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Finnish MXGP domination by Coenen as Red Bull KTM also enjoy MX2 podium double

MXGP made its first visit to KymiRing for the Grand Prix of Finland and for the next sequence in the 2025 campaign that involve races in Czech Republic, Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands during July and August. The thirteenth round of the season was notable for Lucas Coenen’s 1-1-1 shutout and his third overall victory of the year for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing. In the MX2 class Andrea Adamo and Sacha Coenen classified 2nd and 3rd respectively behind Kay De Wolf in the sand.

  • Lucas Coenen narrows the gap at the top of the MXGP championship to just 15 points after his second total sweep of motos (and the qualification heat) of his rookie season
  • Andrea Adamo finishes as MX2 runner-up for his eighth trophy of 2025 and slims the margin to teammate and red plate holder Simon Laengenfelder as the German scores 5th in Finland
  • Sacha Coenen posts a third consecutive podium with P3 in Finland despite illness. The team miss Jeffrey Herlings who sits out KymiRing due to a right collarbone fracture
  • The stony hardpack of Loket will entertain the Grand Prix of Czech Republic in two weeks

Red Bull KTM were without the presence of five-times world champion Jeffrey Herlings for the Grand Prix of Finland but were able to re-focus on their double title pursuit in 2025 with Lucas Coenen 32 points from the red plate in MXGP and Simon Laengenfelder heading the MX2 division by 52 points from teammate Andrea Adamo.

After years of delays and speculation, the KymiRing was finally ready for MXGP duty and the course was flat, long, sandy and jumpy. The layout presented a fresh challenge for all teams and riders in both categories. The Finnish summer weather played ball on Saturday and Lucas Coenen controlled the warm MXGP Qualification Heat with his KTM 450 SX-F for a fifth Pole of the year; more than double the next nearest rider in the list. In MX2, Sacha Coenen earned the holeshot and secured P2 with his KTM 250 SX-F. Simon Laengenfelder was 4th and Andrea Adamo posted 6th.

Sunday was again hot and sunny. Coenen grabbed the lead from the first corners of the opening MXGP moto and had a ten-second cushion by the third lap. He eased to the finish line for his ninth success of the season and first since the German GP. In the second race the youngster almost produced a replica performance but had a worrying moment with a small crash that forced him to recover his racebike, restart and retake P1. Lucas was able to consolidate a new zone of superiority to end a three-GP streak of runner-up finishes.

Coenen is now just 15 points behind Romain Febvre in the MXGP standings and KTM are up to P1 in the Constructors table.

Adamo started excellently in the first MX2 moto and flew to a solid 2nd place. Sacha Coenen fought back from outside the top ten and a tip-off to earn 4th and Laengenfelder rode to 6th after an off-track excursion. At the second time of asking it was Sacha who led and tried to defy Kay De Wolf. The Belgian took P2, one position ahead of a speedy Adamo and with Laengenfelder in 5th. All three riders slotted into the overall top five. In 2025 and from 13 rounds so far there has only been one GP without a Red Bull KTM 250 SX-F on the rostrum. Laengenfelder heads the Riders championship by 43 points from Adamo and Coenen is now up to P4.

There was a full EMX European Championship slate in Finland. In EMX125 the KTM Racestore Factory Rookies crew watched Nicolo Alvisi ace the first moto (his first checkered flag for two rounds) and the Italian then won again on Sunday for his second 1-1 of the season. As a consequence, Alvisi leads the EMX125 by 6 points with one round remaining. Teammate Aron Katona is recovering from a knee injury. Gabriel SS24 KTM’s Gyan Doensen was 14th overall in EMX250. The Dutchman DNF-ed the first moto on Saturday but rode to 9th on Sunday.

MXGP returns to the continental mainland this week and for the journey to the Czech Republic. Loket – a hilly, compact circuit that has staged the Czech GP since the 1990s – takes the series up to round 14.

Lucas Coenen, 2nd and 3rd for 2nd overall in MXGP: “I was a bit angry after being 2nd so many times in recent GPs, even if I was consistent, but I switched off during the summer break and now I’m on the grind. I made life a bit difficult in the second moto with a tip-off and I also damaged the clutch, but I kept sending-it and was really happy to win. The first moto was great even if the lapped riders were quite hard to deal with and I also had some arm-pump but that’s part of it. We are back on top baby. Today I turned it on, and made some improvements. We’ll keep building.”

Andrea Adamo, 2nd and 3rd for 2nd overall in MX2: “Good day. A solid one, and what we needed in the sand. It’s hard to beat Kay [De Wolf] in this terrain so it’s a big result when we can stay close. I’m pretty happy and a 2-3 was the best we could do today.”

Sacha Coenen, 4th and 2nd for 3rd overall: “I’m really happy to have a podium at this GP because I’ve been sick all weekend. Happy to be up here for three podiums now…and let’s keep the ball rolling.”

Simon Laengenfelder, 6th and 5th for 5th overall in MX2: “Not the easiest weekend here in Finland. It was a new venue, a new track, which I actually enjoyed but somehow I didn’t really perform that well. I had a good start in the first moto but went off-track and into the mud. When I fought back I could only reach 6th and then to 5th in the second moto. It did not really click this weekend but now we’ll look toward Loket and some hard-pack.”

 

Results MXGP Finland 2025

 

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

2. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 5-2

3. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED), Yamaha, 4-3

4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED), Fantic, 2-5

5. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA), Fantic 3-8

 

Standings MXGP 2025 after 13 of 20 rounds

 

1. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 627 points

2. Lucas Coenen (BEL), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 612

3. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED), Fantic, 449

4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 407

5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED), Yamaha, 366

8. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 325

 

Results MX2 Finland 2025

 

1. Kay de Wolf (NED), Husqvarna, 1-1

2. Andrea Adamo (ITA), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 2-3

3. Sacha Coenen (BEL) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 4-2

4. Thibault Benistant (FRA), Yamaha, 3-4

5. Simon Laengenfelder (GER), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 6-5

DNS. Liam Everts (BEL) Husqvarna

 

Standings MX2 2025 after 13 of 20 rounds

 

1. Simon Laengenfelder (GER), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 613 points

2. Andrea Adamo (ITA), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 570

3. Kay de Wolf (NED), Husqvarna, 565

4. Sacha Coenen (BEL) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 482

5. Liam Everts (BEL), Husqvarna 464

KTM NEWS

CAREER-FIRST 250MX PODIUM FOR RED BULL KTM'S JULIEN BEAUMER AT HANGTOWN

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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Julien Beaumer earned the first AMA Pro Motocross Championship podium of his career at the Hangtown National on Saturday, combining 4-3 moto finishes to secure second overall and move into third position in the 2026 250MX standings. After opening the season with an impressive P5 overall at Fox Raceway on return from injury, Beaumer continued his momentum at Round 2 by qualifying seventh aboard his KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION and then charged to fourth in Moto 1. The 20-year-old was even stronger in Moto 2, climbing from outside the top 10 on the opening lap to finish in a hard-fought third position. His 4-3 scorecard resulted in P2 overall for the round and marked the first Pro Motocross podium of his young career. Beaumer now sits third in the championship standings after two rounds, continuing an impressive return to competition after being sidelined since the SMX Playoffs last September. Julien Beaumer: "I definitely didn't think it [this podium] would come so quick! Man, I feel like I am dreaming – it was a long nine months, and I think today shows the work that we put in, and that the decisions we've made while I was away were the right ones. I've been working hard and I couldn't be happier to do this for the team. They stuck behind me for the last nine months and believed in me, so to be up here for them is amazing – I can't thank them enough. They put an amazing bike underneath me, my bike was awesome all day, and I couldn't be happier to be on the podium." Equipped with the KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION, Jorge Prado qualified third fastest with a 1:50.543 lap-time as he looked to build upon his runner-up finish achieved at Fox Raceway one week ago. The four-time world champion launched to a strong start in Moto 1 and held fourth place while closing on a podium during the latter stages of the race. However, a late issue resulted in a DNF, also leaving him with a difficult gate pick for Moto 2. After completing the opening laps outside the top 20 in the second moto, Prado charged through the field to finish in 13th position. He now sits seventh in the 450MX standings entering Round 3 in Colorado next weekend. Jorge Prado: "It was a rough day at Hangtown. The issue in Moto 1 while running fourth place really cost us, which was especially true knowing my gate pick was going to end up being on the far outside for Moto 2. That wasn't good for me, but we did what we could to salvage points, and all I can do is be my very best for the remainder of the rounds and see where we can end up overall." Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450MX teammate Aaron Plessinger was the eighth-fastest 450MX qualifier at Hangtown and featured in P4 at the start of Moto 1. An early off-track excursion sent him down the order, with ‘The Cowboy’ recovering to 12th place. After falling heavily before an early restart to Moto 2, Plessinger was sitting 10th at the conclusion of Lap 1, but was later forced out of the race prior to its halfway mark. He will look to reset for Thunder Valley's third round of the 2026 outdoor season. Aaron Plessinger: "Hangtown was not the greatest of days. I qualified pretty well and was actually feeling good on the bike, and then in Moto 1, I got off to a good start, but on Lap 1, coming down one of the hills, I stuffed the front-end into a hole. I went off the track and didn't get back on until around 40 riders went past me. I was in last and did some good laps to come back to 12th, but overall, the mistake on my part took away from the result. And then Moto 2, going around the first turn, I tucked the front, then a couple of people ran over me. Off the restart, I got another okay start, and then we had an issue that forced me to pull out of the race, unfortunately. We'll regroup now and get ready for Colorado." Red Bull KTM Factory Racing was without four-time 450MX champion Eli Tomac at Round 2 of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship, with the Colorado native remaining sidelined while recovering from injuries sustained at the season-opener. Next Race: June 13 – Thunder Valley, Colorado Results 450MX Class – Hangtown National 1. Jett Lawrence (Honda) 2. Hunter Lawrence (Honda) 3. Haiden Deegan (Yamaha) 6. RJ Hampshire (Husqvarna) 16. Aaron Plessinger (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 17. Jorge Prado (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 19. Dante Oliveira (KTM) Standings 450MX Class 2026 after 2 of 11 rounds 1. Hunter Lawrence, 94 points 2. Jett Lawrence, 88 3. Haiden Deegan, 75 4. RJ Hampshire, 63 7. Jorge Prado, 53 13. Aaron Plessinger, 37 17. Dante Oliveira, 18 22. Malcolm Stewart, 10 Results 250MX Class – Hangtown National 1. Levi Kitchen (Kawasaki) 2. Julien Beaumer (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 3. Seth Hammaker (Kawasaki) 11. Ryder DiFrancesco (Husqvarna) 16. Daxton Bennick (Husqvarna) 19. Casey Cochran (Husqvarna) Standings 250MX Class 2026 after 2 of 11 rounds 1. Seth Hammaker, 85 points 2. Levi Kitchen, 78 3. Julien Beaumer, 71 10. Ryder DiFrancesco, 47 14. Daxton Bennick, 24 22. Casey Cochran, 12

Coenen Cruise Mode activated with Latvia MXGP rout

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The Coenen brothers aced the MXGP Grand Prix of Latvia for the third weekend in a row of FIM MXGP World Championship action. The series headed into the reddish shallow sandy soil of Kegums for round eight and the meeting was significant for Red Bull KTM’s all-out dominance as Lucas and Sacha Coenen won every outing in the MXGP and MX2 classes with their KTM 450 SX-F and KTM 250 SX-F.