RED BULL KTM SET FOR 2026 MXGP SEASON

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing has revealed their look and line-up for the 2026 FIM MXGP Motocross World Championship, with the team aimed at a renewed bid for more title success. Four riders (aboard two KTM 450SX-Fs and two KTM 250SX-Fs) will form the factory roster in the 2026 MXGP and MX2 classes, with gates set to drop on March 7-8 in Argentina. The 2026 season features a total of 20 events through 18 countries until it concludes on September 19-20 here in Australia.

2025 MXGP runner-up Lucas Coenen will be accompanied in the premier class by former MX2 No.1 and incoming rookie Andrea Adamo (who shifts from the MX2 class and GASGAS), while defending world champion Simon Laengenfelder is joined once more by Sacha Coenen in MX2. The Italian and German come under the expertise of former multiple world champ Joel Smets, while the Belgian twins will be steered by Davide De Carli and his faction of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing.

KTM Team MXGP Accomplishments:

• x5 Grand Prix wins and x13 podiums achieved by Lucas Coenen (the youngest ever premier-class victor) in his rookie season in 2025.
• x16 MX2 World Championship titles earned by Red Bull KTM and the KTM 250SX-F since the formation of the category in 2004.
• x17 Total Grand Prix wins and x47 podium results posted by all four current riders in 2025.
• x18 seasons since 2007 where Red Bull KTM has won both MXGP and MX2 Grands Prix in the same campaign.

Lucas Coenen, MXGP:
“Training has been going well – I guess everybody says the same! But testing days have gone smoothly and we’re looking quite on-point, so now we’re counting the days towards the first races and the opening Grand Prix. My goals are always the same: being the best version of myself and trying to win.”

Andrea Adamo, MXGP:
“Life with the 450 is going good. Every time I enter the track I discover something new and that makes it exciting and interesting. I had spent many years on the 250 and it was already very familiar, and now there are many new feelings. Overall, preparation is going well. I’m healthy and fit and the winter has gone positively, even if we still have some time before the first GP. I think the bike is amazing and it makes me want to get to Argentina quickly! 2026 will be a different type of racing with a different kind of opponent. Guys with so much experience, so I have to learn from them. It will be a challenge and I cannot really speak about expectations but I want to try and stay as close to the top five as possible and then we’ll see…because there are many good guys on the line. We have to learn as much as we can. I’m happy to join the ‘big class’!”

Simon Laengenfelder, MX2:
“For 2026 there has been quite a few changes for me: the physical trainer, the mechanics and the people around me, even the gear now with Alpinestars! Luckily the bike has not changed so much and I’m super-excited. I’m really happy right now and having one championship under my belt has even increased my motivation because I want to show everybody that I can do it a second time. I’ve been training hard and I feel strong and ready. The pre-season races will show if we need to be work in any other area but in a month’s time I’ll be 100% to start the fight.”

Sacha Coenen, MX2:
“I think we are ready. We’ve done a good job so far this off-season with the bike and the preparation. We still have some time…but we feel strong and I believe we can expect some good things.”