American Rossi Attila Moor, riding his Cardoso Racing Kalex on the 2.62-mile (4.22 km) track, was 14th during Moto2 European Championship Race 1 Sunday afternoon at Misano Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino, in Italy.
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Strong debut for Hungarian-American rider Rossi Moor with Team Cardoso at Misano
The Misano Adriatico weekend marked an important milestone for Hungarian-American rider Rossi Moor, making his debut with Team Cardoso in the FIM JuniorGP Moto2 category.
Changing teams always requires an adaptation period, with new methods, dynamics, and ways of working. Rossi, however, managed this transition with determination and speed.
From the very first free practice through to Qualifying 2, he consistently improved his lap times, working closely with his new team to fine-tune the bike setup.
Misano is a demanding and technical track, and Rossi faced the additional challenge of never having tested here before. On top of that, on Saturday night he fell ill with a fever of 38°C (100.4°F) and arrived at the circuit on race day in less-than-ideal physical condition. Despite this setback, he decided to race and pushed through with grit and determination.
On the very first lap, at Turn 2, Rossi was forced to brake hard and avoid several riders involved in a crash right in front of him. This incident cost him 11 seconds compared to the riders who managed to escape the chaos. Despite such a heavy time loss, Rossi recovered and finished in 14th place.
Rossi Attila Moor (92) and Adrián Cruces (11) at Misano. Photo courtesy Cardoso Racing
His race pace was impressive, matching the lap times of the group fighting for 7th–8th position, suggesting that without the incident he could have battled for a top-10 finish.
Overall, this debut with Team Cardoso can be considered extremely positive: Rossi demonstrated both speed and adaptability, proving his fighting spirit under tough conditions.
The next challenge will be the penultimate round of the season, in Barcelona during the first week of November, where the Hungarian-American rider is eager to continue his growth and progress.
Las Vegas, Nev., (September 21, 2025) Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Jett Lawrence grabbed his third consecutive SMX World Championship™ with a dramatic overall victory on the SMX track built over The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After winning the first moto, Jett delivered a nail-biting charge late in the second moto to reach second place; his (1-2) moto scores combined to win the night’s racing, the $100,000 race win bonus, and more significantly the one million dollar championship payout.
Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Hunter Lawrence, entering the race with enough points that a victory would bring him his first 450SMX title, toughed out a win in the second moto despite entering the event under the weather. Hunter’s third-place finish in the opening moto netted him second overall at the Vegas race as well as in the championship, which brought him a $500,000 championship runner-up bonus. Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac battled up front in both motos and finished the night with (2-3) moto scores. Tomac wrapped up his season with a third place result in the moto, the event, and the championship, which came with a $250,000 bonus.
In what may have been the wildest and most thrilling motorsports race of the year, Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Jo Shimoda captured the 250SMX Class SMX World Championship. Needing only a second place overall from the event, Shimoda succeeded despite aggressive tactics from his competitors. Shimoda finished the second moto with enough points to capture event win and with it the 250SMX Class title and its $500,000 win bonus. Shimoda became the first Japanese rider to win an SMX title.
Jett Lawrence – First place – 450SMX. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
“[It’s conflicting] emotions of obviously wanting to win this, and get this, but then I also hate to see [Hunter not get the win] – today he deserved that. He executed two really good starts and obviously the guy’s battling with a cold right now, and [I’m] bummed to see him sad about it, because he worked really hard; we both worked hard, but I’m happy. Halfway through [the second moto] I honestly had some doubts that I could even catch those guys. [Hunter and Eli] were riding really, really well. But I had to dig deep and just try to send it. It was either sending it or crashing at that point. So, I tired, I was able to catch up to Eli. I had a few good laps and was able to make a quick pass when I had the chance. I’m happy for the team, with going 1-2 for Honda, but right now my mind’s thinking about multiple things… Because, obviously, this could be [Hunter’s] first 450 championship. But obviously I want it really badly as well, it’s a lot of money. It’s difficult, because you want to see your brother do well, it’s difficult competing against him.” – Jett Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence – Second place – 450SMX. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
“[Sarcastically] I feel amazing, if you can’t read it on my face… Yeah, I’m gutted. I did everything I could in that one, felt like I just gave it 110% every time I went on the track… Just came up short.” – Hunter Lawrence
Eli Tomac – Third place – 450SMX. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
“It was a fantastic crowd; we had such wonderful support all night. I did what I could. I tried. No lack of trying. Those brothers are really good. I actually didn’t have quite as much in that second moto, so [I’m] a little disappointed in myself. But the night as a whole – [it was] okay… Thank you Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing. This was a good podium for us. Of course I want more, but we’ll take this third. Thanks.” – Eli Tomac
450SMX Class podium (riders left to right) Hunter Lawrence, Jett Lawrence, and Eli Tomac. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
Jo Shimoda’s Heroic 250SMX Class Ride Earns History-making 250SMX World Championship
The 250SMX Class delivered peak thrills for any form of racing, and just the type of scenario that the SMX World Championship postseason structure was designed to create. The first moto delivered excellent racing, but almost nothing in motorsports could match the excitement delivered in the second 250SMX Class moto.
Sitting second in championship points, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan lined up to the inside of Shimoda for the final 250SMX moto of the year. The two bumped just off the gate, and by the third corner Deegan appeared to slow to take Shimoda wide; neither rider went down, but Shimoda lost two positions. Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker had the holeshot and the early lead, and as the riders were positioned as they crossed the green flag, Hammaker would have the points needed to take the night’s win and the championship. That was the math if every rider stayed where they were… but the race was about to explode with incredible riding, aggressive passes, take-out moves, heroic bravery, and frantic moto math to sort out what every development did to the championship standings.
Six minutes into the race, Deegan made his way past Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Levi Kitchen to take over second place. From there Deegan appeared to alter his pace to mix up the front runners’ positions. Six and a half minutes into the race, Deegan moved past Hammaker, which included contact on a high-speed section. Shimoda, still in fourth at that moment, needed a third-place finish in the moto to secure the title from Deegan. Kitchen then dropped out with what appeared to be a bike problem.
At the moto’s midpoint, Shimoda reached second place and Deegan slowed to allow Hammaker to tighten back up to them. Over the next laps, Deegan instigated contact against Shimoda no less than three times, and the third impact put both riders on the ground. Shimoda quickly remounted in second place while Deegan walked away from his bike with what was later diagnosed as a broken collarbone. The games up front allowed Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle to catch Shimoda and pass him with less than two laps remaining. With Hammaker leading, Vialle holding second, and Shimoda in third, the title would go to Shimoda with the night’s overall going to Hammaker. But Shimoda put on a final burst and passed Vialle in the final corner to earn second in the moto, an overall victory for the night, and secure the 2025 SMX World Championship. The title marks Shimoda’s first professional title and he becomes the first Japanese rider to earn an SMX, SX, or MX title.
The crowd was wildly enthusiastic for Jo Shimoda at the podium when he received his championship trophy, the $500,000 payout, and what sounded like a massive increase of the earnest racer’s fan base.
Jo Shimoda (#30) – First place – 250SMX. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
“I kind of slipped out on the start. I’m not going to lie, I was a little nervous. But I think we made good passes in the first few laps. I caught Seth, passed him. [Then] I caught Deegan, but he slowed to let me pass, so I kinda knew already [that] something’s going to happen and he might attack pretty crazy, which he did. At one moment I had my leg cramped and everything because of him hitting, but I just want to say thank you to my family first, my trainer, my whole team, my mechanic Ben. You know, it’s only a three-round [postseason] series, but for me, I think getting this title and finishing off the year good, with the [red] plate, that’s what I needed. And yeah, confidence booster, for sure.” – Jo Shimoda
Seth Hammaker – Second place – 250SMX. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
“Came up a little short on that one, but I’m just so grateful. [There were] a lot of ups and downs to this season, and I’m just grateful to be up here. It’s awesome to finish second, Jo was riding awesome, and a hectic race for sure… Man, it just feels good. Second overall in the series, a good way to end the season, and now just time to rest up and get ready for next year. My time will come, just gotta stay true to the plan. Thank you to everybody at Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki, my entire family, everybody at the Dog Pound [training facility], Burner, my race mechanic, my practice mechanic, and everybody. These fans are wild. Thank you to everybody that comes out and supports us, so let’s go!” – Seth Hammaker
Tom Vialle – Third place – 250SMX. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
“It was a big weekend for me. It was my last 250 race, so I’m really excited to move to the 450 next year. My start today was not that good. I think the riding was good. I’m pretty happy with the way I [wrapped] up my season. Third in the SMX Championship is pretty good, so I’m excited for the future and moving up to the 450.” – Tom Vialle
Haiden Deegan (#1) – Ninth Place (under review for possible penalty) – 250SMX. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
“All I can say is I’m [gonna] fight. That’s all I can say is I’m ‘a fight. We’ve got one more moto to go and that’s all I got. I’m gonna fight for this one, let’s go.” – Haiden Deegan after this first moto ride that earned him a second-place moto result.
250SMX Class podium (riders left to right) Seth Hammaker, Jo Shimoda, and Tom Vialle. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
Among the VIPs in attendance, country music star Bailey Zimmerman joined the broadcast booth during qualifying and pre-race coverage where he said, “[Las Vegas] has always been that race, that is like, ‘the one.’ I’ve been saying it all day: a lot of people get to go to races, [but] you don’t get to go to the SuperMotocross World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, all the time. How cool is it to be out here and get to see this… I literally can’t believe I’m here right now. This is insane!”
The 2025 SMX World Championship wraps its third season since its inception in 2023. With a total postseason purse of $5.5 million, Playoff 1, Playoff 2, and the Final have raised the bar on the racing stakes and intensity. Additionally, the points reset in August has created a fresh dynamic throughout the 28 regular-season rounds. For video highlights, results, racing news, and ticket sales (once on-sale) please go to supermotocross.com
Every round of the 2025 SMX World Championship was streamed live and remains available on-demand on Peacock; other platforms that covered the 2025 racing include NBC, USA Network, Telemundo Deportes (English and Spanish) on the NBC app, YouTube, X, and Facebook. Audio coverage of the season was heard on NBC Sports Audio on SiriusXM Channel 85. International fans can find on-demand coverage in English, Spanish, and French through the SuperMotocross Video Pass (supermotocross.tv).
Looking ahead to next year, the 2026 Supercross and Pro Motocross regular-season race schedules will be announced, and presale tickets go on sale, on September 30th. One week later, general public tickets will also be available for sale. To experience the action in person in 2026, with unmatched access to athletes and teams, please go to supermotocross.com.
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Suzuki-powered squad secures third successive 24-hour triumph at Circuit Paul Ricard
Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team wins FIM Endurance World Championship by one point
BMW Motorsport World Endurance Team comes within 30 minutes of claiming first EWC title
Victory for Yoshimura SERT Motul means four different winners have been celebrated in 2025
National Motos Honda FMA successfully defends FIM Endurance World Cup crown
ARTEC #199 makes history as first winner of FIM Endurance World Trophy
Weekend attendance of 71,000 fans savour the all-action EWC season showdown
For immediate release (21 September 2025): While Yoshimura SERT Motul made it a hat-trick of Bol d’Or victories, Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team won the FIM Endurance World Championship by one point after late heartbreak for BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team.
National Motos Honda FMA secured a second consecutive FIM Endurance World Cup title as Champion-MRP-Tecmas fought back to win the Dunlop-supplied Superstock category at Circuit Paul Ricard.
Team Moto Ain celebrated a maiden FIM Endurance World Trophy race victory, but it was ARTEC #199 that made EWC history by winning the entry-level Production competition’s inaugural title after erstwhile leader Team Super Moto Racing endured a troubled season finale.
Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team. Photo courtesy EWC.
BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team and Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Teamhad started the season showdown level on points following qualifying, making the 88th Bol d’Or a winner-takes-all fight for top honours.
The 24-hour EWC season showdown had less than 30 minutes to run when smoke began pouring from the rear of the Belgian squad’s BMW M 1000 RR, just as a maiden EWC title was seemingly all but assured.
After being never headed from the seventh hour onwards, Yoshimura SERT Motul made it a hat-trick of Bol d’Or victories but lost the EWC title to Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team by one point in a dramatic conclusion to the 2025 championship fight.
Yoshimura SERT Motul Team. Photo courtesy EWC.
Despite the late nature of its title triumph – its second in three years – Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team was a worthy champion having claimed victory in the 24 Heures Motos and third place in the 8 Hours of Spa Motos earlier in the season with riders Marvin Fritz, Karel Hanika and Jason O’Halloran.
YART – Yamaha Team Manager Mandy Kainz said: “Until the finish line nothing is done. I want to say very sorry to the BMW team, they made an awesome job and were so unlucky. It’s unbelievable to be honest, they would also deserve it. We had bad luck in Suzuka, now came a lot of luck.”
Gregg Black, who was joined on the winning Yoshimura SERT Motul Suzuki by Dan Linfoot and Étienne Masson, said: “Incredible week, incredible race. We got 65 points, we couldn’t do better, great job from the team and my team-mates. I’m happy for the victory. Of course, we would like to win the championship as well, so sorry for the BMW, I thought they were going to win, I would have been happy for them, but that’s racing.”
Steven Odendaal (37) on his BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team and Leandro Denis Mercado (76) on his AutoRace Use Racing Team. Photo courtesy EWC.
AutoRace Ube Racing Team looked set to mark its Bol d’Or debut in a fine fourth place only to retire in the final hour following a mechanical failure. It left the Superstock top two, Champion-MRP-Tecmas and Kaedear-Dafy-RAC 41 Honda, to finish third and fourth overall respectively followed by three other Superstock squads, National Motos Honda FMA, Team 18 Pompiers Igol CMS Motostore and Revo-M2.
Team Bolliger Switzerland and Mana-Au Competition rounded out the Formula EWC category top four, followed by Maco Racing, Tati Team AVA6 Racing and Team PMS99 Yam Service. Team 33 Louit April Moto completed the overall top 10.
Hannes Soomer (9) on his Champion-MRP-Tecmas BMW and a rider on his Team LRP Poland (90). Photo courtesy EWC.
Champion-MRP-Tecmas was on course to claim a comfortable Superstock victory, its second of the season, when a sensor issue struck at 12h30 and forced a lengthy pitstop. Although the #9 BMW was stationary for more than 10 minutes, Hannes Soomer and Bálint Kovácscombined to fight back into first place to celebrate what appeared to be an unlikely win alongside Loris Cresson and Jan-Ole Jähnig.
Johan Nigon, Guillaume Raymond and Valentin Suchet formed National Motos Honda FMA’s title winning squad, while Team Racing 85 by A2M2, Team 113 VIP Moto-Sporting Moto-Dynoperf, AG Racing Team and Team SLA Honda Toulon filled the EWC top 10.
2025 Bol d’or race. Photo courtesy EWC.
ERC Endurance suffered a dramatic exit when David Checa crashed heavily at 03h55. The Spanish rider was uninjured but the German squad’s BMW was badly damaged after it caught fire. ELF Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99 was also in the top 10 when it stopped with a mechanical failure at 03h19. Team LRP Poland and Wójcik Racing Team also failed to finish, as did F.C.C. TSR Honda France and Kawasaki Webike Trickstar (see below). There was also heartache for Motobox Kremer Racing powered by 123, which was eighth overall and fifth in Formula EWC when it stopped with engine failure at 10h39.
ARTEC (199) Kawasaki Team and Corentin Garcia (42) on his Green Team 42 Lycée Sainte Claire Kawasaki. Photo courtesy EWC.
ARTEC #199 (Paul Barre, Lionel Bergeron, Wayne Bourgeais and Mathieu Clement) won the inaugural FIM Endurance World Trophy after Team Super Moto Racing was delayed by two falls during the night and a late-race crash that led to its early exit. Team Moto Ain won the entry-level category for production-based machinery with Pierre Gelas, Ludovic Hauser, Jordy Manneveau and Thomas Wolfarth, followed by Green Team 42 Lycée Sainte Claire and Audemar Motoclub Gemenos.
Thomas Wolfarth (96) on his Team Moto Ain Yamaha. Photo courtesy EWC.
DI MEGLIO “DISAPPOINTED” BUT ON ROAD TO RECOVERY AFTER CRASH
Mike Di Meglio is expected to make a full recovery after he was sidelined with a leg injury when he crashed on oil dropped by Oliver König’s stricken motorcycle.
“I crashed during my first stint after hitting oil,” Di Meglio said. “I want to thank all the medical services for their care. After examination I have a fracture of the tibia. I’m heading back to Toulouse to be treated by my medical staff and undergo surgery. I’m extremely disappointed. We had prepared well for this finale. Well done to all my team and my team-mates for never giving up, unfortunately the laws of mechanics had the final say.”
With Di Meglio unable to continue, Grégory Leblanc and Román Ramos heroically brought Kawasaki Webike Trickstar up to sixth place. But its retirement due to a valve issue was confirmed at 06h10 following its unscheduled pitstop at 05h34.
Alan Techer (5) on his F.C.C. TSR Honda France, Gregg Black (1) on his Yoshimura SERT Motul and Hugo Clere (4) on his Tati Team AVA6 Racing Honda. Photo courtesy EWC.
STRONG START BUT NO REWARD FOR F.C.C. TSR HONDA FRANCE
Second after eight hours having led, F.C.C. TSR Honda France was in the victory fight when a pitstop at 03h20 proved terminal due to a mechanical failure.
Alan Techer, who had earlier set a new race lap record of 1m52.506s to lower Marcus Reiterberger’s previous benchmark of 1m52.517s, said: “It was a disappointing end to the race for us, especially after such a strong start. I took the start and we were leading and, together with Corentin [Perolari], we showed we had the pace to fight for victory. We managed many solid stints, proved our speed and demonstrated the potential of the bike. Unfortunately, the mechanical issue was out of our control, and it prevented us from finishing the way we had hoped. Still, what we take away is that even with just two riders for most of the race, we had the ability to battle for the win. That’s what matters most.
“We had a great week, the bike was strong and easy to ride both day and night, and our target of consistent 1m53s laps was achieved. Now the focus is on building from this and coming back even stronger next year.”
Taiga Hada was also part of the F.C.C. TSR Honda France line-up but only completed selected stints in line with the team’s pre-race strategy.
Kevin Manfredi (41) on his Kaedear-Dafy-Rac41-Honda. Photo courtesy EWC.
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American Mikey Lou Sanchez crashed his AC RACING TEAM A.S.D. Honda on the 2.62-mile (4.22 km) track during European Talent Cup Races Sunday afternoon at Misano Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino, in Italy.
Scott Redding claimed the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win of the weekend at the TT Circuit Assen, in a race that was red flagged due to conditions and half points awarded as two third races distance had not been completed.
On the initial start, Redding fired himself into the lead, but before the pack approached turn two, Kyle Ryde had moved ahead but the Hager PBM Ducati rider rapidly regained the position. The 2019 champion was making a break, but behind there was a huge battle for second.
By the second lap, Christian Iddon had moved ahead of Ryde to take second place and he was setting an impressive pace to reel in Redding, but on lap six he ran on at turn one and dropped himself back down the pack and with work to do.
That elevated Leon Haslam into second place and the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing rider was holding off a hard-charging Max Cook, Danny Kent and Bradley Ray with Ryde holding eighth place. Cook though crashed out of third place at turn 12, and then title contender Ray also crashed out of contention whilst pushing to close in on Haslam.
The race was then red flagged due to conditions before a scheduled six-lap restart. Cook was unable to make the restart, but Ray was ready to start from the back of the grid after some rapid work from the Raceways Yamaha team. However, with conditions deteriorating again, the race was red flagged on the warm up lap and not restarted.
Redding celebrated his third win of the season, marking the PBM Team’s 150th in the championship ahead of Haslam and Kent as the McAMS Racing Yamaha rider bounced back from his Donington Park crash to take third.
Charlie Nesbitt was fourth for MasterMac Honda, ahead of Iddon who regrouped and regained ground after his off track excursion on the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki.
Ryde was sixth, but with Ray dramatically crashing out of the race, he now holds a 35-point lead ahead of tomorrow’s two races.
Home contender Jaimie van Sikkelerus had a career best finish in seventh place for TAG Honda ahead of John McPhee with Luke Hedger also celebrating a top ten finish for Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda and Glenn Irwin completing the top ten.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, TT Circuit Assen, Race 1 result:
Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati)
Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +1.907s
Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) +6.601s
Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +6.610s
Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +8.352s
Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +14.453s
Jaimie van Sikkelerus (TAG Honda) +15.503s
John McPhee (MasterMac Honda) +21.471s
Luke Hedger (Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda) +26.964s
Glenn Irwin (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +30.834s
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) 361
Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) 326
Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) 242
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) 236
Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 215
Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 210
Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 200
Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati) 181.5
Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 172
Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) 156
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
SCOTT REDDING – HAGER PBM DUCATI
“That was a strange race; nobody had done any real laps in the rain so I kind of felt good on the bike. I thought ‘just do your own thing, and if you get away, then great’. Kyle got off to a good start and came around the outside of me at turn one, so I thought there must be some grip, so when he made a small mistake, I was able to pass him back.
“I saw on the pitboard after a couple laps that I had a gap of three seconds, I thought that is good but I also thought, maybe I am pushing too hard, so we need to manage the best you can. Then Iddon was coming quite fast and bringing the lap time down, I tried to respond, didn’t do much and then he was off and then I had a gap to Leon.
“I managed the race, and a difficult place to be, but I wouldn’t have changed that any other way, so I was happy. To come away with the win, I am happy and I think that the Race Direction made the correct call today.”
Czech hero Ervin Krajčovič (KTM) raced to the 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship powered by HKC Koopmann, Anlas, Kineo and Blackburst at Pardubice this afternoon, claiming an emotional victory on home ground to regain the crown from defending champion Sammy Halbert as the title fight went down to the wire.
Ervin Krajčovič is the home hero in the Plochodrážní Stadion Svítkov
Prague-born star takes title from defending champion Sammy Halbert
Ondřej Švédík secures bronze on a famous day for Czech Flat Track
Starting the sixth and final round trailing Halbert by just four points, the Prague-born thirty-four-year-old – the champion in 2023 – knew he needed to defeat the experienced American to take the title and with his passionate home fans cheering him on he stormed to a dramatic victory in the restarted Grand Final to strike FIM gold for the second time.
After crossing the line in fifth, a dejected Halbert was left to count the cost of his aggressive move on Ondřej Švédík (KTM) after the initial start that put the Czech rider on the ground. The opening lap incident prompted the red lights to come on and sent the thirty-eight-year-old from Washington State to the penalty line at the back of the grid for the restart, a disadvantage he was unable to overcome.
With the sun beating down on the Plochodrážní Stadion Svítkov, Italy’s Kevin Corradetti (Yamaha) drew first blood ahead of his compatriot Giacomo Bossetti (GASGAS) and Britain’s Jack Bell (Triumph) before Švédík opened his account with victory from Halbert and former champion Gerard Bailo (Zaeta)from Spain.
The opening block of Heats was completed with a win for Britain’s Tim Neave (GASGAS) ahead of Krajčovič and German series newcomer Marius Kircher (KTM).
2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Pardubice. Photo credit Jesper Veldhuizen
Block two saw Halbert return to his winning ways chased by Bailo as Italy’s Daniele Tonelli (TM), who started the day still in with a slim chance of overhauling Švédík for series bronze, saw his fortunes go from bad to worse when he crashed out while challenging for the lead after failing to score in his opening Heat with an apparent mechanical problem.
Victories for Krajčovič from Neave and Corradetti from German veteran Markus Jell (KTM) meant that at the halfway stage it was Corradetti who led on a maximum score of fourteen, one point ahead of a three-way tie for second between Krajčovič, Halbert and Neave.
With the top ten after the Heat stages progressing directly to the Grand Final and the next ten fighting it out in the Last Chance Heat for the remaining two places on the grid for the main race of the day, tensions were rising in the paddock.
However, Bailo – showing the form that carried him to the 2022 title – kept his cool to win his third Heat from Argentinian racer Santiago Arangio (Yamaha), Halbert and Neave and Krajčovič then asserted his dominance to lead home Corradetti and Švédík before Tonelli got his first points on the board with victory ahead of Menno Van Meer (Honda) from the Netherlands.
Švédík and Krajčovič guaranteed their starts in the Grand Final when they ran one-two in their final Heat race with Arangio, Kircher and Corradetti also booking their places and Bailo then followed suit with his second win of the programme with Italy’s Michele Guerra (Husqvarna) and Jell also progressing in second and third.
Championship Podium at 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Pardubice. Photo credit Jesper Veldhuizen
With both riders certain of a place in the twelve-lap Grand Final and just grid positions at stake, Neave then defeated Halbert before Tonelli and Bell brought it home in first and second in the Last Chance Heat to ensure they made the cut.
With just one race left to decide the title, Krajčovič went to the start first knowing victory – and the extra point for posting the fastest lap – was essential to force a run-off for the championship if Halbert finished second and, starting two places inside his US rival on the front row, he fired straight into an early lead from Švédík.
Halbert also started well, but exiting the corner to complete the first lap he drifted wide and made contact with Švédík who slid out. With the race halted and Halbert adjudged to be at fault, for the restart he was forced to line up at the back of the grid.
Krajčovič again started well and slotted into second behind Švédík as Halbert struggled to come through the pack on the three-hundred-and-ninety-one-metre circuit. With Neave battling for third with Corradetti and Halbert’s forward progress slowing, at the end of lap nine Krajčovič made a decisive pass on his compatriot and it was effectively game over.
Taking the flag – and the title – to put the seal on a sensational season of racing, Krajčovič led home series bronze medallist Švédík, who posted the fastest lap, as Corradetti completed the race podium ahead of Neave with Halbert’s fifth leaving him a frustrating five points adrift of the new champion.
Just Two Weeks Remain Until the World Descends on Crawfordsville, Indiana Tickets Still Available for 78th Running of the “Olympics of Motocross”.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – The countdown is underway until the world’s most prestigious motocross race makes its anticipated return to the United States when the 78th running of the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations (MXoN) brings the racing world to Crawfordsville, Indiana. A total of 38 teams from 36 different countries and two international delegations, each comprising three of every nation’s most elite athletes, will converge at Ironman Raceway for a three-day showcase of the best motocross racing on the planet from October 3-5.
An action-packed weekend will feature a variety of activities both on and off the track, which will immerse the international contingent of passionate race fans and loyal supporters into an Olympic style atmosphere where national pride is celebrated, and camaraderie serves as the centerpiece of the biggest event on the racing calendar. A variety of ticket options for the 2025 MXoN are still available, ranging from single-day admission for Sunday’s championship races to four-day admission that allows fans to be a part of all the festivities, not to mention exclusive VIP access for the ultimate and most memorable spectator experience.
Simply log on to www.MXoNUSA.com for all ticket information.
Tickets to be a part of the 2025 MXoN are still available with a variety of options. Photo Courtesy MX Sports
A total of 108 athletes from six different continents will wear the colors of their respective countries and will go bar-to-bar over the course of the weekend, all of which will culminate with a battle for the coveted Chamberlain Cup. While Australia enters the MXoN as defending champions and will return with its winning lineup of Hunter Lawrence, Jett Lawrence, and Kyle Webster, there is no shortage of countries poised to challenge their supremacy, brimming with the finest talent from the SMX World Championship Series and FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP).
Look no further than the host nation to find arguably the most prominent threat to Australia’s current reign. The USA is the winningest country in the history of the MXoN and will not only have the full-fledged support of the home crowd but will also feature a lineup defined by multi-time champions in Haiden Deegan, Chase Sexton, and Eli Tomac. The last time Sexton and Tomac represented their country on home soil at RedBud in 2022, it resulted in a record 23rd victory for the Americans. Equipped with what could be considered one of the most decorated and talented lineups in U.S. Motocross Team history, all eyes will be on the stars and stripes as they chase a 24th triumph.
Other recent champions like the Netherlands, with Glenn Coldenhoff, Calvin Vlaanderen, and Kay de Wolf, France, with Romain Febvre, Maxime Renaux, and Mathis Valin, Germany, with Simon Lagenfelder, Ken Roczen, and Max Spies, and Italy, with Andrea Adamo, Andrea Bonacorsi, and Antonio Cairoli, are all loaded with former FIM World Champions and AMA National Champions, along with multi-race winners. Not to be outdone, less proven countries like Slovenia, led by Tim Gajser, Switzerland, led by Jeremy Seewer, Latvia, led by Pauls Jonass, and Belgium, anchored by the Coenen brothers, will fly under the radar and could be surprise contenders thanks to the hugely talented athletes at the foundation of their respective teams.
The Michael Byrne-led Australian lineup of Kyle Webster, Hunter Lawrence, and Jett Lawrence are back to defend their MXoN crown. Photo Courtesy Racer X
The weekend formally gets underway on Friday, October 3, with start practice for all participants in addition to the tension-filled drawing of gates for the qualifying races. Friday will conclude with the celebrated Nucor MXoN Grand Parade of Nations, where the riders for each country will be introduced to the thousands of passionate fans in attendance. Event Grand Marshal Jeff Ward will be a focal point of the parade.
On Saturday, October 4, riders will take to the track at Ironman Raceway for the first time as free practice will give way to the critical qualifying races, where each class races on its own to configure the starting lineup for the championship motos. Saturday will also host the first two races of the Yamaha YZ BLU CRU FIM World SuperFinale, with the 65cc and 85cc divisions.
The last time Chase Sexton and Eli Tomac teamed up at the MXoN they helped lead the United States to victory on home soil. Photo Courtesy MX Sports
Everything culminates on Sunday, October 5, with the battle for victory at the MXoN. The 125cc race for the BLU CRU SuperFinale will kick off the day, followed by the B-Final to determine the final country that will line up on the championship gate. Opening Ceremonies officially kicks off the afternoon and will give way to the three races that will decide which country emerges triumphant. Race 1 will feature MXGP + MX2, followed by Race 2 with MX2 + Open, and concluding with MXGP + Open.
In addition to the variety of action on the track, several festivities will provide entertainment for the fans when the track is quiet. Racer X Live Powered by Vurb Moto will offer bench racing and special guests on Friday and Saturday evening, while the Rave of Nations Laser Light Show will bring both nights to an energetic close. Additionally, the MXoN Jeremy McGrath Holeshot Challenge will take place on Saturday at the conclusion of the qualifying races.
More information about the 2025 Monster Energy Motocross of Nations can be found by visiting www.MXoNUSA.com. Also follow MXoN USA on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on everything surrounding this year’s event.
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Newly crowned three-time MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion Andrew Lee and his OrangeCat Racing teammate Jayson Uribe stayed in Texas following the MotoAmerica weekend to test Superbike parts on their BMW M 1000 RRs in advance of the team’s Superbike debut at New Jersey Motorsports Park, September 26-28.
“We got two partial days of testing,” Lee said. “We don’t have full Superbikes, we just have swingarms, a shock, some triple clamps, and headstock adjustments. I’m not sure what they tested on Jayson’s (Uribe) side of the garage, but we just kind of worked on swingarm angle to develop more of a feel that way. Going into New Jersey, I think that’s pretty important.”
Lee wasn’t giving lap times, but he sounded confident that the OrangeCat Racing pair would have a competitive package for the series finale.
“We had some competitive lap times. Jay (Uribe) went a little bit quicker than I did. He got up to speed a little quicker than I did, and I wouldn’t be surprised if there are some top fives (finishes) from one of us, so it should be some fun in New Jersey.”
Lee finished fourth in both races at Circuit of The Americas and that earned him the 2025 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Championship by two points over JD Beach. Lee’s teammate Uribe ended up third in the championship.
Lee won his previous Stock 1000 titles in 2018 and 2019.
The 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship powered by HKC Koopmann, Anlas, Kineo and Blackburst comes to an adrenalin-charged conclusion this coming Saturday (20 September) at Pardubice in the Czech Republic with defending champion Sammy Halbert holding a super-slim four-point lead ahead of 2023 champion Ervin Krajčovič.
FIM Flat Track World Championship concludes in Czech Republic
Reigning champion Sammy Halbert defends four-point lead
Ervin Krajčovič goes for gold on home ground
With passionate home support expected in the Plochodrážní Stadion Svítkov, Czech hero Krajčovič (KTM) is guaranteed to have the fans behind him, but Halbert is hugely experienced and has proved consistently over the last two seasons that he does not need to have the crowd on his side to perform.
The thirty-eight-year-old American star from the Pacific Northwest had said at the start of the year that he wanted to win every round and although his season has not gone entirely to plan, he has won three times from five starts and with every victory has collected the extra bonus point on offer for recording the fastest lap in the Grand Final, something that could prove crucial.
He has also shown that he can win on all styles of circuit including the flat-out fast Scheessel at one-thousand metres in length and last time out on the much more compact three-hundred-and-thirteen-metre track at Vasad so the three-hundred-and-ninety-one-metre circuit at Pardubice should not hold any surprises for him, although he has failed to win there on his two previous visits.
Former Motocross racer Krajčovič, who won in Pardubice last season before losing his title to Halbert by just four points, knows that the gold and silver medal positions are still wide open and that victory on Saturday – coupled with the all-important extra point for the fastest lap – could swing the pendulum back in his favour, even if Halbert finishes second.
Tim Neave at 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Vasad. Photo credit Štěpán Ševčík
Also counting on fervent home support, Krajčovič’s compatriot Ondřej Švédík (KTM) sits third in the points and while, realistically, winning the title is a long shot he could still overturn the nine-point deficit to second to snatch silver.
While the coveted FIM medals are likely to be distributed between the current top three riders, there is still a lot of racing left and Italy’s Daniele Tonelli (TM) will be determined to defend his fourth position in the championship from his compatriot Kevin Corradetti (Yamaha) who was a silver medallist back in 2021 and currently sits just six points adrift in fifth.
A further four points behind, 2022 champion Gerard Baillo (Zaeta) from Spain is in turn just one ahead of Britain’s Tim Neave (GASGAS)who has shown great determination and resilience to fight back from a disaster at round one at Terenzano in Italy at the end of May where a mechanical issue restricted his scoring to just a single point for twentieth.
While no-one outside of the top seven has finished on the podium this season, Argentina’s Santiago Arangio (Yamaha) was a career-best fourth in Scheessel and would love to sign off with a top-three finish and do not discount Czech series newcomer Vít Janoušek (Honda) who has made every Grand Final this season and can also count on passionate support from the home fans.
The action from Pardubice is scheduled to get under way with the first of twelve Heats at 13:00 (local time) on Saturday (20 September).
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Révész Racing NGRT’s Hungarian–American rider, Rossi Attila Moor, will contest the final three rounds of the FIM JuniorGP Moto2 season with Cardoso Racing.
The decision was made by the rider and his sporting partners after careful consideration, to ensure continuity, clear working methods, and a stable environment for the remainder of the season. We respect and thank Team MMR for the work and collaboration to date.
Rossi Attila Moor: “I’d like to thank Team MMR for their support and the work we did together. I’m excited to join Cardoso Racing, and I’ll do my best to finish the season in the most professional way.”
Stefano Favaro: “Our priority is to support Rossi’s development in a stable, well-organized setting. We appreciate the cooperation with Team MMR to date and look forward to working with Cardoso Racing.”
Rossi Moor (92) at Misano. Photo courtesy Cardoso Racing Team.
American Rossi Attila Moor, riding his Cardoso Racing Kalex on the 2.62-mile (4.22 km) track, was 14th during Moto2 European Championship Race 1 Sunday afternoon at Misano Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino, in Italy.
More from a press release issued by Revesz Racing:
Strong debut for Hungarian-American rider Rossi Moor with Team Cardoso at Misano
The Misano Adriatico weekend marked an important milestone for Hungarian-American rider Rossi Moor, making his debut with Team Cardoso in the FIM JuniorGP Moto2 category.
Changing teams always requires an adaptation period, with new methods, dynamics, and ways of working. Rossi, however, managed this transition with determination and speed.
From the very first free practice through to Qualifying 2, he consistently improved his lap times, working closely with his new team to fine-tune the bike setup.
Misano is a demanding and technical track, and Rossi faced the additional challenge of never having tested here before. On top of that, on Saturday night he fell ill with a fever of 38°C (100.4°F) and arrived at the circuit on race day in less-than-ideal physical condition. Despite this setback, he decided to race and pushed through with grit and determination.
On the very first lap, at Turn 2, Rossi was forced to brake hard and avoid several riders involved in a crash right in front of him. This incident cost him 11 seconds compared to the riders who managed to escape the chaos. Despite such a heavy time loss, Rossi recovered and finished in 14th place.
Rossi Attila Moor (92) and Adrián Cruces (11) at Misano. Photo courtesy Cardoso Racing
His race pace was impressive, matching the lap times of the group fighting for 7th–8th position, suggesting that without the incident he could have battled for a top-10 finish.
Overall, this debut with Team Cardoso can be considered extremely positive: Rossi demonstrated both speed and adaptability, proving his fighting spirit under tough conditions.
The next challenge will be the penultimate round of the season, in Barcelona during the first week of November, where the Hungarian-American rider is eager to continue his growth and progress.
The SMX World Championship Final crowned two champions at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, including the first Japanese rider to win an SMX title. The warm, clear night sky was electrified with racing excitement in the glow of downtown Las Vegas. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports.
Las Vegas, Nev., (September 21, 2025) Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Jett Lawrence grabbed his third consecutive SMX World Championship™ with a dramatic overall victory on the SMX track built over The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After winning the first moto, Jett delivered a nail-biting charge late in the second moto to reach second place; his (1-2) moto scores combined to win the night’s racing, the $100,000 race win bonus, and more significantly the one million dollar championship payout.
Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Hunter Lawrence, entering the race with enough points that a victory would bring him his first 450SMX title, toughed out a win in the second moto despite entering the event under the weather. Hunter’s third-place finish in the opening moto netted him second overall at the Vegas race as well as in the championship, which brought him a $500,000 championship runner-up bonus. Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac battled up front in both motos and finished the night with (2-3) moto scores. Tomac wrapped up his season with a third place result in the moto, the event, and the championship, which came with a $250,000 bonus.
In what may have been the wildest and most thrilling motorsports race of the year, Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Jo Shimoda captured the 250SMX Class SMX World Championship. Needing only a second place overall from the event, Shimoda succeeded despite aggressive tactics from his competitors. Shimoda finished the second moto with enough points to capture event win and with it the 250SMX Class title and its $500,000 win bonus. Shimoda became the first Japanese rider to win an SMX title.
Jett Lawrence – First place – 450SMX. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
“[It’s conflicting] emotions of obviously wanting to win this, and get this, but then I also hate to see [Hunter not get the win] – today he deserved that. He executed two really good starts and obviously the guy’s battling with a cold right now, and [I’m] bummed to see him sad about it, because he worked really hard; we both worked hard, but I’m happy. Halfway through [the second moto] I honestly had some doubts that I could even catch those guys. [Hunter and Eli] were riding really, really well. But I had to dig deep and just try to send it. It was either sending it or crashing at that point. So, I tired, I was able to catch up to Eli. I had a few good laps and was able to make a quick pass when I had the chance. I’m happy for the team, with going 1-2 for Honda, but right now my mind’s thinking about multiple things… Because, obviously, this could be [Hunter’s] first 450 championship. But obviously I want it really badly as well, it’s a lot of money. It’s difficult, because you want to see your brother do well, it’s difficult competing against him.” – Jett Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence – Second place – 450SMX. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
“[Sarcastically] I feel amazing, if you can’t read it on my face… Yeah, I’m gutted. I did everything I could in that one, felt like I just gave it 110% every time I went on the track… Just came up short.” – Hunter Lawrence
Eli Tomac – Third place – 450SMX. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
“It was a fantastic crowd; we had such wonderful support all night. I did what I could. I tried. No lack of trying. Those brothers are really good. I actually didn’t have quite as much in that second moto, so [I’m] a little disappointed in myself. But the night as a whole – [it was] okay… Thank you Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing. This was a good podium for us. Of course I want more, but we’ll take this third. Thanks.” – Eli Tomac
450SMX Class podium (riders left to right) Hunter Lawrence, Jett Lawrence, and Eli Tomac. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
Jo Shimoda’s Heroic 250SMX Class Ride Earns History-making 250SMX World Championship
The 250SMX Class delivered peak thrills for any form of racing, and just the type of scenario that the SMX World Championship postseason structure was designed to create. The first moto delivered excellent racing, but almost nothing in motorsports could match the excitement delivered in the second 250SMX Class moto.
Sitting second in championship points, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan lined up to the inside of Shimoda for the final 250SMX moto of the year. The two bumped just off the gate, and by the third corner Deegan appeared to slow to take Shimoda wide; neither rider went down, but Shimoda lost two positions. Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker had the holeshot and the early lead, and as the riders were positioned as they crossed the green flag, Hammaker would have the points needed to take the night’s win and the championship. That was the math if every rider stayed where they were… but the race was about to explode with incredible riding, aggressive passes, take-out moves, heroic bravery, and frantic moto math to sort out what every development did to the championship standings.
Six minutes into the race, Deegan made his way past Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Levi Kitchen to take over second place. From there Deegan appeared to alter his pace to mix up the front runners’ positions. Six and a half minutes into the race, Deegan moved past Hammaker, which included contact on a high-speed section. Shimoda, still in fourth at that moment, needed a third-place finish in the moto to secure the title from Deegan. Kitchen then dropped out with what appeared to be a bike problem.
At the moto’s midpoint, Shimoda reached second place and Deegan slowed to allow Hammaker to tighten back up to them. Over the next laps, Deegan instigated contact against Shimoda no less than three times, and the third impact put both riders on the ground. Shimoda quickly remounted in second place while Deegan walked away from his bike with what was later diagnosed as a broken collarbone. The games up front allowed Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle to catch Shimoda and pass him with less than two laps remaining. With Hammaker leading, Vialle holding second, and Shimoda in third, the title would go to Shimoda with the night’s overall going to Hammaker. But Shimoda put on a final burst and passed Vialle in the final corner to earn second in the moto, an overall victory for the night, and secure the 2025 SMX World Championship. The title marks Shimoda’s first professional title and he becomes the first Japanese rider to earn an SMX, SX, or MX title.
The crowd was wildly enthusiastic for Jo Shimoda at the podium when he received his championship trophy, the $500,000 payout, and what sounded like a massive increase of the earnest racer’s fan base.
Jo Shimoda (#30) – First place – 250SMX. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
“I kind of slipped out on the start. I’m not going to lie, I was a little nervous. But I think we made good passes in the first few laps. I caught Seth, passed him. [Then] I caught Deegan, but he slowed to let me pass, so I kinda knew already [that] something’s going to happen and he might attack pretty crazy, which he did. At one moment I had my leg cramped and everything because of him hitting, but I just want to say thank you to my family first, my trainer, my whole team, my mechanic Ben. You know, it’s only a three-round [postseason] series, but for me, I think getting this title and finishing off the year good, with the [red] plate, that’s what I needed. And yeah, confidence booster, for sure.” – Jo Shimoda
Seth Hammaker – Second place – 250SMX. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
“Came up a little short on that one, but I’m just so grateful. [There were] a lot of ups and downs to this season, and I’m just grateful to be up here. It’s awesome to finish second, Jo was riding awesome, and a hectic race for sure… Man, it just feels good. Second overall in the series, a good way to end the season, and now just time to rest up and get ready for next year. My time will come, just gotta stay true to the plan. Thank you to everybody at Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki, my entire family, everybody at the Dog Pound [training facility], Burner, my race mechanic, my practice mechanic, and everybody. These fans are wild. Thank you to everybody that comes out and supports us, so let’s go!” – Seth Hammaker
Tom Vialle – Third place – 250SMX. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
“It was a big weekend for me. It was my last 250 race, so I’m really excited to move to the 450 next year. My start today was not that good. I think the riding was good. I’m pretty happy with the way I [wrapped] up my season. Third in the SMX Championship is pretty good, so I’m excited for the future and moving up to the 450.” – Tom Vialle
Haiden Deegan (#1) – Ninth Place (under review for possible penalty) – 250SMX. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
“All I can say is I’m [gonna] fight. That’s all I can say is I’m ‘a fight. We’ve got one more moto to go and that’s all I got. I’m gonna fight for this one, let’s go.” – Haiden Deegan after this first moto ride that earned him a second-place moto result.
250SMX Class podium (riders left to right) Seth Hammaker, Jo Shimoda, and Tom Vialle. Photo credit Feld Motor Sports
Among the VIPs in attendance, country music star Bailey Zimmerman joined the broadcast booth during qualifying and pre-race coverage where he said, “[Las Vegas] has always been that race, that is like, ‘the one.’ I’ve been saying it all day: a lot of people get to go to races, [but] you don’t get to go to the SuperMotocross World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, all the time. How cool is it to be out here and get to see this… I literally can’t believe I’m here right now. This is insane!”
The 2025 SMX World Championship wraps its third season since its inception in 2023. With a total postseason purse of $5.5 million, Playoff 1, Playoff 2, and the Final have raised the bar on the racing stakes and intensity. Additionally, the points reset in August has created a fresh dynamic throughout the 28 regular-season rounds. For video highlights, results, racing news, and ticket sales (once on-sale) please go to supermotocross.com
Every round of the 2025 SMX World Championship was streamed live and remains available on-demand on Peacock; other platforms that covered the 2025 racing include NBC, USA Network, Telemundo Deportes (English and Spanish) on the NBC app, YouTube, X, and Facebook. Audio coverage of the season was heard on NBC Sports Audio on SiriusXM Channel 85. International fans can find on-demand coverage in English, Spanish, and French through the SuperMotocross Video Pass (supermotocross.tv).
Looking ahead to next year, the 2026 Supercross and Pro Motocross regular-season race schedules will be announced, and presale tickets go on sale, on September 30th. One week later, general public tickets will also be available for sale. To experience the action in person in 2026, with unmatched access to athletes and teams, please go to supermotocross.com.
For information about the SMX World Championship, please visit www.SuperMotocross.com and be sure to follow all of the new SMX social media channels for exclusive content and additional information on the latest news:
Bol d'or joy for Yoshimura SERT Motul as Yamaha lands EWC title joy after late BMW heartbreak. Photo courtesy EWC.
Suzuki-powered squad secures third successive 24-hour triumph at Circuit Paul Ricard
Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team wins FIM Endurance World Championship by one point
BMW Motorsport World Endurance Team comes within 30 minutes of claiming first EWC title
Victory for Yoshimura SERT Motul means four different winners have been celebrated in 2025
National Motos Honda FMA successfully defends FIM Endurance World Cup crown
ARTEC #199 makes history as first winner of FIM Endurance World Trophy
Weekend attendance of 71,000 fans savour the all-action EWC season showdown
For immediate release (21 September 2025): While Yoshimura SERT Motul made it a hat-trick of Bol d’Or victories, Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team won the FIM Endurance World Championship by one point after late heartbreak for BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team.
National Motos Honda FMA secured a second consecutive FIM Endurance World Cup title as Champion-MRP-Tecmas fought back to win the Dunlop-supplied Superstock category at Circuit Paul Ricard.
Team Moto Ain celebrated a maiden FIM Endurance World Trophy race victory, but it was ARTEC #199 that made EWC history by winning the entry-level Production competition’s inaugural title after erstwhile leader Team Super Moto Racing endured a troubled season finale.
Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team. Photo courtesy EWC.
BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team and Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Teamhad started the season showdown level on points following qualifying, making the 88th Bol d’Or a winner-takes-all fight for top honours.
The 24-hour EWC season showdown had less than 30 minutes to run when smoke began pouring from the rear of the Belgian squad’s BMW M 1000 RR, just as a maiden EWC title was seemingly all but assured.
After being never headed from the seventh hour onwards, Yoshimura SERT Motul made it a hat-trick of Bol d’Or victories but lost the EWC title to Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team by one point in a dramatic conclusion to the 2025 championship fight.
Yoshimura SERT Motul Team. Photo courtesy EWC.
Despite the late nature of its title triumph – its second in three years – Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team was a worthy champion having claimed victory in the 24 Heures Motos and third place in the 8 Hours of Spa Motos earlier in the season with riders Marvin Fritz, Karel Hanika and Jason O’Halloran.
YART – Yamaha Team Manager Mandy Kainz said: “Until the finish line nothing is done. I want to say very sorry to the BMW team, they made an awesome job and were so unlucky. It’s unbelievable to be honest, they would also deserve it. We had bad luck in Suzuka, now came a lot of luck.”
Gregg Black, who was joined on the winning Yoshimura SERT Motul Suzuki by Dan Linfoot and Étienne Masson, said: “Incredible week, incredible race. We got 65 points, we couldn’t do better, great job from the team and my team-mates. I’m happy for the victory. Of course, we would like to win the championship as well, so sorry for the BMW, I thought they were going to win, I would have been happy for them, but that’s racing.”
Steven Odendaal (37) on his BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team and Leandro Denis Mercado (76) on his AutoRace Use Racing Team. Photo courtesy EWC.
AutoRace Ube Racing Team looked set to mark its Bol d’Or debut in a fine fourth place only to retire in the final hour following a mechanical failure. It left the Superstock top two, Champion-MRP-Tecmas and Kaedear-Dafy-RAC 41 Honda, to finish third and fourth overall respectively followed by three other Superstock squads, National Motos Honda FMA, Team 18 Pompiers Igol CMS Motostore and Revo-M2.
Team Bolliger Switzerland and Mana-Au Competition rounded out the Formula EWC category top four, followed by Maco Racing, Tati Team AVA6 Racing and Team PMS99 Yam Service. Team 33 Louit April Moto completed the overall top 10.
Hannes Soomer (9) on his Champion-MRP-Tecmas BMW and a rider on his Team LRP Poland (90). Photo courtesy EWC.
Champion-MRP-Tecmas was on course to claim a comfortable Superstock victory, its second of the season, when a sensor issue struck at 12h30 and forced a lengthy pitstop. Although the #9 BMW was stationary for more than 10 minutes, Hannes Soomer and Bálint Kovácscombined to fight back into first place to celebrate what appeared to be an unlikely win alongside Loris Cresson and Jan-Ole Jähnig.
Johan Nigon, Guillaume Raymond and Valentin Suchet formed National Motos Honda FMA’s title winning squad, while Team Racing 85 by A2M2, Team 113 VIP Moto-Sporting Moto-Dynoperf, AG Racing Team and Team SLA Honda Toulon filled the EWC top 10.
2025 Bol d’or race. Photo courtesy EWC.
ERC Endurance suffered a dramatic exit when David Checa crashed heavily at 03h55. The Spanish rider was uninjured but the German squad’s BMW was badly damaged after it caught fire. ELF Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99 was also in the top 10 when it stopped with a mechanical failure at 03h19. Team LRP Poland and Wójcik Racing Team also failed to finish, as did F.C.C. TSR Honda France and Kawasaki Webike Trickstar (see below). There was also heartache for Motobox Kremer Racing powered by 123, which was eighth overall and fifth in Formula EWC when it stopped with engine failure at 10h39.
ARTEC (199) Kawasaki Team and Corentin Garcia (42) on his Green Team 42 Lycée Sainte Claire Kawasaki. Photo courtesy EWC.
ARTEC #199 (Paul Barre, Lionel Bergeron, Wayne Bourgeais and Mathieu Clement) won the inaugural FIM Endurance World Trophy after Team Super Moto Racing was delayed by two falls during the night and a late-race crash that led to its early exit. Team Moto Ain won the entry-level category for production-based machinery with Pierre Gelas, Ludovic Hauser, Jordy Manneveau and Thomas Wolfarth, followed by Green Team 42 Lycée Sainte Claire and Audemar Motoclub Gemenos.
Thomas Wolfarth (96) on his Team Moto Ain Yamaha. Photo courtesy EWC.
DI MEGLIO “DISAPPOINTED” BUT ON ROAD TO RECOVERY AFTER CRASH
Mike Di Meglio is expected to make a full recovery after he was sidelined with a leg injury when he crashed on oil dropped by Oliver König’s stricken motorcycle.
“I crashed during my first stint after hitting oil,” Di Meglio said. “I want to thank all the medical services for their care. After examination I have a fracture of the tibia. I’m heading back to Toulouse to be treated by my medical staff and undergo surgery. I’m extremely disappointed. We had prepared well for this finale. Well done to all my team and my team-mates for never giving up, unfortunately the laws of mechanics had the final say.”
With Di Meglio unable to continue, Grégory Leblanc and Román Ramos heroically brought Kawasaki Webike Trickstar up to sixth place. But its retirement due to a valve issue was confirmed at 06h10 following its unscheduled pitstop at 05h34.
Alan Techer (5) on his F.C.C. TSR Honda France, Gregg Black (1) on his Yoshimura SERT Motul and Hugo Clere (4) on his Tati Team AVA6 Racing Honda. Photo courtesy EWC.
STRONG START BUT NO REWARD FOR F.C.C. TSR HONDA FRANCE
Second after eight hours having led, F.C.C. TSR Honda France was in the victory fight when a pitstop at 03h20 proved terminal due to a mechanical failure.
Alan Techer, who had earlier set a new race lap record of 1m52.506s to lower Marcus Reiterberger’s previous benchmark of 1m52.517s, said: “It was a disappointing end to the race for us, especially after such a strong start. I took the start and we were leading and, together with Corentin [Perolari], we showed we had the pace to fight for victory. We managed many solid stints, proved our speed and demonstrated the potential of the bike. Unfortunately, the mechanical issue was out of our control, and it prevented us from finishing the way we had hoped. Still, what we take away is that even with just two riders for most of the race, we had the ability to battle for the win. That’s what matters most.
“We had a great week, the bike was strong and easy to ride both day and night, and our target of consistent 1m53s laps was achieved. Now the focus is on building from this and coming back even stronger next year.”
Taiga Hada was also part of the F.C.C. TSR Honda France line-up but only completed selected stints in line with the team’s pre-race strategy.
Kevin Manfredi (41) on his Kaedear-Dafy-Rac41-Honda. Photo courtesy EWC.
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Mikey Lou Sanchez (55) at Misano. Photo by Danny Vela / Life Be Lucky Photography.
American Mikey Lou Sanchez crashed his AC RACING TEAM A.S.D. Honda on the 2.62-mile (4.22 km) track during European Talent Cup Races Sunday afternoon at Misano Circuit Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino, in Italy.
Scott Redding on the podium after his victory at TT Circuit Assen. Photo courtesy BSB.
Scott Redding claimed the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win of the weekend at the TT Circuit Assen, in a race that was red flagged due to conditions and half points awarded as two third races distance had not been completed.
On the initial start, Redding fired himself into the lead, but before the pack approached turn two, Kyle Ryde had moved ahead but the Hager PBM Ducati rider rapidly regained the position. The 2019 champion was making a break, but behind there was a huge battle for second.
By the second lap, Christian Iddon had moved ahead of Ryde to take second place and he was setting an impressive pace to reel in Redding, but on lap six he ran on at turn one and dropped himself back down the pack and with work to do.
That elevated Leon Haslam into second place and the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing rider was holding off a hard-charging Max Cook, Danny Kent and Bradley Ray with Ryde holding eighth place. Cook though crashed out of third place at turn 12, and then title contender Ray also crashed out of contention whilst pushing to close in on Haslam.
The race was then red flagged due to conditions before a scheduled six-lap restart. Cook was unable to make the restart, but Ray was ready to start from the back of the grid after some rapid work from the Raceways Yamaha team. However, with conditions deteriorating again, the race was red flagged on the warm up lap and not restarted.
Redding celebrated his third win of the season, marking the PBM Team’s 150th in the championship ahead of Haslam and Kent as the McAMS Racing Yamaha rider bounced back from his Donington Park crash to take third.
Charlie Nesbitt was fourth for MasterMac Honda, ahead of Iddon who regrouped and regained ground after his off track excursion on the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki.
Ryde was sixth, but with Ray dramatically crashing out of the race, he now holds a 35-point lead ahead of tomorrow’s two races.
Home contender Jaimie van Sikkelerus had a career best finish in seventh place for TAG Honda ahead of John McPhee with Luke Hedger also celebrating a top ten finish for Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda and Glenn Irwin completing the top ten.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, TT Circuit Assen, Race 1 result:
Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati)
Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +1.907s
Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) +6.601s
Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +6.610s
Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +8.352s
Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +14.453s
Jaimie van Sikkelerus (TAG Honda) +15.503s
John McPhee (MasterMac Honda) +21.471s
Luke Hedger (Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda) +26.964s
Glenn Irwin (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +30.834s
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) 361
Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) 326
Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) 242
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) 236
Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 215
Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 210
Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 200
Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati) 181.5
Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 172
Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) 156
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
SCOTT REDDING – HAGER PBM DUCATI
“That was a strange race; nobody had done any real laps in the rain so I kind of felt good on the bike. I thought ‘just do your own thing, and if you get away, then great’. Kyle got off to a good start and came around the outside of me at turn one, so I thought there must be some grip, so when he made a small mistake, I was able to pass him back.
“I saw on the pitboard after a couple laps that I had a gap of three seconds, I thought that is good but I also thought, maybe I am pushing too hard, so we need to manage the best you can. Then Iddon was coming quite fast and bringing the lap time down, I tried to respond, didn’t do much and then he was off and then I had a gap to Leon.
“I managed the race, and a difficult place to be, but I wouldn’t have changed that any other way, so I was happy. To come away with the win, I am happy and I think that the Race Direction made the correct call today.”
Ervin Krajčovič at 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Pardubice. Photo credit Jesper Veldhuizen
Czech hero Ervin Krajčovič (KTM) raced to the 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship powered by HKC Koopmann, Anlas, Kineo and Blackburst at Pardubice this afternoon, claiming an emotional victory on home ground to regain the crown from defending champion Sammy Halbert as the title fight went down to the wire.
Ervin Krajčovič is the home hero in the Plochodrážní Stadion Svítkov
Prague-born star takes title from defending champion Sammy Halbert
Ondřej Švédík secures bronze on a famous day for Czech Flat Track
Starting the sixth and final round trailing Halbert by just four points, the Prague-born thirty-four-year-old – the champion in 2023 – knew he needed to defeat the experienced American to take the title and with his passionate home fans cheering him on he stormed to a dramatic victory in the restarted Grand Final to strike FIM gold for the second time.
After crossing the line in fifth, a dejected Halbert was left to count the cost of his aggressive move on Ondřej Švédík (KTM) after the initial start that put the Czech rider on the ground. The opening lap incident prompted the red lights to come on and sent the thirty-eight-year-old from Washington State to the penalty line at the back of the grid for the restart, a disadvantage he was unable to overcome.
With the sun beating down on the Plochodrážní Stadion Svítkov, Italy’s Kevin Corradetti (Yamaha) drew first blood ahead of his compatriot Giacomo Bossetti (GASGAS) and Britain’s Jack Bell (Triumph) before Švédík opened his account with victory from Halbert and former champion Gerard Bailo (Zaeta)from Spain.
The opening block of Heats was completed with a win for Britain’s Tim Neave (GASGAS) ahead of Krajčovič and German series newcomer Marius Kircher (KTM).
2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Pardubice. Photo credit Jesper Veldhuizen
Block two saw Halbert return to his winning ways chased by Bailo as Italy’s Daniele Tonelli (TM), who started the day still in with a slim chance of overhauling Švédík for series bronze, saw his fortunes go from bad to worse when he crashed out while challenging for the lead after failing to score in his opening Heat with an apparent mechanical problem.
Victories for Krajčovič from Neave and Corradetti from German veteran Markus Jell (KTM) meant that at the halfway stage it was Corradetti who led on a maximum score of fourteen, one point ahead of a three-way tie for second between Krajčovič, Halbert and Neave.
With the top ten after the Heat stages progressing directly to the Grand Final and the next ten fighting it out in the Last Chance Heat for the remaining two places on the grid for the main race of the day, tensions were rising in the paddock.
However, Bailo – showing the form that carried him to the 2022 title – kept his cool to win his third Heat from Argentinian racer Santiago Arangio (Yamaha), Halbert and Neave and Krajčovič then asserted his dominance to lead home Corradetti and Švédík before Tonelli got his first points on the board with victory ahead of Menno Van Meer (Honda) from the Netherlands.
Švédík and Krajčovič guaranteed their starts in the Grand Final when they ran one-two in their final Heat race with Arangio, Kircher and Corradetti also booking their places and Bailo then followed suit with his second win of the programme with Italy’s Michele Guerra (Husqvarna) and Jell also progressing in second and third.
Championship Podium at 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Pardubice. Photo credit Jesper Veldhuizen
With both riders certain of a place in the twelve-lap Grand Final and just grid positions at stake, Neave then defeated Halbert before Tonelli and Bell brought it home in first and second in the Last Chance Heat to ensure they made the cut.
With just one race left to decide the title, Krajčovič went to the start first knowing victory – and the extra point for posting the fastest lap – was essential to force a run-off for the championship if Halbert finished second and, starting two places inside his US rival on the front row, he fired straight into an early lead from Švédík.
Halbert also started well, but exiting the corner to complete the first lap he drifted wide and made contact with Švédík who slid out. With the race halted and Halbert adjudged to be at fault, for the restart he was forced to line up at the back of the grid.
Krajčovič again started well and slotted into second behind Švédík as Halbert struggled to come through the pack on the three-hundred-and-ninety-one-metre circuit. With Neave battling for third with Corradetti and Halbert’s forward progress slowing, at the end of lap nine Krajčovič made a decisive pass on his compatriot and it was effectively game over.
Taking the flag – and the title – to put the seal on a sensational season of racing, Krajčovič led home series bronze medallist Švédík, who posted the fastest lap, as Corradetti completed the race podium ahead of Neave with Halbert’s fifth leaving him a frustrating five points adrift of the new champion.
A total of 36 nations and 108 athletes from across the globe will contest the 78th running of the MXoN from Indiana's Ironman Raceway. Photo Courtesy MX Sports
Just Two Weeks Remain Until the World Descends on Crawfordsville, Indiana Tickets Still Available for 78th Running of the “Olympics of Motocross”.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – The countdown is underway until the world’s most prestigious motocross race makes its anticipated return to the United States when the 78th running of the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations (MXoN) brings the racing world to Crawfordsville, Indiana. A total of 38 teams from 36 different countries and two international delegations, each comprising three of every nation’s most elite athletes, will converge at Ironman Raceway for a three-day showcase of the best motocross racing on the planet from October 3-5.
An action-packed weekend will feature a variety of activities both on and off the track, which will immerse the international contingent of passionate race fans and loyal supporters into an Olympic style atmosphere where national pride is celebrated, and camaraderie serves as the centerpiece of the biggest event on the racing calendar. A variety of ticket options for the 2025 MXoN are still available, ranging from single-day admission for Sunday’s championship races to four-day admission that allows fans to be a part of all the festivities, not to mention exclusive VIP access for the ultimate and most memorable spectator experience.
Simply log on to www.MXoNUSA.com for all ticket information.
Tickets to be a part of the 2025 MXoN are still available with a variety of options. Photo Courtesy MX Sports
A total of 108 athletes from six different continents will wear the colors of their respective countries and will go bar-to-bar over the course of the weekend, all of which will culminate with a battle for the coveted Chamberlain Cup. While Australia enters the MXoN as defending champions and will return with its winning lineup of Hunter Lawrence, Jett Lawrence, and Kyle Webster, there is no shortage of countries poised to challenge their supremacy, brimming with the finest talent from the SMX World Championship Series and FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP).
Look no further than the host nation to find arguably the most prominent threat to Australia’s current reign. The USA is the winningest country in the history of the MXoN and will not only have the full-fledged support of the home crowd but will also feature a lineup defined by multi-time champions in Haiden Deegan, Chase Sexton, and Eli Tomac. The last time Sexton and Tomac represented their country on home soil at RedBud in 2022, it resulted in a record 23rd victory for the Americans. Equipped with what could be considered one of the most decorated and talented lineups in U.S. Motocross Team history, all eyes will be on the stars and stripes as they chase a 24th triumph.
Other recent champions like the Netherlands, with Glenn Coldenhoff, Calvin Vlaanderen, and Kay de Wolf, France, with Romain Febvre, Maxime Renaux, and Mathis Valin, Germany, with Simon Lagenfelder, Ken Roczen, and Max Spies, and Italy, with Andrea Adamo, Andrea Bonacorsi, and Antonio Cairoli, are all loaded with former FIM World Champions and AMA National Champions, along with multi-race winners. Not to be outdone, less proven countries like Slovenia, led by Tim Gajser, Switzerland, led by Jeremy Seewer, Latvia, led by Pauls Jonass, and Belgium, anchored by the Coenen brothers, will fly under the radar and could be surprise contenders thanks to the hugely talented athletes at the foundation of their respective teams.
The Michael Byrne-led Australian lineup of Kyle Webster, Hunter Lawrence, and Jett Lawrence are back to defend their MXoN crown. Photo Courtesy Racer X
The weekend formally gets underway on Friday, October 3, with start practice for all participants in addition to the tension-filled drawing of gates for the qualifying races. Friday will conclude with the celebrated Nucor MXoN Grand Parade of Nations, where the riders for each country will be introduced to the thousands of passionate fans in attendance. Event Grand Marshal Jeff Ward will be a focal point of the parade.
On Saturday, October 4, riders will take to the track at Ironman Raceway for the first time as free practice will give way to the critical qualifying races, where each class races on its own to configure the starting lineup for the championship motos. Saturday will also host the first two races of the Yamaha YZ BLU CRU FIM World SuperFinale, with the 65cc and 85cc divisions.
The last time Chase Sexton and Eli Tomac teamed up at the MXoN they helped lead the United States to victory on home soil. Photo Courtesy MX Sports
Everything culminates on Sunday, October 5, with the battle for victory at the MXoN. The 125cc race for the BLU CRU SuperFinale will kick off the day, followed by the B-Final to determine the final country that will line up on the championship gate. Opening Ceremonies officially kicks off the afternoon and will give way to the three races that will decide which country emerges triumphant. Race 1 will feature MXGP + MX2, followed by Race 2 with MX2 + Open, and concluding with MXGP + Open.
In addition to the variety of action on the track, several festivities will provide entertainment for the fans when the track is quiet. Racer X Live Powered by Vurb Moto will offer bench racing and special guests on Friday and Saturday evening, while the Rave of Nations Laser Light Show will bring both nights to an energetic close. Additionally, the MXoN Jeremy McGrath Holeshot Challenge will take place on Saturday at the conclusion of the qualifying races.
More information about the 2025 Monster Energy Motocross of Nations can be found by visiting www.MXoNUSA.com. Also follow MXoN USA on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on everything surrounding this year’s event.
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Andrew Lee captured his third MotoAmerica Stock 1000 title at COTA on the weekend and stayed for a two-day test to prepare for OrangeCat Racing’s Superbike debut at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Photo by Brian J. Nelson
Newly crowned three-time MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion Andrew Lee and his OrangeCat Racing teammate Jayson Uribe stayed in Texas following the MotoAmerica weekend to test Superbike parts on their BMW M 1000 RRs in advance of the team’s Superbike debut at New Jersey Motorsports Park, September 26-28.
“We got two partial days of testing,” Lee said. “We don’t have full Superbikes, we just have swingarms, a shock, some triple clamps, and headstock adjustments. I’m not sure what they tested on Jayson’s (Uribe) side of the garage, but we just kind of worked on swingarm angle to develop more of a feel that way. Going into New Jersey, I think that’s pretty important.”
Lee wasn’t giving lap times, but he sounded confident that the OrangeCat Racing pair would have a competitive package for the series finale.
“We had some competitive lap times. Jay (Uribe) went a little bit quicker than I did. He got up to speed a little quicker than I did, and I wouldn’t be surprised if there are some top fives (finishes) from one of us, so it should be some fun in New Jersey.”
Lee finished fourth in both races at Circuit of The Americas and that earned him the 2025 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Championship by two points over JD Beach. Lee’s teammate Uribe ended up third in the championship.
Lee won his previous Stock 1000 titles in 2018 and 2019.
2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Vasad. Photo credit Štěpán Ševčík
The 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship powered by HKC Koopmann, Anlas, Kineo and Blackburst comes to an adrenalin-charged conclusion this coming Saturday (20 September) at Pardubice in the Czech Republic with defending champion Sammy Halbert holding a super-slim four-point lead ahead of 2023 champion Ervin Krajčovič.
FIM Flat Track World Championship concludes in Czech Republic
Reigning champion Sammy Halbert defends four-point lead
Ervin Krajčovič goes for gold on home ground
With passionate home support expected in the Plochodrážní Stadion Svítkov, Czech hero Krajčovič (KTM) is guaranteed to have the fans behind him, but Halbert is hugely experienced and has proved consistently over the last two seasons that he does not need to have the crowd on his side to perform.
The thirty-eight-year-old American star from the Pacific Northwest had said at the start of the year that he wanted to win every round and although his season has not gone entirely to plan, he has won three times from five starts and with every victory has collected the extra bonus point on offer for recording the fastest lap in the Grand Final, something that could prove crucial.
He has also shown that he can win on all styles of circuit including the flat-out fast Scheessel at one-thousand metres in length and last time out on the much more compact three-hundred-and-thirteen-metre track at Vasad so the three-hundred-and-ninety-one-metre circuit at Pardubice should not hold any surprises for him, although he has failed to win there on his two previous visits.
Former Motocross racer Krajčovič, who won in Pardubice last season before losing his title to Halbert by just four points, knows that the gold and silver medal positions are still wide open and that victory on Saturday – coupled with the all-important extra point for the fastest lap – could swing the pendulum back in his favour, even if Halbert finishes second.
Tim Neave at 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Vasad. Photo credit Štěpán Ševčík
Also counting on fervent home support, Krajčovič’s compatriot Ondřej Švédík (KTM) sits third in the points and while, realistically, winning the title is a long shot he could still overturn the nine-point deficit to second to snatch silver.
While the coveted FIM medals are likely to be distributed between the current top three riders, there is still a lot of racing left and Italy’s Daniele Tonelli (TM) will be determined to defend his fourth position in the championship from his compatriot Kevin Corradetti (Yamaha) who was a silver medallist back in 2021 and currently sits just six points adrift in fifth.
A further four points behind, 2022 champion Gerard Baillo (Zaeta) from Spain is in turn just one ahead of Britain’s Tim Neave (GASGAS)who has shown great determination and resilience to fight back from a disaster at round one at Terenzano in Italy at the end of May where a mechanical issue restricted his scoring to just a single point for twentieth.
While no-one outside of the top seven has finished on the podium this season, Argentina’s Santiago Arangio (Yamaha) was a career-best fourth in Scheessel and would love to sign off with a top-three finish and do not discount Czech series newcomer Vít Janoušek (Honda) who has made every Grand Final this season and can also count on passionate support from the home fans.
The action from Pardubice is scheduled to get under way with the first of twelve Heats at 13:00 (local time) on Saturday (20 September).
To stay fully up to date with the 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship powered by HKC Koopmann, Anlas, Kineo and Blackburst please download the Sportity App and use the password FIMFT to access Flat Track news.
Rossi Attila Moor will complete the remaining three race weekends of the FIM JuniorGP Moto2 season under the banner of Cardoso Racing. Photo courtesy Révész Racing NGRT
Révész Racing NGRT’s Hungarian–American rider, Rossi Attila Moor, will contest the final three rounds of the FIM JuniorGP Moto2 season with Cardoso Racing.
The decision was made by the rider and his sporting partners after careful consideration, to ensure continuity, clear working methods, and a stable environment for the remainder of the season. We respect and thank Team MMR for the work and collaboration to date.
Rossi Attila Moor: “I’d like to thank Team MMR for their support and the work we did together. I’m excited to join Cardoso Racing, and I’ll do my best to finish the season in the most professional way.”
Stefano Favaro: “Our priority is to support Rossi’s development in a stable, well-organized setting. We appreciate the cooperation with Team MMR to date and look forward to working with Cardoso Racing.”
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Content highlighting – users can choose to emphasize important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight focused or hovered elements only.
Audio muting – users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the entire website instantly.
Cognitive disorders – we utilize a search engine that is linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of phrases, initials, slang, and others.
Additional functions – we provide users the option to change cursor color and size, use a printing mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and many other functions.
Browser and assistive technology compatibility
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Notes, comments, and feedback
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to
SCOTT REDDING – HAGER PBM DUCATI 
