Laengenfelder’s winning streak rolls on in Swiss mud

Red Bull KTM rider tops MX2 again at Frauenfeld as Coenen rebounds with dominant MXGP moto win

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing has maintained its victory streak in the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship, with Simon Laengenfelder leading the MX2 class home in Switzerland for the second time in the opening three rounds. KTM has now taken winners’ silverware in Argentina, Spain and Switzerland so far this season, with success coming via the works KTM 250 SX-F in MX2 and the KTM 450 SX-F in MXGP.

The series arrived at Frauenfeld for a cold, damp and demanding Grand Prix of Switzerland, where a rutty, muddy circuit turned the weekend into a technical, slow test that rewarded patience and strategy through Saturday’s Qualification Heat and Sunday’s two 30 minutes + 2 lap motos.

In MXGP, championship leader Lucas Coenen started the weekend strongly, pushing forward from a top-five launch to take 2nd in the Qualification Heat on Saturday. That result earned the Belgian nine points and second choice of gate pick for Sunday, but the main races delivered mixed outcomes. Coenen’s first moto was derailed by a fall in the third corner and a misplaced chain, and although he fought back toward the fringes of the top 10, he was later disqualified for outside assistance. He responded emphatically in the second outing, seizing the holeshot and building a lead of more than ten seconds by the fifth lap before cruising to the finish for his third win from the last four races, which left him 8th overall for the round.

Andrea Adamo also showed sharp pace early, scorching to the Qualification Heat lead on Saturday before banking 4th place in the dash. On Sunday, however, the premier class rookie suffered a technical issue on the 14th lap of 18 in the first moto, dropping him from 6th to 13th. In the second moto Adamo started in the top 10 but picked up another sanction for running off the course and was classified 29th, ending the weekend 19th overall.

MX2 belonged to Laengenfelder, who entered the Swiss round with high expectations and plenty of partisan support. After a steady 4th in Saturday’s action, the German pieced together a decisive Sunday, building his way forward from a top-five start to win the opening moto for his third moto victory of the year. He followed with 3rd in race two, and the combined 1-3 scores were enough to take the overall win and regain control of the red plate as series leader, with Red Bull KTM holding 1st and 3rd positions in the MX2 championship standings.

Sacha Coenen continued his strong qualifying form with a third consecutive MX2 Qualification Heat victory and Pole Position, then backed it up with 2nd in the first moto. A 7th in the second race, along with a few costly mistakes, kept him off the podium, but his 36 points for the day still secured 4th overall at the Grand Prix.

After back-to-back races, the championship now takes a two-week pause before an Italian double at Riola Sardo and Arco di Trento, with the Sardinian Grand Prix set for April 11-12.

Lucas Coenen (MXGP)
“It feels good to keep the red plate but I was bit mad about the first moto. I really wanted to win that second one. I started well, didn’t crash and controlled the gap. Happy to finish on a good note. Now we look ahead two weeks to Sardinia and to continue like this.”

Andrea Adamo (MXGP)
“Things were looking quite good in qualifying and I was happy with P4 in the Heat but then we had a lot of rain on Saturday night and that mixed the cards, let’s say. It becomes a gamble in these conditions. Things were going well in the first moto until the last three laps and I had to stop. I was able to sort it and finish the moto. I was quite proud of that! I was P9 in the second moto until I had a crash and then I had that penalty, which was quite a hard hit for the day. Not much more to say. I’m happy and not happy. 50-50! Things did not go our way but now we’ll get ready for Riola.”

Simon Laengenfelder (MX2)
“A good one! Tough conditions and it wasn’t an easy race – passing, and the backmarkers were tricky – but I liked it out there today. It’s usually what we find here. Yesterday was hard but I made it happen today and we got the red plate back.”

Sacha Coenen (MX2)
“Up-and-down weekend but mostly positive. We made some changes on the bike on Saturday and won the qualifying moto, so a good start. Sunday brought the rain and I had a bad start in the first moto. I came back to P2 and passed a lot of people but also made mistakes. It was a hard race. Another bad start in the second moto and I got brake-checked. I couldn’t really find my flow after that and finished 7th. I didn’t really like the track but we finished the GP in a pretty decent way.”

Switzerland MXGP – Race 1

1. Tom Vialle (Honda) – Gap: +0:00.000
2. Maxime Renaux (Yamaha) – Gap: +0:10.335
3. Ruben Fernandez (Honda) – Gap: +0:13.705
4. Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) – Gap: +0:29.134
5. Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna) – Gap: +0:38.988
6. Alberto Forato (Fantic) – Gap: +0:46.149
7. Pauls Jonass (Kawasaki) – Gap: +0:55.826
8. Kevin Horgmo (Honda) – Gap: +0:57.854
9. Tim Gajser (Yamaha) – Gap: +1:00.958
10. Calvin Vlaanderen (Ducati) – Gap: +1:11.499

1. Lucas Coenen (KTM) – 136 points
2. Tom Vialle (HON) – 129 points
3. J. Herlings (HON) – 124 points
4. Maxime Renaux (YAM) – 117 points
5. Tim Gajser (YAM) – 116 points
6. Romain Febvre (KAW) – 113 points
7. Andrea Adamo (KTM) – 84 points
8. R. Fernandez (HON) – 83 points
9. C. Vlaanderen (DUC) – 73 points
10. Kay de Wolf (HUS) – 63 points

2026 MXGP MX2 Championship Standings

1. Simon Längenfelder (KTM) – 149 points
2. Guillem Farres (TRI) – 127 points
3. Sacha Coenen (KTM) – 124 points
4. Camden McLellan (TRI) – 121 points
5. Liam Everts (Husqvarna) – 121 points
6. Janis Martins Reisulis (Yamaha) – 105 points
7. Mathis Valin (Kawasaki) – 98 points
8. Valerio Lata (Honda) – 90 points
9. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (Yamaha) – 88 points
10. Jens Walvoort (KTM) – 60 points

Switzerland MXGP MX2 – Race 1

1. Simon Längenfelder (KTM) – Gap: 35:05.114
2. Sacha Coenen (KTM) – Gap: +0:04.545
3. Liam Everts (Husqvarna) – Gap: +0:09.916
4. Guillem Farres (Triumph) – Gap: +0:36.476
5. Valerio Lata (Honda) – Gap: +0:41.381
6. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (Yamaha) – Gap: +0:43.606
7. Janis Martins Reisulis (Yamaha) – Gap: +0:49.573
8. Camden McLellan (Triumph) – Gap: +0:56.614
9. Maxime Grau (Honda) – Gap: +1:25.672
10. Kay Karssemakers (Kawasaki) – Gap: +1:39.128

Switzerland MXGP MX2 – Race 2

1. Guillem Farres (Triumph) – Gap: 34:50.386
2. Liam Everts (Husqvarna) – Gap: +0:00.332
3. Simon Längenfelder (KTM) – Gap: +0:11.850
4. Valerio Lata (Honda) – Gap: +0:13.813
5. Mathis Valin (Kawasaki) – Gap: +0:14.431
6. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (Yamaha) – Gap: +0:25.810
7. Sacha Coenen (KTM) – Gap: +0:47.433
8. Julius Mikula (KTM) – Gap: +0:53.373
9. Janis Martins Reisulis (Yamaha) – Gap: +0:59.441
10. Jens Walvoort (KTM) – Gap: +1:02.785