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BARILOCHE (Patagonia-Argentina) 6 March 2026 – Infront Moto Racing is thrilled to announce the continuation of its successful partnership with FMF Racing, a collaboration that proudly celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2025.

Born and built in California for over 50 years, FMF Racing has become not only a world authority in performance exhaust system manufacturing but also an international icon of motocross culture. What started as a benchmark brand in the American market has grown into a globally recognized leader in off-road power and performance — trusted by champions, embraced by fans, and synonymous with racing excellence around the world.

For a decade, FMF Racing has been a powerful presence across the MXGP paddock, bringing its unmistakable energy, heritage, and performance-driven spirit to the world’s premier motocross scene.

The partnership reflects a shared commitment to performance, innovation and to the pure spirit of motocross.

Under the renewed agreement, FMF Racing will continue its sponsorship across the entire MXGP ecosystem as Official Performance Exhaust System Partner, including:

• The FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP, MX2, WMX)
• The Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations (MXoN)
• The FIM World Motocross Junior Championship
• The European Motocross Championship (EMX)

In addition, FMF Racing will remain the Presenting Sponsor of the EMX125 European Championship 2-Stroke class, the continental stepping-stone category for two-stroke motorcycles, reinforcing its strong connection to the next generation of motocross talent and the two-stroke heritage that continues to inspire fans worldwide.

2025 EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Champion Nicolò Alvisi (Trophy handed by Kay de Wolf)

With its long-standing association with the EMX125 2-stroke class, FMF Racing confirms its notable role in MXGP’s talent development framework, supporting a proven pathway for the next generation of elite motocross stars. For more than 20 years, MXGP’s talent development program has stood as the world’s most successful and prolific platform for young riders aspiring to rise from the junior ranks to motocross greatness.

As MXGP continues to expand its global footprint, the alliance with FMF Racing ensures that one of the sport’s most iconic brands remains at the heart of the action — in Europe, in the United States, and across every corner of the motocross world.

The journey continues.

David Luongo, CEO and President of Infront Moto Racing: “FMF Racing has become an integral part of the MXGP paddock over the past decade, bringing not only world-class performance technology but also a true passion for motocross culture. Celebrating 10 years of collaboration together last season was an important milestone, and we are proud to continue building on this successful relationship. FMF’s commitment to innovation, racing excellence, and the development of future talent perfectly aligns with MXGP’s vision for the sport. We look forward to strengthening this partnership further as we continue to grow motocross on a global scale.”

Donny Emler Jr., Marketing and Apparel Director, FMF Racing Inc.: “FMF Racing has always been about racing at the highest level since 1973, and our long-standing relationship with the MXGP series means a lot to our entire team. The passion in the paddock, the level of competition, and the global reach of the championship make it a perfect fit for what FMF Racing represents. Looking ahead to 2026, we’re fired up to keep pushing performance, supporting the teams and riders, and continuing to be part of the evolution of MXGP.”

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BARILOCHE (Patagonia-Argentina) 6 March 2026 – Infront Moto Racing is proud to announce the release of the latest and last monthly edition of MXGP Magazine, a special issue dedicated to celebrating the remarkable legacy of Giuseppe Luongo, following the announcement of his retirement after more than three decades shaping the FIM Motocross World Championship.

This edition’s Cover Story pays tribute to Giuseppe Luongo, the visionary promoter whose leadership transformed the championship into the global platform it is today. From the early days of Action Group to Youthstream and later Infront Moto Racing, Luongo played a pivotal role in modernising and expanding the sport worldwide. The feature retraces his journey, highlighting the key milestones, innovations, and achievements that defined an era and helped elevate motocross into a truly international championship followed by fans across continents.

A Special Feature takes a look ahead to the upcoming season with a feature dedicated to the 2026 Officially Approved Teams (OAT) list. The article provides an overview of the teams that will line up on the MXGP and MX2 grids, showcasing the incredible line-up, diversity and competitiveness of the championship as it prepares for another exciting year of world-class racing.

In the Hall of Fame, the spotlight turns to one of the most iconic riders of Giuseppe Luongo’s era: Antonio Cairoli. With multiple world titles and countless unforgettable performances, Cairoli became one of the defining figures of modern motocross. This feature reflects on his extraordinary career and the impact he had during one of the most competitive and transformative periods in the sport’s history.

The Bike section revisits a historic machine, celebrating the championship-winning Kawasaki of the 2025 season, a landmark victory that marked a significant moment for the manufacturer and added another chapter to MXGP’s rich technical heritage.

Rounding out this special edition, the Blog features a unique perspective from motocross legend Harry Everts, who reflects on the evolution of the sport throughout his riding time and then after. Drawing on decades of experience both on and off the track, Everts shares his thoughts on how motocross has developed into the modern global championship we see today.

All this and more awaits in the latest edition of MXGP Magazine, available FREE on the Apple Store and Google Play. Read it HERE.

Users who have already downloaded previous issues on iOS can find the new edition by opening the News Stand and tapping the latest cover. Android users can access the magazine for free via the Issuu app.

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MXGP Mag Issue 145

BARILOCHE (Patagonia-Argentina) 5 March 2026 – The 2026 MXGP FIM Motocross World Championship season is about to explode into life in South America, as the brand-new Bariloche MX Track hosts the YPF MXGP of Argentina for the very first time towards the southern end of the continent’s second-biggest nation!

The 2026 season sees a massively exciting line-up for the premier MXGP class, as defending World Champion Romain Febvre debuts the #1 plate on his Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP machine, with last year’s silver medallist Lucas Coenen sporting a new #5 plate on his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing steed.  All they have changed is their racing number, but there have been far more substantial shifts than that during the off-season!

Five-time World Champion Tim Gajser is the most successful rider in Argentina with three GP victories, but this year he starts in blue on his GP debut for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, his first change of brand for over a decade! His fellow five-time Champion Jeffrey Herlings has also moved camp, after 16 years with his previous team he makes his GP debut this weekend for Honda HRC Petronas, with an all-new look and title sponsor coming with him!

He is joined at Honda HRC Petronas by Tom Vialle returning to GP action to make his MXGP class debut.  Also moving up are Tom’s fellow former MX2 World Champions Kay de Wolf for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, and Andrea Adamo for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing! With last year’s Argentine MXGP winner Maxime Renaux returning for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, and Pauls Jonass, the two-time MX2 winner in Argentina, back for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP, that makes an amazing eight World Champions on the line at the start of the season! That’s not even thinking about 2023 Argentina winner Ruben Fernandez, or even the Ducati Factory Racing MXGP trio of Calvin Vlaanderen, Andrea Bonacorsi, and Jeremy Seewer! Who knows what will happen when they all hit the track together?!

The MX2 World Championship begins with reigning World Champion Simon Längenfelder running the #1 plate for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, looking for his first GP win in this country, as is everybody in MX2 this weekend! Sacha Coenen came close last year, so he will be one to watch, and Liam Everts will look forward to starting the season in complete health to be a contender for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing! Promising rookie Janis Reisulis starts his GP career for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2, former EMX Champions Mathis Valin for Kawasaki Racing Team MX2, and Valerio Lata for Honda HRC Petronas, will also look to put in great starting performances! Triumph Racing Factory Team riders Camden McLellan and Guillem Farres are also urgently chasing the first GP win for the British brand as well.  The MX2 class will certainly be hot!

As always, MXGP’s TV partners across the globe will help us bring one of the most breath-taking line-ups in the sport’s history to a television near you, and with this weekend’s location sitting just four hours behind mainland Europe, it should be a prime-time TV spot for all European fans!

For the YPF MXGP of Argentina, FOX SPORTS Argentina will broadcast the event Live on Sunday with Live Commentary from the circuit itself!

Below you can find a list of TV channels that will air LIVE and delayed action of the YPF MXGP of Argentina, as well as the 26-minute Behind The Gate magazine show featuring the best moments from the races, exclusive interviews and more.  Saturday’s Time Practice sessions will also be broadcast live as the team of Paul Malin and Lisa Leyland bring all the action to uou as always, and 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 Saturday and Sunday, from wherever you are in the world.  Come and join us for the start of the mouth-watering 2026 MXGP season!

USA CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 00:00 ET – Delayed

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 01:00 ET – Delayed

ARGENTINA

Fox Sports

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 Local time  – LIVE

BRAZIL

Bandsports

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 Local time  – LIVE

CENTRAL AMERICA

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

FOX ONE  

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 Local time  – LIVE

TUBI

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 Local time  – LIVE Stream

Tubi México

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 Local time  – LIVE Stream

LATIN AMERICA(Except Brazil)

Youtube “Somos FOX”

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 Local time  – LIVE Stream

EUROPE

Eurosport 1

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 20:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 21:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 22:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 CET  – Delayed

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.

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 20:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 21:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 22:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 CET  – Delayed

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS 3

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 19:00 CET– LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CET – LIVE

ESTONIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 19:00 CET– LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CET – LIVE

Go3

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 16:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 19:00 CET– LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CET – LIVE Stream

FINLAND

MTV MAX 

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 21:00Finnish timing  – LIVE

FRANCE

LA CHAINE L’EQUIPE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 16:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 19:00 CET– LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Eurosport 2

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 20:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 21:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 22:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 CET  – Delayed

AUTO MOTO TV

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 19:00 CET– LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CET – LIVE

GREAT BRITAIN

TNT Sports 8

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 15:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 16:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 18:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 19:00 GMT – LIVE

ITALY

RAI Sport

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 00:15 CET – Delayed

Monday 09 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 01:15 CET  – Delayed

RAI PLAY

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 18:00 GMT – LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 19:00 GMT – LIVE Stream

LATVIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 19:00 CET– LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CET – LIVE

Go3

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 16:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 19:00 CET– LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CET – LIVE Stream

LITHUANIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 19:00 CET– LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CET – LIVE

Go3

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 16:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 19:00 CET– LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CET – LIVE Stream

NETHERLAND

NOS

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CET – LIVE Stream

SLOVENIA

Sport TV1

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 19:00 CET– LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CET – LIVE

SPAIN

TVG2

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CET – LIVE

Agalega.gal

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 17:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CET – LIVE Stream

ASIA

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

EUROSPORT ASIA

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 20:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 21:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 22:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 CET  – Delayed

JIOSTAR  - Jio Cinema

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 17:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 19:00 CET– LIVE

Sunday 08 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 20:00 CET – LIVE

AUSTRALIA

STAN SPORTS

Monday 09 March 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 02:00 AEDT – LIVE

Monday 09 March 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 03:00 AEDT – LIVE

Monday 09 March 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 05:00 AEDT – LIVE

Monday 09 March 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 06:00 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 – March 7

SUNDAY – March 8

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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BARILOCHE (Patagonia-Argentina) 5 March 2026 – Infront Moto Racing is delighted to announce that Galfer, a global leader in high-performance braking systems, will continue supporting the prestigious MXGP – FIM Motocross World Championship for the 2026 season.

Being an official partner of such an iconic championship represents for Galfer not only an important opportunity for global visibility, but also a fundamental testing ground for the continuous development and innovation of its products. Every circuit, every race and every challenge faced by the riders provides valuable technical data that allows the brand to further improve the safety, reliability and performance of Galfer braking systems, reinforcing its commitment to motorsport excellence.

For the 2026 season, Galfer will support riders from several leading international and Italian teams, backing both MXGP protagonists and emerging talents from the MX2 category. Among the standout names are the riders of the Ducati Factory Racing MXGP — Jeremy Seewer, Andrea Bonacorsi, and Calvin Vlaanderen — alongside Simone Mancini and Ferruchio Zanchi from Team Beddini Racing Ducati Factory MX2.

Galfer will also accompany Alberto Forato and Brent Van Doninck with Fantic Factory Team, Jago Geerts and Rick Elzinga with MRT Racing Team Beta, as well as Isak Gifting with Yamaha JK Racing Team.

In the women’s category, the presence of Kiara Fontanesi, six-time WMX World Champion, continues together with the addition of current WMX World Champion Lotte Van Drunen, further strengthening Galfer’s position within elite women’s motocross.

Overall, 14 teams, 42 riders and 13 nationalities will represent Galfer throughout the season across the championship’s main disciplines — MXGP, MX2, EMX250, EMX125 and WMX.

Within the technical development process of the Ducati motocross project, the valuable experience of Tony Cairoli, a true reference figure in Ducati MX development, brings significant technical, sporting and human value to the program.

Excellence in braking technology with Galfer Wave and Disc Shark® brake discs

To tackle the demands of the season, Galfer riders will rely on the brand’s most advanced braking technology. Depending on race conditions, they will choose between the iconic Wave brake discs, recognized for their distinctive design and powerful, consistent and highly modulable braking, and the innovative Disc Shark® discs, developed to withstand the most extreme thermal stresses under any track condition.
All riders will also use the Racing G1396R sintered brake pads, developed with an advanced compound introduced in 2024 and scheduled to become available to all enthusiasts in 2026. This combination guarantees maximum performance, control and reliability, even in the most demanding environments of international motocross competition.

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BARILOCHE (Patagonia - Argentina) 4 March 2026 – Infront Moto Racing is pleased to announce the renewal of its long-standing collaboration with Pirelli, confirming the Italian manufacturer as an Tyre Partner of the FIM Motocross World Championship in a new three‑year agreement running through the end of 2028.

Pirelli’s connection with the MXGP spans several decades, during which the series has served as a vital environment for the development and validation of tyres that are not prototypes, but standard products available to riders worldwide. This philosophy continues to underline the brand’s approach to motocross competition at the highest level.

The performance of the SCORPION™ MX32™ Mid Soft tyre (see photos), alongside the SCORPION™ MX32™ Soft, has demonstrated Pirelli’s competitive strength throughout the championship. During the 2025 season, riders equipped with SCORPION™ MX32™ tyres claimed victory in 16 of the 20 Grands Prix, secured 17 pole positions and won 30 of the 39 races contested.

Over its rich history in the discipline, Pirelli has accumulated an impressive 83 FIM Motocross World Titles from 1980 to today, achieved together with some of the sport’s most iconic names, including Stefan Everts, Antonio Cairoli, André Malherbe, Eric Geboers, Joël Smets, David Thorpe, Jeffrey Herlings, Romain Febvre, Tim Gajser and Jorge Prado.

The continued partnership reflects a shared commitment between Infront Moto Racing and Pirelli to push performance standards while ensuring that innovations developed on the world stage translate directly to products available for everyday riders.

With the renewed agreement in place, Pirelli will remain a key technical partner in MXGP’s ongoing evolution, supporting teams and riders as the championship continues to grow worldwide.

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BARILOCHE (Argentina – Patagonia) 3 March 2026 – At last – it’s here!  The long-anticipated first round of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championships takes place this weekend as the YPF  MXGP of Argentina hits the new venue of the Bariloche MX Race Track!  With more GP winners than ever before lining up for the premier MXGP class, the excitement and intrigue as to who will emerge victorious at each and every round is set to make this an explosive season of racing at its very best!

For the very first time since both classes were conceived, both MXGP and MX2 World Champions will be easily identifiable with the #1 plates that they will be looking to defend, but for just how long will they stay on those shiny new red backings?  There are many out to dethrone them!

The new venue sits just 85km south of the old Villa La Angostura circuit, in the Patagonia region near the border with Chile. The nearby city of San Carlos de Bariloche lies on the south shore of the Nahuel Huapi glacial lake which laps the feet of the Andes Mountains. It is doubtlessly one of the most outstanding areas of natural beauty on the planet.

The city itself is the third most visited city in all of Argentina, relying on tourism thanks to its legendary hiking trails, ski resorts and water sports facilities.  It is also famous for its chocolate, so many of the team members’ families will have placed their orders for gifts already! It becomes the sixth circuit to host Grand Prix Motocross in the South American nation, which hosts its 18^th MXGP event, and the season opener for the sixth time.

After last year’s event was held in sweltering conditions, this more southern region is much further from the equator, promising a milder climate and a softer surface than in Córdoba.  The track plan and images suggest a similar fast layout with elevation changes, and will hopefully be just as popular as the previous Argentine circuits we have enjoyed!

As the season opener in a time zone just four hours ahead of mainland Europe, there should be a huge demand for coverage on MXGP-TV with a perfect prime-time viewing schedule to kick start the 2026 World Championships!

The line-up for the MXGP class is simply breath-taking in 2026.  To summarise, there are eight World Champions with 18 titles between them.  15 of the riders have got Grand Prix winner’s trophies in their cabinets, with a total of 317 victories to their names – enough for nearly 16 full seasons of GP wins!

There are incredible stories wherever you look in 2026.  So let’s start at the top!  Reigning World Champion Romain Febvre will brandish the well-earned #1 plate on his Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP machine, after taking his second world title a record ten years after his first in a consistent season that saw him hold back his chasing rivals from round seven onwards.  Although he has liked both of the Argentine circuits he’s raced on, he has won only one Qualifying Race and one GP race in his eight trips to the country, finishing second overall at each of the last two visits. Do not put it past the crafty Frenchman to go one better and keep his #1 on a shiny red plate!

Second in 2026 was the rider who has won more GPs than anyone over the last two seasons on his way to the silver medal in first the MX2 class, then MXGP!  Lucas Coenen has changed nothing but his number for 2026, as he now runs with the #5 on his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing steed, and the Belgian will look for nothing less than title success in his final campaign as a teenager! However, his three visits to Argentina have not been too kind to him, with an MX2 Qualifying Race win in 2024 giving him his only career red plate so far, but a crash on race day took it away from him instantly. Will he get another this time around?

    
1.Romain Febvre; 2. Lucas Coenen (Credit: KTM)

Last year’s top two have stayed in their previous teams, but their challengers with the biggest reputations have both undergone a massive change in programme for the first time in over a decade!  Both five-time World Champions in the field, Dutchman Jeffrey Herlings and Slovenian Tim Gajser, have switched teams for the first time in their long MXGP careers, and a massive part of the intrigue this season is just how well they will cope with the different landscapes they have put themselves in.

Herlings, the GP win record holder at 112 victories and counting, is now with the new-look Honda HRC Petronas outfit, after sixteen years of being on Austrian machinery, and it will take some getting used to when the #84 hits a GP track on a Japanese bike for the first time. Only two of the 31-year-old’s victories have come in Argentina, with 2018 being his only success in the MXGP class after he enjoyed a perfect MX2 weekend in 2016.

Gajser has left HRC after 12 years to join the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP squad, and he lines up with the best record of anybody in Argentina with three GP wins, seven podiums, five race wins and three Qualifying race wins! After injury derailed his 2025 title challenge, he is just as hungry as Herlings for his sixth world title, and has looked fantastic in preseason races. The only GP winner ever to hail from Slovenia, Tim will be tough to beat despite the change to blue as he prepares to turn 30 in September.

    
Photos: 1. Jeffrey Herlings; 2. Tim Gajser

There is yet more mystery on the horizon as no less than THREE former World MX2 Champions join the MXGP class for their first year on 450 machinery!  2024 Champion Kay de Wolf, 2023 Champion Andrea Adamo, and double Champ Tom Vialle from 2020 & ’22 all enter the fray, making it the single biggest influx of dazzling talent to come into MXGP since the class was conceived in the early 2000s!

De Wolf has spent his entire professional career with the Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing team, and has been playing on their 450 for the last two years at least, so the tall Dutchman will be very used to the bigger bike from the very first gate drop. A preseason hand injury might be the biggest obstacle in his path, but he will be looking forward to not being at such a disadvantage off the start line as he was in MX2. He has come away with the winner’s trophy, and MX2 red plate, after both of the last two trips to South America.

Adamo takes the place of Herlings for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, and has been instantly fast on the SX-F 450.  After a Qualifying Race win last year, his 2025 Argentine GP was sabotaged by a mechanical issue in race one before he took second in race two, wondering what might have been.  He is something of an underdog amongst this level of competition, but that is a position in which the gutsy Italian tends to thrive!

Vialle has been absent from the GP scene altogether since he took the 2022 MX2 crown at the very last gasp, but he has also looked great in preseason as he joins the Honda HRC Petronas team alongside Herlings.  With his new #16 plate, the 25-year-old Frenchman could also be an underdog, even though he won at Neuquen in his last visit to Argentina.  His performance in 2026 is possibly one of the most difficult to predict.

     
1. Tom Vialle;  2. Kay de Wolf (Credit: Husqvarna);

The rider who took the MX2 crown between Vialle’s two titles is the one who took the red plate home from last year’s journey to this country, his compatriot Maxime Renaux.  Staying with Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, for whom he took that 2021 title and won overall at Córdoba last year, will be keen to show himself as an equal to his new teammate Gajser and get off to just the sort of start he did in 2025.  A strong opening round will be the perfect fuel for the French 25-year-old’s confidence to put himself amongst the top runners!

Another with new teammates to deal with is Ruben Fernandez, who lines up again for Honda HRC Petronas after claiming fourth in the world for the team last year.  His sole GP victory came in the Argentine round in 2023, and he would dearly love to upstage his more heralded teammates as well as every other contender as he heads to his home GP for round two!

Also staying with his previous team is 2017 MX2 World Champion Pauls Jonass, back with Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP for his eighth season in the class. Having won two MX2 GPs in Argentina in 2017 & ’18, he also took his only ever Qualifying race win in the MXGP class back in 2022, so the South American air has usually done him a power of good.  Determined to stay healthy for an entire season, he could be a surprise podium contender at Bariloche.

With two new riders alongside their most successful rider to date, Ducati Factory Racing MXGP will be looking to make further progress after they shocked the field with multiple holeshots in Argentina last year!  With Calvin Vlaanderen and Andrea Bonacorsi joining Swiss veteran Jeremy Seewer, they have riders who were sixth, eighth, and tenth in the final 2025 MXGP standings, with a great mix of youth and experience to drive the Italian manufacturer forward in its second full season of dirt bike racing.

Two further Italian manufacturers head to Bariloche with completely new line-ups in their hopes for further success.  Fantic Factory Racing MXGP, after taking the 2025 MXGP bronze medal with Glenn Coldenhoff, have now come under the management of former World Champion Jacky Martens, and bring Alberto Forato and Brent van Doninck onto factory machinery for the first time in their careers. Both have suffered recent disappointment in Argentina and will be hoping for a safe weekend.

    
1. Andrea Adamo (Credit: KTM); 2. Calvin Vlaanderen (Credit: Ducati)

MRT Racing Team Beta have brought in four-time MX2 silver medallist Jago Geerts, who is looking for a career resurrection after two tough years in the premier class. Jago has won two GPs, three races, and two Qualifying races in Argentina, and will be hoping to rediscover his MX2 speed in 2026.  He is joined by Dutchman Rick Elzinga, the former EMX250 Champion who is making his MXGP debut in 2026.  The team are quietly hopeful for a solid season from their new recruits.

The privateer charge is led by Team Honda Motoblouz SR Motul, as they have brought in another fast MXGP rookie in the shape of Thibault Benistant, ready to hit a GP track on a bike that isn’t blue for the first time, and a potential force if he gets out of the gate well. Hard-charging Norwegian Kevin Horgmo is back for his third year with the team, and could be another surprise package. The pair were third and fourth in the 2023 Argentine MX2 GP, and will likely push each other up the order through the year.

Jan Pancar is still with his own TEM JP253 KTM Racing outfit, and hoping to break the top ten of the series after finishing 11^th in the Championship last year. Venrooy KTM Racing have picked up Mattia Guadagnini for 2026, and the 23-year-old Italian took a fine fourth in Argentina last year, so watch for another fast start for the #101.  Isak Gifting returns for a third year with JK Racing Yamaha, while Kevin Brumann makes the trip for MX-Handel Husqvarna Racing.  Finally, two more privateers make their MXGP debut in the shape of Spaniard Oriol Oliver for Gabriel SS24 KTM, and Swede Leopold Ambjornsson for Team Leoparden Racing.

With plenty of fast South Americans ready to join the fun, including fast Brazilian Nations veteran Enzo Lopes, the start line will be packed for the first gate drop of what promises to be an enthralling season of MXGP racing!  Who will emerge triumphant is literally anyone’s guess!

15 Grand Prix Winners entered in MXGP for Argentina:

• Jeffrey Herlings – 112 GP Wins
• Tim Gajser – 52 GP Wins
• Romain Febvre – 26
• Jago Geerts – 24
• Tom Vialle – 24
• Lucas Coenen – 16
• Kay de Wolf - 15
• Jeremy Seewer – 13
• Pauls Jonass – 12
• Maxime Renaux – 9
• Andrea Adamo – 6
• Thibault Benistant – 3
• Calvin Vlaanderen – 2
• Mattia Guadagnini – 2
• Ruben Fernandez – 1

MX2 Start 2025 Cordoba

Reigning World Champion Simon Längenfelder starts the season as favourite in an MX2 class full of youthful expectations and hungry warriors out to establish their reputations in the Motocross world as the next big things, and as always the action will be frantic as ambition outweighs experience and desire pushes personal limits!

The German #1 plate holder, only the third World Champion from his country in Motocross history, stays on familiar Red Bull KTM Factory Racing machinery, but switches to the KTM Austria awning as a replacement for Andrea Adamo.  Simon has tasted podium success in Argentina for the last two years, but despite a race win in 2024 he has yet to hit the top spot overall. He will be happy that the temperatures should be cooler in Bariloche than the punishing heat of Córdoba last year.

Simon Längefelder (Credit: KTM )

Sacha Coenen improved his consistency last year to reach fourth in the MX2 World Championship, and continues with the Davide de Carli-ran Red Bull KTM Factory Racing squad that helped him get there.  The Belgian teenager is always the favourite for the Fox Holeshot Award, and he used those starts to take a solid second overall in Argentina last year with a race two victory. He will be confident of starting a season well as he looks to challenge for the title from the very outset.

For the last two MX2 seasons, the top non-Austrian manufacturer has come from the UK, and the Triumph Racing Factory Team will be out to get even higher in 2026 than the fifth position they achieved with Camden McLellan in 2025 and Mikkel Haarup in 2024.  The South African has a home GP to look forward to this season and will surely look to move up from the single GP race win and four podium results currently next to his name. 

Camden is again teamed up with Guillem Farres, who also took a race victory last year on his way to eighth in the series, and is set up well for his last year in the MX2 category. 

One rider who will be happy to head to Argentina at 100% fitness will be Liam Everts, as the sole representative for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing in MX2 has started both of his last two seasons in recovery from injury.  Fourth and sixth in the last two campaigns and with six GP wins to his name, albeit with only five race wins, the 21-year-old from the most legendary family in World Motocross will have his jaw set to be a title contender from the outset.

Two second-year former European Champions lead the charge for the Japanese manufacturers in MX2, as 20-year-old Valerio Lata takes the reins again at Honda HRC Petronas after finishing 2025 with a fine podium at the final round in Australia. The Italian will be looking to improve his form on softer tracks to strengthen his campaign this time.

Lata’s former EMX rival Mathis Valin will be back for Kawasaki Racing Team MX2, and though he dazzled with his speed at Córdoba last year, he also crashed spectacularly out of contention.  A calmer approach could see the 19-year-old Frenchman as a serious title threat in 2026.

    
1. Liam Everts; 2. Mathis Valin

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 bring Valin’s successor as EMX250 Champion, Janis Reisulis, into the MX2 class for the first time. The 17-year-old kid they call “The Killer” is used to battling at the front, and will expect no less in the World Championship!  Don’t expect a smile, even if he does win! He joins his elder brother Karlis Reisulis on the squad, and the Latvian pair will seek to put the blue crew back to the top of an MX2 class they used to dominate in the days of Renaux and Geerts.

The Beddini Racing Ducati Factory MX2 Team will bring the new Desmo250 MX into its first season of World Championship racing, with Italian Ferruccio Zanchi at the handlebars for his third and final year in the class.  Sixth overall in his first appearance in Patagonia, and a race winner in the deep mud of Cozar last year, it will be fascinating to see what he can do on the brand-new machine.

Dutchman Cas Valk moves to his first full factory ride with TM Moto CRD Motosport, and the 21-year-old scored his best race finish of the year in Argentina last year, with third place in a muddy first outing. Although his 2025 campaign tailed off, he will be out to challenge his former EMX rivals Valin and Lata as they all make a push towards the front in their second full season!

Another former EMX Champion leads the privateer efforts as Hungarian Noel Zanocz debuts for Venrooy KTM Racing, and the 19-year-old who took Janis Reisulis all the way for the EMX250 title last year is keen to establish himself as a future star in the making.  Czech star Julius Mikula returns to the Osicka MX Team from his home country, also on KTM machinery.  The Maddii Racing Honda ABF Italia squad bring Maxime Grau to his first Grand Prix in Argentina, while Dutch privateers Kay Karssemakers, for DRT Kawasaki, and Scott Smulders for the SixtySeven Racing Team all aim for the top ten in the ultra-competitive MX2 class!

    
1. Camden Mc Lellan (Credit: Triumph);  2. Sacha Coenen

The stage is set, the machines are prepared, and the athletes are ready to start what should be a landmark year in World Championship Motocross racing, spanning 19 rounds across 17 countries and five continents, the biggest global series in the sport is set to excite, delight, and astound fans in 2026! Do not be missing a single wheel churning the dirt! Here we go! 

TIMETABLE (Local Timing UTC-3)

SATURDAY: 09:15-09:45 Blåkläder Start Practice MX2, 09:50-10:20 Blåkläder Start Practice MXGP, 10:45 MX2 Free Practice, 11:15 MXGP Free Practice, 13:20 MX2 Time Practice, 14:00 MXGP Time Practice, 15:25 MX2 Qualifying Race, 16:10 MXGP Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY: 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 12:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2.

Saturday’s Time Practice, the Qualifying Race, and all four GP races 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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CORDOBA (Argentina) 2 March  2025 – The 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship is about to kick-off as MXGP lands to San Carlos de Bariloche in Patagonia - Argentina for what is going to be the most anticipated season in MXGP  history! The Bariloche MX Race Track  is welconing the first Grand Prix of the season on 7-8 March 2026!

Check out the full timetable and entry lists for the YPF MXGP of Argentina below.

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MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

Motocross Grand Prix and the country of Argentina have created a very strong relationship over the last decade, with the MXGP Championship returning there in 2015 and running nearly every year since then, apart for those tough years of Covid in 2020 and 2021.

While the last 11 visits to Argentina have really surprised and excited the MXGP paddock, it was way back in 1985 that the first ever Grand Prix was held in the country. Finnish rider Pekka Vehkonen won the 125cc Grand Prix at the Salta circuit and a year later it was Dutchman Dave Strijbos who stood on top of the podium in Argentina.

In 1987 American Rodney Smith won the 250cc Grand Prix of Argentina, held at the Salta track. Smith went 1-1 to lead on Jorgen Nilsson and Rob Herring. A year later, little known Giuseppe Andreani also won on Argentine soil, also at the Salta circuit. It was the last of four Grand Prix wins for the Italian, a rider who was a regular top ten guy in his career and took out that victory in Argentina with 4-1 results in the 250cc GP, beating better-known riders Vehkonen and American Ricky Ryan. That win in Argentina was something of a surprise as the aging Andreani was edging close to the end of his career and actually finished 12th in the Motocross World Championship in 1988.

In 1989 another American stood on top of the podium as Trampas Parker won at the Cosquin circuit, taking 3-1 results to finish ahead of countryman Mike Healey and Italian Alessandro Puzar. Parker also went on to win the 125cc Motocross World Championship in that 1989 season.

The Grand Prix series didn’t return to Argentina for a handful of years, but in 1994, yet another American won there with Bobby Moore finishing with the victory in the 125cc Grand Prix. Moore went 1-2 to lead home his compatriot Bader Manneh with 3-1 and future 125cc World Champion Alessio Chiodi, who scored 2-3 scores.

Chiodi set to become a three-time Motocross World Champion a few years later, was becoming hard to beat and in 1995, again at the Cosquin track, the Italian finished first with 1-4 scores. Second on that day was American Jimmy Button and third Frenchman Mickael Maschio (another future World Champion).

As we all know, the Motocross World Championships didn’t return to Argentina for 20 years and in 2015 German rider Max Nagl took the victory from Clement Desalle and Antonio Cairoli. Nagl was on fire in 2015 and finished with 3-1 results, while Desalle came home with 1-3 and Cairoli 2-2. A handful of races later and all three riders were out of championship running with injuries.

In another surprising win, Dylan Ferrandis won the MX2 GP in 2015, beating Pauls Jonass and Jeremy Seewer, two riders from the current list of elite MXGP riders. It was Tim Gajser, who finished in fifth place in this race that would go on to win the MX2 World Championship and his relationship with Argentina would grow as the years went on.

Gajser sure enough won in Argentina a year later, scoring 3-1 and beating Cairoli and Nagl, who joined him on the podium. In the MX2 class that year, Jeffrey Herlings added his name to the winners list in Argentina, scoring 1-1 to clean up Seewer and Russian rider Aleksandr Tonkov.

Gajser showed his liking for the Patagonian track with another win, 1-1 in the MXGP class, behind him came Jeremy Van Horebeek and Evgeny Bobryshev. In the MX2 class Jonass won in front of Jorge Prado and Seewer.

In 2018, Herlings now in the MXGP class, won a classic battle against Cairoli, Herlings scoring 2-1 results and Cairoli 1-2, in third was Desalle with 3-3 scores. In the MX2 Jonass won again, ahead of Thomas Olsen and Hunter Lawrence.

A year later Cairoli took his first win in Argentina, finishing with a perfect 1-1 ahead of Gajser with 2-2 and Van Horebeek 6-3 scores. MX2 saw the arrival of Prado as a winner on the magnificent Patagonian circuit, he scored 1-1 to lead home Thomas Olsen and Mitch Evans.

As mentioned, 2020 and 2021 we missed travelling to Argentina as COVID 19 rocked the World, but we did return in 2022 with a huge reception from the large spectator turnout. Gajser won again with 2-1 with Maxime Renaux and Prado behind him. In the MX2 it was Frenchman Tom Vialle who won from Jago Geerts and Mikkel Haarup.

In 2023, it was Ruben Fernandez pulled off a shock victory, winning with 5-1, with Herlings second with 4-2 and third was Prado with 1-5. In MX2, Jago Geerts won with 1-1 from Andrea Adamo 3-3 and Maxime Renaux 2-8. A year later in 2024 Prado won again with 1-2 with Romain Febvre second with 2-3 and third was Tim Gajser with 5-1. In MX2 Kay De Wolf won with 2-1 from Simon Langenfelder 1-4 and Mikkel Haarup 5-2.

Finally, last year, Maxime Renaux won with 2-1 from Romain Febvre 1-2 and Tim Gajser 3-3. MX2 went to Kay de Wolf again with 1-5 with Sasha Coenen second with 9-1 and third was Simon Langenfelder with 2-6.

Now we return again to Argentina and as always, the MXGP paddock and the enthusiastic locals will celebrate this strong bond between MXGP and Argentina. A new circuit, and new expectations no doubt. Bring on round one of the 2026 MXGP and MX2 Championships.

As the 2026 MXGP season approaches, H&H Sports, organizer of the MXGP of China brought a unique motorsport safety education program to the Primary School Affiliated to Shanghai Fengxian High School. Blending the thrill of world-class motocross with essential safety awareness, the initiative offered students an inspiring introduction to the sport while reinforcing the importance of protection in everyday life.

The session opened with highlight footage from the 2025 MXGP of China, where spectacular jumps and aerial battles immediately captured the students’ imagination. This excitement created a natural gateway to discuss the critical role of protective equipment in elite competition. Helmets and goggles, indispensable at world-championship speeds, safeguard riders while enabling peak performance in one of the most demanding disciplines of motorsport.

To deepen engagement, students explored real racing gear up closely. Through hands-on learning, complex racing technology was transformed into accessible knowledge about safety and responsibility. Beyond the racetrack, the program also highlighted everyday transportation safety. Students were encouraged to wear helmets when cycling and to fasten seat belts correctly in vehicles.

Looking ahead, the MXGP of China will continue expanding its youth education initiatives, bringing motorsport technology, safety culture, and the spirit of perseverance to more students across the region. Through these efforts, the championship aims not only to showcase world-class racing, but also to contribute positively to the next generation and the future of motorsport in China.