#15: MXGP of Flanders

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Edited Date/Time 7/29/2025 1:13am

Timetable: 2025_MXGP_of_Flanders_Timetable.pdf

MXGP: 2025_MXGP_of_Flanders_EntryList_MXGP.pdf

MX2: 2025_MXGP_of_Flanders_EntryList_MX2.pdf

EMX125: 2025_MXGP_of_Flanders_EntryList_EMX125.pdf

EMXOpen: 2025_MXGP_of_Flanders_EntryList_EMXOpen.pdf

MXGP standings
1. Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) 678
2. Lucas Coenen (KTM) 668
3. Glenn Coldenhoff (Fantic) 494
4. Rubén Fernández (Honda) 451
5. Calvin Vlaanderen (Yamaha) 392
6. Andrea Bonacorsi (Fantic) 370
7. Maxime Renaux (Yamaha) 368
8. Jeremy Seewer (Ducati) 327
9. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 325
10. Tim Gajser (Honda) 305

MX2 standings
1. Simon Längenfelder (KTM) 665
2. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 618
3. Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna) 606
4. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 520
5. Thibault Bénistant (Yamaha) 492
6. Liam Everts (Husqvarna) 464
7. Camden McLellan (Triumph) 417
8. Valerio Lata (Honda) 330
9. Guillem Farrés (Triumph) 306
10. Cas Valk (KTM) 299

EMX125 standings
1. Nicolò Alvisi (KTM) 402
2. Mano Faure (Yamaha) 396
3. Filippo Mantovani (KTM) 320
4. Niccolò Mannini (TM) 304
5. Francesco Bellei (Fantic) 299
6. Dani Heitink (Yamaha) 287
7. Jēkabs Kubuliņš (Yamaha) 279
8. Riccardo Pini (TM) 230
9. Ryan Oppliger (KTM) 225
10. Áron Katona (KTM) 217

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Best race on the calendar and with JT in the booth it doesn't get any better.

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7/28/2025 8:42am
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Best race on the calendar and with JT in the booth it doesn't get any better.

I agree but is Herlings racing? Even if he is I doubt he’ll win with next to no riding. 

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I agree but is Herlings racing? Even if he is I doubt he’ll win with next to no riding. 

Heard some rumors it will be decided at the end off the week.. Most likely test ride later this week… 


As much as i love JH84, i just wants to see him healthy and not in a rush and comeback in Arnhem with some proper training under his belt. He has nothing left to prove.

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Hoped to be there, but just too many things to do , and not enough weekends to fit them in. 

Always a great race, hope the track hasnt changed too much, as it was spot on last year. 

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Hoped to be there, but just too many things to do , and not enough weekends to fit them in. Always a great race, hope the track...

Hoped to be there, but just too many things to do , and not enough weekends to fit them in. 

Always a great race, hope the track hasnt changed too much, as it was spot on last year. 

Recently they started riding the track the other way around on practice days. 

They have also done this in the past, so i guess that will be the layout..

I agree with you that last year the layout was pretty good! 

7/28/2025 3:53pm

Herlings and Tim won’t be the there. At least they’ll not racing.

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Deffo favourite GP of the year, hoping Herlings feels fit enough to compete. I will be there to see it go down.

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The final round of EMX125. Who will take it, Alvisi or Faure? it's only a 6 point gap, so it could go either way. Faure is the better sand rider, I believe.

In the main classes, MXGP and MX2, it seems more of a Dutch GP instead of a Belgian one. 0 Belgian wildcards in either classes. Instead, Hoenson, Blanken, Bolink, Leerkes, Mesters, Tolsma, Van Drunen and Doensen are listed. Not a good sign (again) for Belgian MX in my opinion.

 

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DeStouwer wrote:
The final round of EMX125. Who will take it, Alvisi or Faure? it's only a 6 point gap, so it could go either way. Faure is...

The final round of EMX125. Who will take it, Alvisi or Faure? it's only a 6 point gap, so it could go either way. Faure is the better sand rider, I believe.

In the main classes, MXGP and MX2, it seems more of a Dutch GP instead of a Belgian one. 0 Belgian wildcards in either classes. Instead, Hoenson, Blanken, Bolink, Leerkes, Mesters, Tolsma, Van Drunen and Doensen are listed. Not a good sign (again) for Belgian MX in my opinion.

 

The 125s will go down to who can keep it on 2 wheels I reckon but it's going to be epic. It's a real shame Jamie Keith has been out for the series, he could have got some good results.

Lotte Van Drunen will be racing MX2. You gotta admire her for stepping up to the plate.

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DeStouwer wrote:
The final round of EMX125. Who will take it, Alvisi or Faure? it's only a 6 point gap, so it could go either way. Faure is...

The final round of EMX125. Who will take it, Alvisi or Faure? it's only a 6 point gap, so it could go either way. Faure is the better sand rider, I believe.

In the main classes, MXGP and MX2, it seems more of a Dutch GP instead of a Belgian one. 0 Belgian wildcards in either classes. Instead, Hoenson, Blanken, Bolink, Leerkes, Mesters, Tolsma, Van Drunen and Doensen are listed. Not a good sign (again) for Belgian MX in my opinion.

 

To be honest, the 450 guys made the right move to sign up for EMX Open. A couple guys could also line up in MXGP like some Dutchie do, but do they really have fun? Some names you listed will have a hard time getting points in EMX Open. 

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DeStouwer wrote:
The final round of EMX125. Who will take it, Alvisi or Faure? it's only a 6 point gap, so it could go either way. Faure is...

The final round of EMX125. Who will take it, Alvisi or Faure? it's only a 6 point gap, so it could go either way. Faure is the better sand rider, I believe.

In the main classes, MXGP and MX2, it seems more of a Dutch GP instead of a Belgian one. 0 Belgian wildcards in either classes. Instead, Hoenson, Blanken, Bolink, Leerkes, Mesters, Tolsma, Van Drunen and Doensen are listed. Not a good sign (again) for Belgian MX in my opinion.

 

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The 125s will go down to who can keep it on 2 wheels I reckon but it's going to be epic. It's a real shame Jamie...

The 125s will go down to who can keep it on 2 wheels I reckon but it's going to be epic. It's a real shame Jamie Keith has been out for the series, he could have got some good results.

Lotte Van Drunen will be racing MX2. You gotta admire her for stepping up to the plate.

Yeah, shame we never got to see Jamie Keith compete at his best level. Sounds like when he's back from injury he'll be on a 250f so we'll never see what he could have done in EMX125 while fully healthy.

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…I was thinking of going…

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DeStouwer wrote:
The final round of EMX125. Who will take it, Alvisi or Faure? it's only a 6 point gap, so it could go either way. Faure is...

The final round of EMX125. Who will take it, Alvisi or Faure? it's only a 6 point gap, so it could go either way. Faure is the better sand rider, I believe.

In the main classes, MXGP and MX2, it seems more of a Dutch GP instead of a Belgian one. 0 Belgian wildcards in either classes. Instead, Hoenson, Blanken, Bolink, Leerkes, Mesters, Tolsma, Van Drunen and Doensen are listed. Not a good sign (again) for Belgian MX in my opinion.

 

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To be honest, the 450 guys made the right move to sign up for EMX Open. A couple guys could also line up in MXGP like...

To be honest, the 450 guys made the right move to sign up for EMX Open. A couple guys could also line up in MXGP like some Dutchie do, but do they really have fun? Some names you listed will have a hard time getting points in EMX Open. 

I must say i value the effort of the guys who actually try to race in MXGP even though they are not as fast. I much prefer that over guys who actually are faster but who do exm open because its more 'fun' or because they like it to be in the top 10. 
 

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Books wrote:
To be honest, the 450 guys made the right move to sign up for EMX Open. A couple guys could also line up in MXGP like...

To be honest, the 450 guys made the right move to sign up for EMX Open. A couple guys could also line up in MXGP like some Dutchie do, but do they really have fun? Some names you listed will have a hard time getting points in EMX Open. 

EMX open is a test race for fast Dutchie locals.

If they have a good result in Lommel then they ride MXGP at Arnhem in a few weeks.

7/30/2025 3:40am
DeStouwer wrote:
The final round of EMX125. Who will take it, Alvisi or Faure? it's only a 6 point gap, so it could go either way. Faure is...

The final round of EMX125. Who will take it, Alvisi or Faure? it's only a 6 point gap, so it could go either way. Faure is the better sand rider, I believe.

In the main classes, MXGP and MX2, it seems more of a Dutch GP instead of a Belgian one. 0 Belgian wildcards in either classes. Instead, Hoenson, Blanken, Bolink, Leerkes, Mesters, Tolsma, Van Drunen and Doensen are listed. Not a good sign (again) for Belgian MX in my opinion.

 

Books wrote:
To be honest, the 450 guys made the right move to sign up for EMX Open. A couple guys could also line up in MXGP like...

To be honest, the 450 guys made the right move to sign up for EMX Open. A couple guys could also line up in MXGP like some Dutchie do, but do they really have fun? Some names you listed will have a hard time getting points in EMX Open. 

rym wrote:
I must say i value the effort of the guys who actually try to race in MXGP even though they are not as fast. I much...

I must say i value the effort of the guys who actually try to race in MXGP even though they are not as fast. I much prefer that over guys who actually are faster but who do exm open because its more 'fun' or because they like it to be in the top 10. 
 

I liked the EMX Open series a lot when they offered more rounds.

It was a really do-able series for semi-pro's and fast amateurs and I think it's sad they discontinued it.

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Yeah, shame we never got to see Jamie Keith compete at his best level. Sounds like when he's back from injury he'll be on a 250f...

Yeah, shame we never got to see Jamie Keith compete at his best level. Sounds like when he's back from injury he'll be on a 250f so we'll never see what he could have done in EMX125 while fully healthy.

Yes, its a shame, he has had a torrid year with injuries, and pretty much done nothing other than go 1-1 at the only British round he did at Canada Heights. And yes, he said to me  in the booth at Preston Docks that he would be back on a 250 when he does come back, but he wont be rushing it. 

Also of note, the rider who he was in competition with to get the Blu Cru Supported ride, Levi Townley has had an equally shocking year. 

Its always a good GP at the track, TV doesnt do it justice.

 

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Herlings is IN for the weekend..

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7/31/2025 6:32am
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Herlings and Tim won’t be the there. At least they’ll not racing.

Just announced that Herlings is racing. 

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7/31/2025 6:56am
Rickard21 wrote:

Herlings and Tim won’t be the there. At least they’ll not racing.

Just announced that Herlings is racing. 

But how will he do 🤔

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I liked the EMX Open series a lot when they offered more rounds.It was a really do-able series for semi-pro's and fast amateurs and I think...

I liked the EMX Open series a lot when they offered more rounds.

It was a really do-able series for semi-pro's and fast amateurs and I think it's sad they discontinued it.

The problem when it was a series was that rider who should be in MXGP did EMXOpen instead. Then you'd have GPs in central Europe struggling to get 22 riders in MXGP with like 50+ in EMXOpen. Promoters/FIM really should've graded riders into MXGP with the remaining doing EMXOpen in my opinion, but they don't seem to like doing things like that nowadays.

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Lisa is so much better than anything we have in America.

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Lisa is so much better than anything we have in America.

is this a joke.....Lisa is a Nice girl ....but she know as much about motorcross as i do about....cosmetica....

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The problem when it was a series was that rider who should be in MXGP did EMXOpen instead. Then you'd have GPs in central Europe struggling...

The problem when it was a series was that rider who should be in MXGP did EMXOpen instead. Then you'd have GPs in central Europe struggling to get 22 riders in MXGP with like 50+ in EMXOpen. Promoters/FIM really should've graded riders into MXGP with the remaining doing EMXOpen in my opinion, but they don't seem to like doing things like that nowadays.

Same could be said about the EMX250, that class is also killing the GP entries. When there is no EMX there is always a good line up in MX2. 

EMX 250 has way to many rounds and should be reduced to 6-8 to give the GP class more fire. 

To bump the EMX open and even the 2 stroke class up to a 3-4 round series should be a good thing! Even the WMX should have more rounds then what they have! 

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Herlings and Tim won’t be the there. At least they’ll not racing.

Just announced that Herlings is racing. 

But how will he do 🤔

he'll probably win

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Marco15UK wrote:
The problem when it was a series was that rider who should be in MXGP did EMXOpen instead. Then you'd have GPs in central Europe struggling...

The problem when it was a series was that rider who should be in MXGP did EMXOpen instead. Then you'd have GPs in central Europe struggling to get 22 riders in MXGP with like 50+ in EMXOpen. Promoters/FIM really should've graded riders into MXGP with the remaining doing EMXOpen in my opinion, but they don't seem to like doing things like that nowadays.

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Same could be said about the EMX250, that class is also killing the GP entries. When there is no EMX there is always a good line...

Same could be said about the EMX250, that class is also killing the GP entries. When there is no EMX there is always a good line up in MX2. 

EMX 250 has way to many rounds and should be reduced to 6-8 to give the GP class more fire. 

To bump the EMX open and even the 2 stroke class up to a 3-4 round series should be a good thing! Even the WMX should have more rounds then what they have! 

It is true that the mx2 is better as the emx250 is not racing

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is this a joke.....Lisa is a Nice girl ....but she know as much about motorcross as i do about....cosmetica....

Come on mate, give that woman a bit off respect. 

She has been in the paddock for a long time, and she knows her stuff. Its been a good setup with her and Paul doing the TV. 

She has been well respected liked by the industry and around for 10+ years! 

 

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Does anyone know why Zanochs is not on the entry list? Home GP for the team and that kid can ride some sand! 

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Lisa is so much better than anything we have in America.

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is this a joke.....Lisa is a Nice girl ....but she know as much about motorcross as i do about....cosmetica....

A nice girl? She's one of the most stuck-up broads I've ever met. Amy Dargan was the best presenter in every way (nice, friendly, knowledge of the sport) a MX-series ever had or could wish for.

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Does anyone know why Zanochs is not on the entry list? Home GP for the team and that kid can ride some sand! 

Focus on the EMX250-championship, probably. Jānis Reišulis isn't lining up either.

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