#19: MXGP of China

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Edited Date/Time 9/9/2025 7:07am

The penultimate GP of the season. Both Coenen and De Wolf will have to act now if they want to dethrone Febvre and Längenfelder from the points lead.

Timetable: 2025_MXGP_of_China_Timetable.pdf

MXGP: 2025_MXGP_of_China_EntryList_MXGP.pdf

MX2: 2025_MXGP_of_China_EntryList_MX2.pdf

MXGP standings
1. Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) 885
2. Lucas Coenen (KTM) 859
3. Glenn Coldenhoff (Fantic) 638
4. Rubén Fernández (Honda) 557
5. Calvin Vlaanderen (Yamaha) 528
6. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 522
7. Maxime Renaux (Yamaha) 483
8. Andrea Bonacorsi (Fantic) 480
9. Tim Gajser (Honda) 411
10. Jeremy Seewer (Ducati) 358

MX2 standings
1. Simon Längenfelder (KTM) 833
2. Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna) 821
3. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 771
4. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 701
5. Thibault Bénistant (Yamaha) 603
6. Camden McLellan (Triumph) 582
7. Liam Everts (Husqvarna) 576
8. Guillem Farrés (Triumph) 427
9. Valerio Lata (Honda) 413
10. Mathis Valin (Kawasaki) 409

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9/8/2025 2:13am

Hope Febvre pulls this off, and the 250s is getting really interesting. Bring it on.

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New track lay-out:

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CPR wrote:

Hope Febvre pulls this off, and the 250s is getting really interesting. Bring it on.

I hope Lucas can do it, youngest ever world champion what a story. 

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DeStouwer wrote:
New track lay-out:

New track lay-out:

Screenshot 2025-08-27 at 15.27.46

I believe it's not at the same place as last year. But it'll still be quite similar. Flat with jumps.

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CPR wrote:

Hope Febvre pulls this off, and the 250s is getting really interesting. Bring it on.

teamddr wrote:

I hope Lucas can do it, youngest ever world champion what a story. 

Amazing if he does, remember all the naysayers when it was announced he was moving up. 
However I’m still going for Romain, this may be his last opportunity and it’s been very well earned, and I have no doubt Lucas has many titles in front of him.

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9/8/2025 5:20am

There is pressure for Febvre because indeed it may be his last opportunity, but then again for Lucas there is also quite some pressure. I mean with a healthy Gajser and Herlings returing next season it's not like it will be an easy task to win the title next year. 

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9/8/2025 5:28am Edited Date/Time 9/8/2025 7:44am
rym wrote:
There is pressure for Febvre because indeed it may be his last opportunity, but then again for Lucas there is also quite some pressure. I mean...

There is pressure for Febvre because indeed it may be his last opportunity, but then again for Lucas there is also quite some pressure. I mean with a healthy Gajser and Herlings returing next season it's not like it will be an easy task to win the title next year. 

True, but that's if everyone stays healthy throughout the season ofcourse. And I expect Coenen to be better next season aswell. Keep in mind he started with an injury and DNF'ed the second moto at Sardegna after winning the first one. Without that DNF and that offweekend at Sweden, he would've lead by now. Or at least the two of them would be within 5-10 points of eachother. Ah well, coulda, woulda, shoulda.

Regardless of who wins it, Febvre, Coenen, Längenfelder or De Wolf, all four of them deserve it.

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DeStouwer wrote:
New track lay-out:

New track lay-out:

Screenshot 2025-08-27 at 15.27.46
Snapper wrote:

I believe it's not at the same place as last year. But it'll still be quite similar. Flat with jumps.

I believe this is it.

#parkinglotttrack

 

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9/8/2025 6:57am
rym wrote:
There is pressure for Febvre because indeed it may be his last opportunity, but then again for Lucas there is also quite some pressure. I mean...

There is pressure for Febvre because indeed it may be his last opportunity, but then again for Lucas there is also quite some pressure. I mean with a healthy Gajser and Herlings returing next season it's not like it will be an easy task to win the title next year. 

Also Vialle returning on HRC and possibly Prado after U.S. Supercross 2026.

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9/8/2025 7:38am
rym wrote:
There is pressure for Febvre because indeed it may be his last opportunity, but then again for Lucas there is also quite some pressure. I mean...

There is pressure for Febvre because indeed it may be his last opportunity, but then again for Lucas there is also quite some pressure. I mean with a healthy Gajser and Herlings returing next season it's not like it will be an easy task to win the title next year. 

Don’t forget that Herlings & Gajser will be on different brands next year, they might not get on with their new rides. 

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9/8/2025 9:39am Edited Date/Time 9/8/2025 9:54am
DeStouwer wrote:
New track lay-out:

New track lay-out:

Screenshot 2025-08-27 at 15.27.46
Snapper wrote:

I believe it's not at the same place as last year. But it'll still be quite similar. Flat with jumps.

Elliot wrote:

I believe this is it.

#parkinglotttrack

 

It looks like a fair race in the Midwest.  Gotta love the bleachers right on the outside of that high speed corner and all along the straight.

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9/8/2025 10:00am
Snapper wrote:

I believe it's not at the same place as last year. But it'll still be quite similar. Flat with jumps.

Elliot wrote:

I believe this is it.

#parkinglotttrack

 

It looks like a fair race in the Midwest.  Gotta love the bleachers right on the outside of that high speed corner and all along the...

It looks like a fair race in the Midwest.  Gotta love the bleachers right on the outside of that high speed corner and all along the straight.

No health & safety in China.

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9/9/2025 12:44am
Elliot wrote:

I believe this is it.

#parkinglotttrack

 

Yikes.

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Hot (around 30°C) and humid (72%).

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9/11/2025 7:18am
DeStouwer wrote:
New track lay-out:

New track lay-out:

Screenshot 2025-08-27 at 15.27.46
Snapper wrote:

I believe it's not at the same place as last year. But it'll still be quite similar. Flat with jumps.

Elliot wrote:

I believe this is it.

#parkinglotttrack

 

Good lord that was painful to watch. Turned it into a track of endless singles. And that is likely the level of rider that will fill out the field to a staggering number of 18 riders. 

I would imagine it will look a lot different when all the jumps are being jumped. But the whole track looks like you could ride it in 3rd gear. 

Shame such a good year of racing is going to finish on 2 or 3 shit tracks (opinion withheld on Oz until the track is shown). 

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9/11/2025 10:26am

Weird vibes.

You get the feeling that the crowd will get bussed in under the orders of the local communist party.

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9/11/2025 2:35pm

They need to start setting a minimum speed standard for wildcard entries. Some of the Chinese riders last year were running about half the speed of the top riders (and scoring points).

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9/11/2025 3:26pm
rym wrote:
There is pressure for Febvre because indeed it may be his last opportunity, but then again for Lucas there is also quite some pressure. I mean...

There is pressure for Febvre because indeed it may be his last opportunity, but then again for Lucas there is also quite some pressure. I mean with a healthy Gajser and Herlings returing next season it's not like it will be an easy task to win the title next year. 

With Herlings and Gajser switching teams, I think he has a decent shot at it, better than if they stayed and were healthy,

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9/11/2025 7:42pm
Snapper wrote:

I believe it's not at the same place as last year. But it'll still be quite similar. Flat with jumps.

Elliot wrote:

I believe this is it.

#parkinglotttrack

 

Kevin852 wrote:
Good lord that was painful to watch. Turned it into a track of endless singles. And that is likely the level of rider that will fill...

Good lord that was painful to watch. Turned it into a track of endless singles. And that is likely the level of rider that will fill out the field to a staggering number of 18 riders. 

I would imagine it will look a lot different when all the jumps are being jumped. But the whole track looks like you could ride it in 3rd gear. 

Shame such a good year of racing is going to finish on 2 or 3 shit tracks (opinion withheld on Oz until the track is shown). 

Why did they build berms on the inside of the turns and not the outside I know the little backwards over there but come on?

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9/11/2025 7:46pm
DeStouwer wrote:
New track lay-out:

New track lay-out:

Screenshot 2025-08-27 at 15.27.46
Snapper wrote:

I believe it's not at the same place as last year. But it'll still be quite similar. Flat with jumps.

Elliot wrote:

I believe this is it.

#parkinglotttrack

 

Fuck, looks like Lake Elsinore. Hope it doesn’t rain.

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NSP139 wrote:

Why did they build berms on the inside of the turns and not the outside I know the little backwards over there but come on?

To stop riders cutting the turns. It's easy to do on parking lot tracks when the track is at a higher level than the surface it's sitting on.

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smee113 wrote:
They need to start setting a minimum speed standard for wildcard entries. Some of the Chinese riders last year were running about half the speed of...

They need to start setting a minimum speed standard for wildcard entries. Some of the Chinese riders last year were running about half the speed of the top riders (and scoring points).

No Chinese wildcards this year, just two Australians (Levi Rogers & Zac Watson) in MXGP, and in MX2 Byron Dennis, Adrià Monné (EMX250 rider) and Nellis Fransson (WMX rider).

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9/12/2025 3:53am

Another flat track sh.t 

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DeStouwer
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9/12/2025 5:11am

Benistant out for the last two GP's with a knee injury sustained at Arnhem.

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DeStouwer wrote:

Benistant out for the last two GP's with a knee injury sustained at Arnhem.

So that makes it just 17 riders on the gate. Is that a record?

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9/12/2025 6:54am

It looks like they ordered that track from Temu.

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