2026 European Motocross Championship

The 2026 European Motocross Championship is the 38th European Motocross Championship season since its revival in 1988. It includes 16 events and 6 different classes. It starts in Spain on 22 March and concludes in Turkey on 6 September.[1][2] All rounds act as support classes at the European rounds of the 2026 MXGP.

EMX250

A 12-round calendar for the 2026 season was announced in October 2025.[1]

EMX250 is for riders competing on 2-stroke and 4-stroke motorcycles between 175cc-250cc. Only riders under the age of 21 are allowed to compete.

Calendar

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner Report
1 21–22 March  Andalucia Almonte Francisco García Francisco García Francisco García
2 28–29 March   Switzerland Frauenfeld
3 11–12 April  Sardinia Riola Sardo
4 18–19 April Trentino Pietramurata
5 30–31 May  Germany Teutschenthal
6 6–7 June  Latvia Ķegums
7 20–21 June  Italy Montevarchi
8 27–28 June  Portugal Águeda
9 1–2 August  Flanders Lommel
10 15–16 August  Sweden Uddevalla
11 22–23 August  Netherlands Arnhem
12 5–6 September  Turkey Afyonkarahisar

Entry list

Team Constructor No Rider Rounds
MX-Handel Husqvarna Racing Husqvarna 2 Nicolai Skovbjerg[3] 1
14 Sebastian Leok 1
Team VENUM BUD Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki 3 Jake Cannon 1
29 Francisco García 1
Triumph Racing Nordics Triumph 4 Nike Korsbeck 1
320 Sebastian Sundman 1
Team Beta MRT Racing Beta 5 Brando Rispoli[4] 1
717 Alexis Fueri[5] 1
Maddii Racing Honda – ABF Italia Honda 6 Elias Escandell[6]
20 Nicolò Alvisi[7] 1
FlyOver Competition Triumph 7 Niccolò Mannini[8]
De Baets AIT Racing[9] Yamaha 8 Vencislav Toshev[10] 1
555 Cole McCullough[11] 1
SB2 MX Talents Team Gas Gas 11 Gilen Albisua 1
Team VHR Racing Yamaha 17 Tom Brunet 1
Seven Motorsport TM Factory Support TM 18 Douwe Van Mechgelen 1
Motovation Motorsport Husqvarna Husqvarna 28 Dean Gregoire[12] 1
499 Dani Hetink
KTM Sarholz Racing Team KTM 31 Linus Jung
363 Lyonel Reichl[13] 1
770 Leon Rudolph[13] 1
Van Venrooy KTM Racing KTM 39 Áron Katona[14] 1
Team CTM Motorhomes / Priem MX Yamaha 46 Thybe Ceulemans
De Nardo Yamaha Racing Yamaha 47 Bryan Schmucki
Peak Spirit Racing Team Triumph 50 Kjetil Oswald
Racestore KTM Factory Rookies KTM 58 Andrea Roberti[15] 1
Boutaca Racing Team KTM 78 Gonçalo Cardoso 1
MX-Academy Honda Racing by Meuwissen Motorsports Honda 81 Emile De Baere 1
151 Eliot Vidalenc
747 Jordan van Wyk
RFME MX Junior Team Gas Gas 82 Manuel López[16] 1
365 Adrià Monné[16] 1
Jezyk Racing Team Triumph 86 Daniel Castañondo
259 Félix Cardineau[17]
Mequitec Gas Gas Racing Team Gas Gas 96 Mauro Osinalde 1
494 Pablo Lara 1
Beddini Racing Ducati Corse Factory MX2 Team Ducati 97 Simone Mancini[18] 1
SixtySeven Racing Team KTM 100 Harry Seel 1
919 Maximilian Ernecker 1
MTA MX Racing KTM 102 Filippo Mantovani[19] 1
Mehka KTM / Skawen KTM 110 Richard Paat
KTM 112 Víctor Beltrán 1
KTM 114 Allan Tapia 1
JK Racing Yamaha Yamaha 124 Jēkabs Kubuliņš[20] 1
Yamaha 115 M78 Team Yamaha 137 Bernardo Tibúrcio[21] 1
300 Salvador Pérez[22] 1
Cat Moto Bauerschmidt KTM KTM 141 Francesco Bellei[23] 1
304 Liam Owens[23] 1
515 Mads Fredsøe[23] 1
TRT Motorcycles Team KTM 166 Álex Lasheras
Gas Gas 268 Samuel Tapia
AG MX Racing Honda 221 Arthur Steffen
Yamaha Europe Monster Energy MJC Yamaha 228 Michael Conte 1
Max Bart Motorsports Husqvarna 240 César Paine Díaz[24] 1
336 Lorenzo Aglietti 1
Husqvarna 247 Jean Visser 1
Dörr Motorsport Triumph Racing Triumph 275 Eric Rakow 1
VHR Yamaha Official EMX250 Team Yamaha 295 Mano Faure[25] 1
503 Jarne Bervoets[25] 1
Vogelsang Powersports Yamaha 312 Noe Zumstein
KTM 321 Alessandro Traversini 1
Ghidinelli Racing Team KTM 329 Maurizio Scollo
KTM Switzerland KTM 331 Noryn Polsini
963 Cyril Elsener
Gas Gas 337 Bruno Miró 1
Triumph Racing Pavo & Rueda Triumph 351 Carlos Prat 1
Beta 364 Mattia Nardo
Team MSL Yamaha 389 Jules Pietre
Cat Moto Prospects Husqvarna 400 Roan Tolsma 1
DVS Junior Racing TM TM 417 Jayson van Drunen[26] 1
Nationwide Signs Triumph Triumph 419 Joe Brookes 1
FiveThreeSeven Gas Gas 427 Mick Kennedy
Dirt Store Triumph Racing Triumph 441 Billy Askew 1
Yamaha Motor France/Monster Army/Drag'on Tek Yamaha 446 Adrien Petit 1
Osička MX Team KTM 466 Václav Janout 1
F4E Gas Gas Racing Team Gas Gas 474 Ian Ampoorter 1
529 Maxime Lucas 1
Husqvarna 477 Guus Oomen 1
MRA Racing Team Husqvarna 490 Jaroslav Katriňák
Husqvarna Motorcycles Scandinavia Husqvarna 496 Alve Callemo
Grizzly Racing Service KTM 505 Ben Almagor
Kawasaki 519 Mateo Bernard
Gabriel SS24 KTM KTM 574 Gyan Doensen 1
Team Castellari Gas Gas 651 Giovanni Meneghello
Beta 666 Alejo Peral 1
Diana MX Team Husqvarna 669 Luca Ruffini
Motobike Racing Team KTM 712 Toni Ziemer 1
Yamaha 737 Noah Henzer
Afil Services KTM 828 Tom Dukerts
Husqvarna 884 Casper Lindmark 1
A.B. Racing Team Gas Gas 928 Vincenzo Bove
Westside Racing Husqvarna 939 Emil Lodal 1
Kullen 1502 KTM KTM 961 August Frisk[27] 1

Riders Championship

Pos Rider Bike AND
SUI
SAR
TRE
GER
LAT
ITA
POR
FLA
SWE
NED
TUR
Points
1 Francisco García Kawasaki 1 1 50
2 Jake Cannon Kawasaki 2 5 38
3 Mano Faure Yamaha 9 2 34
4 Jēkabs Kubuliņš Yamaha 5 6 31
5 Mads Fredsøe KTM 4 10 29
6 Nicolai Skovbjerg Husqvarna 13 4 26
7 Tom Brunet Yamaha 10 9 23
8 Bernardo Tibúrcio Yamaha 31 3 20
9 Billy Askew Triumph 3 Ret 20
10 Francesco Bellei KTM 8 15 19
11 Adrià Monné Gas Gas 11 13 18
12 Alexis Fueri Beta 6 30 15
13 Roan Tolsma Husqvarna 16 11 15
14 Gyan Doensen KTM 7 21 14
15 Dean Gregoire Husqvarna 27 7 14
16 August Frisk KTM 23 8 13
17 Lyonel Reichl KTM 17 12 13
18 Maximilian Ernecker KTM 15 14 13
19 Liam Owens KTM 12 18 12
20 Nicolò Alvisi Honda 14 22 7
21 Jarne Bervoets Yamaha 19 16 7
22 Sebastian Leok Husqvarna 20 17 5
23 Guus Oomen Husqvarna 18 Ret 3
24 César Paine Díaz Husqvarna 32 19 2
25 Áron Katona KTM Ret 20 1
Leon Rudolph KTM 21 33 0
Simone Mancini Ducati 22 23 0
Andrea Roberti KTM 24 26 0
Adrien Petit Yamaha 28 24 0
Salvador Pérez Yamaha Ret 25 0
Joe Brookes Triumph 25 Ret 0
Filippo Mantovani KTM 26 27 0
Cole McCullough Yamaha 29 28 0
Ian Ampoorter Gas Gas 30 29 0
Douwe Van Mechgelen TM Ret 31 0
Eric Rakow Triumph Ret 32 0
Manuel López Gas Gas 33 35 0
Maxime Lucas Gas Gas 34 36 0
Brando Rispoli Beta Ret 34 0
Bruno Miró Gas Gas 37 37 0
Emile De Baere Honda DNQ DNQ 0
Casper Lindmark Husqvarna DNQ DNQ 0
Nike Korsbeck Triumph DNQ DNQ 0
Vencislav Toshev Yamaha DNQ DNQ 0
Gilen Albisua Gas Gas DNQ DNQ 0
Harry Seel KTM DNQ DNQ 0
Pablo Lara Gas Gas DNQ DNQ 0
Jayson van Drunen TM DNQ DNQ 0
Lorenzo Aglietti Husqvarna DNQ DNQ 0
Carlos Prat Triumph DNQ DNQ 0
Alejo Peral Beta DNQ DNQ 0
Gonçalo Cardoso KTM DNQ DNQ 0
Sebastian Sundman Triumph DNQ DNQ 0
Mauro Osinalde Gas Gas DNQ DNQ 0
Alessandro Traversini KTM DNQ DNQ 0
Jean Visser Husqvarna DNQ DNQ 0
Víctor Beltrán KTM DNQ DNQ 0
Emil Lodal Husqvarna DNQ DNQ 0
Michael Conte Yamaha DNQ DNQ 0
Toni Ziemer KTM DNQ DNQ 0
Allan Tapia KTM DNQ DNQ 0
Václav Janout KTM DNQ DNQ 0
Pos Rider Bike AND
SUI
SAR
TRE
GER
LAT
ITA
POR
FLA
SWE
NED
TUR
Points

Manufacturers Championship

Pos Bike AND
SUI
SAR
TRE
GER
LAT
ITA
POR
FLA
SWE
NED
TUR
Points
1 Kawasaki 1 1 50
2 Yamaha 5 2 38
3 KTM 4 8 31
4 Husqvarna 13 4 26
5 Triumph 3 32 20
6 Gas Gas 11 13 18
7 Beta 6 30 15
8 Honda 14 22 7
Ducati 22 23 0
TM Ret 31 0
Pos Bike AND
SUI
SAR
TRE
GER
LAT
ITA
POR
FLA
SWE
NED
TUR
Points

EMX125

A 10-round calendar for the 2026 season was announced in October 2025.[1]

EMX125 is for riders competing on 2-stroke motorcycles of 125cc.

Calendar

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner Report
1 21–22 March  Andalucia Almonte Moritz Ernecker Bertram Thorius Moritz Ernecker
2 28–29 March   Switzerland Frauenfeld
3 11–12 April  Sardinia Riola Sardo
4 18–19 April Trentino Pietramurata
5 23–24 May  France Lacapelle-Marival
6 6–7 June  Latvia Ķegums
7 27–28 June  Portugal Águeda
8 18–19 July  United Kingdom Foxhill
9 15–16 August  Sweden Uddevalla
10 5–6 September  Turkey Afyonkarahisar

Entry list

Team Constructor No Rider Rounds
JK Racing Yamaha Yamaha 4 Jarno Jansen 1
418 Drew Stock[28] 1
Yamaha 9 Gonzalo Salvador 1
737 Performance KTM/D'stock 41 KTM 15 Max Lindström 1
214 Léo Diss-Fenard[29] 1
309 Eliot Buysschaert[29] 1
715 Rafael Mennillo[29] 1
RFME MX Junior Team Gas Gas 16 Jordi Alba[16] 1
367 Pau Caudet[16] 1
Yamaha 18 Alex Novak 1
Husqvarna 22 Liam Sörensson 1
E. Castro Motos Yamaha 23 Alejandro Torres 1
128 Óscar Rueda 1
385 Jorge Salvador 1
Team Yamaha Europe MJC Yamaha 26 Levi Townley[30]
350 Sleny Goyer 1
Yamaha Motor Scandinavia Yamaha 28 Storm Maymann 1
KTM 29 Jannes Vos 1
Team CTM Motorhomes / Priem MX Gas Gas 32 Seth Priem 1
MX-Handel Husqvarna Racing Husqvarna 40 Travis Leok[31]
De Baets AIT Racing[32] Yamaha 61 Torre Van Mechgelen 1
484 Dex Kooiker[11]
Mandrile Racing Team Yamaha 65 Francesco Assini[33] 1
Fantic Factory Racing EMX125 Fantic 71 Bertram Thorius[34] 1
911 Gennaro Utech[34] 1
KTM 105 Bruno López 1
KTM Eesti KTM 111 Lucas Leok 1
Yamaha 137 Jacobo Roman 1
Oppliger Racing KTM 202 Ryan Oppliger 1
Dreams Racing KTM 205 Raffaele Frappa[35] 1
281 David Cracco[35] 1
737 Luca Colonnelli[35] 1
MCV Motorsport-TM Moto TM 211 Riccardo Pini[36] 1
777 Cristian Amali 1
Motobike Racing Team KTM 223 Emil Ziemer[37] 1
Drag'on Tek Yamaha 227 Arno Cazet 1
DP19 Racing TM 246 Giorgio Verderosa 1
Mequitec Gas Gas Racing Team Gas Gas 268 Joel Mataró 1
Insubria Team Motocross Yamaha 275 Edoardo Riganti 1
Norman KTM Factory Rookies KTM 292 Ricardo Bauer[38] 1
929 Moritz Ernecker[38] 1
Team TMX Competition KTM 301 Liam Bruneau[39] 1
882 Enzo Herzogenrath[39] 1
Max Bart Motorsports Husqvarna 306 Lapo Aglietti 1
Yamaha 311 Leonardo Calandra 1
Seven Motorsport TM Factory Support TM 320 Francesco Quintili[40] 1
Pavo & Rueda Team Yamaha 322 Nil Pallarès 1
TM Moto CRD Motosport Factory Racing TM 353 Andrea Uccellini[41] 1
Gas Gas 372 Bernardo Caiado 1
Ausió Racing Team - Yamaha Yamaha 374 Oleguer Riba 1
Team KTM Scandinavia KTM 431 Dante Lantz[42]
Husqvarna 451 Melker Larsson 1
MRA Racing Team Husqvarna 520 Maxim Zimmerman 1
Jopa MX Fantic 522 Timo Heuver 1
Chambers KTM Racing KTM 548 Hayden Statt[43] 1
Complete Racing Solutions Elite Team KTM 567 Brian Gyles 1
Yamaha Keskus Yamaha 602 Aston Allas 1
CanaryFactory Yamaha 646 José Hernández 1
Becker Racing KTM 811 Mark Tanneberger 1
DVS Junior TM Racing TM 834 Oscar Gilham[44]
Yamaha 868 Maxence Maupin 1

Riders Championship

Pos Rider Bike AND
SUI
SAR
TRE
FRA
LAT
POR
GBR
SWE
TUR
Points
1 Moritz Ernecker KTM 1 3 45
2 Sleny Goyer Yamaha 2 2 44
3 Bertram Thorius Fantic 8 1 38
4 Ryan Oppliger KTM 3 6 35
5 David Cracco KTM 5 4 34
6 Ricardo Bauer KTM 4 10 29
7 Andrea Uccellini TM 9 7 26
8 Edoardo Riganti Yamaha 7 9 26
9 Liam Bruneau KTM 6 14 22
10 Timo Heuver Fantic 10 13 19
11 Gennaro Utech Fantic Ret 5 16
12 Lucas Leok KTM 15 12 15
13 Pau Cadet Gas Gas 22 8 13
14 Storm Maymann Yamaha 11 23 10
15 Oleguer Riba Yamaha Ret 11 10
16 Jorge Salvador Yamaha 12 21 9
17 Melker Larsson Husqvarna 14 19 9
18 Riccardo Pini TM 13 Ret 8
19 Drew Stock Yamaha 20 15 7
20 Aston Allas Yamaha 16 20 6
21 Hayden Statt KTM Ret 16 5
22 Torre Van Mechgelen Yamaha 17 24 4
23 Rafael Menillo KTM Ret 17 4
24 Arno Cazet Yamaha 26 18 3
25 Léo Diss-Fenard KTM 18 26 3
26 Alejandro Torres Yamaha 19 27 2
Cristian Amali TM 21 33 0
Mark Tanneberger KTM 28 22 0
Seth Priem Gas Gas 23 Ret 0
Francesco Assini Yamaha 24 31 0
Giorgio Verderosa TM 27 25 0
Eliot Buysschaert KTM 25 29 0
Jordi Alba Gas Gas Ret 28 0
Luca Colonnelli KTM 29 32 0
Jarno Jansen Yamaha 30 30 0
Óscar Rueda Yamaha 31 35 0
Maxim Zimmerman Husqvarna 32 34 0
Emil Ziemer KTM Ret Ret 0
Liam Sörensson Husqvarna Ret Ret 0
Leonardo Calandra Yamaha Ret Ret 0
Jannes Vos KTM DNQ DNQ 0
Brian Gyles KTM DNQ DNQ 0
Jacobo Roman Yamaha DNQ DNQ 0
Max Lindström KTM DNQ DNQ 0
Alex Novak Yamaha DNQ DNQ 0
Maxence Maupin Yamaha DNQ DNQ 0
Gonzalo Salvador Yamaha DNQ DNQ 0
José Hernández Yamaha DNQ DNQ 0
Bruno López KTM DNQ DNQ 0
Joel Mataró Gas Gas DNQ DNQ 0
Enzo Herzogenrath KTM DNQ DNQ 0
Nil Pallarès Yamaha DNQ DNQ 0
Raffaele Frappa KTM DNQ DNQ 0
Lapo Aglietti Husqvarna DNQ DNQ 0
Bernardo Caiado Gas Gas DNQ DNQ 0
Francesco Quintili TM DNQ DNQ 0
Pos Rider Bike AND
SUI
SAR
TRE
FRA
LAT
POR
GBR
SWE
TUR
Points

Manufacturers Championship

Pos Bike AND
SUI
SAR
TRE
FRA
LAT
POR
GBR
SWE
TUR
Points
1 KTM 1 3 45
2 Yamaha 2 2 44
3 Fantic 8 1 38
4 TM 9 7 26
5 Gas Gas 22 8 13
6 Husqvarna 14 19 9
Pos Bike AND
SUI
SAR
TRE
FRA
LAT
POR
GBR
SWE
TUR
Points

EMXOpen

A 1-round calendar for the 2026 season was announced in October 2025.[1] EMXOpen is for riders competing on 2-stroke and 4-stroke motorcycles up to 450cc.

Calendar

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner Report
1 1–2 August  Flanders Lommel

Entry list

Team Constructor No Rider

Riders Championship

Pos Rider Bike BEL
Points
1 0
Pos Rider Bike BEL
Points

Manufacturers Championship

Pos Bike BEL
Points
1 0
Pos Bike BEL
Points

EMX2T

A 1-round calendar for the 2026 season was announced in October 2025.[1] EMX2T is for riders competing on 2-stroke motorcycles of 250cc.

Calendar

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner Report
1 25–26 July  Czech Republic Loket

Entry list

Team Constructor No Rider

Riders Championship

Pos Rider Bike CZE
Points
1 0
Pos Rider Bike CZE
Points

Manufacturers Championship

Pos Bike CZE
Points
1 0
Pos Bike CZE
Points

EMX85

A 1-round calendar for the 2026 season was announced in October 2025.[1] EMX85 is for riders competing on 2-stroke motorcycles of 85cc.

Calendar

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner Report
1 25–26 July  Czech Republic Loket

Entry list

Team Constructor No Rider

Riders Championship

Pos Rider Bike CZE
Points
1 0
Pos Rider Bike CZE
Points

Manufacturers Championship

Pos Bike CZE
Points
1 0
Pos Bike CZE
Points

EMX65

A 1-round calendar for the 2026 season was announced in October 2025.[1] EMX86 is for riders competing on 2-stroke motorcycles of 65cc.

Calendar

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner Report
1 25–26 July  Czech Republic Loket

Entry list

Team Constructor No Rider

Riders Championship

Pos Rider Bike CZE
Points
1 0
Pos Rider Bike CZE
Points

Manufacturers Championship

Pos Bike CZE
Points
1 0
Pos Bike CZE
Points

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