Brothers have always competed against one another in motorsports, but Hunter and Jett Lawrence are doing so in a way that few, if any, others before them have.
The Lawrence brothers have been vocal about the importance of family since they first competed in SuperMotocross competition in 2019.
It didn’t take long for them to find the top step of the podium. Jett’s first win came in October, 2020 in Pro Motocross at Fox Raceway in Pala, California. Hunter’s first victory was in the 2021 Monster Energy Supercross Series in Arlington, Texas.
There was very little risk of confrontation in their 250 Supercross years, as the brothers race on different coasts.
But they have never been able to avoid one another in Pro Motocross. Until his recent foot and ankle injury, Jett had a distinct advantage.
Hunter has elevated his performance considerably in 2026 and challenged eventual SX champion Ken Roczen to the final round.
Hunter carried that momentum into Pro Motocross and challenged Jett in every race, something that is also new in 2026.
The dynamic could have changed.
It did not.
“It does get pretty loose in the truck,” Honda HRC team manager Lars Lindstrom said following the Washougal National, a race Hunter won and Jett was docked one position for accelerating off course, dropping him from second to third. “When we were in there 10 minutes ago, we were talking to Darren, Jett, whatever. Hunter’s in the back making some food or something. And we’re like, ‘Hey, don’t worry about it. You lost those points or whatever. You’ll get them back.’ ”
Overhearing the conversation, Hunter quipped “I don’t think it was a bad thing. I think it was actually pretty good. Good thing you got that penalty,” according to Lindstrom.
The penalty cost Jett two points and puts him in a precarious position in the championship. And just that quickly, any tension dissolved.
“He’s making cracks at him and it keeps it loose,” Lindstrom continued. “They are really, really good at that. They’re really good at kind of, I don’t know if burying the hatchet is the right word, but kind of like having short-term memory on that and then getting on with it.”
Jett had a few chirps as well. When asked about what he thought was the greatest improvement for Hunter, he responded: “I think you could probably say the results. The results are a lot better this year. He’s won a lot. So, I would say that.”
Jett wouldn’t let it stand at that, however.
“I think for you guys, when you spend time away, then see him again, you see big improvements where I train with him every day,” Jett said in post-race media availability. “It’s like being with your dog. When you see it as a puppy, you grow with it. It doesn’t really kind of look like it’s getting bigger until it is.”
Jett has to battle the dog Hunter has become for three more rounds, six more motos, and his margin of error has completely disappeared, but the one thing that cannot be taken from the Lawrence brothers is their sense of fraternity.
Or their sense of humor.
