The 2026 MXGP FIM Motocross World Championship completes its first three-weekend run of the season with the annual trip to the Baltics for the MXGP of Latvia at the challenging Motocenter Zelta Zirgs venue of Kegums!
The local heroes should get the crowd worked up in every class, as the sole Latvian World Champion, Pauls Jonass, is set to take the start at home for the first time since 2022, while brothers Karlis and Janis Reisulis are fired up to challenge at the very top of the MX2 division!
Lucas Coenen holds the series leader’s red plate for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, and is looking for his first victory in this part of the world. In contrast, Jeffrey Herlings, who lost points last weekend in the title chase for Honda HRC Petronas, is on the hunt for his tenth GP victory in this country!
The MX2 class has a new leader, and it’s the twin brother of the MXGP class leader! Sacha Coenen starts a Grand Prix with the red plate for the very first time, and he has won the last two GPs here in MX2 for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing!Simon Längenfelder is only three points behind though, and keen for his first win at this venue, which he was denied with a late crash last year. This weekend should be red hot in MX2!
TIMETABLE
SATURDAY:
07:40 EMX125 Group 1 Free Practice, 08:10 EMX125 Group 2 Free Practice, 08:40 EMX250 Group 1 Free Practice, 09:10 EMX250 Group 2 Free Practice, 09:50 EMX125 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 11:50 EMX125 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 12:25 EMX250 Group 1 Qualifying Practice, 13:00 EMX250 Group 2 Qualifying Practice, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP Time Practice, 15:00 EMX125 Race 1, 15:45 EMX250 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP Qualifying Race.
