MXGP

Antonio Cairoli will race alongside Jeremy Seewer in the Monster Energy MXGP of Trentino, scheduled for April 12 and 13 on the “Il Ciclamino” circuit at Pietramurata (TN).

The nine-time world motocross champion, star of the Ducati World Premiere - Desmo450 MX broadcast online yesterday afternoon, will replace Mattia Guadagnini, who was injured in training last week in Sardinia, with the colours of the Aruba.it – Ducati Factory MX Team.

Antonio Cairoli “I enthusiastically accepted Ducati’s request to race in MXGP at Pietramurata as a replacement for Mattia Guadagnini, to whom I extend my best wishes for a speedy recovery. Even though I wasn’t expecting to return to racing so soon this year, I will use these few days that separate me from the Trentino GP to train and be in the best possible condition on 12 and 13 April. It will also be the perfect opportunity to greet all my fans and Ducati’s fans on the occasion of the launch of the production Desmo450 MX”.

Photo Credit: Ducati Corse

RIOLA SARDO (Sardegna, Italy) 4 April 2025 – The 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship takes to the sands of the popular Riola Sardo circuit this weekend for the MXGP of Sardegna, hosting round four for MXGP and MX2, as well as the opening round of the WMX Women’s Motocross World Championship!

The MXGP class is being led by Slovenian star Tim Gajser, with French heroes Romain Febvre and Maxime Renaux doing all they can to chase him down! However, none of them have won at this circuit before, and star rookie Lucas Coenen could be in the hunt after winning a racer in MX2 last season!

The most successful MXGP rider at this venue, Jeffrey Herlings lines up this weekend for the first time in 2025, and although he may not be 100% physically, the sand master will wonder what he can do on his return after finishing third here last season!

MX2’s reigning World Champion Kay de Wolf  has never finished off the podium here, but he comes to this race only third in the Championship, as leader Liam Everts leads the series by three points over German challenger Simon Laengenfelder, with De Wolf just two further back! Italian heroes Andrea Adamo and Ferruccio Zanchi will be looking to repeat their recent successes on home soil as well!

The WMX series begins with reigning Champion Lotte van Drunen looking to prove that her “Queen of Sand” nickname is accurate by winning again here, but 2023 winner Daniela Guillen and last year’s third place rider Lynn Valk will be out to stop the Champ!

The second race of the WMX World Championships will be broadcast on CBS in the USA, and both races on TV3 Catalunya in Spain!

Below you can find the full list of TV channels that will air LIVE and delayed action of the  MXGP of Sardegna, as well as the 26-minute Behind The Gate magazine show featuring the best moments from the races, exclusive interviews and more.  All of this footage will be available on MXGP-TV.com and via our TV magazine partners following the Grand Prix. 

As always, MXGP fans can follow the races LIVE throughout the weekend. All you need to do is log onto www.MXGP-TV.com Saturday and Sunday, from wherever you are in the world.  This round will also feature live screening of Saturday’s Time Practice sessions, for those who want to see every possible wheel churn through the rollers of Riola!  Come and join us for the racing!

 

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USA CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 ET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 ET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – WMX Race 2 – 12:00 ET – Delayed

 

 

BRAZIL

Bandsports

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

 

EUROPE

Eurosport 2

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

Monday April 07 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 09:30 CET – Delayed

Monday April 07 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 10:30 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 April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

 

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS 3

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

 

ESTONIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

 

FINLAND

MTV Urheilu 3

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 Finnish timing – LIVE

 

FRANCE

LA CHAINE L’EQUIPE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:14 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 14:58 CET – Delayed

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:58 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:29 CET  – Highlights

 

EUROPE

Eurosport 2

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

Monday April 07 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 09:30 CET – Delayed

Monday April 07 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 10:30 CET – Delayed

 

AUTO MOTO TV

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

 

GREAT BRITAIN

TNT 4

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 GMT  – LIVE

 

ITALY

RAI SPORT

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 20:30 CET – Delayed

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 21:30 CET  – Delayed

 

RAI Play

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – Live Stream

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – Live Stream

 

 

EUROPE

Eurosport 2

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

Monday April 07 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 09:30 CET – Delayed

Monday April 07 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 10:30 CET – Delayed

 

LATVIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

 

LITHUANIA

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

 

NETHERLAND

NOS

TBC

 

SLOVENIA

Sport TV1

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

 

SPAIN

TV Galicia

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – TBC

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – TBC

 

TV3 Catalunia

Saturday April 05 2025 – WMX Race 1 – 14:50 CET - LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – WMX Race 2 – tbc early afternoon – Delayed

 

 

ASIA

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

EUROSPORT ASIA

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

Monday April 07 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 09:30 CET – Delayed

Monday April 07 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 10:30 CET – Delayed

 

INDIA and Subcontinent (Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives)
 

VIACOM  - Jio Cinema

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

 

INDONESIA

CHAMPIONS TV

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

 

PACIFIC / AUSTRALIA

STAN SPORTS

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 21:00 AEDT – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 AEDT – LIVE

Sunday April 06 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 00:00 AEDT – LIVE

Monday April 07 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 01:00 AEDT  – LIVE

All races on VOD

 

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26min Behind-the-Gate Magazine Partners:
 

AMERICA

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

Mexico                        FOX Sports                              Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

USA                             MAV TV                                   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                                March 6^th – 18:00 Finnish timing

Hungary                      GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Kosovo                        GP1                                        Thursday after each event at 20:15

Montenegro                GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Northern Macedonia  GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Portugal                      SPORT TV                                Tuesday after the event        

Romania                      Look Sport                               Wednesday after each event

Serbia                          GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Slovenia                      Sport TV                                  Thursday after each event at 20:15  

Turkey             TRT                                          tba

INDIA and Subcontinent (Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives)
 

VIACOM 18                                                                        Wednesday after the event

 

INDONESIA                  Champions TV

 

AUSTRALIA

Australia                      Stan Sport                               Wednesday after each event

 

WORLDWIDE

Worldwide                  YouTube – MXGP TV               16 days after the event.

Worldwide                  Fuel TV                                   

 

 

 

 WATCH IT ALL LIVE!

SCHEDULE — CEST Time (UTC +2)
 

Saturday 5 April

 

Session	Time
Studio Show	12:00 - 12:30
MX2 Time Practice	13:35 - 14:10
MXGP Time Practice	14:10 - 14:45
WMX Race 1	14:50 - 15:35
EMX125 Race 1	15:40 - 16:25
MX2 Qualifying Race	16:25 - 17:10
MXGP Qualifying Race	17:15 - 18:00

 

Sunday 6 April

 

Session	Time
WMX Race 2	09:35 - 10:30
EMX125 Race 2	11:25 - 12:15
MX2 Race 1	13:00 - 14:00
MXGP Race 1	14:00 - 15:00
MX2 Race 2	16:00 - 17:00
MXGP Race 2	17:00 - 18:00

 

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.

 

 

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

FIM Europe

 

RIOLA SARDO (Sardegna, Italy) 3 April 2025 – Round four of the FIM Motocross World Championships takes place this weekend in the deep sand of the Crossodromo Comunale “Le Dune” circuit at Riola Sardo, halfway down the west coast of Sardegna, the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, just south of Corsica.

The first of two straight GPs on Italian territory, the MXGP of Sardegna is the fifth such event to visit the circuit, and the deep beach sand usually combines with the unseasonably warm weather to present a serious challenge to the world’s elite riders, many of whom use the facility for training and testing during the off-season.

The MXGP class in 2025 is being led by three former World Champions, although not one of them has enjoyed a winning feeling at Riola Sardo, merely a single taste of podium champagne each! Tim Gajser leads the series for Honda HRC, and his best result at the track came only last season, when he finished second overall behind Jorge Prado. Romain Febvre sits in second position for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP, with his best result here coming in 2021 with a third overall. Fellow Frenchman Maxime Renaux finished second overall here in his 2021 MX2 Championship-winning season, but the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP man is looking for more as he recovers from a recent wrist injury.

The big news in MXGP is that Red Bull KTM Factory Racing megastar Jeffrey Herlings will line up for the first time in 2025, returning from an off-season knee injury which has taken longer to heal than expected.  He is the only rider to have won two MXGP events here overall, and even if he isn’t physically at 100% yet, he cannot be ruled out on his favourite type of terrain!

The MX2 class saw some incredible racing in France last time out, and it could be just as wide open in Sardegna, however for sure the reigning World Champion Kay de Wolf must be a favourite for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing after taking overall victory last year and second overall in 2023.  His teammate Liam Everts carries the red plate, however, and is no slouch in the soft stuff.  Just eleven points cover the top four in the Championship, with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing duo Simon Laengenfelder and Andrea Adamo lying second and fourth, each behind one of the Husqvarna riders! 

The Sardinian sands will host the opening round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship for 2025, and the “Queen of Sand”, reigning World Champion Lotte van Drunen, will be out to repeat her double win from last season for De Baets Yamaha MX-Team.  Strong challenges should come from Italian favourite Kiara Fontanesi on her FontaRacing GASGAS, as well as last year’s silver medallist and 2023 Sardegna winner, RFME Spain National Team rider Daniela Guillen!  Van Drunen’s Dutch compatriot Lynn Valk was on the podium last year and could well be a contender again, now on the Van Venrooy KTM Racing team.

The only Italian with a red plate in Sardegna will be Niccolò Mannini, as he holds an eleven-point lead for TM Moto CRD Motosport in the EMX125 Championship Presented by FMF series, through sheer consistency in what has been a hectic couple of rounds so far for the two-stroke flyers! Filippo Mantovani, Francesco Bellei, and Riccardo Pini are three more Italians hoping for success in the wide open EMX125cc pack!

The MXGP of Sardegna is difficult to predict in all classes and the challenging circuit will mean the races are never won until the chequered flag flies!

 

Five-time World Champion Tim Gajser has looked in total command of this year’s MXGP World Championship since the first European round at Còzar in Spain, having won all four GP races and one of the two Qualifying Races from rounds two and three. With Renaux struggling through a wrist injury after his win in Argentina, Febvre has taken up the running in second, with a 29-point gap to chase down on Gajser.

The only rider to finish ahead of Gajser since Argentina is Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rookie Lucas Coenen, who won the Qualifying Race in France and took his first career MXGP podium on the Sunday.  His first MXGP event in deep sand ahead of him, the teenage Belgian could be a threat at the circuit where he was only beaten by De Wolf in MX2 last year, after winning race one.  Lying fourth in the Championship, he will be joined for the first time by another factory rider for an Austrian brand, as “The Bullet” fires into his first Grand Prix since winning the final race of the 2024 season in Còzar.

Herlings was looking menacing to Prado in last year’s second race in Sardegna, before a crash cost him the chance of a win, as well as second overall to Gajser.  Winner at Riola Sardo in 2021 & 2023, the latter victory was his 100^th in Grand Prix racing, so he has great memories of this circuit to draw from, although in his first race back he will not start as favourite.

Another rider returning from injury will be Brent van Doninck, back in action for JM Racing Honda after suffering a pre-season injury, and the Belgian is also very much at home in the sand.  Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP flyers Calvin Vlaanderen and Jago Geerts have also tasted overall victory at Riola in the past, while Glenn Coldenhoff took a race win in 2023 and will look to continue his great start to the season as he lies in fifth, level on points with Coenen for Fantic Factory Racing.

Sadly, another rider who had started the season so well, Mattia Guadagnini, broke several ribs in a training crash for the Aruba.it Ducati Factory MX Team, and is likely to miss both Italian rounds while he recovers.  The leading Italian rider in the class will therefore be Andrea Bonacorsi, who has been training at the facility for Fantic Factory Racing and will be keen to repeat his podium result from the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha!

The snarling 450s are undoubtably the toughest machines to wrestle through the beach sand of Riola, so look for some thrilling action right to the end of this tough Grand Prix!

 

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 167 Points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 138 Points; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 121 Points; 4. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 107 Points; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 107 Pts; 6. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KAW), 86 Pts; 7. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, DUC), 84 Pts; 8. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 81 Pts; 9. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 77 Pts; 10. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, FAN), 63 Points.

    

Main Photo: MXGP Start Sardegna 2024 

Bottom Photos: 1. Andrea Bonacorsi ; 2. Jeffrey Herlings

 

Whatever glue they use for the Championship leader’s red plate has not been working in the MX2 World Championship, as it simply hasn’t stuck on any one bike for a significant length of time!

Adamo and his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammate Sacha Coenen have worn it after Qualifying Races, but first De Wolf and then Everts have taken it back for the Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing squad, with Liam managing to retain it through the Sunday of the MXGP of Europe, ready for Sardegna.

Laengenfelder is just three points down in second place, and desperate to grab his first win for nearly 20 months. However, the German has yet to finish on the podium at Riola Sardo, whereas De Wolf, just two points behind in third, has yet to finish off of it! Third in 2021, he was absent injured in 2022, before taking second in 2023 and the overall win last season.  Everts’ best here was a fifth in 2024, just behind Laengenfelder, while Adamo has also never shone at this venue.  The 2023 Champ sits just six points behind De Wolf, eleven off the points lead.

Monster Energy Triumph Racing’s Camden McLellan took a brilliant first career podium in RIola Sardo last year, and Thibault Benistant has twice been third overall here for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2.  The Frenchman is fifth in the points this season and on a high from a great MXGP of Europe on home soil. Can he be a surprise challenger in the deep sand this weekend?!

Sacha Coenen had a torrid weekend in France and will be looking for solid points to recover from sixth in the series. His starts mean he is always likely to be up there, but staying upright will be key to making a serious Championship run from here.  Dutch rookie Cas Valk enjoyed a dominant domestic Championship weekend for Van Venrooy KTM Racing, and is only ten points back of Coenen after finishing sixth overall in each of the first three rounds!

Behind Adamo, Honda HRC man Ferruccio Zanchi is the next best Italian in MX2, sitting in eighth ahead of McLellan and his rookie teammate Valerio Lata.  The boys in red will be up for a good performance to also build the crowd up for the Monster Energy MXGP of Trentino the following weekend!

The deep sand is sure to challenge the MX2 contenders throughout, and all of the classes should enjoy some amazing racing in Sardegna!  Not one to be missed! 

 

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 135 Pts; 2. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, KTM), 132 Points; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 130 Points; 4. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 124 Pts;  5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 111 Pts; 6. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 101 Pts; 7. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 91 Pts; 8. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 74 Pts; 9. Camden McLellan (RSA, TRI), 72 Pts; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 65 Pts.

   

Top Photo: MX2 Start Sardegna 2024

Bottom Photos: 1. Andrea Adamo ; 2. Ferruccio Zanchi

 

 

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

You can find the complete results HERE.

 

 

TIMETABLE

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

SUNDAY:
09:45 WMX Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX125 Race 2, 13:15 MX2 Race 1 14:15, MXGP Race 1, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

 

 

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

FIM Europe
 

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 1 April 2025 - Infront Moto Racing is pleased to announce its partnership with Alayan for the 2025 season of the FIM Motocross World Championship, a collaboration that initiate the company's presence in the world of international sporting events.

As the premier Motocross World Championship, MXGP attracts top-level riders and enthusiasts from all over the world. With a calendar full of events in iconic circuits, the championship represents a perfect blend of adrenaline, technique and spectacle.

This collaboration represents an important step in strengthening the Alayan brand, in line with the values ​​of performance, innovation and reliability that distinguish the company.

Being part of MXGP means joining a globally significant event, further strengthening Alayan's positioning in the world of motorsport.

Alayan: energy for every challenge, on the track and beyond.

 

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

Alayan
 

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing is anticipating a two-rider premier class line-up for the Grand Prix of Sardegna at the Riola Sardo circuit this week with MXGP icon Jeffrey Herlings edging closer to race fitness.

The most successful Grand Prix winner of all-time has been recovering from a right knee reconstruction performed in October 2024 and climbed back on his works KTM 450 SX-F three weeks ago. Herlings has been logging laps and motos as well as making modifications to his 2025 set-up to turn his attention to the international stage.

The 30-year-old five-times world champion has missed Grands Prix in Argentina, Spain and France but will now rejoin the series for his fifteenth world championship year and eighth in the premier class. He’ll link-up with teammate Lucas Coenen in the MXGP gate at the deep and rough sandy track where he has scored two wins and one podium finish in the last four seasons.

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 31 March 2025 – The 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship is going to Sardegna as the fourth round of the series will be held in Riola Sardo on 5-6 April!

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

TIMETABLE

MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

WMX ENTRY LIST 

EMX125 PRESENTED BY FMF RACING ENTRY LIST

As the oldest rider in the MXGP paddock, veteran Dutchman, Glenn Coldenhoff continues to show his amazing endurance and longevity. At 34-years of age, the Dutchman is right in the fight for the 2025 MXGP championship and he just seems to get better and better with age.

Finishing second in the second round of the series in Spain and then sixth last weekend in France, Coldenhoff holds down fifth place in the MXGP points going into Sardinia in two weeks’ time, a circuit that he has finished on the podium on two occasions and one he could very easily win.

If there is one thing that has turned his career around in 2025, it is the work that the Fantic factory team put in in the off-season. With a bike that handles better than in 2024 and a resurgence of motivation, Coldenhoff is looking forward to a successful season.

“The thing is,” Coldenhoff said. “I enjoy riding again, with this bike. The bike is doing what I want it to do and that makes riding a lot more fun. It also makes the training days more fun, because you know you can perform on the bike. I enjoy the hard work and everyone around me, has been working and listening what I need and what I like, and it seems they managed to do what I needed. I am super happy. Fantic made big improvements. I think it will be a nice season for Fantic this year. They worked so hard, and we are working close together, and everyone is really motivated and that gives me a lot of energy and today we see it works out.”

Team owner and manager, Louis Vosters doesn’t want that the team gets ahead of itself and are concentrating on just one race at a time. Despite the podium success of Fantic in Spain, a week later in France it was a tough day.

“We take it race by race,” Vosters said. “You know, if you think too much about results, it isn’t good. For the second race in Spain, I told him, Glenn, you are one of the toughest guys out there, so give it everything you have and let’s see where you end up. We take it race by race, but in the overall results, if he can be top three, we are happy, but we are not thinking about the title. Maybe we can look at a Grand Prix win, later in the season, you never know. At his age, 34 years of age, which is special, but physically he is still young and so motivated. To watch him work, he is so serious and motivated. But also, my other two riders, they also work so hard, and we have a great feeling in this team with our three riders.”

So, as the team takes a weekend off, and then heads to Sardinia, you just know that the deep sand of Riola will be something that will suit Coldenhoff. With his bike performing to his level, a podium seems a very good chance, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he even added Grand Prix victory number seven to his already impressive list of success.

Photo Credit: Fantic Racing

The factory rider of the Aruba.it - Ducati Factory MX Team had an accident yesterday during a training session in Sardinia ahead of the MXGP of Sardegna in Riola Sardo. 

Immediately assisted by the team members on track, Mattia was then transported by ambulance to the Oristano Hospital and subjected to clinical examinations that revealed six clean break to the left ribs as well as various bruises, but without serious complications.

Guadagnini will remain hospitalized in Oristano for a few more days and will then have to observe a period of recovery. Convalescence timing of the 22 years old will be defined after a further medical check-up next week.

Animated flythrough offers sneak peek of Darwin’s leading-edge MXGP of Australia track that will host final leg of world motorcross championships

The countdown for the inaugural MXGP of Australia has begun, and today, event organisers unveiled a sneak peek at Australia’s latest and most exciting international-level motocross track.

A dynamic animated flythrough reveals a first look at the new Hidden Valley Motorsports track in Darwin, which is being purpose-built to host the exclusive Australian round of the FIM Motocross World Championship from September 19-21, 2025, and for at least the next five years.

Set to be one of the most exhilarating and technically complex tracks ever on Australian soil, the state-of-the-art design will push the world’s best motocross riders to the limit when the world motorcross championships return to Australia for the first time in 24 years.

Unlike typical Australian motocross circuits, Hidden Valley’s new track is being constructed to meet strict international premium standards, allowing for larger jumps, faster straights, and more technical obstacles.

The permanent 1.6km track will feature 22 corners, 21 jumps, and a 90-metre start straight that dramatically crosses the Hidden Valley Road Racing Circuit. Designed to be both unique and challenging, the track includes a rolling waves section, a massive triple step-up, and 100-foot (30-metre) jumps - promising heart-pumping, adrenaline-packed action.

Jeff Leisk, Australian motorcross legend and the first Australian to win a World Motocross Grand Prix in 1989, said: “The design Protraxx has delivered is epic. The world's best riders want to be challenged — pushed to the absolute limit of control — to gain an advantage over their rivals. This track has all the elements to do just that.”

“What I also love about the design is that spectators will be able to see most of the track from almost every vantage point. And because it’s part of the Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex, it has all the facilities needed to make the fan experience world-class. Kudos to the NT Government for bringing MXGP to Australia.”

As riders soar through the air and race across the 13-acre site, the roar of the crowd and the leading-edge design will set the stage for an unforgettable moment in Australian and international motocross history.

Designed by Protraxx, Australia’s leading motocross track builders’ experts, the track’s 70% sand and 30% clay blend will provide an ideal surface that rewards skill and precision.

The track was also carefully designed to utilise the natural undulations of Hidden Valley – making it one of the best spectator tracks in the world. With almost every viewpoint offering a clear view of the entire circuit, fans won’t miss a moment of the action.

Delivered by the award-winning Northern Territory Major Events Company (NTMEC) in partnership with Infront Moto Racing and Motorcycling Australia, the MXGP of Australia will be the thrilling finale to the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship.

Broadcast to more than 100 countries and a potential audience of more than 700 million worldwide, the Event will feature a round of the Women’s Motorcross World Championship for the first time in Australia.

The highly anticipated event will feature the MXGP and MX2 categories, the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship (WMX), and national support classes.

The MXGP of Australia will also feature a unique Australian twist, with the debut of a ‘State of Origin’-style support classes for MX3 and MX85 – showcasing the future motocross stars from all over Australia.

Northern Territory Major Events Company Interim Chief Executive Officer, Trevor Cox, said:

"We’re incredibly proud to unveil the design of the new MXGP of Australia track right here in Darwin - a world-class course designed to challenge the world’s best riders and thrill fans. This purpose-built track not only showcases the Northern Territory’s capability to deliver major international sporting events but also creates a legacy for motorsports in our region.

“Hosting the MXGP for the next five years will be a huge tourism drawcard, bringing thousands of visitors to the Territory and injecting millions into the local economy. It’s an incredible opportunity to put Darwin and the NT on the global motocross stage while supporting local businesses, creating jobs, and sharing our unique destination with the world.

“We can’t wait to welcome the world’s best riders to experience this incredible new track at Hidden Valley."

Infront Moto Racing attributed company quotes: "The new motocross track in Darwin is a perfect blend of tradition and modern design. It combines the best of both worlds—with technical, demanding sections alongside fast paced stretches that will truly test riders’ skill and potential. What makes it even more special is the spectator experience: fans can enjoy an incredible view of almost the entire track from any viewing point, making every moment of the race easy to follow and enjoy.”

All tickets and packages for the MXGP of Australia 2025 are on sale now at mxgpaustralia.com.au.

 

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

MXGP Australia

Igniting the Crowd!

From March 21st to 23rd, 2025, the F1 Chinese Grand Prix roared to life at the Shanghai International Circuit, drawing a cumulative audience of over 220,000 spectators. During this period, Hehui Sports brought the MXGP of China round to the Shanghai International Circuit. As a premier global motocross event, MXGP has adhered to its core philosophy of "delivering an ultimate experience and sense of participation for the audience" since its inception in 1957. It is this commitment that created a vibrant atmosphere at the event, with fans showing immense enthusiasm.

First, let's head to the MXGP VR experience zone, where fans can immerse themselves in the unique thrill of motocross through the perspective of a world champion. This experience was a hit among fans, resulting in long queues. Adjacent to the VR zone is our giant helmet photo area, where the yellow backdrop, red stands, and a massive black helmet create a striking contrast, attracting numerous fans to stop and take photos. On the central stage nearby, the popular model sisters delivered a motorcycle dance performance that went viral online. After the performance, they interacted with the audience, engaging in a fast-paced ball-catching game that challenged reaction times and evoked the collision of speed and adrenaline. Additionally, the three-day interactive rewards system was packed with sincerity, as the organizers prepared a wealth of event-related gifts, including custom tote bags, MXGP caps, event scented cards, and postcards. Nearly 20 lucky fans also won exquisite prizes through on-site interactions, such as a limited-edition carbon fiber helmet worth 3,180 yuan, a B.Duck lighter, and MXGP motorcycle figurines.

    

This marks the third collaboration between MXGP and F1, following 2019 and 2024. The synergy between these two world-class motorsport events not only offers fans a double feast but also draws more attention to this international motorcycle racing spectacle! From September 12th to 14th, the MXGP of China round will kick off in full force. We cordially invite you to witness the thrill of high-speed racing in person!

     

 

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

MXGP of China