Record Grand Prix Winner · MXGP

Jeffrey Herlings

One hundred and twenty-two Grand Prix wins, more than any rider in the history of the Motocross World Championship, and five world titles. In 2013 he won all fifteen Grands Prix of the MX2 season.

Nationality
Dutch
Born
12 September 1994 · Geldrop, Netherlands
Number
84
Grand Prix wins
122 · 61 in MX2, 61 in MXGP
World titles
5 · MX2 2012, 2013, 2016 · MXGP 2018, 2021
Teams
Red Bull KTM 2010–2025 · Honda HRC from 2026
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Record Grand Prix Winner
2010 — Present
122
Grand Prix Wins
5
World Championships
17
GP Wins in 2018
3
Seasons on Every Podium

Who is Jeffrey Herlings?

Jeffrey Herlings (born 12 September 1994) is a Dutch motocross racer who holds the record for Grand Prix wins in the Motocross World Championship with 122, and has won five world titles — MX2 in 2012, 2013 and 2016 and MXGP in 2018 and 2021. In 2013 he won all fifteen Grands Prix of the season.

Full name
Jeffrey Herlings
Nationality
Dutch
Career
2010–present
Best known for
A record 122 Grand Prix wins and the perfect 2013 season

By KozmozInspire Editorial Published Updated 5 sources

Rider Profile

Jeffrey Herlings: Full Biography

Jeffrey Herlings, known as The Bullet, is a Dutch motocross racer who holds the record for Grand Prix victories in the Motocross World Championship with 122, split evenly between 61 in MX2 and 61 in the premier class. He has won five world championships — MX2 in 2012, 2013 and 2016, and MXGP in 2018 and 2021.

Geldrop He was born at Geldrop in the Netherlands, was Dutch 65cc champion in 2002 and won the 85cc world championship in 2008. He was coached by his father Peter and by the former world champion Joël Smets. He made his Grand Prix debut in Bulgaria in 2010 and won for the first time later that season at the Dutch round.

Perfect Seasons He has finished on the podium at every Grand Prix he started in three separate seasons. In 2013 he went further and won all fifteen, for an average finishing position of exactly 1.00. In 2018 he took seventeen Grand Prix wins from nineteen starts, the most of any season of his career.

Injury Injuries have cost him whole campaigns — nineteenth in 2019, twelfth in 2020, and the 2022 season missed in its entirety. He passed Stefan Everts’ long-standing record of 101 Grand Prix wins in 2023, and left KTM after sixteen years to join Honda HRC for 2026.

The Career

Three Chapters That Defined Jeffrey Herlings

Chapter 01

Geldrop to the World

He was born at Geldrop in the southern Netherlands in September 1994 and was Dutch 65cc champion at eight. His father Peter coached him, as did Joël Smets, the five-time world champion. In 2008 he won the 85cc world championship along with the European, Dutch and German titles in the class, and in 2010 he stepped straight into the MX2 world championship with Red Bull KTM. He made his debut at the Bulgarian Grand Prix and won the third round of his career at home in the Netherlands, finishing sixth overall in his first season with two Grand Prix wins from a field that included riders a decade older. He was runner-up in 2011 with five wins, and stayed with KTM for the next sixteen seasons.

Jeffrey Herlings riding the number 84 KTM in the MX2 class in 2016, the season of his third MX2 world championship. Red Bull KTM · MX2, 2016 Photo: Jeffrey Herlings, KTM, MX2 (2016) by Sébastien Lauer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (cropped and resized) · licence
Chapter 02

Fifteen From Fifteen

The first title came in 2012, with nine Grand Prix wins from a season in which he finished on the podium thirteen times. What followed in 2013 has no equal in the championship’s modern history: fifteen Grands Prix contested, fifteen won, an average finishing position of exactly 1.00 and a podium at every round. He was runner-up in 2014 with twelve wins and again finished every Grand Prix he started on the podium, then lost most of 2015 to injury. In 2016 he took a third MX2 title with fourteen wins and, for the third time, a podium in every round he started. Across those five seasons in MX2 he won 61 Grands Prix, and he would win exactly 61 more in the premier class.

Jeffrey Herlings holding the 2013 FIM MX2 World Championship plate, the season in which he won all fifteen Grands Prix. The 2013 MX2 world championship plate Photo: Jeffrey Herlings with the 2013 MX2 title plate by Gino Maes / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 (cropped and resized) · licence
Chapter 03

One Hundred and Twenty-Two

He moved up to MXGP in 2017 and was runner-up with six wins, then produced the most dominant premier-class season since Stefan Everts: seventeen Grand Prix victories from nineteen starts in 2018, a podium at every round, and the world championship. Injury took most of 2019 and 2020, and he missed the whole of 2022 without starting a Grand Prix. In between he won the 2021 MXGP title, and he had won the Motocross of Nations with the Netherlands in 2019. In 2023 he passed Stefan Everts’ record of 101 career Grand Prix victories, a mark that had stood since 2006. After sixteen seasons with Red Bull KTM he joined Honda HRC for 2026 and won on his first Grand Prix with the team.

Jeffrey Herlings, number 84, riding his KTM at Villars-sous-Écot in 2017, his first season in the MXGP class. Red Bull KTM · MXGP, Villars, 2017 Photo: Jeffrey Herlings, MXGP, Villars (2017) by Sébastien Lauer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (cropped and resized) · licence
Career Timeline

Jeffrey Herlings Career Timeline: 1994–Present

Born at Geldrop

Jeffrey Herlings is born on 12 September at Geldrop in the Netherlands.

First Title

Dutch 65cc champion, the first of his national titles.

85cc World Champion

Takes the 85cc world championship along with the European and Dutch titles.

Grand Prix Debut

Debuts in MX2 in Bulgaria and wins at home in the Netherlands the same season.

Runner-Up

Second in MX2 with five Grand Prix wins.

World Champion

A first world title, in MX2, from nine Grand Prix wins.

Fifteen From Fifteen

Wins every Grand Prix of the MX2 season.

Third MX2 Title

Fourteen wins and a podium at every round he starts.

MXGP

Moves to the premier class and finishes runner-up.

Seventeen Wins

The MXGP title, from seventeen Grand Prix wins and nineteen podiums.

Motocross of Nations

Wins the Nations with the Netherlands, in a season lost to injury.

Second MXGP Title

A fifth world championship.

A Season Lost

Misses the entire season through injury without starting a Grand Prix.

The Record

Passes Stefan Everts’ mark of 101 career Grand Prix victories.

Honda

Leaves KTM after sixteen seasons and wins on his first Grand Prix for Honda HRC.

By the Numbers

Jeffrey Herlings World Championship Record, Season by Season

Jeffrey Herlings season-by-season record: team, gp wins, podiums, avg finish, podium % and final standing.
SeasonTeam GP Wins Podiums Avg Finish Podium % Pos.
2010 KTM · MX2 2 6 5.83 50% 6
2011 KTM · MX2 5 11 2.33 73% 2
2012 KTM · MX2 9 13 2.43 81% 1
2013 KTM · MX2 15 15 1.00 100% 1
2014 KTM · MX2 12 12 1.76 92% 2
2015 KTM · MX2 4 8 5.00 73% 7
2016 KTM · MX2 14 15 1.06 100% 1
2017 KTM · MXGP 6 11 5.15 58% 2
2018 KTM · MXGP 17 19 1.10 100% 1
2019 KTM · MXGP 2 2 4.88 40% 19
2020 KTM · MXGP 4 5 2.00 83% 12
2021 KTM · MXGP 9 14 2.64 82% 1
2022 KTM · MXGP 0 0 – – –
2023 KTM · MXGP 4 6 3.10 60% 8
2024 KTM · MXGP 4 15 3.45 75% 3
2025 KTM · MXGP 5 7 4.80 47% 5
2026 Honda · MXGP 10 13 – – –

Championship seasons are highlighted; the five highlighted rows are his five world titles. Every column is counted from his round-by-round results, and the Grand Prix wins column reproduces his published career figures exactly: 122 in total, and 61 in MX2 against 61 in the premier class when split by class, which is the same breakdown the published record gives. Podiums are Grand Prix overall podiums. Average Finish is the mean of his Grand Prix overall results that season and Podium % the share of them that were podiums; both come from the same round-by-round record, and the three seasons at 100% are 2013, 2016 and 2018. The 2022 row is blank because he did not start a Grand Prix that year, and the 2026 row carries no average or championship position because the season is in progress. The premier class was called MX1 until 2013 and MXGP from 2014. Figures verified 6 September 2026.

Frequently Asked

Jeffrey Herlings: Frequently Asked Questions

How many Grand Prix races has Jeffrey Herlings won?

122, which is the record for the Motocross World Championship — 61 in the MX2 class and 61 in the premier class. He passed Stefan Everts’ mark of 101 in 2023.

How many world championships has Jeffrey Herlings won?

Five: MX2 in 2012, 2013 and 2016, and MXGP in 2018 and 2021. He also won the 85cc world championship in 2008.

What happened in Jeffrey Herlings’ 2013 season?

He won all fifteen Grands Prix of the MX2 championship, finishing every round first for an average result of exactly 1.00. It is the only season of his career in which he won everything he entered.

What was Jeffrey Herlings’ best MXGP season?

2018. He took seventeen Grand Prix wins from nineteen starts, finished on the podium at every round, and won the premier-class world championship. Seventeen is the most Grand Prix wins he has taken in a season.

Why is Jeffrey Herlings called The Bullet?

It is the nickname he has raced under since his early years, and reflects his speed and aggression on the bike. He carries the number 84.

What injuries has Jeffrey Herlings had?

Enough to cost him several campaigns. He finished nineteenth in 2019 and twelfth in 2020 after injuries, and missed the whole of 2022 without starting a single Grand Prix. He was also sidelined for much of 2015.

Who does Jeffrey Herlings ride for?

Honda HRC, from 2026. Before that he spent sixteen seasons with Red Bull KTM, from his Grand Prix debut in 2010 to the end of 2025. He won on his first Grand Prix for Honda.

Has Jeffrey Herlings won the Motocross of Nations?

Yes, with the Netherlands in 2019, in a season otherwise disrupted by injury.

Who coached Jeffrey Herlings?

His father, Peter Herlings, and Joël Smets, the five-time motocross world champion.

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References

Sources & Further Reading

Every statistic on this page is drawn from the following records.

  1. MXGP — Motocross World Championship · Infront Moto Racing (official)
  2. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme · FIM (official)
  3. Jeffrey Herlings · Wikipedia
  4. Jeffrey Herlings (Dutch) · Wikipedia (Dutch)
  5. Jeffrey Herlings (Q2155617) · Wikidata entity record

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