Herlings,
Farres Fastest
in France
A
fter a four-week break, the
sixth round of the 2026 FIM
Motocross World Championship
took place at the Circuit Georges
Filhol at LaCapelle-Marival, May
23-24, for the first time in five
years. Warm conditions baked
the hardpack circuit, and Jeffrey
Herlings and Guillem Farres came
away victorious in their respective
classes and further tightened both
championship fights.
MXGP
Herlings returned to the top
step of the podium with a 2-1
result for Honda HRC Petronas.
The Dutch veteran set the tone
for the weekend by winning
Saturday's qualifying race. On
Sunday, Herlings quickly moved
up after Lucas Coenen grabbed
the holeshot and opened an
early gap. After Herlings cleared
Coenen's KTM teammate Andrea
Adamo on lap four, he began
reeling in the leader. Coenen
matched the pace and held on
for the moto victory.
After the red-flag restart in
race two, fans witnessed one of
the season's most exciting duels
as Herlings and Coenen pulled
away from the field and traded
blistering lap times throughout
the moto. Despite constant pres
-
sure from the teenage cham-
pionship leader, Herlings held
firm through the closing laps to
secure his 115th career Grand
Prix win and cut the champion
-
ship gap back to just two points.
"It was a tough weekend, with
the weather and the track condi
-
tions, but to go 1-2-1 across
the weekend is exactly what we
wanted," Herlings said.
"Today, Jeffrey was strong,"
Coenen said. "I was strong, so
1-2 is a good weekend. In the
second race, I tried everywhere,
left and right, and I couldn't find
a way through. He needed to
make a mistake, honestly. I'm a
little disappointed with the sec
-
ond race. But the weekend went
great overall, and I kept the red
plate, which is important."
Defending champion Romain
Febvre salvaged third overall
in front of his home fans. The
Kawasaki rider struggled early
in race one after being pushed
WIND
IN THE
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Jeffrey Herlings
took another
overall win at the
MXGP of France.
2026 MXGP of France Highlights
