Former world champ Jeffrey Herlings has been confirmed as an entrant for the Hawkstone Park international on February 9 next year.

He’ll head a star-studded entry at the sandy Shropshire circuit in the first of the major pre-season Internationals.

The big Hawkstone Park International kicks on February 9, and the Lacapelle Marival race in France will be a week later on February 16. That’s two weeks prior the opening round of the MXGP World Championship at Matterley in the UK.

Both the British and French events have separate races for the MX2 and MXGP classes, with two races per class and a super final with the best twenty riders from each class.