EMX250

TEUTSCHENTHAL (Germany) 1st June 2026 – The classic Talkessel circuit at Teutschenthal provided a spectacular stage for Round 5 of the FIM Europe EMX250, with contrasting conditions across the two races delivering drama, momentum swings, and a worthy overall winner in Jake Cannon of Venum BUD RACING Kawasaki, the Australian claiming back-to-back GP victories and moving to second in the championship standings, 30 points behind his own teammate Francisco Garcia.

EMX 250 Start Germany 2026

Under clear skies and on a fast, rutted hard-pack surface, the opening race started in dramatic fashion for the championship leader. Garcia got off the line well but found himself wide at the entrance to the pitlane, losing the front group in the opening seconds and rejoining mid-pack. That gave Mads Fredsoe of Cat Moto Bauerschmidt KTM free reign to lead, with GABRIEL SS24M Factory Juniors’ Gyan Doensen of slotting into second and applying immediate pressure. Further back, Cannon was making his presence felt, working through the field to third and putting real heat on Doensen. Liam Owens, also of Cat Moto Bauerschmidt KTM, was moving well, while of Maddii Racing Team Honda’s held sixth, Bernardo Tiburcio seventh, and MX-Handel Husqvarna Racing’s Nicolai Skovbjerg fading slightly after a strong start.

As the laps ticked down, Cannon closed right onto Doensen’s rear wheel and looked set to attack. With two laps remaining, Cannon launched his move for second but in the heat of the battle, he ran wide into a rut and lost momentum. Owens capitalised immediately, slipping through to take third. The drama played perfectly into Fredsoe’s hands: with Doensen busy defending, the Danish KTM rider kept his composure at the front and took a commanding Race 1 victory. Doensen crossed the line second, Owens third. Cannon recovered to fourth, followed by Skovbjerg, Alvisi, Tiburcio, Simone Mancini of Beddini Racing Ducati Factory MX2 Team, KTM Sarholz Racing Team’s Lyonel Reichl and Francesco Bellei of Cat Moto Bauerschmidt KTM to complete the top ten.

If Race 1 was fast and dry, Race 2 was its complete opposite. Heavy rain had been falling for over thirty minutes before the gate dropped, transforming the circuit into a slippery, rutted challenge that would reward consistency and punish the smallest error. Cannon again nailed the holeshot to lead into the first corner, with Garcia reacting brilliantly and sitting right on his teammate’s rear wheel. Francesco Bellei held third briefly on the opening lap, but Garcia had already swept past Cannon before the end of lap one to take command of the race and begin pulling clear at the top of the circuit.

Cannon remained second and stayed focused on managing the race rather than chasing his teammate into the spray and roost. Reichl moved up to third with a strong move around Bellei, with Alvisi fifth and Fredsoe sixth in the early stages. Tiburcio had climbed as high as fifth before a crash sent him back to twelfth, a long, difficult recovery through the mud, though he eventually worked back to ninth. Fredsoe also found the deteriorating conditions costly, dropping to ninth after a mistake. Doensen, by contrast, was producing a superb drive through the pack, climbing steadily to fourth before pressing Reichl hard for the final podium position. ≤ of Team VHR Racing, running inside the top seven, also suffered a costly error that dropped him to eleventh, while Owens — so effective in Race 1 — was stuck in fourteenth after a series of mistakes in the difficult conditions.

With three laps to go, Garcia was untouchable at the front and the overall podium picture was crystallising. Cannon held second on the road and commanded the overall standings comfortably, while Doensen in fifth was too far back to threaten Alvisi sitting fourth, for the crucial position that would determine the GP podium. At the flag, Garcia took a dominant Race 2 victory ahead of Cannon, with Reichl third, Alvisi a vital fourth and Doensen fifth. The combination of Cannon’s 18-22 scorecard and Doensen’s 22-16 gave the Australian the overall by just two points. Alvisi’s 15-18 was enough for third overall and his maiden EMX250 podium in just his first year in the class. Jekabs Kubulins of JK Racing Yamaha,  Team VHR Yamaha Official's Jarne Bervoets, Tiburcio, Brunet and Adria Monne of the RFME Spain National Team completed the Race 2 top ten. In the championship, Garcia leads on 202 points ahead of Cannon on 172, with Skovbjerg third on 158.

Jake Cannon: “I can’t be happier. From last year to this year, it’s a big step. I’m continuously growing and I think it’s good for me, the championship, and also the team — me and Fran [Francisco Garcia] are putting on a clinic at the moment. I keep working towards a race win, I don’t know how that hasn’t come yet, but there’s a lot of second places so first is coming. Overall a good weekend, I’m happy for the team, I’m happy for myself, the confidence is growing so it’s good.”

Gyan Doensen: “Yeah, finally. It’s been a tough start to the season, to be honest, and I’ve been struggling mentally a lot. But yeah, to do this is a big step. In the second moto I wasn’t capable of the podium or the win, but I’ve tightened up a lot. Thank you to my team, thank you to my trainer, everyone in my corner.”

Nicolò Alvisi: “It’s amazing. Two good starts and a podium in my first year in 250. It’s super and I’m really happy — see you in Latvia.”

    
1. Gyan Doensen; 2. Nicolò Alvisi 

EMX250 – Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), 30:39.966; 2. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), +0:02.666; 3. Liam Owens (AUS, KTM), +0:08.440; 4. Jake Cannon (AUS, Kawasaki), +0:10.685; 5. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:12.789; 6. Nicolò Alvisi (ITA, Honda), +0:16.794; 7. Bernardo Tiburcio (BRA, Yamaha), +0:18.074; 8. Simone Mancini (ITA, Ducati), +0:24.322; 9. Lyonel Reichl (LIE, KTM), +0:24.882; 10. Francesco Bellei (ITA, KTM), +0:33.607.

EMX250 – Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Francisco Garcia (ESP, Kawasaki), 32:21.400; 2. Jake Cannon (AUS, Kawasaki), +0:26.438; 3. Lyonel Reichl (LIE, KTM), +1:22.976; 4. Nicolò Alvisi (ITA, Honda), +1:41.275; 5. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), +1:50.173; 6. Jekabs Kubulins (LAT, Yamaha), +1:57.932; 7. Jarne Bervoets (BEL, Yamaha), +2:07.475; 8. Bernardo Tiburcio (BRA, Yamaha), +2:13.873; 9. Tom Brunet (FRA, Yamaha), +2:27.677; 10. Adria Monne (ESP, GASGAS), +2:32.635.

EMX250 Overall – Top 10: 1. Jake Cannon (AUS, KAW), 40 p.; 2. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 38 p.; 3. Nicolò Alvisi (ITA, HON), 33 p.; 4. Lyonel Reichl (LIE, KTM), 32 p.; 5. Bernardo Tiburcio (BRA, YAM), 27 p.; 6. Liam Owens (AUS, KTM), 27 p.; 7. Francisco Garcia (ESP, KAW), 25 p.; 8. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), 25 p.; 9. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, HUS), 22 p.; 10. Jekabs Kubulins (LAT, YAM), 21 p.

EMX250 Championship – Top 10 Classification: 1. Francisco Garcia (ESP, KAW), 202 p.; 2. Jake Cannon (AUS, KAW), 172 p.; 3. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, HUS), 158 p.; 4. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 135 p.; 5. Nicolò Alvisi (ITA, HON), 106 p.; 6. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), 99 p.; 7. Bernardo Tiburcio (BRA, YAM), 90 p.; 8. Lyonel Reichl (LIE, KTM), 90 p.; 9. Liam Owens (AUS, KTM), 88 p.; 10. Adria Monne (ESP, GAS), 87 p.

EMX250 Manufacturers – Top 5 Classification: 1. Kawasaki, 190 p.; 2. KTM, 150 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 136 p.; 4. Yamaha, 130 p.; 5. Honda, 108 p.

EMX250 Podium Germany 2026 

All the photos from the Liqui Moly MXGP of Germany will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

MXGP OF GERMANY QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1550m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature:  Warm

Weather conditions: Sunny

Crowd attendance: 31,068

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TEUTSCHENTHAL (Germany) 29th May 2026 –The 2026 MXGP FIM Motocross World Championship continues for the second of three straight weekends, and it’s time for round seven at the classic German venue of Teutschenthal!

Always full of atmosphere and crazy German fans who claim the invention of the “chainless chainsaw” method of making noise for their riders, the Talkessel circuit will provide a stunning Motocross spectacle this weekend.

The MXGP World Championship is tightly poised between the young pretender Lucas Coenen, who holds the red plate for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, and legend of the sport Jeffrey Herlings, who reduced the gap at the top last weekend to sit just two points down for Honda HRC Petronas. The pair had the first of many classic duels here last year, won by Herlings, so the teenage Belgian will be out for revenge!

The MX2 class will see the German crowd cheer on a hone-grown reigning MX2 World Champion for the very first time, as Simon Längenfelder carries the red #1 plate for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing! Sacha Coenen lost ground in the battle last weekend, and will be keen to recover!  However, first time GP winner in France, Guillem Farres for the Triumph Racing Factory Team, is determined to show that he is still in the Championship fight, after the Spaniard halved the gap to the top with his maiden victory!

Teutschenthal also hosts round two of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship, and it’s completely level at the top between GASGAS riders Daniela Guillen and Kiara Fontanesi, so at the circuit which has hosted more WMX rounds than any other, they will be fighting hard to gain an advantage, while reigning World Champion Lotte van Drunen had to work hard to recover lost points after a crash in France!

Below you can find a list of all TV channels worldwide that will air LIVE and delayed action of the Liqui Moly MXGP of Germany, as well as the 26-minute Behind The Gate magazine show featuring the best moments from the races, exclusive interviews and more.  The team of Paul Malin, Lisa Leyland, and Ben Rumbold will bring all the race action to you, with Saturday’s Time Practice sessions also being broadcast LIVE, and all of this footage, plus the action from the hectic EMX250 European Championship, will be available on MXGP-TV.com and via our TV magazine partners following the Grand Prix.

As always, MXGP fans can follow the races LIVE throughout the weekend. All you need to do is log onto www.MXGP-TV.com Saturday and Sunday, from wherever you are in the world.  The boisterous atmosphere from Teutschenthal will be infectious as the thrilling MXGP series continues in earnes!

USA CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 ET – Delayed

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 ET – Delayed

Sunday 31 May 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 18:00 ET – Delayed

BRAZIL

Bandsports

Saturday 30 May 2026 – EMX 250 Race 1 – 15:40 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – EMX 250 Race 2 – 11:25 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

CENTRAL AMERICA

Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama and Mexico

FOX ONE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

TUBI

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

Tubi México

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

LATIN AMERICA(Except Brazil)

Youtube “Somos FOX”

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Streaming

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Streaming

EUROPE

Eurosport 2

Monday 01 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 07:00 CET – LIVE

Monday 01 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 07:45 CET – LIVE

Monday 01 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 08:30 CET – LIVE

Monday 01 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 09:15 CET  – LIVE

MAX

Andorra, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech republic, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden.

Monday 01 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 07:00 CET – LIVE

Monday 01 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 07:45 CET – LIVE

Monday 01 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 08:30 CET – LIVE

Monday 01 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 09:15 CET  – LIVE

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS 3

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

ESTONIA

Go3 Sport Open

Saturday 30 May 2026 – WMX Race 1 – 14:50 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 09:35 CET - LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

Go3

Saturday 30 May 2026 – WMX Race 1 – 14:50 CET – LIVE Stream 

Sunday 31 May 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 09:35 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

FINLAND

MTV MAX 

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 Finnish timing  – LIVE

FRANCE

LA CHAINE L’EQUIPE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

Eurosport 2

Monday 01 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 07:00 CET – LIVE

Monday 01 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 07:45 CET – LIVE

Monday 01 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 08:30 CET – LIVE

Monday 01 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 09:15 CET  – LIVE

AUTO MOTO TV

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

GREAT BRITAIN

TNT Sports 8

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 GMT  – LIVE

ITALY

RAI Sport

Tuesday 02 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 13:15 CET – Delayed

Tuesday 02 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 14:15 CET – Delayed

Rai Sport Play

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

LATVIA

Go3 Sport Open

Saturday 30 May 2026 – WMX Race 1 – 14:50 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 09:35 CET - LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

Go3

Saturday 30 May 2026 – WMX Race 1 – 14:50 CET – LIVE Stream 

Sunday 31 May 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 09:35 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

LITHUANIA
Go3 Sport Open

Saturday 30 May 2026 – WMX Race 1 – 14:50 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 09:35 CET - LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

Go3

Saturday 30 May 2026 – WMX Race 1 – 14:50 CET – LIVE Stream 

Sunday 31 May 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 09:35 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

NETHERLAND

NOS

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

SLOVENIA

Sport TV1

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

SPAIN

TVG2

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

Agalega.gal

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

TV3 – Cataluna

Saturday 30 May 2026 – WMX Race 1 – 14:50 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May2026  – WMX Race 2 – 14:50 CET – Delayed

ASIA

Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand
 

EUROSPORT ASIA

Monday 01 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 07:00 CET – LIVE

Monday 01 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 07:45 CET – LIVE

Monday 01 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 08:30 CET – LIVE

Monday 01 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 09:15 CET  – LIVE

JIOSTAR  - Jio Cinema

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

CHINA

TikTok China

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

AUSTRALIA

STAN SPORTS

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 21:00 AEDT – LIVE

Sunday 31 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 AEDT – LIVE

Monday 01 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 00:00 AEDT – LIVE

Monday 01 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 01:00 AEDT  – LIVE

All races on VOD

26min Behind-the-Gate Magazine Partners:
 

AMERICA

Latin America              You tube Somos FOX              Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

Mexico                        FOX ONE                                 Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

Central America          FOX Tubi                                  Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

                                    FOX ONE                                 Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

USA                             RACER                                     tba

EUROPE

Albania                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Austria                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Baltics                          TV3 Sport Open                      Thursday after each MXGP

Belgium                       Play sports                              tba

Bosnia                         GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Croatia                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Finland                        MTV MAX                                Wednesday after each event 18:00                                                               Finnish timing

Hungary                      GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Kosovo                        GP1                                        Thursday after each event at 20:15

Montenegro                GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Northern Macedonia  GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Portugal                      SPORT TV                                Tuesday after the event        

Romania                      Look Sport                               Wednesday after each event

Serbia                          GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Slovenia                      Sport TV                                  Thursday after each event at 20:15 

Turkey             TRT                                          tba

INDIA and Subcontinent (Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives)
 

JIOSTAR                                                                       Wednesday after the event

INDONESIA                  Champions TV

AUSTRALIA

Australia                      Stan Sport                               Wednesday after each event

WORLDWIDE

Worldwide                  YouTube – MXGP TV               16 days after the event.

Worldwide                  Fuel TV                                   

LIVE TIMING – WEEKEND SCHEDULE

SATURDAY – 30th May

SUNDAY – 31st May

Catch all the racing LIVE on MXGP-TV! 

Saturday’s Time Practice (MXGP/MX2), the Qualifying Races (MXGP/MX2), and Races from all classes will be broadcasted LIVE on MXGP’s streaming service www.MXGP-TV.com, while results throughout the weekend will be available  HERE.

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TEUTSCHENTHAL (Germany) – 28th May 2026 – The pace picks up for the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championships as the riders and teams head to the classic Talkessel circuit at Teutschenthal for the Liqui Moly MXGP of Germany, the 29^th such event to be run at this historic circuit, and with a native reigning Champion for the crowd to cheer on for the very first time here in the men’s classes, the atmosphere is guaranteed to be through the roof!

The first GP winner here was the mighty Joel Robert back in 1971, then we jump forward to 1993, when the man named after Robert, Joel Smets, won a 500cc round on a Husaberg!  The most successful rider here is Antonio Cairoli, having taken five victories in total.  Of the active riders competing this weekend, both Jeffrey Herlings and Tim Gajser have taken four victories each here, while the Dutchman won another GP in this country back in 2013, at the Lausitzring circuit.

The MXGP World Championship is finely poised between the two riders who fought it out here last year for overall honours. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing lead the way with their teenage prodigy Lucas Coenen, but he holds just a two-point lead over the Honda HRC Petronas new boy Jeffrey Herlings, who passed the Belgian in race two here last year for the GP win! Freshly up to third in the series for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP is reigning World Champion Romain Febvre, who took his sole win here back in 2015, his first title season!

For the second consecutive year, Simon Längenfelder wears the red plate for MX2 into his home GP, and this time it has the #1 of the reigning World Champion on display!  Fellow Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Sacha Coenen is still chasing him in the Championship, now eight points behind after neither man climbed the podium last time out in France. Guillem Farres took his first career Grand Prix victory at Lacapelle Marival for the Triumph Factory Racing Team, and halved the gap between himself and Längenfelder to return to the site of his first ever GP race win just 20 down on the home hero!

The Talkessel circuit has held more rounds of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship than any other circuit, and after 12 competitions at this venue there will be a celebration of the 20^th Anniversary of the Championship’s world status.  The points chase sits level coming into the second round of the 2026 series, with RFME Spain National Team heroine Daniela Guillen level with the MX-Fonta Racing veteran Kiara Fontanesi at the top, and the Italian has won twice at the Talkessel, including last year’s event! April Franzoni delighted her home French crowd with a podium result in round one for Team Honda Motoblouz SR Motul, and she is 11 points off the leader. A special mention must go to original German WMX pioneer Larissa Papenmeier, who starts the 100^th WMX round of her career this weekend for the SYE Racing Team 423 Honda squad, and with the women’s record of three victories here to her name, she might still be an outside bet for a podium result!

The EMX250 European Championship returns for its fifth round after a six-week absence, but Championship leader Francisco Garcia enjoyed a top ten result in his MX2 debut last weekend, and the Spaniard holds a solid 41-point margin at the top for Venum BUD Racing Kawasaki.  Second is Danish flyer Nicolai Skovbjerg for Mx-Handel Racing Husqvarna, with Garcia’s teammate Jake Cannon just four points further back in third. The sole German points scorer so far is Leon Rudolph of the KTM Sarholz Racing Team, and he will be keen to get the chainless chainsaws rattling with a good result in the all-action EMX pack!

The short hop across the border from France will give the riders who struggled there a chance for redemption, and others to build the momentum as round seven of the FIM Motocross World Championships roars into life!

Lucas Coenen

The “Battle of the Ages” continued in France with a slight advantage going the way of Jeffrey Herlings thanks to his Saturday race win, while Lucas Coenen could only manage third place, that two-point difference being the only one between them after they shared the top two positions across Sunday’s races.  The red plate holder narrowly lost out to “The Bullet” in last year’s GP here, after taking the Qualifying race win on Saturday. He scored a dominant 1-1 GP win in the MX2 class in 2024, and was denied the same a year prior with a late mechanical issue.  He even climbed the podium back in 2021 whilst in the EMX125 class!

Herlings has had a mixed relationship with Teutschenthal over the years, with injuries and finish-line collisions all in his memory, and last year’s victory was his first since 2018 when he swept the weekend. With perfect weekends in MX2 from 2014 & ’16, you can never discount him. In contrast, Romain Febvre has only climbed the podium three times in the last ten years, since that win in 2015. Third last year was all he could do, and with a 55-point gap between himself and the points leader, he will need to start clawing that back if he is to successfully defend his title.

Tim Gajser now sits fourth in points for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, and he has finished off the podium only once in the premier class, with three straight victories from 2019-2022 – we didn’t come here in 2020.  The fight for third is close as Gajser is only eight points back from Febvre, while another Frenchman, Tom Vialle, will be looking to bounce back from a disastrous home GP which dropped him to fifth in points for Honda HRC Petronas, four behind the Slovenian!  Vialle won two races and one Qualifying Race here in MX2, but has never bettered his two second place overall results from 2019 & ’21.

Just a point behind Vialle is his other countryman Maxime Renaux, who won here in 2021 on his way to the MX2 title, but has been unable to compete on Sunday since then until last year, when he took a fine fourth overall.  With good starts, the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP man could be a force.

Kay de Wolf’s return from a pre-season injury has gathered pace, has he now sits seventh in points for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing. MX2 podium results in the last two years have been his best results at the Talkessel, and he now has a 31-point bridge to cross to catch Renaux. Ruben Fernandez is now eighth for Honda HRC Petronas, and he scored an MXGP podium here in 2023, but crashed out of last year’s GP after a fifth on Saturday.

There were no such issues for Andrea Adamo, who took his final MX2 GP win here for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, taking the red plate away for the last time.  He has finished in the top three on Saturday for each of the last three years, and will be feeling confident of continuing that run from ninth in the series.

Calvin Vlaanderen is still performing well for the Red Bull Ducati Factory MX Team, holding down tenth in the standings, although Jeremy Seewer has now left the team, meaning that this year’s Liqui Moly MXGP of Germany will be the first round without the Swiss veteran since the final GP of 2013!

Another former winner here is Thibault Benistant, and of course all of our thoughts are with the Team Honda Motoblouz SR Motul man, at the site of his first career GP victory in 2022, as he tries to recover from his injuries from last weekend. He will be missed and we all wish him the very best in what he calls “this new battle”.

The top German points scorer in MXGP this year has been Tom Koch of the KTM Sarholz Racing Team, and his fast-starting teammate Noah Ludwig could also spring a surprise for the home fans!

The MXGP class should provide another fascinating weekend of racing at the Talkessel circuit, with travelling fans from all over Europe ready to get behind their favourites!

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 286 points; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, HON), 284 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 231 p.; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, YAM), 223 p.; 5. Tom Vialle (FRA, HON), 219 p.; 6. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 218 p.; 7. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 187 p.; 8. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 177 p.; 9. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 171 p.; 10. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, DUC), 126 p.;

    
1. Jeffrey Herlings; 2. Kay de Wolf

MX2 Start Teutschenthal 2025

The MX2 World Championship took another twist in France, as the factory Red Bull KTM riders at the top of the points table didn’t see the podium at all, and it’s the Triumph Racing Factory Team that scored a 1-2 with first-time GP winner Guillem Farres and South African star Camden McLellan enjoying the heat! They are currently third and fifth in the standings, but much closer than they were to the top!

Defending MX2 World Champion Simon Längenfelder has never fared too well at his home GP, with a best of fourth place in Qualifying Races, the second of which came last year, and third place being his best Sunday race finish, which he equalled in the second race in 2025. His single podium here came in ‘24, but coming in as World Champion could well give him the edge as the crowd will be massively behind him.  His main rival Sacha Coenen comes in with an even worse record at this track, with a best of eighth overall last year, although that was mainly down to a race two crash after finishing second in both the Qualifying Race and in race one on Sunday.  Both men need a bounce-back and should come out swinging this weekend.

Farres has great memories of his first ever GP race win here last year in the mud, although he didn’t actually know it when he crossed the line!  Behind the Spaniard, and fourth in points, is Liam Everts, who scored his first ever GP win here in 2023.  He hasn’t shown such good form here in the years since, and with 36 points to catch up to the leader, he will really need to find that old speed again for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing. McLellan’s seventh overall last year was his best result at Teutschenthal, but he has been working hard to build his speed on hardpack.

The previous two years’ EMX250 Champions run sixth and seventh in the points, with Mathis Valin taking to the podium in each of the last two rounds for Kawasaki Racing Team MX2, and he would dearly love to match his EMX250 win from 2024! Janis Reisulis, two points further back for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2, took an EMX125 victory in 2023, and you feel that the podium is beckoning for the young Latvian as he looks forward to his home round the following weekend

Janis’ teammate and brother Karlis Reisulis is eighth in the series, but hasn’t had a great result here since a race win in EMX125 four years ago, while Valerio Lata will be seeking a return to last year’s Qualifying Race winning form, the only one of his career so far, as he tries to advance from ninth in the standings for Honda HRC Petronas.

Julius Mikula has finally got into the top ten in the series for the Ošicka KTM Racing team, and the top privateer in the Championship could continue to embarrass the factory boys with his hardpack skills around the Talkessel!

After last week’s French raucousness, the chainsaw-wielding German fans have got some way to go to match that incredible atmosphere, but they will no doubt make an impression this weekend as they urge on their reigning World Champion to further glory!

The Liqui Moly MXGP of Germany stands ready to entertain you from the bowels of central Europe, so be sure to catch every bit of action from the classic valley of Teutschenthal!

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 281 points; 2. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 273 p.; 3. Guillem Farres (ESP, TRI), 261 p.; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 245 p.; 5. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 233 p.; 6. Mathis Valin (FRA, KAW), 211 p.; 7. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 209 p.; 8. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 167 p.; 9. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 156 p.; 10. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), 130 p.;

     
1. Simon Längenfelder; 2. Guillem Farres

All the photos from the Liqui Moly MXGP of Germany will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE and on Sportity App (Password: MXGP2026)

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY:
07:45 EMX250 Group 1 Free Practice, 08:15 EMX250 Group 2 Free Practice, 08:45 WMX Free Practice, 09:10 EMX250 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 09:50 EMX250 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP OAT Free Practice, 11:30 Onboard Camera (2 laps), 12:10 WMX Qualifying Practice, 12:45 MXGP Wildcard Free/Qualifying Practice, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP OAT Time Practice, 15:00 WMX Race 1, 15:45 EMX250 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY:
09:45 WMX Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX250 Race 2, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

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