In MX2, Spaniard Guillem Farres might have had his Sunday race win streak halted at seven last weekend, but he still has a four-GP streak going in terms of overall victories. The Triumph Racing Factory Team machine will continue to wear the Red Plate, but his prime chasers will be keen to test his sand skills in a class which contains no former Lommel GP winners! Sacha Coenen fought onto the podium last year, and the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing flyer will be trying to hack down Farres’ 33-point margin at the top.
Farres’ Triumph Racing Factory Team teammate Camden McLellan is known to have serious sand prowess, and he has just taken third in the series by a single point from reigning World Champion Simon Längenfelder, so the South African could almost be considered the favourite for this weekend!
The EMX250 European Championship returns from a one-month break this weekend for its ninth round of 12, and the big news is that BUD Racing Kawasaki’s series leader Francisco Garcia is set to miss this round with a small injury picked up in training! He has a 104-point advantage over his teammate Jake Cannon, while Dane Nikolaj Skovbjerg is another 17 behind for Team SixtySeven Husqvarna Racing. The lead Belgian in the standings is Jarne Bervoets, son of former Lommel GP winner Marnicq, and after an EMX125 victory here last year, the Team VHR Yamaha Official rider will be hoping for a similar result in 2026!
A one-round European Championship will also be decided at “Lommelwood” this weekend, as the EMX Open class welcomes a pack full of eager 450cc riders to contend for an EMX title, with the headline-grabbing news that former GP winner Ken De Dycker is set to race on a private KTM, but the title could instead be disputed by former GP regular Nicholas Lapucci on the Millionaire Racing Team Honda Red Moto squad, along with William Voxen Kleeman from Denmark, Germany’s Peter Koenig, and last year’s fourth-place finisher Albin Gerhardsson from Sweden. Just getting into the race with 50 entrants lining up will be an achievement!
Lommel is the ultimate circuit for seeing the sublime skill of the sand masters ply their trade in some of the softest, most challenging conditions known to man! With an amazing range of classic machines also on display to celebrate 30 years of the Luongo family’s involvement in World Championship Motocross, this weekend is a major attraction for fans across the globe! Not one to be missed!