Photo of motocross rider Seth Thomas at the 2025 Junior Motocross World Championship
Seth Thomas (Green and Yellow) Stands on the podium after securing third place in the 85cc class.
Australian talent Seth Thomas delivered a standout performance at the 2025 FIM Junior Motocross World Championship, securing an impressive third overall in the 85cc category despite tough conditions at the rain-soaked Romagné circuit in northwestern France.
While French riders dominated their home round to secure the coveted Nations Trophy with a near-perfect score, Thomas flew the Aussie flag high with a determined ride across both motos, cementing his place among the world’s best young motocross talent.
85cc – Thomas Steps Onto the World Stage
After qualifying strongly on Saturday, Thomas battled through slick, muddy conditions that caught out many of the 12–14-year-olds. He overcame a small crash early in the opening moto, charging from ninth to third by the final lap, passing American Gauge Brown to secure a podium finish behind French stars Enzo Herzogenrath and Rafael Mennillo.
Race two brought more chaos as Estonia’s Lucas Leok holeshot and disappeared up front. Herzogenrath, winner of the opening race, crashed out of contention early, and Thomas briefly looked at risk of losing his overall podium after a mistake dropped him behind Brit Harley Marczak. However, when Spain’s Pau Caudet, who was also in podium contention, faded in the closing laps, Thomas’s sixth-place finish in race two was enough to lock in third overall.
“It was a wild day with everything thrown at us, but I’m stoked to come away with a podium,” Thomas said afterwards. “Racing against the world’s best in these conditions makes this result even more special.”
Australia’s other representative in the class Blake Bohannon secured a solid tenth in moto two and fifteenth overall, contributing valuable points toward Australia’s overall Nations standing.
Mennillo went 2-2 to take the 85cc World Title—the first Frenchman to do so—while Leok backed up his 2024 result with second overall after a commanding second moto win.
Photo of motocross rider Mano Faure at the 2025 Junior Motocross World Championship
Frenchman Mano Faure (295) won the prestigious 125cc class after dealing with some hectic conditions at a rain-soaked Romagné circuit in northwestern France.
125cc – Faure Delivers for France
The 125cc division—featuring riders aged 13 to 17—delivered some of the most competitive racing of the day on a drying but treacherous track.
Local hero Mano Faure looked unbeatable early, winning moto one by over 35 seconds after grabbing the holeshot and checking out. Moto two saw Faure crash multiple times but recover to finish third and clinch the overall win, becoming the fourth Frenchman to win the 125cc Junior World title.
Italy’s Filippo Mantovani impressed with a consistent 3-2 for second overall, while Latvia’s Jekabs Kubulins won the second race and claimed third overall thanks to a wild 12-1 scorecard.
65cc – Conditions Brutal for Youngest Stars
The youngest riders (aged 10–12) in the 65cc category copped the worst of the weather, with a torrential downpour arriving just in time for their gate drop. American Kannon Zabojnik emerged victorious in the single-race format after the second moto was cancelled due to worsening track conditions.
Zabojnik led early, fell, and recovered amid chaos to take the win, ahead of France’s Mathys Agullo and fellow American Levi Geis. Australian Kye Sproule impressed in the mud to finish ninth, continuing his development at the international level while Mason Ezergailis didn’t feature in the final results after qualifying an impressive sixth but was disqualified for entering pit lane along the exit.
Team France Unstoppable on Home Soil
With two class victories and a silver medal, Team France claimed the Team Trophy with just four points—cementing their dominance at home. Italy’s consistency saw them take second in the Nations classification, while Great Britain finished third for the second consecutive year.
Australia placed tenth overall in the Nations standings—thanks in no small part to Thomas’s podium in the 85cc class and consistent performances from other junior riders across all categories.
The event opened with an emotional tribute to former FIM President Francesco Zerbi, whose impact on the sport was honoured with a minute’s silence and the French national anthem, La Marseillaise, performed by a live orchestra in front of a passionate home crowd.
125cc Class Results
Pos Nr Name Nat. Bike Race 1 Race 2 Total
1st 295 Mano Faure FRA YAM 25 20 45 Points
2nd 102 Filippo Mantovani ITA KTM 20 22 42 Points
3rd 724 Jekabs Kubulins LAT YAM 9 25 34 Points
4th 7 Niccolo Mannini ITA TM 18 13 31 Points
5th 503 Jarne Bervoets BEL YAM 11 18 29 Points
6th 479 Vitezslav Marek CZE KTM 14 15 29 Points
7th 20 Nicolò Alvisi ITA KTM 15 14 29 Points
8th 30 Charlie Richmond GBR YAM 22 5 27 Points
9th 301 Liam Bruneau FRA KTM 8 16 24 Points
10th 202 Ryan Oppliger SUI KTM 12 11 23 Points
11th 292 Ricardo Bauer AUT KTM 13 10 23 Points
12th 28 Dean Gregoire NED KTM 10 12 22 Points
13th 223 Emil Ziemer SUI KTM 7 9 16 Points
14th 499 Dani Heitink NED YAM 16 0 16 Points
15th 159 Mateo Bernard FRA YAM 4 7 11 Points
16th 474 Ian Ampoorter BEL GAS 2 8 10 Points
17th 9 Raivo Laicans LAT GAS 3 4 7 Points
18th 496 Alve Callemo SWE HUS 0 6 6 Points
19th 8 Vencislav Toshev BUL FAN 6 0 6 Points
20th 548 Hayden Statt GBR YAM 5 0 5 Points
21st 214 Léo Diss-Fenard FRA KTM 0 3 3 Points
22nd 722 Phoenix Van Dusschoten NZL KTM 0 2 2 Points
23rd 153 Max Meyer GER YAM 0 1 1 Point
24th 518 Douwe Van Mechgelen BEL FAN 1 0 1 Point
85cc Class Results
Pos Nr Name Nat. Bike Race 1 Race 2 Total
1st 315 Rafael Mennillo FRA KTM 22 22 44 Points
2nd 111 Lucas Leok EST KTM 13 25 38 Points
3rd 295 Seth Thomas AUS KTM 20 15 35 Points
4th 367 Pau Caudet ESP GAS 16 18 34 Points
5th 282 Enzo Herzogenrath FRA KTM 25 8 33 Points
6th 129 Gauge Brown USA KTM 18 12 30 Points
7th 265 Francesco Assini ITA GAS 9 20 29 Points
8th 520 Maxim Zimmerman SVK HUS 14 13 27 Points
9th 285 Tim Lopes FRA GAS 11 14 25 Points
10th 581 Harley Marczak GBR KTM 5 16 21 Points
11th 50 Maddox Temmerman USA HUS 10 9 19 Points
12th 200 Louis Morette FRA HUS 15 3 18 Points
13th 567 Brian Gyles GBR KTM 7 5 12 Points
14th 15 Max Lindström SWE HUS 12 0 12 Points
15th 262 Blake Bohannon AUS YAM 0 11 11 Points
16th 208 Tommaso D’Amico ITA KTM 0 10 10 Points
17th 719 Simon Hahn GER KTM 1 7 8 Points
18th 43 Jaggar Townley NZL YAM 2 6 8 Points
19th 203 Pietro Riganti ITA HUS 8 0 8 Points
20th 426 Nixon Coppins NZL YAM 6 0 6 Points
21st 152 Tripp Glasgow NZL GAS 0 4 4 Points
22nd 100 Davi Duer AUT KTM 4 0 4 Points
23rd 709 Gregor Lootus EST KTM 3 0 3 Points
24th 436 Joel Winstanley-Dawson GBR KTM 0 2 2 Points
25th 771 Patriks Cirulis LAT HUS 0 1 1 Point
65cc Class
Pos No Name Nat. Bike Race 1 Race 2 Total
1st 55 Kannon Zabojnik USA COB 25 0 25 Points
2nd 355 Mathys Agullo FRA KTM 22 0 22 Points
3rd 34 Levi Geis USA COB 20 0 20 Points
4th 475 Cohen Jagielski GBR GAS 18 0 18 Points
5th 548 John Slade GBR GAS 16 0 16 Points
6th 219 Daniel Corda ITA KTM 15 0 15 Points
7th 220 Liam Morette FRA HUS 14 0 14 Points
8th 498 Tobe Vandeneynde BEL KTM 13 0 13 Points
9th 280 Kye Sproule AUS YAM 12 0 12 Points
10th 516 Alfie Cotter GBR KTM 11 0 11 Points
11th 626 Aston Koiv EST KTM 10 0 10 Points
12th 311 Izan Rodriguez ESP GAS 9 0 9 Points
13th 296 Biel Vilalta ESP YAM 8 0 8 Points
14th 594 Bas Verspaandonk NED GAS 7 0 7 Points
15th 300 Arthur Annelot FRA GAS 6 0 6 Points
16th 419 Jesko Loberenz GER HUS 5 0 5 Points
17th 254 Raycin Kyler USA COB 4 0 4 Points
18th 789 Rudolfs Spila LAT GAS 3 0 3 Points
19th 661 Martin-Markus Ansi EST GAS 2 0 2 Points
20th 111 Martin Ospina COL KTM 1 0 1 Point
2025 Junior World Championship Nations Top 10
Position Nation Points
1st France 4 Points
2nd Italy 15 Points
3rd Great Britain 22 Points
4th USA 34 Points
5th Latvia 46 Points
6th Belgium 49 Points
7th Spain 51 Points
8th Germany 56 Points
9th Netherlands 64 Points
10th Australia 12 Points (competed in only 2 categories)
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