David Bulmer from HRC put together some staggering numbers from the HRC team in 2026, and more importantly, their lead rider, Jeffrey Herlings. Brilliant stats and something we all love to see from the red rocket riders. Ray Archer image

Honda HRC PETRONAS Team Statistics

• - Won 14 out of 19 GPs (74%)
• - On the podium in 18 out of 19 rounds (95%)
• - Secured 26 out of 57 podium spots (46%)
• - Won 12 out of 19 qualification races (63%)
• - Won 23 out of 38 motos (60%)
• - Helped Honda win the Manufacturers Award by 170 points
• - Secured 1063 points out of a possible 1140 (93%) in the Manufacturers Standings
• - Honda was the only brand with four contributing riders to the tally – Herlings, Vialle, Fernandez and Motoblouz Honda SR rider Kevin Horgmo
• - Finished 1st, 4th and 7th in the Championship standings
• - Total points tally of 2137 between the three riders, 894 more than the nearest team
• - Won 35 out of 57 races - qualifying and motos – (61%)
• - 44 session wins in a row – from Round 12 Race 1 until Round 19 Race 2
• - 24 race wins (qualifying and motos) in a row – from Round 12 Qualifying until Round 19 Race 2
• - Only team with two different GP winners
• - Only team with all riders winning a race – qualifying or moto
• - Led 374 out of 685 laps (55%) – 127 laps more than any other team
• - Top three in a race - qualifying or moto - in 54 out 57 races (95%)
• - 21 FOX holeshots out of 38 (55%) with Vialle first and Herlings second in the standings
• - 10 out of 19 Acerbis Best Laps of the event (53%) and the only team with two riders in this category

Jeffrey Herlings Statistics

• - Sixth world championship title – joint third all-time
• - 125 GP wins – most all-time
• - Only six premier class GP wins away from first place all-time
• - 13 GP wins out of 19 (68%) – eight more than second-most
• - 973 points – 168 more than second place
• - Won the MXGP championship seven points-scoring races before the end of the season
• - Won nine out of 19 qualification races (47%) and four more than any other rider
• - 328 laps led out of 685 (48%) and 85 more than any other rider
• - Won 22 motos out of 38 (58%) – nine more than any other rider
• - Stood on the podium 16 times out of 19 (84%) – five more than any other rider
• - Top three in a Sunday race 35 out of 38 times (92%)
• - Second-place in the FOX Holeshot Award with 9 out of 38 holeshots
• - First place in the Acerbis Best Lap Award with 9 out of 38 Best Laps
• - Fastest lap of the race 18 out of 38 races (47%)

Tom Vialle Statistics

• - First place in the FOX Holeshot Award with 12 out of 38 holeshots (32%)
• - Won two qualification races at the first (Argentina) and last (Australia) rounds of the series
• - One of just three riders to win a GP (Switzerland)
• - One of just four riders to win a GP moto (Switzerland)
• - Nine podiums out of 19 (47%) and third place in this category
• - One of only three riders to race with the red-plate this season
• - Led 46 out of 685 laps, placing third in this category

Ruben Fernandez Statistics

• - One podium performance (Germany) in third place
• - Won the MXGP of Great Britain qualification race – one of just six riders to win on Saturday
• - Just four points away from giving Honda HRC PETRONAS a historic 1-2-3 at the MXGP of Czech Republic