LOKET (Czech Republic) 27th July 2025 – Following a wet and muddy Saturday, the legendary venue of Loket dried up perfectly for today’s Grand prix races, and a bumper crowd gave a great atmosphere for the main races, as the MXGP elite fought to add their names to the illustrious list of winners around the Loketske Serpentiny circuit!
The 14th round of the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championships saw bright sunshine throughout the day, and victory went the way of Lucas Coenen in the MXGP class for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, although Romain Febvre struck back with a second race win to take second overall for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP, and hold on to his Championship lead for now! Consistency and good starts helped Glenn Coldenhoff secure third overall for Fantic Factory Racing MXGP.
After a difficult race on Saturday, MX2 red plate holder Simon Längenfelder re-asserted his authority at the top of the Championship with a brilliant overall victory ahead of fellow Red Bull KTM Factory Racing pilot Andrea Adamo, who took a strong win in race two. After taking his first Qualifying Race win on Saturday, French teenager Mathis Valin scored his first career Grand Prix podium with third overall on Sunday!
Both classes served up a real melting pot of fortunes for riders up and down the leaderboard in a hectic Grand Prix on the spectacular Loket circuit!
The leading pair in the World Championship topped the table in the morning Warm-Up, and although Lucas Coenen doesn’t normally push in this session, maybe he wanted to send a message to Saturday’s Qualifying Race winner Romain Febvre with a final lap time that just about got him ahead of the Frenchman. Roan van de Moosdijk was a surprise third for the KTM Kosak Team.
Knowing how important a good start can be around the Loket circuit, Coenen pulled a stunning Fox Holeshot by the tiniest of margins from Jan Pancar on his private TEM JP253 KTM, while another privateer, Isak Gifting on his JK Racing Yamaha, crucially pushed past Febvre in the second corner, and became an obstacle for the series leader for the next two laps until the Kawasaki man forced his way into third through a tight s-bend section!
By that time Coenen had already stretched out a nine-second lead over the impressive Pancar, but Febvre was unable to instantly make a move on the Slovenian. Ruben Fernandez had put his prototype Honda HRC machine into the top five from the start, and went around the outside of Gifting for fourth on lap four. Still behind Gifting was a wealth of factory talent: Jeremy Seewer for Aruba.it Ducati Factory MX Team, Maxime Renaux for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, Glenn Coldenhoff for Fantic Factory Racing MXGP, Seewer’s teammate Mattia Guadagnini, and a fast-starting Tom Koch on the MRT Racing Team Beta!
Seewer got past Gifting on lap nine, just as Coldenhoff made a move past Renaux for seventh. The Swiss rider made a mistake three laps later, however, and dropped to eighth, where he would finish. Guadagnini clashed with Brent van Doninck on lap 16, an incident which put the Italian on the ground, and sent the Belgian down the pit lane entrance! Sadly for the JM Racing Honda man, he rode through the pit lane and got disqualified for not stopping, as per the regulations. This promoted Jago Geerts to ninth for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, and Brian Bogers up to tenth for Fantic Factory Racing MXGP.
Gifting was passed in the closing laps by Renaux for sixth, but after 12 laps of sitting in Pancar’s wake, Febvre finally made a move stick with an aggressive pass in a right hander to take second, with Coenen already long gone! Fernandez also made a move around the Slovenian four corners later, as Coldenhoff also closed in!
To the shock of everyone, Febvre then dropped the bike in the banked corner behind Pit Lane, and allowed Fernandez, Pancar, and Coldenhoff up to finish second, third, and fourth, leaving Febvre down in fifth and losing nine points to Coenen, leaving the gap at just seven!
Race two began with the Frenchman doing exactly what was required to take back the initiative – get a good start! Narrowly missing the Fox Holeshot by a tyre-width to Coldenhoff, Febvre had Coenen right behind him, but the Belgian was unable to make a pass on his Championship rival. Meanwhile, Renaux and Van Doninck were picking themselves up in the first corner in an incident which also brought Fernandez to a halt, although the Spaniard recovered brilliantly to sit in 13th by the end of the first full lap.
Gifting held a solid fourth ahead of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Calvin Vlaanderen, with Pancar well up again in sixth ahead of Seewer, Geerts, Bogers, and the third Fantic Factory Racing MXGP machine of Andrea Bonacorsi.
Febvre was able to edge ahead of Coldenhoff at the bottom of the circuit on lap three, but Coenen was not able to follow him past and sat behind “The Hoff” for most of the race.
Pancar hit troubles on lap seven, and even had to re-fit his chain partway through the race! His final result of 16th left him in ninth overall ahead of Bogers, a pale reflection of the speed the privateer showed all weekend. Bonacorsi got past Bogers for ninth at two-thirds distance, while a heroic Fernandez got all the way up to seventh after an aggressive move on Geerts with three laps to go. This left the Belgian eighth overall behind teammate Vlaanderen, who was locked into fifth behind Gifting all the way to the finish of race two.
Seewer took sixth in race two to lock in that position overall, while Gifting’s fifth overall marked a brilliant return to action after several GPs away! Fernandez had done enough with his brilliant recovery to salvage fourth overall.
At the front, Coenen was battling arm pump and took until lap 14 of 19 to make a firm inside pass on Coldenhoff for second. He closed the gap on Febvre considerably to within 2.5 seconds at the flag, but the red plate holder had nudged the Championship gap back up to ten points!
Coldenhoff’s third overall was his first ever podium at Loket on his twelfth attempt, and reinforces his position of third in the series by 43 points over Fernandez. Coenen took his 14th career Grand Prix win with a 1-2 scorecard, while Febvre’s second overall was his twelfth podium finish in a row.
The battle for the red plate moves to Coenen’s home GP next weekend at Lommel, where Febvre has won two GPs in the past, so both riders will doubtlessly bring their ‘A’ game to continue what is turning into an enthralling duel for the 2025 MXGP World Championship!
Lucas Coenen: “I mean it was good. I came out first and gained some points, which I didn’t expect because I was really careful on the track. In the second race I felt good, then I made a small mistake but regrouped, passed Glenn (Coldenhoff) and pushed to catch Romain (Febvre), who was far ahead. I closed the gap, which is good for confidence, and I know I have the speed and the fitness. Now let’s keep rolling and have some fun at the next GP."
Romain Febvre: "It was an up and down weekend. Yesterday was good, but in the first race today I didn’t get a good start and had to work hard to get up to second. It took me almost 25 minutes to pass Pancar, and then I made a big mistake on the last lap and rushed, which cost me second and dropped me to fifth, so I was really disappointed. The second race was much better, I took a good start, got into the lead quickly and built a gap to win the race. Still, I feel like I could have won the GP, so a little bit disappointed with that."
Glenn Coldenhoff: "Yeah sure, it’s been another good weekend. In the first moto I missed the start a little and had to fight hard but still managed to get fourth. In the second moto I pulled the holeshot and tried to stay in front as long as I could. I battled with Lucas and made some mistakes, even stalling the bike on the last lap, which was scary, but I still finished third in the moto and got another podium. Things are looking good and I can’t wait for Lommel next week."
Main Photo: Lucas Coenen
Top Photo: MXGP Start Loket
Bottom Photos: 1. Romain Febvre; 2 Glenn Coldenhoff
MXGP - Grand Prix Race 1 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 35:32.054; 2. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:16.117; 3. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), +0:19.881; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Fantic), +0:20.888; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:22.800; 6. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:25.383; 7. Isak Gifting (SWE, Yamaha), +0:25.981; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Ducati), +0:26.501; 9. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +1:03.463; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, Fantic), +1:04.851
MXGP - Grand Prix Race 2 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), 35:30.158; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:02.468; 3. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Fantic), +0:18.191; 4. Isak Gifting (SWE, Yamaha), +0:20.189; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:21.644; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Ducati), +0:36.631; 7. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:42.434; 8. Jago Geerts (BEL, Yamaha), +0:46.001; 9. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, Fantic), +1:01.960; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, Fantic), +1:07.290;
MXGP Overall - Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 47 points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 41 p.; 3. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 38 p.; 4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 36 p.; 5. Isak Gifting (SWE, YAM), 32 p.; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, DUC), 28 p.; 7. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 26 p.; 8. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 25 p.; 9. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), 25 p.; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, FAN), 22 p
MXGP - World Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 678 points; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 668 p.; 3. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 494 p.; 4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 451 p.; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 392 p.; 6. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, FAN), 370 p.; 7. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 368 p.; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, DUC), 327 p.; 9. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 325 p.; 10. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 305 p.
MXGP - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 701 points; 2. Kawasaki, 684 p.; 3. Honda, 633 p.; 4. Yamaha, 575 p.; 5. Fantic, 549 p.; 6. Ducati, 396 p.; 7. Beta, 250 p.; 8. Husqvarna, 66 p.; 9. GASGAS, 7 p.; 10. Triumph, 5 p.;
Photo: MXGP Podium Loket
On the drier circuit in morning Warm-Up, Thibault Benistant posted the fastest time for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 with his last quick lap of the session, while Camden McLellan got up to second for Monster Energy Triumph Racing, and Simon Längenfelder showed that he was over Saturday’s disappointment with third.
The red plate holder blasted to his sixth Fox Holeshot Award of the season and made the best use of the clear track to instantly pull away at the front ahead of his teammate Sacha Coenen, who had got past the Monster Energy Triumph Racing machine of Guillem Farres just after crossing the finish line to start the first full lap. Valin was in fourth ahead of Benistant, and although the two Frenchmen got past Farres on the first full lap, the Spaniard instantly snatched back fourth place with an aggressive move on the Yamaha man!
Valerio Lata ran sixth for Honda HRC ahead of Andrea Adamo, while Kay de Wolf, arguably the pre-race favourite for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing after his incredible pace on Saturday, was languishing back in eighth. His race got worse with a slip in a corner behind Pit Lane on lap four which dropped him back to 11th, leaving the reigning Champ with a lot of work to do again!
Adamo, knowing that his title rival was blazing away in front, moved forward to further his cause by passing Lata smartly around the outside on lap six, although a tip over impeded his progress on lap 11. His fitness paid off though, with two late passes on Lata and Benistant to claim fifth at the flag, just ahead of De Wolf who had also battled past a frustrated Benistant, who took too long to pass Lata and had to settle for seventh ahead of the young Italian. Karlis Reisulis on the Monster Energy Yamaha and David Braceras, returning from injury on the JM Racing Honda, completed the top ten.
Längenfelder dominated the race and won by 16.5 seconds from teammate Coenen, with Valin scoring his best GP race finish to date in third ahead of Farres!
Things would get better for the teenage Frenchman as he took his first Fox Holeshot Award of the season in race two, while Adamo was looking to make amends for the points lost in race one, and was scrapping in second! Lata was again right up there in third, with Längenfelder fourth and Reisulis getting a flyer in fifth!
The two Triumph riders were on the rise, however, and Farres soon led McLellan in fifth and sixth, while De Wolf again had work to do from eighth by the end of lap one! Sacha Coenen’s hopes of a podium were also dashed with a start well outside the top 15. Längenfelder passed Lata for third on lap three, as De Wolf also passed Reisulis for seventh, while Benistant and Braceras ran ninth and tenth.
Adamo bided his time on the dry and slippery circuit but pushed past Valin to claim the lead on lap five and never looked back! Farres and McLellan had both got past Lata by this sage, but the South African fell prey to De Wolf, who also then took fourth from Farres on lap ten!
Lata, still battling with a shoulder injury, dropped to tenth at the flag to claim that position overall, while Reisulis again took ninth for that overall result, giving him his first back-to-back top ten results of the season. McLellan’s eighth overall wasn’t a fair reflection of his speed, while his second race fifth was a better indication of it. Benistant scored seventh in each race for seventh overall behind Farres, which was the Spaniard’s best since his podium in Germany.
De Wolf could only claim fourth in race two, and his fifth overall puts him 59 points off the series leader. Coenen’s recovery from a poor start was typically spectacular, so his 2-8 scores were good enough for fourth overall.
Valin was only passed for second place by the Championship leader on lap 13 of 18, and the young Frenchman was justifiably elated to take his first ever Grand Prix overall podium, and Kawasaki’s first in MX2 since September 2023, when Kevin Horgmo took a race win in Türkiye.
Adamo’s sixth race win of the year puts him 47 points off the series lead, which is still held by Längenfelder as the German, in the closest GP to his home town, took his seventh career Grand Prix victory to tighten his grip on the red plate still further. The big test for the leading pair will be Lommel next weekend, but they can rest assured that they leave the Czech Republic with healthy points advantages over De Wolf.
The destinations of both Motocross World Championships are still very much in question as we head to the deepest sand of the season for the MXGP of Flanders to start August in style!
Simon Längenfelder: "This one feels nice. The first race was a holeshot and win, but for this overall I really had to fight. The track was so slippery, you had to push in places you normally don’t but that’s the nature of this track which I like. I’m really happy to take the overall, and I think it’s my first one this year without going 1-1, so that’s nice."
Andrea Adamo: "In the first race I didn’t get the best start and then I crashed, so I had to fight back to seventh and then fifth, which was quite good. In the second race I did what I had to do, got a good start, stayed in second behind Mathis (Valin) and won. Super happy with that, so let’s keep going like this, there are many GPs to come."
Mathis Valin: "Yeah, it feels so good. I started well all weekend, won my first qualifying race and then had two good starts, two good races. In the second race I couldn’t get the victory, but at least we did the podium, so I’m super happy about it. Thanks to everyone, and I just want to say thank you to my family and my friends!"
Top Photo: Simon Laengenfelder
Bottom Photos: 1. Andrea Adamo; 2. Mathis Valin
MX2 - Grand Prix Race 1 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 33:58.976; 2. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:16.549; 3. Mathis Valin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:21.341; 4. Guillem Farres (ESP, Triumph), +0:28.021; 5. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:29.374; 6. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:34.396; 7. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:39.983; 8. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), +0:47.753; 9. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:54.650; 10. David Braceras (ESP, Honda), +0:59.949
MX2 - Grand Prix Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 33:59.404; 2. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), +0:07.559; 3. Mathis Valin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:10.871; 4. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:15.232; 5. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:26.131; 6. Guillem Farres (ESP, Triumph), +0:27.511; 7. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), +0:27.822; 8. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:45.497; 9. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:49.087; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), +1:01.485
MX2 Overall – Top 10 Classification: 1. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 47 points; 2. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 41 p.; 3. Mathis Valin (FRA, KAW), 40 p.; 4. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 35 p.; 5. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 33 p.; 6. Guillem Farres (ESP, TRI), 33 p.; 7. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 28 p.; 8. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 24 p.; 9. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 24 p.; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 24 p.
MX2 - World Championship Classification: 1. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 665 points; 2. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 618 p.; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 606 p.; 4. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 520 p.; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 492 p.; 6. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 464 p.; 7. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 417 p.; 8. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 330 p.; 9. Guillem Farres (ESP, TRI), 306 p.; 10. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 299 p.;
MX2 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 772 points; 2. Husqvarna, 686 p.; 3. Yamaha, 526 p.; 4. Triumph, 477 p.; 5. Honda, 426 p.; 6. Kawasaki, 277 p.; 7. TM, 182 p.; 8. GASGAS, 12 p.;
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Photo: MX2 Podium Loket
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MXGP OF CZECH REPUBLIC – QUICK FACTS:
Circuit length: 1595m
Type of ground: Hard Pack
Temperature: 23˚
Weather conditions: Sunny
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