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Herlings and Coenen Share Wins in Trentino T he fifth round of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Cham- pionship took to the picturesque mountains of Trentino, Italy at the Pietramurata circuit for one of the most iconic venues in MXGP racing. Forecasted rain didn't deter a packed house as eager fans came in droves to see their favorite riders do bat - tle. Neither of the championship leaders scored victories as Jef- frey Herlings and Sacha Coenen won their overall divisions and closed ground in their respective championship fights. MXGP Jeffrey Herlings was the man to beat in Trentino. The Honda HRC Petronas rider is always a threat at the Italian venue and captured his sixth overall win at the Trentino circuit. Herlings' ride in moto one set the tone as he started well outside the top 10 and slowly chipped away at the leaders. A number of deci - sive passes allowed him to close ground on the leaders, and he eventually forced his way around defending champion Romain Febvre. No one could stop Her- lings in race one as he raced off to a six-second advantage. The Honda rider suffered another poor start in the second moto but he put in another hard-fought effort. With his championship rival Lucas Coenen crashing out late in the race, Herlings moved to second at the line and earned enough points to clinch the over - all win. Maximum points now puts Herlings just four down from Coenen in the champion- ship standings. "I think the results don't re- ally show the speed I had this weekend," Herlings said. "I had to come through the field in both races, from around 15th to first in the first one and again push- ing hard in the second. Overall, a 1-2 on the day is good for the championship and I'm really thankful to the whole team for the work they put in." Tim Gajser had his best show - ing aboard his new Yamaha and finished second overall. Gajser ran up front in race one and battled with Tom Vialle for most of the moto. He eventu - ally settled for fourth after being passed by Herlings and Vialle. The former champ fired back in race two and ran a close second with Coenen in the lead. Gajser capitalized late in the race when Coenen crashed out of the top spot and handed the lead over. This marked Gajser's first win with the Factory Yamaha team and pushed him to second overall. I'm super happy with this weekend, especially coming in with some broken ribs from last week and riding in a lot of pain," WIND IN THE P58 Jeffrey Herlings took the overall win at the MXGP of Trentino.