LOMMEL (Flanders, Belgium) 31st July 2026 – The 2026 MXGP FIM Motocross World Championships heads to the deep sands of Lommel this weekend, for round 14 of the series which will test the riders and their sand skills harder than they have been for several months on the MXGP tour!
Jeffrey Herlings comes to one of his favourite circuits with the MXGP Championship leader’s red plate on his Honda HRC Petronas machine, for the first time since the second round in March, and he’ll be looking to take an unprecedented fifth GP win at this tortuous venue. Home hero Lucas Coenen is still second in the standings but after being unable to compete in Czechia last weekend, he is doubtful for this one. Third in the series is defending World Champion Romain Febvre, who has won here twice before and is looking for the hat-trick!
The MX2 class could be wide open for this one as the entire series top five could be considered as contenders, but Spaniard Guillem Farres is on a four-GP winning streak and eager to prove that his sand skills match up to the best! Local favourites Sacha Coenen and Liam Everts will be up for the fight, as will Farres’ Triumph Racing teammate Camden McLellan!
The EMX250 European Motocross Championship returns after a month away, and the EMX Open single-round Championship will pitch some of the sport’s leading veterans and rising stars against each other for a race on each day!
Timetable CET
SATURDAY: 09:10 EMX Open Free Practice, 09:40 EMX250 Free Practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 12:20 EMX Open Qualifying Practice, 13:00 EMX250 Qualifying Practice, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP Time Practice, 15:00 EMX Open Race 1, 15:45 EMX250 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP Qualifying Race.
SUNDAY: 09:40 EMX Open Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX250 Race 2, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.
