World motocross resumed this weekend in Cordoba, Argentina, on a brand-new track. And for the MXGP 2025 season opener, France's Maxime Renaux and Romain Febvre shone, taking the top two spots in the Grand Prix. Renaux, back after two injury-plagued seasons, is finally back on the winning track, his last victory coming at the 2023 Swiss Grand Prix...
French double to kick off the motocross season!
Following free practice, Tim Gajser (Honda HRC) set the tone by setting the fastest time ahead of the two Frenchmen. Thereafter, Renaux and Febvre were evenly matched throughout the weekend. Renaux won the qualifying heat on Saturday after an intense duel with Febvre, but lost out in the first heat on Sunday. It was his compatriot who set the ball rolling, ahead of him and Gajser. Behind the leading trio, the in-form Mattia Guadagnini gave Ducati a solid fourth place, followed by Coldenhoff and Seewer.
Renaux took his revenge by leading the second heat from start to finish, outpacing Febvre and Gajser. Guadagnini confirmed this by finishing fourth once again, more than 50 seconds behind the leading trio. Behind him, Guillod, Horgmo, Coldenhoff and Lucas Coenen complete the top 8.
MXGP 2025 provisional overall standings :
Thanks to his victory in Round 2, Renaux (2/1) wins the Grand Prix by one point over Febvre (1/2). He now leads the provisional standings, 9 points ahead of runner-up Tim Gajser. Lucas Coenen occupies sixth place, while Geerts closes the provisional top 10 ahead of the next event in Spain on March 15 and 16. Cozar, which will therefore not see its usual worthy representative, Jorge Prado, double title-holder in the category, off to test himself in US Supercross... giving rise to a season more open than ever?
MX2: Kay De Wolf reclaims the red plate
In the MX2 class, Kay De Wolf came out on top despite an uneven performance. With a 1st/5th place, the Dutchman took the overall win and the red plate. Behind him, Sacha Coenen (9/1) and Simon Langenfelder (2/6) completed the podium.
On the French side, feelings were mixed for Mathis Valin. After starting second in the first heat, he crashed twice, damaging his official Kawasaki and forcing him to retire (DNF). However, the EMX250 rookie made up for it with a fine fourth-place finish. Thibault Bénistant (11/10), Quentin Prugnières (14/16) and Marc-Antoine Rossi (16/20) finished 9th, 16th and 19th respectively.
MX2 2025 provisional overall standings :
MXGP and MX2 2025 race calendar and winners :
After this intense first Grand Prix, the riders have a rendezvous in Cozar, Spain, in two weeks' time, before returning to Saint-Jean-d'Angély in France on March 23. For the blues, the aim is to arrive at the top of their game!
1. MXGP Argentina, Córdoba circuit, March 2. Winners: Maxime Renaux (MXGP) and Kay de Wolf (MX2)
2. MXGP Castilla-La Mancha, Cozar circuit, March 16
3. MXGP d'Europe, St Jean d'Angely circuit, March 23
4. MXGP Sardinia (Italy), Riola Sardo circuit, April 6
5. MXGP Trentino (Italy), Pietramurata circuit, April 13
6. MXGP of Switzerland, Frauenfeld circuit, April 21
7. MXGP Portugal, Agueda circuit, May 4
8. MXGP Spain, Lugo circuit, May 11
9. MXGP France, Ernée circuit, May 25
10. MXGP Germany, Teutschenthal circuit, June 1
11. MXGP Latvia, Kegums circuit, June 8
12. MXGP Great Britain, Matterley Basin circuit, June 22
13. MXGP Indonesia, venue to be confirmed, July 6
14. MXGP Czech Republic, Loket circuit, July 27
15. MXGP Flanders (Belgium), Lommel circuit, August 3
16. MXGP Sweden, Uddevalla circuit, August 10.
17. MXGP Netherlands, Arnhem circuit, August 24
18. MXGP Turkey, Afyonkarahisar circuit, September 7
19. MXGP China, Shanghai circuit, September 14
20. MXGP Australia, Darwin circuit, September 21
Motocross des Nations 2025: Monster Energy FIM MXoN, Crawfordsville circuit (USA), October 5.
Photo and video credits : MXGP
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