The Auto-Cycle Union’s 2026 MXGB British Youth Motocross Championships were decided at Foxhill MX Track in Wiltshire at the weekend (3-4 October), bringing the curtain down on a strong season across the Youth, Women and Clubman classes.
Words and Images by the ACU
As the home of Great Britain’s MXGP round, Foxhill provided a high-profile backdrop to the fifth and final round of a season that started in March at Fatcats, before visiting Preston Docks, Wroxham and Culham.
The series was once again organised by series promoters, British Youth MX, under the management and leadership of Christine Heathcote and Colin and Julie Hambridge.
Nine British champions were crowned at the weekend. Lauren Collingwood secured the MXGB British Women’s Championship with 730 points, ahead of Kelly Philips and Georgie Potter, while Mylie Evans was crowned MXGB British Youth Women’s champion with 755 points.
George Forrest took the British Auto Championship title, with Jack Waters winning the MXGB Youth Junior Championship after finishing the season on 767 points.
Frankie Noll claimed the MXGB Youth Small Wheel 85cc Championship with 707 points, while Casey Lister took the Big Wheel 85cc crown after a close title contest with Cohen Jagielski.
Malachi Allan was crowned MXGB British Youth MXY2 champion, finishing seven points clear of Marley Alder.
The Clubman titles went to Lewis Taylor and Sam Bishop. Lewis won the MXGB British Youth Clubman MX1 Championship with 758 points, while Sam secured the Clubman MX2 title with 687 points.
For ACU steward Steve McCauley, who attended every round this season, the final weekend represented an important step forward for the championship.
“The weekend at Foxhill was the pinnacle of the season,” he said. “The track has had a huge amount of work done to it and there were some big drop-offs and climbs that were going to be a real challenge for the younger riders.
“Every single one of them managed it and they loved it. It was new to many of them and probably a little daunting at first, but the standard of riding was excellent.”
The championship is now in its second season under its current format and Colin Hambridge believes standards have continued to rise.
“The championship has developed a lot this year,” he explained. “We have refined the procedures and brought the way the events operate much closer to where a British Championship should be.
“There has been a learning curve for everyone involved, but the progress across the season has been clear.”
Almost 260 riders competed at Foxhill across the weekend, with 40 machines lining up for the Auto Championship final alone. Hambridge also highlighted the depth of emerging talent across the classes.
“There is some real talent out there,” he said. “The 85cc classes in particular have been very strong, and the Auto Championship produced some great racing as well.”
The Women’s and Youth Women’s Championships also remained separate throughout the season despite lower entry numbers at some rounds.
“We made a commitment that the women would have their own class throughout the year and we kept that commitment,” McCauley added.
“The next step is to build on that and encourage more riders onto the grid. There is plenty for us to take forward from this season and some exciting plans are already being discussed for 2027.”
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Final Championship Standings
MXGB British Women’s Championship: 1 Lauren Collingwood 730; 2 Kelly Philips 624; 3 Georgie Potter 618; 4 Molly Taylor 580; 5 Lottie Taylor 506; 6 Lucy Barker 405; 7 Holly Williams 386; 8 Libby Chatburn 328; 9 Alicia Conduct 154; 10 Hannah Jones 109.
MXGB British Youth Women’s Championship: 1 Mylie Evans 755; 2 Angelica Bennett 647; 3 Skye Brough 634; 4 Lexi Emery 372; 5 Grace Adshead 179. MXGB British Auto Championship: 1 George Forrest 172; 2 Ben Matthews 1533 Archie Hall 148; 4 Vinny Ray Courtney 144; 5 Zach Young 142; 6 Ralphy Twist 138; 7 Jay Colgan 137; 8 Aliyas Westwick 132; 9 Zack McCorkell 123; 10 Wilf Alton Holiday 110.
MXGB Youth Junior Championship: 1 Jack Waters 767; 2 Roy Townley 658; 3 Mason Foreman 638; 4 Freddy Budgen 612; 5 Blake Marks Bracey 608; 6 Kobe Roberts 602; 7 Olly McClean 551; 8 Cohen Llewellyn 548; 9 Jake Sayers 541; 10 Hugo Jackson 451.
MXGB Youth Small Wheel 85cc Championship: 1 Frankie Noll 707; 2 Tommy Gaddes 667; 3 Riley Rogers 657; 4 Harrison Chiddey 549; 5 Forrest Roberts 639; 6 Hunter Groves 553; 7 Rafe Symons 533; 8 Harrison Ashwood-McNeil 521; 9 Jacob Wright 501; 10 Jakson Ross 498.
MXGB Youth Big Wheel 85cc Championship: 1 Casey Lister 692; 2 Cohen Jagielski 675; 3 Riley Ray Barrow 634; 4 Ethan Gawley 612; 5 Franky Donoghue 595; 6 Tommy Hutchinson 575; 7 Oscar Hindley 528; 8 Henry Lewis 519; 9 Jensen Branney 488; 10 Jett Gardiner 442.
MXGB British Youth MXY2 Youth: 1 Malachi Allan 635; 2 Marley Alder 628; 3 Blake Ward-Clarke 567; 4 Jenson Severn 502; 5 Harry Keet 439; 6 Ashton Philips 406; 7 Trent Walkley 371; 8 Kane Welch-Corbett 363; 9 Travis Laughton 359; 10 Harry Lee 355.
MXGB British Clubman MX1: 1 Lewis Taylor 758; 2 Scott Bates 630; 3 Lewis Petfield 571; 4 Eliott Pugh 526; 5 Jack Hasnip 488; 6 Ben Hughes 467; 7 Kalem Hicks 414; 8 Grant White 406; 9 Lewis Wigger 402; 10 Stuart Perry 388.
MXGB British Clubman MX2: 1 Sam Bishop 687; 2 Kyle Briggs 643; 3 Hayden Stevens 549; 4 Lewis Roberts 515; 5 Jayden Joseph 506; 6 Kyle Myatt-Ibbs 471; 7 Richy Roberts 461; 8 Nathan Heath 436; 9 Corey Collins 420; 10 Callum Turner 413.
