The Zelta Zirgs circuit in Kegums hosted the Latvian Grand Prix, the eighth round of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship. The event in the Baltic nation brought to a close a trio of consecutive races that had kept the MRT Racing Team Beta Factory busy over the past three weeks.
In the MXGP class, there were encouraging results for Jago Geerts (Beta RX450). The Belgian showed right from the start that he was comfortable on the Latvian track, setting the fifteenth fastest time in free practice. In qualifying, after spending a long time just outside the top ten, Jago finished in fourteenth place.
In the first race, which he finished in eighteenth position, he was forced to fight his way back up the field after an unfortunate start.
An excellent performance in the second race: starting tenth, Geerts spent several laps in eighth position. In the closing stages, he was overtaken by a few rivals but crossed the line in tenth position, the Belgian’s best result of the season. Thirteenth overall for the day, the points earned saw him climb to eighteenth place in the championship standings.
“In Latvia we took another step in the right direction. Saturday was a positive day and I showed good pace. In the first race I struggled to overtake the riders ahead of me. I’m not satisfied because I didn’t have a good rhythm. In the second race I got off to a good start and finished in tenth position. My first top-ten finish of the season. A nice way to end the weekend.”
