WMX

DARWIN (Australia) 18 September 2026 - The MXGP World Championship Paddock returned to the Darwin Waterfront Precinct today for the official Media Event, organised once again in partnership with the Tourism & Events Northern Territory. A year after World Championship Motocross made its long awaited return to Australia, the fans were back in great number, queuing to meet their MXGP heroes on the eve of the season's decisive weekend.

Before the formalities got underway, some of the braver riders got up close with the local wildlife, holding snakes, lizards and even crocodiles. Dixon Racing Team Kawasaki's Courtney Duncan and De Baets AIT Yamaha Supported Team's Lotte van Drunen led the way for the WMX contingent, while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Andrea Adamo and Sacha Coenen and Red Bull Ducati Factory MXGP Team's Calvin Vlaanderen also showed that their nerve is not reserved for the race track!

As in 2025, the event began with a traditional Saltwater Welcome to Country, but this year the ceremony was preceded by a poignant didgeridoo performance. The deep, resonant sound of one of the world's oldest instruments drifted across the waterfront and brought a respectful hush over riders, teams and fans alike, setting the tone for what followed.

An elder of the Larrakia people, the Traditional Owners of the land and waters around Darwin, then performed the Welcome to Country, including a blessing of the waterfront. Riders were given a cultural explanation before taking part themselves with a symbolic barefoot step into the water, acknowledging the Larrakia as the Traditional Custodians, the “Saltwater People” of Darwin.

Following the ceremony at the Lagoon Pool, the riders took their places at the signing tables and the waiting fans eagerly collected autographs and selfies, with souvenir posters, shirts, flags and caps all filling up with signatures as the evening went on.

The first on many autograph shopping lists were Honda HRC PETRONAS teammates Jeffrey Herlings and Tom Vialle, while reigning MXGP World Champion Romain Febvre sat alongside his Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP teammate Pauls Jonass. The Triumph Racing MX2 Factory Team duo of Guillem Farres and Camden McLellan were also in the front row of stars, ready to sign the posters, cards and shirts put before them.

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing's Liam Everts and Venrooy KTM Racing's Jeremy Seewer were also kept busy, as were Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 brothers Karlis and Janis Reisulis, Dixon Racing Team Kawasaki's Kay Karssemakers, Japan's Souya Nakajima and Manuel Carreras from RFME Spain National Team. TEAM Honda Motoblouz SR Motul's Kevin Horgmo also made the trip despite being unable to race this weekend, making sure he was there for the Australian fans.

WMX racers were just as much in demand, with RFME Spain National Team's Daniela Guillen, Kiara Fontanesi, Shana van der Vlist, Alexandra Massury and JK Racing Yamaha's Nellie Fransson all signing for a steady stream of fans, alongside American sensation Lachlan Turner.

The home crowd also had plenty of their own to cheer, with Byron Dennis and Australia-based New Zealander Dylan Walsh joined by a number of other Australian riders, all enjoying the atmosphere on the eve of their home Grand Prix.

The big difference this year came from the Outback itself. Instead of last year's jetpack display, the crowd was treated to a performance by Tom Curtain, the Katherine based horseman, dog trainer and Golden Guitar winning country music singer songwriter behind the Katherine Outback Experience.

With his team of working dogs, horses and even goats, Curtain put on a stunning little show, putting his animals through their paces with remarkable ease. The highlight came when he picked up his guitar and sang while riding his horse, completely mesmerising an audience that ranged from the youngest kids at the front to fans of every age!

All in all, it was a memorable evening that blended culture, Outback tradition and MXGP stardust, and built even more excitement for the weekend ahead. The on-track action gets underway tomorrow morning as the MXGP of Australia Presented by Sitzler starts in earnest at the Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex outside Darwin!

All the photos from the MXGP of Australia presented by Sitzler will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

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.

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY:
10:30 WMX Free Practice, 10:55 MX2 Free Practice, 11:25 MXGP Free Practice, 12:10 WMX Qualifying Practice, 12:45 MX2 Time Practice, 13:20 MXGP Time Practice, 14:25 WMX Race 1, 15:15 MX2 Qualifying Race, 16:00 MXGP Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY:
09:45 WMX Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 12:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2.

LINKS

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MXGP Australia

DARWIN (Australia) 18 September 2026 – The 2026 MXGP FIM Motocross World Championships reaches its final round of the season this weekend, as we return to the massively popular Hidden Valley Raceway facility just outside Darwin in the Northern Territory for the MXGP of Australia Presented by Sitzler!

The MX2 World Championship is still to be decided this weekend, and it could be clinched as early as Saturday’s Qualifying Race, as Spaniard Guillem Farres holds a 48-point lead over his Triumph Racing teammate Camden McLellan, with the British manufacturer assured of taking the World Champion over the line at the end of just their third season of racing!

The land Down Under is the only country that MXGP has visited, since 2010, that has not seen a GP victory for this year’s already-crowned MXGP World Champion Jeffrey Herlings, and the Honda HRC Petronas rider has his eyes set on completing a perfect run of victories that started at round 12 back in July! Outgoing World Champion Romain Febvre will be trying to stop Jeffrey’s run and claim what would be his only GP win with the #1 plate. He is already locked in for second in this year’s series. Tom Vialle and Andrea Adamo are only one point apart in their battle to finish 2026 as the best class rookie, and take 4^th in the Championship behind the absent Tim Gajser.

The FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship is also set to be decided at Hidden Valley, and this is the tightest battle of them all, with just six points between leader Daniela Guillen and her legendary chaser Kiara Fonntanesi! Lotte van Drunen will also be looking for victory in her last race with the #1 plate, while American flyer Lachlan Turner makes her World Championship debut to see if she can get amongst the leading regulars!

As for the entire season, Australian channels Stan and 9Go! will broadcast LIVE from their home GP as viewers enjoy the lack of time difference this time around!

The entire weekend’s races will be broadcast LIVE on MXGP-TV.com, with the MXGP of Australia Presented by Sitzler brought to you by Paul Malin, Lisa Leyland, and Ben Rumbold, while Saturday’s Time Practice sessions are also being broadcasted LIVE with Paul and Lisa.

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

All you need to do is log onto www.MXGP-TV.com to catch the final round of the 2026 season and see two World Champions being crowned!

AUSTRALIA

9GO!

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 Local time / 04:30 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 Local time / 05:30 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 Local time / 07:30 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 Local time / 08:30 CEST – LIVE

STAN SPORT

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 Local time / 04:30 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 Local time / 05:30 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 Local time / 07:30 CEST – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 Local time / 08:30 CEST – LIVE

USA CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 20 September 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 13:00 ET – Delayed

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:30 ET – Delayed

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:30 ET – Delayed

BRAZIL

Bandsports

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

CENTRAL AMERICA

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

FOX ONE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

TUBI

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

Tubi México

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

LATIN AMERICA (Except Brazil)

Youtube “Somos FOX”

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

EUROPE

Eurosport 2

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30 CEST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 CEST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

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 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30 CEST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 CEST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

BELGIUM

PLAY SPORTS 3

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30 CEST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 CEST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

CZECH REPUBLIC

TV NOVA – NOVA Sport 1

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

ESTONIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30 CEST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 CEST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

Go3

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30 CEST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 CEST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

FINLAND

MTV MAX

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 09:30 Finnish timing / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

FRANCE

Eurosport 2

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30 CEST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 CEST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

AUTO MOTO TV

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30 CEST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 CEST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

L’EQUIPE.FR

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30 CEST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 CEST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

GREAT BRITAIN

TNT Sports 2

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 03:30 BST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 04:30 BST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 06:30 BST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 07:30 BST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

ITALY

RAI Sport

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 11:30 CEST – Delayed

RAI Play

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

LATVIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30 CEST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 CEST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

Go3

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30 CEST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 CEST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

LITHUANIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30 CEST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 CEST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

Go3

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30 CEST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 CEST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

SLOVENIA

Sport TV1

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30 CEST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 CEST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

SPAIN

TVG2

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

Agalega.gal

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE Stream

TV3 CAT

Sunday 20 September 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 09:00 CEST – Delayed

ASIA

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

EUROSPORT ASIA

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30 CEST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 CEST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

CHINA

TikTok China

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30 CEST / 12:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 CEST / 13:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 07:30 CEST / 15:00 Local time – LIVE

Sunday 20 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 08:30 CEST / 16:00 Local time – LIVE

26min Behind-the-Gate Magazine Partners:

AMERICA

Latin America              You tube Somos FOX              Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

Mexico                        FOX ONE                                 Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

Central America          FOX Tubi                                  Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

                                    FOX ONE                                 Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

USA                             RACER                                     tba

USA                             CBS Sports Network                tba – Junior program only

EUROPE

Albania                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Austria                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Baltics                          TV3 Sport Open                      Thursday after each MXGP

Belgium                       Play sports                              tba

Bosnia                         GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Croatia                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Finland            MTV MAX                                Wednesday after each event 18:00 Finnish timing

Hungary                      GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Kosovo                        GP1                                        Thursday after each event at 20:15

Montenegro                GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Northern Macedonia  GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Portugal                      SPORT TV                                Tuesday after the event

Romania                      Look Sport                               Wednesday after each event

Serbia                          GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Slovenia                      Sport TV                                  Thursday after each event at 20:15

Turkey             TRT                                          tba

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

JIOSTAR                                                                       Wednesday after the event

INDONESIA                  Champions TV

AUSTRALIA

Australia                      Stan Sport                               Wednesday after each event

WORLDWIDE

Worldwide                  YouTube – MXGP TV               16 days after the event.

Worldwide                  Fuel TV

LIVE TIMING – WEEKEND SCHEDULE

SATURDAY – September 19

SUNDAY – September 20

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

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FIM

DARWIN (Australia) – 16th September 2026 – For the second year in a row, the Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex is preparing to host the final round of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship on the outskirts of the Northern Territory capital of Darwin.  Two world titles still wait to be decided this weekend at the MXGP of Australia Presented by Sitzler!

Last year’s inaugural event was extremely well received by both fans and riders alike, and the local organisers are hoping that word has spread further to bring even more fans to the multiple-motorsport facility for the second running this year.

Jeffrey Herlings might already have tied up the MXGP World Championship for Honda HRC Petronas, but he will be fired up to continue his incredible streak of finishing first in every race and practice session since round 12, that’s 38 sessions in a row!  He also has not won in this country before, finishing second last year to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen, who is still absent with injury.  Outgoing World Champion Romain Febvre looked motivated to end Jeffrey’s talk of consecutive wins in China, and the Frenchman will be keen to give the #1 plate a happy farewell in his final GP for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP!

The MX2 World Championship is likely to go right to the wire this weekend, although Spaniard Guillem Farres holds the aces with a 48-point lead over his Triumph Racing Factory teammate Camden McLellan.  The title could be clinched on Saturday if Farres gains three points on the South African in the Qualifying Race, so for sure that one will be a must-watch for fans! The bronze medal is also under dispute, as Sacha Coenen holds only a seven-point advantage over his fellow Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Simon Längenfelder.  Liam Everts is also in the mix for that, being just 26 further back for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, and coming in with a four-GP podium streak!  Australian fans will be cheering on Byron Dennis after the KTM Australia wildcard took a solid seventh overall in China last weekend.

The second world title up for grabs is also the most difficult to predict, as the final round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship also takes place, with one race on each day to decide the fate of the 2026 title, and it’s a generational battle between the aggressive 20-year-old Spaniard Daniela Guillen, who holds a six-point lead for RFME National Team Spain GASGAS, and the legendary Kiara Fontanesi, who looks to take her MXFonta Racing GASGAS to her seventh world title, and her first since becoming a mother six years ago!

Reigning WMX World Champion Lotte van Drunen gave herself an outside chance of retaining her title with a double victory for De Baets AIT Yamaha at her home GP in the Netherlands, but being 48 points behind makes it highly unlikely!  Antipodean fans will be happy to see New Zealander Courtney Duncan race her closest ever GP to home for Dixon Racing Kawasaki, and the exciting wildcard appearance of three-time American Pro Motocross Women’s Champion Lachlan Turner will certainly add spice to the event this weekend as the Altus Blu Cru Yamaha rider looks to get amongst the World Championship regulars!

On a track that received universal approval from all who rode it last year, this weekend’s races promise a fantastic end to the MXGP season in all three classes!

Jeffrey Herlings

Jeffrey Herlings brings the factory Honda to Australia for the first time, and looks to continue his run of seven straight GP wins, 14 straight Sunday race wins, and 20 gate-drops in total including Qualifying Races! Another GP win would see him up to a century and a quarter, sealing what has turned into one of the best seasons of his remarkable career.  He is also in contention for the highest Fox Holeshot Award tally of the year, sitting just one behind his teammate Tom Vialle.

Romain Febvre pushed Herlings very hard in China last weekend, and the Frenchman has one last chance to win a GP with the #1 plate, as well as for the factory Kawasaki team, who he parts company with after the Monster Energy Motocross of Nations, ending a seven-year tenure with the team in green.  He is assured of collecting the silver medal for the season at the end of this weekend. Tim Gajser is also guaranteed of the bronze medal for the season, but the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP man is out for the year with injuries from his Dutch GP crash.

The closest Championship battle in the premier class is for fourth, and it’s also the battle for top MXGP rookie, between Honda HRC Petronas’ Tom Vialle and the lone Red Bull KTM Factory Racing representative in the class, Andrea Adamo.  The Frenchman passed the Italian last weekend in China, but there is only one point between them so Adamo will certainly be pushing to get back up there.

The next four riders in the Championship are sadly absent due to injury, namely Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen, Honda HRC Petronas’ Ruben Fernandez, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Maxime Renaux and Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf. Pauls Jonass is within 28 points of De Wolf, so the Latvian has a shot at moving up to ninth for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP.

Australian riders Rhys Budd and Cooper Holroyd will enjoy their day lining up with the MXGP regulars, as will Brit/Kiwi Dylan Walsh in his second weekend of wildcard action for KTM Australia.

Even though the title has been decided, Herlings’ obsession with his statistics is also motivating his opposition to spoil his fun, making every session highly competitive between the top men!  For sure, the MXGP class is going to be highly entertaining in Darwin!

     
1. Romain Febvre; 2. Tom Vialle

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, HON), 915 points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 752 p.; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, YAM), 659 p.; 4. Tom Vialle (FRA, HON), 593 p.; 5. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 592 p.; 6. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 566 p.; 7. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 523 p.; 8. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 449 p.; 9. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 428 p.; 10. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KAW), 400 p.

MX2 Start, Darwin, Australia 2025
 

Although Camden McLellan won his fourth GP in China, Guillem Farres took the second race win to build his advantage to 48 points, so the title could be decided on Saturday if the Spaniard gains three points or more on the South African! Either way, the Triumph Racing Factory Team will be celebrating a world title for one of their riders, quite the achievement at the end of their third year of racing!  They should be able to wrap up the Manufacturers’ Championship as well, currently leading KTM by 36 points.

The title is now out of reach for Sacha Coenen, but he can take his first ever World Championship medal if he manages to keep it together this weekend, although the unpredictability of Simon Längenfelder this year makes it difficult to guess how that battle will turn out, as the German is only seven behind the teenage Belgian, and could be inspired at the site of his title win last year.

Liam Everts is still staring down the barrel of his first season without a GP win since 2022, so he will be very keen to grab not only his fifth straight podium result but the first overall victory of the season for both himself and the Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing squad.

The Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 teammates and brothers Janis and Karlis Reisulis are assured of finishing sixth and seventh in the Championship, and Janis has never visited Australia before. Karlis took a fine fourth in the mud-fest of last year’s second race, and both kids will be keen to put in a good result in the team’s last GP in its current form.

Osička Racing KTM privateer Julius Mikula is now up to ninth in the Championship, and needs another 14 points to overhaul the absent Honda HRC Petronas rider Valerio Lata for eighth. Kay Karssemakers is also now in the top ten for Dixon Racing Team Kawasaki, and in a rich vein of form at the end of the year!

The local fans will definitely be getting behind Byron Dennis after his fine performance last week, and the teenager could well be inspired to push for a top five overall if he can progress slightly over his ride in China!

Make sure you tune in for the deciding weekend in the WMX and MX2 series, the MXGP of Australia Presented by Sitzler is set to be an absolute firecracker! Let’s see the season out in style!

     
1. Guillem Farres; 2. Camden Mc Lellan

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Guillem Farres (ESP, TRI), 859 points; 2. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 811 p.; 3. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 775 p.; 4. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 768 p.; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 742 p.; 6. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 644 p.; 7. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 528 p.; 8. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 414 p.; 9. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), 401 p.; 10. Kay Karssemakers (NED, KAW), 353 p.

All the photos from the MXGP of Australia presented by Sitzler will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY:
10:30 WMX Free Practice, 10:55 MX2 Free Practice, 11:25 MXGP Free Practice, 12:10 WMX Qualifying Practice, 12:45 MX2 Time Practice, 13:20 MXGP Time Practice, 14:25 WMX Race 1, 15:15 MX2 Qualifying Race, 16:00 MXGP Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY:
09:45 WMX Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 12:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2.

LINKS

Infront Moto Racing

FIM

MXGP Australia

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 15 September 2026 – The final round of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championships is coming back on 19th and 20st of September in Darwin at Hidden Valley Raceway! After the Coronation of Jeffrey Herlings during the seventeenth round in Türkiye in MXGP class, both MX2 and WMX World Champions will be crowned this weekend in Northen Territory!

Checkout the Timetable and Entry Lists for the MXGP of Australia presented by Sitzler below:

TIMETABLE

MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

WMX ENTRY LIST