Febvre and De Wolf Extend Championship Leads at Muddy MXGP of Spain

After a relatively dry Saturday at the Circuito Municipal Jorge Prado, the heavens opened on Sunday, turning round eight of the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship into a muddy endurance test.

Despite the chaos, both red plate holders, Romain Febvre and Kay de Wolf, powered through to claim hard-fought overall victories and strengthen their grip on their respective championship leads.

In MXGP, Febvre finally claimed his first Grand Prix victory on Spanish soil at his eleventh attempt with a 1-2 result. A crash while leading in race two meant he had to dig deep to salvage the overall. Lucas Coenen won that second moto and secured second overall, while Spaniard Ruben Fernandez thrilled the home crowd with a second consecutive podium, going 3-4 for third overall.

MXGP

Febvre started the weekend strongly by topping the morning warm-up and storming to the Holeshot in race one. He led from the front, fending off Maxime Renaux and staying clear of trouble as others, including qualifying race winner Jago Geerts, struggled in the slippery conditions. Jeremy Seewer was an early challenger but suffered multiple crashes that relegated him to 19th. Meanwhile, Fernandez rode steadily to third, holding off Coenen, with Renaux finishing second behind Febvre.

Race two saw Febvre take another Holeshot, only to crash out of the lead on lap two. That mistake allowed Coenen to take control after a daring move past Calvin Vlaanderen. From there, the young Belgian rode cleanly to the flag. Febvre, meanwhile, remounted and began a furious charge through the field. He worked his way back into podium contention, passing Fernandez and later Vlaanderen to finish second and clinch the overall win.

Despite two crashes, Guadagnini held on for ninth, while Kevin Horgmo and Andrea Bonacorsi delivered solid top-ten results. Jeffrey Herlings improved to sixth in the second moto, while Ben Watson claimed another top-ten overall for MRT Racing Team Beta.

Febvre’s 23rd career GP win ties him with Clement Desalle and Alessandro Puzar on the all-time list and extends his championship lead to 49 points over Coenen, who moves past the injured Tim Gajser. The Frenchman now heads to his home GP in Ernée wearing the red plate.

“I was leading in the second race and crashed on lap two after the big tabletop,” Febvre explained. “There was a tricky section with deep mud and bumps. I tried to switch lines mid-air and landed in the wrong spot. It was my mistake. Took me a while to get up, but I found good lines and came back to second. At first I didn’t think the overall was possible… then I saw the pit board and realised third might be enough. I pushed, passed Ruben, and got the overall. Really pleased with that.”

Coenen admitted, “To be honest, I didn’t feel great on the track at first, it was fast, hard-pack, and not really my style. First race was slippery with the rain, and I got stuck in fourth. I didn’t want to risk too much, so I just rode smart,” was unable to close the gap to the podium places in the first moto.

Third placed Ruben Fernandez, racing in his native Galicia for the first time, impressed the home fans with two strong rides: “I’m very happy, really. Last year I couldn’t race here, so this was my first home GP in Galicia—and to be on the box in front of the home crowd is amazing. I had a tough Saturday with a crash at the start, and I was sore today. But I pushed through, started from gate 16, and made it count. I’m still a bit disappointed because I wanted more, but the fans were incredible. My family, my girlfriend, friends—everyone came, and it meant a lot. It’s also my second podium in a row. Maybe not a turning point yet, but we’re building. I just want to stay consistent and keep this momentum going.”

MX2

In MX2, Kay de Wolf added to his points lead with a win in race one and a gritty comeback ride to fourth in race two, giving the defending champion the overall win.

The first moto saw Thibault Benistant grab the Holeshot on a soaked circuit, but De Wolf quickly moved forward, passing both Liam Everts and Simon Laengenfelder to take control by lap two. With Laengenfelder crashing and Camden McLellan stalling, De Wolf rode unchallenged to the chequered flag. Everts passed teammate Benistant for second late in the race, while Italians Andrea Adamo and Ferruccio Zanchi completed the top five.

Race two saw drama from the start as De Wolf and Benistant collided, leaving the Dutchman buried at the back of the field. Sacha Coenen capitalised to grab the Holeshot and set a fast early pace. While Zanchi and Laengenfelder applied pressure, both made mistakes, allowing Adamo to move into second. Behind them, De Wolf put on a masterclass in damage control, working past Rick Elzinga, Benistant, and eventually teammate Everts to climb all the way to fourth.

Out front, Coenen looked set for the win until a late crash handed victory to Adamo, his fourth race win of the season. Coenen remounted to finish second, with Laengenfelder holding third. De Wolf’s fourth-place finish was enough to seal the overall and grow his title lead to 15 points over Laengenfelder, with Adamo a further six back.

“Even with ten minutes to go I was only in eighth,” said De Wolf. “But then in the last five or six laps, I just went all in. I found something, dropped my lap times, and worked my way up to fourth. Experience definitely helps in those moments.”

Adamo admitted the weekend didn’t start well: “The first race was muddy and I didn’t get a great start. I also crashed, so starting like that after going 1-1-1 in Agueda was tough. But I reset overnight and tried to capitalise today. Five podiums from the last six GPs is good, but I need to start better.”

Coenen, meanwhile, took the positives: “We showed good speed all weekend. Bad start in race one, then led most of race two until that crash. Still, it’s better than last weekend—step by step we’re improving.”

As the series heads to Ernée, both classes are wide open behind the red plate holders. And with more rain potentially in the forecast, anything could happen in France.

MXGP – Moto 1 – Results – MXGP of Spain
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Gap
1	3	Romain Febvre	FRA	Kawasaki	+0:00.000
2	959	Maxime Renaux	FRA	Yamaha	+0:04.151
3	70	Ruben Fernandez	ESP	Honda	+0:09.823
4	96	Lucas Coenen	BEL	KTM	+0:20.474
5	259	Glenn Coldenhoff	NED	Fantic	+0:29.809
6	132	Andrea Bonacorsi	ITA	Fantic	+0:38.429
7	84	Jeffrey Herlings	NED	KTM	+0:40.532
8	10	Calvin Vlaanderen	NED	Yamaha	+0:54.326
9	32	Brent Van doninck	BEL	Honda	+1:03.162
10	101	Mattia Guadagnini	ITA	Ducati	+1:05.728
11	41	Pauls Jonass	LAT	Kawasaki	+1:10.414
12	919	Ben Watson	GBR	Beta	+1:11.638
13	189	Brian Bogers	NED	Fantic	+1:28.648
14	811	Adam Sterry	GBR	KTM	+1:35.785
15	93	Jago Geerts	BEL	Yamaha	+1:36.565
16	24	Kevin Horgmo	NOR	Honda	+1:51.220
17	39	Roan Van De Moosdijk	NED	KTM	+1 lap
18	253	Jan Pancar	SLO	KTM	+1 lap
19	91	Jeremy Seewer	SUI	Ducati	+1 lap
20	326	Josh Gilbert	GBR	Honda	+1 lap
21	226	Tom Koch	GER	Beta	+1 lap
22	212	John Adamson	GBR	Honda	+1 lap
23	211	Lucas Bodega Gomez	ESP	KTM	+3 laps
24	292	Ander Valentin	ESP	Yamaha	+12 laps

MXGP – Moto 2 – Results – MXGP of Spain
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Gap
1	96	Lucas Coenen	BEL	KTM	+0:00.000
2	3	Romain Febvre	FRA	Kawasaki	+0:12.347
3	10	Calvin Vlaanderen	NED	Yamaha	+0:16.019
4	70	Ruben Fernandez	ESP	Honda	+0:20.726
5	91	Jeremy Seewer	SUI	Ducati	+0:29.545
6	84	Jeffrey Herlings	NED	KTM	+0:34.519
7	132	Andrea Bonacorsi	ITA	Fantic	+0:36.907
8	24	Kevin Horgmo	NOR	Honda	+0:38.739
9	959	Maxime Renaux	FRA	Yamaha	+0:42.100
10	41	Pauls Jonass	LAT	Kawasaki	+0:44.360
11	919	Ben Watson	GBR	Beta	+0:45.226
12	259	Glenn Coldenhoff	NED	Fantic	+0:50.576
13	189	Brian Bogers	NED	Fantic	+0:52.326
14	39	Roan Van De Moosdijk	NED	KTM	+0:55.543
15	93	Jago Geerts	BEL	Yamaha	+1:04.381
16	226	Tom Koch	GER	Beta	+1:20.368
17	32	Brent Van doninck	BEL	Honda	+1:30.408
18	101	Mattia Guadagnini	ITA	Ducati	+1:40.207
19	811	Adam Sterry	GBR	KTM	+1:42.882
20	326	Josh Gilbert	GBR	Honda	+1:44.412
21	292	Ander Valentin	ESP	Yamaha	+2 laps
22	211	Lucas Bodega Gomez	ESP	KTM	+2 laps
23	253	Jan Pancar	SLO	KTM	+10 laps

MXGP Overal Round Results – MXGP of Spain
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Race 1	Race 2	Total
1	3	Romain Febvre	FRA	KAW	25	22	47 Points
2	96	Lucas Coenen	BEL	KTM	18	25	43 Points
3	70	Ruben Fernandez	ESP	HON	20	18	38 Points
4	959	Maxime Renaux	FRA	YAM	22	12	34 Points
5	10	Calvin Vlaanderen	NED	YAM	13	20	33 Points
6	84	Jeffrey Herlings	NED	KTM	14	15	29 Points
7	132	Andrea Bonacorsi	ITA	FAN	15	14	29 Points
8	259	Glenn Coldenhoff	NED	FAN	16	9	25 Points
9	41	Pauls Jonass	LAT	KAW	10	11	21 Points
10	919	Ben Watson	GBR	BET	9	10	19 Points
11	91	Jeremy Seewer	SUI	DUC	2	16	18 Points
12	24	Kevin Horgmo	NOR	HON	5	13	18 Points
13	189	Brian Bogers	NED	FAN	8	8	16 Points
14	32	Brent Van doninck	BEL	HON	12	4	16 Points
15	101	Mattia Guadagnini	ITA	DUC	11	3	14 Points
16	93	Jago Geerts	BEL	YAM	6	6	12 Points
17	39	Roan Van De Moosdijk	NED	KTM	4	7	11 Points
18	811	Adam Sterry	GBR	KTM	7	2	9 Points
19	226	Tom Koch	GER	BET	0	5	5 Points
20	253	Jan Pancar	SLO	KTM	3	0	3 Points
21	326	Josh Gilbert	GBR	HON	1	1	2 Points
22	292	Ander Valentin	ESP	YAM	0	0	0 Points
23	211	Lucas Bodega Gomez	ESP	KTM	0	0	0 Points
24	212	John Adamson	GBR	HON	0	0	0 Points

MXGP Championship Standings
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Total
1	3	Romain Febvre	FRA	KAW	386 Points
2	96	Lucas Coenen	BEL	KTM	337 Points
3	243	Tim Gajser	SLO	HON	305 Points
4	259	G. Coldenhoff	NED	FAN	277 Points
5	70	R. Fernandez	ESP	HON	261 Points
6	959	Maxime Renaux	FRA	YAM	259 Points
7	132	A. Bonacorsi	ITA	FAN	223 Points
8	10	C. Vlaanderen	NED	YAM	201 Points
9	24	Kevin Horgmo	NOR	HON	195 Points
10	91	Jeremy Seewer	SUI	DUC	179 Points
11	41	Pauls Jonass	LAT	KAW	142 Points
12	919	Ben Watson	GBR	BET	131 Points
13	84	J. Herlings	NED	KTM	126 Points
14	93	Jago Geerts	BEL	YAM	125 Points
15	101	M. Guadagnini	ITA	DUC	121 Points
16	253	Jan Pancar	SLO	KTM	113 Points
17	189	Brian Bogers	NED	FAN	80 Points
18	517	Isak Gifting	SWE	YAM	78 Points
19	92	V. Guillod	SUI	YAM	72 Points
20	39	R. Van De Moosdijk	NED	KTM	71 Points
21	87	Kevin Brumann	SUI	HUS	50 Points
22	811	Adam Sterry	GBR	KTM	49 Points
23	226	Tom Koch	GER	BET	35 Points
24	411	M. Stauffer	AUT	KTM	23 Points
25	32	B. Van doninck	BEL	HON	22 Points
26	326	Josh Gilbert	GBR	HON	21 Points
27	300	Noah Ludwig	GER	KTM	19 Points
28	71	M. Spies	GER	KTM	13 Points
29	222	A. Cairoli	ITA	DUC	10 Points
30	177	A. Lupino	ITA	DUC	9 Points

MX2 – Moto 1 – Results – MXGP of Spain
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Gap
1	1	Kay de Wolf	NED	Husqvarna	+0:00.000
2	26	Liam Everts	BEL	Husqvarna	+0:01.638
3	9	Thibault Benistant	FRA	Yamaha	+0:15.171
4	73	Ferruccio Zanchi	ITA	Honda	+0:38.306
5	80	Andrea Adamo	ITA	KTM	+0:42.941
6	19	Sacha Coenen	BEL	KTM	+0:50.569
7	8	Camden Mc Lellan	RSA	Triumph	+0:56.244
8	27	Simon Längenfelder	GER	KTM	+1:23.628
9	18	Valerio Lata	ITA	Honda	+1:28.925
10	317	Mathis Valin	FRA	Kawasaki	+1:30.926
11	99	Guillem Farres	ESP	Triumph	+1:31.505
12	20	Julius Mikula	CZE	TM	+1:32.217
13	4	Rick Elzinga	NED	Yamaha	+1:37.255
14	83	Maxime Grau	FRA	KTM	+1 lap
15	319	Quentin Marc Prugnieres	FRA	KTM	+1 lap
16	51	Oriol Oliver	ESP	KTM	+1 lap
17	22	David Braceras	ESP	Honda	+1 lap
18	172	Cas Valk	NED	KTM	+1 lap
19	256	Magnus Smith	DEN	KTM	+1 lap
20	114	Nicolas Vennekens	BEL	KTM	+2 laps
21	938	Rodolfo Bicalho	BRA	KTM	+3 laps
22	47	Karlis Alberts Reisulis	LAT	Yamaha	+7 laps
23	368	Samuel Nilsson	ESP	Triumph	+11 laps
24	68	Unai Larranaga	ESP	Yamaha	+14 laps

MX2 – Moto 2 – Results – MXGP of Spain
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Gap
1	80	Andrea Adamo	ITA	KTM	+0:00.000
2	19	Sacha Coenen	BEL	KTM	+0:02.191
3	27	Simon Längenfelder	GER	KTM	+0:03.808
4	1	Kay de Wolf	NED	Husqvarna	+0:06.977
5	9	Thibault Benistant	FRA	Yamaha	+0:07.679
6	26	Liam Everts	BEL	Husqvarna	+0:10.181
7	8	Camden Mc Lellan	RSA	Triumph	+0:11.098
8	4	Rick Elzinga	NED	Yamaha	+0:25.719
9	47	Karlis Alberts Reisulis	LAT	Yamaha	+1:01.969
10	73	Ferruccio Zanchi	ITA	Honda	+1:03.194
11	51	Oriol Oliver	ESP	KTM	+1:09.420
12	18	Valerio Lata	ITA	Honda	+1:27.635
13	83	Maxime Grau	FRA	KTM	+1:31.343
14	20	Julius Mikula	CZE	TM	+1:33.109
15	99	Guillem Farres	ESP	Triumph	+1:34.355
16	319	Quentin Marc Prugnieres	FRA	KTM	+1:36.372
17	22	David Braceras	ESP	Honda	+1:55.781
18	317	Mathis Valin	FRA	Kawasaki	+1 lap
19	256	Magnus Smith	DEN	KTM	+1 lap
20	368	Samuel Nilsson	ESP	Triumph	+1 lap
21	114	Nicolas Vennekens	BEL	KTM	+2 laps
22	938	Rodolfo Bicalho	BRA	KTM	+6 laps
23	172	Cas Valk	NED	KTM	+17 laps

MX2 Overal Round Results – MXGP of Spain
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Race 1	Race 2	Total
1	1	Kay de Wolf	NED	HUS	25	18	43 Points
2	80	Andrea Adamo	ITA	KTM	16	25	41 Points
3	19	Sacha Coenen	BEL	KTM	15	22	37 Points
4	26	Liam Everts	BEL	HUS	22	15	37 Points
5	9	Thibault Benistant	FRA	YAM	20	16	36 Points
6	27	Simon Längenfelder	GER	KTM	13	20	33 Points
7	73	Ferruccio Zanchi	ITA	HON	18	11	29 Points
8	8	Camden Mc Lellan	RSA	TRI	14	14	28 Points
9	4	Rick Elzinga	NED	YAM	8	13	21 Points
10	18	Valerio Lata	ITA	HON	12	9	21 Points
11	20	Julius Mikula	CZE	TM	9	7	16 Points
12	99	Guillem Farres	ESP	TRI	10	6	16 Points
13	51	Oriol Oliver	ESP	KTM	5	10	15 Points
14	83	Maxime Grau	FRA	KTM	7	8	15 Points
15	317	Mathis Valin	FRA	KAW	11	3	14 Points
16	47	Karlis Alberts Reisulis	LAT	YAM	0	12	12 Points
17	319	Quentin Marc Prugnieres	FRA	KTM	6	5	11 Points
18	22	David Braceras	ESP	HON	4	4	8 Points
19	256	Magnus Smith	DEN	KTM	2	2	4 Points
20	172	Cas Valk	NED	KTM	3	0	3 Points
21	368	Samuel Nilsson	ESP	TRI	0	1	1 Point
22	114	Nicolas Vennekens	BEL	KTM	1	0	1 Point

MX2 Championship Standings
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Total
1	1	Kay de Wolf	NED	HUS	380 Points
2	27	Simon Längenfelder	GER	KTM	365 Points
3	80	Andrea Adamo	ITA	KTM	359 Points
4	26	Liam Everts	BEL	HUS	313 Points
5	9	Thibault Benistant	FRA	YAM	271 Points
6	19	Sacha Coenen	BEL	KTM	264 Points
7	8	Camden Mc Lellan	RSA	TRI	241 Points
8	73	Ferruccio Zanchi	ITA	HON	203 Points
9	172	Cas Valk	NED	KTM	196 Points
10	18	Valerio Lata	ITA	HON	182 Points
11	4	Rick Elzinga	NED	YAM	164 Points
12	319	Quentin Marc Prugnieres	FRA	KTM	151 Points
13	47	Karlis Alberts Reisulis	LAT	YAM	138 Points
14	51	Oriol Oliver	ESP	KTM	119 Points
15	22	David Braceras	ESP	HON	118 Points
16	99	Guillem Farres	ESP	TRI	115 Points
17	20	Julius Mikula	CZE	TM	101 Points
18	317	Mathis Valin	FRA	KAW	92 Points
19	256	Magnus Smith	DEN	KTM	43 Points
20	83	Maxime Grau	FRA	KTM	36 Points
21	114	Nicolas Vennekens	BEL	KTM	24 Points
22	744	Soulimani S.	MAR	TM	19 Points
23	696	Mike Gwerder	SUI	KTM	14 Points
24	276	N. Skovbjerg	DEN	YAM	14 Points
25	408	S. Smulders	NED	TRI	11 Points
26	368	S. Nilsson	ESP	TRI	10 Points
27	489	Jens Walvoort	NED	KTM	7 Points
28	28	M. Rossi	FRA	KTM	6 Points
29	44	M. Silva	BRA	YAM	4 Points
30	14	Bence Pergel	HUN	KTM	3 Points