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MXGP 2025
Preview Round 15   Belgium

Lommel to provide tough challenge for Honda HRC

Lommel, Belgium is known for being the toughest track in the world, and that is exactly where Honda HRC duo Ruben Fernandez and Valerio Lata are heading for round 15 of the 2025 MXGP World Championship.

After the hard-pack terrain of Loket last weekend, this is when the world championships really show their diversity as Lommel is nothing but deep, deep sand. This saps the power of the machines and the energy levels of the riders and turns the racing into a battle of survival as much as track position. Once again, Fernandez will be on-board the new prototype CRF450R, which was introduced in the Czech Republic with excellent results as the rider/bike combination went three-two-seven over the course of the weekend. Lommel though, is a completely different challenge and the team have spent this week trying to make sure they are as prepared as they can be for this truly brutal circuit.

Valerio Lata is also busy getting ready for the soft stuff after another tough GP in Loket. An excellent Saturday performance gave him a lot of confidence heading into the GP-scoring motos, but unfortunately the Italian wasn’t able to transfer that speed into the longer races and instead finished eight-ten. It was a disappointing end, but he’s trying to channel that into some motivation for test that awaits this weekend, when he once again lines up against the best 250cc riders in the world.

 

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: 08:05 EMXOpen Group 1 Free practice, 08:30 EMXOpen Group 2 Free practice, 08:55 EMX125 Group 1 Free practice, 09:25 EMX125 Group 2 Free practice, 09:55 EMXOpen Group 1 Qualifying practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 11:50 EMXOpen Group 2 Qualifying practice, 12:30 EMX125 Group 1 Qualifying practice, 13:05 EMX125 Group 2 Qualifying practice, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP Time Practice, 15:00 EMXOpen Race 1, 15:45 EMX125 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 RAM Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP RAM Qualifying Race.

SUNDAY: 09:40 EMXOpen Race 2, 11:30 EMX125 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

Ruben Fernandez 70

We had a good round in Loket, despite missing out on the podium. We made a lot of progress with the prototype, and I really enjoy riding it and testing what it can do, in a race situation. Now we have probably the toughest challenge on the calendar, with the deep sand of Lommel so it will be difficult, but I’m motivated to do well and ready for this test.

Valerio Lata 18

The last couple of rounds haven’t gone to plan, and it’s disappointing for me and for the team. I know that Lommel won’t be easy either, but I need to go into with a positive mind and trust that what we are doing will work. We are into the last quarter of the season and I really want to finish strongly.

Marcus Pereira de Freitas

HRC General Manager - MXGP

We always circle Lommel on the calendar, because we know just how difficult this track is for an MXGP race. It tests the rider and their machines to the limit and really is a gruelling 35 minutes for everyone. It isn’t the favourite track for either Ruben or Valerio, but they know that they can’t use that as excuse and instead we know we’ve been working hard with them to try and make this weekend as good as possible.

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Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 Febvre Romain 3 FRA 678 Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP Kawasaki
2 Coenen Lucas 96 BEL 668 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
3 Coldenhoff Glenn 259 NDL 494 Fantic Factory Racing MXGP Fantic
4 Fernandez Ruben 70 SPA 451 Honda HRC - MXGP Honda
5 Vlaanderen Calvin 10 NDL 392 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team Yamaha
6 Bonacorsi Andrea 132 ITA 370 Fantic Factory Racing MXGP Fantic
7 Renaux Maxime 959 FRA 368 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team Yamaha
8 Seewer Jeremy 91 SWI 327 Ducati Factory MX Team Ducati
9 Herlings Jeffrey 84 NDL 325 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM
10 Gajser Tim 243 SLO 305 Honda HRC - MXGP Honda
11 Horgmo Kevin 24 NOR 243 Honda SR Motoblouz Honda
12 Geerts Jago 93 BEL 237 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team Yamaha
13 Watson Ben 919 GBR 236 MRT Racing Team Beta Beta
14 Pancar Jan 253 SLO 226 TEM JP253 KTM Racing Team KTM
15 Bogers Brian 189 NDL 220 Fantic Factory Racing MXGP Fantic
16 Gifting Isak 517 SWE 183 JK Racing Yamaha Active Yamaha
17 Guadagnini Mattia 101 ITA 173 Ducati Factory MX Team Ducati
18 Jonass Pauls 41 LAT 162 Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP Kawasaki
19 van de Moosdijk Roan 34 NDL 123 KTM Kozak Team KTM
20 van Doninck Brent 32 BEL 119 JM Honda Racing Honda
21 Sterry Adam 811 GBR 98 KTM Kozak Team KTM
22 Koch Tom 226 GER 79 MRT Racing Team Beta Beta
23 Guillod Valentin 92 SWI 72 Wildcard Rider Yamaha
24 Forato Alberto 303 ITA 72 Honda SR Motoblouz Honda
25 Brumann Kevin 87 SWI 53 Wildcard Rider Husqvarna
26 Stauffer Marcel 411 AUT 38 Wildcard Rider KTM
27 Cairoli Antonio 222 ITA 37 Ducati Factory MX Team Ducati
28 Spies Maximillian GER 36
29 Gilbert Josh GBR 27
30 Ludwig Noah GER 22
31 Tondel Cornelius 17 NOR 20 JWR Honda Racing Honda
32 Prugnieres Quentin 319 FRA 11 Honda SR Motoblouz Honda
33 Pumpurs Mairis 610 LAT 10 Wildcard Rider Husqvarna
34 Lupino Alessandro 177 ITA 9 Ducati Factory MX Team Ducati
35 Boisrame Mathys FRA 9
36 Tonus Arnaud 4 SWI 8 Wildcard Rider Yamaha
37 Nissinen Pekka 29 FIN 7 Wildcard Rider GasGas
38 Monticelli Ivo ITA 6
39 Nickel Cato GER 6
40 Aparecido dos Santos Fabio BRA 5
41 Guyon Tom 49 FRA 5 Wildcard Rider Triumph
42 Talviku Jorgen-Matthias 261 EST 4 Wildcard Rider Yamaha
43 Teresak Jakub CZE 3
44 Carpenter James GBR 3
45 Pape Romain 53 FRA 3 Wildcard Rider Yamaha
46 Kangasniemi Kasper 40 FIN 2 Wildcard Rider KTM
47 Alonso Victor 196 SPA 2 Wildcard Rider Honda
48 Varjonen Miro 248 FIN 1 Wildcard Rider KTM
49 Evans Mitch 43 AUS 1 Wildcard Rider Honda
50 Haavisto Jere FIN 1
51 Adamson John 212 GBR 1 Wildcard Rider Honda
52 Scheu Mark GER 1
53 Valentin Ander SPA 0
54 Purdon Tristan RSA 0
Location Information

Dodenveldstraat, 3900 Overpelt, Belgium - View in Google Maps

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