While the MXGP championship left Sardinia for the fourth round of the 2026 series more than a month ago, you just know one man wasn’t happy with his performance and was looking at making a statement when he arrives in Trentino this coming weekend.

Red Bull KTM factory rider, Andrea Adamo sat and watched as his fellow KTM team-mates, Lucas Coenen, Simon Langenfelder and Sasha Coenen stood on the podium at Riola, and while his sixth place finish in the opening race was acceptable, his 18th in race two just wasn’t making him smile at the end of the weekend.

A crash cost him a much better overall finish, but you just know that Adamo will be more than a little motivated to get himself closer to the podium this coming weekend. Having won in the MX2 class in Trentino in 2023 and 2025, Adamo enjoys the circuit and it brings him some confidence.

“Pretty happy about the weekend,” Adamo said about Sardinia. “Sixth in the qualification race and sixth in the first race. I made some passes and the results weren’t bad. Second race I had a bad start and couldn’t find the flow in the first laps but then got a rhythm and again came through. I was passing for seventh with five laps to go but unfortunately, I had a crash and hit the ground pretty hard. It was tough to recover after that. A so-so second race but I’m happy about the speed, riding and everything in general. We have some positives from this GP, so we will work on the negatives. This is my learning year, but I still want to do good and I’m looking forward to Arco now. I’m motivated to get there and go again.”

The previous round in Switzerland the Italian went 13-29 and while the result might not tell the whole story, Adamo could have had a much better weekend on a track that caused many riders problems with derailed chains and minor incidents.

“Things were looking quite good in qualifying, and I was happy with fourth in the heat but then we had a lot of rain on Saturday night and that mixed the cards, let’s say. It becomes a gamble in these conditions. Things were going well in the first race until the last three laps and I had to stop. I was able to sort it and finish the race. I was quite proud of that! I was ninth in the second race until I had a crash and then I had that penalty, which was quite a hard hit for the day. Not much more to say. I’m happy and not happy. 50-50.”

Round two in Spain presented Adamo with a very solid result in his debut 450 season and it looked for sure that even a podium place was on the cards. With the consistent performance, Adamo was happy with his weekend and continued to learn how to race the bigger 450 machine and progress with each and every round of the 2026 championship.

“A really tough GP, tough track and many bumps but I did my best. Fifth overall and I’m really happy with a solid weekend, which is what we need: good start and running near the front to learn as much as possible. Argentina was a big learning experience but also here this weekend. I have the feeling that I still need a bit more physical strength but that will be a matter of time. The speed is really good and I’m pleased about that.”

Adamo was P3 on Saturday in Trentino and equaled his personal best so far in his rookie season. The Italian, cheered by a large section of home support, started in the top five for the first moto and kept consistent with his pace for 6th. Later in the afternoon he misjudged his start, fell but recovered to 13th and classified for 11th on the day. Not what he was hoping for at his home GP, but one thing is sure about Adamo, he will not stop working in improvement and make his mark in the MXGP class.

“Two completely different motos in Trentino. I had a good start in the first one and managed to stay in my position. I made a couple of little mistakes and had some arm-pump but I had the feeling I was riding good and my speed was good. There was not much difference to the front guys. I missed my start process for the second moto. I wasn’t quite ‘ready’ and I went a little too late. Bad start. I managed to recover well to P10 and did my best but had a crash and lost those few positions. My pace was good again and I caught back up to the edge of the top ten. This year MXGP is really tight, and the start is so important: we see that with other riders when they cannot make it. This is all experience that we’ll put in the pocket. We’ll learn and try to correct for the next races.”