Hot and sunny conditions played host to a grueling seventh round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Kegums, Latvia, where Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing's Jeremy Van Horebeek banked sixth overall. Following his impressive third-place finish in Race One, Romain Febvre crashed out of the race, and podium contention, in the final outing. He still finished eleventh-place in the Grand Prix overall and remains fourth in the 2018 MXGP Championship Standings.