France wins the pole position at Saturday’s 79th edition of the Motocross of Nations in Ernée, France.
France secured pole position for the 2026 Motocross of Nations, while Spain will start Sunday’s races from second place, followed by Belgium. Jorge Prado (MXGP), Mathis Valin (MX2), and Jeffrey Herlings (OPEN) won their qualifying races
The host nation posted a flawless qualifying performance. Romain Febvre finished second in MXGP, Mathis Valin won MX2, and Tom Vialle finished third in OPEN, for a total of just three points.
Top 19 Nations Qualified for the final races
*Dropped result
| Pos | Country | MXGP | MX2 | OPEN | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇷 Francia | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 🇪🇸 España | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | 🇧🇪 Bélgica | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 🇮🇹 Italia | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 🇱🇻 Letonia | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱 Países Bajos | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸 Estados Unidos | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | 🇨🇭 Suiza | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 9 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 6 | 10 | 12 | 16 |
| 10 | 🇬🇧 Gran Bretaña | 9 | 16 | 10 | 19 |
| 11 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 7 | 14 | 17 | 21 |
| 12 | 🇩🇪 Alemania | 15 | 19 | 8 | 23 |
| 13 | 🇩🇰 Dinamarca | 12 | 11 | — | 23 |
| 14 | 🇸🇪 Suecia | 13 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 15 | 🇿🇦 Sudáfrica | 24 | 2 | 23 | 25 |
| 16 | 🇨🇦 Canadá | 16 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 17 | 🇸🇮 Eslovenia | 3 | 26 | 24 | 27 |
| 18 | 🇧🇷 Brasil | 19 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 19 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 21 | 13 | 20 | 33 |
Jeffrey Herlings wins the OPEN Qualifyng Race!
The final race of the day was dominated by Jeffrey Herlings, whose victory allowed the Netherlands to finish in sixth place. Liam Everts and Tom Vialle rounded out the top three.
Top 20 OPEN Quali Race
| Pos | # | Rider | Brand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 | 🇳🇱 Jeffrey Herlings | Honda |
| 2 | 12 | 🇧🇪 Liam Everts | Husqvarna |
| 3 | 9 | 🇫🇷 Tom Vialle | Honda |
| 4 | 18 | 🇮🇹 Andrea Adamo | KTM |
| 5 | 27 | 🇱🇻 Pauls Jonass | Kawasaki |
| 6 | 30 | 🇪🇸 Francisco García | Kawasaki |
| 7 | 6 | 🇺🇸 Cooper Webb | Husqvarna |
| 8 | 45 | 🇩🇪 Noah Ludwig | KTM |
| 9 | 24 | 🇨🇭 Kevin Brumann | Husqvarna |
| 10 | 48 | 🇬🇧 Ben Watson | Triumph |
| 11 | 66 | 🇨🇦 Dylan Wright | Honda |
| 12 | 3 | 🇦🇺 Aaron Tanti | Yamaha |
| 13 | 21 | 🇸🇪 Alvin Östlund | Triumph |
| 14 | 36 | 🇧🇷 Enzo Lopes | Honda |
| 15 | 69 | 🇫🇮 Jere Haavisto | KTM |
| 16 | 117 | 🇨🇿 Vaclav Kovar | KTM |
| 17 | 39 | 🇪🇪 Kaarel Tilk | Husqvarna |
| 18 | 123 | 🇸🇰 Pavol Repcak | KTM |
| 19 | 54 | 🇳🇴 Sander Agard-Michelsen | Yamaha |
| 20 | 63 | 🇦🇹 Michael Sandner | Husqvarna |
Mathis Valin wins MX2 Qualifyng Race!
Mathis Valin sent the French fans into a frenzy by winning the MX2 Qualifying Race, securing the first victory of the day for the hosts. The Kawasaki KRT rider inherited the lead after Sacha Coenen crashed on the fifth lap.
The Belgian crashed again on the final lap while trying to pass Janis Reisulis, ultimately finishing seventh. Camden McLellan capitalized on the incident to claim second place.
Behind them, Levi Kitchen and Guillem Farrés staged the race’s most impressive comebacks. Both moved up from outside the leading pack to finish third and fourth, respectively.
Top 20 MX2 Quali Race
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| Pos | # | Rider | Brand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 🇫🇷 Mathis Valin | Kawasaki |
| 2 | 41 | 🇿🇦 Camden Mc Lellan | Triumph |
| 3 | 5 | 🇺🇸 Levi Kitchen | Kawasaki |
| 4 | 29 | 🇪🇸 Guillem Farrés | Triumph |
| 5 | 26 | 🇱🇻 Janis Martins Reisulis | Yamaha |
| 6 | 23 | 🇨🇭 Jeremy Seewer | KTM |
| 7 | 11 | 🇧🇪 Sacha Coenen | KTM |
| 8 | 17 | 🇮🇹 Ferruccio Zanchi | Ducati |
| 9 | 56 | 🇳🇱 Glenn Coldenhoff | Yamaha |
| 10 | 2 | 🇦🇺 Alex Larwood | Honda |
| 11 | 59 | 🇩🇰 Nicolai Skovbjerg | Husqvarna |
| 12 | 20 | 🇸🇪 Alve Callemo | Husqvarna |
| 13 | 62 | 🇦🇹 Ricardo Bauer | KTM |
| 14 | 38 | 🇪🇪 Sebastian Leok | Husqvarna |
| 15 | 65 | 🇨🇦 Dylan Rempel | Honda |
| 16 | 47 | 🇬🇧 Ben Mustoe | GASGAS |
| 17 | 53 | 🇳🇴 Pelle Gundersen | Husqvarna |
| 18 | 35 | 🇧🇷 Guilherme Bresolin | Kawasaki |
| 19 | 44 | 🇩🇪 Valentin Kees | KTM |
| 20 | 32 | 🇯🇵 Haruki Yokoyama | Kawasaki |
Jorge Prado wins MXGP Qualifying Race!
Jorge Prado had a perfect Saturday in Ernée. After dominating the practice sessions, the Red Bull KTM rider also won the MXGP Qualifying Race, despite starting from gate 31.
Prado moved into third place at the first corner, behind Romain Febvre—who took the holeshot—and Jan Pancar. After passing the Slovenian rider and regaining his position following a minor mistake, the Spaniard set his sights on Febvre and took the lead at the end of the fifth lap.
The Frenchman tried to respond and kept the pressure on until the end, but Prado controlled the situation to secure the victory. Febvre finished second and Pancar third.
Behind them, Lucas Coenen fought his way back to fifth place after being involved in a crash at the first corner. Alberto Forato finished fourth and Jed Beaton sixth.
Top 20 MXGP Quali Race
| Pos | # | Rider | Brand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 🇪🇸 Jorge Prado | KTM |
| 2 | 7 | 🇫🇷 Romain Febvre | Kawasaki |
| 3 | 13 | 🇸🇮 Jan Pancar | KTM |
| 4 | 16 | 🇮🇹 Alberto Forato | Fantic |
| 5 | 10 | 🇧🇪 Lucas Coenen | KTM |
| 6 | 1 | 🇦🇺 Jed Beaton | Yamaha |
| 7 | 37 | 🇪🇪 Jorgen-Matthias Talviku | Fantic |
| 8 | 25 | 🇱🇻 Karlis Alberts Reisulis | Yamaha |
| 9 | 46 | 🇬🇧 Taylor Hammal | Kawasaki |
| 10 | 55 | 🇳🇱 Roan Van De Moosdijk | KTM |
| 11 | 22 | 🇨🇭 Valentin Guillod | Yamaha |
| 12 | 58 | 🇩🇰 Mads Fredsoe | KTM |
| 13 | 19 | 🇸🇪 Isak Gifting | Yamaha |
| 14 | 4 | 🇺🇸 Julien Beaumer | KTM |
| 15 | 43 | 🇩🇪 Tom Koch | KTM |
| 16 | 64 | 🇨🇦 Tanner Ward | Husqvarna |
| 17 | 121 | 🇸🇰 Tomas Kohut | KTM |
| 18 | 31 | 🇯🇵 Kainosuke Oshiro | Yamaha |
| 19 | 34 | 🇧🇷 Fabio Santos | Yamaha |
| 20 | 67 | 🇫🇮 Emil Weckman | Triumph |
Jeffrey Herlings dominates the OPEN Free Practice
The reigning MXGP World Champion was on another level!
| Pos | # | Rider | Time / Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 | 🇳🇱 Jeffrey Herlings | 1:48.778 |
| 2 | 9 | 🇫🇷 Tom Vialle | +2.043 |
| 3 | 12 | 🇧🇪 Liam Everts | +2.414 |
| 4 | 18 | 🇮🇹 Andrea Adamo | +2.888 |
| 5 | 27 | 🇱🇻 Pauls Jonass | +3.005 |
| 6 | 30 | 🇪🇸 Francisco García | +4.056 |
| 7 | 6 | 🇺🇸 Cooper Webb | +4.202 |
| 8 | 36 | 🇧🇷 Enzo Lopes | +5.481 |
| 9 | 48 | 🇬🇧 Ben Watson | +6.353 |
| 10 | 24 | 🇨🇭 Kevin Brumann | +6.375 |
| 11 | 66 | 🇨🇦 Dylan Wright | +6.380 |
| 12 | 45 | 🇩🇪 Noah Ludwig | +7.085 |
| 13 | 3 | 🇦🇺 Aaron Tanti | +8.536 |
| 14 | 63 | 🇦🇹 Michael Sandner | +8.764 |
| 15 | 21 | 🇸🇪 Alvin Östlund | +9.095 |
| 16 | 69 | 🇫🇮 Jere Haavisto | +10.354 |
| 17 | 117 | 🇨🇿 Vaclav Kovar | +10.596 |
| 18 | 54 | 🇳🇴 Sander Agard-Michelsen | +10.632 |
| 19 | 33 | 🇯🇵 Yuki Okura | +11.141 |
Mathis Valin on top in MX2 Free Practice
Mathis Valin is back after a three-month layoff due to injury, and he’s making a spectacular return by winning the MX2 free practice sessions to give his fans their first reason to celebrate. That said, the Frenchman posted the fastest time by the narrowest of margins over Sacha Coenen. Guillem Farrés and Levi Kitchen were right on their heels as well.
Jeremy Seewer and Glenn Coldenhoff, who this year took on the challenge of returning to MX2 after more than a decade, finished seventh and eighth, respectively.
Top 20 MX2 Free Practice
| Pos | # | Rider | Time / Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 🇫🇷 Mathis Valin | 1:51.544 |
| 2 | 11 | 🇧🇪 Sacha Coenen | +0.007 |
| 3 | 29 | 🇪🇸 Guillem Farrés | +0.408 |
| 4 | 5 | 🇺🇸 Levi Kitchen | +1.069 |
| 5 | 26 | 🇱🇻 Janis Martins Reisulis | +1.192 |
| 6 | 41 | 🇿🇦 Camden Mc Lellan | +1.486 |
| 7 | 23 | 🇨🇭 Jeremy Seewer | +1.936 |
| 8 | 56 | 🇳🇱 Glenn Coldenhoff | +2.231 |
| 9 | 17 | 🇮🇹 Ferruccio Zanchi | +3.287 |
| 10 | 59 | 🇩🇰 Nicolai Skovbjerg | +4.223 |
| 11 | 65 | 🇨🇦 Dylan Rempel | +4.298 |
| 12 | 62 | 🇦🇹 Ricardo Bauer | +4.474 |
| 13 | 20 | 🇸🇪 Alve Callemo | +5.836 |
| 14 | 53 | 🇳🇴 Pelle Gundersen | +5.910 |
| 15 | 44 | 🇩🇪 Valentin Kees | +5.950 |
| 16 | 38 | 🇪🇪 Sebastian Leok | +5.994 |
| 17 | 2 | 🇦🇺 Alex Larwood | +6.382 |
| 18 | 92 | 🇲🇦 Saad Soulimani | +6.721 |
| 19 | 32 | 🇯🇵 Haruki Yokoyama | +6.936 |
| 20 | 125 | 🇱🇹 Marius Adomaitis | +7.069 |
Prado leads the MXGP Free Practice
The four-time World Champion is back on Europe soil after two years and he did it in style! The Spaniard set the fastest lap time over home hero Romain Febvre. Slovenian Jan Pancar surprise the field with the third fastest lap over Lucas Coenen who is back behind the gate for the first time since June before the hip injury.
Julien Beaumer sits eight on his first 450 session.
Top 20 MXGP Free Practice
FP MXGP
| Pos | # | Rider | Time / Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 🇪🇸 Jorge Prado | 1:48.878 |
| 2 | 7 | 🇫🇷 Romain Febvre | +0.286 |
| 3 | 13 | 🇸🇮 Jan Pancar | +1.193 |
| 4 | 10 | 🇧🇪 Lucas Coenen | +1.599 |
| 5 | 55 | 🇳🇱 Roan Van De Moosdijk | +2.476 |
| 6 | 16 | 🇮🇹 Alberto Forato | +2.508 |
| 7 | 1 | 🇦🇺 Jed Beaton | +3.100 |
| 8 | 4 | 🇺🇸 Julien Beaumer | +3.243 |
| 9 | 25 | 🇱🇻 Karlis Alberts Reisulis | +3.265 |
| 10 | 37 | 🇪🇪 Jorgen-Matthias Talviku | +3.614 |
| 11 | 19 | 🇸🇪 Isak Gifting | +4.356 |
| 12 | 22 | 🇨🇭 Valentin Guillod | +5.041 |
| 13 | 46 | 🇬🇧 Taylor Hammal | +5.292 |
| 14 | 34 | 🇧🇷 Fabio Santos | +5.428 |
| 15 | 58 | 🇩🇰 Mads Fredsoe | +6.226 |
| 16 | 43 | 🇩🇪 Tom Koch | +7.101 |
| 17 | 115 | 🇨🇿 Petr Rathousky | +7.662 |
| 18 | 31 | 🇯🇵 Kainosuke Oshiro | +7.730 |
| 19 | 121 | 🇸🇰 Tomas Kohut | +8.328 |
| 20 | 64 | 🇨🇦 Tanner Ward | +9.039 |
Quick Preview: Schedule, Ballot Results and Team Guide
The wait is over. The 79th Motocross of Nations is officially underway in Ernée, France, where 32 nations will begin their quest for the prestigious Chamberlain Trophy this Saturday.
Worlwide Timetable, Saturday, October 3rd
| Session | 🇫🇷 | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇾🇦🇷🇧🇷 | 🇲🇽 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP MXGP | 10:00 | 09:00 | 05:00 | 02:00 |
| FP MX2 | 10:50 | 09:50 | 05:50 | 02:50 |
| FP OPEN | 11:40 | 10:40 | 06:40 | 03:40 |
| Quali Race MXGP | 14:30 | 13:30 | 09:30 | 06:30 |
| Quali Race MX2 | 15:30 | 14:30 | 10:30 | 07:30 |
| Quali Race OPEN | 16:30 | 15:30 | 11:30 | 08:30 |
USA Zones Timetable, Saturday, October 3rd
| Sesion | 🇫🇷 Local | 🇺🇸 ET | 🇺🇸 CT | 🇺🇸 MT | 🇺🇸 PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP MXGP | 10:00 | 04:00 | 03:00 | 02:00 | 01:00 |
| FP MX2 | 10:50 | 04:50 | 03:50 | 02:50 | 01:50 |
| FP OPEN | 11:40 | 05:40 | 04:40 | 03:40 | 02:40 |
| Quali Race MXGP | 14:30 | 08:30 | 07:30 | 06:30 | 05:30 |
| Quali Race MX2 | 15:30 | 09:30 | 08:30 | 07:30 | 06:30 |
| Quali Race OPEN | 16:30 | 10:30 | 09:30 | 08:30 | 07:30 |
The day’s schedule features free practice sessions and the qualifying races for the MXGP, MX2 and Open classes. At the end of the afternoon, the combined results will determine which 19 nations advance directly to Sunday’s main event, while the remaining teams will be forced into the Last Chance Qualifier. For the team standings, only the best two scores from each nation will count toward qualification.
Ballot Results
Friday’s gate-pick draw has already added another storyline to the weekend. Mexico emerged as the biggest winner and will have first choice of starting positions,
Entry List 2026 Motocross of Nations
| País | MXGP | MX2 | OPEN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 | Jed Beaton #1 | Alex Larwood #2 | Aaron Tanti #3 |
| 🇺🇸 | Julien Beaumer #4 | Levi Kitchen #5 | Cooper Webb #6 |
| 🇫🇷 | Romain Febvre #7 | Mathis Valin #8 | Tom Vialle #9 |
| 🇧🇪 | Lucas Coenen #10 | Sacha Coenen #11 | Liam Everts #12 |
| 🇸🇮 | Jan Pancar #13 | Jaka Peklaj #14 | Lukas Osek #15 |
| 🇮🇹 | Andrea Adamo #16 | Ferruccio Zanchi #17 | Alberto Forato #18 |
| 🇸🇪 | Isak Gifting #19 | Alve Callemo #20 | Alvin Östlund #21 |
| 🇨🇭 | Valentin Guillod #22 | Jeremy Seewer #23 | Kevin Brumann #24 |
| 🇱🇻 | Karlis Reisulis #25 | Janis Reisulis #26 | Pauls Jonass #27 |
| 🇪🇸 | Jorge Prado #28 | Guillem Farrés #29 | Francisco García #30 |
| 🇯🇵 | Kainosuke Oshiro #31 | Haruki Yokoyama #32 | Yuki Okura #33 |
| 🇧🇷 | Fabio Santos #34 | Guilherme Bresolin #35 | Enzo Lopes #36 |
| 🇪🇪 | Jorgen Talviku #37 | Sebastian Leok #38 | Kaarel Tilk #39 |
| 🇿🇦 | Slade Smith #40 | Camden McLellan #41 | Trey Cox #42 |
| 🇩🇪 | Tom Koch #43 | Valentin Kees #44 | Noah Ludwig #45 |
| 🇬🇧 | Taylor Hammal #46 | Ben Mustoe#47 | Ben Watson #48 |
| 🇳🇴 | Leander Thunshelle #52 | Pelle Gundersen #53 | Sander Michelsen #54 |
| 🇳🇱 | Roan van de Moosdijk #55 | Glenn Coldenhoff #56 | Jeffrey Herlings #57 |
| 🇩🇰 | Mads Fredsoe #58 | Nicolai Skovbjerg #59 | Mikkel Haarup #60 |
| 🇦🇹 | Michael Kratzer #61 | Ricardo Bauer#62 | Michael Sandner #63 |
| 🇨🇦 | Tanner Ward #64 | Dylan Rempel #65 | Dylan Wright #66 |
| 🇫🇮 | Emil Weckman #67 | Saku Mansikkamäki #68 | Jere Haavisto #69 |
| 🇮🇪 | Lennox Dickinson #85 | Glenn McCormick #86 | Jason Meara #87 |
| FIM | Joaquin Poli #88 | Carlos Badiali #89 | Fabricio Chacón #90 |
| 🇲🇦 | Maxime Simon #91 | Saad Soulimani #92 | Noam Jayal #93 |
| 🇲🇽 | Jorge Rubalcava #97 | Fernando Velázquez #98 | Erick Vázquez #99 |
| 🇮🇸 | Ingvar Einarsson #100 | Eric Gudmundsson #101 | Tristan Berg Arason #102 |
| 🇺🇦 | Roman Morozov #103 | Ostap Andrukh #104 | Mykhailo Vasko #105 |
| 🇨🇿 | Petr Rathousky #115 | David Widerwill #116 | Vaclav Kovar #117 |
| 🇭🇷 | Matija Kelava #118 | Simun Ivandic #119 | Matej Jaros #120 |
| 🇸🇰 | Tomas Kohut #121 | Jaroslav Katrinak #122 | Pavol Repcak #123 |
| 🇱🇹 | Domantas Jazdauskas #124 | Marius Adomaitis #125 | Erlandas Mackonis #126 |
