September 22nd, 2025.



Dunlop rider Romain Febvre secured his second FIM Motocross World Championship title this weekend in Australia, marking Dunlop’s long-awaited return to the top championship title in global motocross.

Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP rider Febvre has enjoyed his strongest season to date, winning the Grands Prix of Sardegna, Spain, France, Great Britain, and Sweden, picking up 12 heat and qualifying race wins in the process. His fourth place finish in the first heat in Darwin on Sunday was enough to secure the title, before the second heat was called off due to weather conditions.

It has been a quarter of a century since Dunlop tyres last took an MXGP top class rider to the world championship, when Frédéric Bolley claimed his second title in 2000, coming shortly after a period of domination when Dunlop was the tyre of five consecutive champions in 1994-1998.

Febvre: Dunlop Geomax MX14 key to success
Throughout the season, Febvre has trusted Dunlop’s Geomax range of motocross tyres to give him the traction and control he needs across a wide variety of tracks and surfaces, but he’s chosen one tire from the range almost every weekend.

“My favourite Dunlop tyre is the sand tyre, the Geomax MX14,” he told Dunlop earlier in the season. “Since the start of the season, we’ve used it in almost every race. That’s been really good: especially for the starts. Now we launch from metal mesh, which makes getting consistent traction tricky. With the Geomax MX14, we can avoid sliding.”

Dunlop developed Geomax MX14 with feedback from top riders like Febvre as the next generation of motocross tire for sand tracks and loose terrain. Its tall tread blocks and deep scoop profile provide excellent traction under acceleration, braking and cornering. It sits in the range alongside Geomax MX34 and MX53 for medium and hardpack tracks.

Lotte van Drunen goes back to back to defend Dunlop’s WMX title
Dunlop tires have dominated the FIM Women's Motocross World Championship (WMX) in recent times, and Lotte van Drunen kept up this success by taking her second consecutive title in Darwin on Sunday.

The De Baets Yamaha MX Team rider won four heats and the season-opening Sardegna round, setting up a close championship battle with fellow Dunlop rider Kiara Fontanesi. Despite a win and second place result across the two heats for Fontanesi, van Drunen managed to keep close and win the title by seven points.

In recent years, Dunlop tyres have been the choice of 12 of the last 14 WMX champions. Van Drunen’s second crown follows six for Fontanesi and four for Courtney Duncan.

In MX2, Dunlop ride Kay de Wolf came tantalisingly close to defending his title on Sunday, including with a victory in the first heat, which became an overall Grand Prix win after rain red-flagged the second race, but his rival managed to take enough points to keep the Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing rider in second. Nevertheless, his strong performance throughout the season included Grand Prix wins in Argentina, Sardgena, Spain, Finland, Flanders, The Netherlands and Australia.

Wim Van Achter, Motorsport Manager, Dunlop Motorcycle Europe: “Romain’s world championship is a fantastic achievement and we are proud that Dunlop has supported him throughout this journey. His feedback has always been instrumental in developing the latest range of Dunlop Geomax motocross tyres, and his comments speak volumes about the role that tyres play in giving top riders like him the traction and control they need to get the most out of their bikes in the highest level of motocross. Whether it’s MXGP, MX2 or WMX, top riders choose Dunlop.”

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