Hunter Lawrence overcame a costly first-moto last-lap mistake to win the overall RedBud National. Hunter’s second-moto win returns him to the top of the 450MX standings at the fifth round of the 2026 AMA Pro Motocross Championship, as his brother Jett faltered at RedBud Raceway.

Riding for Honda HRC Progressive, Hunter’s 2-1 scorecard delivered his second straight overall victory and a class-leading third win of the season. It capped a historic afternoon, as for the first time in 53 years, RedBud’s overall podium was composed entirely of international racers.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado grabbed the first-moto holeshot and led early, while Haiden Deegan and Aaron Plessinger crashed separately in the first corner. However, Jett worked his way past for the lead while Hunter tracked down Prado for second. Hunter reeled in his younger brother over the closing minutes and made the pass, only to tip over on the final lap. The mistake handed the moto win back to Jett, who took his fifth moto victory of the summer by 3.2 seconds. Prado came home third, more than 20 seconds back, followed by Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s RJ Hampshire and Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Garrett Marchbanks. Deegan worked his way up to P10, while Plessinger was done for the day.

Prado again grabbed the holeshot to start the second moto, leading Haiden Deegan and Jett. Hunter started sixth and quickly carved forward. Chasing Deegan for second, Jett lost the rear end on a fast left-hand sweeper. He crashed, remounting outside the top 10. Jett went down a second time while running in P8, dropping to 11th and effectively ending his bid for the overall.

That cleared the way for a two-man duel. Prado built a lead of nearly nine seconds by the halfway point. After Hunter disposed of Deegan to take over P2, Hunter set his sights on Prado. Hunter quickly reeled in Prado and passed the Spaniard for the lead. Once in front, Hunter pulled away to win by 11.2 seconds over Prado. Deegan finished a distant third, while Jett salvaged fifth after a determined charge through the field.

Prado’s pair of holeshots and 3-2 finishes earned him second overall, his second podium this year, equaling his career best from the season opener. Jett’s 1-5 was enough for P3 overall and his 38th career premier-class podium. Deegan’s 10-3 left him in P6 overall.

The result reshapes the title picture. Hunter reclaimed the points lead he had ceded earlier in the summer and now sits on 227 points, three clear of Jett. The pair have pulled well away from the rest of the field. Deegan holds third with 176 points, 51 behind Hunter. Prado’s runner-up finish moved him to within striking distance of P4, as he is just 12 points behind Deegan. Hampshire (157) and Marchbanks (149) round out the top six, with Hampshire’s 4-4 day extending his lead over Marchbanks to 8 points.

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2026 RedBud National Pro Motocross Results, RedBud Raceway, Buchanan, MI

1. Hunter Lawrence, 2-1, 47 points; Honda
2. Jorge Prado, 3-2, 42; KTM
3. Jett Lawrence, 1-5, 42; Honda
4. RJ Hampshire, 4-4, 36; Husqvarna
5. Garrett Marchbanks, 5-6, 33; Kawasaki
6. Haiden Deegan, 10-3, 32; Yamaha
7. Mikkel Haarup, 7-7, 30; Triumph
8. Dylan Ferrandis, 6-9, 29; Ducati
9. Cooper Webb, 8-8, 28; Yamaha
10. Jordon Smith, 11-11, 22; Triumph
11. Tony Cairoli, 12-12, 20; Ducati
12. Mark Fineis, 13-15, 16; Honda
13. Mitchell Harrison, 15-14, 15; Kawasaki
14. Justin Barcia, 9-34, 13; Ducati
15. Roan van de Moosdijk, 35-10, 12; KTM
16. Lorenzo Locurcio, 19-13, 12; GasGas
17. Valentin Guillod, 14-18, 12; Yamaha
18. Hamden Hudson, 17-17, 10; Kawasaki
19. Grant Harlan, 22-16, 6; KTM
20. Mitchell Oldenburg, 16-26, 6; Beta
21. Devin Simonson, 21-19, 4; Yamaha
22. Anton Nordstrom, 18-39, 4; KTM
23. Jeremy Hand, 36-20, 2; Honda
24. Stephen Rubini, 20-28, 2; Yamaha
25. Justin Rodbell, 38-21, 1; Honda

2026 AMA Pro Motocross 450 Championship Series Standings (after 5 of 11 rounds)

1. Hunter Lawrence, Honda, 227 points (3 Wins, 5 Podiums, 5 Top 5s)
2. Jett Lawrence, Honda, 224 (2W, 5P, 5 T5s)
3. Haiden Deegan, Yamaha, 176 (2P, 3 T5s)
4. Jorge Prado, KTM, 164 (2P, 4 T5s)
5. J. Hampshire, Husqvarna, 157 (1 T5)
6. Garrett Marchbanks, Kawasaki, 149 (3 T5s)
7. Dylan Ferrandis, Ducati, 125 (1 T5)
8. Mikkel Haarup, Triumph, 124
9. Cooper Webb, Yamaha, 111
10. Aaron Plessinger, KTM, 102 (1 T5)
11. Jordon Smith, Triumph, 78
12. Christian Craig, Honda, 69
13. Justin Barcia, Ducati, 68
14. Valentin Guillod, Yamaha, 62
15. Chase Sexton, Kawasaki, 61
16. Justin Cooper, Yamaha, 50 (1 T5)
17. Mitchell Harrison, Kawasaki, 45
18. Lucas Coenen, KTM, 44 (1P, 1 T5)
19. Cornelius Tøndel, Kawasaki, 44
20. Benny Bloss, Beta, 41
21. Freddie Noren, Yamaha, 30
22. Dante Oliveira, KTM, 25
23. Grant Harlan, KTM, 24
24. Tony Cairoli, Ducati, 19
25. Kyle Webster, Honda, 16
26. Mark Fineis, Honda, 15
27. Jeremy Hand, Honda, 15
28. Lorenzo Locurcio, GasGas, 14
29. Colt Nichols, Suzuki, 13
30. Justin Rodbell, Honda, 12
31. Roan van de Moosdijk, KTM, 11
32. Malcolm Stewart, Husqvarna, 10
33. Hamden Hudson, Kawasaki, 9
34. Mason Semmens, KTM, 6
35. Mitchell Oldenburg, Beta, 5
36. Jack Chambers, Kawasaki, 5
37. Anton Nordstrom, KTM, 5
38. Vince Friese, Kawasaki, 5
39. Vinny Luhovey, Kawasaki, 5
40. Devin Simonson, Yamaha, 3
41. Stephen Rubini, Yamaha, 2

2026 SMX 450 Championship Series Standings (after 22 of 28 rounds)

1. Hunter Lawrence, Honda, 573 points
2. Cooper Webb, Yamaha, 426
3. Jorge Prado, KTM, 353
4. Ken Roczen, Suzuki, 349
5. Justin Cooper, Yamaha, 323
6. Dylan Ferrandis, Ducati, 301
7. Chase Sexton, Kawasaki, 298
8. Garrett Marchbanks, Kawasaki, 291
9. Eli Tomac, KTM, 275
10. Jett Lawrence, Honda, 224
11. Christian Craig, Honda, 223
12. Malcolm Stewart, Husqvarna, 214
13. Aaron Plessinger, KTM, 201
14. RJ Hampshire, Husqvarna, 195
15. Joey Savatgy, Honda, 194
16. Justin Hill, KTM, 188
17. Haiden Deegan, Yamaha, 176
18. Shane McElrath, Honda, 150
19. Jordon Smith, Triumph, 146
20. Colt Nichols, Suzuki, 129
21. Mikkel Haarup, Triumph, 124
22. Mitchell Harrison, Kawasaki, 118
23. Justin Barcia, Ducati, 101
24. Jason Anderson, Suzuki, 84
25. Grant Harlan, KTM, 72
26. Vince Friese, Kawasaki, 71
27. Valentin Guillod, Yamaha, 62
28. Dean Wilson, Honda, 60
29. Freddie Noren, Yamaha, 50
30. Lucas Coenen, KTM, 44
31. Cornelius Tøndel, Kawasaki, 44
32. Benny Bloss, Beta, 41
33. Kevin Moranz, KTM, 30
34. Dante Oliveira, KTM, 25
35. Tony Cairoli, Ducati, 19
36. Jeremy Hand, Honda, 17
37. Kyle Webster, Honda, 16
38. Cole Thompson, Yamaha, 16
39. Mark Fineis, Honda, 15
40. Lorenzo Locurcio, GasGas, 14
41. Cade Clason, Kawasaki, 14
42. Tristan Lane, Yamaha, 13
43. Austin Forkner, Triumph, 12
44. Justin Rodbell, Honda, 12
45. Roan van de Moosdijk, KTM, 11
46. Mitchell Oldenburg, Beta, 11
47. Hamden Hudson, Kawasaki, 9
48. Mason Semmens, KTM, 6
49. Jack Chambers, Kawasaki, 5
50. Anton Nordstrom, KTM, 5
51. Justin Bogle, Suzuki, 5
52. Vinny Luhovey, Kawasaki, 5
53. Ty Masterpool, Yamaha, 4
54. Joshua Cartwright, Kawasaki, 4
55. Devin Simonson, Yamaha, 3
56. Zack Williams, Honda, 2
57. Stephen Rubini, Yamaha, 2
58. Scott Meshey, Husqvarna, 2
59. Ryan Breece, Honda, 1