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ÁGUEDA (Portugal) 26th June 2026 – Ahead of a packed weekend of racing at the Crossódromo Internacional de Águeda, the 2026 MXGP of Portugal took a step beyond the track on Friday afternoon as motocross stars and media were invited to discover the city that hosts the unmissable Portuguese GP for the FIM Motocross World Championship.

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Departing from the International Motocross Track, the group made their way to the Rio Interpretation Centre, a remarkable space housed in the former Canoeing Centre on the banks of the Águeda River, dedicated to the natural and cultural heritage of the region, featuring live freshwater aquariums and interactive exhibitions on local biodiversity and river traditions. Then they explored by city train the famous streets of Águeda’s city centre,  a renowned for its cascades of colourful umbrellas suspended overhead, turning every corner into a vibrant open-air gallery.

The afternoon continued with a tasting of traditional local produce, giving riders and journalists alike a flavour of the rich culinary heritage of the Águeda region.

Among those in attendance were MXGP and MX2 World Championship competitors, Honda HRC Petronas’ Ruben Fernandez, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Simon Längenfelder, Team Honda Motoblouz SR Motul‘s Kevin Horgmo, Janis and Karlis Reisulis from Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2, Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Liam Everts , Ferruccio Zanchi and Simone Mancini from Beddini Racing Ducati Factory, Francisco Garcia and Jake Cannon from Venum BUD RACING Kawasaki alongside Portuguese riders competing in the EMX classes this weekend: Duarte Pinto and Bernardo Pinto (EMX125), and Gonçalo Cardoso and Vasco Salgado (EMX250). Riders were also joined by Agueda’s Urban Planning Councillor, Carlos Filipe which further cement the link between the Agueda region and the international race.

Racing gets underway tomorrow for all classes in what is anticipated to be an incredible Grand Prix. All sessions will be broadcast live on MXGP-TV.com.

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

You can find the complete results HERE.

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY:
09:20 EMX125 Free Practice, 09:50 EMX250 Free Practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 12:20 EMX125 Qualifying Practice, 13:00 EMX250 Qualifying Practice, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP Time Practice, 15:00 EMX125 Race 1, 15:45 EMX250 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP Qualifying Race.
 

SUNDAY:
09:40 EMX125 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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Águeda (Portugal) 26 June 2026 –The 2026 MXGP FIM Motocross World Championships head to the Iberian Peninsula for the halfway point of the season, round ten being the MXGP of Portugal at the Crossdromo Internacional de Águeda!

It’s looking to be another hot GP on a hard-pack circuit, as Lucas Coenen continues to defend his points lead for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, at the site of the first perfect weekend in his MXGP class career, while his chief chaser Jeffrey Herlings, second for Honda HRC Petronas, holds the record for the most wins in history at this venue!  With the likes of Romain Febvre and Tim Gajser also having great records at this circuit, this should be an intense showdown in the premier class!

In MX2, Sacha Coenen clinched something of a landmark win in Italy for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, winning with two second places, but the two riders who took the race wins there have now moved into second and third in the Championship, namely the Triumph Racing Factory Team of Guillem Farres and Camden McLellan.  They will do everything to chase him down!

In the host country, Portuguese broadcaster Sport TV 1 will air the GP races LIVE from the circuit itself!

For fans outside of Portugal, you can find a list below of all the TV channels worldwide that will air LIVE and delayed action of the MXGP of Portugal, 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 Jason Thomas 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 EMX250 European Championship, the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing 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 famous orange dirt of Águeda always delivers an awesome GP, rain or shine. Let’s hope for the latter this year to get the best from this amazing track. Don’t miss it!

USA CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 11:00 ET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 12:00 ET – LIVE

BRAZIL

Bandsports

Saturday 27 June 2026 – EMX 250 Race 1 – 16:40 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – EMX 250 Race 2 – 12:25 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

CENTRAL AMERICA

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

FOX ONE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

TUBI

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

Tubi México

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

LATIN AMERICA(Except Brazil)

Youtube “Somos FOX”

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE Streaming

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE Streaming

EUROPE

Eurosport 2

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 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 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS 3

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

CZECH REPUBLIC 

TV NOVA

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

ESTONIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

Go3

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

FINLAND

MTV MAX 

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 19:00 Finnish timing  – LIVE

FRANCE

LA CHAINE L’EQUIPE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

Eurosport 2

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

AUTO MOTO TV

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

GREAT BRITAIN

TNT Sports 8

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 GMT  – LIVE

ITALY

RAI Sport

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 21:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 22:00 CET – Delayed

Rai Sport Play

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

LATVIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

Go3

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

LITHUANIA
Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

Go3

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

NETHERLAND

NOS

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

PORTUGAL
Sport TV 1

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 GMT  – LIVE

SLOVENIA

Sport TV1

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

SPAIN

TVG2

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

Agalega.gal

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

ASIA

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

EUROSPORT ASIA

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

CHINA

TikTok China

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 CET  – LIVE

AUSTRALIA

STAN SPORTS

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 22:00 AEDT – LIVE

Sunday 28 June 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 23:00 AEDT – LIVE

Monday 29 June 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 01:00 AEDT – LIVE

Monday 29 June 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 02:00 AEDT  – LIVE

All races on VOD

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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 – 27 June

SUNDAY – 28 June

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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MXGP Portugal

Jeffrey Herlings has a rich, albeit turbulent, history at the Agueda circuit for the MXGP of Portugal. The Honda HRC PETRONAS rider has claimed major career milestones here, including a historic, record-equalling 101st GP victory in 2023. However, the track has also brought challenges, such as a severe rib injury during a qualifying crash in 2025.

With his first visit there in 2010 seeing him score a second place overall behind Frenchman, Marvin Musquin, and ahead of German rider, Ken Roczen. Herlings 3-2 performance was impressive as his GP career was only weeks old.

In 2011 he finished first at Agueda, ending the day with 2-2 scores, but more than enough to lead home Frenchman Gautier Paulin and American Zach Osborne. A year later in 2012, he won again, this time getting the better of Tommy Searle and Jeremy Van Horebeek. Herlings finishing with 1-2 results, Searle 3-1 and Van Horebeek 2-6.

It seemed nobody could match the KTM factory rider, as he would again win in 2013, this time with 1-1 results and ahead of Dean Ferris from Australia and Spaniard, Jose Butron. As the wins in Portugal started stacking up, so too did his enjoyment of this circuit.

“I really enjoy racing here; it’s a good layout and allows me to find good lines and use my skills. Agueda has been kind to me, as I already have a lot of success here and it’s a really fun place to race.”

Agueda disappeared from the MXGP calendar for a handful of years and when it did return, Herlings had moved to the MXGP class, but after a torrid battle with the legendary Italian, Antonio Cairoli in 2017, he just missed out on victory. Cairoli going 2-1 and Herlings 1-2. Arminas Jasikonis was third with 3-3 scores.

In 2018 Herlings took victory number four and turned the tables on Cairoli, with the Italian second. Herlings finishing with 1-1 results and Cairoli 2-2, with Tim Gajser claiming 3-5 results for third overall.

Covid took Portugal off the calendar for a number of years, Herlings won again in the MXGP class in 2023, his 3-1 better than the 2-3 of Romain Febvre and 1-6 by Jorge Prado. His last two trips have seen him go ninth and ninth for “The Bullet”. The significant of this victory was the fact Herlings equalled the record of Stefan Everts for most wins in Grand Prix history.

"I've now caught up with Stefan,” Herlings said at the time. “And now I have to overtake him. I struggled with arm pump, but in the second race it was okay, and then you could see what I'm capable of. It was great to come here and win again. I'm not my old self yet, but I'm getting better every time."

2024 was of course the great mud race and more or less a gamble on who would win, it was Pauls Jonass, as Herlings DNFed the opening moto and then won the second. 2025 was by far Herlings worst results, claiming just 25 points after injuring himself on the Saturday, in the qualification race.

We all know, after his stunning victory last weekend, the Dutchman will be wanting to get victory number six and gain some more points back on series leader, Lucas Coenen, who is in fact, the last rider to win on a 450 at Agueda.

ÁGUEDA (Portugal) – 25th June 2026 – Straight from one of the hottest European GPs in recent memory, the FIM Motocross World Championships head west to the Atlantic shoreline for the MXGP of Portugal at the Crossdromo Internacional de Águeda, a little later in the calendar than previous years, maybe in the hope of evading the seriously wet weather we have experienced in each of the last two editions of this event!

Round ten marks the halfway point of the season for the GP classes, and the eighteenth time World Championship Motocross has graced the famous orange dirt of the Aveiro District, in the north-western region of the country, 75km south of the famous and popular city of Porto.  Dave Strijbos was the first to win a GP here, on a Cagiva in the 1985 125cc series, while Antonio Cairoli sits level with Jeffrey Herlings as the most successful rider here, with 5 GP wins each, one ahead of Belgian legend Stefan Everts.

Still dominating the world of MXGP are the twins Lucas and Sacha Coenen, with Championship leader’s red plates on each of their Red Bull KTM Factory Racing machines after achieving measured but solid results at Montevarchi. Their pursuers are far from done, however!

In MXGP, five-time World Champion Jeffrey Herlings closed the points gap slightly to 56 with his victory in Italy for Honda HRC Petronas, and he is the only active rider to have more than one GP win at Águeda, with his two premier class wins coming in 2018 & 2023, after a three-year run from 2011-13 in MX2.  Lucas Coenen swept last year’s muddy affair with a perfect 1-1-1 weekend, his first such result in the MXGP category.  Defending Champion Romain Febvre lies in third place for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP, and he has finished second overall at each of the last three GPs at Águeda! Could he go one better this weekend?!

In MX2, Sacha Coenen has new challengers on his tail, the two race winners of Montevarchi from the Triumph Factory Racing Team, Spaniard Guillem Farres and South African Camden McLellan! Although the teenage Belgian has a points gap of 41, on this surface the riders of the black bikes will fancy their chances of hacking into his advantage!

The EMX250 European Championship reaches its three-quarters-done mark with the eighth round, and still the Venum BUD Racing Kawasaki pairing of Francisco Garcia from Spain and Jake Cannon from Australia lead the way, with the red plate holder winning 11 of the 14 races so far! Danish rider Nicolai Skovbjerg, had a rough debut weekend for SixtySeven Racing Team in Italy, but stays third in the Championship.

The EMX125 European Championship Presented by FMF Racing runs for the seventh time this season, and it is still a 1-2 in the standings for fellow Austrians and Norman KTM Factory Rookies teammates Moritz Ernecker and Ricardo Bauer, with determined Frenchman Sleny Goyer chasing in third for Yamaha Europe Monster Energy MJC. Fantic Factory Racing EMX duo Bertram Thorius and Gennaro Utech are close behind in fourth and fifth.

The Portuguese fans are among the hardiest in the world, and deserve a GP with great weather after enduring the rain of the past two years here, and if they get it then they could be treated to some classic racing around the popular Águeda valley!

Jeffrey Herlings
 

Until last year’s utter domination in the mud, Lucas Coenen’s record at Águeda was nothing to write home about, with only a single Qualifying Race inside the top five to his name in MX2, and a podium in EMX250 in 2022.  He is a different rider today, of course!

As with most regular circuits, Jeffrey Herlings has an incredible record here, and in his tenth GP at Águeda, he will be keen to surpass Cairoli’s mark of five GP wins in Portugal to stand alone at the top of yet another table!  In contrast, Romain Febvre has yet to taste any kind of victory here, with second overall in each of the last three GPs in Portugal, three second places in individual races, and even four times third in Qualifying Races! It would mark a major turnaround if the Frenchman can break that duck to match the three French Kawasaki winners here, namely Gautier Paulin, Livia Lancelot, and Sebastien Pourcel. 

Tim Gajser looked back to his very best with two wins out of three in Italy for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, and he is joined back in the top five in the Championship by his teammate Maxime Renaux. The Slovenian missed last year’s Portuguese event through injury, but won two out of three races here in 2024, as well as achieving the perfect Sunday in 2019.  Although the Frenchman has yet to experience any sort of success at Águeda, watch for the boys in blue to mount a serious challenge this weekend!

Andrea Adamo had a great home GP for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, lifting himself up to sixth in the Championship, and he enjoyed a perfect 1-1-1 weekend here in MX2 last year! Can he go so well in dry conditions on a 450? You wouldn’t bet against it! Sadly, Kay de Wolf, who took second behind Adamo last year for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, has been ruled out of the next few GPs after being injured during Time Practice at Montevarchi. We wish the talented Dutchman well in his recovery.

Honda HRC Petronas firebrand Ruben Fernandez is on virtually home territory at Águeda as he lives not far across the border, and for sure he will count on a lot of local support as the fans will go wild if he goes well, just as they did when he took his first of only two career Qualifying Race wins here in 2023.  A podium finish last year was just as popular, and he could be a real threat for supremacy, or even lend assistance to his teammate Herlings! The other Honda HRC Petronas rider, Tom Vialle, returned to action last weekend and is still ninth in the Championship behind Ruben despite missing two GPs with injury. He was a winner in his last appearance at Águeda as he took 1-2 finishes to victory in 2022, on his way to that year’s MX2 world title.

Rounding out the top ten, with exactly 200 points, is Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Pauls Jonass, one of the few men that might be doing a rain dance after he took his only career MXGP class overall win here in 2024! The Latvian has been growing in confidence in recent rounds and will hope to carry on that form in Portugal.

One other Águeda winner will line-up this weekend, which is MRT Racing Team Beta’s Jago Geerts. Winner of the 2023 MX2 GP, with a perfect 1-1-1 weekend, as well as winning two out of three races in 2022, he has finished in the top 14 in each of the last two GPs this season, and hopes to continue that progress with his new Italian steed.

The Águeda track allows the 450cc machines to be cranked almost to their full potential, and it’s breath-taking to watch the MXGP warriors at their best here.  Be prepared for an awe-inspiring weekend in the MXGP class!

    
1. Ruben Fernandez; 2. Lucas Coenen

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 449 points; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, HON), 393 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 347 p.; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, YAM), 329 p.; 5. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 305 p.; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 281 p.; 7. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 273 p.; 8. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 264 p.; 9. Tom Vialle (FRA, HON), 249 p.; 10. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KAW), 200 p.

2025 MX2 Start Agueda, Portugal

Sacha Coenen quietly registered a new achievement at Montevarchi, a circuit that he made clear he was not the most comfortable on, as he took a GP win with a 2-2 scorecard for the very first time. It showed a remarkable display of patience for one so usually associated with a “win or bin” riding style, and combined with his obvious speed that could be worrying for the rest of the pack. Last year’s Portuguese round was definitely more in the “bin” department in an eventful race one, but Sacha still scored a second in race two as well as in the Qualifying Race. Have no doubts about it, he will still be extremely fast!

The Triumph Racing Factory Team are not the kind of squad to be worried, however, as both Guillem Farres and Camden McLellan look to hunt down the series leader as we reach the halfway point of the year.  Neither rider has any great memories of this circuit, but will be keen to continue the momentum of their race wins in Italy!

Trying to buck the trend of recent GPs is Simon Längenfelder, as the reigning Champion went backwards in both races from achieving the Fox Holeshot each time.  Finishing off the podium in the last five rounds, the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing man took his first podium in Portugal last year while in the Championship fight with Kay de Wolf, and with dry weather the German might be able to re-ignite his title defence.

There’s a close battle for fifth in the series as Liam Everts re-took it for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing after Italy, and he returns to the site of his perfect 1-1-1 weekend in 2024 with just a two-point margin over Mathis Valin. The Kawasaki Racing Team MX2 rider has scored podiums in each of his EMX appearances here, and fourth in MX2 last year, so the in-form French teenager might also spring a challenge this weekend.

Seventh and eighth in the Championship is held by the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 brothers Janis Reisulis and Karlis, and the younger of the two has won on both of his previous visits to Águeda in EMX125 and EMX250. Karlis has not had such a great time, but again don’t be surprised if the final podium has a blue streak to it! The elder brother has to watch out for Valerio Lata, however, who is just three points behind in ninth for Honda HRC Petronas. An EMX250 podium in 2024 is his best, and you get the feeling that he needs to get higher up the order to salvage his season somewhat. 

Rounding out the top ten is Kay Karssemakers, the top non-factory rider in the class for Dixon Racing Kawasaki, and after an EMX250 podium in 2023, he has yet to score a World Championship point at Águeda!  He has been running career-high scores all year, however, so he could still be a factor!

Although there is a lack of top Portuguese riders to cheer on right now, this never seems to put off the local fans from making plenty of noise and a great atmosphere around the brilliant circuit of Águeda! Make sure you join us for the halfway points of the season, round ten of the FIM Motocross World Cha

     
1. Guillem Farres; 2. Sacha Coenen

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), 35:05.882; 2. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:01.910; 3. Liam Everts (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:03.607; 4. Mathis Valin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:10.818; 5. Guillem Farres (ESP, Triumph), +0:36.870; 6. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), +0:40.882; 7. Maxime Grau (FRA, Honda), +0:43.234; 8. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), +0:46.866; 9. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:50.725; 10. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:54.818

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

You can find the complete results HERE.

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY:
09:20 EMX125 Free Practice, 09:50 EMX250 Free Practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 12:20 EMX125 Qualifying Practice, 13:00 EMX250 Qualifying Practice, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP Time Practice, 15:00 EMX125 Race 1, 15:45 EMX250 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP Qualifying Race.
 

SUNDAY:
09:40 EMX125 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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Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing confirms that Kay de Wolf will miss the upcoming MXGP of Portugal following an ankle injury sustained at the MXGP of Italy in Montevarchi.

Following further medical evaluations, the decision has been made for the Dutchman to focus on his recovery before returning to competition. As a result, de Wolf will sit out upcoming rounds of the FIM Motocross World Championship while the team continues to monitor his progress.

The injury interrupts what has been an encouraging rookie MXGP campaign for the 21-year-old, who currently sits inside the top five of the championship standings and recently celebrated his second MXGP podium finish of the season in Latvia.

Further updates regarding his return to racing will be communicated in due course.

#74 - Kay de Wolf: “It’s obviously a real disappointment because the crash was completely out of my control, especially when we had built some good momentum over the last few rounds. Right now, the focus is on recovering properly and making sure everything heals as it should. We still have a few more checks to go through and take some rest. From there, I want to keep building and put myself in a position to fight for a podium at Lommel. I’ll do everything I can to come back fit, healthy and ready to go.”

Rasmus Jorgensen – Team Manager, Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing: "This is a very frustrating situation. Kay had built some great momentum and was learning a lot with every race. Injuries are unfortunately part of this sport, but for it to happen in the way it did makes it even tougher to accept, especially for Kay. As always, we are fully behind him, and together we will do everything in our power to make sure he returns as soon as possible."

The Behind The Gate documentary series, which is produced after every GP and aired immediately on MXGP-TV.com, focused on the MXGP of Trentino for Episode Six, “Making The Break”, which came before a five-week break in the schedule prior to the MXGP of France.  We went behind the scenes with Venrooy KTM Racing and their MXGP rider Mattia Guadagnini, who was racing at the Italian Motocross mecca of Trentino for the first time in three years. We were fortunate enough to have the two-time GP winner, and former MX2 red plate holder, show us the trophy cabinet at his home in Italy, then follow him to a local practice track as he prepared for Trentino.

After equalling his best Qualifying Race result with seventh on the Saturday at Pietramurata, the likeable home boy struggled a little with his starts and came in 17^th overall, leaving him 14^th in the Championship after the first five rounds.

Sadly, the luckless Mattia aggravated added another injury to his left shoulder, which was already far from a hundred percent due to continuing problems over the last few years.  We were able to speak to him via video call from his home in Pieve del Grappa, less than two hours’ drive from Trentino, and he explained the latest setback in what has been a troubled MXGP career so far.

BTG: Mattia, thanks for joining us remotely at his time.  We will obviously go through things as we talk more, but how are you now, it must have been such a disappointment to get injured yet again.

MG: Yeah, it feels quite bad to be out again and that I need to stop, to be here at home watching the races again. But I also know that with how bad it was, it didn't make sense to try to survive and be back. So, the surgery is the best thing I can do. And I will take my time, to really be back at 100% and work hard to be competitive, as soon as possible. I also know that rushing things at this time, at this point it doesn't make sense. We'll take this time to really put some training in and focus on the shoulder, and be back at my 100 % as soon as possible.

BTG: So, just to rewind to Trentino, when we followed you for Behind The Gate, how were you feeling with the new team, with the season up to that point?

MG: So, the season so far had been quite good. I had a really good feeling with the team, and it didn't show so much on the results, but I felt really confident on the bike. I had a really good winter working with the team and the bike and I got that feeling back, from racing last year, and it really took a little bit of time to re-adapt to the KTM, but after that it went really smooth and I really had a good feeling. I think I was building up in the first few races, to get the feeling to be confident, and at this point I really think I can put everything together and show that there's a good potential. I was really confident to go into my race, my home GP and show what I was capable of.

BTG: Yeah, because Sardegna was also your first home GP for a few years, really, apart from Maggiora in 2024, because you had injuries the two years before. So it must have been exciting to finally get back to Sardegna, and then, of course, Trentino is so crazy anyway. I mean, I know last year you enjoyed getting in the crowd, we saw photos of you with the fans, revving chainsaws and everything, so that was good fun, but it must have been better to actually be on the bike this time.

MG. Ha ha ha, yeah, exactly. Trentino is my real home GP, because it's really close to my home. It's one and a half hours from where I live, and every year so many fans come to the race. So, it's a really special race. I didn't race there for the last two years because I was injured. So, racing in Sardegna was good, but of course, Trentino is a bit more special for me and I was really looking forward for my real home GP, to be there with all the fans. I went there last year to enjoy the show, but of course to be part of the race is a completely different story.

BTG: Yeah, for sure. I can imagine it was just a massive improvement for you. So, talking about Trentino itself, how was it for you? I mean, we can see that the results weren't amazing, but you had a good seventh in Qualifying, matching your best of the year. So, how did you feel after Qualifying?

MG: Yeah, I'm gonna talk about Saturday because it was really good! Yeah, I didn't show anything else in the end. I mean, the results were not the best but Saturday was really, really good. I had a good feeling coming into the race. I really wanted to put everything together and be there, and show everybody, to finally be there for my home GP, so that was an extra motivation to really give my best in every session of the weekend, and Saturday went quite well. I didn't have the best time in Time Practice but then the Qualifying Race was a different story. All the crowd really pushed me through the race and I didn't have the best start, but then I made some early passes in the moto, and then I was really, like, feeling it. I was enjoying it so much, to be out there racing, and that for sure helped a lot. I was able to make some passes and stabilise myself in seventh position, which was really, really good honestly. Especially going into the Sunday races with that feeling, that I was able to put a good moto together, to be in a good position for Sunday. Of course, there was also that happiness, that warm feeling from the crowd after a good result on Saturday, it really helped me to go into Sunday with even an extra motivation, to be even more hungry, to really be there, put together the races, and bring home a really good result.

BTG: Yeah superb, I can only imagine that you definitely feel the crowd behind you at that race, can you actually experience the noise from the trackside fans, do you get that for yourself, do you feel it when you're coming past them?

MG: Yes, I mean the crowd was crazy. It's always been crazy in Trentino, but of course when they are cheering for you and for the Italian riders, you can feel it closer. You can feel like, I don't know, you're racing and every time you pass by the crowd at the last corner before the finish line jump, it's just like, yeah, I need to... well, to give my best, I need to put together my 100%! If it's not for me, it needs to be for them also. So even when it's a bit difficult, when you find yourself in a difficult position or you're struggling in the moto, it's just like an extra motivation. They remind you that it makes sense to give your best and you need to make it.  It's really special. I don't know if everybody can experience this on a home GP. I think for an Italian, to race Trentino is really special. It's not an everyday thing. Like for me, it has been like really, really cool. I don't know, just like a really special moment of my life.

BTG: Fantastic, it’s great that you got to experience that and especially after two years out. So, sorry to ask the difficult question, but please tell us what's happened since, you obviously had an injury there. Could you talk us through how it happened again, I know it's an old injury that's come back, but for people who don't know the situation, what has happened?

MG: Yeah, after Trentino, I was really motivated to use the one month of the break to really put together the work, to be back in a stronger position, to really use this break to train, to test, to be in a better spot when we all came back in France.

I was really motivated to put it together every day, and I went straight to Belgium and the Netherlands to test with the team. I was doing suspension tests, and we had three really good days. And at the last day in Lommel, I was maybe a little bit tired. It was at the end of the day, but I still wanted to push, to make the best use of the time to work, and then go back home to do some more training, but with a good feeling on the bike.

And yeah, they were just the last few laps of the day, and I had a big, big crash. I got sideways on a straight, like after one jump? So, I took one bump, and the bike went sideways, and I had a massive crash, like a big, big one. And of course, yeah, I felt there was something strange from the beginning. I had a really big concussion on the head, which was really taking off the focus on the body. After I was feeling a bit better in my head, I felt straightaway that there was something strange on the shoulder, on my left shoulder, which I already had like six or seven injuries on before. And then, yeah, I have an old plate on the collarbone and I got an injury just on the side of that. So, it was a strange fracture, and in the next few weeks I had some medical checks, some different opinions, and I finally went to a doctor who knows me really well from my previous injuries, and the final decision was to have surgery.

My shoulder situation is quite bad, and every time I get an injury it's getting worse and worse. So, I was trying to survive, not lose time in the last few years, but it was really difficult. I had like 50 % of the power on the left shoulder compared to the right one, which is quite crazy to think about, for riding a Motocross bike.

BTG:  Yeah that is pretty crazy, it must have been tough to ride through that every time you went on track, especially on the more brutal tracks!

MG:  I didn't talk much about it, but it was a really difficult time in the last few years, and every time I got injured it was more and more difficult. At this point with this new injury that required surgery, I will take this time to fix also some other things, which is good for my future, because honestly it was really difficult to keep on going like this.

On the other side, it will take some more time. So, I'll be off for a few months. I still don't know the exact time, but we will see after the surgery. It will be in two weeks [from the end of May]. So I need to wait, be patient a little bit. And then after the surgery, we can decide and see how the situation is. On one side, I know it's really the best for my future, for my health, and to really put together the work and the rehab, to be at my 100 % again, which I have not been for a long time now. Of course, it feels really bad to be out again, to lose many races of the Championship, especially with the beginning of the season where I was feeling better, I was feeling strong. I really believed that I could put everything together and be in a strong position soon during the season.

BTG: Yeah, because at 100%, you know, you've won GPs before in MX2, and you've stood on the podium in MXGP. So, you know the ability is there. It's just getting over the physical side of it, of course. So, I mean, is that the sort of thing that keeps you going through the darkest times? Like, yeah, I've got podium potential, I can compete at the top level. You know, is that something that just sort of burns in you to help you get through this? I can't imagine what it must be like for you.

MG: Yeah, I mean, I did some really good things in the past, not so long ago, so there's still something there. I did podiums, I won GPs in the MX2, I got the podium in the MXGP.  So, I know what I'm capable of, the last few years have been quite difficult with all the injuries going on, and every time, it’s like taking my time to be back, to put together training. Every time it takes like two or three months to be back in a decent position, and then do some more races and take time to be back at a really strong point. Like every time in the last three years I was feeling OK, then I got another injury. So that makes it really difficult, to have the strength to be back every time. And of course, I was never at my 100%, not physically, not mentally, not with, like, my physical situation. I know that I was really far from what I'm able to do.

That's a bit difficult on one side, but that's a really positive thing to keep in mind, to work hard and try to be back there where I belong. Even mentally, I was racing the last two, three years since the injury in France in 2023, I got some shoulder problems and that made it more and more difficult every time I got a new injury, because it was always on the left shoulder, it's like really weak, and every time I crash I got injured there! After that it has been quite difficult, and also mentally it has been quite difficult to go racing, knowing that I'm not at my 100 %, knowing that I don't have the strength at my 100% to control the bike.  MXGP at this level is not a joke, so you need to be really at your 100% to be competitive and I was not for a long time, so I will take this time also to work on many things, to really be back safe and strong and be on a good level, not just be there trying to survive or trying to compete. I want to be back at my highest level, so that's the real goal.

BTG: You seem to be in a decent spot with the Venrooy team, I guess? I mean, obviously they must be disappointed, but yeah can you say if things are good for next year, or is that still undecided yet?

MG: Well, I don't have a contract for next year, so that's really not an easy situation, to stay out for a long time. I spoke with the team, and we'll see. I mean, there is a chance to keep working with them. It would be really good for me, because I had a really good feeling. I also know it's a difficult position for them at the moment, like not having a rider for many races. So we will discuss this when I have some more news and to see when I can come back and we will discuss also for the future. So for the moment, not anything confirmed at the end of the day.

BTG: OK, thank you so much for speaking to us and yeah, we all hope that you get well soon. We miss you at the races and yeah, we hope you have a good recovery and can come back at something close to your best.

MG:  Thank you so much. Hope to see you soon. Have a good weekend!

Epilogue: The Venrooy KTM team have been able to take on Rick Elzinga as a stand-in for Mattia, after the Dutchman had struggled with his previous team.  He was able to score his first points of the year with 17^th overall at his first race with the team, the Liqui Moly MXGP of Germany. 

We wish Mattia Guadagnini all the best with his recovery, and that the ever-cheerful but deceptively tough Italian is able to bless the circuit with his unique style and flair on a motorcycle again soon, because at his best he is a joy to watch.  Thanks to Mattia and the Venrooy KTM Racing team for their help with the episode.

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 23 June 2026 – The 10th round of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship crosses the Portuguese border once again for the MXGP of Portugal in Agueda.

Check out the Timetable and Entry Lists for the MXGP of Portugal below:

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