Round six sees Honda HRC heading to Switzerland for Easter weekend

Taking place on Saturday and Monday, the MXGP of Switzerland will be round six for the Honda HRC squad, and another chance for the quartet to show their skills in the world motocross championship.

Frauenfeld has hosted the last couple of Swiss GPs and last year’s edition saw Tim Gajser storm off with the win, in a tremendous display at the rutted conditions of the tight and technical circuit. The Slovenian went one-one and rode with the speed and control that has been on display already this year, as he’s won three of the five rounds so far in 2025. Last weekend it was an excellent one-one in Trentino, as he became the most successful rider at the Italian track, and now he’ll turn his attention to trying to repeat the 2024 success and increasing his MXGP championship lead even further.

Ruben Fernandez has also been improving week on week, and he was just a few points short of making the podium alongside Gajser last weekend. He returned at this venue last year, taking a holeshot and leading a few laps so he has good form here and his aim is to try and show that speed across all three races this time around.

In the MX2 class, Ferruccio Zanchi also knows the importance of putting in a strong showing on Saturday, to help his chances in the GP-scoring races (being held on Monday to avoid the Easter Sunday holiday). He did manage to break into the top 10 twice in Trentino but wants more in Frauenfeld and is determined to get back to his podium-level of riding on the split race-days.

Valerio Lata had his best race result with a fifth at the Pietramurata track, so he is also showing encouraging signs, and beginning to find the speed required to race with the best MX2 riders on the planet. Starts are proving to be critical in this highly competitive class, so the pair will be motivated to get their Honda CRF250Rs around the first corner inside the top five, just like how Gajser and Fernandez have been doing on their CRF450Rs.

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY:
07:05 EMX125 Free Practice Group 1, 07:30 EMX125 Free Practice Group 2, 07:55 EMX250 Free Practice Group 1, 08:20 EMX250 Free Practice Group 2, 08:45 EMX125 Qualifying Practice Group 1, 09:20 EMX125 Qualifying Practice Group 2, 09:55 EMX250 Qualifying Practice Group 1, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP OAT Free Practice, 12:10 EMX250 Qualifying Practice Group 2, 12:45 MXGP Wildcard Free/Qualifying Practice, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP OAT Time Practice, 15:00 EMX125 Race 1, 15:45 EMX250 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP Qualifying Race.

MONDAY:
09:45 EMX125 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX250 Race 2, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.