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 L\u00e4ngenfelder 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 L\u00e4ngenfelder 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.<\/p>\n
Confusion reigned as Coenen took the race win, ahead of an exultant Lata with the Yamahas of Elzinga and Reisulis fourth and fifth.\u00a0 Then came L\u00e4ngenfelder, unsure of where he was until he saw his team going wild with celebration after the finish line jump!\u00a0 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!<\/p>\n
Lata\u2019s 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!<\/p>\n
Simon L\u00e4ngenfelder<\/a>, 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<\/a> in 2011, and wept with relief as the rain continued to hammer down!\u00a0<\/p>\n 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\u2019s applaud the efforts of Simon L\u00e4ngenfelder<\/a> after battling all the way through 2025 to become your new MX2 World Champion!<\/p>\n So, the MXGP season has come to a close, but 2025 is not quite over.\u00a0 We head to the USA in two weeks\u2019 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!\u00a0 See you there!\u00a0<\/p>\n Simon L\u00e4ngenfelder<\/a> : “Honestly, it\u2019s been a tough season, but I gave everything I had. There were ups and downs, but I\u2019m proud of the way we kept pushing and always tried to fight at the front. We\u2019ve 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\u2019ll keep building from here.”<\/p>\n