, with 12 holeshots including two more in Darwin and his first award in the premier class, and to Sacha Coenen in MX2, with 15. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Coordinator Micol Muraglia collected both awards on behalf of the absent Coenen.

     

One of the most emotional moments of the evening came with the MXGP Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to two familiar faces of the paddock. Ingo Partsch, FIM Motocross Race Director for the past 19 years, will oversee his last event in the role at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations at Ernee, after 337 Grands Prix. Andy Summers, FIM Technical Director, celebrated his 400th Grand Prix this weekend in Darwin.

     

Off the track, the organizer awards recognised the best events of the year. The Best Promotion Award went to the Monster Energy MXGP of Great Britain at Foxhills, back on the calendar in 2026, with the hosts congratulating Paul Cook, Mark Chamberlain and their team for an outstanding event. The Best Organizer Award went to the MXGP of the Netherlands in Arnhem, collected by Dik and Wiljan van Wikselaar. A special award for Best MXGP Collaboration went to the MXGP of Australia presented by Sitzler, collected by Aimee Luxton, Executive Director of Tourism and Events NT, in recognition of the strong partnership between the Northern Territory and Infront Moto Racing.

     
1. Dik and Wiljan van Wikselaar; 2. Aimee Luxton

To round off the evening, David Luongo and Antonio Alia Portela returned to the stage to crown the three new FIM Motocross World Champions with their World Champion Plates and Rings. Daniela Guillen became the first WMX World Champion from Spain after three GP wins and five race wins, including both races in Darwin. Guillem Farres was crowned FIM MX2 World Champion, delivering Triumph's first world title. 


Guillem Farres


Daniela Guillen

Finally, Jeffrey Herlings received his plate, ring and the official MXGP trophy after a sixth world title, 13 Grand Prix wins, 22 race wins and 16 podiums in his first season with Honda HRC Petronas.


Jeffrey Herlings

With the champions crowned under the Darwin night sky, the 2026 MXGP Awards closed a remarkable season in style. The paddock now heads to France for the season finale, the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations at Ernee, in two weeks' time.

     

 

2026 MXGP AWARDS - LIST OF WINNERS

·      MXGP World Champion: Jeffrey Herlings

·      MX2 World Champion: Guillem Farres

·      WMX World Champion: Daniela Guillen

·      MXGP Manufacturer World Champion: Honda

·      MXGP Winning Team: Honda HRC Petronas

·      Best MXGP Private Team: TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team

·      MX2 Manufacturer World Champion: Triumph

·      MX2 Winning Team: Triumph Racing MX2 Factory Team

·      Best MX2 Private Team: Osicka MX Team

·      WMX Manufacturer World Champion: GASGAS

·      WMX Winning Team: RFME Spain National Team

·      "Jan De Groot" Award: Janis Martins Reisulis

·      Acerbis Best Lap Competition: Jeffrey Herlings (MXGP), Sacha Coenen (MX2)

·      Fox Holeshot Award: Tom Vialle (MXGP), Sacha Coenen (MX2)

·      MXGP Lifetime Achievement Award: Ingo Partsch and Andy Summers

·      Best Promotion: MXGP of Great Britain, Foxhills

·      Best Organizer: MXGP of the Netherlands, Arnhem

·      Best MXGP Collaboration: MXGP of Australia presented by Sitzler

 

 

     

     

 

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PROVISIONAL 2027 FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR ANNOUNCED

SHANGHAI (China) 10th September 2026 – Infront Moto Racing, together with the FIM, is pleased to announce the provisional calendar of the 2027 FIM Motocross World Championship. Twenty Grands Prix spread across four continents will decide the MXGP and MX2 world titles, with the season opening in Andalucia on 28 February and the year closing at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations at Assen on 10 October.

In the beautiful region of Andalucia, Almonte will open proceedings with the MXGP of Andalucia, the Spanish venue that joined the calendar in 2026 and now takes on the role of season opener for both MXGP and MX2, along with WMX and EMX125 on the programme. Two weeks later the paddock crosses the Atlantic for the MXGP of Argentina on 14 March, as the much-appreciated venue of Bariloche welcomes MXGP for a second consecutive year.

The Paddock then comes back to Europe for a strong spring period. The MXGP of Italy on 28 March at Montevarchi, is directly followed by the MXGP of Sardegna at Riola Sardo on 4 April. Then the MXGP of Spain on 18 April, where the location is also to be announced, and the MXGP of Trentino at Pietramurata on 25 April.

May opens away from Europe. The MXGP of China returns to Shanghai on 2 May, moving from its September date into a spring slot that places one of the fastest growing markets in world motocross at the heart of the season. The Grand Prix also falls within the Labour Day holiday, one of the biggest public holidays in the Chinese calendar and a period of national celebration that brings the country together. To race in Shanghai across that weekend is a great honour for the championship and promises an exceptional atmosphere at the circuit.

The European core of the calendar then runs from late May to the end of June, with the MXGP of Portugal on 23 May at a venue to be announced, the MXGP of France on 30 May returns to Saint Jean d’Angély, the Charente-Maritime venue that last staged a Grand Prix in 2025, the MXGP of Latvia at Kegums on 13 June, the MXGP of Germany at Teutschenthal on 20 June and the MXGP of Great Britain at Foxhills on 27 June. In Foxhills, the presence of EMX250 was an essential part of the discussions around the British round. Adding the class was an important decision and a vital one for the future of British motocross, giving the country’s most talented young riders the opportunity to race at home in front of their own crowd.

A pause in July gives teams and riders a genuine mid season reset, and it is during that period that the FIM Junior Motocross World Championship takes place at Pärnu in Estonia on 18 July. Racing resumes with two of the most demanding weekends of the year, the MXGP of Czech Republic at Loket on 25 July and the MXGP of Flanders at Lommel on 1 August.

The run to the finish opens with the MXGP of Sweden at Uddevalla on 15 August and the MXGP of the Netherlands at Arnhem on 22 August, before the MXGP of Türkiye at Afyonkarahisar on 5 September. A further Grand Prix is scheduled for 12 September, with the host country and venue to be announced, and the MXGP of Australia at Darwin follows on 19 September. The championship then closes back in Europe, the MXGP of Switzerland on 3 October, at a venue to be confirmed, bringing down the curtain on the season one week before the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in The Netherlands at Assen.

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THE SUPPORTING CHAMPIONSHIPS

The FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship contests six rounds in 2027. WMX opens alongside the MXGP of Andalucia on 28 February and then races at the MXGP of Italy, the MXGP of Germany at Teutschenthal, the MXGP of the Netherlands at Arnhem, the MXGP of Türkiye at Afyonkarahisar and the MXGP of Australia at Darwin, where the title will be settled.

The FIM Europe classes again form the backbone of the support programme. EMX125 presented by FMF Racing opens its campaign alongside MXGP in Andalucia on 28 February and races eleven times, while EMX250 begins in Sardegna on 4 April and races twelve times, both series concluding at the MXGP of Switzerland on 3 October. EMX Open joins in at Lommel on 1 August, and Loket hosts the EMX65, EMX85 and EMX2T classes on 25 July. The Motocross of European Nations is scheduled for 12 September at a venue to be confirmed.

The season is completed by the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations at Assen on 10 October. The Dutch venue last staged the event in 2019, when the Netherlands won on home soil in front of a capacity crowd, and its return is one of the most anticipated dates of the 2027 season. The Yamaha BLU CRU programme will again feature on the Nations weekend.

 

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MOTOCROSS GP OF TURKIYE - SUNDAY - MIX 4

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MOTOCROSS GP OF TURKIYE - SUNDAY - MIX 2

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MOTOCROSS GP OF TURKIYE - SUNDAY - MIX 1

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MOTOCROSS GP OF TURKIYE - SUNDAY - EMX125

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GARCIA AND BAUER SIGN OFF AS CHAMPIONS WITH DOUBLE WINS IN TÜRKIYE

AFYONKARAHISAR (Türkiye) 6 September 2026 - The 2026 EMX250 and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing seasons reached their conclusion in Afyonkarahisar, and the two riders who arrived in Türkiye holding the red plates left the country holding the gold ones. Neither of them left anything to chance on the way out, with both champions sweeping all four races of the final round.

In EMX250, Venum BUD Racing Kawasaki’s Francisco Garcia rounded off his title campaign with a seventh overall victory of the season, leading team-mate Jake Cannon home in both races and taking his 17th race win of a year that a pre-Lommel injury had threatened to derail. In EMX125, Norman KTM Factory Rookies’ Ricardo Bauer did precisely the same, a sixth overall of the campaign and a tenth race win, while behind him the fight for the silver medal was settled in favour of his team-mate Moritz Ernecker.

 



Francisco Garcia

The 12th and final round of the EMX250 season opened with a rare holeshot for SixtySeven Racing-Team’s Nicolai Skovbjerg, who had secured second in the championship a round earlier, with Cannon and Garcia tucked in behind him and Byron Dennis, Team VHR Yamaha Official’s Mano Faure and Cat Moto Bauerschmidt KTM’s Mads Fredsoe all in the top seven. Garcia needed barely a lap to sort it out, going inside on Cannon and then taking Skovbjerg for a lead he never gave back, and from there the Spaniard simply controlled the race. Behind him it turned on errors. Faure tipped over and lost time, then lost fifth to GABRIEL SS24 KTM Factory Juniors’ Gyan Doensen on lap 11. Dennis made a mistake of his own from third on lap nine, opening the door for Cannon to move up and go after Skovbjerg. Team VHR Yamaha Official’s Jarne Bervoets found a way up the inside of Maddii Racing Team Honda’s Nicolo Alvisi for 11th on lap 10, and with two laps left Cannon completed his afternoon by taking second back off Skovbjerg, a move that all but confirmed his bronze medal. Garcia took the win by 5.160s from Cannon, with Skovbjerg third, Dennis fourth and Doensen fifth.

The final race of the 2026 EMX250 season was decided inside the first two corners. Alvisi looked to have the holeshot but came under immediate pressure, and by the exit of the second corner Garcia had swept around the outside from third to first in one clean move, with Cannon following him through into second. By turn four it was another Venum BUD Racing Kawasaki one-two, and neither man was headed again. Cat Moto Bauerschmidt KTM’s Francesco Bellei took third early and held it for all 14 laps for his best result of the weekend. Dennis threw away a genuine podium chance when he fell from fourth on lap three and rejoined ninth, recovering only as far as sixth by the flag, while Skovbjerg picked off Faure to take fourth on lap seven. Garcia crossed the line around three seconds clear of Cannon, with Bellei third, Skovbjerg fourth and Doensen fifth.

A 1-1 gave Garcia his seventh overall of the season ahead of Cannon on 2-2 and Skovbjerg, whose 3-4 was enough for third on the day. The 2026 EMX250 championship therefore closes with Garcia on 496 points, Skovbjerg on 403 and Cannon on 358, with Doensen fourth on 296 and Fredsoe fifth on 284. That seventh overall of the year also carries Garcia to 10 overall wins  in his EMX250 career which past every rider who has gone before him in the class: no one in EMX250 history has won more rounds.

 

Francisco Garcia: “It was really, really difficult, but now I can say I don’t care. One week before Lommel I got injured, so I was thinking I can’t race. I came to Sweden with no training, with nothing, and I won the two races. I went to Arnhem and it was so difficult for me, but I don’t care, I win the championship. I am really happy. The season was really difficult but I like this, I like to fight and to come back. We will see next year, but for sure I will be training so hard to be the best.”

Nicolai Skovbjerg: “It’s better than what I expected, but I also put in the work in the winter, I will say that together with Emil. Really good year. We finally figured the start out with the team. I wish now was the beginning of the championship, because then I could be fighting for it as well. I can’t complain, it’s been a really good year and a really good end to the year, so I’m really happy.”

Jake Cannon: “I feel like it was a big improvement from last year. The first half went really well, I felt strong, but my sand skills kind of let me down a little bit. I had a few bad races with some bike issues as well, which just didn’t help in the championship. I’m happy with my efforts, I gave my all and I have no regrets.”

     
1. Francisco Garcia; 2. EMX250 Start Turkiye 2026

EMX250 - Race 1 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Francisco Garcia (ESP, Kawasaki), 30:05.093; 2. Jake Cannon (AUS, Kawasaki), +0:05.160; 3. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:06.292; 4. Byron Dennis (AUS, KTM), +0:07.133; 5. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), +0:15.335; 6. Mano Faure (FRA, Yamaha), +0:27.190; 7. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), +0:34.878; 8. Francesco Bellei (ITA, KTM), +0:37.716; 9. Lyonel Reichl (LIE, KTM), +0:41.314; 10. Simone Mancini (ITA, Ducati), +0:43.689

EMX250 - Race 2 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Francisco Garcia (ESP, Kawasaki), [time TBC]; 2. Jake Cannon (AUS, Kawasaki), [gap TBC]; 3. Francesco Bellei (ITA, KTM), [gap TBC]; 4. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, Husqvarna), [gap TBC]; 5. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), [gap TBC]; 6. Byron Dennis (AUS, KTM), [gap TBC]; 7. Mano Faure (FRA, Yamaha), [gap TBC]; 8. Lyonel Reichl (LIE, KTM), [gap TBC]; 9. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), [gap TBC]; 10. Jarne Bervoets (BEL, Yamaha), [gap TBC]

EMX250 Overall - Top 10 Classification: 1. Francisco Garcia (ESP, KAW), 50 points; 2. Jake Cannon (AUS, KAW), 44 p.; 3. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, HUS), 38 p.; 4. Francesco Bellei (ITA, KTM), 33 p.; 5. Byron Dennis (AUS, KTM), 33 p.; 6. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 32 p.; 7. Mano Faure (FRA, YAM), 29 p.; 8. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), 26 p.; 9. Lyonel Reichl (LIE, KTM), 25 p.; 10. Jarne Bervoets (BEL, YAM), 21 p.

EMX250 Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Francisco Garcia (ESP, KAW), 496 points; 2. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, HUS), 403 p.; 3. Jake Cannon (AUS, KAW), 358 p.; 4. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 296 p.; 5. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), 284 p.; 6. Nicolo Alvisi (ITA, HON), 236 p.; 7. Francesco Bellei (ITA, KTM), 214 p.; 8. Tom Brunet (FRA, [bike TBC]), 197 p.; 9. Jekabs Kubulins (LAT, [bike TBC]), 170 p.; 10. Simone Mancini (ITA, DUC), 162 p.

EMX250 Manufacturers - Top 10 Classification: 1. Kawasaki, 537 points; 2. KTM, 465 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 409 p.; 4. Yamaha, 348 p.; 5. Honda, 283 p.; 6. Triumph, 198 p.; 7. GASGAS, 167 p.; 8. Ducati, 162 p.


Left to rgiht: Andrea Barbieri, FIM Europe Chairman, 2026 EMX250 Championshp Podium, Infront Moto Racing President & CEO David Luongo

 



Ricardo Bauer

Round 10 of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing series began with the newly crowned Bauer sweeping to the head of the field, and it stayed that way. SWISSMOTO’s Emil Ziemer ran second on the opening lap before team-mate Ryan Oppliger took the place on lap two, while Brian Gyles briefly showed in third for Britain before a couple of mistakes at the end of the lap pushed him back. Yamaha Europe Monster Energy MJC’s Sleny Goyer picked off Fantic Factory Racing EMX’s Bertram Thorius for fourth on lap eight, then inherited third when Ziemer went down on lap 11 and slipped to fifth behind Thorius. There were no such problems at the front. Bauer took his sixth win in a row and the ninth of his season by 4.663s from Oppliger, with Goyer third, Thorius fourth and Ziemer fifth. Norman KTM Factory Rookies’ Moritz Ernecker, still in the fight for the silver medal, came home sixth, ahead of Fantic Factory Racing EMX’s Gennaro Utech, Gyles, RFME Spain National Team pair Pau Caudet and Jordi Alba, and home rider Deniz Karahan, who picked up good points in 11th.

Bauer got the jump again in the final race of 2026, but Goyer swept from third to first on the exit of the second corner, taking both Norman KTM Factory Rookies machines in one move, and led the opening three laps. Bauer had to go the long way around the Frenchman on lap four and, once ahead, was gone. Oppliger threw away a strong result when he tipped out of fourth towards the end of the opening lap and rejoined eighth, and Goyer’s own fall on lap nine handed second to Ernecker, which ultimately settled the silver medal. Thorius found a good drive to take fourth off Ziemer late on, only to hand it straight back with a mistake, and then came under pressure from the recovering Oppliger. Bauer completed the sweep by 5.705s from Ernecker, with Goyer third, Ziemer fourth and Thorius fifth.

Bauer’s 1-1 was his third straight double of the season and gave him a sixth overall of the year, with Goyer second overall on 40 points and Ernecker third on 37, ahead of Oppliger on the same score. The final EMX125 championship reads Bauer on 419 points, Ernecker on 344 and Goyer on 336, with Thorius fourth on 290 and Ziemer fifth on 264. It also completes a clean sweep for Norman KTM Factory Rookies. Between them, Bauer and Ernecker won every single round of the 2026 EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing series, six overalls for Bauer and four for Ernecker, and took 16 of the 20 races along the way.

 

Ricardo Bauer: “I think I ended the season as I wanted to. I want to thank everyone who’s been around: Uncle Scott, my trainer, my family, everyone who’s been around to help me achieve this dream. We worked hard over the winter to get where I am now, so I’m pretty happy. On to a new chapter.”

Moritz Ernecker: “In the beginning of the year I was pretty much dominant and it was unfortunate that I got the injury, but it is what it is. I had to miss my mechanic this weekend because he had an accident, so I wish him a speedy recovery as well, I know he’s watching. It was a fun year and we keep on working for next year.”

Sleny Goyer: “It was a really good season, up there again almost every time, and a good feeling on the bike. That was fun. Thank you to everyone, my team and my family, and we will see next year.”

 


Left to right: Andrea Barbieri, 2026 EMX125 Championship Podium, David Luongo

EMX125 - Race 1 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), 30:49.329; 2. Ryan Oppliger (SUI, KTM), +0:04.663; 3. Sleny Goyer (FRA, Yamaha), +0:34.868; 4. Bertram Thorius (DEN, Fantic), +0:44.065; 5. Emil Ziemer (SUI, KTM), +0:55.270; 6. Moritz Ernecker (AUT, KTM), +0:56.150; 7. Gennaro Utech (ITA, Fantic), +1:08.323; 8. Brian Gyles (GBR, KTM), +1:09.259; 9. Pau Caudet (ESP, GASGAS), +1:24.570; 10. Jordi Alba (ESP, KTM), +2:06.339

EMX125 - Race 2 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), 31:16.823; 2. Moritz Ernecker (AUT, KTM), +0:05.705; 3. Sleny Goyer (FRA, Yamaha), +0:12.320; 4. Emil Ziemer (SUI, KTM), +0:17.184; 5. Bertram Thorius (DEN, Fantic), +0:23.100; 6. Ryan Oppliger (SUI, KTM), +0:23.730; 7. Jordi Alba (ESP, KTM), +0:24.672; 8. Gennaro Utech (ITA, Fantic), +0:30.144; 9. Brian Gyles (GBR, KTM), +0:41.962; 10. Pau Caudet (ESP, GASGAS), +1:01.411

EMX125 Overall - Top 10 Classification: 1. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), 50 points; 2. Sleny Goyer (FRA, YAM), 40 p.; 3. Moritz Ernecker (AUT, KTM), 37 p.; 4. Ryan Oppliger (SUI, KTM), 37 p.; 5. Emil Ziemer (SUI, KTM), 34 p.; 6. Bertram Thorius (DEN, FAN), 34 p.; 7. Gennaro Utech (ITA, FAN), 27 p.; 8. Jordi Alba (ESP, KTM), 25 p.; 9. Brian Gyles (GBR, KTM), 25 p.; 10. Pau Caudet (ESP, GAS), 23 p.

EMX125 Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), 419 points; 2. Moritz Ernecker (AUT, KTM), 344 p.; 3. Sleny Goyer (FRA, YAM), 336 p.; 4. Bertram Thorius (DEN, FAN), 290 p.; 5. Emil Ziemer (SUI, KTM), 264 p.; 6. Gennaro Utech (ITA, FAN), 250 p.; 7. David Cracco (ITA, [bike TBC]), 189 p.; 8. Liam Bruneau (FRA, [bike TBC]), 177 p.; 9. Riccardo Pini (ITA, [bike TBC]), 169 p.; 10. Lucas Leok (EST, [bike TBC]), 165 p.

EMX125 Manufacturers - Top 10 Classification: 1. KTM, 489 points; 2. Yamaha, 396 p.; 3. Fantic, 341 p.; 4. TM Moto, 242 p.; 5. GASGAS, 110 p.; 6. Husqvarna, 72 p.


Ricardo Bauer

 

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Circuit length: 1725m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 30˚

 

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Sunday, September 6, 2026
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Infront Moto Racing

MOTOCROSS GP OF TURKIYE - SATURDAY - MIX

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Turkey
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2026
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Saturday, September 5, 2026
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MOTOCROSS GP OF TURKIYE - SATURDAY - EMX125

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Turkey
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2026
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Saturday, September 5, 2026
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