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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

ELI TOMAC TO RETIRE AT THE CONCLUSION OF 2026 SMX POST-SEASON

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American motocross and supercross legend Eli Tomac has announced that he will retire from professional competition following the 2026 SMX World Championship post-season, bringing a close to one of the most decorated careers in the history of the sport. At 33 years of age, Tomac has enjoyed a memorable season with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing this year, claiming four 450SX Main Event victories in the AMA Supercross Championship aboard the KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION. Tomac will go down as one of the greatest competitors ever, with his career spanning 17 professional seasons between 2010 and 2026. The Cortez, Colorado, native is ranked second on the all-time 450SX wins list with 57 Main Event victories, and fourth all-time in the AMA Pro Motocross 450MX wins list with a total of 32. As a two-time AMA Supercross 450SX Champion (2020, 2022) and four-time 450MX Champion (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022), Tomac has represented Team USA at the prestigious FIM Motocross of Nations (MXoN) on six occasions – captaining the United States to victory at RedBud in 2022. Earlier in his career, Tomac captured the 2013 250MX title outdoors after achieving 12 overall wins within the category – including his pro debut at Hangtown's season-opening round in 2010 – prior to transitioning to the premier class full-time in 2014. He also earned the 250SX West Divisional Championship in 2012. In addition, Tomac extended his Daytona Supercross record with an eighth-career victory in 2026, was notably crowned the 2024 FIM World Supercross Champion in the SX1 Class, and he was also recognized in 2022 as an ESPY Award recipient in the prestigious Best Athlete, Men’s Action Sports category. The entire Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team extends its gratitude and best wishes to Eli for the future, and looks forward to finishing the current season strongly together through the upcoming SMX Playoffs, culminating with the SMX World Championship Final in Ridgedale, Missouri, on September 26. Eli Tomac: "I will be stepping away from Supercross and motocross racing at the end of September, following the final three SMX rounds. This has been the hardest decision I’ve ever made in my professional career, but I know in my heart that the time is now and that the time is right. I’ve won races and championships beyond my imagination. Racing has been the only thing I’ve woken up to and known the last 25 years, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything." Ian Harrison, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager: "Eli exploded onto the scene well over a decade and a half ago, and if he wasn’t on your team, you sure wished he was, because you’d ultimately be fighting against him to try and win. Over the years, Eli has become the second-winningest rider in Supercross history and has won multiple national and Supercross championships. We’ve had the privilege of working with him this year, and it was no different – he was fighting for the title and for wins each and every week. Eli is an amazing rider, and for the team and myself, to see how he operates and to get a better understanding of his sportsmanship and work ethic was a gift after all those years that we competed against him. But, like all good things, they do eventually come to an end, and with that Eli has decided to retire at the end of this season. Our team is grateful for the opportunity we’ve had and know that whatever he does in the future, it will be successful. Eli is a hard worker, disciplined and dedicated, and we truly wish him and his family all the best." Eli Tomac Career Highlights Two-time AMA Supercross 450SX Champion (2020, 2022) 57-career 450SX Main Event victories (second all-time) Four-time AMA Pro Motocross 450MX Champion (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022) 32-career 450MX overall victories (fourth all-time) 2013 AMA Pro Motocross 250MX Champion 2012 AMA Supercross 250SX West Champion 2024 FIM World Supercross SX1 Champion A record eight-time Daytona Supercross winner (2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026) ESPY Award recipient in 2022 (Best Athlete, Men’s Action Sports)

DOUBLE VICTORY FOR RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING AT IRONMAN NATIONAL

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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing earned a double victory across 450MX and 250MX at the Ironman National on Saturday, with Jorge Prado and Julien Beaumer each claiming the overall wins at this weekend's final round of the 2026 AMA Pro Motocross Championship in Indiana. Off the back of two consecutive second-place finishes, Prado qualified fastest aboard his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION with a 2:07.134 lap time at the season-finale Ironman National, and took control of the lead in the early stages of Moto 1. The four-time world champion steadily extended his advantage at the front of the 450MX field as the race unfolded, eventually delivering his first Pro Motocross moto win by a convincing 11.566-second margin. A holeshot in Moto 2 saw the Spaniard race to another commanding victory, with his 1-1 scorecard securing his first-career overall win in American competition. Coupled with four additional podium finishes throughout the season, Prado claimed fourth in the final 450MX standings. Jorge Prado: "It was a perfect day! We were fastest in qualifying and went P1 in both motos – we saw some progression over the past weeks, and I’ve got to give it up to the whole Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team for allowing me to perform this way. I’m happy with my hard work and everything fell into place today for my first overall in the United States. This is why I came here – and I’m super-happy to be here – so thank you to everyone.” Four-time 450MX champion Eli Tomac was eighth-fastest on the combined qualifying timesheets, powering his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION to a seventh-place result in Moto 1. The 33-year-old improved to fifth position in Moto 2, earning the Colorado icon fifth overall for the weekend and completing what has been a convincing return to racing after missing the first half of the outdoor season. Eli Tomac: "Ironman was solid! It was one of my better rides of the season across both motos. I found a good flow in Moto 2, and it was nice to finish the day strong like that. I had a lot of fun on this track – it was one of the best tracks that I have ever ridden, in my opinion. For how technical it was, and the things that it offered for us to race, it shaped up well. So, I'm pretty happy with the weekend, and now we just need to work on some starts." Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammate Aaron Plessinger recorded the ninth-fastest time in the morning’s qualifying sessions, before converting his top-10 start into an impressive fifth-place score in Moto 1. P9 in Moto 2 saw ‘The Cowboy’ achieve eighth overall at Ironman, marking another solid result in his late-season return to Pro Motocross competition. Aaron Plessinger: "Ironman was a good day! Qualifying went alright, my bike was feeling pretty good, but the cream of the crop was the first moto. I didn't get the greatest start, but I made my way through the pack and got up to fourth. Then Coop [Webb] got by me, and I ended up fifth, but it was a solid moto – I was pumped with that! Then in the second moto, I felt a little flat, but I salvaged what I could and scored 5-9 on the day for eighth overall. The track was awesome and formed up really well, so it was a good day. Now, we'll take this week off to recover and then get back into it for SMX." Equipped with the KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION in the 250MX category, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Beaumer qualified seventh-fastest on combined times. A fast start in Moto 1 saw him charge to the holeshot, eventually crossing the finish line in a hard-fought second position. A top-10 start in Moto 2 saw the 20-year-old rapidly work his way through the field, working his way into the lead to go on and take a deserving victory. His 2-1 scorecard earned him his second 250MX overall of the season. Four podium finishes – including round wins at Spring Creek and Ironman – saw Beaumer climb to second in the 250MX standings, capping off what has been a highly-successful Pro Motocross campaign. Julien Beaumer: "It was a great day at Ironman! In Moto 1, I got the holeshot and finished second, even if I didn't ride the greatest, but we made some good changes going into Moto 2. My riding was really good in that one, even if my start wasn't as strong, but I worked my way through the pack to first in the end! I'm stoked with the work that we did over the course of the season – we made a lot of progress outdoors and it's been rewarding to be back racing. We'll shift our focus to SMX now." The SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX) post-season is up next on the 31-round schedule, set to commence with Playoff 1 at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on September 12. Results 450MX Class – Ironman National 1. Jorge Prado (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 2. RJ Hampshire (Husqvarna) 3. Cooper Webb (Yamaha) 5. Eli Tomac (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 8. Aaron Plessinger (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 16. Malcolm Stewart (Husqvarna) Standings 450MX Class 2026 after 11 of 11 rounds 1. Hunter Lawrence, 474 points 2. Jett Lawrence, 472 3. Haiden Deegan, 404 4. Jorge Prado, 401 5. RJ Hampshire, 346 12. Aaron Plessinger, 159 14. Eli Tomac, 121 25. Lucas Coenen, 44 27. Malcolm Stewart, 41 Results 250MX Class – Ironman National 1. Julien Beaumer (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) 2. Chance Hymas (Honda) 3. Ryder DiFrancesco (Husqvarna) 11. Daxton Bennick (Husqvarna) Standings 250MX Class 2026 after 11 of 11 rounds 1. Cole Davies, 407 points 2. Julien Beaumer, 369 3. Levi Kitchen, 364 5. Ryder DiFrancesco, 326 15. Casey Cochran, 146 16. Daxton Bennick, 142 21. Sacha Coenen, 83