I always have to smile when people say losing a Grand Prix rider to America will make the GP series less interesting. When the 2023 and 2024 MXGP champion Jorge Prado moved to race in the AMA series, I knew nothing would change for the interest of the MXGP championship and 2025 proved that. Romain Febvre vs Lucas Coenen was sensational, with great back up from our two legends, Jeffrey Herlings and Tim Gajser.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, get ready for one of the greatest seasons in Grand Prix history as the 2026 brings us so many storylines and without doubt drama. Beginning in Argentina again and ending in Australia again, we have the perfect bookends to what will be a brilliant season.

We all know the changes and while some are not official yet, (Herlings and Gajsers new teams), we do know that the return of Tom Vialle racing for the HRC factory team, the arrival in the MXGP class of two former MX2 world champions in Kay de Wolf and Andrea Adamo and Frenchman Thibault Benistant also moving up, will make things that much more interesting.

We also have the second year MXGP man, Lucas Coenen, who no doubt will be fired up to win a world title and if rumours are correct, coming to the MXGP season with some AMA supercross experience in his back pocket. We all know how much the speed of Prado improved from his 2023 AMA supercross racing experience and no doubt, Coenen will be the same.

Add the name of the defending world MXGP champion, Romain Febvre, who will be trying to become the most successful French Grand Prix rider of all time, with a third world title awaiting him. He has already matched names like J. M. Bayle, Mickeal Pichon, Sebastien Tortelli, Marvin Musquin, Frederic Bolley and Vialle with two titles, but a third would rocket him to the top of the French motocross folk law. Febvre will also carry the number one plate and that is always special to see.

If you want to witness one of the greatest GP seasons ever, then get over to MXGP.tv for a subscription for what will bring us highlight after highlight.

The return of Foxhill in the UK, the continued performances of places like Trentino, Kegums, Agueda, Lommel, Teutschenthal, Montevarchi, Arnhem and so much more. Countries like Argentina, Australia, China, Turkey and possibly another fly-away added, this is a real world championship.

Bring on 2026, because if you thought 2025 was special, then you haven't seen anything yet.