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LOMMEL (Flanders, Belgium) – 30th July 2026 – For the first time in nearly two full months, the MXGP elite will need their full range of sand riding skills as the notoriously deep Stedelijk Motocrossterrain Lommel circuit hosts round 14 of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championships for the MXGP of Flanders, the only round this year within Belgium, the most successful nation in Motocross Grand Prix history!

This will be the 24th GP event held here since 1990, not counting two historic Nations events in 1981 and 2012, on what is now one of the most heavily-used test venues within the European centre of the sport.  Many teams are based nearby, including some whose workshops literally border the circuit fences! Despite the familiarity with this venue, everybody knows that it never digs out deeper than on Grand Prix weekend!

Jeffrey Herlings is the joint most successful rider around Lommel with four GP victories, and he will be hoping to break the tie with Jorge Prado this weekend! He has regained the red plate in the MXGP World Championship for Honda HRC Petronas after scoring his seventh GP win of the season last weekend at Loket, and looks to be in fine form with a 49-point lead over Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen, whose fitness for his home GP, which he won last year, is in doubt at the time of writing.

Romain Febvre, who battled hard with Coenen for a race win here last year for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP, is only 25 points behind the Belgian and keen to move ahead of him in the standings. There are seven, or maybe eight, former GP winners at this venue lining up in the stellar MXGP category this weekend!

In MX2, Spaniard Guillem Farres might have had his Sunday race win streak halted at seven last weekend, but he still has a four-GP streak going in terms of overall victories. The Triumph Racing Factory Team machine will continue to wear the Red Plate, but his prime chasers will be keen to test his sand skills in a class which contains no former Lommel GP winners! Sacha Coenen fought onto the podium last year, and the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing flyer will be trying to hack down Farres’ 33-point margin at the top.

Farres’ Triumph Racing Factory Team teammate Camden McLellan is known to have serious sand prowess, and he has just taken third in the series by a single point from reigning World Champion Simon Längenfelder, so the South African could almost be considered the favourite for this weekend!

The EMX250 European Championship returns from a one-month break this weekend for its ninth round of 12, and the big news is that BUD Racing Kawasaki’s series leader Francisco Garcia is set to miss this round with a small injury picked up in training!  He has a 104-point advantage over his teammate Jake Cannon, while Dane Nikolaj Skovbjerg is another 17 behind for Team SixtySeven Husqvarna Racing. The lead Belgian in the standings is Jarne Bervoets, son of former Lommel GP winner Marnicq, and after an EMX125 victory here last year, the Team VHR Yamaha Official rider will be hoping for a similar result in 2026!  

A one-round European Championship will also be decided at “Lommelwood” this weekend, as the EMX Open class welcomes a pack full of eager 450cc riders to contend for an EMX title, with the headline-grabbing news that former GP winner Ken de Dycker is set to race on a private KTM, but the title could instead be disputed by former GP regular Nicholas Lapucci on the Millionaire Racing Team Honda Red Moto squad, along with William Voxen Kleeman from Denmark, Germany’s Peter Koenig, and last year’s fourth-place finisher Albin Gerhardsson from Sweden.  Just getting into the race with 50 entrants lining up will be an achievement!

Lommel is the ultimate circuit for seeing the sublime skill of the sand masters ply their trade in some of the softest, most challenging conditions known to man! With an amazing range of classic machines also on display to celebrate 30 years of the Luongo family’s involvement in World Championship Motocross, this weekend is a major attraction for fans across the globe!  Not one to be missed!

Lucas Coenen

The first win at Lommel for 2026 MXGP points leader Jeffrey Herlings came 15 years ago, in 2011, and he even won the MX2 class at the 2012 Motocross of Nations here, lapping most of his opposition!  MXGP wins in 2017, ’18, and ’24 followed, but amazingly “The Bullet” has only raced eight GPs here over the years, half as many as Romain Febvre’s tally of 16, due to the number of injuries the Dutchman has had to contend with in that time.  He will certainly line-up as the favourite to take what would be an incredible 120th career GP victory.

If Lucas Coenen is not able to line up, at a place where he first lit up the EMX250 class with a 1-1 in 2022, then Romain Febvre needs just 26 points over the weekend to overhaul the teenager in the Championship.  The 2021 and 2023 MXGP of Flanders winner will simply be looking to claim his first GP triumph of the year in his last appearance here in green.

Fourth in the series is Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Tim Gajser, who has won three GPs at this venue, albeit the most recent was in 2020, part of a triple-header that was held here in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. Depending on how long his friend Lucas Coenen is away, a bronze medal may still be within the Slovenian’s grasp in what has been a very tough year.

Honda HRC Petronas rider Ruben Fernandez lifted himself into fifth in the World Championship last weekend, although only by three points from the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing ace Andrea Adamo.  Neither of the pair can be said to be a sand expert, although the Italian did take second in last year’s MX2 Qualifying Race. A podium for either rider would be a massive result here, as it would for Maxime Renaux, who dropped to seventh in the standings last weekend for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP.  The Frenchman has climbed the “Lommelwood” podium before, in his MX2 title season of 2021, so will be looking to at least bridge the six-point gap up to Fernandez to re-take his top five status.

Two former MX2 World Champions who have each claimed two GP victories at Lommel, Honda HRC Petronas man Tom Vialle, and Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf, sit in lonely eighth and ninth positions in the 2026 points tables, and will be out for race wins and podium results with no Championship pressure on them this weekend. Kay in particular, with the team workshops a stone’s throw away, will be very keen to impress in his first MXGP appearance in the Benelux region.

Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Pauls Jonass and Red Bull Ducati Factory MX Team rider Calvin Vlaanderen are the next two in the Championship, but both are questionable for this weekend. Calvin has podium results in his career at Lommel and will be doing all he can to line up.

Fomer Lommel GP winners also in the mix include Jago Geerts, who has won three times on home sand here in MX2, and is starting to regularly feature in the top ten this year for MRT Racing Team Beta. Ben Watson also took an MX2 victory here in 2020, and will be looking to finish in the MXGP top ten overall for the fourth time at this track as he lines up for Dirt Store Triumph Racing.  Fantic Factory Racing MXGP’s Brent van Doninck is just three points behind Geerts in the series, and with the team workshop just over the fence, will be a popular figure if he can repeat his excellent start from Czechia last weekend.

There are few more awesome spectacles than seeing 450cc machines being wrestled through the deep sand of Lommel by the MXGP elite, so expect a massive crowd for this weekend!

    
1. Jago Geerts; 2. Brent von Doninck

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, HON), 615 points; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 566 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 541 p.; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, YAM), 489 p.; 5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 414 p.; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 411 p.; 7. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 408 p.; 8. Tom Vialle (FRA, HON), 367 p.; 9. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 292 p.; 10. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KAW), 273 p.

MX2 Start Lommel 2025

Perhaps the biggest question for MX2 is whether or not Guillem Farres can keep his winning streak going through the deep sand of the Stedelijk venue, having yet to win in this kind of terrain.  The good news for the factory Triumph man is that his 33-point lead gives him some buffer over a still-recovering Sacha Coenen, who would otherwise be a strong favourite on home ground.  Farres took ninth overall here last year after a DNF in the Qualifying Race hurt his gate pick badly.

Coenen himself will have had continued treatment to help him prepare for his third GP in as many weekends, and for sure the following weekend off will be a welcome one! The young Belgian has a 37-point buffer over Camden McLellan, and he might need most of that cushion as the South African gave Kay de Wolf a close run here last year, taking second overall.

Simon Längenfelder’s crash last weekend dropped him to fourth behind McLellan, by a single point, and although the German is not the strongest in sand, he is the only one lining up in MX2 with a GP race win to his name at this track, having held off a De Wolf fightback to win race two in 2024! The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing pilot will be hoping that experience can pull him back into the title fight this weekend!

Liam Everts might have added to the attendance in Flanders with his first race win of the year last weekend, and the Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing rider will be looking for his first podium on home ground after finishing fourth here in his last two appearances, and missing last year’s GP! That would be a welcome present for his 22nd birthday the week after the race.

The Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 teammates and brothers Janis and Karlis Reisulis are next up in the table, although the younger sibling Janis has a 100-point margin over seventh, despite Karlis taking his first career podium last weekend.  Janis has two EMX125 victories to his name at Lommel, and could be a nice outside bet for the podium, if not the win!

Mathis Valin is eight in the Championship, and is still questionable for Kawasaki Racing Team MX2 at the track where he has scored two EMX podium results. He was behind 2024 EMX250 winner Valerio Lata in the most recent of those, and the Honda HRC Petronas lone wolf will be hoping to bridge the 20-point gap to the Frenchman in the points table.

Julius Mikula continues to impress as the top non-factory rider in MX2 for Osička Racing KTM.  The young Czech rider has won an EMX125 race here before, so he can tackle the sand, and for sure he’ll be out to continue his momentum with a good result in his last GP as a teenager!

Dutch sand flies Kay Karssemakers, for Dixon Racing Team Kawasaki, and Jens Walvoort for SB Racing KTM, could well be strong contenders in the top ten, with lots of support from over the nearby Netherlands border!

Be sure to tune in for the MXGP of Flanders this weekend, as one of the toughest tracks of the season always throws up some intense racing action!  See you out there!

    
1. Sacha Coenen; 2. Liam Everts

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Guillem Farres (ESP, TRI), 618 points; 2. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 585 p.; 3. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 548 p.; 4. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 547 p.; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 520 p.; 6. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 476 p.; 7. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 376 p.; 8. Mathis Valin (FRA, KAW), 352 p.; 9. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 332 p.; 10. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), 283 p.

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

You can find the complete results HERE.

TIMETABLE

FRIDAY: 16:00 Blåkläder Start Practice MXGP, 16:35 Blåkläder Start Practice MX2

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

SUNDAY: 09:40 EMX Open 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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WHAT THE MXGP ACADEMY IS

The MXGP Academy is a global rider-development programme launched in 2015 by Infront Moto Racing, working in close collaboration with the FIM and national motorcycling federations (FMNs). Its mission rests on two goals: pulling as many young people as possible into motocross as a sport, and giving the talented, passionate ones a genuine pathway toward becoming professional Grand Prix riders.

What sets the Academy apart is where it happens. Every session runs on the same weekend as an MXGP Grand Prix, so participants train, learn and socialise inside the actual paddock, alongside the factory teams and world-class riders they're chasing as role models.

A SEASON OF COACHING, ON AND OFF THE TRACK

Since the season opened in Almonte in Spain back in March, the Academy has now completed five rounds: Spain, France, Germany, Latvia and, most recently, the Czech Republic, where the paddock wrapped up just last week. Across every stop the format has stayed consistent. Fridays cover the basics through classroom-style education, including the MX-A Certificate curriculum and dedicated media training, preparing riders for interviews, sponsor obligations and life in front of a camera, alongside riding sessions delivered in partnership with each round's local coaches. Parents follow their own track throughout the weekend, with workshops on how to communicate with and support a young rider through the pressures of a developing career.

One thread has run through all five rounds so far: Martin van Genderen, the Academy's coordinator, and Jan Postema, its lead technical trainer, are the two members of staff who have been present at every single round this year. Local coaches rotate in at each venue to add region-specific expertise, but van Genderen and Postema are the constant that ties the travelling programme together.

FRANCE'S GIRLS-ONLY WEEKEND

The one round that broke from the usual format was Lacapelle-Marival in France, where the Academy ran its FIM WMX Academy weekend: a girls-only session for 14 female riders from France. It was also the round where van Genderen and Postema were assisted and helped by two-time FIM Women's Motocross World Champion Livia Lancelot who led the session alongside Postema, covering on-track coaching, physical preparation and education, with parents again folded into the programme. The weekend's high point was a visit from Lotte van Drunen, the reigning two-time WMX World Champion and herself a graduate of the very first girls-only MXGP Academy programme, who returned to speak with the group as living proof of where the pathway can lead.

A 360° VIEW OF THE PADDOCK

Beyond the coaching itself, the Academy's real value this season has been the bridge it builds to the paddock and everything behind it: the teams, the technical partners, and the broadcast operation that puts a Grand Prix on screen. This season's workshops proved invaluable on that front, giving riders, parents and trainers a genuine look at the mental, physical and logistical sides of the sport that rarely make it into a highlight reel. Armed with that fuller picture, parents and trainers came away better equipped to support their riders, whether that meant adjusting a training routine or simply understanding what a professional motocross career actually demands day to day.

Tyre partners Pirelli and Dunlop have been a fixture at every round, with their service trucks and technical zones open to riders wanting to understand what goes on underneath them. Beyond the tyre trucks, Saturdays have typically meant guided tours through the paddock's biggest factory operations, Honda, Yamaha, KTM and Kawasaki plus stops with equipment and technical partners: MIPS, TwinAir, the Red Bull hospitality unit, Airoh helmets and Scott's goggle service. Riders leave most Saturdays having met a handful of their own heroes in the paddock, in their awnings and with a phone full of pictures to prove it.

WHAT'S LEFT ON THE CALENDAR

Two rounds remain on the calendar. Uddevalla, Sweden (14–15 August), while Shanghai, China (11–12 September) is close to be confirmed.  Uddevalla is also where the Academy is planning to add a visit to the MXGP-TV studio, giving riders a look at how a Grand Prix actually gets broadcast and having a exclusive view of the setting behind the Studio Show and their presenters, Paul Malin and Lisa Leyland!

Watch the MXGP Academy recap of 2025 below:

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Fantic Factory Racing MXGP is excited to confirm Jörgen-Matthias Talviku as a fill-in rider aboard the Fantic XXF 450 ahead of the team’s home GP in Flanders, Belgium.

With Alberto Forato continuing his recovery following successful surgery on his left scapula, Jörgen-Matthias Talviku will line up alongside Brent Van doninck, allowing Fantic to field two factory XXF 450 machines at the much-anticipated MXGP of Flanders. The 23-year-old from Estonia has already appeared in selected GPs this season, with an impressive eighth-place finish in MXGP race 2 in Latvia as his best result to date.

Jacky Martens, Fantic Factory Racing MXGP Team Owner:
“Alberto’s surgery went very well and his recovery is progressing according to plan, but it is still too early to give an exact timeline for his return. With our home GP coming up, we are pleased to give Jörgen-Matthias Talviku this opportunity aboard our factory bike. He is a young rider, still only 23 years old, and he delivered a strong performance in Latvia. If you can score a top-10 race finish in MXGP, it shows you have the potential and the skills to compete at this level. We are happy to give him this opportunity and hopefully help him take the next step in his career. For our team, as well as for Fantic and all our partners, it is important to have two bikes on the grid – especially at our home round in Lommel. We are confident that Jörgen-Matthias will fit in well.”

Jörgen-Matthias Talviku:
“I am extremely happy to get a chance as a fill-in rider for the Fantic Factory Racing MXGP team. First of all, I would like to wish Alby a fast recovery, because it is never good to see someone get hurt. Of course, this is an opportunity of a lifetime for me. It has always been a dream to ride in a factory team and I have a lot to gain from this project. The first few days with the Fantic crew have been amazing. The team is super professional and a cool group of people to work with. We have already done some good testing and I have enjoyed the factory bike from day one. The feeling on the practice track is already quite good. We are going to do some more testing during the week to be ready for my debut in Lommel. I would like to thank Fantic and the team for the opportunity, and all the sponsors for helping me get to this stage.”

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MONACO (Principailty of Monaco) 28 July 2026 – The 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship is getting ready for the fourteenth round of the season on the tough sand track of Lommel for the MXGP of Flanders on the 1st and 2nd of August.

Checkout the Timetable and Entry Lists for the MXGP of Flanders below:

TIMETABLE

MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

EMX250 ENTRY LIST

EMXOPEN ENTRY LIST

DARWIN (Australia) 28th July 2026 – A mix of Aussie and international stars are preparing to take on the world’s best at the MXGP of Australia presented by Sitzler in Darwin from September 18-20.

Four Australians, Japan’s Souya Nakajima and British-born New Zealander Dylan Walsh will compete as wildcards in the top-flight MXGP class at the final round of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship in the Top End, all eager to make their mark on the demanding Hidden Valley track.

The wildcards are as follows:

•    Jacob Sweet, Vic KTM

•    Cooper Holroyd, NSW, Honda

•    Ryley Fitzpatrick, Qld, KTM

•    Souya Nakajima, Japan, Yamaha

•    Rhys Budd, Qld, Honda

•    Dylan Walsh, Vic KTM

All six MXGP wildcards are drawn from the 2026 Penrite ProMX Championship presented by AMX Superstores (ProMX), with Walsh and two-time Japanese 250cc champion Nakajima competing in the MX2 class and the balance in MX1.

Walsh, whose extensive international experience also includes appearances in the FIM Motocross World Championship and FIM Motocross of Nations, is equal third in the MX2 class ahead of the ProMX grand finale in Queensland on August 1-2.

Meanwhile, recent injuries have put dents in the MX1 campaigns of Sweet and Holroyd – who were both MXGP wildcards in Darwin last year – but Budd and Fitzpatrick have been piling on the pressure to the distributor-backed riders.

Budd, in particular, has turned heads with a successful mid-season switch from MX2 to MX1, and is an impressive 10th in the standings after a brace of solid performances.

Tourism and Events NT CEO, Suzana Bishop: “The MXGP of Australia continues to deliver world‑class racing and the uniquely Territory atmosphere fans love. The return of our wildcard riders and the MA Motocross State Challenge showcases the strength of Australian talent and the pathways we’re building for emerging riders. We’re proud to once again be hosting the final round of the World Championship right here in Darwin and can’t wait to see Hidden Valley come alive in September.”

Six rounds remain in the 2026 MXGP world title, with Honda HRC Petronas’ Jeffrey Herlings the current leader after recent injury woes for Belgian firebrand Red Bull KTM Factory’s Lucas Coenen has seen him come back to the pack. Defending champion Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre also remains in contention, with Darwin again set to host an epic championship-deciding finale.

MX2 Start Darwin 2025 

In MX2, five local wildcards will compete in the hotly contested class. With the MX2 world championship set for a blockbuster finale at Hidden Valley, the Australian charge will be led by KTM star Byron Dennis who is currently running third in the MX2 class of the ProMX Championship.

Dennis was a MX2 wildcard at the 2025 MXGP of Australia, finishing just outside the top 10 in both races. Deacon Paice (KTM) also joined Dennis in Darwin last year, and he too will return to the Top End in 2026.

WMX Start Darwin 2025

It’ll again be Australia versus the star-studded internationals at the final round of the 2026 FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship in Darwin.

Nine Australian wildcards will compete in the MXGP of Australia presented by Sitzler, and in addition, American hard-charger Lachlan Turner, who currently leads the ProMX title after a flawless season, will be making her first appearance in Darwin.

For more information on the MXGP of Australia, including the three-day program and ticketing options, visit mxgpaustralia.com.au.

Related: Dennis to lead MX2 wildcard charge at 2026 MXGP of Australia
Related: Aussie women taking on the world in 2026 MXGP of Australia
Related: MA Motocross State Challenge returning to MXGP of Australia in 2026
Related: 2026 MXGP of Australia to unleash three massive days of racing

2026 MXGP OF AUSTRALIA WILDCARDS

MXGP

•    Jacob Sweet, Vic, KTM

•    Cooper Holroyd, NSW, Honda

•    Ryley Fitzpatrick, Qld, KTM

•    Souya Nakajima, Japan, Yamaha

•    Rhys Budd, Qld, Honda

•    Dylan Walsh, Vic, KTM

MX2

•    Deacon Paice, WA, KTM

•    Byron Dennis, NSW, KTM

•    Riley Burgess, NSW, KTM

•    Thomas O’Neill, Qld, Yamaha

•    Jet Alsop, Qld, Honda

WMX

•    Madi Simpson, Qld, Yamaha

•    Lachlan Turner, USA, Yamaha

•    Sienna Giudice, NSW, KTM

•    Felicity Shrimpton, Qld, Yamaha

•    Darci Whalley, Qld, Honda

•    Leah Rimbas, WA, KTM

•    Makayla Rimbas, WA, Honda

•    Samantha Macarthur, NSW, Husqvarna

•    Emma Milesevic, Vic, Yamaha

•    Stephanie Turnbull, Qld, GASGAS

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LOKET (Czech Republic), 26th July 2026 – The smoking hot summer of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championships continued this weekend as the sun-drenched crowds  provided a crackling atmosphere around the fabled Loketske Serpentiny venue for the MXGP of Czech Republic, which saw a change in the leadership of the MXGP series and perhaps the first clear indication of where the gold medals might go in both classes at the end of the season!

Loket looked fantastic in the blazing sunshine all weekend and the traditional party atmosphere in this picture-perfect corner of Czechia was in full force, while the riders wrestled with a slick, hardpack surface that forced them all to be continually cautious with the throttle.

Taking control of the MXGP World Championship with his first perfect weekend of the 2026 season, Jeffrey Herlings took the Honda HRC Petronas machine to his 119th career GP victory, and matched the records of Joel Smets, Stefan Everts, and Antonio Cairoli with his fourth win at Loket.  So yes, that is the top four GP riders of all-time, in terms of overall victories, at the top in the record books of Loket! Serious company!

Jeffrey’s Honda HRC Petronas teammate Tom Vialle made use of his brilliant starting prowess to notch up second overall, his first podium since Trentino four months ago, while Romain Febvre fought hard for third overall, his fourth straight podium for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP.

The MX2 class saw a fourth straight GP victory for Triumph Racing Factory Team rider Guillem Farres, although his run of consecutive race wins was halted at seven by a race two win for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Liam Everts. The Belgian didn’t get to the podium, however, as Camden McLellan made it a 1-2 for the Triumph Racing Factory Team, and Latvian Karlis Reisulis climbed his first ever Grand Prix podium with third overall for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2.

Once again, the Loket circuit produced a world class test for the MXGP elite, and among the boisterous fans from all across Europe and beyond, the racing was of a similarly high standard, making it yet another classic MXGP of Czech Republic to enjoy again and again!

Head Photo: Jeffrey Herlings
Top Photo: MXGP Start, Czech Republic 2026

Jeffrey Herlings continued to mercilessly push his name to the top of every session of the weekend with another fastest lap in the morning Warm-Up, over two seconds faster than the next best, which was Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP rider Tim Gajser. The Slovenian had his teammate Maxime Renaux below him in the time charts as the Frenchman hoped to improve from his tenth in yesterday’s Qualifying Race.

There was a notable absence on the line today, in the shape of incoming red plate holder Lucas Coenen. Having dropped out of all of the races at Foxhills last weekend, and the Qualifying Race yesterday, the teenage Belgian finally made the decision with his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team to rest for the day and work towards being at full fitness in the future. Whether that means he will try to race at his home GP next weekend is a question yet to be answered.

Tom Vialle just out-dragged his teammate Herlings into the first corner of race one to claim his sixth Fox Holeshot Award of the season! Sole Red Bull KTM Factory Racing representative Andrea Adamo, who took his first career race victory at this circuit, ran third ahead of Fantic Factory Racing MXGP’s Belgian Brent van Doninck and the Team Honda Motoblouz SR Motul of Norwegian Kevin Horgmo! Reigning Champion Romain Febvre had work to do, but hustled to the inside of Van Doninck to take fourth by the end of the first full lap as Horgmo crashed down the order to 19th.

Gajser was holding sixth in front of his fellow Slovenian Jan Pancar, who is always strong here on his TEM JP253 KTM, then Kay de Wolf was eighth on his return for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing.  Ruben Fernandez did not get the best start, down in ninth for Honda HRC Petronas as the MRT Racing Team Beta of Jago Geerts started inside the top ten!

On lap two, Herlings made an outside pass at the bottom of the steepest descent on the track to take the lead from Vialle, and proceeded to power away from the field, as De Wolf and Fernandez both got past Pancar.  Febvre started to make some ground after a few laps, relegating Adamo to fourth with a sharp pass on an uphill jump on lap five, and it took him another five laps to haul in and pass Vialle for second with a drag race from a slow corner up a long hill!  Meanwhile, Van Doninck held onto fifth until half distance, when Fernandez overtook him into the corner before Pit Lane.

Gajser had crashed while catching the Fantic man on lap five, and caught him again by lap 13, but with three laps to go he crashed through a choppy corner, allowing De Wolf and Van Doninck back through into sixth and seventh. It was a season-best finish for the Belgian, as was eighth place for his countryman Geerts! Isak Gifting also got past Gajser after his crash to claim ninth for JK Racing Yamaha, putting the ex-Champ into tenth at the flag.

Up front, however, Herlings claimed his ninth race win of the year to take the Championship lead, with Febvre and Vialle over 18 seconds behind, and Adamo taking a fine fourth ahead of Fernandez.

It looked like Vialle had taken yet another Fox Holeshot Award to equal Lucas Coenen’s total for the year in race two, but closer inspection revealed that Jeremy Seewer, who had retired early in race one, claimed that prize for Venrooy KTM Racing, his first one since Sardegna in April 2025!  Vialle soon restored normal order as he passed the Swiss rider on the first uphill, with Gajser and Herlings also moving ahead on the following few sections. Fernandez and Pancar were also inside the top six, ahead of Maxime Renaux, who had suffered a heavy crash that put him out of race one. Tom Koch was eighth initially for KTM Sarholz Racing Team, with local rider Jakub Teresak within the top ten for HT Racing Group KTM, and Roan van de Moosdijk also in there for Kosak KTM Racing.

Herlings was in emphatic mood, and put together a solid pass through a right-left sequence of corners to get past Gajser for second on lap two, then pulled almost exactly the same move on Vialle to lead just a lap later! Meanwhile, his teammate Fernandez was working on Seewer, moving up to fourth on lap five.  From there, the top four were set for the race!

Romain Febvre had been caught in a pile-up with De Wolf and Gifting in the first corner, and then Van Doninck and Horgmo hit the floor together in turn two! Adamo had also suffered a first lap crash, and although De Wolf retired from the race almost immediately, Febvre put in a stunning charge to reach the top ten by lap five!

Quickly dispatching Koch and Van de Moosdijk two laps later, he then leaned on his countryman Renaux to take seventh by lap nine, and out-powered Pancar to take sixth on lap ten!  Former teammate Seewer was the next to fall to the reigning Champ’s charge, and he had done enough to prevent a Honda HRC Petronas podium sweep by putting himself into third overall, behind Herlings and Vialle, and ahead of Fernandez in the GP.

A tiring Seewer would lose positions to finish an eventual twelfth, as Renaux and Pancar took sixth and seventh.  Van de Moosdijk’s eighth was his best race of the campaign so far, and it put him ninth overall ahead of Gifting!  Geerts made several passes from 15th on lap one to finish ninth, giving him a season best of seventh overall ahead of Pancar.  Adamo recovered to tenth in the race to claim sixth overall, and Gajser’s third made up for his troubled first race enough to put him in fifth for the day.

Herlings was again invincible, claiming his first perfect 1-1-1 of the year for his 119th career victory, including his 225th GP race win!  It moves him into a 49-point lead in the series over Coenen, with Febvre another 25 points behind the Belgian. 

Will the teenager be able to return to action on quite possibly the most brutal circuit of the entire calendar?  That seems unlikely, but the rest will be back to take on the deep sand next weekend.  You most definitely want to be watching that one!

Jeffrey Herlings: "Three starts in a row helped a lot, and racing Tom was clean, we’ve known each other long enough not to touch. The bike is incredible on this kind of track, it just sticks to the ground and lets me do what I want with it. But for me there’s only one thing that matters, and that’s the gold plate. White, black or red, it doesn’t change anything at the moment, so we keep fighting for that."

Tom Vialle: "The last couple of GPs have been tough, a few crashes put me out of good results, so this feels really good. I had three great starts this weekend and that helped a lot. Riding behind Jeffrey, I was trying to learn as much as I could rather than just wanting to get past. Nice to be back, and the bike keeps improving, so we’re heading in a good direction."

Romain Febvre: "I’m happy and disappointed at the same time. I crashed on the first turn, got stuck under another bike, and thought the podium was gone. Somehow I came back to finish fifth, I still can’t believe it. My starts were not great all weekend, so with a better start I think I could have fought for the win."

    
1. Tom Vialle; 2. Romain Febvre
 

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 1 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, Honda), 35:20.291; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:18.310; 3. Tom Vialle (FRA, Honda), +0:23.914; 4. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +0:24.771; 5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:40.610; 6. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), +0:52.820; 7. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Fantic), +0:54.449; 8. Jago Geerts (BEL, Beta), +0:56.891; 9. Isak Gifting (SWE, Yamaha), +0:59.627; 10. Tim Gajser (SLO, Yamaha), +1:02.290

MXGP - Grand Prix Race 2 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, Honda), 35:34.003; 2. Tom Vialle (FRA, Honda), +0:10.910; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, Yamaha), +0:12.298; 4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), +0:36.219; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:49.879; 6. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:58.757; 7. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), +1:02.775; 8. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, KTM), +1:05.588; 9. Jago Geerts (BEL, Beta), +1:07.805; 10. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), +1:12.673

MXGP Overall - Top 10 Classification: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, Honda), 50 points; 2. Tom Vialle (FRA, Honda), 42; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), 38; 4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), 34; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, Yamaha), 31; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 29; 7. Jago Geerts (BEL, Beta), 25; 8. Jan Pancar (SLO, KTM), 23; 9. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, KTM), 23; 10. Isak Gifting (SWE, Yamaha), 19

MXGP - World Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, Honda), 615 points; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 566; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), 541; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, Yamaha), 489; 5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, Honda), 414; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 411; 7. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), 408; 8. Tom Vialle (FRA, Honda), 367; 9. Kay de Wolf (NED, Husqvarna), 292; 10. Pauls Jonass (LAT, Kawasaki), 273

MXGP - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Honda, 703 points; 2. KTM, 660; 3. Yamaha, 573; 4. Kawasaki, 566; 5. Husqvarna, 325; 6. Ducati, 261; 7. Fantic, 260; 8. Beta, 133; 9. Triumph, 102; 10. GASGAS, 4

MXGP Podium, Czech Republic 2026

Guillem Farres

The new red plate on the Triumph Racing Factory Team machine of Guillem Farres shone brightly at the top of the time charts in MX2 morning Warm-Up, while Karlis Reisulis showed good pace in second, ahead of Qualifying Race runner-up Liam Everts in third.

Giving himself every opportunity to score well despite still recovering from a collarbone injury, Sacha Coenen took his 11th Fox Holeshot Award of the season in race one, just ahead of his fellow Red Bull KTM Factory Racing pilot Simon Längenfelder, but the Czech fans were roaring for their teenage sensation Julius Mikula, who fired into turn two in third place for the equally-local Osička KTM MX Team!

What was truly unexpected, however, was a sudden burst of pace from Janis Reisulis, who powered past Mikula up the first hill into third, then pulled a brilliant two-for-one pass on both factory KTMs, through a cambered corner, to take the lead past Pit Lane for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2!

Farres was also on the move, however, and made an inside pass on Coenen for third after also squeezing past Karlis Reisulis towards the finish line jump.  Längenfelder was also swiftly dealt with, and the in-form Spaniard set after the younger Reisulis brother out in front.

Mikula held onto fourth until lap three, when Karlis came past him, as Coenen held sixth in front of Camden McLellan, who yet again started poorly, then the Maddi Racing Honda ABF Italia of Maxime Grau was eighth ahead of Valerio Lata for Honda HRC Petronas. Fast-starting Swede Alve Callemo was in the top ten for the Young Motion powered by Resa team, until Gyan Doensen passed him for Gabriel SS24 KTM Factory Juniors.

Farres finally tracked down Reisulis to pass him cleanly for the lead on lap nine, but McLellan was on an amazing charge! Still in fifth, having dealt with Mikula, as his teammate took the lead, he still had so much work to do, knifing inside Karlis Reisulis for fourth on lap 12.  Then he took on Längenfelder, who got kept back by Janis Reisulis, but the South African passed them both within two laps to take second!

Positions sixth to tenth stayed as they were with Mikula keeping Coenen back in seventh, Grau holding eighth ahead of Lata, while Doensen recorded the best GP race finish of his short career in tenth!

Längenfelder went around Janis Reisulis for third with four laps to go, but suddenly slipped behind the two brothers to end up in fifth! Janis was just over a second ahead of Karlis by the flag, but all eyes were on the Triumph duo as McLellan reeled in Farres, going for an inside move in the penultimate corner!

The South Africa just made contact with his teammates front wheel, and it was enough to pitch his own Triumph onto the ground!  Somehow Farres stayed upright, and was able to cruise the remaining few metres to the finish line for his seventh straight Sunday race win!  McLellan was sporting enough to shake the Spaniard’s hand after the race, despite his inevitable frustration.  Farres’ streak of seven wins was the longest in the class since Jorge Prado won nine in a row in 2019, having beaten Lucas Coenen’s six straight successes at the end of 2024.  It also extended his points lead to 27, ensuring the red plate would stay on his machine for Lommel!

The contest for the Fox Holeshot Award in race two was extremely close, but it went to Mikula by a tyre’s depth for the first time in his career!  The crowd couldn’t enjoy his lead, however, as he was passed by Längenfelder and Liam Everts into turn two.  The Belgian had crashed in the first corner of race one and could only recover to 12th in the near-full line-up of riders.

Mikula had company with Farres as they crossed the Finish line to start the first full lap, and he tangled wheels with the Spaniard and hit the floor, to the dismay of the local fans! He picked it up quickly in 15th, as Everts flew past Längenfelder down the following hill! Janis Reisulis was fourth behind Farres, with Coenen, Karlis Reisulis, the Beddini Racing Ducati Factory MX2 Team stand-in rider Simone Mancini, Grau, KTM Sarholz Racing wildcard Noah Ludwig, and McLellan rounding out the early top ten.

Farres attacked Längenfelder for second, and won a blazingly fast duel through the long left-handed curve towards the finish line!  Shortly after, in a sharp right-handed corner, the German went for an aggressive move that backfired badly, leaving the reigning Champion down in a painful crash, the series leader yet again surviving some contact, and the KTM was soon rolling into Pit Lane clutching his right arm.  We hope he is OK for next weekend, even though he has now lost third in the series to McLellan.

The South African was up to sixth by lap four, then both he and Karlis Reisulis shot past Coenen into the top five by lap seven.  Try as he might, Farres could not close on Everts, who was revelling in the slick and technical conditions.

The Reisulis brothers had their biggest battle yet in MX2, and it was Karlis who made the decisive move to claim third on lap 11, a move which put them into provisional second and third overall!  Sadly for them, McLellan was set to break up the family podium party by passing Janis on lap 13, and that was the top five set for the duration.

Grau passed a struggling Coenen to take sixth, the best race finish of the Frenchman’s career to date!  Dixon Racing Team Kawasaki’s sole MX2 rider Kay Karssemakers, down in race one early with Everts, battled to a credible eighth in race two ahead of the recovering Mikula, who slumped onto the finish line afterwards to pay thanks to his adoring home fans!

Doensen was equally elated with another tenth position, which put the teenage Dutchman in ninth overall ahead of his countryman Karssemakers.  Mikula took eighth behind Coenen, with Grau enjoying a career-best sixth overall in the GP!

Liam’s first race win of the season, and sixth in total, put him fifth overall and wondering what might have been. Janis Reisulis missed the podium, but must have shared in his brother’s joy at a first career GP podium after two full years of trying!

Farres’ race win streak was broken, but his GP winning streak moved on to a fourth straight victory, with McLellan making it a Triumph 1-2 for the second time since the team was formed!  Now with a 33-point margin over Sacha Coenen, it’s looking good for the confident Spaniard, although the two big sand races may prove to be his biggest test yet.

Join us next weekend for the MXGP of Flanders from Lommel in Belgium, as the deep sand awaits to test all of the riders in both classes to their limits!  See you out there!

Guillem Farres: "The bike has been working really well the last three races, so I’m happy about that. This isn’t one of my favourite tracks, but after some not-so-good starts I made it happen anyway. The red plate doesn’t really change anything for me, if anything it just makes me hungrier to win."

Camden Mc Lellan: "With all due respect to everyone else, I think I was the best rider all weekend, in control, fast, smooth, no mistakes. This weekend I took a big step, I got the elbows out and was aggressive with everyone. I know I have the speed to be up there, I just need to sort out the starts and the rest will come together."

Karlis Reisulis: "The podium is one thing, but I was just happy I could ride two good races today. Battling with my brother isn’t easy, he was really trying not to let me past, but it’s nice to race against him. I’ve been waiting a long time for this, and I’m just looking forward to the next rounds."

    
1. Camden Mc Lellan; 2. Karlis Reisulis

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 1 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Guillem Farres (ESP, Triumph), 34:03.298; 2. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:10.705; 3. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:12.517; 4. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:13.808; 5. Simon Langenfelder (GER, KTM), +0:15.555; 6. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), +0:29.162; 7. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:36.237; 8. Maxime Grau (FRA, Honda), +0:42.614; 9. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), +0:49.533; 10. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), +0:51.950

MX2 - Grand Prix Race 2 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Liam Everts (BEL, Husqvarna), 33:57.774; 2. Guillem Farres (ESP, Triumph), +0:06.000; 3. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:08.232; 4. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), +0:10.540; 5. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:24.233; 6. Maxime Grau (FRA, Honda), +0:47.842; 7. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), +0:54.803; 8. Kay Karssemakers (NED, Kawasaki), +0:59.452; 9. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), +1:08.814; 10. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), +1:15.477

MX2 Overall - Top 10 Classification: 1. Guillem Farres (ESP, Triumph), 47 points; 2. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), 40; 3. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), 38; 4. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), 36; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, Husqvarna), 34; 6. Maxime Grau (FRA, Honda), 28; 7. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 28; 8. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), 27; 9. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 22; 10. Kay Karssemakers (NED, Kawasaki), 21

MX2 - World Championship Classification: 1. Guillem Farres (ESP, Triumph), 618 points; 2. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 585; 3. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, Triumph), 548; 4. Simon Langenfelder (GER, KTM), 547; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, Husqvarna), 520; 6. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), 476; 7. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), 376; 8. Mathis Valin (FRA, Kawasaki), 352; 9. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), 332; 10. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), 283

MX2 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. Triumph, 699 points; 2. KTM, 687; 3. Husqvarna, 520; 4. Yamaha, 511; 5. Kawasaki, 451; 6. Honda, 386; 7. Ducati, 153; 8. TM, 87; 9. GASGAS, 65; 10. Fantic, 8

MX2 Podium, Czech Republic 2026

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MXGP OF CZECH REPUBLIC QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1527m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 26°

Weather conditions: Sunny

Crowd Attendance: 39,500

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