The historic Loketske Serpentiny circuit in Loket hosted the Czech Republic Grand Prix, the thirteenth round of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship. Jago Geerts (Beta RX450) put in an excellent performance in the MXGP class. Twenty-first at the end of free practice, the Belgian improved his feel for the track during qualifying, setting the fourteenth-fastest time. Jago made the most of his gate position to get off to a flying start, moving into the top ten in qualifying. During the race, he fought his way back up the field, finishing with an excellent eighth place. In the main races, Geerts was even more impressive. In the first race, he repeated his qualifying result, once again fighting his way up the field. In the second, he put in another solid performance, finishing ninth after starting fifteenth. These results saw him finish seventh overall for the day – his best overall performance of the season so far, which also saw him climb to fifteenth position in the championship standings.
With Alexis Fueri absent – still recovering from the injury he sustained in Portugal – it fell to Brando Rispoli (Beta RX250 2T) alone to defend the colours of the MRT Racing Team Beta Factory in the EMX2T European Championship, contested as a single round at Loket. Fifth in his qualifying group, the Tuscan rider was lightning fast in the first race held on Saturday afternoon. Starting third, he defended his position right up to the chequered flag. In race two, he got off to another excellent start and held second place for the first half of the race. In the closing stages, he slipped back to third place, which he maintained until the finish line. This result saw him finish on the third step of the podium in both the day’s overall standings and the championship standings.
Building on this excellent form, the MRT Racing Team Beta Factory is now preparing to tackle next weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, the fourteenth of nineteen rounds in the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship, which will take place on the challenging Lommel circuit.
Jago Geerts:
“I’m absolutely delighted with my weekend at Loket. I felt good on the bike all weekend and managed to finish in the top ten in both qualifying and the main races. Seventh place overall is a great achievement. I’ll try to keep this momentum going at my home Grand Prix next weekend in Lommel.”
Brando Rispoli:
“I’m very pleased with this podium finish. It wasn’t easy because the track was very demanding and the standard of the competition was high. This is an important result that spurs me on to do even better in the upcoming rounds of the EMX250 European Championship.”
