Lucas Coenen and Simon Laengenfelder Break Through with First Wins At MXGP Of Switzerland

After an Easter Sunday break for the paddock, the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship resumed at the Schollenholz circuit near Frauenfeld for round six, and fans were treated to a dramatic day of racing.

Bathed in sunshine and filled with an electric atmosphere, the MXGP of Switzerland produced two first-time winners for the season, with Lucas Coenen taking out MXGP and Simon Laengenfelder dominating in MX2.

It was a weekend of breakthrough performances and raw emotion. For the home crowd, the highlight came from Jeremy Seewer, who claimed a last-lap pass to land on the podium for the first time this season—and deliver a historic first top-three finish for the Aruba.it Ducati Factory MX Team. Meanwhile, Romain Febvre battled through poor starts in both races to finish second overall, while the MX2 title fight closed right up with Laengenfelder’s double-moto victory reducing Kay de Wolf’s championship lead to just three points.

MXGP: Coenen Makes History, Seewer Delivers for Ducati, Gajser Injured

After Tim Gajser edged out Ruben Fernandez in the morning warm-up, the pair looked primed to lead the charge in the motos. But when the gates dropped, it was Lucas Coenen who exploded off the line to claim his first-ever MXGP holeshot, quickly building a lead ahead of Gajser and Fernandez. Seewer gave the crowd something to cheer early by momentarily running second before slipping behind the Honda duo.

While Coenen and Gajser pulled clear, Febvre was left to dig himself out of a poor start, climbing through the field to eventually finish sixth after a crash. Andrea Bonacorsi put in a standout ride, battling hard to finish fourth behind Maxime Renaux, while Seewer held off a determined Febvre until lap 13 before conceding fifth.

At the front, Coenen was mistake-free, keeping Gajser at bay and crossing the line six seconds clear to claim his first MXGP race win. Gajser’s runner-up extended his championship lead over Febvre to 49 points at that stage, with Fernandez third.

But everything changed in Moto Two.

Coenen again grabbed the holeshot and led into the opening lap, with Gajser giving chase. Just as things were settling into a rhythm, the race was flipped on its head. Gajser ran wide, clipped a mound of trackside dirt at full pace, and was thrown violently from his bike. The Slovenian was unable to continue and later confirmed a dislocated shoulder—his return timeline remains uncertain.

As the paddock reeled from Gajser’s crash, home hero Valentin Guillod suffered a huge crash of his own, ending his day. Renaux had moved into second and looked ready to challenge for the win, only to run off track under pressure from Febvre and then suffer a massive crash over the same jump as Guillod, ruling him out of podium contention.

Bonacorsi had looked set for his first podium until contact with Febvre dropped him back. Seewer, meanwhile, was methodically working forward and found himself battling Jeffrey Herlings for the final podium spot. With the crowd roaring him on, the Swiss star made a late move stick on the final lap to snatch third overall, sending the home fans into raptures and giving Ducati their first-ever MXGP podium.

Coenen, however, was the undisputed star. The 18-year-old Belgian became the youngest MXGP winner since the class was introduced in 2003, and the first from Belgium to win a premier class GP since Clement Desalle in 2018.

“This one feels really special,” Coenen said. “On Saturday, I really wasn’t comfortable… but we reset mentally and physically. I got both holeshots, focused on hitting my marks and staying calm. To win both races and get my first GP overall in MXGP is something I’ve been chasing.”

Febvre’s gritty 4-2 result saw him secure second overall and gain 22 points on Gajser, closing the gap to 27. “I didn’t make it easy for myself this weekend with the starts,” he admitted, “but overall I felt really good on the bike… this makes four podiums in a row now.”

Seewer’s emotion was clear after the flag. “To be on the podium at home in Switzerland, with Ducati, is honestly one of the most emotional moments of my career,” he said. “I saw on my pit board that I needed to pass Jeffrey for the podium, and I just told myself, ‘You’re not letting this one go.’”

MX2: Laengenfelder Returns to the Top, Title Fight Tightens

After winning Saturday’s qualifying race, De Wolf came into race day with momentum, but it was Laengenfelder who rose to the occasion.

In the opening moto, Sacha Coenen jumped to the lead, but Simon Laengenfelder quickly reclaimed it with a confident pass on lap six. De Wolf worked his way forward, eventually making a strong move past Coenen just before the finish line jump to claim second. Laengenfelder, however, had already checked out, taking a comfortable win to close the championship gap to ten.

The second race followed a similar script. Laengenfelder again grabbed the holeshot and quickly began to stretch away. Adamo and Everts jostled for podium spots early, while De Wolf pushed forward from fifth. Disaster struck for the Husqvarna rider when his clutch cable snapped mid-race, forcing him to adapt his entire riding style. Then, a crash before pit lane threatened to derail his podium hopes.

Despite the adversity, De Wolf fought back and made a crucial last-lap pass on Benistant to salvage fourth—enough to hold on for third overall. Everts took second overall with consistent 3-3 finishes, while Adamo came home fourth overall.

For Laengenfelder, it marked his first GP win since Sweden 2023 and his 14th career moto win.

“It’s been over a year since my last overall win, so to finally stand on top again feels really good,” Laengenfelder said. “The track suited me well… and I managed to get two solid starts, which made a big difference.”

De Wolf admitted it was one of his most challenging races yet. “My clutch cable snapped right away, so I had to change everything—my lines, my rhythm… but I never gave up. That final pass on the last lap put me back on the podium.”

Everts was solid across both motos, finishing 3-3 for second overall. “It was one of those weekends where you had to stay sharp,” he said. “Now it’s time to regroup and head to Portugal, where I’ve had good memories.”

With just three points now separating De Wolf and Laengenfelder in the championship, and Adamo and Everts still very much in the hunt, the stage is set for another showdown when the series resumes in Portugal on 4–5 May.

MXGP Moto 1 Results
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Gap
1	96	Lucas Coenen	BEL	KTM	+0:00.000
2	243	Tim Gajser	SLO	Honda	+0:05.978
3	70	Ruben Fernandez	ESP	Honda	+0:10.189
4	132	Andrea Bonacorsi	ITA	Fantic	+0:13.202
5	959	Maxime Renaux	FRA	Yamaha	+0:14.123
6	3	Romain Febvre	FRA	Kawasaki	+0:15.535
7	91	Jeremy Seewer	SUI	Ducati	+0:29.220
8	24	Kevin Horgmo	NOR	Honda	+0:36.885
9	10	Calvin Vlaanderen	NED	Yamaha	+0:38.045
10	259	Glenn Coldenhoff	NED	Fantic	+0:42.000
11	92	Valentin Guillod	SUI	Yamaha	+1:02.173
12	253	Jan Pancar	SLO	KTM	+1:04.244
13	93	Jago Geerts	BEL	Yamaha	+1:05.526
14	84	Jeffrey Herlings	NED	KTM	+1:06.555
15	4	Arnaud Tonus	SUI	Yamaha	+1:11.369
16	411	Marcel Stauffer	AUT	KTM	+1:12.793
17	811	Adam Sterry	GBR	KTM	+1:25.642
18	919	Ben Watson	GBR	Beta	+1:29.969
19	177	Alessandro Lupino	ITA	Ducati	+1:34.559
20	87	Kevin Brumann	SUI	Husqvarna	+1:35.315
21	226	Tom Koch	GER	Beta	+1:37.214
22	300	Noah Ludwig	GER	KTM	+1:42.912
23	131	Cato Nickel	GER	Husqvarna	+1 lap
24	39	Roan Van De Moosdijk	NED	KTM	+1 lap
25	991	Mark Scheu	GER	Husqvarna	+1 lap
26	491	Paul Haberland	GER	Honda	+1 lap
27	53	Romain Pape	FRA	Yamaha	+1 lap
28	123	Federico Tuani	ITA	Honda	+1 lap
29	178	Ramon Keller	SUI	KTM	+1 lap
30	212	John Adamson	GBR	Honda	+1 lap
31	119	Nicolas Bender	SUI	Husqvarna	+1 lap
32	505	Arvid Lüning	SWE	Husqvarna	+1 lap
33	31	Loris Freidig	SUI	Husqvarna	+2 laps
34	65	Robin Scheiben	SUI	Triumph	+2 laps
35	365	Nikolaj Skovgaard	DEN	KTM	+2 laps
36	189	Brian Bogers	NED	Fantic	+10 laps
37	326	Josh Gilbert	GBR	Honda	+12 laps
38	43	Mitchell Evans	AUS	Honda	+12 laps
39	218	Fabian Weilenmann	LIE	KTM	+17 laps

MXGP Moto 2 Results
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Gap
1	96	Lucas Coenen	BEL	KTM	+0:00.000
2	3	Romain Febvre	FRA	Kawasaki	+0:04.689
3	91	Jeremy Seewer	SUI	Ducati	+0:10.876
4	84	Jeffrey Herlings	NED	KTM	+0:16.061
5	132	Andrea Bonacorsi	ITA	Fantic	+0:27.867
6	259	Glenn Coldenhoff	NED	Fantic	+0:29.927
7	919	Ben Watson	GBR	Beta	+0:36.134
8	24	Kevin Horgmo	NOR	Honda	+0:39.716
9	10	Calvin Vlaanderen	NED	Yamaha	+0:45.595
10	253	Jan Pancar	SLO	KTM	+0:50.713
11	93	Jago Geerts	BEL	Yamaha	+0:57.221
12	39	Roan Van De Moosdijk	NED	KTM	+1:16.530
13	300	Noah Ludwig	GER	KTM	+1:18.917
14	177	Alessandro Lupino	ITA	Ducati	+1:20.312
15	87	Kevin Brumann	SUI	Husqvarna	+1:22.645
16	811	Adam Sterry	GBR	KTM	+1:35.485
17	326	Josh Gilbert	GBR	Honda	+1 lap
18	131	Cato Nickel	GER	Husqvarna	+1 lap
19	4	Arnaud Tonus	SUI	Yamaha	+1 lap
20	53	Romain Pape	FRA	Yamaha	+1 lap
21	991	Mark Scheu	GER	Husqvarna	+1 lap
22	123	Federico Tuani	ITA	Honda	+1 lap
23	212	John Adamson	GBR	Honda	+1 lap
24	31	Loris Freidig	SUI	Husqvarna	+1 lap
25	505	Arvid Lüning	SWE	Husqvarna	+1 lap
26	119	Nicolas Bender	SUI	Husqvarna	+1 lap
27	365	Nikolaj Skovgaard	DEN	KTM	+2 laps
28	65	Robin Scheiben	SUI	Triumph	+2 laps
29	959	Maxime Renaux	FRA	Yamaha	+4 laps
30	178	Ramon Keller	SUI	KTM	+4 laps
31	43	Mitchell Evans	AUS	Honda	+9 laps
32	226	Tom Koch	GER	Beta	+10 laps
33	189	Brian Bogers	NED	Fantic	+12 laps
34	491	Paul Haberland	GER	Honda	+14 laps
35	411	Marcel Stauffer	AUT	KTM	+16 laps
36	92	Valentin Guillod	SUI	Yamaha	+17 laps
37	243	Tim Gajser	SLO	Honda	+18 laps

MXGP Round Overall
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Race 1	Race 2	Total
1	96	Lucas Coenen	BEL	KTM	25	25	50 Points
2	3	Romain Febvre	FRA	KAW	15	22	37 Points
3	91	Jeremy Seewer	SUI	DUC	14	20	34 Points
4	132	Andrea Bonacorsi	ITA	FAN	18	16	34 Points
5	259	Glenn Coldenhoff	NED	FAN	11	15	26 Points
6	24	Kevin Horgmo	NOR	HON	13	13	26 Points
7	84	Jeffrey Herlings	NED	KTM	7	18	25 Points
8	10	Calvin Vlaanderen	NED	YAM	12	12	24 Points
9	243	Tim Gajser	SLO	HON	22	0	22 Points
10	253	Jan Pancar	SLO	KTM	9	11	20 Points
11	70	Ruben Fernandez	ESP	HON	20	0	20 Points
12	93	Jago Geerts	BEL	YAM	8	10	18 Points
13	919	Ben Watson	GBR	BET	3	14	17 Points
14	959	Maxime Renaux	FRA	YAM	16	0	16 Points
15	92	Valentin Guillod	SUI	YAM	10	0	10 Points
16	39	Roan Van De Moosdijk	NED	KTM	0	9	9 Points
17	177	Alessandro Lupino	ITA	DUC	2	7	9 Points
18	811	Adam Sterry	GBR	KTM	4	5	9 Points
19	300	Noah Ludwig	GER	KTM	0	8	8 Points
20	4	Arnaud Tonus	SUI	YAM	6	2	8 Points
21	87	Kevin Brumann	SUI	HUS	1	6	7 Points
22	411	Marcel Stauffer	AUT	KTM	5	0	5 Points
23	326	Josh Gilbert	GBR	HON	0	4	4 Points
24	131	Cato Nickel	GER	HUS	0	3	3 Points
25	53	Romain Pape	FRA	YAM	0	1	1 Point
26	991	Mark Scheu	GER	HUS	0	0	0 Points
27	123	Federico Tuani	ITA	HON	0	0	0 Points
28	212	John Adamson	GBR	HON	0	0	0 Points
29	31	Loris Freidig	SUI	HUS	0	0	0 Points
30	505	Arvid Lüning	SWE	HUS	0	0	0 Points
31	119	Nicolas Bender	SUI	HUS	0	0	0 Points
32	365	Nikolaj Skovgaard	DEN	KTM	0	0	0 Points
33	65	Robin Scheiben	SUI	TRI	0	0	0 Points
34	178	Ramon Keller	SUI	KTM	0	0	0 Points

MXGP Championship Standings
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Total
1	243	Tim Gajser	SLO	HON	305 Points
2	3	Romain Febvre	FRA	KAW	278 Points
3	96	Lucas Coenen	BEL	KTM	227 Points
4	259	G. Coldenhoff	NED	FAN	224 Points
5	959	Maxime Renaux	FRA	YAM	188 Points
6	70	R. Fernandez	ESP	HON	178 Points
7	132	A. Bonacorsi	ITA	FAN	163 Points
8	24	Kevin Horgmo	NOR	HON	163 Points
9	91	Jeremy Seewer	SUI	DUC	138 Points
10	10	C. Vlaanderen	NED	YAM	126 Points
11	919	Ben Watson	GBR	BET	102 Points
12	253	Jan Pancar	SLO	KTM	91 Points
13	41	Pauls Jonass	LAT	KAW	86 Points
14	93	Jago Geerts	BEL	YAM	86 Points
15	101	M. Guadagnini	ITA	DUC	84 Points
16	517	Isak Gifting	SWE	YAM	78 Points
17	92	V. Guillod	SUI	YAM	72 Points
18	84	J. Herlings	NED	KTM	65 Points
19	189	Brian Bogers	NED	FAN	61 Points
20	39	R. Van De Moosdijk	NED	KTM	49 Points

MX2 Moto 1 Results
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Gap
1	27	Simon Längenfelder	GER	KTM	+0:00.000
2	1	Kay de Wolf	NED	Husqvarna	+0:08.412
3	26	Liam Everts	BEL	Husqvarna	+0:09.029
4	8	Camden Mc Lellan	RSA	Triumph	+0:09.570
5	80	Andrea Adamo	ITA	KTM	+0:19.642
6	19	Sacha Coenen	BEL	KTM	+0:20.475
7	99	Guillem Farres	ESP	Triumph	+0:28.467
8	172	Cas Valk	NED	KTM	+0:30.123
9	51	Oriol Oliver	ESP	KTM	+0:30.848
10	18	Valerio Lata	ITA	Honda	+0:45.074
11	9	Thibault Benistant	FRA	Yamaha	+0:48.742
12	47	Karlis Alberts Reisulis	LAT	Yamaha	+0:58.499
13	4	Rick Elzinga	NED	Yamaha	+1:06.265
14	73	Ferruccio Zanchi	ITA	Honda	+1:17.415
15	319	Quentin Marc Prugnieres	FRA	KTM	+1:39.994
16	22	David Braceras	ESP	Honda	+1:46.161
17	696	Mike Gwerder	SUI	KTM	+1 lap
18	20	Julius Mikula	CZE	TM	+1 lap
19	256	Magnus Smith	DEN	KTM	+1 lap
20	744	Saad Soulimani	MAR	TM	+1 lap
21	408	Scott Smulders	NED	Triumph	+1 lap
22	82	Samuel Oechslin	SUI	Husqvarna	+1 lap
23	114	Nicolas Vennekens	BEL	KTM	+1 lap
24	234	Remo Schudel	SUI	KTM	+1 lap
25	214	Thomas Oechslin	SUI	Husqvarna	+1 lap
26	83	Maxime Grau	FRA	KTM	+1 lap
27	611	Matthias Oechslin	SUI	Husqvarna	+1 lap
28	473	Collin Wohnhas	GER	Husqvarna	+2 laps
29	62	Davide Zampino	ITA	KTM	+2 laps
30	414	Oscar Brix	DEN	KTM	+2 laps

MX2 Moto 2 Results
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Gap
1	27	Simon Längenfelder	GER	KTM	+0:00.000
2	80	Andrea Adamo	ITA	KTM	+0:09.039
3	26	Liam Everts	BEL	Husqvarna	+0:10.555
4	1	Kay de Wolf	NED	Husqvarna	+0:19.681
5	9	Thibault Benistant	FRA	Yamaha	+0:21.029
6	18	Valerio Lata	ITA	Honda	+0:34.368
7	8	Camden Mc Lellan	RSA	Triumph	+0:35.799
8	99	Guillem Farres	ESP	Triumph	+0:50.467
9	47	Karlis Alberts Reisulis	LAT	Yamaha	+1:00.685
10	4	Rick Elzinga	NED	Yamaha	+1:03.422
11	73	Ferruccio Zanchi	ITA	Honda	+1:05.786
12	172	Cas Valk	NED	KTM	+1:15.216
13	22	David Braceras	ESP	Honda	+1:26.523
14	319	Quentin Marc Prugnieres	FRA	KTM	+1:29.357
15	696	Mike Gwerder	SUI	KTM	+1:31.273
16	19	Sacha Coenen	BEL	KTM	+1:34.349
17	83	Maxime Grau	FRA	KTM	+1:43.226
18	744	Saad Soulimani	MAR	TM	+1 lap
19	256	Magnus Smith	DEN	KTM	+1 lap
20	408	Scott Smulders	NED	Triumph	+1 lap
21	82	Samuel Oechslin	SUI	Husqvarna	+1 lap
22	234	Remo Schudel	SUI	KTM	+1 lap
23	25	Alexandre Marques	POR	Husqvarna	+1 lap
24	473	Collin Wohnhas	GER	Husqvarna	+1 lap
25	611	Matthias Oechslin	SUI	Husqvarna	+1 lap
26	51	Oriol Oliver	ESP	KTM	+2 laps
27	114	Nicolas Vennekens	BEL	KTM	+2 laps
28	214	Thomas Oechslin	SUI	Husqvarna	+2 laps
29	62	Davide Zampino	ITA	KTM	+2 laps
30	938	Rodolfo Bicalho	BRA	KTM	+2 laps

MX2 Round Overall
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Race 1	Race 2	Total
1	27	Simon Längenfelder	GER	KTM	25	25	50 Points
2	26	Liam Everts	BEL	HUS	20	20	40 Points
3	1	Kay de Wolf	NED	HUS	22	18	40 Points
4	80	Andrea Adamo	ITA	KTM	16	22	38 Points
5	8	Camden Mc Lellan	RSA	TRI	18	14	32 Points
6	99	Guillem Farres	ESP	TRI	14	13	27 Points
7	9	Thibault Benistant	FRA	YAM	10	16	26 Points
8	18	Valerio Lata	ITA	HON	11	15	26 Points
9	172	Cas Valk	NED	KTM	13	9	22 Points
10	47	Karlis Alberts Reisulis	LAT	YAM	9	12	21 Points
11	19	Sacha Coenen	BEL	KTM	15	5	20 Points
12	4	Rick Elzinga	NED	YAM	8	11	19 Points
13	73	Ferruccio Zanchi	ITA	HON	7	10	17 Points
14	22	David Braceras	ESP	HON	5	8	13 Points
15	319	Quentin Marc Prugnieres	FRA	KTM	6	7	13 Points
16	51	Oriol Oliver	ESP	KTM	12	0	12 Points
17	696	Mike Gwerder	SUI	KTM	4	6	10 Points
18	83	Maxime Grau	FRA	KTM	0	4	4 Points
19	744	Saad Soulimani	MAR	TM	1	3	4 Points
20	256	Magnus Smith	DEN	KTM	2	2	4 Points
21	20	Julius Mikula	CZE	TM	3	0	3 Points
22	408	Scott Smulders	NED	TRI	0	1	1 Point
23	82	Samuel Oechslin	SUI	HUS	0	0	0 Points
24	234	Remo Schudel	SUI	KTM	0	0	0 Points
25	25	Alexandre Marques	POR	HUS	0	0	0 Points
26	473	Collin Wohnhas	GER	HUS	0	0	0 Points
27	611	Matthias Oechslin	SUI	HUS	0	0	0 Points
28	114	Nicolas Vennekens	BEL	KTM	0	0	0 Points
29	214	Thomas Oechslin	SUI	HUS	0	0	0 Points
30	62	Davide Zampino	ITA	KTM	0	0	0 Points

MX2 Championship Standings
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Total
1	1	Kay de Wolf	NED	HUS	281 Points
2	27	Simon Längenfelder	GER	KTM	278 Points
3	80	Andrea Adamo	ITA	KTM	258 Points
4	26	Liam Everts	BEL	HUS	251 Points
5	9	Thibault Benistant	FRA	YAM	203 Points
6	8	Camden Mc Lellan	RSA	TRI	191 Points
7	19	Sacha Coenen	BEL	KTM	189 Points
8	172	Cas Valk	NED	KTM	174 Points
9	18	Valerio Lata	ITA	HON	142 Points
10	73	Ferruccio Zanchi	ITA	HON	140 Points
11	4	Rick Elzinga	NED	YAM	117 Points
12	47	Karlis Alberts Reisulis	LAT	YAM	116 Points
13	319	Quentin Marc Prugnieres	FRA	KTM	108 Points
14	22	David Braceras	ESP	HON	96 Points
15	51	Oriol Oliver	ESP	KTM	90 Points
16	99	Guillem Farres	ESP	TRI	73 Points
17	20	Julius Mikula	CZE	TM	67 Points
18	317	Mathis Valin	FRA	KAW	46 Points
19	256	Magnus Smith	DEN	KTM	34 Points
20	114	Nicolas Vennekens	BEL	KTM	18 Points
21	83	Maxime Grau	FRA	KTM	16 Points
22	696	Mike Gwerder	SUI	KTM	14 Points
23	276	Nikolaj Skovbjerg	DEN	YAM	14 Points
24	744	Saad Soulimani	MAR	TM	13 Points
25	408	Scott Smulders	NED	TRI	11 Points
26	368	Sergio Nilsson	ESP	TRI	9 Points
27	489	Jens Walvoort	NED	KTM	7 Points
28	28	Matheo Rossi	FRA	KTM	6 Points
29	44	Matheus Silva	BRA	YAM	4 Points
30	14	Bence Pergel	HUN	KTM	3 Points