CAMDEN MCLELLAN CLAIMS BACK-TO-BACK PODIUMS WITH THIRD IN GERMANY

Sun 31 May 2026

Triumph Factory Racing’s Camden McLellan has secured his fourth overall podium result of the season with third at the MXGP of Germany. The result came one day after winning the first MX2 Qualifying Race of his career, underlining the South African’s productive weekend at the Teutschenthal circuit. Teammate Guillem Farres also fared well, placing sixth overall and moving one point closer to the championship lead.

 

Following last weekend’s historic result for the team where Farres and Camden finished first and second, respectively, at the MXGP of France, their focus soon turned to round seven of the series in Germany.

 

Camden started the Grand Prix with a fine victory in the qualifying race to start the points-paying racing in style. Ahead of the opening Grand Prix race however, rain had fallen, which added an extra layer of difficulty to the deeply rutted circuit. From fifth on lap one of the opening moto, the TF 250-X racer charged hard for the entire race to secure third at the finish.

 

In the second race, McLellan didn’t get the best of starts but soon worked his way up to sixth. From there, he shadowed Janis Reisulis for almost all of the moto, although he couldn’t find a way through into fifth. Nevertheless, sixth in the race secured his place on the overall podium for his fourth appearance on the box this season. Leaving Germany, Camden sits fifth in the championship standings and just three points shy of Liam Everts in fourth.

 

Having claimed his maiden race win in Teutschenthal one year ago, and following a perfect 1-1 performance in France last weekend, Farres was excited for the trip to Germany. Frustratingly, the Spaniard wasn’t quite able to replicate his stunning performance from one week ago, placing sixth in race one and fourth in moto two. More importantly, however, the 23-year-old gained another point on the series leader and he remains third in the series standings ahead of round eight in Latvia.

 

The MX2 World Championship continues next weekend with round eight for the MXGP of Latvia, taking place over the weekend of June 6-7.

 

Camden McLellan

“Ending the weekend third overall and back on the podium is obviously a positive, but I have to admit I’m a little disappointed because I felt like I had more potential to show today. There were plenty of positives throughout the weekend, but I just didn’t quite nail my starts in the races, and that made things much more difficult. That’s something we need to work on because consistent starts are so important, especially in conditions like these. The good thing is that we’re back racing again next weekend. We’ll head home, recover, get some rest, and focus on improving the areas where we weren’t quite strong enough this weekend. Then we’ll come into Latvia ready to fight again.”

 

Guillem Farres

“It was a difficult Sunday here in Germany. We had some rain before the first moto, which made the track really challenging. After a decent start, I was running around seventh and spent most of the race following the riders in front. It was a tough moto and the lapped riders didn’t make things any easier. In the end, I finished sixth, which I wasn’t particularly happy with. The second moto started a little better, although it was still only a mediocre start. I was around sixth early on, made a few passes, and worked my way into fourth. From there, I held that position for the rest of the race behind the top three riders. We were quite close, but it was really difficult to find a place to make a pass. I finished fourth in the race for sixth overall for the day. I felt like I had more in the tank, but we’ll take the positives and come back stronger next weekend.”

 

Vincent Bereni – Triumph Factory Racing Team Manager

“Germany was a positive weekend overall for the team. Saturday was actually one of our strongest qualifying days of the season, with Camden winning the qualifying race and Guillem finishing fourth. That was especially important because a good gate pick was always going to be crucial on this track. The new dirt and track layout seemed to suit our bikes well, and we felt comfortable from the beginning. Unfortunately, the weather changed everything on Sunday. Heavy rain made the track very difficult and turned it into a largely one-line circuit, which placed even more emphasis on getting good starts. Both riders were in decent positions off the gate, but not quite far enough forward to take full advantage, so they had to work hard throughout both motos. Camden finished third in the first moto and Guillem sixth, then in race two the positions were reversed with Guillem fourth and Camden sixth. There are definitely positives to take away from the weekend. We gained valuable championship points, Camden closed to within three points of fourth in the standings, and both riders remain firmly in the hunt. Now the focus shifts to Latvia, which will present a completely different challenge with different soil and track conditions. We need to keep working hard and put ourselves back at the front next weekend.”

 

Results – MXGP of Germany

 

MX2 Race 1

 

1. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 36:17.071

2. Mathis Valin (Kawasaki) 36:22.563

3. Camden McLellan (Triumph) 36:50.282

4. Janis Reisulis (Yamaha) 36:52.167

5. Valerio Lata (Honda) 36:57.792

6. Guillem Farres (Triumph) 37:00.211

 

MX2 Race 2

 

1. Mathis Valin (Kawasaki) 35:09.458

2. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 35:10.507

3. Simon Längenfelder (KTM) 35:12.007

4. Guillem Farres (Triumph) 35:13.594

5. Janis Reisulis (Yamaha) 35:35.169

6. Camden McLellan (Triumph) 35:36.500

 

MX2 Overall

 

1. Mathis Valin (Kawasaki) 47pts

2. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 47pts

3. Camden McLellan (Triumph) 35pts

4. Janis Reisulis (Yamaha) 34pts

5. Simon Längenfelder (KTM) 33pts

6. Guillem Farres (Triumph) 33pts

 

MX2 World Championship Standings

 

1. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 320pts

2. Simon Längenfelder (KTM) 317pts

3. Guillem Farres (Triumph) 301pts

4. Liam Everts (Husqvarna) 281pts

5. Camden McLellan (Triumph) 278pts

6. Mathis Valin (Kawasaki) 264pts