2026 FIM Motocross World Championship

2026 Motocross World Championship

Champions

MXGP:

MX2:

Women:

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The 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship is the 70th FIM Motocross World Championship season. ^[1]

In the MXGP class, Romain Febvre is the defending champion, after winning his second title in the 2025 season. ^[2]

Simon Längenfelder is the reigning champion in the MX2 class, after taking his first world title in the previous season. ^[3]

Race calendar and results

A provisional calendar was released on . ^[1] The championship is to be contested over twenty rounds in Europe, Asia, South America, Australia and Africa.

MXGP

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Pole position	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Round Winner	Report
1	8 March	MXGP of Argentina	Bariloche
2	22 March	MXGP of Andalucia	Almonte
3	29 March	MXGP of Switzerland	Frauenfeld
4	12 April	MXGP of Sardegna	Riola Sardo
5	19 April	MXGP of Trentino	Pietramurata
6	26 April	MXGP of TBA	TBA
7	24 May	MXGP of France	Lacapelle-Marival
8	31 May	MXGP of Germany	Teutschenthal
9	7 June	MXGP of Latvia	Ķegums
10	21 June	MXGP of Italy	Montevarchi
11	28 June	MXGP of Portugal	Águeda
12	5 July	MXGP of South Africa	Johannesburg
13	19 July	MXGP of Great Britain	Foxhill
14	26 July	MXGP of Czech Republic	Loket
15	2 August	MXGP of Flanders	Lommel
16	16 August	MXGP of Sweden	Uddevalla
17	23 August	MXGP of The Netherlands	Arnhem
18	6 September	MXGP of Turkey	Afyonkarahisar
19	13 September	MXGP of China	Shanghai
20	20 September	MXGP of Australia	Darwin

MX2

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Pole position	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Round Winner	Report
1	8 March	MXGP of Argentina	Bariloche
2	22 March	MXGP of Andalucia	Almonte
3	29 March	MXGP of Switzerland	Frauenfeld
4	12 April	MXGP of Sardegna	Riola Sardo
5	19 April	MXGP of Trentino	Pietramurata
6	26 April	MXGP of TBA	TBA
7	24 May	MXGP of France	Lacapelle-Marival
8	31 May	MXGP of Germany	Teutschenthal
9	7 June	MXGP of Latvia	Ķegums
10	21 June	MXGP of Italy	Montevarchi
11	28 June	MXGP of Portugal	Águeda
12	5 July	MXGP of South Africa	Johannesburg
13	19 July	MXGP of Great Britain	Foxhill
14	26 July	MXGP of Czech Republic	Loket
15	2 August	MXGP of Flanders	Lommel
16	16 August	MXGP of Sweden	Uddevalla
17	23 August	MXGP of The Netherlands	Arnhem
18	6 September	MXGP of Turkey	Afyonkarahisar
19	13 September	MXGP of China	Shanghai
20	20 September	MXGP of Australia	Darwin

Grand Prix locations

Bariloche

Johannesburg

Shanghai

Darwin

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Location of non-European Grands Prix in 2026.

Almonte

Frauenfeld

Riola Sardo

Pietramurata

Lacapelle-Marival

Teutschenthal

Ķegums

Montevarchi

Águeda

Foxhill

Loket

Lommel

Uddevalla

Arnhem

Afyonkarahisar

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Location of European Grands Prix in 2026.

MXGP

Entry list

Officially Approved Teams & Riders
Team	Constructor	No	Rider	Rounds
Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP	Kawasaki	1	Romain Febvre
		41	Pauls Jonass
Team Beta MRT Racing	Beta	4	Rick Elzinga [4]
		93	Jago Geerts [5]
Team Honda Motoblouz SR Motul	Honda	9	Thibault Benistant [6]
		24	Kevin Horgmo [6]
Ducati Factory Racing MXGP	Ducati	10	Calvin Vlaanderen [7]
		91	Jeremy Seewer [7]
		132	Andrea Bonacorsi [7]
Honda HRC	Honda	16	Tom Vialle [8]
		84	Jeffrey Herlings [9]
		70	Rubén Fernández [8]
Fantic Factory Racing MXGP	Fantic	32	Brent Van Doninck [10]
		303	Alberto Forato [10]
Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing	Husqvarna	74	Kay de Wolf [11]
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	80	Andrea Adamo [12]
		96	Lucas Coenen
Van Venrooy KTM Racing	KTM	101	Mattia Guadagnini
Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team	Yamaha	243	Tim Gajser [13]
		959	Maxime Renaux
TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team	KTM	253	Jan Pancar [14]
JK Racing Yamaha	Yamaha	517	Isak Gifting [15]
Wild Card Teams & Riders
Team	Constructor	No	Rider	Rounds

Riders Championship

Points are awarded to the top-ten finishers of the qualifying race, in the following format:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Points are awarded to finishers of the main races, in the following format:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
Points	25	22	20	18	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos	Nr	Rider	Bike	ARG		AND		SUI		SAR		TRE		TBA		FRA		GER		LAT		ITA		POR		RSA		GBR		CZE		FLA		SWE		NED		TUR		CHN		AUS		Points
																																												0
Pos	Nr	Rider	Bike	ARG		AND		SUI		SAR		TRE		TBA		FRA		GER		LAT		ITA		POR		RSA		GBR		CZE		FLA		SWE		NED		TUR		CHN		AUS		Points

Manufacturers Championship

Pos	Bike	ARG		AND		SUI		SAR		TRE		TBA		FRA		GER		LAT		ITA		POR		RSA		GBR		CZE		FLA		SWE		NED		TUR		CHN		AUS		Points
1																																										0
Pos	Bike	ARG		AND		SUI		SAR		TRE		TBA		FRA		GER		LAT		ITA		POR		RSA		GBR		CZE		FLA		SWE		NED		TUR		CHN		AUS		Points

MX2

Entry list

Officially Approved Teams & Riders
Team	Constructor	No	Rider	Rounds
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	1	Simon Längenfelder
		19	Sacha Coenen
Monster Energy Triumph Racing	Triumph	8	Camden McLellan
		99	Guillem Farrés
Honda HRC	Honda	18	Valerio Lata
Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing	Husqvarna	26	Liam Everts
Team Maddii Racing Honda – ABF Italia	Honda	28	Marc-Antoine Rossi [16]
Bike It Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki	33	Kay Karssemakers [17]
Monster Energy Yamaha Factory	Yamaha	47	Kārlis Reišulis [18]
		772	Jānis Reišulis [18]
Beddini Racing Ducati Corse Factory MX2 Team	Ducati	73	Ferruccio Zanchi [19]
TM Moto CRD Motosport	TM	172	Cas Valk [20]
Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP	Kawasaki	317	Mathis Valin
Van Venrooy KTM Racing	KTM	716	Noel Zanócz [21]
Wild Card Teams & Riders
Team	Constructor	No	Rider	Rounds

Riders Championship

Points are awarded to the top-ten finishers of the qualifying race, in the following format:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Points are awarded to finishers of the main races, in the following format:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
Points	25	22	20	18	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos	Nr	Rider	Bike	ARG		AND		SUI		SAR		TRE		TBA		FRA		GER		LAT		ITA		POR		RSA		GBR		CZE		FLA		SWE		NED		TUR		CHN		AUS		Points
																																												0
Pos	Nr	Rider	Bike	ARG		AND		SUI		SAR		TRE		TBA		FRA		GER		LAT		ITA		POR		RSA		GBR		CZE		FLA		SWE		NED		TUR		CHN		AUS		Points

Manufacturers Championship

Pos	Bike	ARG		AND		SUI		SAR		TRE		TBA		FRA		GER		LAT		ITA		POR		RSA		GBR		CZE		FLA		SWE		NED		TUR		CHN		AUS		Points
1																																										0
Pos	Bike	ARG		AND		SUI		SAR		TRE		TBA		FRA		GER		LAT		ITA		POR		RSA		GBR		CZE		FLA		SWE		NED		TUR		CHN		AUS		Points

See also

• 2026 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship
• 2026 European Motocross Championship
• 2026 Motocross des Nations
• 2026 FIM Supercross World Championship
• 2026 ProMX Championship
• 2026 AMA Supercross Championship
• 2026 AMA National Motocross Championship

References

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3. "Simon Längenfelder wins MX2 World Championship title in rain chaos in Darwin". Ralph Marzahn. mxnews-online.com. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
4. Press Release (November 6, 2025). "Rick Elzinga Joins Team Beta MRT Racing for 2026 MXGP Debut Season". racerxonline.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
5. Beta MRT Racing Team. "JAGO GEERTS JOINS THE BETA MRT TEAM". mxgp.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
6. Santiago Crevoisier (September 24, 2025). "Thibault Benistant secures MXGP deal for 2026". mx1onboard.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
7. Ralph Marzahn (November 5, 2025). "Ducati starts the 2026 MXGP season with a strong trio". mxnews-online.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
8. Honda HRC. "TOM VIALLE JOINS HONDA HRC FOR MXGP CHALLENGE IN STATEMENT SIGNING". mxgp.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
9. Andy McKinstry (January 1, 2026). "Official: Jeffrey Herlings makes Honda HRC move for 2026". gatedrop.com. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
10. Ralph Marzahn (December 2, 2025). "Fantic MXGP 2026: A fresh start with clarity and a plan". mxnews-online.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
11. Ryan Nitzen (October 10, 2025). "Kay de Wolf To Husqvarna MXGP For 2026". cyclenews.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
12. "Andrea Adamo to make MXGP transition for 2026". ktm.com. November 6, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
13. Yamaha Racing (January 1, 2026). "YAMAHA SIGNS FIVE-TIME FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPION TIM GAJSER FOR 2026 MXGP CAMPAIGN". mxgp.com. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
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15. "Isak Gifting Re-Signs with JK Yamaha for 2026 MXGP Season". fullnoise.com.au. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
16. Honda Maddii Racing (December 22, 2025). "MADDII RACING HONDA ANNOUNCE 2026 RIDER LINE UP". mxgp.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
17. Andy McKinstry (December 9, 2025). "Official: Kay Karssemakers remains with DRT Kawasaki for 2026". gatedrop.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
18. Yamaha Racing. "REISULIS BROTHERS TO SPEARHEAD MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA FACTORY MX2'S 2026 CAMPAIGN". mxgp.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
19. Dylan Wills (December 2, 2025). "Beddini to lead Ducati MX2 World Championship entry". motoonline.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
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