Lucas Coenen Charges to Trentino Qualifying Win While Sacha Coenen Extends Perfect MX2 Streak

Round four of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship fired into life under warm sunshine at the iconic Il Ciclamino circuit in Pietramurata, with packed hillsides at the foot of the Dolomites setting the scene for a technical and unpredictable day of qualifying action across both classes.

Despite a difficult start to the day, Lucas Coenen turned things around when it counted, charging to victory in the MXGP Qualifying Race. He was pushed all the way by Tom Vialle, while Andrea Adamo gave the home crowd something to cheer about with third place, matching his best Qualifying result of the season.

In MX2, it was business as usual for Sacha Coenen, who made it five Qualifying Race wins from five starts in 2026. The Belgian extended his perfect Saturday record, finishing just over three seconds clear of Guillem Farres, with championship leader Simon Langenfelder completing the top three after a late-race charge.

MXGP

The Trentino circuit’s slick hard-pack base with a loose top layer proved a real test, demanding precision and control, with conditions expected to deteriorate further for Sunday’s races.

Practice sessions showed just how tight the MXGP field is this season, with lap times very tight across the board. Honda HRC Petronas set the early benchmark, as Jeffrey Herlings throwing down a late flyer to top Free Practice ahead of Vialle and Romain Febvre.

Time Practice was even closer with the lead constantly changing and the top 12 riders covered by less than a second. This time it was a Honda 1-2-3, led by Ruben Fernandez ahead of Herlings and Vialle, while Coenen could only manage ninth and was visibly frustrated.

That frustration didn’t last long. When the gate dropped for the Qualifying Race, Coenen launched to the front in a drag race with Adamo, quickly taking control of the race. Vialle slotted in behind, while Fernandez briefly moved into third before Adamo reclaimed the position, only for the Spaniard to crash and drop down the order.

Herlings had a tough opening lap, starting outside the top 10 before charging to fifth, only to crash at the end of Pit Lane and fall to 21st. He remounted and salvaged ninth by the finish. Febvre fared worse, retiring early with a mechanical issue.

Out front, Coenen managed the tricky conditions to perfection, with Vialle shadowing him throughout but unable to mount a serious challenge. Behind them, Kay de Wolf rode a measured race to fourth, while Tim Gajser secured fifth.

Further back, Mattia Guadagnini impressed on home soil with seventh, holding off a late charge from Frenchman Maxime Renaux, who recovered from a poor start to take eighth. Herlings’ late push saw him climb to ninth, ahead of Andrea Bonacorsi, who picked up his first championship point of the season.

Coenen’s win extended his championship lead to 22 points over Herlings, with Vialle now just nine points further back. Reflecting on his turnaround, Coenen admitted, “As you could see, I struggled a lot in time practice. I didn’t find any flow, and the track was really sketchy, which is not the kind of condition I like. I just focused on staying up front and not making mistakes, and I managed to win, so that’s positive. Tomorrow we have two more races, so let’s keep going!”

Vialle was satisfied with a second after a strong start proved crucial, explaining, “I had a great start, so that was important. We all know it’s really tough to pass, so that made the difference. I was behind Lucas the whole race and tried to stay close, but in the end I had to settle for second.”

Adamo, meanwhile, was pleased to deliver for the home fans, saying, “That’s what we needed. I almost had a holeshot in the first corner but lost a position to Tom and Lucas. I tried to follow them, but it was easy to make a difference. I’m happy with it, it was a solid race and a good way to start the weekend.”

MX2

In MX2, the story was once again Sacha Coenen, who grabbed the holeshot and controlled the race from the front to maintain his flawless Saturday record.

Behind him, Farres rode strongly in second but couldn’t quite close the gap, while Längenfelder recovered mid-race to pass Valerio Lata and secure third after a late charge.

The opening laps saw plenty of action, with Lata briefly splitting Farres and Langenfelder, while Liam Everts ran up front early before dropping back. Further down the order, Camden McLellan endured a heavy crash while battling inside the top group, eventually finishing well outside the points.

Farres held firm under pressure from Langenfelder in the closing laps, crossing the line just two-tenths ahead, while Sacha Coenen cruised to another convincing win. Despite Langenfelder maintaining the championship lead, it was trimmed slightly to 22 points as Coenen continues to dominate Saturdays.

Speaking after the race, Coenen admitted it wasn’t straightforward despite the result. “Five out of five is really nice. I didn’t feel so good on the track, and this morning I was not there. I tried to be really smooth at the beginning and didn’t have a great pace, but in the middle, I found my rhythm and could make a gap. In the last laps, the front started to go away a bit, so I just focused on bringing it home. To win again is good.”

Conditions are expected to worsen for Sunday’s racing at Trentino.

MX1 – Qualifying – MXGP of Trentino
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Gap
1st	5	Lucas Coenen	BEL	KTM	+0:00.000
2nd	16	Tom Vialle	FRA	Honda	+0:00.666
3rd	80	Andrea Adamo	ITA	KTM	+0:12.075
4th	74	Kay de Wolf	NED	Husqvarna	+0:17.713
5th	243	Tim Gajser	SLO	Yamaha	+0:21.323
6th	70	Ruben Fernandez	ESP	Honda	+0:26.702
7th	101	Mattia Guadagnini	ITA	KTM	+0:28.711
8th	959	Maxime Renaux	FRA	Yamaha	+0:29.919
9th	84	Jeffrey Herlings	NED	Honda	+0:30.796
10th	132	Andrea Bonacorsi	ITA	Ducati	+0:38.603
11th	919	Ben Watson	GBR	Triumph	+0:42.421
12th	41	Pauls Jonass	LAT	Kawasaki	+0:52.242
13th	24	Kevin Horgmo	NOR	Honda	+0:53.068
14th	9	Thibault Benistant	FRA	Honda	+0:55.481
15th	39	Roan Van De Moosdijk	NED	KTM	+0:56.163
16th	83	Oriol Oliver	ESP	KTM	+0:57.007
17th	10	Calvin Vlaanderen	NED	Ducati	+0:57.339
18th	303	Alberto Forato	ITA	Fantic	+1:12.717
19th	32	Brent Van doninck	BEL	Fantic	+1:17.836
20th	781	Brian Hsu	GER	Honda	+1:19.092
21st	91	Jeremy Seewer	SUI	Ducati	+1:20.453
22nd	37	Yuri Quarti	ITA	Husqvarna	+1:25.458
23rd	36	Nico Greutmann	SUI	Honda	+1:27.223
24th	226	Tom Koch	GER	KTM	+1:27.886
25th	253	Jan Pancar	SLO	KTM	+1:36.158
26th	123	Federico Tuani	ITA	Honda	+1:38.684
27th	4	Rick Elzinga	NED	Beta	+1:41.792
28th	261	Jorgen-Matthias Talviku	EST	Yamaha	+1:42.437
29th	174	Alessandro Valeri	ITA	Honda	+1 lap
30th	974	Mario Tamai	ITA	GASGAS	+1 lap
31st	397	Yuri Pasqualini	ITA	Husqvarna	+1 lap
32nd	122	Mirko Dal Bosco	ITA	Ducati	+1 lap
33rd	308	Lorenzo Albieri	ITA	Husqvarna	+1 lap
34th	131	Cato Nickel	GER	Honda	+5 laps
35th	21	Nicholas Lapucci	ITA	Honda	+6 laps
36th	328	Theo Praun	GER	Yamaha	+8 laps
37th	811	Adam Sterry	GBR	KTM	+11 laps
38th	1	Romain Febvre	FRA	Kawasaki	+12 laps
39th	128	Ivo Monticelli	ITA	Kawasaki	+12 laps
40th	93	Jago Geerts	BEL	Beta	+12 laps

MX1 – Championship Standings After Round 5 Qualifying – MXGP of Trentino
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Total	Gap
1st	5	Lucas Coenen	BEL	KTM	202 Points	+0
2nd	84	Jeffrey Herlings	NED	HON	180 Points	+22
3rd	16	Tom Vialle	FRA	HON	171 Points	+31
4th	1	Romain Febvre	FRA	KAW	160 Points	+42
5th	243	Tim Gajser	SLO	YAM	155 Points	+47
6th	959	Maxime Renaux	FRA	YAM	146 Points	+56
7th	70	Ruben Fernandez	ESP	HON	120 Points	+82
8th	80	Andrea Adamo	ITA	KTM	115 Points	+87
9th	74	Kay de Wolf	NED	HUS	112 Points	+90
10th	10	Calvin Vlaanderen	NED	DUC	90 Points	+112
11th	303	Alberto Forato	ITA	FAN	86 Points	+116
12th	41	Pauls Jonass	LAT	KAW	72 Points	+130
13th	101	Mattia Guadagnini	ITA	KTM	61 Points	+141
14th	24	Kevin Horgmo	NOR	HON	57 Points	+145
15th	83	Oriol Oliver	ESP	KTM	48 Points	+154
16th	32	Brent Van doninck	BEL	FAN	40 Points	+162
17th	919	Ben Watson	GBR	TRI	35 Points	+167
18th	253	Jan Pancar	SLO	KTM	34 Points	+168
19th	39	Roan Van De Moosdijk	NED	KTM	32 Points	+170
20th	91	Jeremy Seewer	SUI	DUC	29 Points	+173
21st	93	Jago Geerts	BEL	BET	27 Points	+175
22nd	9	Thibault Benistant	FRA	HON	24 Points	+178
23rd	166	Enzo Lopes	BRA	HON	7 Points	+195
24th	811	Adam Sterry	GBR	KTM	7 Points	+195
25th	261	Jorgen-Matthias Talviku	EST	YAM	5 Points	+197

MX2 – Qualifying – MXGP of Trentino
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Gap
1st	19	Sacha Coenen	BEL	KTM	+0:00.000
2nd	99	Guillem Farres	ESP	Triumph	+0:03.516
3rd	1	Simon Längenfelder	GER	KTM	+0:03.733
4th	18	Valerio Lata	ITA	Honda	+0:09.037
5th	26	Liam Everts	BEL	Husqvarna	+0:12.161
6th	317	Mathis Valin	FRA	Kawasaki	+0:15.244
7th	47	Karlis Reisulis	LAT	Yamaha	+0:33.414
8th	772	Janis Martins Reisulis	LAT	Yamaha	+0:34.975
9th	33	Kay Karssemakers	NED	Kawasaki	+0:37.550
10th	20	Julius Mikula	CZE	KTM	+0:39.571
11th	83	Maxime Grau	FRA	Honda	+0:50.009
12th	172	Cas Valk	NED	TM	+1:00.648
13th	716	Noel Zanocz	HUN	KTM	+1:08.829
14th	73	Ferruccio Zanchi	ITA	Ducati	+1:10.291
15th	12	Pelle Gundersen	NOR	Husqvarna	+1:12.162
16th	22	David Braceras	ESP	Triumph	+1:22.209
17th	44	Nike Korsbeck	SWE	Triumph	+1:24.083
18th	408	Scott Smulders	NED	Husqvarna	+1:25.143
19th	170	Valentin Kees	GER	KTM	+1:26.711
20th	456	Ollie Colmer	GBR	KTM	+1:33.119
21st	98	Alessandro Gaspari	ITA	KTM	+1:34.611
22nd	420	Andrea Rossi	ITA	KTM	+1:38.083
23rd	71	Morgan Bennati	ITA	Triumph	+1:39.750
24th	8	Camden Mc Lellan	RSA	Triumph	+2:02.757
25th	290	Joshua Voelker	GER	KTM	+1 lap
26th	284	Giorgio Orlando	ITA	Kawasaki	+1 lap
27th	370	Xavier Camps	ESP	GASGAS	+1 lap
28th	938	Rodolfo Bicalho	BRA	KTM	+1 lap
29th	63	Jaka Peklaj	SLO	Husqvarna	+1 lap
30th	23	Remo Schudel	SUI	KTM	+10 laps

MX2 – Championship Standings After Round 5 Qualifying – MXGP of Trentino
Pos	No	Rider	Nat	Bike	Total	Gap
1st	1	Simon Längenfelder	GER	KTM	213 Points	+0
2nd	19	Sacha Coenen	BEL	KTM	191 Points	+22
3rd	26	Liam Everts	BEL	HUS	172 Points	+41
4th	99	Guillem Farres	ESP	TRI	162 Points	+51
5th	8	Camden Mc Lellan	RSA	TRI	162 Points	+51
6th	772	Janis Martins Reisulis	LAT	YAM	146 Points	+67
7th	317	Mathis Valin	FRA	KAW	123 Points	+90
8th	47	Karlis Alberts Reisulis	LAT	YAM	118 Points	+95
9th	18	Valerio Lata	ITA	HON	112 Points	+101
10th	33	Kay Karssemakers	NED	KAW	89 Points	+124
11th	20	Julius Mikula	CZE	KTM	80 Points	+133
12th	172	Cas Valk	NED	TM	70 Points	+143
13th	48	Jens Walvoort	NED	KTM	60 Points	+153
14th	408	Scott Smulders	NED	HUS	53 Points	+160
15th	716	Noel Zanocz	HUN	KTM	44 Points	+169
16th	83	Maxime Grau	FRA	HON	37 Points	+176
17th	420	Andrea Rossi	ITA	KTM	29 Points	+184
18th	12	Pelle Gundersen	NOR	HUS	20 Points	+193
19th	456	Ollie Colmer	GBR	KTM	19 Points	+194
20th	398	B Garib	CHI	HON	18 Points	+195
21st	73	F Zanchi	ITA	DUC	10 Points	+203
22nd	154	C Padilla Duran	BOL	GAS	10 Points	+203
23rd	98	A Gaspari	ITA	KTM	10 Points	+203
24th	97	S Mancini	ITA	DUC	9 Points	+204
25th	71	M Bennati	ITA	TRI	9 Points	+204