The 2026 MXGP season is looking to be one of the most exciting series in recent memory as the OAT list contains a massive stack of talent set to compete for the FIM Motocross World Championship title. The series wills start on March 7 & 8 at Bariloche, Argentina.
Reigning MXGP Champion Romain Febvre returns to run his hard-earned #1 plate for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP. In MX2, Simon Längenfelder, returns to defend his crown with the #1 plate for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, although he makes the shift to the KTM Austria team instead of Davide De Carli’s Italian-based squad.
The big news at the start of January centred around the movements of the two massive five-time World Champion sharks in the water, Jeffrey Herlings signing with Honda HRC, and Tim Gajser moving to Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP. Both men have changed teams for the first time in their Grand Prix careers, and with a mammoth 164 GP wins between them, they are working hard to get to know their new steeds in preparation for the first gate drop in Argentina. Both riders will race together on their new-brands at the second round of the Iternazional D´Italia on February 8th.
ITALIAN BRANDS
Other major movements include Calvin Vlaanderen and Andrea Bonacorsi joining Jeremy Seewer at Ducati Factory Racing MXGP, now run by Louis Vosters. Fantic Factory Racing MXGP will now be run by Jacky Martens, and field Brent van Doninck and Alberto Forato, while TM Moto CRD focus on MX2 with Cas Valk. And Jago Geerts and MXGP rookie Rick Elzinga to MRT Racing Team Beta.
MXGP ROOKIES
Speaking of MXGP rookies, Former MX2 Champions Kay de Wolf (Neestan Husqvarna), Andrea Adamo (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Tom Vialle (Honda HRC) are set to face their first MXGP campaigns. Another high-profile rookie in MXGP is Thibault Benistant (Honda Motoblouz SR Motul) as well as Spaniard Oriol Oliver (Gabriel SS24 KTM).
FULL OAT MXGP LIST
