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It's going ahead the Beta \ MRT Team partnership in the FIM Motocross World Championship; 2025 will be the fifth year in MXGP for Beta, the third with MRT Team.

In the coming season on the Beta RX 450 of the Beta MRT Team there will still be two riders, Ben Watson as in the last years and Tom Koch, who is a new entry for Beta!
Tom Koch, a twenty-six-year-old German rider, gets his first chance as an official rider in the Beta MRT Team and everybody is expecting a lot from him. He has already stated that he is determined to make a strong comeback from the season just ended, where he only managed to race eleven GPs out of twenty (but anyway finished in the top twenty in the championship overall).

BEN WATSON: "2025 will be my third season with Beta. Obviously I am looking forward to racing again, I have a great feeling with the whole group in the factory and the MRT Racing Team. 2024 was going well, before my injury. But now, after a rest and recovery period, I am ready to start again. Beta has made a good step forward on the bike and after a couple of days of testing I can say that there has been a significant improvement and I am confident. Now it's time to start working for 2025, my plan is to focus on my speed and improve my starts and then I really believe I can be competitive".

TOM KOCH: "This is the chance I have been waiting for for several years now, and I will try to make the most of it! Now that I have got to know the team and the bike I am even more excited about a season full of satisfaction. [...] I was very curious to ride a Beta... I was surprised because I felt good right away, we just adjusted the ‘controls’ and the suspension to my personal style and I really liked it. It's easy to handle and compact and the first impressions when riding it were very positive. It's also very interesting to take part in the development of a bike, there's so much to learn. I want to improve and become better, to fight more consistently for the top-ten".

Photo Credit: MRT Racing Team Beta

Now that we're just under two weeks away from Christmas, we might just be able to offer you the ultimate Christmas gift!  Until 25 December, we're running our ‘Christmas Special’ - an exceptional offer for an unforgettable experience on 2 and 3 August! You can score Sunday/weekend tickets at a whopping €7.50 discount. Youth tickets are also offered at a €5.00 discount.

Our tickets were given a festive Christmas look, and give access to both the event and the paddock as usual. So the ultimate Christmas present for any motocross fan!

Please note: this special offer runs until 25 December. Other tickets, such as camping and VIP will be offered online mid-January.

Get your tickets HERE 

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 10 December 2024 – Infront Moto Racing is thrilled to announce several updates to the 2025 calendar of the FIM Motocross World Championship with the return of the MXGP of Portugal at Agueda and the MXGP of Great Britain at Matterley Basin to the greatest delight of motocross fans.

The MXGP of Portugal will return to the esteemed Crossódromo Internacional de Águeda on 3 - 4 May 2025. Following a spectacular Grand Prix in 2024, where Pauls Jonass clinched his first MXGP victory and Liam Everts showcased exceptional skill to top the podium, the 2025 event promises to deliver another unforgettable experience. Along with MXGP and MX2, Portuguese motocross fans will also be able to see the support classes, EMX250 and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing.

In the latest update to the 2025 MXGP calendar, the previously scheduled first round in Indonesia on June 29 has been cancelled. In its place, the MXGP of Great Britain will now take place at Matterley Basin on 21-22 June 2025. The second Indonesian round on 5-6 July remains on the calendar and will be the MXGP of Indonesia, with the venue to be announced.

The MXGP of Great Britain at Matterley Basin will feature the EMX250 and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing as support classes, ensuring an action-packed weekend for all motocross enthusiasts.

These additions highlight Infront Moto Racing's commitment to delivering a dynamic and comprehensive 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship calendar, providing motocross fans many exciting events.

2025 MXGP Provisional Calendar updated below:

To complete the excitement, Tickets for the MXGP of Portugal are now opened. Click Here to get yours.

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While we all sit back and wait for 2025 to arrive, we can only get excited for what is coming in the MXGP championship of 2025. With two five-time World Motocross champions in Jeffrey Herlings and Tim Gajser, not to mention the defence of his MX2 World championship, by Dutchman Kay de Wolf, there is more than enough to keep our interest.

Herlings and Gajser have been rivals now for a decade, from the moment Gajser captured the 2015 MX2 World title after Herlings had led the championship until injury forced him out of the season and since that 2015 MX2 championship fight, Herlings has won an MX2 title in 2016, then MXGP in 2018 and 2021, while Gajser has won the MXGP championship in 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2022. Herlings knows he can win, but he needs to be at the front early to achieve that.

“All I need is consistently good starts,” Herlings mentioned this year. “I feel like, I am at the level now that I can run anyone’s pace, from the guys I am racing, but I have to be with them, straight from the beginning of the moto. I don’t have the pure speed anymore, where I can come from P9 to P1. You know what I mean. The dominant days, they are over. Even today, I won, but it isn’t like a won by half a minute, you know? We just keep going from here.”

As for Gajser, he always relies on his consistent results and while not always at the same speed as Herlings in the past, his speed in 2024 was as good as anyone’s and only a mistake in the Oriental Beauty Valley MXGP of China, cost him a sixth World title.

“After having such a consistent season, to have a day like today at such a crucial time is hard to take. To lose the championship red plate with one round left was definitely not what I wanted to happen, and I had to win them all. It wasn’t an ideal situation.”

But it won’t just be Herlings and Gajser going for victory in 2025, because Kawasaki factory rider, Romain Febvre, new MXGP rider, Lucas Coenen and veteran, Jeremy Seewer on the Ducati, will all want a piece of the MXGP pie next year. Many eyes will be on Coenen on the De Carli factory KTM machine, and you just know, this young teenager isn’t racing MXGP to finish off the podium.

“I do know, on the 450 I am two seconds quicker than on the 250. From the outside, I look slow on the 450, because I am rolling the corners, but then we look at the times and it’s like, wow, this is fast. Sometimes people look fast from the outside and the lap times are slow, but I am completely the other way around. I don’t’ push the corners, just roll them and then it doesn’t look like WOW, but its fast, you know. Some of the tracks we ride now are really difficult, like Loket, on that track, you need to be in good shape and full focus the whole race. If you lose one second of concentration, you are in trouble, you cannot make a mistake there. Tracks like Lommel, I love Lommel or the other sand tracks, because you flow around that track.”

So, with Herlings and Gajser as the early favourites for 2025 and possibly adding a sixth World title, do not count out the others, because all want to be crowned World motocross champion at the end of the season. Just like 2024, and that legendary 2021 season, tough, tight racing will be what we expect in 2025.

Photo Credit: Ray Archer

PALMA DE MALLORCA (Spain) 8 December 2024 – Palma de Mallorca became the focal point as it hosted the Annual MXGP Organizers Meeting alongside the FIM Awards which has become the tradition for many years. This convergence of key motocross stakeholders at the Melia Palma Marina set the stage for the forthcoming 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship season.

The gathering began with the stunning 2024 season recap video, which captured the thrilling moments from the 2024 MXGP season. This showcase highlighted the exceptional performances and competitive spirit that defined the year.

Marionna Leiva, Marketing Director of Infront Moto Racing, introduced the assembly of important officials, including Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo, IMR COO Daniele Rizzi, and all the department managers. The FIM was represented by FIM/CMS Director Antonio Alia Portela, MXGP Race Director Ingo Partsch, MXGP Technical Director Andrew Summers, FIM Chief Flag Steward Karsten Schneider and FIM Medical Director David McManus. Most of the organizers were also present which underlines, with this extensive collective presence, the collaborative effort essential for organizing a successful championship.

Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo: " It's a pleasure to see this room filled with both long-time collaborators and new faces here in Mallorca. Reflecting on the 2024 season, we've successfully completed 20 Grand Prix events and the Motocross of Nations, navigating diverse continents and tracks—from the deep sands of Lommel to the rocky terrains of Trentino. This diversity underscores the quality of our World Champions, who master varied conditions. Our achievements this year are significant: approximately 48 million unique TV viewers, over 700,000 on-site spectators, participation from more than 2,600 riders across all classes, and attendance by over 2,200 media representatives. These figures highlight the global reach and growing popularity of MXGP.
I really want to thank each organizer; your commitments in providing the good infrastructure and environment to elevate professionalism for riders, ensures that fans return year after year and your dedication is a very vital aspect of our success. Looking ahead, we're thrilled to welcome Ducati in 2025, bringing another manufacturer in our championship which is a testament to MXGP's dynamic future. Initiatives like the Friday test track have enhanced event visibility.
My sincere thanks go also to Antonio Alia Portela and the FIM team for their collaboration. Motocross is more than a global championship; it's a family. Together, we navigate challenges and celebrate successes, continually elevating our sport Thank you all for your support and I look forward to another fantastic season ahead."

FIM/CMS Director Antonio Alia Portela then addressed all the attendees and organizers:
“Gathered in this beautiful part of Spain, we come together not just as colleagues, but as a family spread across the globe. This unity promotes mutual understanding and synergy among Infront, our partners, and all the organizers. Each year, we want to elevate our standards, improving performance across all aspect of our sport. This collective effort strengthens the MXGP brand, a testament to our shared dedication. Your commitment, including necessary investments and improvements, maintains the pillars of this family, meeting the high expectations of teams, riders, and the entire MXGP community. We deeply appreciate your contributions and encourage open dialogue to collaboratively find solutions for continuous development in the good direction to make the sport grow. I want to thank you all for being present and engage in this collaboration”

The meeting included extensive presentations from various departments, covering critical aspects such as paddock logistics, infrastructure development, track preparation, TV/Media strategies and numbers and marketing. This 360˚ approach ensures that all elements were meticulously addressed in preparation for the 2025 season.

A special presentation was dedicated to the new and upcoming venues for the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship including Córdoba, Argentina and Darwin, Australia and concluded the delightful anticipation with the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations presentation scheduled at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA. The meeting continued with the presentation of the official ticket partner for MXGP, WeezEvent, aiming to give useful insights to enhance the ticketing experience for fans worldwide.

It was then the turn of FIM officials to take the stand, including Race Director Ingo Partsch, Technical Director Andy Summers, FIM Chief Flag Steward Karsten Schneider and Medical Director David McManus, provided detailed insights into the FIM's on-site operations and the necessary improvements to be made to keep the high standards during the events. They also offered guidelines to ensure seamless execution at each venue.

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The weekend's activities culminated with the 2025 FIM Awards at the stunning Palma Convention Centre, in the capital city of the beautiful Balearic Island, where champions were honoured by FIM President Jorge Viegas. Mr Viegas introduced the awards giving ceremony by presenting the FIM Hymn. Afterwards an array of champions were invited on stage to receive their Gold Medal which included MXGP World Champion Jorge Prado who could not be present, MX2 World Champion Kay de Wolf, Women's Motocross World Champion Lotte van Drunen, 125cc FIM Junior Motocross World Champion Noel Zanocz, 85cc FIM Junior World Champion Levi Townley, along with SNX World Champion Magnus Reiten and Malene Cottew, the FIM Women’s Snowcross World Champion. Additionally, in the team category medal, Australia received their prize after winning their first Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations.

          
MX2 World Champion Kay de Wolf & WMX World Champion Lotte Van Drunen

Overall, the organizers meeting was a resounding success, with positive feedback from organizers and amazing exchange. It effectively addressed essential details, ensuring complete readiness for the upcoming 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship season.

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There’s only one book relating the Motocross World Championship every year since 2009, it’s Motocross GP Album and the 2024 book is now available!

- You pre ordered it? We will ship it next week!

- You didn’t pre ordered it? You’re lucky! We printed some more copies for you, but we have a limited number of copies so don’t lose time to order it on https://www.motocrossgpalbum.com/

Standard Edition (left) and Limited Edition (right)

Motocross GP Album 2024 it’s :

-       A book with a hard cover,  192 pages, nearly, 200 exclusive pictures by Ray Archer, Lorenzo Resta and Pascal Haudiquert

-       A book available in standard (Kay De Wolf ) or limited edition (Jeffrey Herlings), the difference is only the cover picture

-       Pictures of top 10 riders in the MX2 and MXGP classes, and selected quotes from all these riders

-       The Women and European Championships are also part of the book

-       Team Australia had never won the Motocross of Nations before 2024 ! Jett and Hunter Lawrence alongside Kyle Webster made history, our staff was also there in UK to cover the event!

-       Ducati is coming to MXGP, it was time to look back to all the Italian manufacturers who performed during the past 40 years

-       We found some nice pictures of Tom Vialle racing the 85cc in France, moving successfully in the MX2 class to win two World titles before winning the US Supercross title this season

-       Since its first GP organized in 1984 and the last one in 2024, the track of Saint Jean d’Angely was home of 22 GPs and 2 MX of Nations during the past 40 years. It was time to look back to its history!

-       And to end the book, we bring you in the paddock to meet some “women and men in the shadow” who deserve so much attention

-       And good news, posters are back, we offer you two posters with each book!

Image credits: Mediacross

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 28 November 2024 – Infront Moto Racing, in collaboration with NACON, is delighted to announce that MXGP 24 The Official Game is now available on PC, Playstation®5 and Xbox Series.

​CHECK OUT THE LAUNCH TRAILER OF ' MGXP 24 The Official Game '

The official MXGP game is back, offering fans of motocross racing the chance to experience the thrills and emotions of a real racer. The first instalment in a series that will run until 2028, MXGP 24 The Official Game takes players to the heart of the world's most emblematic championship.

MXGP 24 aims to offer a true-to-life experience for all fans of the sport. Through realistic graphics and extensive official in-game content, players can embody their favourite riders, at the wheel of one of the official bikes, on the 2024 calendar tracks of their choice to experience the entire championship.

Realism is also evident in the game's level design and attention to detail, which extends to the crowds, paddocks and surrounding landscapes, bringing each venue to life.

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Through a variety of game modes, players can choose to go alone in a fast race, a time trial, or climb the ladder in career mode, all the way to the MXGP trophy. For more competitive players, an online multiplayer mode lets you take on the world's best riders.

MXGP 2024 offers:

• All the Grand Prix of the 2024 calendar: 19 tracks will be available when the game is released. A final new race will be added free of charge a few days after the launch.
• Official championship bikes and riders such as Jorge Prado, Jeffrey Herlings, Maxime Renaux,  Andrea Adamo and Kay de Wolf in the MXGP and MX2 categories.
• 50 renowned teams, including Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing, Honda HRC, Kawasaki Factory Racing, Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, Monster Energy Triumph Racing, Fantic Factory Racing and MRT Racing Team Beta.
• An accessible yet realistic grip that provides players with intense driving sensations.
• A high degree of realism, in which the game's level design plays an important role: weather effects on the circuit and the passage of motorcycles deform the track and modify race conditions.
• A complete career mode: the player accompanies his team to victory by influencing the calendar, race strategy and rivalries.

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MGXP 24 The Official Game IS NOW available on PC, Playstation®5 and Xbox Series.

Find MGXP 24 The Official Game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2603040/MXGP_24_The_Official_Game/

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About NACON

A company within the BIGBEN group, NACON was created in 2019 to optimize its expertise and leverage synergies in the video game market. Comprising 16 development studios, AA game publishing, and the design and distribution of premium gaming peripherals, NACON brings 40 years of experience to benefit the world's gaming community. This unified center of excellence strengthens NACON's position in the market and creates unique opportunities for innovation and competitive advantages. www.corporate.nacongaming.com

About Kylotonn

Created in 2006, Kylotonn is one the most important French video game development studios, also known under KT Racing label. Specialized in motorsports and official developer of the WRC FIA World Rally Championship series and Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, the company is internationally recognized for its know-how and for the passion of its teams. With more than 170 employees as of today in Paris and Lyon, Kylotonn has developed more than 30 titles distributed by major publishers. Kylotonn has forged itself a strong technological expertise thanks to the real-time 3D engine KT Engine that the company owns. At the forefront of the video game industry, this technology is also used within R&D partnerships on autonomous vehicle projects in the automotive industry. Since 2018, NACON, one of Europe's leading video game publishers, holds a 100% stake in the company. Kylotonn is member of the French National Developers Federation (Syndicat National du Jeu Vidéo) and Capital Games. The company is supported by BPI, IFCIC and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. For more information, visit www.kylotonn.com.

About Artefacts Studio

Founded in 2003, Artefacts is now one of the major independent players in the French video games industry, with a team of around one hundred experienced contributors. Based in the heart of Lyon, the studio has specialised in the tactical RPG segment since 2017, with the development of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos, on PC and home consoles. Crown Wars is a mature and accomplished tactical RPG that further strengthens its standing on the tactical RPG market.

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It’s December and like every year MXGP is excited to start the countdown to Christmas with the 2024 MXGP Advent Race Calendar!

To celebrate this special time of year, MXGP is happy to share with all our fans over the next 24 days the most exciting and epic races of the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship!

Every day up to Christmas Day, we will unlock a brand-new race from this year which will be available to watch on MXGP’s YouTube channel!

We kick things off with MXGP Race 1 at the MXGP of Flanders, with one of the best Jeffrey Herlings comebacks of his incredible career! Stay tuned as it’ll be out shortly!

Be the first to know when a new race is unlocked from our 2024 Advent Race Calendar and subscribe to the MXGP YouTube channel! Click HERE to follow the playlist with all the 2024 Advent Calendar Races!

Dear MXGP Fans,

As we enter the winter break of MXGP, our team is already fully dedicated to preparing for the 2025 season.

October is usually a very important month for the motorsport industry, as the EICMA in Milano and SPORTEL in Monte Carlo take place. One is the biggest two-wheel fair in the world, and the other is the international gathering for sports stakeholders to connect with the media and TV broadcasting industry. Infront Moto Racing has been a historical partner of both events, participating in each of them since the early 1990s.

This year, we continued our collaboration with the Supercross of Paris by broadcasting the two-day event LIVE on the MXGP-TV.com platform. The official MXGP platform will expand further next year with the addition of the Time Practice session on Saturday to the LIVE program, for the biggest pleasure of our fans. You can already secure your early bird pass for the full 2025 season now on MXGP-TV.com!

MXGP24 The Official Game release’s date as also been announced for the 28^th of November 2024. In collaboration with NACON, Infront Moto Racing is very proud to bring back this popular and worldwide recognize license to the Motocross fans. It will feature all the official tracks, MXGP and MX2 riders of the 2024 MXGP World Championship.

Finally you can already book your ticket for the opening Grand Prix of the season, in Cordoba – Argentina that will take place on the 1^st and 2^nd of March 2025 and several other Grand Prix such as France, Germany and Australia.

David Luongo

CEO Infront Moto Racing

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 22 November 2024 – Infront Moto Racing keeps the off-season fires burning with the online release of issue #133 of the MXGP Magazine!

With excitement building towards the new season to come, but still with time to reflect on an incredible year of racing, the MXGP Magazine provides your fix for Motocross news and views from deep within the World Motocross Championships.

This month we take a close look at the rise through the ranks of teenage French star Mathis Valin, ready to hit the MX2 World Championship with factory Kawasaki equipment beneath him!

The incredible exhibition of motorcycle goodness that is the EICMA show brought us a dazzling display of Motocross machinery, as well as a hatful of World Championship alumni enjoying the chance to kick back and meet the fans or even display their new team’s colours!  The Podcast section lets you hear from Team HRC owner Giacomo Gariboldi!!

With one eye on the future we also look back to the successes of tomorrow’s Motocross heroes with our full review of the 2024 EMX Champions, as well as an insight into the ongoing MXGP Academy that has given so many youngsters a glimpse of life as a Motocross professional.

The Vintage Bike section celebrates the 20th year of the MX2 class with a look at the first yellow machine to compete in the division, the 2004 Suzuki RM-Z 250.

Our Hall of Fame section peers into the beginnings of the WMX World Championship with a celebration of the first ever World Cup winner and multiple Champion, Steffi Laier!

You can find all of this and more in the 133rd edition of MXGP Magazine, which you can download for FREE on the Apple Store or Google Play. Read it HERE.

Users who have already downloaded other issues on their iOS device can automatically download the new issue by opening the News Stand and clicking on the cover of the MXGP Mag. Readers using an Android device can download the magazine for free using this app: IssuuOnAndroid.

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