🇨🇭 MXGP of Switzerland – Round 3 (Frauenfeld): Qualifying Highlights & results!

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FRAUENFELD (Switzerland) 29th March 2026 – Despite some freezing weather leading up to the MXGP of Switzerland Presented by iXS, the sun came out over the fields of Frauenfeld today to thaw out the Schollenholz circuit, but the elements hit the track again with steady drizzle, making the Qualifying Races a tricky and chaotic affair for the Grand Prix classes!

After crashes kept him from scoring points in the Qualifying Races so far this year, it was Jeffrey Herlings who finally took his first Saturday win for Honda HRC Petronas, although he was chased all the way by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Lucas Coenen, with Tim Gajser scoring his best Saturday result yet for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP.

The MX2 class saw a third straight Qualifying Race victory for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing flyer Sacha Coenen, getting to the front early and holding off a late challenge from Triumph Racing Factory Team’s Championship leader Camden McLellan, with Valerio Lata taking a good third for Honda HRC Petronas.

MXGP

New red plate holder Lucas Coenen was fired up to show his dominance in the premier class, and set the fastest time in both Free and Time Practice sessions.  In Free Practice Jeffrey Herlings was only five thousandths of a second behind, but could not replicate that in the afternoon session, finishing in seventh. Instead it was Romain Febvre who got the closest for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP, six tenths down from last year’s GP winner Coenen. Kay de Wolf showed good pace with third position for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing.

From the ninth gate pick, however, came Andrea Adamo, taking a comfortable Holeshot for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing ahead of Herlings and Tim Gajser, with the second Honda HRC Petronas rider Tom Vialle keeping the home hero Jeremy Seewer out of the top four on his Red Bull Ducati Factory MX Team machine! Coenen had work to do but made quick work of moving forward, passing Vialle down the long back straight with an inside line that proved potent throughout the race!

Gajser was hassling Herlings, but nearly came unstuck with a wild moment through the corner after the finish line, while Febvre passed Vialle for fifth on lap two as Seewer was shuffled back to ninth, eventually finishing a disappointed 12th in front of his home fans. Febvre looked close to passing Coenen, but the teenager blocked his best moves. On lap four it was Herlings’ turn to make a move, a beautiful one around the outside of the corner at the end of Pit Lane to take the lead from Adamo!

Sensing that Herlings was escaping, Gajser took his shot and dived underneath the Italian on the same corner a lap later, with Coenen using his magic line down the back straight to gain speed and demote the 2023 MX2 World Champion to fourth.  Attacked by Febvre, Adamo wasn’t going to lose any further positions though, and the Frenchman made a mistake to slip down to seventh at the end of lap 10.

Just before this, Vialle appeared to get his boot stuck in his rear wheel, went down and dropped to tenth.  Not appearing to have his former speed, the Frenchman collided with his Honda HRC Petronas teammate Ruben Fernandez and hit the ground again! He finished a frustrated 18th at the flag.

Meanwhile, Coenen again used his fast back straight line to pass Gajser up the inside, and zoomed in on Herlings! Maxime Renaux rode well to finish fifth, behind Adamo, for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP, with De Wolf claiming sixth ahead of an angry Febvre.

Pauls Jonass took eighth for Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP, and Alberto Forato took a solid ninth for Fantic Factory Racing MXGP, ahead of Fernandez.

Coenen did his best to attack Herlings through the driving rain, but on a slick circuit the Dutchman was able to hold on to win by two seconds, and reduce the Belgian’s Championship advantage to seven points!

It promises to be a battle royale on the Swiss grasslands tomorrow, and the weather is likely to be a factor!  You dare not miss what should be a tense and closely-fought battle for MXGP supremacy!

Jeffrey Herlings: “I tried to make a clean pass on my good buddy Andrea [Adamo] as much as I could as he’s a long-time friend. I had a lot of pressure from behind, so I knew I had to make a move quick to take the lead, and it wasn’t easy as he held a strong pace. Sunday is a long day, especially with these conditions. It’s quite cold, but hopefully tomorrow the weather improves and we can have a good one. This track is never easy for me, so to start with a win on Saturday feels really good.

Lucas Coenen: “The first lap was hectic, with riders going everywhere, but I managed to gain some positions. Then I had some issues and it became tricky to the end. I knew I needed to make quick passes, otherwise it would be difficult, but at the same time I didn’t want to take too many risks because the mud is really sticky. No excuses though, tomorrow is race day. We’re doing quite well, so I’m looking forward to it.”

Tim Gajser: “It was a good race. The start helped a lot because the track was getting greasy and slippery after all the rain. I think I rode smart and stayed close to the front guys, which is what we need. I felt comfortable on the bike, so overall I’m happy with today. Tomorrow the conditions could be even tougher, so the start will be key again, but hopefully we can improve and have a strong race.”

MXGP – Results

Pos Nr Rider Nat. Fed. Bike Race 1 Race 2 Total
1 16 Vialle, Tom FRA FFM HON 25 15 40
2 959 Renaux, Maxime FRA FFM YAM 22 14 36
3 243 Gajser, Tim SLO AMZS YAM 12 22 34
4 74 de Wolf, Kay NED KNMV HUS 16 18 34
5 1 Febvre, Romain FRA FFM KAW 18 16 34
6 70 Fernandez, Ruben ESP RFME HON 20 11 31
7 303 Forato, Alberto ITA FMI FAN 15 12 27
8 5 Coenen, Lucas BEL FMB KTM 0 25 25
9 10 Vlaanderen, Calvin NED KNMV DUC 11 13 24
10 84 Herlings, Jeffrey NED KNMV HON 0 20 20
11 253 Pancar, Jan SLO AMZS KTM 10 9 19
12 24 Horgmo, Kevin NOR NMF HON 13 6 19
13 39 Van De Moosdijk, Roan NED KNMV KTM 6 8 14
14 101 Guadagnini, Mattia ITA FMI KTM 7 7 14
15 91 Seewer, Jeremy SUI SWISSMOTO DUC 9 5 14
16 41 Jonass, Pauls LAT LAMSF KAW 14 0 14
17 83 Oliver, Oriol ESP RFME KTM 1 10 11
18 93 Geerts, Jago BEL FMB BET 5 3 8
19 80 Adamo, Andrea ITA FMI KTM 8 0 8
20 811 Sterry, Adam GBR ACU KTM 3 2 5

 

MXGP Standings after Round 3

Pos Nr Rider Nat. Bike Total ARG ESP SUI ITA ITA FRA GER LAT ITA POR RSA GBR CZE BEL SWE NED TUR CHN AUS
1 5 Coenen, Lucas BEL KTM 136 9
18-15
(42)
10
25-25
(60)
9
0-25
(34)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2 16 Vialle, Tom FRA HON 129 10
22-18
(50)
9
16-14
(39)
0
25-15
(40)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
3 84 Herlings, J. NED HON 124 0
25-25
(50)
0
22-22
(44)
10
0-20
(30)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
4 959 Renaux, Maxime FRA YAM 117 7
14-13
(34)
8
18-15
(41)
6
22-14
(42)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
5 243 Gajser, Tim SLO YAM 116 1
15-20
(36)
3
15-20
(38)
8
12-22
(42)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
6 1 Febvre, Romain FRA KAW 113 6
20-22
(48)
7
20-0
(27)
4
18-16
(38)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
7 80 Adamo, Andrea ITA KTM 84 8
10-14
(32)
5
14-18
(37)
7
8-0
(15)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
8 70 Fernandez, R. ESP HON 83 5
11-16
(32)
0
9-10
(19)
1
20-11
(32)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
9 10 Vlaanderen, C. NED DUC 73 2
13-9
(24)
6
3-16
(25)
0
11-13
(24)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
10 74 de Wolf, Kay NED HUS 63 – – 0
11-13
(24)
5
16-18
(39)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
11 41 Jonass, Pauls LAT KAW 57 4
16-8
(28)
0
0-12
(12)
3
14-0
(17)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
12 303 Forato, A. ITA FAN 56 0
1-6
(7)
1
8-11
(20)
2
15-12
(29)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
13 101 Guadagnini, M. ITA KTM 52 3
6-7
(16)
4
12-6
(22)
0
7-7
(14)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
14 24 Horgmo, Kevin NOR HON 48 0
5-11
(16)
0
6-7
(13)
0
13-6
(19)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
15 253 Pancar, Jan SLO KTM 32 0
9-3
(12)
0
0-1
(1)
0
10-9
(19)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
16 83 Oliver, Oriol ESP KTM 32 0
7-5
(12)
0
0-9
(9)
0
1-10
(11)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
17 91 Seewer, Jeremy SUI DUC 29 0
4-4
(8)
0
5-2
(7)
0
9-5
(14)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
18 32 Van doninck, B. BEL FAN 28 0
8-10
(18)
0
10-0
(10)
0
0-0
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
19 9 Benistant, T. FRA HON 24 0
12-12
(24)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
20 93 Geerts, Jago BEL BET 23 – – 0
7-8
(15)
0
5-3
(8)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

 

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MX2

In a familiar pattern this season, Sacha Coenen was the fastest in Free Practice, ahead of the Triumph Factory Racing Team duo of Guillem Farres and Camden McLellan.  However, it was the 2024 EMX250 winner here, Valerio Lata, who took the first gate pick for the Qualifying Race, nearly seven tenths ahead of McLellan, with Coenen in third.

Despite finishing just outside the top five in Time Practice, Mathis Valin burst into the lead on his Kawasaki Racing Team MX2 machine, with Coenen, Lata, and McLellan giving chase.  Through the second corner, however, Valin made a mistake and laid the bike down, quickly remounting near the back of the pack!  Coenen gratefully accepted the lead, while Farres leapt past his teammate through the same corner!

Simon Längenfelder was fifth for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, with Cas Valk enjoying a good start for CRD Motosport TM Moto.  Liam Everts got past the Dutchman with a nice outside-to-inside move at the end of lap three, putting him fifth for Nestaan Husqvarana Factory Racing, and looking more comfortable on the progressively more slippery surface than most of his rivals.

In the meantime, Farres had crashed on the face of a jump, a very awkward spot, to give Coenen breathing room at the front. The Spaniard was to recover to seventh place, passing the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 rider, recently-turned 18-year-old Janis Reisulis with four laps to go.

Valin was making incredible progress through the pack after his early fall, with a determined pass on Janis Reisulis as well as on Everts, who had suffered a fall to dent his confidence.  The French flyer got all the way back to fifth place, ahead of the Belgian, but just falling short of passing Längenfelder for fourth.  The Kawasaki man could well be a factor tomorrow!

Rounding out the points scorers were Julius Mikula, scoring another good Saturday result in ninth for OsiÄŤka KTM, with Karlis Reisulis tenth for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2.

Up front, McLellan had taken his time to get past Lata for second, and did so with a sweet move around the outside next to the Pit Lane on lap nine.  He got to within striking distance of Coenen with three laps to go, but was unable to pull the trigger despite some ragged moments for the Belgian! While Lata held on for a season-best third, McLellan had to settle for second, while Coenen kept his perfect Saturday record for the season intact with his third straight Qualifying Race win!

McLellan doubled his Championship lead over Längenfelder to four points, while Sacha has passed Farres for third in the standings.

With the weather tough to predict, tomorrow’s races could blow both World Championships wide open on Grand Prix Sunday!  Be sure to join us at the Schollenholz circuit, or on MXGP-TV for what could be a crazy day of MXGP action!  See you there!

Sacha Coenen: “There was a lot of pressure in the last laps and the track was really sketchy. I made a good choice with the goggles, which was important. My pace was good though, and towards the end I just focused on riding my own lines and creating a gap. I felt good on the bike. Hopefully the conditions are a bit better tomorrow, but we’ll see, I’m looking forward to it.”

MX2 – Results

Pos Nr Rider Nat. Fed. Bike Race 1 Race 2 Total
1 1 Längenfelder, Simon GER DMSB KTM 25 20 45
2 99 Farres, Guillem ESP RFME TRI 18 25 43
3 26 Everts, Liam BEL FMB HUS 20 22 42
4 19 Coenen, Sacha BEL FMB KTM 22 14 36
5 18 Lata, Valerio ITA FMI HON 16 18 34
6 47 Reisulis, Karlis Alberts LAT LAMSF YAM 15 15 30
7 772 Reisulis, Janis Martins LAT LAMSF YAM 14 12 26
8 33 Karssemakers, Kay NED KNMV KAW 11 10 21
9 48 Walvoort, Jens NED KNMV KTM 9 11 20
10 172 Valk, Cas NED KNMV TM 10 9 19
11 317 Valin, Mathis FRA FFM KAW 0 16 16
12 20 Mikula, Julius CZE ACCR KTM 0 13 13
13 8 Mc Lellan, Camden RSA KNMV TRI 13 0 13
14 83 Grau, Maxime FRA FFM HON 12 0 12
15 420 Rossi, Andrea ITA FMI KTM 6 5 11
16 456 Colmer, Ollie GBR ACU KTM 7 4 11
17 716 Zanocz, Noel HUN MAMS KTM 8 3 11
18 98 Gaspari, Alessandro ITA FMI KTM 3 7 10
19 71 Bennati, Morgan ITA FMI TRI 1 8 9
20 61 Oechslin, Samuel SUI SWISSMOTO KTM 2 6 8

 

MX2 Overall Standings

Pos Nr Rider Nat. Bike Total ARG ESP SUI ITA ITA FRA GER LAT ITA POR RSA GBR CZE BEL SWE NED TUR CHN AUS
1 1 Längenfelder, S. GER KTM 149 0
25-25
(50)
7
20-20
(47)
7
25-20
(52)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2 99 Farres, G. ESP TRI 127 9
20-18
(47)
8
25-0
(33)
4
18-25
(47)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
3 19 Coenen, Sacha BEL KTM 124 10
22-0
(32)
10
14-22
(46)
10
22-14
(46)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
4 8 Mc Lellan, C. RSA TRI 121 6
15-22
(43)
9
22-25
(56)
9
13-0
(22)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
5 26 Everts, Liam BEL HUS 121 7
14-20
(41)
4
15-14
(33)
5
20-22
(47)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
6 772 Reisulis, J. LAT YAM 105 5
18-15
(38)
6
16-16
(38)
3
14-12
(29)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
7 317 Valin, Mathis FRA KAW 98 8
16-14
(38)
5
18-15
(38)
6
0-16
(22)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
8 18 Lata, Valerio ITA HON 90 4
13-0
(17)
0
13-18
(31)
8
16-18
(42)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
9 47 Reisulis, K. LAT YAM 88 1
12-16
(29)
3
12-13
(28)
1
15-15
(31)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
10 48 Walvoort, Jens NED KTM 60 0
11-10
(21)
1
10-8
(19)
0
9-11
(20)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
11 172 Valk, Cas NED TM 58 2
7-13
(22)
0
7-10
(17)
0
10-9
(19)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
12 33 Karssemakers, K. NED KAW 56 0
10-0
(10)
2
11-12
(25)
0
11-10
(21)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
13 20 Mikula, Julius CZE KTM 50 3
0-12
(15)
0
9-11
(20)
2
0-13
(15)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
14 408 Smulders, S. NED HUS 34 0
6-11
(17)
0
8-9
(17)
0
0-0
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
15 716 Zanocz, Noel HUN KTM 29 0
5-0
(5)
0
6-7
(13)
0
8-3
(11)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
16 83 Grau, Maxime FRA HON 21 – – 0
3-6
(9)
0
12-0
(12)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
17 456 Colmer, Ollie GBR KTM 19 – – 0
4-4
(8)
0
7-4
(11)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
18 420 Rossi, Andrea ITA KTM 19 – – 0
5-3
(8)
0
6-5
(11)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
19 398 Garib, B. CHI HON 18 0
9-9
(18)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
20 154 Padilla Duran, C. BOL GAS 10 0
2-8
(10)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

 

Manufacturer MXGP – Standings

Pos Manufacturer Total ARG ESP SUI ITA ITA FRA GER LAT ITA POR RSA GBR CZE BEL SWE NED TUR CHN AUS
1 KTM 167 10
25-25
10
20-22
10
25-20
2 Triumph 162 09
20-22
09
25-25
09
18-25
3 Husqvarna 121 07
14-20
04
15-14
05
20-22
4 Yamaha 110 05
18-16
06
16-16
03
15-15
5 Kawasaki 109 08
16-14
05
18-15
06
11-16
6 Honda 99 04
13-09
00
13-18
08
16-18
7 TM 58 02
07-13
00
07-10
00
10-09
8 GASGAS 13 00
02-08
00
01-02
9 Ducati 9 00
08-01
10 Fantic 8 00
04-04

 

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