The 2026 AMA Pro Motocross Championship came to a dramatic conclusion Saturday at Ironman Raceway, where Honda HRC Progressive’s Hunter Lawrence captured his first 450 championship after battling his younger brother and teammate, Jett Lawrence, throughout the season. Hunter secured the championship to join Jett as a premier-class motocross champion—marking the first time two brothers have each won a premier-class motocross crown.

Hunter Lawrence: “More than joy and excitement, it’s honestly like a relief. Every race day, you can barely eat, your stomach cramps up, you feel crap. Saturday is the worst-feeling day of the week, and your body takes that stress over the year. Initially after the race, it’s more of a sigh of relief, but this is a huge accolade that I think has validated my career. I’ve seen Jett get enough, so it’s nice to get one up on him. The guy’s freaking good, so to be able to come in with the red plate for the last round and contend for this, I think it’s pretty special.”

Jett Lawrence: “As a brother, I’m happy for HJ getting his first 450 title, and I’m happy with what I’ve done this outdoor season. Everyone at the start of the year was watching me while I was sitting on the couch, because it was unknown for me with this injury—so no matter what my results were, I’m still happy, honestly. I’m even more stoked that I was able to be a pain to Hunter for this championship; I don’t want him to get it easy, so I tried to be a pain the best I can. We almost won every race as the Lawrences, so that’s pretty cool in itself. I’m just happy for the team and everyone.”

In the 250 class, Chance Hymas closed out the season with strong rides, earning a 1-2 moto tally for second overall and finishing fourth in the championship, tied on points with third. Honda also capped its championship season by earning the Manufacturers Championship, along with Team of the Year, Manager of the Year and Mechanic of the Year honors in the premier class.

Hunter opened moto 1 with a characteristic strong start and quickly put himself in position to challenge for the lead. However, a crash by the leading Haiden Deegan left Hunter with nowhere to go, causing a fall and forcing him to remount in last position. Undeterred, Hunter demonstrated the resilience that has defined his championship season, methodically working his way forward and eventually catching and passing Jett halfway through the moto. Hunter continued his charge to finish eighth and secure valuable championship points. Jett, meanwhile, endured a difficult moto after starting outside the top 20 and aggravating his injured foot early in the race, ultimately finishing 11th.

With the championship still to be decided, Hunter and Jett lined up for the final moto and started second and third, respectively. Jett briefly dropped to fourth, while several mistakes by Hunter allowed Jett to regain the position, with Hunter right behind him in fourth. With the title within reach, Hunter stayed with Jett through the checkered flag to secure the championship by just two points.

In the 250 class, Hymas entered the finale carrying the strongest momentum of his career, highlighted by a string of strong overall finishes late in the season and his selection to represent Team USA at the 2026 Motocross of Nations. The Idaho native delivered an impressive performance at Ironman, overcoming an early crash in moto 1 to charge from fourth to the victory and winning by 26.2 seconds. Hymas battled through two crashes in moto 2, twice recovering from outside the top 15 and charging back to second to secure second overall. Hymas finished the championship tied on points for third but was awarded fourth based on the season tiebreaker. He nevertheless closed out his most successful professional season to date, earning five podium finishes, three moto victories and an overall win.

Chance Hymas: “Five podiums straight for me is a career best, so I’m really happy about that. Today I probably put together the two best motos in my life, but unfortunately just made some dumb mistakes the first and second laps and just buried myself. Juju [Beaumer] was the better guy today; he rode his butt off too. I was on a high going into the race, and with the MXoN announcement too. I know I’m the right guy to get called up for that; the three of us stepped up to do it, and that’s what matters. It’s always nice to be able to go show how hard you work on the weekends. Obviously, all of us are working our butts off and doing everything we can during the weeks, but I feel like I really showed who I am today. Those come-from-behind rides are what I’m capable of; I think I’ve finally got my body and my bike and my program all linked up together, and things have been clicking for sure.”

Lars Lindstrom: “It’s a unique position to be in—not only to have the two riders in the final race battling each other, but for them to be brothers; it’s not lost on me how special it is and how lucky we are as a team, and as American Honda. Winning is damn hard, so we really appreciate it, and it makes it easy to stay motivated for the future. For Chance, I think this may have been the best ride of his career, possibly only second to his 1-1 last year in Colorado. I’m really happy for him to be able to get back to where we knew he could be, and I’m excited for him to go race the 450 at the Motocross of Nations and fulfill a dream that every patriotic American rider normally has. I’m also excited to see how he performs in SMX, since this will be the first time he’ll be coming in healthy.”