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Lucas Coenen and Guillem Farres win the South African Grand Prix.

Hunter Lawrence and Cole Davies triumph at RedBud.

This weekend, the 2026 MXGP World Championship returns to South Africa for the first time in 18 years.

Following the well-known incident at the end of June whilst he was leading the MX2 qualifying race at the Portuguese Grand Prix, Mathis Valin underwent further medical examinations.

For the first time in 18 years, the Republic of South Africa will once again host the FIM Motocross World Championship for the eleventh of the 19 scheduled rounds.

MX2 market: Francisco Garcia joins the Kawasaki Racing Team MX2 for the coming season.

The FIM Supercross World Championship has confirmed that Tom Vialle, a two-time MX2 Motocross World Champion and two-time AMA Supercross 250cc East Champion, will compete as a wildcard at the British Grand Prix in Birmingham.

Farres’ second career Grand Prix victory was a resounding one, and he is establishing himself as the main threat to Sacha Coenen in this year’s Championship.

Following an extraordinary display of sheer speed, the top two in the standings are now separated by 57 points, with Herlings refusing to let Coenen rack up wins when he can do something to stop him.

Jeffrey Herlings claimed victory in the second race of the MXGP championship at Águeda, in Portugal. Farres dominated the MX2 class.

The 2026 FIM MXGP and MX2 Motocross World Championships head to the Iberian Peninsula for the halfway point of the season, with the tenth round taking place in Portugal at the Crossdromo Internacional de Águeda.

Kawasaki Motors, Ltd. and the Kawasaki Racing Team MX2 are delighted to confirm that Mathis Valin will continue their successful partnership in green.