The historic Loketske Serpentiny circuit in Loket hosted the Czech Republic MXGP, the thirteenth round of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship.
In the premier MXGP class, Jago Geerts (Beta RX450) put in a superb performance: twenty-first in free practice and fourteenth in timed practice, the Belgian began his climb up the order in qualifying, finishing in eighth place. In the main races, he proved himself among the best, securing an excellent 8th place in Race 1 (after a strong comeback) and 9th place in Race 2 (after starting 15th). These results earned him 7th place overall for the day — his best performance of the season — and saw him climb to 15th position in the championship standings.
Jago Geerts: “I’m absolutely delighted with my weekend at Loket. I felt good on the bike all weekend and managed to finish in the top ten in both qualifying and the championship races. Seventh place overall is a great achievement. I’ll be aiming to keep this momentum going at my home Grand Prix next weekend in Lommel.”
In the absence of the injured Alexis Fueri, Brando Rispoli (Beta RX250 2T) represented the MRT Racing Team Beta Factory in the EMX2T European Championship (held as a single round at Loket). Fifth in his qualifying group, the Tuscan rider was lightning fast in Race 1, finishing 3rd. In Race 2, he got off to another excellent start, holding second position for the first half of the race before finishing 3rd. These results see him climb onto the third step of the podium in both the day’s overall standings and the championship.
Brando Rispoli: “I’m very happy with this podium finish. It wasn’t easy because the track was very demanding and the standard of the competition was high. This is an important result that spurs me on to do even better in the upcoming rounds of the EMX250 European Championship.”
Also worth noting in the EMX250 category were the excellent performances of Tommaso Isdraele (fastest in qualifying, 4th in Race 1 after a great comeback and forced to retire from Race 2 due to a physical issue whilst in 4th place, 11th overall) and Francesco Bassi (retired from Race 1 due to damage to his bike following a collision, a fantastic 5th in Race 2 and 12th overall).
The MRT team is now preparing for the fourteenth round of the season at the challenging Lommel circuit, for the Belgian Grand Prix.
