EMX250

UDDEVALLA (Sweden) 17 August2025 – The Uddevalla circuit provided the perfect setting for Round 11 of the EMX250 Championship, with blue skies and a hillside packed with fans creating a true Swedish motocross atmosphere. With only three rounds remaining, all eyes were on championship leader Team VHR VRT Yamaha Official’s Janis Reisulis as he looked to defend his advantage over closest rival JM Honda Racing’s Noel Zanocz while Spain’s Venum BUD Racing Kawasaki’s Francisco Garcia arrived in form after a string of strong results. The hard-packed track offered technical ruts and fast lines, testing both precision and endurance across the weekend.

The two races underlined just how competitive the series has become. Garcia stamped his authority on the opening race, while Reisulis and Zanocz kept the title fight alive with key results. In Race 2, Zanocz showed his pace and determination by overcoming Reisulis to secure victory and, with it, the overall win on equal points with Garcia. Reisulis’ consistency allowed him to retain the red plate, his lead now standing at 27 points heading into the penultimate round in Arnhem.

The opening EMX250 race in Uddevalla delivered excitement right from the drop of the gate. A big pile-up in the first corner left several riders tangled after one clipped the fencing on the inside, but out front it was Sweden’s own Cat Moto Bauerschmidt Husqvarna ‘s Mads Fredsøe who thrilled the home fans by grabbing the holeshot. He was closely followed by Venum BUD Racing Kawasaki’s Francisco Garcia, with Fantic Factory Racing EMX’s Simone Mancini and Janis Reisulis also in the mix.

Garcia, who had topped time practice earlier in the day, wasted no time in seizing control of the race. Before the end of the opening lap, he muscled his way past Fredsøe and immediately began to build a gap. Behind him, Reisulis was on a charge, after battling with Mancini and Fredsøe, the Latvian made a decisive outside move past the Dane to climb into second.

While Garcia stretched clear, the championship picture was unfolding further back. Title leader Reisulis had the advantage, while his closest rival Noel Zanocz found himself buried in eighth after the chaos of the first lap. The Hungarian, however, quickly set about recovering, carving past Team VHR VRT Yamaha Official’s Ivano Van Erp and the fading Mancini who would later retire with another spell of mechanical misfortune, before closing down on Fredsøe.

By mid-race, Garcia was untouchable, even setting the fastest lap on the sixth lap of fifteen, while Reisulis held a comfortable second. The real battle was for third, as Zanocz relentlessly pressured Fredsøe. Lap after lap the Swede resisted, cheered on by a passionate home crowd, but eventually Zanocz found his way through with a perfectly timed outside pass. Soon after, Van Erp also pushed by demoting Fredsøe to fifth despite a spirited performance.

Up front, Garcia never looked back. The Spaniard controlled the race brilliantly to take his fifth victory of the season, and his fourth in the last five races. Reisulis came home second, securing vital championship points, with Zanocz completing the top three after his determined comeback ride. Van Erp was fourth, while Fredsøe gave the Swedish fans plenty to cheer about with a strong fifth-place

Blue skies welcomed the riders for the second EMX250 race in Uddevalla, and it was championship leader Reisulis who took the holeshot ahead of Britain’s Joe Brookes and local favorite Fredsøe. Brookes’ challenge ended quickly as he dropped out a lap later, leaving Reisulis to control the opening stages while Fredsøe, Billy Askew and Zanocz gave chase. Race 1 winner Garcia was buried outside the top 15 and faced a huge task.

Zanocz was the man on the move in the early laps. After working past Fredsøe, the Hungarian set his sights on Reisulis and steadily closed the gap. Behind them, Garcia was charging hard through the pack, slicing his way to the top ten by lap three. Both Australians, Cat Moto Bauerschmidt Husqvarna ‘s Liam Owens and Venum BUD Racing Kawasaki’s Jake Cannon, who finished 8^th and 9^th respectively in race 1, were holding strong inside the top seven, keeping Garcia honest as he fought through.

By lap four, Zanocz finally found his way past Fredsøe and shortly after, he capitalised on a rare mistake from Reisulis to snatch the lead. The JM Honda rider immediately stamped his authority on the race, pulling clear with a string of fastest laps. Reisulis regrouped in second, doing exactly what he needed for the championship, while Garcia’s relentless comeback carried him past  his countryman F4E GASGAS Junior Racing’s Elias Escandell, Owens,and eventually Cannon and Valentin Kees to climb into fourth.

Inside the final stages, Garcia managed to close a huge gap to Fredsøe, diving past the Dane for third to salvage a podium finish and keep his overall hopes alive. Out front, though, there was no catching Zanocz. The Hungarian crossed the line comfortably ahead of Reisulis, with Garcia completing the top three.

With a 3rd in Race 1 and victory in Race 2, Noel Zanocz claimed the overall win on equal points with Francisco Garcia but secured it thanks to his race victory. Janis Reisulis’ pair of second places gave him third overall, though the Latvian still holds a strong 27-point lead in the championship with two rounds remaining

Noel Zanocz: "I was a bit disappointed yesterday because I came here to win, but today I did. With two rounds to go, I’ll just try my best, keep the ball rolling and ride my best. It’s also my first back-to-back overall, which feels really good. Last year was a bit up and down, one good result and then a bad one, but now I feel like we’ve got the flow and I just want to keep it going."

Main Photo: Noel Zanocz

Top Photo: EMX250 Start Uddevalla

Bottom Photos: 1. Francisco Garcia; 2. Janis Reisulis

EMX250 -  Race 1 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Francisco Garcia (ESP, Kawasaki), 30:46.467; 2. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:07.833; 3. Noel Zanocz (HUN, Honda), +0:12.224; 4. Ivano Van Erp (NED, Yamaha), +0:18.049; 5. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:22.975; 6. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), +0:26.211; 7. Elias Escandell (ESP, GASGAS), +0:26.499; 8. Liam Owens (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:30.078; 9. Jake Cannon (AUS, Kawasaki), +0:30.368; 10. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, Yamaha), +0:44.164

EMX250 – Race 2 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Noel Zanocz (HUN, Honda), 30:20.812; 2. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:06.324; 3. Francisco Garcia (ESP, Kawasaki), +0:23.877; 4. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:25.302; 5. Jake Cannon (AUS, Kawasaki), +0:30.590; 6. Valentin Kees (GER, KTM), +0:31.510; 7. Liam Owens (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:46.339; 8. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, Yamaha), +0:49.409; 9. William Askew (GBR, Triumph), +0:59.264; 10. Tom Brunet (FRA, Yamaha), +1:02.117;

EMX250 Overall - Top 10: 1. Noel Zanocz (HUN, HON), 45 points; 2. Francisco Garcia (ESP, KAW), 45 p.; 3. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 44 p.; 4. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, HUS), 34 p.; 5. Jake Cannon (AUS, KAW), 28 p.; 6. Liam Owens (AUS, HUS), 27 p.; 7. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, YAM), 24 p.; 8. Valentin Kees (GER, KTM), 23 p.; 9. Elias Escandell (ESP, GAS), 23 p.; 10. William Askew (GBR, TRI), 22 p

EMX250 Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 431 points; 2. Noel Zanocz (HUN, HON), 404 p.; 3. Francisco Garcia (ESP, KAW), 364 p.; 4. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 266 p.; 5. Nico Greutmann (SUI, HUS), 240 p.; 6. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, YAM), 225 p.; 7. Liam Owens (AUS, HUS), 208 p.; 8. Simone Mancini (ITA, FAN), 182 p.; 9. Jake Cannon (AUS, KAW), 182 p.; 10. Ivano Van Erp (NED, YAM), 178 p.;

EMX250 Manufacturers - Top 10 Classification: 1. Yamaha, 481 points; 2. Honda, 415 p.; 3. Kawasaki, 406 p.; 4. KTM, 380 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 366 p.; 6. GASGAS, 219 p.; 7. Fantic, 212 p.; 8. Triumph, 140 p.; 9. Beta, 26 p.;

All the photos from the MXGP of Sweden will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

MXGP OF SWEDEN QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1600m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 22°

Weather conditions: Sunny

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UDDEVALLA (Sweden) 15 August 2025 – The 2025 FIM Motocross World Championships heads back to Scandinavia this weekend for the MXGP of Sweden from the rocky slopes of the Glimminge Motorstadion near Uddevalla, a classic venue that has held World Championship Motocross events since the 1950s and always inspires an incredible atmosphere from some of the most passionate fans on the planet!

The gap at the top of the MXGP World Championship is now just nine points, with French veteran Romain Febvre still leading as they start the final quarter of the season, but teenage Belgian Lucas Coenen has won the last three Grands Prix and was dominant at this track in MX2 last year, so it could be down to the wire between the leading pair in Sweden! 

This weekend will see the early Championship leader Tim Gajser return from injury to see if he can get amongst the front runners, while home hero Isak Gifting raised the roof at Uddevalla by leading last year, and is looking to repeat the feat in 2025!

The MX2 class is still close between three Championship contenders, but reigning Champion Kay de Wolf is now up to second in the points chase behind leader Simon Längenfelder, although the Dutchman has yet to climb the podium at Uddevalla, while his two rivals, including Italian former Champ Andrea Adamo, both have good records here!

As well as the main Grand Prix classes, the MXGP of Sweden will host the return of the EMX250 European Championship, and the Yamaha YZ BLU CRU FIM Europe Cup Superfinale will take place with its three races for junior riders, all live on MXGP-TV, as well as on Yamaha’s YouTube channel absolutely free of charge at https://www.youtube.com/@yamaharacing

Below you can find the full list of TV channels that will air LIVE and delayed action of the MXGP of Sweden, as well as the 26-minute Behind The Gate magazine show featuring the best moments from the races, exclusive interviews and more.  All of this footage 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 on Saturday and Sunday, from wherever you are in the world.  Every round this season will also feature live screening of Saturday’s Time Practice sessions, so be sure to catch every wheel turn from the slopes of Scandinavia in the land of the crazy vikings!

USA CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 03 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 14:30 ET – Delayed

Sunday 03 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 ET – LIVE

BRAZIL

Bandsports

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

CENTRAL AMERICA

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

FOX TUBI

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

EUROPE

Eurosport 2

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

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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.

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS 3

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

ESTONIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

FINLAND

MTV MAX 

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 Finnish timing  – LIVE

FRANCE

LA CHAINE L’EQUIPE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

Eurosport 2

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

AUTO MOTO TV

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

GREAT BRITAIN

TNT Sports 4

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 GMT  – LIVE

ITALY

RAI PLAY

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

SKY ITALIA

SKY Sport Arena  (channel 204)

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

EUROPE

Eurosport 2

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

LATVIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

LITHUANIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

SLOVENIA

Sport TV1

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

SPAIN

TV Galicia

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

ASIA

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

EUROSPORT ASIA

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

VIACOM  - Jio Cinema

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

INDONESIA

CHAMPIONS TV

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

PACIFIC / AUSTRALIA
 

STAN SPORTS

Sunday 17  August 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 21:00 AEDT – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 AEDT – LIVE

Sunday 17 August 2025 – MX2 Race 2 –00:00 AEDT – LIVE

Monday 18 August 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 01:00 AEDT  – LIVE

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AMERICA

Latin America              Direct TV                                 Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

Mexico                        FOX Sports                              Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

USA                             RACER                                     tba

Central America          FOX Tubi                                 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)
 

VIACOM 18                                                                        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                                   

Watch it LIVE & On-Demand only on MXGP-TV

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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Uddevalla (Sweden) 12 August 2025 – The 2025 FIM Motocross World Championships starts the final quarter of the season this weekend with round 16, the MXGP of Sweden, which sees a return to the Glimminge Motorstadion venue on the outskirts of the town of Uddevalla, roughly 100km north of Sweden’s second-largest city, Gothenburg!  The Uddevalla circuit is one of the oldest active Grand Prix venues on the calendar with a history dating back to the 1950s, in the days when Swedish riders were so dominant, they took eight of the first nine World Championship titles! This will be the 27th GP event held at Uddevalla, which has been on the schedule for all but three seasons since 2001.

The first World Championship level Grand Prix held here was back in 1958, when future double World Champion Sten Lundin won for his home fans, even riding a Swedish Monark machine to enhance the patriotic fervour! After wins in 1961 by another Swedish legend, Bill Nilsson, and in 1977 by Soviet star Vladimir Kavinov, the venue had a long time away from GP Motocross until Stefan Everts won for Kawasaki in 1994.  Everts still jointly holds the record of six GP wins here alongside Antonio Cairoli, who won between 2007 and 2014.  This is one record that is not under threat this year, as the most successful active rider here is current Aruba.it Ducati MX Team pilot, Jeremy Seewer, with overall victories in 2017, 2022, and 2023.  It’s the only venue where the Swiss veteran has won more than one GP.

The battle at the top of the MXGP World Championship continues to be tight as Romain Febvre still holds the red plate for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP, but his advantage is now just nine points ahead of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing star Lucas Coenen, who took his third straight GP win at Lommel last time out!  Febvre was fourth overall here last year in MXGP, and won this event in his title year of 2015, but Coenen won both Sunday races in MX2 last year around the Glimminge Motorstadion track, so he has reason to expect another good result this time!

MXGP sees a welcome return to action for last year’s Qualifying Race winner Tim Gajser, who has been on the side lines for Honda HRC since his crash at the MXGP of Switzerland.  Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP will also welcome back Pauls Jonass to the line-up this weekend.  However, most of the fans will be cheering for Isak Gifting, who took an early lead in the GP last year for JK Racing Yamaha and will surely be fired up after a recent run of good results, including top six overall finishes in each of the last two GPs! Anton Gole, Alvin Ostlund, and Albin Gerhardsson will also line up in their home country, although sadly Leopold Ambjörnsson is out for the season with a shoulder injury.

The reigning World Champion in MX2, Kay de Wolf, moved back up to second in the series after the last round at Lommel, where he scored a perfect weekend for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing. This puts him on 666 points, the number of the beast indeed!  He is still 38 points behind red plate holder Simon Längenfelder, and the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team leader will be coming to Sweden in confident mood after finishing on the podium here in each of the last three years, including the overall win in 2023.

Filip Olsson has been the only Swedish points scorer in MX2 this season, and he will be out for more success in front of his home fans on the Young Motion powered by Resa squad!

The EMX250 European Championship resumes this weekend for its 11th round of 13, after over a month off since the last round in Finland.  Team VHR VRT Yamaha Official pilot Janis Reisulis continues with the red plate, enjoying a 28-point advantage over Hungarian Noel Zanocz, although the JM Racing Honda rider has some momentum behind him following his overall victory at the KymiRing.  Venum BUD Racing Kawasaki’s Spaniard Francisco Garcia is 40 points back from Zanocz, but his win at Matterley Basin showed that he can be strong on this weekend’s hardpack surface.

Also at Uddevalla, for the first time in Scandinavia, will be the 2025 YZ bLU cRU FIM Europe Cup Superfinale, with a single race each for 65cc, 85cc, and 125cc riders across the weekend. The young riders will be racing for Yamaha support in 2026, while the 125cc class holds the prize of a ride with a Supported Yamaha team in the 2026 EMX125 Championship!

The MXGP of Sweden is home to some of the most passionate fans in world Motocross, who create a fantastic atmosphere from the cliffs surrounding the circuit.  An underrated jewel of an event, expect Uddevalla to deliver more thrilling racing and crazy noise to kickstart the final quarter of the season!

Romain Febvre continues with the red plate on his factory Kawasaki, as he has done since the eighth round at Lugo in Spain over four months ago.  Febvre has been on the podium three times here before, and like fellow former World Champions Tim Gajser and Jeffrey Herlings, he has had more other podium finishes in Sweden than GP victories. It is the sort of track where the Champions seem to collect points rather than push for the ultimate prize.  However, the situation might force the Frenchman to pull out all the stops for his first victory here since 2015.

For his part, Lucas Coenen has pushed over the edge at Uddevalla before, with a massive crash in practice in 2023 ruling him out of the weekend’s action. However, as he chased after the title in 2024, he was a decisive double winner on Sunday, and he also won a race here in EMX250 three years ago.  With just nine points separating the pair at the top, it could be an enthralling contest, as they seem to be closer to each other’s pace on harder surfaces in 2025.

Glenn Coldenhoff looks more secure for his place in the series than anyone else in the standings, with a 67-point gap over the next rider as he lies third for Fantic Factory Racing MXGP. The Dutchman won the 2019 MXGP of Sweden here and followed that up with third in 2022, but his results over the last two years have been less impressive. Ruben Fernandez is the next rider in the table in fourth, but the Honda HRC rider missed this round last year, and only took eighth overall in 2023. Is it time for some redemption on the sort of surface he usually excels on?

Calvin Vlaanderen took his second podium of the season at Lommel, and in fifth place is now only 29 behind Fernandez as the top man again for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP. Fifth at last year’s event, he actually took a race win here in MX2 back in 2019, on his way to second overall. Behind him is another tall competitor, top Italian Andrea Bonacorsi for Fantic Factory Racing MXGP, and while his hardpack form hasn’t been the best this year, he took second here in EMX250 just two years ago, and could do with a good result as contract negotiations get finalised for 2026!

Maxime Renaux is next for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, but the rider who took a race win at Uddevalla in 2022 might be looking over his shoulder, as Jeffrey Herlings is back on the gas for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and only 24 behind the Frenchman, although neither rider would have been hoping for seventh in the standings when they started the season. Jeffrey hasn’t won at Uddevalla since his MX2 days in 2013 & ’14, with third last year being his only Swedish podium in the premiere class.

The most successful active rider at Uddevalla, Aruba.it Ducati Factory MX Team rider Jeremy Seewer, got knocked back to ninth in the series after Lommel, but with an MX2 win here in 2017, plus back-to-back MXGP victories in 2022 and ’23, he has to have some hope for a third Ducati podium of the year.

Returning from injury, Tim Gajser will be looking to race himself back into fitness to start building for 2026, but the Slovenian has won two GPs here in the past and taken four other podium finishes, so with a good start he might also be a factor.  Pauls Jonass climbed the podium here both during his MX2 title year and his rookie MXGP season in 2019, so he will feel good to be back on track at a venue he knows well. It’s hoped also that Jago Geerts will be able to race for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP after his big crash at Lommel, and he won the MX2 GP here in 2022.

If Isak Gifting can repeat his feats of last year, when he led from turn two in race one to set the crowd alight, then the noise will be deafening from the flare-waving Viking fans! His starts at Lommel were good with a Holeshot in the Qualifying Race, so maybe the JK Racing Yamaha favourite has something in store for us all this weekend!

For sure the MXGP division, hanging by a thread at the top, is going to throw up some exciting racing in Scandinavia! Do not miss it!

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 734 Points; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 725 Pts; 3. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 534 Pts; 4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 467 Pts; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM) 436 Pts; 6. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, FAN), 405 Pts; 7. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 387 Pts; 8. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 353 Pts; 9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, DUC), 331 Pts; 10. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 305 Pts.

Main Photo: MXGP Starts Uddevalla 2024

Bottom Photos: 1. Tim Gajser; 2. Isak Gifting

The pendulum of momentum in the MX2 class again swung back towards Kay de Wolf with a stunning perfect weekend at Lommel, but Simon Längenfelder still holds a handsome 38-point lead as they head back to some hardpack at Uddevalla!

Längenfelder has taken a trophy from the podium in each of the last three GPs here, with third last year, the overall win in 2023, and third in 2022. He even took second overall in EMX125 here back in 2019!  In contrast, De Wolf’s best GP race here was fourth in race two last year, but he did win the Qualifying Race, so there is hope for the Dutchman who has his home GP just seven days on from the Swedish round!

Andrea Adamo sits third in points now for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, just 11 behind De Wolf, and with two podium finishes and a race win at this track in the last two years, he certainly will hope to strike back at his title rivals before the sand of Arnhem.

Sacha Coenen somehow survived multiple crashes to claim a podium at Lommel, and the young Belgian has been more consistent in 2025, which is why he sits fourth in the standings for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing.  Outside the top ten last year in Sweden, however, his best was sixth in 2023 around the rocky cliffs of Uddevalla.

Thibault Benistant moved up to fifth for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2, but he hasn’t raced here for two years, and was only seventh overall back in 2022. Camden McLellan took that position here last year for Monster Energy Triumph Racing, and now up to sixth in the Championship, the South African must start to show some form on hardpack if he is to advance further.

The chasing pack of Honda HRC’s Valerio Lata, McLellan’s teammate Guillem Farres, Van Venrooy KTM’s Cas Valk, and the Kawasaki Racing Team MX2 rookie Mathis Valin could all prove to be potent contenders on the rock-hard surface, so you can truly expect some fireworks to stir up the atmosphere at Uddevalla!

The pressure is on for the top three title chasers, and the latest developments in this enthralling Championship chase is right here ahead of us! Get yourself tuned in!

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 704 Points; 2. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 666 Pts; 3. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 655 Pts; 4. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 559 Pts; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 513 Pts; 6. Camden McLellan (RSA, TRI), 467 Pts; 7. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 464 Pts; 8. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 348 Pts; 9. Guillem Farres (ESP, TRI), 324 Pts; 10. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 314 Pts.

Top Photo: MX2 Start Uddevalla 2024

Bottom Photos: 1. Kay de Wolf; 2. Simon Laengenfelder

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TIMETABLE 

SATURDAY: 07:30 EMX250 Group 1 Free practice, 08:00 EMX250 Group 2 Free practice, 08:30 bLU cRU 125 Free practice/Timed Practice, 09:10 bLU cRU 85 Free practice/Timed Practice, 09:50 bLU cRU 65 Free practice/Timed Practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 12:20 EMX250 Group 1 Qualifying practice, 13:00 EMX250 Group 2 Qualifying practice, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP Time Practice, 15:05 bLU cRU 65 Race, 15:45 EMX250 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY: 08:50 bLU cRU 125 Race, 09:50 bLU cRU 85 Race, 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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