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TEUTSCHENTHAL (Germany) 30 May 2025 – The 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship reaches its halfway point with round ten this weekend, and it’s the classic Talkessel circuit in the municipality of Teutschenthal that the teams will head to, straight from northern France to the Liqui Moly MXGP of Germany.  Located to the east of the central European country, the typically Teutonic grassland always attracts a passionate crowd that should have plenty to cheer for in 2025!

For local fans, the main races of interest will be in the MX2 class, as local man Simon Laengenfelder – coming from the town of Hof, only 150km away – will hold the red plate for the first time in over three years as he leads the World Championship by 11 points following a brilliant double win in France! Will he ramp up the atmosphere with another victory on home ground?!

The MXGP races are sure to make for some great racing as well, with Championship leader Romain Febvre fresh from a great win on home territory in France, but having to deal with the threat of teenage rookie Lucas Coenen, who has a great record around the Talkessel circuit and could be a real handful!

With the WMX class also competing at Teutschenthal, local favourite Larissa Papenmeier will be out for a repeat of last year’s win here, but the Championship battle between Lotte van Drunen, Kiara Fontanesi, Lynn Valk, and Daniela Guillén is red hot and could make for the best racing of the weekend!

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

As always, MXGP fans can follow the races LIVE throughout the weekend. All you need to do is log onto www.MXGP-TV.com on Saturday and Monday, from wherever you are in the world.  Every round this season will also feature live screening of Saturday’s Time Practice sessions, for those who don’t want to miss a wheel turn from the Talkessel!  Come and join us for a great weekend of Motocross action!

USA CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 ET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 ET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – WMX Race 2 – 12:15 ET – Delayed

BRAZIL

Bandsports

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

CENTRAL AMERICA

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

FOX TUBI

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

EUROPE

Eurosport 2

Monday 02 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 08:00 CET – Delayed

Monday 02 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 08:45 CET – Delayed

Monday 02 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 09:30 CET – Delayed

Monday 02 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 10:15 CET  – Delayed

MAX

Andorra, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech republic, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden.

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS 3

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

ESTONIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

FINLAND

MTV Max

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 Finnish timing – LIVE

FRANCE

LA CHAINE L’EQUIPE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

Eurosport 2

Monday 02 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 08:00 CET – Delayed

Monday 02 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 08:45 CET – Delayed

Monday 02 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 09:30 CET – Delayed

Monday 02 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 10:15 CET  – Delayed

AUTO MOTO TV

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

GREAT BRITAIN

TNT Sports 6

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 GMT – LIVE

TNT Sports 2

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 GMT  – LIVE

ITALY

RAI SPORT

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

SKY ITALIA

SKY Sport Max  (channel 205)

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

EUROPE

Eurosport 2

Monday 02 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 08:00 CET – Delayed

Monday 02 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 08:45 CET – Delayed

Monday 02 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 09:30 CET – Delayed

Monday 02 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 10:15 CET  – Delayed

LATVIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

LITHUANIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

NETHERLAND

NOS

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

SLOVENIA

Sport TV1

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

SPAIN

TV Galicia

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

TV3 Cataluna

Saturday 31 May 2025 – WMX Race 1 – TBC

Sunday 01 June 2025 – WMX Race 2 – TBC

ASIA

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

EUROSPORT ASIA

Monday 02 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 08:00 CET – Delayed

Monday 02 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 08:45 CET – Delayed

Monday 02 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 09:30 CET – Delayed

Monday 02 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 10:15 CET  – Delayed

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

VIACOM  - Jio Cinema

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

INDONESIA

CHAMPIONS TV

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE

PACIFIC / AUSTRALIA
 

STAN SPORTS

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 1 – 22:00 AEDT – LIVE

Sunday 01 June 2025 – MXGP Race 1 – 23:00 AEDT – LIVE

Monday 01 June 2025 – MX2 Race 2 – 01:00 AEDT – LIVE

Monday 02 June 2025 – MXGP Race 2 – 02:00 AEDT  – LIVE

All races on VOD

26min Behind-the-Gate Magazine Partners:
 

AMERICA

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

Mexico                        FOX Sports                              Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

USA                             RACER                                     tba

Central America          FOX Tubi                                 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)
 

VIACOM 18                                                                        Wednesday after the event

INDONESIA                  Champions TV

AUSTRALIA

Australia                      Stan Sport                               Wednesday after each event

WORLDWIDE

Worldwide                  YouTube – MXGP TV               16 days after the event.

Worldwide                  Fuel TV                                   

Saturday 31 May – MXGP of Germany

Sunday 1 June – MXGP of Germany

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.

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TEUTSCHENTHAL (Germany) 28 May 2025 – The 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship heads to its easternmost point yet for round ten at the glorious Talkessel circuit in the municipality of Teutschenthal, proving that time flies when you’re having fun, as we are incredibly completing the first half of this year’s series with the Liqui Moly MXGP of Germany!

The venue is on classic Saxon grassland, and has played host to 27 MXGP events, as well as the 2013 Monster Energy Motocross of Nations that saw the most recent win in that event for Team Belgium!  Just like that weekend, when the Germans were reigning Champions, this year’s event sees a home favourite wearing a red plate, as Red Bull KTM Factory Racing star Simon Laengenfelder took the lead in the MX2 World Championship with a double victory at last weekend’s MXGP of France and looks to be in the form of his life. He will look to get the chainsaws revving and the smoke flares ignited in the tight German valley!

Simon will be looking to emulate Romain Febvre’s performance at Ernée, as the MXGP red plate holder took a loudly-cheered home GP victory to consolidate his lead in the World Championship for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP.  The veteran Frenchman holds a 47-point Championship lead over Laengenfelder’s teammate Lucas Coenen, who had a perfect Sunday in MX2 at this venue last season!  Injured Honda HRC rider Tim Gajser, second overall here to the eventual Champion Jorge Prado in 2024, is still third in the 2025 series.  Fantic Factory Racing MXGP’s Glenn Coldenhoff and Gajser’s teammate Ruben Fernandez, as well as Maxime Renaux of the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP team, are all poised to move past the absent Slovenian this weekend.

Laengenfelder will certainly have stiff competition at the German circuit, as fellow Red Bull KTM Factory Racing pilot Andrea Adamo also leapfrogged the reigning Champion Kay de Wolf at Ernée after a terrible GP for the Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing star. Adamo is only 11 points behind the home favourite, with De Wolf now 14 points further back, and with question marks over his physical status after a painful crash on Saturday in France. Behind them, the chasing pair of De Wolf’s teammate Liam Everts and Thibault Benistant of the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 squad have both won Grands Prix here and will be looking to repeat the feat to get back in the title fight!

For the twelfth time at this venue, the Women’s Motocross World Championship will be blasting around the Talkessel, the site of the first ever Women’s Motocross World Cup event, and round three of the 2025 series has many contenders with great records at the German circuit.  Last year saw an emotional overall win for home heroine Larissa Papenmeier, although she currently sits in seventh place in the 2025 Championship for SYE Racing Team 423. Spanish star Daniela Guillén won the opening race last year, and she is fourth this season for RFME Spain National Team GASGAS.  Lynn Valk, lining up for Van Venrooy KTM Racing this year, is joint second with FontaMX Racing’s Kiara Fontanesi, who last time out in Spain took her first overall victory since 2021.  They are all chasing the De Baets Yamaha star and defending World Champion Lotte van Drunen, who has a slender 8-point buffer at the top!

The EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing series fires into the second half of its campaign with its eighth round this weekend. In France there was a massive turnaround at the top of the standings as Racestore KTM Factory Juniors rider Nicolò Alvisi took both wins, while his teammate Áron Katona suffered a zero-point weekend to lose the red plate, leaving him 25 points behind the Italian.  Mano Faure also jumped up a position at his home round to lie third for Yamaha Europe EMX125.

Last year’s event saw one of the most enthusiastic crowds of the season make a lot of noise for their riders, and with a Championship leader to get behind, the 2025 event promises to be even more boisterous!

The MXGP of France saw an emotional home victory for Romain Febvre, but over the weekend he actually lost two points to Lucas Coenen after the young Belgian won Saturday’s Qualifying Race. The red plate holder took the GP victory at Teutschenthal ten years ago, during his title season of 2015, with a 1-2 scorecard, but has only ever been on the podium on one more occasion, in 2021 with 4-2 finishes for third overall. Last season saw him pull off the circuit on Sunday after taking third on Saturday but tweaking his injured thumb in the first GP race.

Coenen, meanwhile, has a bit of history with the Talkessel circuit, although he never raced here in the EMX Championships. He nearly took his first overall GP victory here in 2023 with a dominant race one performance being spoiled by a broken chain late in race two! In 2024 he took a perfect 1-1 score on Sunday, which lifted him above Laengenfelder to second in the MX2 World Championship. Expect the hot rookie to be just as strong on the 450cc machine.

Coldenhoff has only once stood on the podium here despite many years of trying, but his second overall in 2023 was with a 4-2 card behind Jorge Prado, who has won here four times in total, and in each of the last two years in MXGP. The best of the active riders here this weekend is Jeffrey Herlings, who won both races in 2014 and 2016 in MX2, plus another 1-1 in 2018.  He has a dubious relationship with the German GP, however, having picked up the injury that ended his 2023 title campaign here, as well as famously suffering a collision with Prado over the finish line in 2021.  He was third overall behind Prado and Gajser here last season, and looks to be improving week-by-week for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing.

Fernandez got on the podium here in 2023 with third overall, and he is only ten points behind Coldenhoff in the Championship standings, looking to get into the top three by the end of the weekend.  Just three behind the Spaniard, however, is Maxime Renaux, who took a GP victory here in his MX2 title-winning campaign of 2021, and is also fighting his way back to full fitness.

Seventh in the Championship is Coldenhoff’s Fantic Factory Racing MXGP teammate Andrea Bonacorsi, who took a race win here in the 2022 EMX250 round, while ninth in the series after enjoying his second podium in France for the Aruba.it Ducati Factory MX Team is Jeremy Seewer, winner here in MX2 back in 2017!

The top German in MXGP is Tom Koch, currently 23rd in his first year with MRT Racing Team Beta, and he’ll be hunting for a top ten finish, as will SixtySeven Husqvarna Racing rider Mark Scheu.

The MXGP elite should give us a tough battle at the top, and seeing these seasoned warriors wrestle their bikes around the Talkessel is always a treat!

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 441 Points; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 394 Points; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 305 Points; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 302 Pts; 5. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 292 Pts; 6. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 289 Points; 7. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, FAN), 253 Points; 8. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 219 Pts; 9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, DUC), 219 Pts; 10. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 204 Pts.

Main Photo: MXGP Start Teutschenthal 2024

Bottom Photos: 1. Tom Koch ; 2. Romain Febvre

Just as reigning MX2 World Champion Kay de Wolf looked to be pulling away in the 2025 series with his performance in Spain, the French GP turned into a nightmare for the Dutchman with just a 19-point haul from the weekend, compared to the 59 of Simon Laengenfelder!

This weekend will see an ocean of support for the German on his home ground, and as much as anything else will tell us how well he can handle the pressure of all that expectation from a nation with no World Champion for 13 years.  His recent history here has been solid if not great, with third in both races behind Lucas Coenen and De Wolf last year, while injury kept him out of things in 2023. He was fifth overall in 2022 and seventh in 2021.

For his part, Andrea Adamo has almost been in better form than in his 2023 title-winning year, already taking three GP wins compared to just two in that season and none last year! He was second overall at Teutschenthal in 2023 and fourth last season, but his speed in France gives notice that he will be out to spoil the German party!

De Wolf, meanwhile, finished second overall here last season, having finished 11th the previous two years and sixth back in 2021.  The big question is how bashed up he is after multiple crashes in France, will he be back to 100% or fighting through the pain barrier?  His Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing teammate Liam Everts won his first ever GP here in 2023, but was a detuned seventh last season. He had a quiet French GP and is clearly looking for a big result to re-ignite his title challenge.

Fifth in the Championship is Thibault Benistant, winner here in 2022 who has been inconsistent in 2025, showing flashes of brilliance but also some very quiet races. His position is under threat as Sacha Coenen is only three points behind him for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, and on a run of form with back-to-back podium finishes in the last two GPs! He also won an EMX125 race here in 2021.

A bunch of MX2 riders will look to repeat some EMX success around the Talkessel, such as 2024 EMX250 winner and Kawasaki Racing Team MX2 competitor Mathis Valin, who also won an EMX125 race in 2023! Valerio Lata won the first EMX250 race here last year, and the Honda HRC pilot is only one point behind his teammate Ferruccio Zanchi as the pair run eighth and ninth in the series, behind Monster Energy Triumph Racing’s Camden McLellan.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 rider Karlis Reisulis won an EMX125 race here in 2022, and he will be joined for the first time in MX2 by his brother, the 2023 overall EMX125 winner, and current EMX250 red plate holder, Janis Reisulis of the Team VHR VRT Yamaha Official EMX250 squad! His teammate Ivano van Erp, who also won an EMX125 round here overall in 2021, is one of several other EMX250 riders who will sample the MX2 experience this weekend!

Laengenfelder is the only German to have scored points in MX2 this year so far, but that’s all the excuse his fans will need to raise the metaphorical roof of the Talkessel circuit, and this year’s Liqui Moly MXGP of Germany is bound to be another classic around the iconic eastern German slopes!

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, KTM), 424 Points; 2. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 413 Pts; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 399 Points; 4. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 343 Pts; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 308 Pts; 6. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 305 Pts; 7. Camden McLellan (RSA, TRI), 265 Pts; 8. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, HON), 220 Pts; 9. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 219 Pts; 10. Cas Valk (NED, KTM), 217 Pts.

Top Photo: MX2 Start Teutschenthal 2024

Bottom Photos: 1. Simon Laengenfelder ; 2. Valerio Lata

All the photos from the Liqui Moly MXGP of Germany will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: 07:30 EMX125 Group1 Free Practice, 08:00 EMX125 Group 2 Free Practice, 08:30 MXE Time Practice, 08:50 WMX Free Practice, 09:20 EMX125 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 09:55 EMX125 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP OAT Free Practice, 11:45 WMX Qualifying Practice, 12:20 MXGP Wildcard Free/Qualifying Practice, 13:20 MXE Race 1, 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, 12:20 MXE 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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LUGO (Spain) 11 May 2025 - The second round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship in Lugo, Spain, delivered a captivating mix of speed, resilience, and heart-pounding comebacks as the brightest stars battled through rutted corners and rain-soaked terrain. With the majestic Galician landscape as a backdrop, a resurgent MX Fontaracing’s Kiara Fontanesi returned to winning ways after a four-year wait, sealing her 21st career Grand Prix victory.

Meanwhile, Spanish sensation RFME Spain National Team GASGAS’s Daniela Guillen gave her home fans reason to erupt with a sensational race win on Saturday and an inspired charge on Sunday, while red plate holder De Baets Yamaha MX-Team’s Lotte Van Drunen quietly defended her championship lead with smart, steady riding. In a weekend that tested the riders’ skill the WMX title fight took on new intensity setting the stage for an explosive third round in Germany.

Round 2 of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship got underway in compelling fashion in Lugo, Spain, with Daniela Guillen claiming an emphatic first race win of the season in front of an electrified home crowd.

As the gate dropped on a rutted and technical circuit, it was Lynn Valk from Van Venrooy KTM Racing who grabbed the holeshot and led the field through the opening lap. Kiara Fontanesi quickly slotted into second after an early move on Shana van der Vlist, while local favourite Guillen settled into fourth. Lotte Van Drunen didn’t start very well and passed the first lap in 8th.

Incidents followed early as SYE Racing Team’s Larissa Papenmeier and Martine Hughes both went down, with Hughes suffering a second fall one lap later. Meanwhile, Valk remained composed at the front, with Fontanesi and Guillen applying increasing pressure.

By lap 5, Guillen made a decisive pass on Fontanesi for second and, just two laps later, swept into the lead with a powerful move on Valk, igniting a massive roar from the Spanish fans. From that moment, she never looked back. Guillen consistently strong laps and maintained a steady gap to the chasing pack.

Fontanesi continued to ride strongly and was rewarded on lap 11 when she overtook Valk for second. Behind them, Amandine Verstappen and Van Drunen settled into fourth and fifth respectively, battling closely through the second half of the race.

Van Drunen, who entered Lugo with the red plate as championship leader, had to work hard in the early laps after a cautious start in the treacherous conditions. Despite briefly dropping back, she recovered with determination, keeping her pace steady and consistent. The Dutch teenager showed maturity beyond her years by managing her race carefully, avoiding major mistakes, and ultimately crossing the line in fifth place.

KL Racing Team’s Malou Jakobsen ran in sixth for much of the race, making gains when van Drunen slipped briefly, though van Drunen’s late-race pace allowed her to retake the position.

Elsewhere, Sara Andersen unfortunately crashed from sixth place and needed assistance, though she did manage to collect two championship points. Shana van der Vlist, after an early incident, recovered to finish 18th.

At the front, Guillen crossed the line 3.3 seconds clear of Fontanesi and nearly seven seconds ahead of Valk. It was a poised and commanding performance from the Spaniard, who headed into Sunday’s second race with confidence and momentum on her side.

Sunday’s race brought fresh challenges and yet more unpredictable turns. With standing water on the circuit and a rain-soaked surface, it was Van der Vlist who led out of the gate, claiming the holeshot. Fontanesi quickly established herself in second, with Papenmeier slotting into third and red plate holder Van Drunen in fifth.

Guillen, however, had a difficult start, initially buried in the pack. But the Spanish sensation launched an immediate recovery, passing Van Drunen, then Verstappen, and by lap 3, overtaking Papenmeier to take third. Meanwhile, Fontanesi applied relentless pressure on Van der Vlist and took over the lead with a brilliant move just as rain began to intensify again.

By lap 5, Guillen comtinued to push to take over the second place as she brush pasted Van der Vlist to chase after the lead. The Spanish rider managed to get aas close as 3 seconds behind Fontanesi but the Italian managed to pull clear once more.

The track became increasingly difficult, and just as Guillen closed the gap to within three seconds of Fontanesi again, disaster struck. A sudden stall saw her drop from second to fifth on lap 8 of 11. She regrouped once more, overtaking Valk and Van der Vlist to recover to third, but the chance of the overall win had slipped away.

Up front, Fontanesi remained unfazed. The Italian legend posted the fastest lap of the race and rode with precision and experience to seal her first race win since 2021. Van Drunen, meanwhile, stayed calm and focused to finish second, salvaging vital championship points despite not quite having the pace of the leaders.

Fontanesi’s emotional return to the top step of the podium four years after her last victory was a powerful statement in the title race. Meanwhile, Van Drunen retains the red plate thanks to two smart and consistent rides, while Guillen continues to show speed and spirit as the championship will head to Germany for Round 3.

Kiara Fontanesi: "It feels unbelievable—am I really winning a GP again? Everyone keeps saying the younger girls are faster, and sure, they are improving, but I always believed in my potential. Yesterday I saw I had the speed, and today I managed a tough race without mistakes. When I crossed the line, I couldn’t believe it was over. I can’t wait to get home and hug my girls."

Main Photo: Kiara Fontanesi

Top Photo: WMX Start

Bottom Photos: 1.Daniela Guillen; 2. Lotte Van Drunen

WMX -  Race 1 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Daniela Guillen (ESP, GASGAS), 24:35.288; 2. Kiara Fontanesi (ITA, GASGAS), +0:03.355; 3. Lynn Valk (NED, KTM), +0:06.995; 4. Amandine Verstappen (BEL, Yamaha), +0:11.421; 5. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, Yamaha), +0:14.093; 6. Malou Jakobsen (DEN, KTM), +0:48.357; 7. April Franzoni (FRA, Honda), +0:55.097; 8. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Honda), +0:56.629; 9. Danee Gelissen (NED, Yamaha), +1:08.133; 10. Lucy Barker (GBR, KTM), +1:16.961

WMX – Race 2 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Kiara Fontanesi (ITA, GASGAS), 27:10.256; 2. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, Yamaha), +0:14.031; 3. Daniela Guillen (ESP, GASGAS), +0:21.365; 4. Lynn Valk (NED, KTM), +0:34.819; 5. Shana van der Vlist (NED, Yamaha), +0:44.452; 6. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Honda), +0:49.257; 7. Danee Gelissen (NED, Yamaha), +0:56.638; 8. April Franzoni (FRA, Honda), +1:18.480; 9. Lucy Barker (GBR, KTM), +1:22.347; 10. Martine Hughes (NOR, Kawasaki), +1:35.107

WMX Overall - Top 10 Classification: 1. Kiara Fontanesi (ITA, GAS), 47 points; 2. Daniela Guillen (ESP, GAS), 45 p.; 3. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, YAM), 38 p.; 4. Lynn Valk (NED, KTM), 38 p.; 5. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, HON), 28 p.; 6. Amandine Verstappen (BEL, YAM), 28 p.; 7. April Franzoni (FRA, HON), 27 p.; 8. Danee Gelissen (NED, YAM), 26 p.; 9. Lucy Barker (GBR, KTM), 23 p.; 10. Malou Jakobsen (DEN, KTM), 23 p

WMX World Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Lotte Van Drunen (NED, YAM), 88 points; 2. Kiara Fontanesi (ITA, GAS), 80 p.; 3. Lynn Valk (NED, KTM), 80 p.; 4. Daniela Guillen (ESP, GAS), 72 p.; 5. Shana van der Vlist (NED, YAM), 61 p.; 6. Amandine Verstappen (BEL, YAM), 55 p.; 7. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, HON), 52 p.; 8. Danee Gelissen (NED, YAM), 50 p.; 9. Martine Hughes (NOR, KAW), 49 p.; 10. April Franzoni (FRA, HON), 42 p.

WMX Manufacturers - Top 10 Classification: 1. Yamaha, 90 points; 2. GASGAS, 84 p.; 3. KTM, 80 p.; 4. Honda, 53 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 49 p.; 6. Triumph, 21 p.; 7. Fantic, 17 p.

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

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MXGP OF SPAIN QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1550m

Type of ground: Dark Soil

Temperature: 11°

Weather conditions: Rainy

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LUGO (Spain) 10 May 2025 – Ahead of the second round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship at Circuito Municipal Jorge Prado, the FIM Women’s Commission hosted a successful WMX Track Walk – an initiative aimed at fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing among motocross professionals.

The event welcomed 15 female riders from the championship alongside Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing MX2 World Champion Kay de Wolf, his team manager Rasmus Jorgensen and Jan Postema, MXGP Academy Technical Trainer. Together, they explored the technical aspects of the track, exchanging insights on riding styles, track navigation and management and race strategies.

Both de Wolf and Jorgensen emphasised the importance of such collaborative efforts, while Jan also highlighted how rewarding it was to engage in meaningful discussion with women riders, sharing technical advice and learning about everyone’s unique approaches.  

The WMX Track Walk continues to be a vital initiative for empowering riders and strengthening connections across the motorcycling community. The next stop for this impactful imitative will be the WMX Round in Teutschenthal, Germany.

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