NZ Motocross Championship 2026: Purvis, Draper, Van Dusschoten and Horne crowned
The four-round Yamaha Motor New Zealand Motocross Championship ran from Invercargill in November 2025 to Rotorua on 28 February 2026. Here are the champions and final standings.
By ROOST New Zealand desk · 28 February 2026
The 2026 Yamaha Motor New Zealand Motocross Championship was split across two islands: round 1 at the Sandpit, Invercargill (16 November 2025), round 2 at Riverside Reserve, Balclutha (22 November 2025), round 3 at Tauranga (21 February 2026) and the final at the Rotorua MX Track on 28 February 2026.
MX1: Maximus Purvis (Mangakino, Altherm JCR Yamaha) defended his 2025 title with 297 points, 49 clear of Josiah Natzke (Honda). Jack Symon (Invercargill, Honda) was third on 216. Visiting Australian champion Kyle Webster (Honda) won the first MX1 moto at Rotorua, but Purvis took the next two to win the round.
MX2: 16-year-old Hayden Draper (Karaka, Yamaha) won his first MX2 title on 253 points, eight ahead of team-mate James Scott (Oparau, Yamaha) on 245. Australian Caleb Ward (Husqvarna) was third on 229 and Madoc Dixon (Kawasaki) fourth. Scott won the final round from Draper and Dixon.
MX125: Phoenix Van Dusschoten (Levin, GASGAS) 291 points, Carson Carroll (Waipukurau, Yamaha) 265, Arama Te Whetu (Tauranga, KTM) 221.
Women: Karaitiana Horne (Raetihi, Kawasaki) retained her title on 141 points ahead of Amie Roberts (Yamaha) 117 and Hannah Perris (Husqvarna) 105. The women's class was cut to two rounds after the Woodville opener was rained out. Four-time world champion Courtney Duncan won all three women's motos at Rotorua in her return from illness.
Final round (Rotorua) top three: MX1 Purvis 72, Webster 69, Natzke 58. MX2 Scott 72, Draper 69, Dixon 49. Points as published by MNZ.
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