Yamaha Racing Brasil are the big winners of the 2026 Brazilian Motocross Championship – MX1GP Brasil, with Glenn Coldenhoff of Yamaha C6 Bank IMS taking the MX1 title and Salvador “Salvi” Perez of Yamaha Monster Energy Geração confirming the MX2 championship.
The grand finale took place this Sunday (13) in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, with two exciting races.
MX1: Coldenhoff champion with 10 consecutive wins
The Dutchman, who has won the hearts of Brazilian fans, arrived in Minas Gerais determined to fight for the title after eight consecutive victories, with the mission of winning two more races to secure the championship.
In the first race, Coldenhoff took the lead in the opening corners. The Yamaha C6 Bank IMS rider set a strong pace, opened up a gap and crossed the finish line 15 seconds ahead of the runner-up.
The start of the second race was even more competitive and, after the gate dropped, Coldenhoff found himself down in sixth position. Without wasting any time, the Dutchman worked his way through the field, passing each of the riders ahead of him before taking the lead once again and setting his sights on the title.
He never surrendered the lead and took another victory, this time by a significant margin over second place.
In the points standings, Coldenhoff tied with Enzo Lopes on 407 points. The tiebreaker that decided the title was the number of race wins. The Dutchman finished the championship with 12 victories, including 10 consecutive wins, compared to five for Lopes.
Glenn Coldenhoff – MX1, YZ450F:
“First of all, what an incredible journey this year has been. The beginning was very difficult; it wasn’t an easy move to come and race in Brazil. I had to adapt to this new situation, with the team and the people. I feel very lucky to have great people supporting me, a great boss who is also a great person, and this year has been a lot of fun with everyone.
“We were 31 points behind, but we managed to do it and ended up with the same number of points as Enzo (Lopes).
“Congratulations to Enzo, he is a tough competitor, and I really fought hard to win this title. I am incredibly happy. Thank you to the team, to everyone in Holland who supports me and, of course, to all the Brazilian people. I really feel at home here. I love Brazil! Thank you very much!”
Fábio Santos of Yamaha Monster Energy Geração put together a strong race in the opening moto, maintaining second position after the holeshot for around 20 minutes before being passed during the final third of the race. Rider number 38 eventually finished fourth.
In the second moto, Santos again started in second and produced another strong performance, constantly defending his position and making passes before once again finishing fourth.
Those results saw Fábio Santos finish third in the championship.
Fábio Santos – MX1, YZ450F:
“We finished the season, and I had two good races. It’s still not how I would have liked it because I wanted to be fighting for the top position, but we improved throughout the championship and we’re already thinking about 2027, so we can come back even stronger and fight for the title again.”
Paulo Alberto and Vitor Borba, both riding for Yamaha Monster Energy Geração, also had strong races at the final round.
The Portuguese rider once again featured at the front, finishing both motos in third place and ending the championship seventh overall.
Borba was seventh in the opening moto and fifth in the second, completing a Yamaha-dominated podium. In the final championship standings, Vitor Borba finished fifth in his first championship aboard the YZ450F.
Vitor Borba – MX1, YZ450F:
“My season was very, very good. I felt good from the beginning. The first round was perfect for me, the best of the year. During the year I had some setbacks and a few crashes, and it was a little difficult, but in the end I was still able to prepare for this round and finish in the Top 5.
“I just want to thank the entire team, all the sponsors who were by my side to make this happen, and let’s train because tomorrow there’s more.”
Paulo Alberto – MX1, YZ450F:
“It was a good weekend, despite still having some pain in my thumb. We managed two third-place finishes and finished the championship well. Thank you to the entire team.”
MX2: Salvi Perez confirms the title
Salvador “Salvi” Perez of Yamaha Monster Energy Geração confirmed the MX2 championship with a victory in the opening race of the final round of the Brazilian Motocross Championship.
The Brazilian-Spanish rider had a brilliant start to the season but needed to rediscover his winning form to secure the title – and he did exactly that.
In the first race, Salvi made a good start but found himself in second and had to overcome Chilean rider Benjamin Garib, who was not prepared to make life easy for the Blue Team rider.
After an exciting finish, Salvi crossed the finish line just five hundredths of a second ahead of his rival.
Having already built a 44-point advantage in the championship, he was able to celebrate the title before the second race.
Salvi Perez – MX2, YZ250F:
“I just want to thank everyone who is here, my family from Spain who are here, my father, my mother, my Brazilian grandmother, my little sister, Carlos Campano, more than anyone.
“It was a very hard-working year. If I had to define this year in one word, it would be ‘worked’. I spent many days away from home, but I was also able to enjoy the year, and when you enjoy things, things go well. So I’m very happy.”
Luiz Felipe Rocha of Yamaha C6 Bank IMS finished the MX2 championship inside the Top 5, taking fifth overall.
Rodrigo Stuardo of Yamaha 101 M78 finished the season 12th, while Sebastián Velasquez was 16th and Gustavo Torres finished 29th.
