MXGP Round 17
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Jeffrey Herlings has done it again. The Dutchman wrapped up the 2026 MXGP World Championship in Türkiye with a perfect 1-1 weekend, securing his sixth World Championship and third MXGP crown.
After winning the MX2 title three times in 2012, 2013 and 2016, Herlings moved into the premier class and claimed MXGP championships in 2018 and 2021. Now, five years after his last MXGP title, The Bullet is back on top.
MXGP Race 1.
Herlings wasted no time putting his championship into motion, taking the opening MXGP race win ahead of Tim Gajer and Romain Febvre.
Our own #10 Calvin Vlaanderen finished in 9th.
MXGP Race 2.
There was no letting up from Herlings in the second race either. The Dutchman took another victory, this time with Tom Vialle chasing him home in second and Febvre taking third. Vlaanderen took 10th place.
Two races, two wins and 50 points, exactly the sort of weekend you’d expect from a rider arriving with a World Championship on the line.
Overall Results.
1st #84 Jeffrey Herlings
2nd #16 Tom Vialle
3rd #1 Romain Febvre
MX2 Race 1.
Simon Längenfelder got the first MX2 race win, with Guillem Farres second and South Africa’s Camden McLellan putting in a strong ride for third.
That gave McLellan an important points haul as his championship battle continues to go right down to the wire.
MX2 Race 2
Farres came back strong in the second race to take the win, followed by Liam Everts in second and Längenfelder in third.
With the two races producing different winners, the MX2 overall was always going to be interesting.
Overall Results.
1st #99 Guillem Farres
2nd #1 Simon Längenfelder
3rd #26 Liam Everts
McLellan currently sits 2nd in the MX2 Championship standings, 10 points ahead of Sacha Coenen and 30 points clear of reigning MX2 World Champion Simon Längenfelder.
With the championship still to be decided, every point from here on out is going to count.
Next Round.
The MXGP paddock now heads to Shanghai, China, for Round 18 of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship on 13 September. With Herlings’ MXGP championship already secured, the focus now shifts to the MX2 championship battle, where Camden McLellan is sitting second and still firmly in the hunt.
Then we head to Darwin, Australia, on 20 September for the season finale.
