Infront Moto Racing, the organizers of the FIM MXGP Championship, have confirmed that the MXGP round originally scheduled for April 26 has been cancelled. As a result, the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship calendar will now feature 19 Grands Prix.
The 2026 season gets underway in Patagonia, in Bariloche, on March 7-8 for the YPF MXGP of Argentina.
The following update is from December 2025:
The provisional 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship calendar features 20 rounds and concludes with the MXoN in Ernee, France, October 2-4, 2026.
UPDATE DECEMBER 22, 2025
MXGP 2026 Calendar Update: MXGP expands to five continents with South Africa return in July
The FIM and Infront Moto Racing is thrilled to announce that MXGP will return to South African soil for the first time in 18 years, as Johannesburg is set to host the MXGP of South Africa on July 4-5, 2026, bringing the FIM Motocross World Championship back to the African continent.
This will be marking a major addition to the overseas segment of the championship and truly bring MXGP to five continents. This return represents a significant moment for MXGP, renewing a long-standing connection between the series and South Africa. The country first welcomed the World Championship in 1985, when a 250cc Grand Prix was held at Corobrik Park near Johannesburg, won by Jacky Vimond. MXGP later returned with three consecutive rounds at Sun City between 2004 and 2006, producing Grand Prix winners such as legends such Stefan Everts, a rising Antonio Cairoli, Josh Coppins and Mickael Pichon.
The most recent MXGP event in South Africa took place in 2008 at Nelspruit, featuring MX1 and MX2 racing, with victories claimed by Jonathan Barragan and Tommy Searle.
The confirmation of Johannesburg as a 2026 host underlines MXGP’s status as a truly global championship, committed to delivering world-class motocross across multiple continents. The MXGP of South Africa will once again showcase the sport’s elite riders and teams, bringing top-level competition back to a region with deep motocross heritage.
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UPDATE NOVEMBER 28, 2025
The FIM and Infront Moto Racing have updated the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship calendar.
The 2026 season will now officially begin March 7-8 with the MXGP of Argentina, returning to the Patagonia region at the new lakeside circuit of Bariloche.
The revised calendar also has the return of Great Britain’s Foxhill circuit, which will host the MXGP of Great Britain July 18-19. This marks 26 years since Foxhill last welcomed a Motocross Grand Prix, reintroducing one of the most historic British venues to the world stage. The event will also include WMX.
There will be two TBAs, with the first one scheduled for April 25-26 and second TBA is scheduled for the May 19-20.
This is a press release from the FIM…
(October 2, 2025) The FIM and Infront Moto Racing are thrilled to present the provisional 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship Calendar, featuring 20 rounds across some of the sport’s most iconic and challenging venues. The season will conclude with the prestigious Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in Ernee, France, on October 4, 2026.
The 2026 season will begin on February 22 with a yet-to-be-announced venue before heading to Argentina on March 8 at a location to be announced soon for the now traditional South American round. Two weeks later, MXGP returns to Spain and this time at Almonte in the hot Andalusian region on March 22 for the first European outing, followed directly by Switzerland in Frauenfeld on March 29, the first back-to-back races of the year.
Then there will be a strong spring block in Europe. April will see the Italian doubleheader with Riola Sardo (Sardegna) on April 12 and Pietramurata (Trentino) on April 19, both firm and regular fixtures in the early MXGP calendar.
The championship resumes after a two-week break in Great Britain on May 10 at a venue to be announced shortly, before an intense triple-header unfolds:
- France (Lacapelle Marival) on May 24
- Germany (Teutschenthal) on May 31
- Latvia (Kegums) on June 7
Then summer heat will start to come as the series travels back to Italy, with Montevarchi hosting the MXGP of Italy on June 21, followed by another back-to-back pairing with Portugal (Águeda) on June 28.
After a short pause, July resumes with a hot triple-header, comprising of a TBA event on July 19, before moving straight to Czech Republic (Loket) on July 26. The back-to-back flows directly into Flanders (Lommel) on August 2, creating a high-intensity triple-header.
In August, the action heads north with Sweden (Uddevalla) on August 16 and the Netherlands (Arnhem) on August 23, another back-to-back weekend to close the European summer.
The decisive overseas phase of the championship begins the grand finale in September with a triple-header:
- Turkiye (Afyonkarahisar) on September 6
- China (Shanghai) on September 13
- Australia (Darwin) on September 20
This challenging run of three consecutive overseas races will bring the 2026 season to a spectacular close.
2026 FIM Motocross World Championship Calendar
2026 FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship
The 2026 FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship (WMX) will be featuring six rounds starting in Great Britain to then go to France and Germany. Going to Italy and Netherlands as it has done for the past few years and will conclude once again in Australia for an amazing final in Darwin.
In addition, the FIM Junior Motocross World Championship as announced earlier this year, will take place on July 5 in Jinin, Czech Republic, continuing its role in developing the next generation of motocross stars.
The season will conclude with the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in Ernée, France (October 2-4, 2026), where riders from across the globe will unite to compete for national pride in what promises to be an unforgettable climax to the season in the iconic venue.
Infront Moto Racing, together with FIM and all organisers, remains committed to delivering a dynamic and globally diverse championship that celebrates the very best of motocross and provides fans with another season of world-class racing.
VIEW A PDF OF THE PROVISIONAL 2026 FIM MXGP CALENDAR HERE
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