Josh Gilbert has teamed up with the Apico Honda squad for the 2026 season, joining Tom Grimshaw, who returns for another year with the team. After a season competing in the British Championship and selected European MXGP rounds – followed by representing Team GB at Ironman – Gilbert capped off a strong 2025 campaign.

Words: Press Release

Apico Honda is pleased to announce their latest signing for the 2026 race season. Joining Tom Grimshaw under the awning and competing in the Apico MX1 Pro Class at the Motul British Motocross Championship will be none other than long-time Honda rider Josh Gilbert.

Josh is no stranger to Honda, having started his pro career with the brand in 2015 at Hilton Park aboard a Honda CRF250R and winning his first British Championship race and overall, back in 2019 aboard the red machine. Josh, a proud Cornishman, has been at the sharp end of British Motocross for a decade and brings a wealth of experience to the team. We have now experienced Josh’s skills first-hand on our Honda CRF450R 2026 race bike at the photoshoot last week.

Josh Gilbert:

“I’m really looking forward to the start of the season. Dylan and I get on quite well and are on the same wavelength. He and Anna are just as keen as I am to get started and do our best. It’s quite refreshing to have that rapport at such an early stage in our relationship. I’m a Honda man, I’ve grown up riding Honda’s and although I’ve ridden other brands, I seem to always come back to the red machine as it’s where I feel at home. Now, having met the team and seen the setup, I’m confident that I have the right tools behind me to go out and do a good job. We’ll be aiming for the top of the podium, and I feel Apico Honda will add to my programme and help me get there”.

Tom Grimshaw:

“I’m excited to have Josh on the team. I feel he’s a couple of steps ahead of me in his career and riding ability, so I hope to learn from him and develop myself further this season. I had a strong end to the 2025 season, and I’m looking to carry this into 2026. There are a few areas I want to improve on, and I aim to be as close as possible to the top 5. With a good off-season and team around me, I can make that happen”.