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The 18th and penultimate round of the MXGP World Championship arrived in Shanghai, China for the weekend. The middle of three consecutive fly away rounds to end the year featured a bit less drama entering the event, after Jeffrey Herlings wrapped up the MXGP title in Afyonkarahisar. Herlings scored another 1-1 victory and scored his third MXGP World Championship and sixth total world title in his first year with Team Honda HRC Petronas. The MX2 battle entered Shanghai with Triumph Factory Racing’s Guillem Farres carrying a 50-point lead over teammate Camden McLellan. A double DNF day from Sacha Coenen put him 60 back and in danger of being mathematically eliminated from the picture. In Saturday’s qualifying races, both points leaders secured victories.
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MX2 Race 1
Simon Langenfelder scored the opening holeshot of the day ahead of fellow KTM riders Sacha Coenen and Julius Mikula. Guillem Farres started sixth but made a few quick passes, including a move on Liam Everts. Mikula would crash and take fourth place Camden McLellan out of his normal line, helping Farres gain two more spots. Langenfelder and Coenen built a gap at the front but the Triumph teammates started to get closer after the halfway mark. Farres caught Coenen with ten minutes left on the clock and made an aggressive inside move to take second place on the start straight. McLellan got to Coenen shortly after and took another spot, as the Belgian continued losing ground. While it looked like Farres would be the one to chase down Langenfelder, McLellan had other plans. The #8 ended up catching and passing Farres. His charge continued as Langenfelder’s lead evaporated. With three laps to go, McLellan made a quick inside move to take the top spot. Farres started to gain ground on Langenfelder as well but made a mistake, sliding out in a corner. He remounted his machine quickly but lost third to Liam Everts, who sat just behind the lead group but ahead of Sacha Coenen. McLellan scored the race victory and gained seven points on Farres, while the points leader gained another crucial point on Coenen.
- Camden McLellan
- Simon Langenfelder
- Liam Everts
- Guillem Farres
- Sacha Coenen
- Kay Karssemakers
- Janis Reisulis
- Byron Dennis
- Maxime Grau
- Ferruccio Zanchi
MXGP Race 1
It was a Honda party at the front to begin the MXGP class proceedings, with Tom Vialle securing the Fox Holeshot. Jeffrey Herlings moved to second on the opening lap, passing Romain Febvre. Herlings made quick work of his teammate and took the top spot on the second circuit. The top three pulled away as they’ve done several times over the last few rounds, with Herlings cruising in the lead. Vialle held second for the majority of the race but came under fire from Febvre later on. The defending champion was able to make a move and take the runner-up spot, but Herlings was untouchable in the lead. The Bullet scored his 13th consecutive race win and continued his dominant streak.
- Jeffrey Herlings
- Romain Febvre
- Tom Vialle
- Jan Pancar
- Pauls Jonass
- Calvin Vlaanderen
- Jeremy Seewer
- Jago Geerts
- Andrea Adamo
- Dylan Walsh
MX2 Race 2
It was a repeat of Race 1 as Simon Langenfelder secured another Fox Holeshot award. It was Guillem Farres and Liam Everts just behind on the first lap, with rookie Janis Reisulis and Camden McLellan completing the top five. Just before the green flag, Reisulis pulled alongside Everts and went for a move, but didn’t get the spot. McLellan took fourth from Reisulis with a pass on the outside as Farres started to pressure Langenfelder. Farres made a move on the second lap but Langenfelder responded to reclaim the lead. Entering the rollers, Farres ran Langenfelder wide and took off as Sacha Coenen’s slim title hopes officially ended. He crashed hard and bent up his machine, pulling off the track shortly afterward. Everts started to close in on Langenfelder on the third full lap with McLellan just behind. The front five kept pushing and after several single file laps, Everts snuck to the inside of Langenfelder at the halfway mark. McLellan followed suit and pushed the defending champ back to fourth and into the clutches of Reisulis. He would lose another spot to Reisulis as his chances of an overall win started to crumble. The top three ended up building a gap on Reisulis but things started to tighten with around five minutes to go. Farres made a mistake exiting the rollers, allowing Everts and McLellan to get closer. McLellan kept the pressure on Everts and with two minutes remaining, Everts missed a rut and spun, allowing the Race 1 winner to get more insurance for his fourth overall win of the year. McLellan made one last charge to Farres as the white flag was displayed but Farres held on for the race win. McLellan’s second gave him the overall victory and pushed the title fight to Darwin.
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MX2 Overall Results
- Camden McLellan (1-2)
- Guillem Farres (4-1)
- Liam Everts (3-3)
- Simon Langenfelder (2-8)
- Janis Reisulis (7-4)
- Kay Karssemakers (6-5)
- Byron Dennis (8-7)
- Karlis Reisulis (11-6)
- Ferruccio Zanchi (10-9)
- Maxime Grau (9-10)
- Sacha Coenen (5-17)
- Manuel Carreras (13-11)
- Brian Gyles (14-12)
- Julius Mikula (12-15)
- Jinyu Yang (16-13)
- Italo Medina (15-14)
- Ledi Wang (DNS-16)
MXGP Race 2
Another 1-2 start for Honda kicked off the final race of the afternoon, with Jeffrey Herlings taking the lead. In a repeat of the first race, it was Herlings, Vialle and Febvre inside the top three. They pulled away from the pack once more and Febvre took second a bit earlier, passing and pulling away from Vialle before the halfway mark as the rookie ran off track. The best battle on track with ten minutes to go was a three rider fight for seventh with Van Venrooy KTM Racing’s Jeremy Seewer, MRT Racing Beta’s Jago Geerts and TEM JP253 KTM Racing’s Jan Pancar. The Slovenian was on the move after an early crash and reeled in the other two. Pancar made a move on the inside of Geerts with seven minutes remaining and immediately pulled up to the rear wheel of Seewer. In the same corner, Pancar took seventh on the next lap and nearly took the Swiss veteran down after clipping his front wheel. As time ticked away, Febvre started to gain ground on Herlings. He sat nearly five seconds back at the halfway mark but got within two seconds with three minutes remaining on the clock. He closed the gap to 1.1 on the final lap, but a near crash prompted Febvre to back off and bring it home. Herlings scored his 14th consecutive race win and his seventh straight 1-1 sweep, with Febvre and Vialle second and third once more.
MXGP Overall Results
- Jeffrey Herlings (1-1)
- Romain Febvre (2-2)
- Tom Vialle (3-3)
- Calvin Vlaanderen (6-4)
- Pauls Jonass (5-5)
- Jan Pancar (4-7)
- Andrea Adamo (9-6)
- Jeremy Seewer (7-8)
- Jago Geerts (8-9)
- Dylan Walsh (10-10)
- Ivo Monticelli (12-11)
- Brian Hsu (11-12)
- Yuzhang Li (14-13)
- Riga Wu (13-14)
Next weekend will mark the finale of the 2026 MXGP season. With the MXGP title done and dusted, the fight for MX2 supremacy will be the headline. Sacha Coenen and Simon Langenfelder were eliminated after Shanghai and it will be between the two Triumph Factory Racing teammates. Guillem Farres will arrive in Darwin with a 48-point gap over Camden McLellan and needs a smooth weekend to secure his first ever MX2 World Championship.
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MXGP Standings (Top 10)
- Jeffrey Herlings-915 (clinched title last week)
- Romain Febvre-752
- Tim Gajser-659
- Tom Vialle-593
- Andrea Adamo-592
- Lucas Coenen-566
- Ruben Fernandez-523
- Maxime Renaux-449
- Kay de Wolf-428
- Pauls Jonass-400
MX2 Standings (Top 10)
- Guillem Farres-859
- Camden McLellan-811
- Sacha Coenen-775
- Simon Langenfelder-768
- Liam Everts-742
- Janis Reisulis-644
- Karlis Reisulis-528
- Valerio Lata-414
- Julius Mikula-401
- Kay Karssemakers-353
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This story was originally published September 14, 2026 at 11:40 AM.