The 2025 MXGP of Türkiye officially opened with a warm welcome ceremony at the Afyon Motor Sports Center, part of the Afyon MotoFest. Riders, teams and fans gathered to centre stage of the Motofest to celebrate round 18 of the FIM Motocross World Championship.
The event was attended by a full lineup of dignitaries and officials, including CEO of Infront Moto Racing David Luongo alongside FIM/CMS Director Antonio Alia Portela and Mehmet Sadık Vefa, representing the Türkiye Motorcycle Federation. Also in attendance was Ahmet Ali Temurci from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, International Organization & Foreign Relations General Directorate, together with Burcu Köksal, Mayor of Afyonkarahisar. The local representation was further highlighted by Afyonkarahisar Deputies Mehmet Taytak, Hasan Arslan, Ali Özkaya and Hakan Şeref Olgun. Completing the line-up of distinguished guests was Vice Governor of Afyonkarahisar, Vali Vekili Ali Uysal.
Each official addressed the audience, underlining the joy to have motocross once again coming to Afyon and highlighted the amazing competition and suspense that this season is delivering with both MXGP and MX2 title still very much undecided.
The ceremony included the presence of the riders from MXGP, MX2, WMX and EMX250 categories, who joined the stage to soak in the festive atmosphere of the MotoFest and take part in the traditional family photo even if the weather took a sudden turn during the speeches, as wind and rain swept across the venue. This sped up the official group photo process, which was carried out quickly but cheerfully in front of the enthusiastic crowd.
The warm Turkish hospitality once again set the tone for a spectacular weekend of world-class motocross action for this MXGP of Turkiye.
All the photos from the MXGP of Turkiye will be available HERE
You can find the complete results HERE.
TIMETABLE
SATURDAY:
09:30 WMX Free practice, 10:00 EMX250 Free practice, 10:30 MX2 Free practice, 11:00 MXGP Free practice, 11:30 Onboard Camera (2 laps), 12:20 WMX Qualifying practice, 13:00 EMX250 Qualifying practice, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP Time Practice, 15:00 WMX Race 1, 15:45 EMX250 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 RAM Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP RAM Qualifying Race.
SUNDAY:
09:45 WMX Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX250 Race 2, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.
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