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LACAPELLE-MARIVAL (France), 24th May 2026. The opening round of the 2026 FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship delivered a captivating two-day battle at Lacapelle Marival under a scorching sun and a technical track that made this first round a challenge in itself.

RFME Spain National Team's Daniela Guillen and Kiara Fontanesi for MX Fonta Racing and  stole the show, each claiming a race victory in front of a passionate French crowd . It was Guillen who took the Grand Prix overall and the championship’s red plate, the pair finishing level on 47 points with the Spaniard’s Race 2 win proving the tiebreaker. TEAM Honda Motoblouz SR Motul's April Franzoni rounded out the podium in third overall, claiming the first Grand Prix podium of her career on home soil.

WMX Start France 2026

It was defending world champion De Baets-AIT Yamaha Supported Team's Lotte Van Drunen who grabbed the holeshot in Race 1 and led through the opening turns, but Kiara Fontanesi needed only a matter of seconds to assert herself, sweeping past the number one plate holder and into a lead she would never relinquish. Further back, Daniela Guillen was already producing a remarkable opening lap, slicing through the field to settle into second. Danee Gelissen ran well in third in the early stages, while D.V.S Junior Racing's Lynn Valk found herself heading a chasing group with plenty of ground to make up.

Drama came quickly. Van Drunen suffered a heavy crash that left her well adrift of the lead group joining back in last position, effectively ending her challenge for the win. She displayed one of the rides of the race as she recovered all the way back to ninth by the flag.

It was one of three separate crashes recorded on the finish line jump throughout the 13-lap encounter, a section that proved treacherous and costly for multiple riders.

With Guillen settling into a comfortable second and the gap to Fontanesi holding firm, attention turned to the podium battle. April Franzoni rode a controlled race to claim third on home soil, while Valk recovered well to finish fourth. Malou Jakobsen was fifth.

New Zealand’s Dixon Racing Team Kawasaki's Courtney Duncan endured the most turbulent race of any frontrunner. The four-time World Champion was running third and in strong shape, but crashed on the finish line jump on lap 2, rejoined, then crashed again, ultimately finishing 12th. Her determination to remount and fight on each time was a reminder of what makes her a perennial title contender.

Lucy Barker was a solid seventh throughout, Tyra Bäckström eighth, and Shana Van Der Vlist tenth. Notably, it was the first time since 2013 that Fontanesi had won the opening race of a WMX season, a remarkable return to form for the Italian.

Under even a hotter sun, sunday’s Race 2 began with a surprise as JK Racing Yamaha's Nellie Fransson grabbed the holeshot, with Fontanesi slotting in behind her. The overnight watering had left the track in nice and tricky condition through the opening corners, but Fontanesi was soon on the move, sweeping to the front by turn six and beginning to build a lead along with a strong Guillen slotting in behind the Italian. Van Drunen was third pretty much from the off and kept her composure this time with Shana Van Der Vlist fourth and Valk fifth

On lap 5 Guillen found her way past Fontanesi and started to open up a comfortable advantage and never looked back. Guillen also set the fastest lap of the race, a 1:46.711 in lap two. Fontanesi settled for second and off to a great start this season.

Duncan delivered a composed and redemptive Race 2 to finish fourth, banking 18 points after her difficult Saturday. Franzoni ended up fifth and delivered another landmark performance after an average start to put herself on the overall podium.  Barker finished sixt, Van Der Vlist seventh and Amandine Verstappen eighth.

In the overall Grand Prix standings, Guillen and Fontanesi finished tied on 47 points a piece but it was Guillen who claimed the overall victory by virtue of her Race 2 win, and with it the all-important championship leader’s red plate heading into Round 2. Franzoni took third overall on 36 points, notably her first-ever WMX Grand Prix podium a milestone moment for both the French rider and the Team Honda Motoblouz SR Motul team. Van Drunen was fourth overall on 32 points, with Barker and Jakobsen level on 29 points in fifth and sixth.

The 2026 WMX season is already shaping up to be one to watch.

Daniela Guillen: “I am really happy. I started a little bit badly but then I found a good rhythm and kept pushing to get to the front. I want to say thank you to the team, who did a great job, and also to my trainer. And I know it is  birthday today, so happy birthday, enjoy it!”

Kiara Fontanesi  “It has been a very good round. If all bad days end up with a second place, I would sign for that right now. Yesterday was just perfect, I had a great feeling with the bike and the track overall. Today we went out on a completely wet track and I took a couple of risks in the first lap while I was leading, and from there I started to ride with a little more caution, which compromised the race a bit. I did not have the perfect feeling and I knew if I pushed too hard I was risking a crash. So that is everything I could do. In terms of points it is the same as Daniela going into Round 2, and I am happy for her that she has the red plate  she deserves it.”

April Franzoni:  “It is my first top five, my first podium and my first on home soil. It is just incredible for me. All my family was here, the team, and the people around the track, the atmosphere was just crazy. I am so happy. I do not even have the words. I just want to say thank you to everyone and enjoy this moment.”

     
1. Kiara Fontanesi; 2. April Franzoni

WMX – Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Kiara Fontanesi (ITA, GASGAS), 25:25.340; 2. Daniela Guillen (ESP, GASGAS), +0:09.586; 3. April Franzoni (FRA, Honda), +0:39.417; 4. Malou Jakobsen (DEN, KTM), +1:14.504; 5. Lynn Valk (NED, TM), +1:17.274; 6. Amandine Verstappen (BEL, Yamaha), +1:21.682; 7. Lucy Barker (GBR, KTM), +1:41.671; 8. Tyra Bäckström (SWE, GASGAS), +1:54.047; 9. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, Yamaha), -1 Lap; 10. Shana Van Der Vlist (NED, Yamaha), -1 Lap

WMX – Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Daniela Guillen (ESP, GASGAS), 23:49.139; 2. Kiara Fontanesi (ITA, GASGAS), +0:19.922; 3. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, Yamaha), +0:26.872; 4. Courtney Duncan (NZL, Kawasaki), +1:01.875; 5. April Franzoni (FRA, Honda), +1:06.239; 6. Lucy Barker (GBR, KTM), +1:11.510; 7. Shana Van Der Vlist (NED, Yamaha), +1:23.414; 8. Amandine Verstappen (BEL, Yamaha), +1:26.370; 9. Danee Gelissen (NED, Husqvarna), +1:35.249; 10. Malou Jakobsen (DEN, KTM), +1:38.716

WMX – Grand Prix Overall – Top 10 Classification: 1. Daniela Guillen (ESP, GASGAS), 47 pts; 2. Kiara Fontanesi (ITA, GASGAS), 47 pts; 3. April Franzoni (FRA, Honda), 36 pts; 4. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, Yamaha), 32 pts; 5. Lucy Barker (GBR, KTM), 29 pts; 6. Malou Jakobsen (DEN, KTM), 29 pts; 7. Amandine Verstappen (BEL, Yamaha), 28 pts; 8. Courtney Duncan (NZL, Kawasaki), 27 pts; 9. Lynn Valk (NED, TM), 26 pts; 10. Shana Van Der Vlist (NED, Yamaha), 25 pts

WMX World Championship – Top 10 Classification: 1. Daniela Guillen (ESP, GASGAS), 47 pts; 2. Kiara Fontanesi (ITA, GASGAS), 47 pts; 3. April Franzoni (FRA, Honda), 36 pts; 4. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, Yamaha), 32 pts; 5. Lucy Barker (GBR, KTM), 29 pts; 6. Malou Jakobsen (DEN, KTM), 29 pts; 7. Amandine Verstappen (BEL, Yamaha), 28 pts; 8. Courtney Duncan (NZL, Kawasaki), 27 pts; 9. Lynn Valk (NED, TM), 26 pts; 10. Shana Van Der Vlist (NED, Yamaha), 25 pts

WMX Manufacturers – Top 10 Classification: 1. GASGAS, 47 pts; 2. Honda, 36 pts; 3. Yamaha, 32 pts; 4. KTM, 29 pts; 5. TM, 26 pts; 6. Husqvarna, 22 pts; 7. Kawasaki, 27 pts; 8. Triumph, 6 pts

WMX Podium France 2026

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MXGP OF FRANCE – LACAPELLE MARIVAL QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1500m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 32°C

Weather conditions: Sunny

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LACAPELLE-MARIVAL (France) 22nd May 2026 – After a four-weekend break, the 2026 MXGP FIM Motocross World Championship fires back into action this weekend at the Circuit Georges Filhol, within the village of LaCapelle-Marival in the south-west of France.  For the first time in nearly five years, the MXGP of France will tear into this grassy circuit that saw a stunning day of racing and brilliant atmosphere back in 2021!

The Honda HRC Petronas pairing of Jeffrey Herlings & Tom Vialle, both victorious here during the last visit to this circuit, have drawn closer to series leader Lucas Coenen, who now leads the MXGP World Championship for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing by just four points! Vialle can count on some huge home crowd support this weekend, as will reigning World Champion Romain Febvre for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP, and Swiss GP podium man Maxime Renaux for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP!

The MX2 class was also left in a precariously close position, as reigning MX2 World Champion Simon Längenfelder has been caught by his fellow Red Bull KTM Factory Racing pilot Sacha Coenen, the gap between them reduced to just three points with the Belgian’s win in Trentino!  The local fans will be getting behind Mathis Valin, who took a podium for Kawasaki Racing Team MX2 behind Coenen and Guillem Farres for the Triumph Racing Factory Team.  The Spaniard is third in points and urgently seeking his first GP victory.

LaCapelle-Marival also sees the opening round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship, with Lotte van Drunen wearing the #1 plate for the very first time on her De Baets AIT Yamaha, although she will be strongly challenged by last year’s fellow medallists Kiara Fontanesi and Daniela Guillen, especially as he Italian legend won the first and only previous WMX round at this track back in 2011!

The WMX Championship is gaining more and more interest from international broadcasters, with Spanish network TV3 Catalonia continuing their coverage, joined by NOS in the Netherlands who will broadcast dedicated highlights each weekend.  CBS Sport Network in the USA will continue to broadcast the second race each weekend, and for the first time TV3 in the Baltic nations will showcase all of the WMX races LIVE on both Saturday and Sunday!

There will be massive coverage in France for the entire event, with Automoto TV La Chaine showing the whole four hours of LIVE action on Sunday with their onsite crew and French language commentator.  La Chaine l’Equipe will show the second MXGP race LIVE on their free-to-view channel.  Eurosport 2 will also show all four races live on Sunday.

Below you can find a list of all TV channels worldwide that will air LIVE and delayed action of the MXGP of France, as well as the 26-minute Behind The Gate magazine show featuring the best moments from the races, exclusive interviews and more.  Saturday’s Time Practice sessions will also be broadcast live as the team of Paul Malin and Lisa Leyland bring all the action to you as always, and all of this footage, plus the action from the hectic EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing series 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.  We know you’ve been missing us, so feast on the action from la belle France this weekend as you would the tastiest of croissants!

USA CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 ET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 ET – Delayed

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 17:00 ET – Delayed

Sunday 24 May 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 18:00 ET – Delayed

BRAZIL

Bandsports

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

CENTRAL AMERICA

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

FOX ONE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

TUBI

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

Tubi México

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

LATIN AMERICA(Except Brazil)

Youtube “Somos FOX”

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Streaming

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Streaming

EUROPE

Eurosport 2

Monday 25 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 07:00 CET – LIVE

Monday 25 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 07:45 CET – LIVE

Monday 25 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 08:30 CET – LIVE

Monday 25 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 09:15 CET  – 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 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS 3

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

ESTONIA

Go3 Sport Open

Saturday 23 May 2026 – WMX Race 1 – 14:50 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 09:35 CET - LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

Go3

Saturday 23 May 2026 – WMX Race 1 – 14:50 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 09:35 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

FINLAND

MTV MAX 

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 Finnish timing  – LIVE

FRANCE

LA CHAINE L’EQUIPE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

Eurosport 2

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

AUTO MOTO TV

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

GREAT BRITAIN

TNT Sports 6

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 GMT  – LIVE

ITALY

RAI Sport

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

LATVIA

Go3 Sport Open

Saturday 23 May 2026 – WMX Race 1 – 14:50 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 09:35 CET - LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

Go3

Saturday 23 May 2026 – WMX Race 1 – 14:50 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 09:35 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

LITHUANIA
Go3 Sport Open

Saturday 23 May 2026 – WMX Race 1 – 14:50 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 09:35 CET - LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

Go3

Saturday 23 May 2026 – WMX Race 1 – 14:50 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – WMX Race 2 – 09:35 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

NETHERLAND

NOS

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

SLOVENIA

Sport TV1

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

SPAIN

TVG2

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

Agalega.gal

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

TV3 – Cataluna

Saturday 23 May 2026 – WMX Race 1 – 14:50 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May2026  – WMX Race 2 – 14:50 CET – Delayed

ASIA

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

EUROSPORT ASIA

Monday 25 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 07:00 CET – LIVE

Monday 25 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 07:45 CET – LIVE

Monday 25 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 08:30 CET – LIVE

Monday 25 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 09:15 CET  – LIVE

JIOSTAR  - Jio Cinema

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

AUSTRALIA

STAN SPORTS

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 21:00 AEDT – LIVE

Sunday 24 May 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 AEDT – LIVE

Monday 25 May 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 00:00 AEDT – LIVE

Monday 20 April 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 01:00 AEDT  – LIVE

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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

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                                   

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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.

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LACAPELLE MARIVAL (France)  20th May 2026 – Haved you missed us?!  After four weekends of waiting, the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championships fire back into life as we head to one of the most passionate nations in the sport with the MXGP of France, returning for the second such event at the Circuit Georges Filhol within the Lacapelle-Marival commune in the south-western quarter of the country, two hours north of the city of Toulouse.

The circuit, which holds the pitch for the local Union Sportive Marivaloise football team within its boundaries, previously held the MXGP of France in 2021, a COVID-affected season that saw round twelve of the year held in October.  The crowd enjoyed a stunning battle between home favourite Romain Febvre and Jeffrey Herlings, with the Dutchman just taking the verdict with 2-1 finishes for his 95th career GP victory.  The MX2 class delivered a French winner for the patriotic fans with a double win for Tom Vialle. 

Both of those previous winners line up in the MXGP class this weekend for the Honda HRC Petronas team, currently sitting second and third in the World Championship behind Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s talisman Lucas Coenen, but the Belgian teenager only holds a slender four-point lead over the five-time World Champion Herlings. “The Bullet” has won eight GPs on French soil, the most recent being that victory at this venue in 2021, while Lucas has taken a single win in this country back in 2024. 

Vialle, winner of the MXGP of Switzerland on similar grassy hardpack, is just 21 points behind his teammate, so the crowd will be hopeful of a home winner, especially with Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP spearhead Febvre holding the #1 plate, and Maxime Renaux also in the top six of the series for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP!

The MX2 class is precariously poised in an even tighter battle at the top, with just three points separating Red Bull KTM Factory Racing pilots Simon Längenfelder and Sacha Coenen!  Coenen took the victory in Trentino before the break, giving him the momentum with the German missing the podium for the first time all season.  Guillem Farres lies in third for Triumph Factory Racing Team, but French spectators will have been enthused by the podium result for Mathis Valin at Trentino, and he will be keen to go even better than that for Kawasaki Racing Team MX2 in front of his adoring supporters!

The venue has also held two MX3 GPs, in 2009 and 2011, with the latter event also featuring a round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship, and the fastest racing females will return to the track for the opening round of their season this weekend!  Kiara Fontanesi was the winner at this circuit 15 years ago, and the 32-year-old has finished on the podium after each of the last eight WMX rounds on French soil, including that victory and one in 2015 at Villars-sous-Écot!  The Fonta-MX GASGAS rider is still fired up to become the first ever mother to become a Motocross World Champion!

The WMX class is over-subscribed with 45 entries for its opening round, with the #1 being worn for the first time by double World Champion Lotte van Drunen on the De Baets AIT Yamaha, who took fourth overall in the last visit to France for this series back in 2023.  Third on that day was Daniela Guillen, who will fancy her chances on hardpack for the RFME Spain National Team, while April Franzoni was the top French finisher in 2025, and returns for the Team Honda Motoblouz SR Motul squad to lead the charge of seven French ladies in the race. 

The EMX125 European Championship Presented by FMF Racing reaches its halfway point this weekend, and runaway points leader Moritz Ernecker holds a 40-point advantage over his Norman KTM Factory Rookies teammate Ricardo Bauer in an Austrian 1-2 after four of the ten rounds! Frenchman Sleny Goyer took a race win in Sardegna for Yamaha Europe Monster Energy MJC, and lies third in the series ahead of Fantic Factory Racing EMX’s Dane Bertram Thorius. Liam Bruneau will be alongside Goyer as a fan favourite for home glory, as he took a race win in Switzerland for TMX Competition KTM.

It’s the start of three straight weekends of MXGP action as the passionate French fans will pack out the venue to get close to the action! We’re back with a bang, and you are all welcome to come and join us!

Romain Febvre

The MXGP World Championship has been hailed as a “Battle of the Ages” between the new generation of young talent coming into the class, and the multi-titled past masters who still do not want to be beaten.  The first five rounds came out almost even between the two factions, with a pair of GP victories each for series leader Lucas Coenen and his main chaser Jeffrey Herlings.  Tom Vialle has tipped the balance with the overall win in Switzerland, while Tim Gajser scored a first race win for his new Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP squad last time out in Trentino.  With many more still likely to join the party, the battle has only just begun!

Lucas Coenen, who speaks French as his mother tongue, has a great record in this country, taking the Qualifying Race win and a podium result from each of his last three GPs here. Only a determined pass from Romain Febvre denied him a perfect weekend at Ernée a year ago, and with the 2024 MX2 victory plus the 2022 EMX250 victory at St Jean d’Angely, he is a proven force on French terrain.  He raced in EMX125 the last time we were at Lacapelle Marival, and scored just his second podium in the class with 5-3 finishes.  The pressure will be applied by Herlings, but Lucas still holds that red plate and deservedly so.

Herlings has a mighty record in France with four GP victories at St Jean d’Angely, two at Villars-sous-Ecot, and one at Ernée, but his 2021 victory at this weekend’s track was his most recent here.  As usual, “The Bullet” has barely taken any break at all with race wins in multiple countries between GPs, and fortunately he is still fighting fit and right in this title chase.

His teammate Vialle may be 21 points further back in third, but in his first MXGP class home round he cannot be counted out, especially as he won the last three GPs he contested on French soil, including a perfect Sunday here in 2021.  As he again proved at the 2023 Motocross of Nations at Ernée, the French fans bring out the best in him, and they will be delighted to see him back in front of them at a GP!

Two of the elder statesmen, Gajser and Febvre, sit fourth and fifth in the Championship, having both been hit with big crashes in the opening rounds, and no doubt would have welcomed the time off to recover before round six.  Gajser has taken four French GP victories, all at St Jean d’Angely, while Febvre has taken three top trophies on home ground, all on different circuits, including his very first win in the MXGP class back in 2015, as well as last year’s success at Ernée.  His battle with Herlings here in 2021 was fantastic, and he needs to rise to the occasion again if he is to recover ground in his defence of that #1 plate.

Another with high hopes will be Maxime Renaux, who took a podium in Switzerland and lies sixth in the standings.  His third overall at LaCapelle during his title year in MX2 remains his only podium on home turf, apart from his Open class victory at the 2023 MXoN.

Ruben Fernandez continues to impress for Honda HRC Petronas as he lies seventh in the standings, but he has Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing team leader Kay de Wolf just two points behind him, and looking good after a victory over Herlings on home sand last weekend.  Neither man has enjoyed much success in France, but are very keen to change that situation!

In contrast, Andrea Adamo took his most recent GP victory in this country, at Ernée last year, so in his first French round in the MXGP class for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, he could be a factor, especially in the Qualifying Race as he has not finished outside the top three in his last three French GPs.

Calvin Vlaanderen is behind Adamo, tenth in the Championship for the Red Bull Ducati Factory MX Team, and while his teammate Jeremy Seewer took a podium for the Italian manufacturer at Ernée last year, the team have struggled to get back up there so far in 2026.  It will be intriguing to see how much they have improved with a four-week break to work on the machine.  Seewer himself has taken two GP wins in France, and was fourth overall in his last trip to LaCapelle-Marival.

The other French points scorer so far this year is Thibault Benistant, who took his most recent MX2 GP victory at the 2023 MXGP of France, and won the MX2 Qualifying Race at St Jean last year, so with his French Team Honda Motoblouz SR Motul outfit enjoying their home round, he will be feeling fired up to get his first top result in the big class this weekend!  There is also a return to action for Frenchman Benoit Paturel, standing in for the injured Isak Gifting at JK Racing Yamaha, and the former GP winner has stood on the podium twice on home ground in the MX2 class, so will also be keen to perform well on his return!

With a fired-up local crowd getting behind three real contenders, a pitched Championship battle re-igniting, and a tight circuit in which to tame the 450cc monsters, the MXGP class should prove to be thrilling at LaCapelle-Marival!

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 231 points; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, HON), 227 p.; 3. Tom Vialle (FRA, HON), 206 p.; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, YAM), 198 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 191 p.; 6. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 178 p.; 7. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 146 p.; 8. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 144 p.; 9. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 138 p.; 10. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, DUC), 110 p.;

    
1. Tom Vialle; 2. Maxime Renaux

MX2 Start 2026

The MX2 class will see a resumption of the battle at the top between the factory Red Bull KTM pilots Simon Längenfelder and Sacha Coenen, which tightened up to have just three points in it after the MXGP of Trentino!

Defending MX2 World Champion Längenfelder returns to French ground after a dominant perfect Sunday at Ernée last season gave him the red plate for the first time in his title year.  Despite Coenen’s win in Italy, the German knows that his best chances to make points are likely to be on circuits such as this one, and his home GP the weekend after.

Coenen himself will also know that, and despite a much more difficult history on French ground than his brother, he will carry that momentum from Trentino, especially after his podium last year at Ernée.  It could be the chance for the young Belgian to make a statement!

Guillem Farres was a solid second overall at Trentino to lift himself up from fifth to third in the Championship, and the Spaniard is crying out for that first career GP win, despite only taking nineteenth and ninth overall in his two French GPs so far.  Just two points behind the factory Triumph man is Liam Everts, whose precise throttle control should make him a threat for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, especially if the weather becomes a factor.  Having scored just a single podium on French soil, back in 2023, he will be determined to hit the front after taking the chance to recover from a foot injury during the break. Bizarrely, Everts and Farres finished seventh and eighth overall in the EMX250 class last time we came to LaCapelle-Marival!

The Triumph Factory Racing Team will be hoping that Camden McLellan will improve on his French form, with a best GP of only eighth so far in this country, but from fifth in the points the South African will have rested from his big Swiss crash to possibly be a major factor in the class again.

The Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 teammates Janis Reisulis and Karlis Reisulis sit sixth and eighth in the series, with the younger brother finishing on the EMX250 podium in both French rounds last year, including a double victory at St Jean! The rider between them, however, Mathis Valin, will be the main focal point for the crowd in MX2 as he goes for his first GP win after landing on the podium at Trentino for Kawasaki Racing Team MX2. The teenager has won twice before on home ground in the EMX ranks but didn’t have the best GPs in France last year.  He could send the fans into raptures if he can challenge at the front!

Honda HRC Petronas’ Valerio Lata and DRT Racing Kawasaki’s Kay Karssemakers round out the top ten, and the Italian won the EMX125 class overall at the last visit to this circuit with 2-2 finishes. Taking fifth overall at Ernée last year, he is always at his best on these hardpack circuits. The Dutchman lines up for his first GP in France for over two years, and will have to hold back the challenge of Czech star Julius Mikula, only a point behind him for the Ošicka KTM Racing team after a career-best fourth overall in Trentino.

Local fans will also be cheering for the Maddii Racing Team Honda of Maxime Grau, who had his career-best race finish with seventh in Trentino, and there will be a host of wildcards and even GP debutants from across Europe as the EMX250 series takes a weekend off before returning in Germany.

The MXGP of France promises to deliver a weekend of thrills and spills on a circuit that suggests no obvious favourites!  Be sure to join us across the weekend on MXGP-TV.com as we return to action at LaCapelle-Marival!

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 35:01.180; 2. Guillem Farres (ESP, Triumph), +0:06.047; 3. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), +0:09.299; 4. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), +0:10.923; 5. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:12.939; 6. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, Yamaha), +0:18.121; 7. Mathis Valin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:19.875; 8. Kay Karssemakers (NED, Kawasaki), +0:28.441; 9. Liam Everts (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:31.715; 10. Valerio Lata (ITA, Honda), +0:41.796;

    
1. Mathis Valin; 2. Maxime Grau

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

You can find the complete results HERE and on Sportity App (Password: MXGP2026)

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY

08:15 WMX Free Practice, 08:50 EMX125 Group 1 Free Practice, 09:20 EMX125 Group 2 Free Practice, 09:50 WMX Qualifying Practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 12:20 EMX125 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 13:00 EMX125 Group 2 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.

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MONACO (Principailty of Monaco) 11 May 2026 – After a five-week break, the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship is gearing up for the first GP of a triple header in Lacapelle-Marival for the MXGP of France on the 23rd and 24th of May.

Lacapelle-Marival will host the french Grand Prix for the first time since 2021. Additionally to the MXGP and MX2 World Championships, The FIM Women's Motocross World Championship 2026 season will kick off in the south-west french quarter as well as the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing series will complete the action with their 5th round.

Checkout the Timetable and Entry Lists for the Monster Energy MXGP of France below:

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EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing ENTRY LIST

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 2 March 2026 – The 2026 Official Guide serves as the essential reference for the new season of the FIM Motocross World Championship, offering a complete overview of the series as it prepares for another year of world-class racing. The publication explores the heritage and continued development of MXGP while presenting detailed insights into the venues that will welcome the sport’s elite riders throughout the season.

Within the guide, readers can discover comprehensive features on the reigning title holders across MXGP, MX2, WMX, and EMX categories, together with an inside look at the 2026 OAT Officially Approved Teams. The edition also includes key championship statistics, information on international broadcast distribution, and an overview of the partners supporting the championship worldwide.

Beyond the premier MXGP and MX2 classes, the 2026 guide highlights the wider motocross landscape, covering the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, the Women’s Motocross World Championship, and the European Motocross Championships. Updated FIM sporting and technical regulations for the new season are also presented to help fans and stakeholders stay fully informed.

To access the guide, please click on the link HERE.

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 25 February 2026 – The partnership between MXGP and Athena continues in 2026 as a long-term collaboration built on shared values of technology, performance and on-track development at the highest level of motocross.

MXGP remains a strategic global platform for GET to test, validate and evolve its electronic solutions at the top-level racing conditions, working directly alongside factory teams, riders and engineers. The collaboration not only delivers strong brand visibility across key international motorcycle markets, but also strengthens relationships in the paddock, supported by the consistent presence of Athena and GET customers and partners at MXGP events worldwide.

SX1 PRO ECU

At the core of the 2026 partnership is the GET SX1 PRO ECU, now widely recognised as a benchmark electronic control unit in professional motocross. Its growing presence and credibility in the MXGP paddock come from consistent use by factory and independent teams, continuous development in real race conditions, and direct feedback from top-level riders and engineers.

MXGP serves as a true on-track test bench, allowing the SX1 PRO to be continuously developed, refined and validated alongside some of the best riders in the world.

Head Photo: Jeremy Seewer, Top Photo: Maxime Renaux

Teams and Riders Highlights

For 2026, GET continues to strengthen its presence across the MXGP paddock, combining long-standing partnerships with key new additions. Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing will once again use the full GET electronic package, highlighted by the arrival of Tim Gajser, while GET electronics also support Yamaha’s development structure through JK Racing Yamaha, MJC Yamaha Official EMX125 Team and De Baets Yamaha, with defending world champion Lotte van Drunen competing in WMX on the GET SX1 PRO ECU.

GET’s technology remains central to Beta Factory Racing’s bike development using GET Smart Tools, while the collaboration with Kawasaki Racing Team continues in MX2 with Mathis Valin using the full GET electronic kit. Athena and GET also maintain their partnership with the Ducati Factory MX Team, supporting the Desmo250MX debut in the MX2 class through Team Beddini Racing, which also runs Ducati’s EMX250 European Championship programme.

For the first time, TM Moto joins the GET family in 2026, benefiting from GET data acquisition systems as part of its performance programme. Through MXGP, GET continues to build brand awareness in key global markets while working closely with teams, riders and customers in a high-performance racing environment.

    
Photos: 1. Lotte van Drunen; 2. Mathis Valin

Stefania Vercesi, Head of Marketing at Athena/GET: “MXGP has been a key partner for Athena and GET for many years, providing the ideal environment to develop and validate our electronic solutions at the highest level of competition. Through this long-standing collaboration, Athena and GET have grown alongside the championship, working closely with teams and riders to continuously evolve our technology in real race conditions. This partnership reflects our shared commitment to performance, innovation and the long-term growth of motocross worldwide.”

David Luongo, President and CEO of Infront Moto Racing: “The collaboration between MXGP and Athena/GET is a perfect example of how the championship serves as a true development platform for cutting-edge technology. GET’s ongoing investment in innovation, combined with its close cooperation with teams and riders, underlines the technical credibility of MXGP and reinforces its role as the highest level of motocross competition worldwide.”

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