De Wolf suddenly slowed, unable to get onto terms with Coenen, and it became clear that the bike did not sound right! On lap eight, he struggled through the same corner where he clashed with Längenfelder on lap one, and had to push his bike from there! Crucially, Lata, Elzinga and Reisulis got past him before he could limp across the finish line, then Längenfelder was next along, greeted by the sight of the #1 Husqvarna being pushed off-track! The pack struggled on for another lap and a half, but then the red flag came out for safety reasons as lightning was also in the area.
Confusion reigned as Coenen took the race win, ahead of an exultant Lata with the Yamahas of Elzinga and Reisulis fourth and fifth. Then came Längenfelder, unsure of where he was until he saw his team going wild with celebration after the finish line jump! Initially called as the GP winner, the results were counted back to put De Wolf in fifth place and therefore give him the GP victory, but with Simon already up to sixth it was not enough to deny the German of the world crown!
Lata’s second place was enough to claim his first podium of the season, and his second in MX2, while Elzinga took a season-best of fifth overall behind Coenen. Farres, Reisulis, Everts, Valin, and Walvoort all took top ten results overall thanks to their battles through the mire!
Simon Längenfelder, after finishing third in each of the last three MX2 World Championships, finally struck gold in Australia to become the first German World Champion since Ken Roczen in 2011, and wept with relief as the rain continued to hammer down!
The MX2 World Championship stayed completely wild right up until the end, and with many riders returning in 2026 it should continue to excite throughout next year too, but for now let’s applaud the efforts of Simon Längenfelder after battling all the way through 2025 to become your new MX2 World Champion!
So, the MXGP season has come to a close, but 2025 is not quite over. We head to the USA in two weeks’ time for the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations at Ironman in Indiana, and what a climax to the World Motocross season that will be! See you there!
Simon Längenfelder : “Honestly, it’s been a tough season, but I gave everything I had. There were ups and downs, but I’m proud of the way we kept pushing and always tried to fight at the front. We’ve had strong races, and I know there is still more to come. The support from the team and the fans has been amazing, and that means a lot. We’ll keep building from here.”
Kay de Wolf : “It is what it is, I gave it everything, no regrets. I tried everything I could, and I’m proud of myself. I was 70 points back after Matterley Basin, so everything I did from then was already amazing. Of course, it’s a bummer that the season ended like this, with the rain, and my dream just slipped away. But I’ve shown I can be a champion. I wanted to finish it off like one, but it wasn’t to be. Next year I’ll bounce back and give it everything again.
Andrea Adamo: “It was a positive year for sure, but in the end the only thing that counts is winning. Nobody remembers who finishes second or third, so of course it’s a shame to finish like this. Still, my season was good, could have been better, could have been worse. I’m happy with the work we did, but I know we want more. We’ll take the positives and keep moving forward.”