EMX250

AFYONKARAHISAR (Türkiye) 6 September 2026 - The 2026 EMX250 and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing seasons reached their conclusion in Afyonkarahisar, and the two riders who arrived in Türkiye holding the red plates left the country holding the gold ones. Neither of them left anything to chance on the way out, with both champions sweeping all four races of the final round.

In EMX250, Venum BUD Racing Kawasaki’s Francisco Garcia rounded off his title campaign with a seventh overall victory of the season, leading team-mate Jake Cannon home in both races and taking his 17th race win of a year that a pre-Lommel injury had threatened to derail. In EMX125, Norman KTM Factory Rookies’ Ricardo Bauer did precisely the same, a sixth overall of the campaign and a tenth race win, while behind him the fight for the silver medal was settled in favour of his team-mate Moritz Ernecker.

Francisco Garcia

The 12th and final round of the EMX250 season opened with a rare holeshot for SixtySeven Racing-Team’s Nicolai Skovbjerg, who had secured second in the championship a round earlier, with Cannon and Garcia tucked in behind him and Byron Dennis, Team VHR Yamaha Official’s Mano Faure and Cat Moto Bauerschmidt KTM’s Mads Fredsoe all in the top seven. Garcia needed barely a lap to sort it out, going inside on Cannon and then taking Skovbjerg for a lead he never gave back, and from there the Spaniard simply controlled the race. Behind him it turned on errors. Faure tipped over and lost time, then lost fifth to GABRIEL SS24 KTM Factory Juniors’ Gyan Doensen on lap 11. Dennis made a mistake of his own from third on lap nine, opening the door for Cannon to move up and go after Skovbjerg. Team VHR Yamaha Official’s Jarne Bervoets found a way up the inside of Maddii Racing Team Honda’s Nicolo Alvisi for 11th on lap 10, and with two laps left Cannon completed his afternoon by taking second back off Skovbjerg, a move that all but confirmed his bronze medal. Garcia took the win by 5.160s from Cannon, with Skovbjerg third, Dennis fourth and Doensen fifth.

The final race of the 2026 EMX250 season was decided inside the first two corners. Alvisi looked to have the holeshot but came under immediate pressure, and by the exit of the second corner Garcia had swept around the outside from third to first in one clean move, with Cannon following him through into second. By turn four it was another Venum BUD Racing Kawasaki one-two, and neither man was headed again. Cat Moto Bauerschmidt KTM’s Francesco Bellei took third early and held it for all 14 laps for his best result of the weekend. Dennis threw away a genuine podium chance when he fell from fourth on lap three and rejoined ninth, recovering only as far as sixth by the flag, while Skovbjerg picked off Faure to take fourth on lap seven. Garcia crossed the line around three seconds clear of Cannon, with Bellei third, Skovbjerg fourth and Doensen fifth.

A 1-1 gave Garcia his seventh overall of the season ahead of Cannon on 2-2 and Skovbjerg, whose 3-4 was enough for third on the day. The 2026 EMX250 championship therefore closes with Garcia on 496 points, Skovbjerg on 403 and Cannon on 358, with Doensen fourth on 296 and Fredsoe fifth on 284. That seventh overall of the year also carries Garcia to 10 overall wins  in his EMX250 career which past every rider who has gone before him in the class: no one in EMX250 history has won more rounds.

Francisco Garcia: “It was really, really difficult, but now I can say I don’t care. One week before Lommel I got injured, so I was thinking I can’t race. I came to Sweden with no training, with nothing, and I won the two races. I went to Arnhem and it was so difficult for me, but I don’t care, I win the championship. I am really happy. The season was really difficult but I like this, I like to fight and to come back. We will see next year, but for sure I will be training so hard to be the best.”

Nicolai Skovbjerg: “It’s better than what I expected, but I also put in the work in the winter, I will say that together with Emil. Really good year. We finally figured the start out with the team. I wish now was the beginning of the championship, because then I could be fighting for it as well. I can’t complain, it’s been a really good year and a really good end to the year, so I’m really happy.”

Jake Cannon: “I feel like it was a big improvement from last year. The first half went really well, I felt strong, but my sand skills kind of let me down a little bit. I had a few bad races with some bike issues as well, which just didn’t help in the championship. I’m happy with my efforts, I gave my all and I have no regrets.”

     
1. Francisco Garcia; 2. EMX250 Start Turkiye 2026

EMX250 - Race 1 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Francisco Garcia (ESP, Kawasaki), 30:05.093; 2. Jake Cannon (AUS, Kawasaki), +0:05.160; 3. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:06.292; 4. Byron Dennis (AUS, KTM), +0:07.133; 5. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), +0:15.335; 6. Mano Faure (FRA, Yamaha), +0:27.190; 7. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), +0:34.878; 8. Francesco Bellei (ITA, KTM), +0:37.716; 9. Lyonel Reichl (LIE, KTM), +0:41.314; 10. Simone Mancini (ITA, Ducati), +0:43.689

EMX250 - Race 2 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Francisco Garcia (ESP, Kawasaki), [time TBC]; 2. Jake Cannon (AUS, Kawasaki), [gap TBC]; 3. Francesco Bellei (ITA, KTM), [gap TBC]; 4. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, Husqvarna), [gap TBC]; 5. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), [gap TBC]; 6. Byron Dennis (AUS, KTM), [gap TBC]; 7. Mano Faure (FRA, Yamaha), [gap TBC]; 8. Lyonel Reichl (LIE, KTM), [gap TBC]; 9. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), [gap TBC]; 10. Jarne Bervoets (BEL, Yamaha), [gap TBC]

EMX250 Overall - Top 10 Classification: 1. Francisco Garcia (ESP, KAW), 50 points; 2. Jake Cannon (AUS, KAW), 44 p.; 3. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, HUS), 38 p.; 4. Francesco Bellei (ITA, KTM), 33 p.; 5. Byron Dennis (AUS, KTM), 33 p.; 6. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 32 p.; 7. Mano Faure (FRA, YAM), 29 p.; 8. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), 26 p.; 9. Lyonel Reichl (LIE, KTM), 25 p.; 10. Jarne Bervoets (BEL, YAM), 21 p.

EMX250 Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Francisco Garcia (ESP, KAW), 496 points; 2. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DEN, HUS), 403 p.; 3. Jake Cannon (AUS, KAW), 358 p.; 4. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), 296 p.; 5. Mads Fredsoe (DEN, KTM), 284 p.; 6. Nicolo Alvisi (ITA, HON), 236 p.; 7. Francesco Bellei (ITA, KTM), 214 p.; 8. Tom Brunet (FRA, [bike TBC]), 197 p.; 9. Jekabs Kubulins (LAT, [bike TBC]), 170 p.; 10. Simone Mancini (ITA, DUC), 162 p.

EMX250 Manufacturers - Top 10 Classification: 1. Kawasaki, 537 points; 2. KTM, 465 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 409 p.; 4. Yamaha, 348 p.; 5. Honda, 283 p.; 6. Triumph, 198 p.; 7. GASGAS, 167 p.; 8. Ducati, 162 p.

Left to rgiht: Andrea Barbieri, FIM Europe Chairman, 2026 EMX250 Championshp Podium, Infront Moto Racing President & CEO David Luongo

Ricardo Bauer

Round 10 of the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing series began with the newly crowned Bauer sweeping to the head of the field, and it stayed that way. SWISSMOTO’s Emil Ziemer ran second on the opening lap before team-mate Ryan Oppliger took the place on lap two, while Brian Gyles briefly showed in third for Britain before a couple of mistakes at the end of the lap pushed him back. Yamaha Europe Monster Energy MJC’s Sleny Goyer picked off Fantic Factory Racing EMX’s Bertram Thorius for fourth on lap eight, then inherited third when Ziemer went down on lap 11 and slipped to fifth behind Thorius. There were no such problems at the front. Bauer took his sixth win in a row and the ninth of his season by 4.663s from Oppliger, with Goyer third, Thorius fourth and Ziemer fifth. Norman KTM Factory Rookies’ Moritz Ernecker, still in the fight for the silver medal, came home sixth, ahead of Fantic Factory Racing EMX’s Gennaro Utech, Gyles, RFME Spain National Team pair Pau Caudet and Jordi Alba, and home rider Deniz Karahan, who picked up good points in 11th.

Bauer got the jump again in the final race of 2026, but Goyer swept from third to first on the exit of the second corner, taking both Norman KTM Factory Rookies machines in one move, and led the opening three laps. Bauer had to go the long way around the Frenchman on lap four and, once ahead, was gone. Oppliger threw away a strong result when he tipped out of fourth towards the end of the opening lap and rejoined eighth, and Goyer’s own fall on lap nine handed second to Ernecker, which ultimately settled the silver medal. Thorius found a good drive to take fourth off Ziemer late on, only to hand it straight back with a mistake, and then came under pressure from the recovering Oppliger. Bauer completed the sweep by 5.705s from Ernecker, with Goyer third, Ziemer fourth and Thorius fifth.

Bauer’s 1-1 was his third straight double of the season and gave him a sixth overall of the year, with Goyer second overall on 40 points and Ernecker third on 37, ahead of Oppliger on the same score. The final EMX125 championship reads Bauer on 419 points, Ernecker on 344 and Goyer on 336, with Thorius fourth on 290 and Ziemer fifth on 264. It also completes a clean sweep for Norman KTM Factory Rookies. Between them, Bauer and Ernecker won every single round of the 2026 EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing series, six overalls for Bauer and four for Ernecker, and took 16 of the 20 races along the way.

Ricardo Bauer: “I think I ended the season as I wanted to. I want to thank everyone who’s been around: Uncle Scott, my trainer, my family, everyone who’s been around to help me achieve this dream. We worked hard over the winter to get where I am now, so I’m pretty happy. On to a new chapter.”

Moritz Ernecker: “In the beginning of the year I was pretty much dominant and it was unfortunate that I got the injury, but it is what it is. I had to miss my mechanic this weekend because he had an accident, so I wish him a speedy recovery as well, I know he’s watching. It was a fun year and we keep on working for next year.”

Sleny Goyer: “It was a really good season, up there again almost every time, and a good feeling on the bike. That was fun. Thank you to everyone, my team and my family, and we will see next year.”

Left to right: Andrea Barbieri, 2026 EMX125 Championship Podium, David Luongo

EMX125 - Race 1 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), 30:49.329; 2. Ryan Oppliger (SUI, KTM), +0:04.663; 3. Sleny Goyer (FRA, Yamaha), +0:34.868; 4. Bertram Thorius (DEN, Fantic), +0:44.065; 5. Emil Ziemer (SUI, KTM), +0:55.270; 6. Moritz Ernecker (AUT, KTM), +0:56.150; 7. Gennaro Utech (ITA, Fantic), +1:08.323; 8. Brian Gyles (GBR, KTM), +1:09.259; 9. Pau Caudet (ESP, GASGAS), +1:24.570; 10. Jordi Alba (ESP, KTM), +2:06.339

EMX125 - Race 2 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), 31:16.823; 2. Moritz Ernecker (AUT, KTM), +0:05.705; 3. Sleny Goyer (FRA, Yamaha), +0:12.320; 4. Emil Ziemer (SUI, KTM), +0:17.184; 5. Bertram Thorius (DEN, Fantic), +0:23.100; 6. Ryan Oppliger (SUI, KTM), +0:23.730; 7. Jordi Alba (ESP, KTM), +0:24.672; 8. Gennaro Utech (ITA, Fantic), +0:30.144; 9. Brian Gyles (GBR, KTM), +0:41.962; 10. Pau Caudet (ESP, GASGAS), +1:01.411

EMX125 Overall - Top 10 Classification: 1. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), 50 points; 2. Sleny Goyer (FRA, YAM), 40 p.; 3. Moritz Ernecker (AUT, KTM), 37 p.; 4. Ryan Oppliger (SUI, KTM), 37 p.; 5. Emil Ziemer (SUI, KTM), 34 p.; 6. Bertram Thorius (DEN, FAN), 34 p.; 7. Gennaro Utech (ITA, FAN), 27 p.; 8. Jordi Alba (ESP, KTM), 25 p.; 9. Brian Gyles (GBR, KTM), 25 p.; 10. Pau Caudet (ESP, GAS), 23 p.

EMX125 Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), 419 points; 2. Moritz Ernecker (AUT, KTM), 344 p.; 3. Sleny Goyer (FRA, YAM), 336 p.; 4. Bertram Thorius (DEN, FAN), 290 p.; 5. Emil Ziemer (SUI, KTM), 264 p.; 6. Gennaro Utech (ITA, FAN), 250 p.; 7. David Cracco (ITA, [bike TBC]), 189 p.; 8. Liam Bruneau (FRA, [bike TBC]), 177 p.; 9. Riccardo Pini (ITA, [bike TBC]), 169 p.; 10. Lucas Leok (EST, [bike TBC]), 165 p.

EMX125 Manufacturers - Top 10 Classification: 1. KTM, 489 points; 2. Yamaha, 396 p.; 3. Fantic, 341 p.; 4. TM Moto, 242 p.; 5. GASGAS, 110 p.; 6. Husqvarna, 72 p.

Ricardo Bauer

All the photos from the MXGP of Türkiye will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

MXGP OF TÜRKIYE QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1725m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 30˚

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AFYONKARAHISAR (Türkiye) 04 September 2026 – The 2026 MXGP FIM Motocross World Championships comes to the start of its final three rounds as we cross into Asia for the MXGP of Türkiye this weekend, as round 17 is hosted by the Afyon Motor Sports Center in the mid-western region of this historic nation that bridges two continents!

This GP could have its own historic context, as Jeffrey Herlings has put himself within reach of clinching his sixth Motocross World Championship, and his first for Honda HRC Petronas! The Dutchman has to gain two points on his nearest chaser, defending World Champion Romain Febvre, by the end of race one on Sunday to mathematically make himself impossible to catch. Even if that doesn’t happen, “The Bullet” is looking good to seal the deal by the end of the weekend.  We have a strong chance of seeing him become only the fourth rider to win his sixth world title!

The MX2 class is still very much up for grabs, as Spaniard Guillem Farres has just 25 points between himself and Sacha Coenen, with the Belgian looking strong here last year and fired up to close that gap! Farres’ Triumph Racing teammate Camden McLellan has caught up to both of them as well, so the closing rounds should see a pulsating title battle in the quarter-litre contest!

The EMX250 European Motocross Championship returns for its final round, with a few riders looking to bow out of the class in style before graduating in 2027, and the same can be said for the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing series.  Although those Championships are decided, they should still serve up some awesome racing in the heat of Afyon!

The entire weekend’s races will be broadcast LIVE on MXGP-TV.com, with the MXGP of Türkiye brought to you by Paul Malin, Lisa Leyland, and Ben Rumbold, while Saturday’s Time Practice sessions are also being broadcasted LIVE with Paul and Lisa.

The Turkish channel TRT will be broadcasting the event LIVE while below you can find a list of all TV channels worldwide that will air LIVE and delayed action, as well as the 26-minute Behind The Gate magazine show featuring the best moments from the races, exclusive interviews and more, will be available on MXGP-TV.com and via our TV magazine partners following the Grand Prix.

All you need to do is log onto www.MXGP-TV.com to check out the action, and possibly witness a landmark moment in Motocross history!

USA CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 12:00 ET – Delayed

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 01:30 ET – Delayed

BRAZIL

Bandsports

Saturday 05 September 2026 – EMX 250 Race 1 – 14:40 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – EMX 250 Race 2 – 12:00 CET – Delayed

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE

CENTRAL AMERICA

Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama and Mexico

FOX ONE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE

TUBI

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE

Tubi México

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE

LATIN AMERICA(Except Brazil)

Youtube “Somos FOX”

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

EUROPE

Eurosport 2

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Monday 07 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 09:00 CET – Delayed

Monday 07 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 10:00 CET  – Delayed

MAX

Andorra, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech republic, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden.

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Monday 07 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 09:00 CET – Delayed

Monday 07 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 10:00 CET  – Delayed

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS 3

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE

CZECH REPUBLIC 

TV NOVA

NOVA Sport 1

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE

ESTONIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE

Go3

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

FINLAND

MTV MAX 

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 Finnish timing  – LIVE

FRANCE

Eurosport 2

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Monday 07 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 09:00 CET – Delayed

Monday 07 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 10:00 CET  – Delayed

AUTO MOTO TV

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE

L’EQUIPE.FR

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

GREAT BRITAIN

TNT Sports 6

Sunday 06 September 2026  – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 GMT – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 GMT  – LIVE

ITALY

RAI Sport

Monday 07 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 14:30 CET – Delayed

Monday 07 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 15:30 CET  – Delayed

RAI Play

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

LATVIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE

Go3

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

LITHUANIA

Go3 Sport Open

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE

Go3

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

NETHERLAND

NOS

Sunday 23 August 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 23 August 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

SLOVENIA

Sport TV1

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE

SPAIN

TVG2

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE

Agalega.gal

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

TURKIYE

TRT

Saturday 05 September 2026 – EMX 125 Race 1 – 15:55 local time – LIVE

Saturday 05 September 2026 – EMX 250 Race 1 – 15:40 local time – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – EMX 125 Race 2 – 09:35 local time – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – EMX 250 Race 2 – 11:25 local time – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 local time – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 local time – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 local time – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 local time  – LIVE

ASIA

Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand

EUROSPORT ASIA

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE

Monday 07 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 09:00 CET – Delayed

Monday 07 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 10:00 CET  – Delayed

CHINA

TikTok China

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET – LIVE Stream

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET  – LIVE Stream

AUSTRALIA

STAN SPORTS

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 1 – 20:00 AEDT – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 1 – 21:00 AEDT – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MX2 Race 2 – 23:00 AEDT – LIVE

Sunday 06 September 2026 – MXGP Race 2 – 00:00 AEDT  – LIVE

All races on VOD

26min Behind-the-Gate Magazine Partners:

AMERICA

Latin America              You tube Somos FOX              Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

Mexico                        FOX ONE                                 Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

Central America          FOX Tubi                                  Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

                                    FOX ONE                                 Thursday after each MXGP 8:30pm

USA                             RACER                                     tba

USA                             CBS Sports Network                tba – Junior program only

EUROPE

Albania                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Austria                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Baltics                          TV3 Sport Open                      Thursday after each MXGP

Belgium                       Play sports                              tba

Bosnia                         GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Croatia                        GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Finland            MTV MAX                                Wednesday after each event 18:00                                                               Finnish timing

Hungary                      GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Kosovo                        GP1                                        Thursday after each event at 20:15

Montenegro                GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Northern Macedonia  GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Portugal                      SPORT TV                                Tuesday after the event        

Romania                      Look Sport                               Wednesday after each event

Serbia                          GP1                                         Thursday after each event at 20:15

Slovenia                      Sport TV                                  Thursday after each event at 20:15 

Turkey             TRT                                          tba

INDIA and Subcontinent (Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives)

JIOSTAR                                                                       Wednesday after the event

INDONESIA                  Champions TV

AUSTRALIA

Australia                      Stan Sport                               Wednesday after each event

WORLDWIDE

Worldwide                  YouTube – MXGP TV               16 days after the event.

Worldwide                  Fuel TV                                   

LIVE TIMING – WEEKEND SCHEDULE

SATURDAY – September 5

SUNDAY – September 6

Catch all the racing LIVE on MXGP-TV! 

Saturday’s Time Practice (MXGP/MX2), the Qualifying Races (MXGP/MX2), and Races from all classes will be broadcasted LIVE on MXGP’s streaming service www.MXGP-TV.com, while results throughout the weekend will be available  HERE.

All the photos from the MXGP of Türkiye will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

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AFYONKARAHISAR (Türkiye) – 3rd September 2026 - The final trio of GPs that will bring us to the end of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championships begins this weekend with round 17, the MXGP of Türkiye, at the Afyon Motor Sports Center in the western half of the Asian section of this historical nation.

Located roughly 250km south-west of the capital, Ankara, the circuit at Afyonkarahisar is hosting its ninth MXGP event this weekend, and much of the attention will surround the first ever MXGP winner at this venue, and the most successful rider of all here with five victories, Jeffrey Herlings, as the legendary Dutchman brings a 143-point lead to Türkiye, with only 180 points left on the table.  He cannot clinch the crown for Honda HRC Petronas on Saturday, but if he is 145 points or more ahead of Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Romain Febvre after race one on Sunday, then he will be celebrating an incredible sixth World Championship title. Even if it goes to race two, he only needs to be ahead by 120 points after that one to be sure of this year’s Gold Medal.

Of course, Febvre knows the odds are against him, but the reigning World Champion will not give up until it is done, especially as he is still looking for his first win with the #1 plate, let alone his first win at Afyon.  Slovenian Tim Gajser is third in the series for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, and the two-time Turkish victor will be looking to scoop his first GP win of the year also.

Things are much closer in the MX2 World Championship, as Spaniard Guillem Farres leads the way for the Triumph Racing Factory Team, and he has just one race’s worth of points - 25 - between himself and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Sacha Coenen! The Belgian is in a Triumph Racing Factory Team sandwich, as Camden McLellan has taken two of the last three GP victories to move to within just 12 points of making it a 1-2 for the British manufacturer!  This series looks to be going all the way!

The EMX250 European Championship holds its final round this weekend, with the Championship already won by Francisco Garcia for BUD Racing Kawasaki at the previous round, but Team SixtySeven Husqvarna Racing’s Nikolaj Skovbjerg is on form after sealing the Silver Medal from Garcia’s teammate Jake Cannon. He is virtually assured the Bronze Medal as well, so this weekend will be a hectic race for the places amongst many riders who will graduate to MX2 next year!

The EMX125 European Championship Presented by FMF Racing has also been decided in advance of its final round this weekend, with Champion Ricardo Bauer clinching the title at Arnhem for Norman KTM Factory Rookies.  His teammate Moritz Ernecker will be keen to make it a 1-2 for the team, and he has an 11-point gap to defend over Yamaha Europe Monster Energy MJC’s French flyer Sleny Goyer.  Again, with many riders looking to graduate to EMX250 next year, they will all be looking to go full tilt for a nice end to their 125cc career around Afyon!

The heat and the hard-baked Turkish circuit will certainly present a physical challenge for all concerned, and the MXGP of Türkiye should provide a fascinating weekend of Motocross action!

Jeffrey Herlings

Jeffrey Herlings comes to Afyonkarahisar with wind in his sails, having not lost a single race since the Qualifying Race at Foxhills in July.  That puts him on a 14-race streak that matches his best from his dominant 2018 season, when the Saturday races didn’t count for points!  His ten GP wins for Honda this season already put him eighth on the all-time win list for his new manufacturer!  His ridiculous statistics go on and on, but the most relevant one may be his five GP wins at Afyon from his six starts here, going 1-1 in 2018 and ’19, only losing out in a curious incident in 2024, when picked up burns from his own exhaust pipe in an unfortunate crash after Pit Lane. He will be hoping for no such issues this weekend, and if he makes two points over Romain Febvre by the end of race one, the celebrations can commence!

In contrast, Febvre has won two races here, in 2022 and 2023, but never climbed to the top step in any of his three podium finishes from his six GPs in Türkiye.  Tim Gajser has raced in all eight of the GPs held at Afyon, a distinction shared only with his fellow Slovenian Jan Pancar and Swiss veteran Jeremy Seewer, and Tim won in both 2022 and 2023, climbing the podium another four times on top of those victories.  His gap to Febvre is at 41 points, which is achievable if the Frenchman has issues.

Fourth in the Championship is the injured Lucas Coenen, and it’s unsure if we’ll see the 2024 MX2 Afyon winner line up at all in the last three races.  He has a 44-point advantage over fellow Red Bull KTM Factory Racing pilot Andrea Adamo, but the Italian has surprisingly not placed inside the top five in any of his six MX2 GPs here, so he’ll be hoping to get more out of Afyon than ever before.  For sure Ruben Fernandez, who was level on points with Adamo before Arnhem, will be looking to gain back the 20 he lost to the Italian in the sand, at a track where he went 5-5 last year.

The Spaniard will be looking over his shoulder, however, for his Honda HRC Petronas teammate Tom Vialle, who has climbed the last two GP podiums on his way to closing within 6 points of Fernandez for sixth in the series.  The Frenchman will feel confident at the circuit where he clinched the MX2 world title in 2022, which was the last of three straight GP wins at this venue!

All of the above riders have pulled away from Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Maxime Renaux, as he has struggled with illness this season. Both the Qualifying Race and the first Sunday race win went the Frenchman’s way in 2022, and he also won two MX2 races here without taking overall victory. He will be hoping to trouble that podium one more time as he looks to finish the year strongly.

After his solid sand results, Kay de Wolf is just 21 points further back in ninth position for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing, and he was second overall here in each of the last two events in MX2, so he will have eyes on the podium too. Virtually assured of tenth in the series is Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Pauls Jonass, who last saw the Turkish podium in his first MXGP appearance here back in 2019. Sixth in last year’s Qualifying Race should show that he could be strong here this weekend.

One of those riders to have competed at every event here, Jeremy Seewer, will come back for Venrooy KTM Racing after missing the Dutch GP, and he took his most recent race here in 2024, so he’ll hope for more of those good Turkish vibes at this GP.

It is highly likely that we will see the Champion crowned in MXGP, but as always that is never a foregone conclusion, and Motocross has a habit of providing the unexpected! Will a new winner emerge from the pack as Herlings deals with the title business at hand?  It would not be unlike Afyon to throw up some surprises!

     
1. Romain Febvre; 2. Kay. de Wolf

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, HON), 795 points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 652 p.; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, YAM), 611 p.; 4. Lucas Coenen (BEL, KTM), 566 p.; 5. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 522 p.; 6. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 502 p.; 7. Tom Vialle (FRA, HON), 496 p.; 8. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 449 p.; 9. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 428 p.; 10. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KAW), 333 p.

MX2 Start Turkiye 2025

After a four-GP winning streak to get to the top of the standings, Guillem Farres has had to deal with a big crash in Sweden and a resurgence from his main challengers, Sacha Coenen and the Spaniard’s own teammate Camden McLellan.

Neither of the Triumph Racing Factory Team riders have a great history in Türkiye, with the pair finishing fourth and fifth in last year’s GP, while Sacha won the Qualifying Race and the opener on Sunday last year on his way to third overall.  The Belgian still has a chance to claw back the 25-point deficit to Farres, and will be going all-out in the final three GPs! McLellan is ready to pounce as well, just 12 points further back, and all three are eyeing up their first world title.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s defending World Champion Simon Längenfelder has had a tough few rounds, but last year’s Afyon winner was also on the podium here in 2024, and won a race back in 2023, so he will at least feel confident of a good weekend. 75 points back from Farres, the #1 plate holder probably holds little hope of retaining his MX2 title.

The recent good form of Liam Everts, winner of the 2023 MXGP of Türkiye in MX2, could put him in the picture to move forward from fifth, as the Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing ace is just 26 points behind the Champ.  For sure he will want to score at least one GP win from the Championship battlers in the last three rounds!

The Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 teammates and brothers Janis and Karlis Reisulis are virtually assured of finishing sixth and seventh in the Championship, so the mission is all about those elusive first wins, of any description! Janis clinched his EMX250 title here last year after finishing second overall, while Karlis will want to improve from last year’s 15th position in the MX2 class.

Neither Honda HRC Petronas rider Valerio Lata, or Kawasaki Racing Team MX2’s Mathis Valin, will take any further part in the 2026 Championship, so lead privateer Julius Mikula, level on points with Valin for ninth in the table for Osička Racing KTM, will be looking to push on higher.  These will be the first GPs at the final three venues for the young Czech rider, and as a bit of a hard-pack lover, he could be a real contender for a top five spot!

The battle for the Championship in MX2 could take another few twists or turns in the final run-in, so these will be fascinating contests to watch!

The MXGP of Türkiye kicks off the flyaway end to the season in style, so make sure you catch all the action this weekend!

     
1. Guillem Farres ; 2. Simon Längenfelder

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Guillem Farres (ESP, TRI), 749 points; 2. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 724 p.; 3. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, TRI), 712 p.; 4. Simon Längenfelder (GER, KTM), 674 p.; 5. Liam Everts (BEL, HUS), 648 p.; 6. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 587 p.; 7. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, YAM), 473 p.; 8. Valerio Lata (ITA, HON), 414 p.; 9. Mathis Valin (FRA, KAW), 352 p.; 10. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), 352 p.

All the photos from the MXGP of Türkiye will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY:
09:10 EMX125 Free Practice, 09:45 EMX250 Free Practice, 10:20 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 12:20 EMX125 Qualifying Practice, 13:00 EMX250 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.

SUNDAY:
09:40 EMX125 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.

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MONACO (Principailty of Monaco) 01 September 2026 – The 17th round of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship arrives in Afyon for the MXGP of Türkiye! 

Alongside the MXGP and MX2 classes, the EMX250 and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing series will conclude their seasons on Turkish soil!

Checkout the Timetable and Entry Lists for the MXGP of Turkiye below:

TIMETABLE

MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

EMX250 ENTRY LIST

EMX125 ENTRY LIST