[8] A sixth place in the saturday qualifying race saw him finish ahead of Simon Längenfelder, Mikkel Haarup & Roan van de Moosdijk.
[9] This move saw the South African finish fourth in the final standings of the EMX250 class in the 2022 European Motocross Championship, picking up two podiums in the last three rounds.
Alongside this, he raced in two rounds of the 2022 FIM Motocross World Championship in the MX2 class, picking up thirteen points at his second appearance in Czech Republic.
These results saw McLellan picked to represent South Africa at the 2022 Motocross des Nations, his second consecutive appearance at the event.
[10] McLellan stepped up to the MX2 class in the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship full-time with the JM Honda Racing team.
Following this, McLellan raced at the 2023 Motocross des Nations, where he was part of the South African team that finished thirteenth overall.
[15] For the fourth consecutive year, McLellan represented South Africa by riding in the MX2 class at the 2024 Motocross des Nations.