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Victory for Laengenfelder and an MXGP podium return for Herlings at Swedish Grand Prix

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder extended his MX2 world championship lead thanks to his fifth overall win this season and was joined on the podium at a sunny Uddevalla by teammate and title rival Andrea Adamo in 3rd. Jeffrey Herlings snared P2 in the MXGP category at the Swedish Grand Prix for his third trophy of the campaign and his first since returning from a broken collarbone.

  • Jeffrey Herlings gets back on the MXGP box for the first time since the Grand Prix of Latvia with 2-2 results in Scandinavia
  • Lucas Coenen suffers with starts and poor luck to finish 8th overall in MXGP. The youngster makes decent attempts at comebacks in each moto to reach 9-12
  • Simon Laengenfelder goes 5-1 in Uddevalla to celebrate another MX2 win and his ninth rostrum appearance. The German pulls his margin in the standings to 40 points
  • Andrea Adamo’s first MX2 moto triumph helps the Italian to P3 for the day and his tenth podium of the season; the second-highest total in the competition. Sacha Coenen was 4th overall
  • Further knee surgery for Marc-Antoine Rossi means that the French youngster will not make an MX2 appearance in Red Bull KTM Factory Racing colors this term
  • MXGP moves immediately back into sandy terrain for round 17 and the Dutch Grand Prix, which will take place at the Motorportpark Gelderland Midden circuit in Arnhem next week

Uddevalla is the long-established home of Swedish motocross and the annual stage for MXGP in the country. The track featured a few layout alterations for 2025 but was still formed from the same soft, rough, rutted, stoney soil and was surrounded by a decent clutch of spectators across a weekend of sunny weather.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing entered the final quarter of the campaign in championship contention for both MXGP and MX2 with KTM 450 SX-F and KTM 250 SX-F machinery. On Saturday Jeffrey Herlings, in his second GP back in action after breaking his right collarbone, scored P2 in the Qualification Heat while Lucas Coenen took P6: the starts dictated potential for positions due to the narrow course and one-line nature of the track. In the MX2 Heat it was Simon Laengenfelder who gathered the strongest finish (and therefore the best pick in the gate) thanks to 2nd position. Sacha Coenen was 7th and Andrea Adamo managed 9th.

Two vibrant starts helped Herlings to a brace of P2 positions on Sunday. The Dutchman was close to the holeshot on both occasions and profited from Isak Gifting’s late crash to assume the runner-up slot in the second outing. The results ensured 44 points for the former world champion and put him back into the champagne spray. Coenen was not so fortunate. He was stuck in the pack during Moto 1 and pulled up to P7 despite suffering arm-pump. The Belgian then crashed into Turn 3 in the second moto and had a long race recovering ground to P12.

Sacha Coenen fronted the first MX2 race but could not halt Adamo’s charge. Red Bull KTM began their day of dominance in the division with Adamo in P1 (his seventh moto success of 2025), Coenen in P2 and Laengenfelder rounding out the top five. The German was quicker out of the gate for the second moto. He led the way with Sacha in 7th and Adamo in 8th as the race order barely changed after the opening lap. The team toasted the sight of at least two riders on the MX2 rostrum for the tenth time this year.

The world championships? In MXGP Coenen is 2nd and 41 points from the red plate. The close MX2 chase has Laengenfelder ahead of Kay De Wolf by 40 points and Adamo by 59. Coenen in 4th in the table.

The EMX250 European Championship entered the eleventh round of thirteen and with the Gabriel SS24 KTM team hoping to give more laps and education on the KTM 250 SX-F for Gyan Doensen and Max Werner. The Dutchman posted the more profitable scorecard with 6-DNF for 13th overall and the German didn’t grab any points.

Now for more sand. Two races after the difficulty of Lommel in Belgium, the FIM world championship plunges back into the shifting surface at Arnhem and Herlings’ home Grand Prix in seven days’ time. The fixture is the last western European date on the calendar before the triple of races in Turkey, China and Australia.

Jeffrey Herlings, 2nd and 2nd for 2nd overall in MXGP: “Really good. Three 2nds! In the last moto I felt quite close and was really pushing but I ran out of tear-offs. I didn’t have any more for the leader. 2-2 for 2nd overall is not bad for being on the bike for only two and a half weeks. Now we’ll look forward to my home GP at Arnhem and hopefully we can be back on the box there. I won last year and it would be great to repeat. I just need more starts and I know I can do the rest. My physical condition is getting better and better.”

Lucas Coenen, 7th and 12th for 8th overall in MXGP: “I really have nothing to say about this weekend: only bad starts and bad luck. That’s it. We go again next time.”

Simon Laengenfelder, 5th and 1st for 1st overall in MX2: “Not the best start in the first moto and you need to ride differently in the pack, try new lines and be aggressive: lately I’ve not been too good at this… but I showed I can do it this weekend! In the second race I got a better start and could find my way to 1st position. I hope we can be better prepared for our starts in Arnhem, and then be open in the races for whatever might happen. I feel comfortable and I’m feeling good.”

Sacha Coenen, 2nd and 7th for 4th overall in MX2: “An up-and-down weekend. I had the holeshot in the first moto and created a big lead but then had some arm-pump and had to fight it. I wasn’t too happy to finish the race like that. Not a good start at all in the second moto and I did what I could to come back to 7th. Let’s see what we can do in Arnhem.”

Andrea Adamo, 1st and 8th for 3rd overall in MX2: “The GP was not great. We need to go for the win each time and we didn’t reach the goal. The first race was really good. I made my way to 1st and closed a big gap to Sacha. I was really happy and motivated for race two but I didn’t get the best start and unfortunately after five laps my kit broke. I then had a crash and broke the clutch! A disaster. Anyway, happy at least to be on the podium. We have to go all-in for the remaining races.”

 

Results MXGP Sweden 2025

 

1. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 1-1

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

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

4. Maxime Renaux (FRA), Yamaha 5-3

5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED), Fantic, 6-5

8. Lucas Coenen (BEL), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 7-12

 

Standings MXGP 2025 after 16 of 20 rounds

 

1. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 794 points

2. Lucas Coenen (BEL), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 753

3. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED), Fantic, 572

4. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 502

5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED), Yamaha, 480

8. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 406

 

Results MX2 Sweden 2025

 

1. Simon Laengenfelder (GER), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 5-1

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

3. Andrea Adamo (ITA), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 1-8

4. Sacha Coenen (BEL) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 2-7

5. Thibault Benistant (FRA), Yamaha, 8-2

 

Standings MX2 2025 after 16 of 20 rounds

 

1. Simon Laengenfelder (GER), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 754 points

2. Kay de Wolf (NED), Husqvarna, 714

3. Andrea Adamo (ITA), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 695

4. Sacha Coenen (BEL) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 599

5. Thibault Benistant (FRA), Yamaha, 558

7. Liam Everts (BEL), Husqvarna 497

KTM NEWS

DOUBLE VICTORY FOR RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING AT LOS ANGELES SMX PLAYOFF 2

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SMX World Championship Playoff 2, staged at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles, saw Red Bull KTM Factory Racing claim an emphatic double victory, with Jorge Prado and Julien Beaumer standing atop the podium in the 450SMX and 250SMX classes, respectively. Entering Playoff 2 as the 450SMX points leader, red-plate holder Prado powered his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION to P2 on the combined qualifying timesheets, before launching to the holeshot in Moto 1. In contention for the duration of the race, the four-time world champion ultimately claimed a hard-fought second position. Again starting inside the top-three in Moto 2, Prado held P2 for over half of the race before an untimely crash relegated him to fourth. Upon remounting and putting on an inspired charge forward, the Spaniard climbed back into P2, with his 2-2 scores earning him the overall victory as well as maintaining the red-plate – now 16 points clear of his closest competitor entering next weekend's SMX Final at Thunder Ridge Nature Arena in Missouri. Jorge Prado: “Well, we just keep improving! My jump out of the gate [in Moto 2] was good, I was right there with Hunter [Lawrence] and made an aggressive pass for the lead in the third corner. I then cased the quad and thought I was going over the bars, but the bike saved me – then cased it again three laps later! But man, I knew this race was going to be hard. We were all ripping. I rode it home safely after putting in a charge following my crash, but this is incredible. We’re in contention for the title – let's get it at the last round.” Equipped with the KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION, Beaumer posted the fastest 250SMX qualifying time around the high-speed track layout, recording a 51.096 lap-time that put him almost half a second clear of the field to take confidence into the double-moto race format. After scoring the holeshot in Moto 1, the 20-year-old delivered a convincing wire-to-wire performance for victory to continue his momentum, before another holeshot in Moto 2 and a third-place finish secured the overall. As a result of this weekend's double-points round, Beaumer has climbed to third in the 250SMX standings, sitting just 16 points from the lead with triple points on offer at next weekend’s title-deciding finale. Julien Beaumer: “I saw Levi [Kitchen] and Jo [Shimoda] and knew they didn’t have the greatest of first motos, so I didn’t want to risk too much [in Moto 2], obviously. The track was pretty tricky, and the sun made things harder as well, but I’m happy to come out with the overall. I said I needed to win these last two rounds, so it’s a good start!” Also starting well in 450SMX Moto 1 was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Eli Tomac, battling for a podium spot on board his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION during the early stages. He would eventually claim sixth, while a 12th-place finish in Moto 2 earned him ninth overall. Sights now shift to next weekend's round, which will mark the conclusion of his decorated professional career. Eli Tomac: "I got a decent start in Moto 1 and I was somewhat in the mix before I lost two positions, but the riding was a lot better than the weekend before. In Moto 2, I was in a worse position off the start, and just didn't get a flow going. I was kind of happy with Moto 1 because it was an improvement, although I want to get a stronger result at my final race next weekend in Missouri." ‘The Cowboy’ Aaron Plessinger was also in action in Los Angeles, with the 30-year-old racing to a consistent P8 result in Moto 1. A 13th-place finish in Moto 2 saw Plessinger and his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION secure 11th overall for the second Playoff of the year. Aaron Plessinger: "I got a pretty good start in Moto 1 from the outside, and then started making passes to wind up in eighth place. Moto 2, I just didn't get off to the greatest start, having hugged the inside, and was pretty much last. I did what I could to make it back to 13th, but just didn't have it going in the second one. We made it out of LA in one piece, and now we'll look for a rebound in Missouri." Next Race: September 26 – Ridgedale, Missouri Results 450SMX Class – SMX Playoff 2 1. Jorge Prado (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 2. Hunter Lawrence (Honda) 3. Ken Roczen (Suzuki) 6. RJ Hampshire (Husqvarna) 8. Malcolm Stewart (Husqvarna) 9. Eli Tomac (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 11. Aaron Plessinger (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) Standings 450SMX Class 2026 after Playoff 2 1. Jorge Prado, 92 points 2. Haiden Deegan, 76 3. Hunter Lawrence, 76 8. RJ Hampshire, 51 9. Eli Tomac, 48 11. Aaron Plessinger, 44 12. Malcolm Stewart, 44 Results 250SMX Class – SMX Playoff 2 1. Julien Beaumer (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 2. Ryder DiFrancesco (Husqvarna) 3. Levi Kitchen (Kawasaki) 11. Daxton Bennick (Husqvarna) Standings 250SMX Class 2026 after Playoff 2 1. Levi Kitchen, 87 points 2. Ryder DiFrancesco, 84 3. Julien Beaumer, 71 5. Daxton Bennick, 56

Sacha Coenen wraps 3rd place in 2026 MX2 after season-closing Australian GP

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The 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship closed with top five results for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing at Hidden Valley in Australia for the nineteenth and final round of the series. Andrea Adamo rode to 4th overall on the KTM 450 SX-F in MXGP while Sacha Coenen placed 5th in MX2 with the KTM 250 SX-F at the new facility in Darwin. Coenen bagged the bronze medal for 2026.

JORGE PRADO LEADS 450SMX STANDINGS AFTER COLUMBUS PLAYOFF PODIUM

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A weather-affected opening race of the 2026 SMX World Championship Playoffs at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus saw Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado earn a hard-fought third position on the overall podium, with that result elevating him into the 450SMX points lead. Following a pair of dry on-track sessions during Friday practice, heavy rain in the region interrupted proceedings early on this morning, as the track crew worked tirelessly to prepare the circuit for the afternoon’s race schedule at SMX Playoff 1. When the gates dropped for 450SMX Moto 1, Prado powered his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION to the holeshot, holding the lead through the opening moments of the race. The Spaniard prioritized consistency in the mud, successfully navigating the conditions to secure a third-place result. The four-time world champion executed another strong start in Moto 2, battling for the final podium position during the race, and eventually crossed the line in P4. That saw him claim third overall for the round, taking charge of the 450SMX red plate entering Los Angeles next weekend. Jorge Prado: "I mean, I really don’t know what to say! Like I said after Moto 1, my worst races came in the mud this year, and now I finish up here on the box, which is amazing for me. It’s a big improvement, so I am super-happy, and proud of my progress, and the work from the whole team – if you look back a year ago to where I am now, it’s a huge difference. Now we are leading the SMX series and I can’t be more happy than this." Also up front off the start of Moto 1, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Aaron Plessinger crashed soon afterward, but displayed strong pace aboard his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION as he fought his way through the field to 10th place. Sixth in Moto 2 marked a convincing outing for ‘The Cowboy’ in his home state of Ohio, taking seventh overall and climbing to eighth in the 450SMX standings. Aaron Plessinger: "I feel like Columbus was a pretty big missed opportunity for me, since we had lots of rain and lots of mud, which is usually my cup of tea. We got off to a really good start in Moto 1, but then Jorge [Prado] slid and kind of jumped into my wheel, but no blame on him – it was a racing incident. I ended up going down, and then it was a struggle from that point on, getting up to ninth and then going down again. Moto 2, I got off to a horrible start and went to the inside of turn one, which worked out, and then ended up battling Joey [Savatgy] for fifth pretty much the whole time. I just feel like I should've been better all around – there were a lot of moments that I should've capitalized on. We'll focus on Los Angeles now and look for a stronger round." The retiring Eli Tomac raced to 15-13 results in 450SMX across the shortened double-race format aboard his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION in SMX Playoff 1, with his sights now shifting toward next weekend’s second round of the post-season, where double points will be on offer. He's currently ninth in the championship, with only two race weekends remaining in his decorated career. Eli Tomac: "It was a long day in Columbus. The conditions were tough, and I had a hard time getting going today when it counted, but the positive is that we were able to salvage some points, and it was an enjoyable weekend outside of the weather today. I'm looking forward to LA next week and fighting back toward the front in these next two races coming up." Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 250SMX contender Julien Beaumer crashed out of a top-five position on the opening lap of Moto 1, before mounting a comeback ride in challenging conditions to finish 16th on his KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION. Another difficult outing in race two saw Beaumer finish 18th, placing him 10th in the standings heading into Playoff 2. Julien Beaumer: “It was a terrible day for me in the mud. We got a lot of rain – I felt great yesterday in the dry – but today was rough. It is what it is, we have double and triple points at the next two, so I need to execute across the next two rounds in what are hopefully some better conditions, and give myself a chance.” Next Race: September 19 – Los Angeles, California Results 450SMX Class – SMX Playoff 1 1. Haiden Deegan (Yamaha) 2. Ken Roczen (Suzuki) 3. Jorge Prado (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 7. Aaron Plessinger (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 11. Malcolm Stewart (Husqvarna) 14. Eli Tomac (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 16. RJ Hampshire (Husqvarna) Standings 450SMX Class 2026 after Playoff 1 1. Jorge Prado, 42 points 2. Haiden Deegan, 40 3. Cooper Webb, 38 8. Aaron Plessinger, 22 9. Eli Tomac, 22 12. RJ Hampshire, 19 14. Malcolm Stewart, 16 Results 250SMX Class – SMX Playoff 1 1. Levi Kitchen (Kawasaki) 2. Daxton Bennick (Husqvarna) 3. Ryder DiFrancesco (Husqvarna) 18. Julien Beaumer (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) Standings 250SMX Class 2026 after Playoff 1 1. Levi Kitchen, 47 points 2. Ryder DiFrancesco, 42 3. Cole Davies, 37 4. Daxton Bennick, 34 10. Julien Beaumer, 21