KTM Sweeps MXGP of Sardegna
R
ound four of the 2026 FIM
Motocross World Champion-
ship took place on April 11-12
at the Crossodromo Comunale
"Le Dune" circuit in Riola Sardo
on the Mediterranean island of
Sardegna. This year marked the
sixth time the series had visited
the challenging course, and with
minimal track prep throughout
the weekend, all competitors
had their work cut out for them.
Both championship leaders
emerged victorious, Red Bull
KTM's Lucas Coenen in MXGP
and Simon Laengenfelder in
MX2.
MXGP
Coenen was on another level
this weekend. The MXGP sopho-
more looked like a veteran in
the sand, easily navigating past
several former champions in
both motos. In the first moto, he
opened up nearly a 20-second
lead over sand specialist Jef-
frey Herlings and started the day
with a dominant win. Race two
again saw him move to the lead
early, building another double-
digit margin. Coenen fell late in
the race and watched his gap
dwindle as Herlings closed in.
The two duked it out in the wan-
ing laps, but Coenen held tough
and crossed the line just over a
second clear of Herlings. A 1-1
sweep of the day keeps Coenen
in firm control of the champion-
ship points lead.
"Qualifying—made it difficult
for myself—I hit the gate and
then crashed in the first corner,
so me and Kay [de Wolf] came
back from last to fifth," Coenen
said. "That cost quite a lot of
energy, but in race one I made
some good passes and man-
aged to win it. In the second
race, it was similar. I had a small
crash at the end, and with Jef-
frey [Herlings] pushing, you really
have to step up your pace, but
overall, I managed to finish with
the win, so that was decent."
Herlings finished second over-
all with a pair of second places.
"The Bullet" led laps in race one
after passing his teammate Tom
Vialle, but he was no match for
WIND
IN THE
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Lucas Coenen was
in a league of his
own as he swept
both motos of the
MXGP division.
