Motocross of Nations 2026: Belgium win at Ernée

Belgium won the Motocross of Nations at Ernée, France, on Sunday 4 October 2026, in the 79th edition of the event. With 23 points, the team of Liam Everts, Lucas Coenen and Sacha Coenen finished ahead of Spain (26 points) and the Netherlands (34 points). It is Belgium's first victory since 2013.

Three motos, a title decided by three points

Sunday featured three motos. In the first (MXGP/MX2), Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) beat Jorge Prado (KTM), with Lucas Coenen completing the podium. The second moto (MX2/Open) went to Jeffrey Herlings (Honda), with Liam Everts fourth, 0.376 seconds behind Pauls Jonass.

In the final moto (MXGP/Open), Herlings fell early while running third and had to restart from eighth. He still caught Prado and won by 12 seconds. Behind Prado and Febvre, Everts took fourth and Lucas Coenen fifth: enough to secure the Chamberlain Trophy, three points clear of Spain.

Liam Everts adds to a family legacy

Aged 22, Liam Everts made his Open-class debut after finishing fourth in the 2026 MX2 World Championship. His two fourth places leave him second in the Open classification. The team was led by team manager Joël Roelants.

The win comes exactly 50 years after his grandfather Harry Everts' first victory with Belgium in 1976. Harry won the event in 1976 and 1979, and his father Stefan was part of five Belgian wins between 1995 and 2004. Liam now joins both on the roll of honour.

What the standings say

• Belgium: 23 points
• Spain: 26 points
• Netherlands: 34 points
• Latvia fourth, then the United States fifth

Herlings, newly crowned MXGP world champion, won the Open class with two moto wins. Prado was the best MXGP rider twice. For the Dutch, third place rewards the team's consistency.

A result that counts on the roll of honour

For Belgium it is a 16th victory at the Motocross of Nations: it draws level with Great Britain in second place on the all-time list, behind the United States and their 23 titles. Belgium's previous win dated back to 2013, with Clément Desalle, Jeremy Van Horebeek and Ken De Dycker. After 13 years, the Chamberlain Trophy is heading back to Belgium.