MX2 World Championship

Rick Elzinga Places Fifth Overall at a Wild MX2 World Championship Finale in Australia

September 21, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team’s Rick Elzinga has secured a season-best result of fifth overall at the MXGP of Australia. Competing at a circuit brand-new to the series calendar inside the Hidden Valley […]

Top 10 Results for Elzinga and Reisulis at Penultimate Round of MX2 World Championship

September 14, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team’s Rick Elzinga and Karlis Reisulis have placed ninth and 10th overall, respectively, at the MXGP of China. The Grand Prix marked the 19th and penultimate round of the […]

Karlis Reisulis kicks off 2025 MX2 World Championship with Eighth Overall

March 3, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team’s Karlis Reisulis has started the 2025 MX2 World Championship with eighth overall at the MXGP of Argentina. Showing impressive speed across the two Grand Prix races, Reisulis improved upon […]

Kicking off 2024 MX2 World Championship with strong start in Argentina

March 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Thibault Benistant Places Fourth at MX2 World Championship Season-Opener Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team’s Thibault Benistant has kicked off the 2024 MX2 World Championship with a strong fourth overall in Argentina. The Frenchman fought […]

MXGP FIM Motocross World Championship in Agueda Portugal

April 30, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Geerts Extends Championship Lead with Inch Perfect Performance in Portugal Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2’s Jago Geerts powered his YZ250FM to a perfect double-race win at the fifth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship […]

2021 MX2 World Championship Runner-Up

November 11, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2’s duo of Jago Geerts and Maxime Renaux made it a perfect end to an exceptional season for Yamaha and the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team, celebrating the 18th and […]

MXGP OF CITTÀ DI MANTOVA ENDS 2021 ON A HIGH

November 11, 2021 Michael Le Pard

MX2 CLASS ROOKIE KAY DE WOLF SIGNS OFF IMPRESSIVE DEBUT SEASON WITH ANOTHER TRIP TO THE OVERALL PODIUM Bringing to a close a highly successful rookie season in the MX2 World Championship, Kay de Wolf […]

Penultimate round 2021 MX2 World Championship Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing

November 7, 2021 Michael Le Pard

BEATON NARROWLY MISSES THE OVERALL PODIUM IN FOURTH WITH DE WOLF RIGHT BEHIND IN FIFTH Competing at the penultimate round the 2021 MX2 World Championship, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s MX2 racers Jed Beaton and […]

Incredible consistency throughout 2nd half of 2021 MX2 World Championship

October 25, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Continuing to display incredible consistency throughout the second half of the 2021 MX2 World Championship, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jed Beaton has placed fourth overall at the MXGP of Trentino. Completing round 14 just […]

Crashes in both MX2 World Championship Spain races

October 17, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jed Beaton has placed an impressive third overall at round 13 of the MX2 World Championship in Spain. Charging hard in both motos, the Australian moved forwards in each race […]

AUSSIE RACER OVERCOMES CHALLENGING OPENING MOTO

September 9, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jed Beaton continues to deliver impressive results in the MX2 World Championship, this time securing a strong fifth-place overall result at the MXGP of Afyon. A third-place finish in moto […]

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing a strong result at MXGP of Turkey

September 6, 2021 Michael Le Pard

ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING’S MX2 ACE CLAIMS THIRD OVERALL IN AFYONKARAHISAR Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jed Beaton has returned to form with a strong third place overall result at the MXGP of Turkey, […]

Husqvarna Signs 14 & 16 Year-old Racers to MX2 World Championship & EMX250 Series

October 9, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Motorcycles is pleased to announce the signings of Kay de Wolf and Maxime Grau for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Continuing with the Nestaan MX run Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing MX2 team following […]

MX2 Yamaha Jago Geerts shares exciting news

October 2, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Yamaha Motor Europe is pleased to confirm that Jago Geerts will remain with the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team through 2022. It is also with great pleasure that Yamaha Motor Europe can confirm the […]

Incredible speed and finesse for Yamaha at MX2 World Championship

September 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The ninth round of the MX2 World Championship was marked by Ben Watson’s incredible speed and finesse onboard his Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 YZ250FM around the sandy Mantova circuit in Italy. The 23-year-old Brit […]

Well-established MX2 World Champion Signed by Husqvarna

September 18, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Motorcycles is pleased to confirm the signing of Thomas Kjer Olsen to a two-year contract that will see the 2019 MX2 World Championship runner-up move into the MXGP division in 2021 onboard FC 450 […]

1000 spectators as Italy plays host to the MX2 World Championship

September 13, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The impressive Monte Coralli circuit in Faenza, Italy, played host to the MX2 World Championship for the third time in the space of week with the eighth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship taking […]

Renaux Achieves Three Career Milestones at Italian Grand Prix

September 7, 2020 Michael Le Pard

SM Action M.C. Migliori’s Maxime Renaux celebrated a trio of career milestones at the sixth round of the MX2 World Championship in Faenza, Italy – the first of three back-to-back rounds at the steep, fast-paced, […]

THOMAS KJER-OLSEN BATTLES THROUGH MXGP ROUND FOUR TO MAINTAIN MX2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD

April 8, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Ahead of the five-week break in the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer-Olsen has maintained his overall lead in the MX2 World Championship standings following a tough MXGP of […]

KJER-OLSEN EXTENDS MX2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD WITH RUNNER-UP RESULT IN THE NETHERLANDS

April 1, 2019 Michael Le Pard

With round three of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship taking place at the sandy track at Valkenswaard, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider Thomas Kjer-Olsen has claimed an overall runner-up result to extend his […]

HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES WELCOME JED BEATON AND KAY DE WOLF

November 2, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Motorcycles are pleased to announce the signing of up-and-coming motocross racers Jed Beaton and Kay de Wolf, who will compete on Husqvarna machinery throughout the 2019 and 2020 seasons. With 20-year-old Beaton entering the […]

Potential Podium Finishes in Sight at Russian Grand Prix

April 30, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Having been at the top of the MXGP standings in previous years, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s duo of Romain Febvre and Jeremy Van Horebeek are both extremely motivated to make their returns to the […]

THOMAS KJER-OLSEN SECURES RUNNER-UP RESULT IN ARGENTINA

March 6, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Putting in two committed performances at the Neuquén track in Argentina, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer-Olsen has started the 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship with a solid runner-up overall result in the highly-competitive […]

ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING EXTEND MX2 AGREEMENT WITH JM RACING

October 5, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Motorcycles are pleased to announce that the Jacky Martens run JM Racing team will continue as Husqvarna Motorcycles’ official MX2 representatives in the FIM Motocross World Championship following the agreement of a new two-year […]

SEEWER AND LAWRENCE LEAD FROM THE FRONT AT ‘NATIONS

October 2, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 30. Hunter Lawrence – 2nd MX2 Jeremy Seewer – 3rd Open Kevin Strijbos – 6th Open Jeremy Seewer and Hunter Lawrence both pulled holeshots on their Suzuki’s as they […]