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More MXGP supremacy for Red Bull KTM as Herlings gets back on top and Adamo wins MX2 again

The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MXGP line-up continued their assault on the MXGP and MX2 FIM Motocross World Championships with victory in both classes at a busy, warm and changeable Teutschenthal for the Grand Prix of Germany. Jeffrey Herlings became the fourth winner for the team this year and tasted his 108th career success while Andrea Adamo prevailed in MX2 to front the series for the second time in 2025.

  • Jeffrey Herlings goes 2-1 as Red Bull KTM claim both motos at a dry then wet Teutschenthal with the KTM 450 SX-F. The Dutchman not only gathers his first podium of the season but also a first P1
  • Lucas Coenen accepts P2 overall thanks to his 1-2 scores. The Belgian has closed the deficit to the MXGP red plate to just 37 points in his debut year
  • Andrea Adamo wraps a fourth MX2 Grand Prix win of 2025 with 1st and 3rd positions in two very different motos in Germany and also takes control of the red plate with the KTM 250 SX-F
  • Simon Laengenfelder finishes 5th in front of a passionate home support and rues a wet second moto result of 9th after a strong charge to 3rd place earlier in the day. Sacha Coenen leads both races but classifies 8th overall
  • MXGP heads north for another week of world championship action and to the loose, sandy soil of Kegums for the Grand Prix of Latvia

Talkessel, Teutschenthal: one of the oldest and most steadfast Grand Prix venues on the MXGP calendar. The circuit first hosted a race in the mid-1970s and has been almost ever-present on the world championship slate since the start of the century. Simon Laengenfelder enjoyed noisy support by carrying the MX2 red plate to his home GP and a decent attendance.

Saturday brought some long overdue heat and sunshine to MXGP and the old German soil held well, producing ruts, some traction, but was also typically tight with lines and passing opportunities. MXGP went to plan for Red Bull KTM with Jeffrey Herlings and Lucas Coenen 1st and 2nd in Timed Practice. The pair swapped positions for the Qualification Heat with Lucas winning on Saturday for the fourth time this season and second time in a row, and Herlings earned P2. In MX2 Sacha Coenen and Andrea Adamo had lonely rides to 2nd and 3rd while Simon Laengenfelder sent the fans crazy with a decent chase to pass and seize 4th by the checkered flag.

The weather was changeable on Sunday. Overcast skies dumped showers in the morning. Brighter skies and warmer temperatures soon returned, only for more stormy rain to arrive before the second motos! The track veered between dry, rough and quick to muddy, slow and slippery.

Lucas Coenen and Herlings profited from their good positions and flew in formation, 1-2, for the entire first moto. Herlings stayed on the rear wheel of his junior teammate for the distance (his best result of the year so far) while Coenen registered his eighth moto win with a calm and faultless performance. In the second race and on slick and ed dirt, Coenen again set the pace but Herlings bided his time and attacked on the penultimate lap for his maiden ‘25’ points of the term, ensuring the top step of the podium. It was his first win since the 2024 Dutch GP.

The five-times world champ has built up from 15th-9th-7th-9th-6th and 4th to 1st in his seven Grand Prix appearances since returning from winter injury and missing pre-season. He is 10th in the standings. Coenen was denied a third triumph in his rookie campaign but now has five podium finishes in a row and heads the stats for Pole Positions, laps led and motos won.

In the MX2 class Adamo, Laengenfelder and Coenen were again the protagonists. Adamo pursued Coenen for the lead in the first moto and overtook the Belgian in the final stages. A few laps later and Laengenfelder pushed from 5th to 3rd to create another 1-2-3 scenario for the Red Bull KTM 250 SX-F riders. Adamo’s victory was the third time in four GPs he took P1 and extended his haul for the year to five. A rain-hit second race was controlled by Coenen until the last nine minutes when he lost traction on the uphill trip section and ran off track and into the fence. He recovered the bike to finish the moto in 15th and 8th position overall. Adamo produced a steady and measured outing for P3 and to guarantee his latest spoils and a seventh rostrum champagne bottle. The Italian fronts the stats table for moto wins and Grand Prix wins. Laengenfelder didn’t make the best start and also crashed. His 9th place meant P5 on the day.

In the MX2 standings Andrea has a narrow 3-point margin over Simon at the top while Sacha is now into the top five.

EMX125 jumped through the dry dusty hardpack for round eight of twelve in 2025 and the KTM Racestore Factory Rookies squad aimed to continue their stronghold on the championship standings. Nicolo Alvisi maintained his fine run of form with the KTM 125 SX on Saturday with a dominant win in race one. The young Italian then recovered from a mistake on Sunday morning to collect 4th and take the runner-up position overall. Alvisi leads the series by 30 points with races in Latvia, UK, Finland and Belgium to come.

The latest MXGP triple header ends with the Grand Prix of Latvia at the Kegums circuit, close to the city of Riga, next weekend.

Jeffrey Herlings, 2nd and 1st for 1st overall in MXGP: “There have been a lot of ups-and-downs but to win today was amazing. Obviously the competition is strong and the track was really tricky. In the first moto I was battling with Lucas and I have so much respect for him, being only 18 and handling that type of pressure every weekend and not making any mistakes. In the second moto we had the mud so I saved my goggles and waited for the lapped riders. I managed to pass Romain and then Lucas with a good line that nobody else had seen, It’s great to come back and win again. Hats-off to the competition. I feel like I am getting close to their level again and I’m just trying to be there every single weekend. I want to get as many podiums and wins as I can.”

Lucas Coenen, 1st and 2nd for 2nd overall in MXGP: “I did two good motos, two good starts. You know when you are in the lead and you hit ‘traffic’ then you can make a mistake because those guys don’t know you are coming. I had some sketchy moments. Jeffrey had some good lines. I looked over at him across the jump and I thought ‘maybe I still have it…’ but he came through the inside. 2nd, and 2nd overall with the same points. I’m just enjoying myself and I’m really happy to share a podium with these guys. When I was small I looked up to them and now I’m on the podium with them and fighting with them also.”

Andrea Adamo, 1st and 3rd for 1st overall in MX2: “I did two smart races. When I passed Sacha in the first moto I did not push to make a twenty-second gap because it was easy to make a mistake on this track. It was difficult and tight. In the second one, well, if you don’t holeshot in these mud races then you have more to lose than to gain. I was in a pretty decent spot in P4 and when I was getting closer to Kay [De Wolf] I was getting full of mud so I decided to hold back because I didn’t want to risk a crash. Sacha then made a mistake and I went to P3. I knew that was good enough for the overall but wasn’t sure if meant the red plate. Like I said in Ernee [France], the championship is long and while the red plate is nice – and the mechanics will put it on the bike next week – it’s not important. We are halfway through and there are many fast guys. We’ll keep the focus.”

Simon Laengenfelder, 3rd and 9th for 5th overall in MX2: “A difficult weekend and I made the race hard for myself because of the starts. I wasn’t the best in the first laps and lost positions there. In the first race I could fight back to 3rd when the track was really, really difficult for passing and I also had the fastest lap. I was struggling a bit with the suspension in the rain during the second race and I also hit a neutral, which made me crash. It was chaos and I couldn’t come back higher than 9th. Still, we’re 2nd in the championship and so close for points. The fans were amazing, let’s go for Latvia.”

Sacha Coenen, 2nd and 15th for 8th overall: “The first moto was quite good: holeshot and 2nd place. Second moto another holeshot and rode good for almost the whole way but the back-end slid away on the take-off of the triple and I ended up in the fence. We’ll keep the positives: we had great starts. The GP victory was almost there and that makes us even more motivated for Latvia.”

Joel Smets, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager: “Victory in both classes today and it cannot get much better. For me Teutschenthal has always been a bit historical. It’s a strange place personally! I won my very first GP here, my 50th and, as team manager, the Motocross of Nations. In 2021 we had a double podium with Tom [Vialle] and Rene [Hofer] and then in 2023 we took the red plate in MX2 with Andrea. Now, we go 1-1 in MXGP and MX2. It’s our first double this season and with the new team set-up and at a special place. The boys delivered and the whole team did a great job, behind the scenes and under the awning. A lot has been said about KTM in the last months but, again, we proved that we are alive and kicking and READY TO RACE.”

Results MXGP Germany 2025

 

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 2-1

2. Lucas Coenen (BEL), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 1-2

3. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 4-3

4. Maxime Renaux (FRA), Yamaha, 6-4

5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED), Fantic, 3-10

 

Standings MXGP 2025 after 10 of 20 rounds

 

1. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 487 points

2. Lucas Coenen (BEL), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 451

3. Maxime Renaux (FRA), Yamaha, 326

4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED), Fantic, 322

5. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda, 305

10. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 219

 

Results MX2 Germany 2025

 

1. Andrea Adamo (ITA), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 1-3

2. Guillem Farres (ESP), Triumph, 9-1

3. Kay de Wolf (NED), Husqvarna, 7-2

4. Valerio Lata (ITA), Honda, 4-4

5. Simon Laengenfelder (GER), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 3-9

6. Liam Everts (BEL) Husqvarna, 6-7

8. Sacha Coenen (BEL) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 2-15

 

Standings MX2 2025 after 10 of 20 rounds

 

1. Andrea Adamo (ITA), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 466 points

2. Simon Laengenfelder (GER), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 463

3. Kay de Wolf (NED), Husqvarna, 435

4. Liam Everts (BEL), Husqvarna 377

5. Sacha Coenen (BEL) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 342

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PODIUM FORM CONTINUES FOR RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING'S JULIEN BEAUMER AT HIGH POINT

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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Julien Beaumer finished second overall in Round 4 of the 2026 AMA Pro Motocross Championship courtesy of a 2-2 moto scorecard in 250MX, on a weekend at the High Point National where 450MX teammates Jorge Prado and Aaron Plessinger also featured inside the top-five. Beaumer qualified fourth fastest in the 250MX division aboard his KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION in the morning sessions, before launching to a top-three start in Moto 1 and taking over the lead 10 minutes into the race. After building an advantage of more than seven seconds, a small tip-over saw him surrender the lead, ultimately finishing a hard-fought P2 at the checkered flag. Another strong start in Moto 2 saw Beaumer once again convert his track position into a second-place finish, with a 2-2 scorecard earning him second overall for the round and a second-career 250MX podium. The impressive 20-year-old has climbed to third in the 250MX championship standings after four rounds, just two points from the lead as riders now have one week off before the series recommences at RedBud on July 4. Julien Beaumer: "This is special. I remember last year when they said I wasn’t an outdoor guy, but we’re getting there, and I think I’m in a position to start fighting for some wins. We’re in this thing and we’ll go into the off weekend with some confidence, keep building, and come out swinging at RedBud.” Equipped with the KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION, Prado qualified third fastest in 450MX with a 2:00.649 lap-time at High Point, carrying that form into Moto 1 where he raced to a convincing third-place finish. The four-time world champion started towards the front in Moto 2, running inside the top-five throughout the race, which included an intense late-race battle with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammate Plessinger. He eventually recorded 3-5 scores for the weekend, placing fourth overall and rising to P4 in the standings. Jorge Prado: "Round 4 at High Point was an okay day for me. Both qualifying and Moto 1 were very good, and then in the second moto I finished P5 for fourth overall. We can take some positives from today, even if we still have some work to do – we’ll get to it in the break and come out swinging at RedBud.” Plessinger was the seventh-fastest 450MX qualifier this weekend and was battling for a top-five in Moto 1, delivering a well-earned sixth position. ‘The Cowboy’ then posted an impressive outing in Moto 2, charging through the field to a P4 result and securing fifth overall on the day. As a result, Plessinger has advanced to seventh in the championship following Round 4. Aaron Plessinger: “This is a win for me – I haven’t ridden that good in almost a year! So, it feels good to get that monkey off my back and get up here and show the boys what I can do. I’ve got to give it up to the whole Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team, because they’ve been behind me, pushing me, and believing in me, and I’ve got to give a shoutout to everyone on the team. My bike was working great today and this is a huge win – I’m happy to be up there and thanks to all who support me.” Next Race: July 4 – RedBud, Michigan Results 450MX Class – High Point National 1. Hunter Lawrence (Honda) 2. Jett Lawrence (Honda) 3. Haiden Deegan (Yamaha) 4. Jorge Prado (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 5. Aaron Plessinger (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 8. RJ Hampshire (Husqvarna) Standings 450MX Class 2026 after 4 of 11 rounds 1. Jett Lawrence, 182 points 2. Hunter Lawrence, 180 3. Haiden Deegan, 144 4. Jorge Prado, 122 5. RJ Hampshire, 121 7. Aaron Plessinger, 102 16. Lucas Coenen, 44 22. Dante Oliveira, 25 28. Malcolm Stewart, 10 Results 250MX Class – High Point National 1. Cole Davies (Yamaha) 2. Julien Beaumer (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 3. Jo Shimoda (Honda) 6. Ryder DiFrancesco (Husqvarna) 7. Casey Cochran (Husqvarna) Standings 250MX Class 2026 after 4 of 11 rounds 1. Levi Kitchen, 150 points 2. Jo Shimoda, 149 3. Julien Beaumer, 148 6. Ryder DiFrancesco, 111 15. Casey Cochran, 54 19. Sacha Coenen, 33 23. Daxton Bennick, 24

LUCAS COENEN EARNS SECOND OVERALL IN THUNDER VALLEY PRO MOTOCROSS DEBUT

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Round 3 of the 2026 AMA Pro Motocross Championship proved to be a successful outing for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing at Thunder Valley, with Lucas Coenen claiming second overall on debut in 450MX, while twin brother Sacha Coenen raced to the Moto 2 victory and fourth overall in 250MX. Current MXGP points-leader Coenen qualified second onboard his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION with a 2:02.201 lap-time, making an immediate impression in his first outing at the fast-paced, technical Colorado circuit. The 19-year-old Belgian translated that speed into a hard-fought second-place finish in 450MX Moto 1, charging through the field and closing to within 1.4 seconds of the victory by the checkered flag. Another convincing P2 score in Moto 2 saw Coenen secure an impressive runner-up result overall, completing what was a successful first Pro Motocross appearance for the talented teenager. Lucas Coenen: "This was amazing! My start wasn’t that good, but I managed to go quick in the first corner and then just enjoy [myself] out there. I can’t thank the team enough for making this happen, and with the Roger De Coster kit, it’s amazing – I loved every lap out there. The second moto was hectic with lapped riders, but you know, I am racing the best riders in the world and it’s a lot of fun. Now, I will go back racing our series in MXGP and we’ll see when we can come back again in the future." Also equipped with the KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION, Jorge Prado qualified fourth fastest with a 2:04.286 lap-time as he and the team looked to rebound from a difficult Hangtown weekend. The four-time world champion started inside the top-10 in Moto 1 and charged forward to fifth place by race's end, before a post-race penalty dropped him two positions in the final classification. Fifth in Moto 2 saw the Spaniard claim fifth overall, and he climbed to sixth in the 450MX standings. Jorge Prado: "Not the best weekend for me at Thunder Valley – I struggled with starts and then also just finding a flow all day. When you don't start up front, it's hard to make up time on the leaders, especially when there are many lapped riders. So not my best performance, but we will regroup and bounce back at High Point." Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450MX teammate Aaron Plessinger was the 11th-fastest 450MX qualifier this morning, and he raced to a sixth-place finish in Moto 1. ‘The Cowboy’ featured inside the top-three in Moto 2, before ultimately scoring P7 in the race and seventh overall. As a result, he's positioned eighth in the championship following the opening three rounds. Aaron Plessinger: "Thunder Valley was a much better day for me. I got a pretty good start in Moto 1 and then fell back on the opening laps, but I smoothed it out a little and found a flow from there. A couple of people got penalized in race one, which elevated me up the order to sixth, and then in Moto 2, I got a pretty solid start! I ran third for a while, then drifted back to seventh. Overall, it was a much better day today, the bike is feeling a lot better for me, the body is as well, and now we move on to High Point." Current MX2 World Championship leader Sacha Coenen also made his Pro Motocross debut in Colorado, qualifying second aboard the KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION, and then recovering to 14th position in Moto 1 after an early-race fall. A holeshot in Moto 2 saw Coenen settle into a fast and consistent rhythm out front, charging to an outstanding race victory. His 14-1 scorecard saw him salvage fourth overall for the weekend, also marking an encouraging first appearance in U.S. competition. Sacha Coenen: "I’m really happy to come over [to America] – this was our dream! We made it happen and the second moto was really good. I had a good start and the riding was just perfect. I’m just bummed about the first moto, but we need to accept it, and I am just really happy with the second moto. Thanks to everyone, it’s good confidence to take knowing that I can win a moto, so I am feeling very confident." Following his first-career Pro Motocross podium at Hangtown, Julien Beaumer continued his strong form at Round 3 in Lakewood, qualifying third on his KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION and racing to seventh in Moto 1. The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider improved to fourth in Moto 2, with his consistent 7-4 scorecard earning sixth overall for the round. As a result, 'Juju' holds fourth position in the 250MX standings after three rounds. Julien Beaumer: "I had a good qualifying at Thunder Valley, then struggled in Moto 1 after a couple of tip-overs, but my overall riding was where it needed to be. And then Moto 2, I didn't get a great start – I had to fight from around 15th – and fought back to fourth. That shows that my riding and fitness are good, so I am happy with where we are right now. We'll keep building week by week and get further toward the front!" Next Race: June 20 – High Point, Pennsylvania Results 450MX Class – Thunder Valley National 1. Jett Lawrence (Honda) 2. Lucas Coenen (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 3. Hunter Lawrence (Honda) 5. Jorge Prado (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 7. Aaron Plessinger (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 8. RJ Hampshire (Husqvarna) 19. Dante Oliveira (KTM) Standings 450MX Class 2026 after 3 of 11 rounds 1. Jett Lawrence, 138 points 2. Hunter Lawrence, 130 3. Haiden Deegan, 106 4. RJ Hampshire, 94 6. Jorge Prado, 85 8. Aaron Plessinger, 68 14. Lucas Coenen, 44 20. Dante Oliveira, 25 26. Malcolm Stewart, 10 Results 250MX Class – Thunder Valley National 1. Jo Shimoda (Honda) 2. Levi Kitchen (Kawasaki) 3. Nick Romano (Kawasaki) 4. Sacha Coenen (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 5. Ryder DiFrancesco (Husqvarna) 6. Julien Beaumer (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 15. Casey Cochran (Husqvarna) Standings 250MX Class 2026 after 3 of 11 rounds 1. Levi Kitchen, 117 points 2. Seth Hammaker, 117 3. Jo Shimoda, 111 4. Julien Beaumer, 104 7. Ryder DiFrancesco, 80 17. Sacha Coenen, 33 21. Casey Cochran, 25 22. Daxton Bennick, 24