After Lucas Coenen finished second to his teammate Kay de Wolf on a Husqvarna in the 2024 MX2 championship, the #96 not only jumped to the Red Bull KTM team to join his brother but he also made the move to the premier class for 2025. Going up against veterans and mutli-time MXGP Champions Tim Gajser, Romain Febvre, and Jeffrey Herlings, as well as up-and-coming 450cc riders Maxime Renaux, Ruben Fernandez, and more, Lucas Coenen had an excellent debut year on orange amongst the top riders. The 18-year old landed second to Febvre in the title fight in his rookie 450 campaign.
On paper, Team Belgium’s Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations is young. But on the track, these kids are fast! The trio of twins Lucas and Sacha Coenen and third-generation rider Liam Everts were set to be teammates last year at the 'Nations also, but late-season injuries knocked them out. Sacha had a leg injury that sidelined him and Everts had a scary injury at the season finale he had to overcome ahead of the 2025 MX2 season. But this year, they were back and did get to compete together.
Everyone was hoping to see a Coenen vs Lawrence battle…and that’s exactly what we got! In the first moto on Sunday afternoon—with the MXGP and MX2 riders—Lucas Coenen’s #46 KTM machine got out front, landing the holeshot award and early lead right ahead of Jett Lawrence. Jett got into the lead and rode a few seconds ahead of Lucas for most of the race before taking the race win. Afterwards, we saw a handshake between the two prior to the podium interviews. The second riders for each team suffered crashes. Australia’s Kyle Webster’s first turn crash put in the first turn saw him fighting back through the pack en route to 15th. This swung the advantage back to the Team Belgium because Sacha was inside the top five and leading all the MX2 riders. Then, he says rear brake issues put him down again on the last lap, which was costly. He was picking up his bike but USA’s Justin Cooper had nowhere to go in a blind section and landed on Sacha's wrist and bike. This resulted in an injury and DNF for the #47 machine (20th officially, since this took place on the final lap).
Now things looked tougher, especially with Sacha in pain. In the second moto, Everts was inside the top five early as Sacha had to get to work after a crash put him about dead last. He was mid-pack through the halfway point of the race and he would eventually come home 21st, one worse than his first moto as Everts finished fourth.
In moto three, Lucas Coenen and Everts were both once again in the top handful of positions. Unfortunately, Lucas had a crash that ripped off his rear fender but he managed to regroup to finish tenth as Everts came through seventh.
In terms of overall scoring, Lucas Coenen’s 2-10 was fifth in MXGP, Sacha Coenen’s 20-21 was ninth in MX2, and Everts’ 4-7 was third in Open in his debut on the 450 at MXoN. The team landed fourth overall with 43 total points.
Those results don't show what this team could really do. The early laps of the first moto, with Lucas running second and Sacha fourth are a glimpse of the potential damage the brother duo could do at this event, and Everts was rock solid in his 450 debut.
For the young team, it was a strong showing, although there are words of disappointment from the trio in the post-race quotes from KTM and Husqvarna. If all goes to plan, this team could be in place for the next handful of years representing Belgium. The speed is there; the experience will come.
Said Lucas Coenen on the weekend:
“Not bad overall but we didn’t quite get the bike like we wanted for this fast track. I didn’t want to change too much from our base setting because we didn’t have too many sessions but it was probably a bit too soft and I felt a bit limited. I didn’t find the flow but the speed was still there and I was battling with the guys. I learned a lot from riders that we usually don’t race in GPs. It was a bummer what happened in the second moto but it happens and I’m happy. It’s been a good rookie year: 2nd in MXGP and I won all I could. A lot of positive things and I improved. I will work even harder to be on top.”
Sacha Coenen said the following:
“A bit disappointed because we could have won with Team Belgium. We had a strong team and strong riders but the races did not go as we expected. I was 4th for a long time in the first moto but then had an issue with the rear brake. I slid out and Justin Cooper jumped into me and onto the bike. I tried to ride the second moto with a painful wrist. It was difficult and I did my best for 20th. It was not the two races we hoped for. A bummer that we did not make it to the top. 2025 has been, let’s say, up and down. I’m happy and not happy. It started well, then I had some difficult moments but from the halfway point of the season I was the most consistent rider out there and made a lot of podiums as well as winning three of the last six motos. Winning the qualification moto here yesterday as well was really nice.”
Everts said in a PR:
“I felt comfortable on the 450 all weekend. Race two was really strong – I found a good rhythm, made clean passes, and we were right there in the fight for the podium. Seventh in race three kept the points coming and helped Belgium secure fourth overall. Big thanks to the team for an amazing bike and all their hard work.”
Everts said the following on Instagram:
“Mega weekend riding the 450 this weekend for the first time for Belgium! Finished P3 in the open class, we just missed the podium as a nation. Had a blast!!🇧🇪👊🏽”
Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations (MXoN) - Combined
October 5, 2025
| Rider | Points | Race | Class | Bike | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  | 43 | |||
| Lucas Coenen | 2 | Race 1 (MXGP + MX2) | MXGP | KTM | |
| Liam Everts | 4 | Race 2 (MX2 + Open) | Open | Husqvarna | |
| Liam Everts | 7 | Race 3 (MXGP + Open) | Open | Husqvarna | |
| Lucas Coenen | 10 | Race 3 (MXGP + Open) | MXGP | KTM | |
| Sacha Coenen | 20 | Race 1 (MXGP + MX2) | MX2 | KTM | |
| Sacha Coenen | 21 | Race 2 (MX2 + Open) | MX2 | KTM | |
