2026 New Zealand Motocross Championship
The 2026 New Zealand Motocross Championship season, known for sponsorship reasons as the Yamaha New Zealand Motocross Championship, is the 52nd New Zealand Motocross Championship season.[1]
The series consists of four rounds across the country, running from November 2025 to late February 2026. Unlike in the previous season, the championship will begin prior to the new year and will have an equal share of rounds between North Island and South Island.
Maximus Purvis is the reigning champion in the MX1 class, after picking up his fourth national title in the 2025 season.[2]
In the MX2 class, Madoc Dixon is the reigning champion, after picking up his first senior national title in the previous season.
Race calendar and results
MX1
| Round | Date | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Race 3 Winner | Round Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 November 2025 | Invercargill | Maximus Purvis | Maximus Purvis | Maximus Purvis | Maximus Purvis |
| 2 | 22 November 2025 | Balclutha | Maximus Purvis | Maximus Purvis | Maximus Purvis | Maximus Purvis |
| 3 | 21 February | Tauranga | ||||
| 4 | 28 February | Rotorua |
MX2
| Round | Date | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Race 3 Winner | Round Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 November 2025 | Invercargill | Hayden Draper | Caleb Ward | Hayden Draper | Hayden Draper |
| 2 | 22 November 2025 | Balclutha | Hayden Draper | Caleb Ward | Caleb Ward | Caleb Ward |
| 3 | 21 February | Tauranga | ||||
| 4 | 28 February | Rotorua |
Circuit locations
2026 New Zealand Motocross Championship locations
MX1
Participants
| Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motorcycles 'R Us/Kustom MX | KTM | F | Ryley Fitzpatrick | 1–2 |
| Brent Scammell Honda Race Team | Honda | 5 | Jack Symon | 1–2 |
| 58 | Ryan Harris | 1–2 | ||
| LMC Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 11 | Seth Thompson | 1–2 |
| Pumps & Filters | Yamaha | 24 | Liam Hutton | 1–2 |
| Degree Building/CML Racing | Gas Gas | 24 | Cooper Smith | 1–2 |
| Honda Motul Racing New Zealand | Honda | 30 | Josiah Natzke | 1–2 |
| Altherm JCR Yamaha | Yamaha | 44 | Maximus Purvis | 1–2 |
| Kawasaki New Zealand/Marlborough Motorcycles | Kawasaki | 48 | Nick D'Arcy | 1–2 |
| Mahana Earthworks | Yamaha | 81 | Hayden Wilkinson | 1 |
| CML KTM Racing | KTM | 93 | Jack Treloar | 1–2 |
| MTF Finance Richmond/Impact Physio | Yamaha | 115 | Liam Kerr | 1–2 |
| Oamaru Honda | Honda | 139 | Campbell King | 1–2 |
| Team MR Moto | KTM | 144 | Tyler Brown | 1–2 |
| Yamaha | 809 | Tyler Cooksley | 1–2 | |
| Chris Parnwell Motorcycles | Yamaha | 267 | Mitch Parnwell | 1–2 |
| Max Winders Shearing | Honda | 650 | Max Winders | 1–2 |
| MR Motorcycles/Alpinestars/Yamaha NZ | Yamaha | 717 | Jayden McKenzie | 1–2 |
| Moto1/NMC/Harris Farms | KTM | 888 | Dylan Huddleston | 2 |
Riders Championship
Points are awarded to finishers of the main races, in the following format:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | INV | BAL | TAU | ROT | Points | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximus Purvis | Yamaha | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 150 | ||||||
| 2 | Josiah Natzke | Honda | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 130 | ||||||
| 3 | Jack Symon | Honda | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 108 | ||||||
| 4 | Ryley Fitzpatrick | KTM | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 106 | ||||||
| 5 | Jack Treloar | KTM | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 96 | ||||||
| 6 | Seth Thompson | Husqvarna | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 80 | ||||||
| 7 | Nic D'Arcy | Kawasaki | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 78 | ||||||
| 8 | Jayden McKenzie | Yamaha | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 77 | ||||||
| 9 | Tyler Cooksley | Yamaha | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 76 | ||||||
| 10 | Campbell King | Honda | 8 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 64 | ||||||
| 11 | Ryan Harris | Honda | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 62 | ||||||
| 12 | Tyler Brown | KTM | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 45 | ||||||
| 13 | Cooper Smith | Gas Gas | 16 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 41 | ||||||
| 14 | Liam Kerr | Yamaha | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 41 | ||||||
| 15 | Mitch Parnwell | Yamaha | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 36 | ||||||
| 16 | Liam Hutton | Yamaha | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 33 | ||||||
| 17 | Max Winders | Honda | 17 | DNS | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 26 | ||||||
| 18 | Dylan Huddleston | KTM | 15 | 13 | 13 | 22 | |||||||||
| 19 | Hayden Wilkinson | Yamaha | 11 | Ret | DNS | 10 | |||||||||
| Pos | Rider | Bike | INV | BAL | TAU | ROT | Points | ||||||||
MX2
Participants
| Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTM Australia | KTM | T | Taylor Thompson | 1–2 |
| Kawasaki New Zealand | Kawasaki | 1 | Madoc Dixon | 1–2 |
| 29 | Maz Parkes | 1–2 | ||
| Norjo Motorcycles/East Coast Powersports | Kawasaki | 17 | Bradley Hamburger | 1–2 |
| Kawasaki New Zealand/Powerzone Motorcycles | Kawasaki | 25 | Connor Bond | 1 |
| LMC Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 26 | Mitch Weir | 1–2 |
| 517 | Alexander Brown | 1–2 | ||
| Alpinestars Best Build Racing | Honda | 41 | Curtis King | 1–2 |
| 110 | Rian King | 1–2 | ||
| Honda Racing Motul New Zealand | Honda | 66 | Jack Ellingham | 1–2 |
| Altherm JCR Yamaha | Yamaha | 96 | Hayden Draper | 1–2 |
| 108 | James Scott | 1–2 | ||
| Pumpn/Boyds Motorcycles | KTM | 112 | Cooper Phillips | 1–2 |
| CML Gas Gas | Gas Gas | 121 | Cody Cooper | 1–2 |
| 486 | Ryan Hayward | 1–2 | ||
| Josh Coppins Motorcycles | Yamaha | 122 | Wills Harvey | 1–2 |
| Timaru Honda/Central Feeds | Honda | 152 | Riley Caird | 1–2 |
| Nelson Motorcycles/KTM NZ | KTM | 199 | Alex Garland | 1–2 |
| Brent Scammell Honda Race Team | Honda | 222 | Michael Buchanan | 1–2 |
| Rae Emerson Motorsport | KTM | 278 | Yanni Emerson-Rae | 1–2 |
| Craig Stevens Motorcycles | Yamaha | 321 | Cody Griffiths | 1–2 |
| Nelson Motorcycles/Nelson Brake Services | KTM | 433 | Luke Heaphy | 1–2 |
| CML KTM Racing | KTM | 485 | Caleb Ward | 1–2 |
| Kawasaki NZ/Team Green | Kawasaki | 488 | Riley Soutar | 1–2 |
| Kawasaki | 733 | Ashton Whyte | 1–2 | |
| MAKZ Gear/FXR/LM Surfacing | KTM | 758 | Ethan Raynel | 1–2 |
| Flying W Suspension | Yamaha | 929 | Tyler Steiner | 1–2 |
| Fabtech Engineering Solutions | Yamaha | 947 | Kolby Brooklan | 1–2 |
| Team MR Moto | KTM | 999 | Jared Hannon | 1–2 |
Riders Championship
Points are awarded to finishers of the main races, in the following format:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | INV | BAL | TAU | ROT | Points | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayden Draper | Yamaha | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 121 | ||||||
| 2 | Caleb Ward | KTM | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 121 | ||||||
| 3 | James Scott | Yamaha | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 117 | ||||||
| 4 | Alexander Brown | Husqvarna | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 114 | ||||||
| 5 | Jack Ellingham | Honda | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 90 | ||||||
| 6 | Cody Cooper | Gas Gas | 15 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 82 | ||||||
| 7 | Rian King | Honda | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 79 | ||||||
| 8 | Cody Griffiths | Yamaha | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 72 | ||||||
| 9 | Jared Hannon | KTM | 8 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 68 | ||||||
| 10 | Mitch Weir | Husqvarna | 4 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 62 | ||||||
| 11 | Madoc Dixon | Kawasaki | 28 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 61 | ||||||
| 12 | Luke Heaphy | KTM | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 61 | ||||||
| 13 | Maz Parkes | Kawasaki | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 55 | ||||||
| 14 | Wills Harvey | Yamaha | 9 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 55 | ||||||
| 15 | Cooper Phillips | KTM | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 48 | ||||||
| 16 | Curtis King | Honda | 11 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 37 | ||||||
| 17 | Ryan Hayward | Gas Gas | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 25 | ||||||
| 18 | Alex Garland | KTM | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 23 | ||||||
| 19 | Tyler Steiner | Yamaha | 18 | 16 | 18 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 16 | ||||||
| 20 | Taylor Thompson | KTM | 20 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 6 | ||||||
| 21 | Ethan Raynel | KTM | 25 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 5 | ||||||
| 22 | Yanni Emerson-Rae | KTM | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 3 | ||||||
| 23 | Kolby Brookland | Yamaha | Ret | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 3 | ||||||
| 24 | Connor Bond | Kawasaki | 19 | Ret | DNS | 2 | |||||||||
| Michael Buchanan | Honda | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 0 | |||||||
| Ashton Whyte | Kawasaki | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||
| Riley Caird | Honda | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 0 | |||||||
| Riley Soutar | Kawasaki | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 0 | |||||||
| Bradley Hamburger | Kawasaki | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 0 | |||||||
| Pos | Rider | Bike | INV | BAL | TAU | ROT | Points | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "2026 New Zealand Motocross Championship Confirmed – Exciting Changes Ahead". mnz.co.nz. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ Catherine Pattison. "Purvis wins second MX1 NZ title with Altherm JCR Yamaha team". yamaha-motor.co.nz. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Round 1 Entry List". MX & Track Timing. Retrieved 10 November 2025.