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Captured: 2026 Pro Motocross Rd11 Ironman

Unpacking moments and narratives that shaped the weekend.

The final round of the 2026 Pro Motocross Championship delivered a dramatic day at Ironman, where both the 450MX and 250MX champions were crowned in thrilling fashion. Revisit the action through our Captured feature, highlighting the defining moments from the weekend in illustrated form.

Levi Kitchen will be left to rue what could’ve been, with his 250MX title hopes brought undone through a sequence of mistakes in moto one – including this downhill tumble. That was it for the number 47, who withdrew from participating in moto two.

Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cole Davies is a 250MX champion. The successor to the Lawrence/Deegan era of the division, you get the feeling that Davies is the next generational talent of that calibre in our sport – he’s the real deal. This was all completed on his 19th birthday, nonetheless!

It was indeed a strange ending to the 450MX championship, with Jett explaining he tweaked his foot badly in both qualifying and the opening moto. Regardless of what you do with that information, Hunter has won the most overalls this year – six to Jett’s four – and oftentimes was the rider to beat. The 96 earned the title after 11 hard rounds of racing, and the picture above was a defining moment in the title narrative.

Outside the championship drama, it was quite the weekend for Red Bull KTM. Jorge Prado qualified first and finished 1-1 for his first overall in America, continuing his late-season form since updating his 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION to more closely resemble his European settings

And as for 250MX contender Julien Beaumer, he claimed his second overall of 2026, climbing to second overall in the standings after what was a breakout outdoor series for the 20-year-old. In addition, Chance Hymas also made significant strides during the latter stages of Pro Motocross.

More on Red Bull KTM, rumors intensified – including a color segment on the broadcast – that Ironman may have been Eli Tomac’s final Pro Motocross outing. We’ll need to wait to hear more, but that’s big news if true for the four-time 450MX champion, and kind of flew under the radar given the chaos that was unfolding elsewhere.

So much of the brains behind the Lawrence operation, father Darren has been instrumental in guiding his sons to where they are today.

Lachlan Turner made it three WMX titles in a row at Ironman, with the women’s division serving up yet another highly entertaining season of racing throughout Pro Motocross.

Soak it in, Hunter Lawrence – you’re officially a premier class champion!

And we’ll see the number one plate aboard your machine next year. What. A. Season.

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