ROUND 14 / AUGUST 1-2, 2026
LOMMEL CIRCUIT / LOMMEL, BELGIUM
MOTOCROSS I FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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A 1-1 sweep allowed
Herlings to further
extend his points lead.
MXGP rookie, Kay de Wolf,
earned a pair of seconds but
couldn't get close enough to
Herlings to challenge.
"I was able to ride in practice
but couldn't really manage more
than two laps," Coenen said. "Too
much pain. We did some scans, and
there is more evaluation coming on
Wednesday, when we'll know more
about the future."
With Coenen out for the third
race in a row, Herlings continued
his championship run with another
flawless performance for the Honda
HRC Petronas team. The Dutch rider
swept the qualifying race on Satur
-
day, a result that carried into Sunday,
where he took both motos to earn
his 120th career Grand Prix victory.
Herlings grabbed the holeshot in
the opening moto and immediately
controlled the pace, winning by more
than 45 seconds over sand special
-
ist Kay De Wolf. He then backed it up
with another dominant ride in race
two despite a clutch issue late in the
moto. Herlings now has back-to-back
perfect weekends and leaves Bel
-
gium with a commanding 104-point
lead. With only five rounds remaining,
championship momentum has firmly
shifted in Herlings' favor.
"It was a great weekend, just like
last week we were topping every
session," Herlings said. "Two good
starts today; I led every lap. Race
one especially was enjoyable. I had
a small issue in race two, so I had
to manage my pace, but we kept the
gap to around 15 seconds and I'm
