Janis Reisulis enjoyed the best
finish of his career by finishing
second overall for the Monster
Energy Yamaha team. The Latvian
rider showed impressive speed
throughout the weekend, finish
-
ing second in the opening moto
before backing
it up with another
strong ride in race two, where he
ran second for a majority of the
moto. A fourth-place finish at the
checkers was still enough for a
breakout performance and the
first podium of his career. He now
moves to sixth in the champion
-
ship standings.
Championship leader Sacha
Coenen salvaged an important
podium after a disastrous open
-
ing moto nearly derailed his entire
weekend.
The Red Bull KTM rider
crashed through the rhythm sec
-
tion on the opening lap of race one
and
was forced to charge from
outside the top 20 before finishing
an eventual sixth. He responded in
race two with an aggressive ride to
finish in second place, limiting the
championship damage against
Farres' perfect score. Although
his points lead was reduced
significantly, Sacha remains firmly
in control of the red plate with 477
points to Farres' 445 heading into
round 11 in South Africa.
Liam Everts narrowly missed
the podium with a consistent
fourth-overall finish for Nestaan
Husqvarna. The Belgian steadily
worked his way through the
field in both motos and made a
late-race pass on Janis Reisulis
in race two to secure third in the
moto. A strong result, combined
with Mathis Valin's absence, al
-
lowed Everts to climb higher in
the championship standings.
Simon Laengenfelder complet-
ed the top five overall after consis-
tent rides in both motos. While the
defending W
orld Champion lacked
the pace to challenge Farres or
Sacha, he minimized the damage
with solid finishes and continues
to hold third in the overall cham
-
pionship. Camden McLellan was
forced
to recover from poor starts
all day and finished sixth overall,
remaining just two points behind
Laengenfelder in the champion-
ship battle for third.
One
of the biggest champion-
ship stories came from Mathis
Valin,
who was unable to race
after suffering injuries during
Saturday's qualifying race. His
absence allowed both Everts and
Janis Reisulis to move ahead in
the standings.
CN
MXGP OVERALL (Top 5)
1. Jeffrey Herlings (Hon) 2-1
2. Lucas Coenen (KTM) 1-2
3. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 3-3
4. Tim Gajser (Yam) 4-4
5. Ruben Fernandez (Hon) 5-5
MX2 OVERALL (Top 5)
1. Guillem Farres (Tri) 1-1
2. Janis Reisulis (Yam) 2-4
3. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 6-2
4. Liam Everts (Hus) 5-3
5. Simon Laengenfelder (KTM) 3-6
VOLUME 63 ISSUE 26 JUNE 30, 2026 P59
Guillem Farres earned
his first perfect Grand
Prix by winning all
three MX2 races
throughout the
weekend.
2026 MX2 & MXGP of Portugal Highlights
