Matterley Mayhem: The briefest of British GP debriefs
By Team TMX on 23rd Jun 25
Romain Febvre showed why he’s the man to beat in the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship rebounding from a third-place finish in the MXGP-class opener at Matterley Basin to dominate race two and take his fourth GP win of the season for Kawasaki. He now stretches his red plate lead to 32 points with just eight rounds to go.
But the big story? Glenn Coldenhoff! The Dutch vet grabbed his first ever race win at Matterley - and the first for Fantic in MXGP - with a gritty ride in moto one, then sealed third overall with a gutsy fifth in race two. Red Bull KTM’s Lucas Coenen kept his podium streak alive with second overall, despite a race one tip-over while leading.
Jeffrey Herlings looked threatening early, slicing into the top three before a late crash dropped him from second to fourth in moto one. He never quite found the edge in race two, ending the day fifth overall.
Veteran legend Tony Cairoli showed flashes of brilliance for the Aruba.it Ducati squad, holding Febvre off early in race one and finishing seventh overall after two strong rides. Fernandez stayed sharp with 3–3 finishes for fourth overall, while Calvin Vlaanderen quietly banked consistent 6–6 scores to take sixth.
The MXGP title fight is intensifying but for now, Febvre’s looking untouchable.
In MX2, Simon Laengenfelder was on fire at Matterley Basin, backing up his Quali win with a Sunday sweep to take his sixth GP race win - and third overall victory of the season - for Red Bull KTM. The German was untouchable in race two, grabbing the Fox Holeshot and disappearing into the distance to stretch his series lead to 52 points.
Race one was a thriller. Andrea Adamo took the holeshot, but it was Spanish sensation Oriol Oliver who stole the show - blasting past the defending champ and Coenen to lead on lap one. He looked set for a shock win until a crash in the wave section handed the lead to Coenen, then Laengenfelder, who was simply relentless.
Oliver still grabbed a career-best third in moto one, then fought back to 10th in race two after another crash, earning a well-deserved fifth overall. Expect a podium soon for the Gabriel SS24 KTM rocket.
Liam Everts came alive in moto two with a strong second-place ride to secure second overall for Nestaan Husqvarna, while Sacha Coenen kept racking up trophies with third overall despite a rock to the face in race two slowing his charge.
Farres stayed steady for fourth overall with two fourth-place rides for Triumph, and Adamo salvaged eighth overall after a costly crash in race one. De Wolf had a rough day, ending 10th overall and losing more ground in his title defence.
With eight rounds to go, Laengenfelder is in command and the rest of the field knows it.
