2023 Motocross des Nations

The 2023 Motocross des Nations is a motocross race to be held on 7 and 8 October 2023 in Ernée, France. This is the third time that the event is held at this track. The event was due to take place here in 2020, but got cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] USA goes into the event as the defending champions after winning their twentythird title in 2022.

Entry list edit

Start numbers were allocated based on the team finishes from the 2022 competition. This allocated number plates 1, 2 & 3 to USA (1st), 4, 5 & 6 to France (2nd) and 7, 8 & 9 to Australia (3rd).

The official entry list was published on 16 September.[2]

Country Nr Rider Class Motorcycle
1   United States 1 Aaron Plessinger MXGP KTM
2 RJ Hampshire MX2 Husqvarna
3 Christian Craig Open Husqvarna
2   France 4 Romain Febvre MXGP Kawasaki
5 Tom Vialle MX2 KTM
6 Maxime Renaux Open Yamaha
3   Australia 7 Jett Lawrence MXGP Honda
8 Hunter Lawrence MX2 Honda
9 Dean Ferris Open Yamaha
4   Italy 10 Alberto Forato MXGP KTM
11 Andrea Adamo MX2 KTM
12 Andrea Bonacorsi Open Yamaha
5   Belgium 13 Jago Geerts MXGP Yamaha
14 Lucas Coenen MX2 Husqvarna
15 Liam Everts Open KTM
6   Spain 16 Jorge Prado MXGP Honda
17 Oriol Oliver MX2 KTM
18 Rubén Fernández Open Gas Gas
7   Netherlands 19 Calvin Vlaanderen MXGP Yamaha
20 Kay de Wolf MX2 Husqvarna
21 Glenn Coldenhoff Open Yamaha
8   Germany[3] 22 Ken Roczen MXGP Suzuki
23 Simon Längenfelder MX2 Gas Gas
24 Tom Koch Open KTM
9   Switzerland 25 Jeremy Seewer MXGP Yamaha
26 Arnaud Tonus MX2 Yamaha
27 Valentin Guillod Open Honda
10   Great Britain 28 Ben Watson MXGP Beta
29 Josh Gilbert MX2 Honda
30 Conrad Mewse Open Honda
11   Latvia 31 Pauls Jonass MXGP Honda
32 Jānis Martins Reišulis MX2 Yamaha
33 Kārlis Alberts Reišulis Open Yamaha
12   Sweden 34 Alvin Östlund MXGP Honda
35 Filip Bengtsson MX2 KTM
36 Isak Gifting Open Gas Gas
13   Norway 37 Cornelius Tøndel MXGP Honda
38 Kevin Horgmo MX2 Kawasaki
39 Håkon Fredriksen Open Yamaha
14   Finland 40 Miro Sihvonen MXGP Husqvarna
41 Emil Weckman MX2 Honda
42 Jere Haavisto Open KTM
15   Canada[4] 43 Dylan Wright MXGP Honda
44 Ryder McNabb MX2 KTM
45 Jess Pettis Open KTM
16   Chile[5] 46 Matías Pavez MXGP Gas Gas
47 Benjamín Garib MX2 Kawasaki
48 Nicolás Israel Open Gas Gas
17   Guam 49 Grant Harlan MXGP Yamaha
50 Joshua Varize MX2 KTM
51 Sean Lipanovich Open KTM
18   South Africa 52 Cameron Durow MXGP KTM
53 Camden McLellan MX2 Honda
54 Jesse Wright Open Yamaha
19   Estonia 55 Tanel Leok MXGP Husqvarna
56 Jörgen-Matthias Talviku MX2 Husqvarna
57 Harri Kullas Open Yamaha
20   New Zealand 61 Cody Cooper MXGP Gas Gas
62 James Scott MX2 Yamaha
63 Hamish Harwood Open KTM
21   Lithuania 64 Domantas Jazdauskas MXGP KTM
65 Erlandas Mackonis MX2 KTM
66 Dovydas Karka Open Yamaha
22   Ireland[6] 67 Martin Barr MXGP Husqvarna
68 Glenn McCormick MX2 Gas Gas
69 Jason Meara Open Gas Gas
23   Brazil 73 Eduardo Lima MXGP Husqvarna
74 Guilherme Bresolin MX2 Yamaha
75 Fábio Santos Open Yamaha
24   Mexico 76 Arturo Humberto Fierro MXGP Kawasaki
77 Víctor García Hernández MX2 KTM
78 Jorge Rubalcava Open Husqvarna
25   Iceland 82 Máni Freyr Pétursson MXGP Fantic
83 Eiður Orri Pálmarsson MX2 Yamaha
84 Alexander Adam Kuc Open Gas Gas
26 FIM Latin America 88   Miguel Cordovez MXGP KTM
89   Marco Antezana MX2 KTM
90   Joaquín Poli Open Kawasaki
27   Morocco 94 Saad Soulimani MXGP Kawasaki
95 Noam Jayal MX2 Kawasaki
96 Maxime Simon Open Honda
28   Portugal 103 Luís Outeiro MXGP Yamaha
104 Afonso Gomes MX2 Yamaha
105 Paulo Alberto Open Yamaha
29   Croatia 106 Matija Kelava MXGP Honda
107 Luka Kunić MX2 Yamaha
108 Matija Šterpin Open Yamaha
30   Luxembourg 109 Damien De Muyser MXGP Honda
110 Jamie Heinen MX2 KTM
111 Joé Stark Open Honda
31   Slovakia 112 Pavol Repčák MXGP KTM
113 Jaroslav Katriňák MX2 KTM
114 Šimon Jošt Open KTM
32   Czech Republic 115 Václav Kovář MXGP KTM
116 Julius Mikula MX2 Yamaha
117 Jakub Terešák Open Husqvarna
33   Slovenia 118 Tim Gajser MXGP Honda
119 Jan Pancar MX2 KTM
120 Miha Bubnič Open KTM
34   Austria 124 Michael Kratzer MXGP Honda
125 Marcel Stauffer MX2 KTM
126 Johannes Klein Open KTM
35   Greece 127 Andreas Andreou MXGP Yamaha
128 Dimitrios Bakas MX2 Yamaha
129 Athanasios Avgeris Open Yamaha
36   Ukraine 130 Pavlo Kizlyak MXGP KTM
131 Dmytro Marchuk MX2 Gas Gas
132 Vasyl Kurosh Open KTM
37   Poland 133 Jakub Barczewski MXGP KTM
134 Damian Zdunek MX2 Honda
135 Jakub Kowalski Open Gas Gas
38   Puerto Rico 136 Rodny González MXGP Kawasaki
137 Jack Chambers MX2 Kawasaki
138 Edwardo Morales Open Kawasaki

Qualifying Races edit

Qualifying is run on a class by class basis. Top 19 countries after qualifying go directly to the main Motocross des Nations races. The remaining countries go to a smaller final. Best 2 scores count.

MXGP edit

Place Nr Rider Motorcycle Laps Gap
1 16   Jorge Prado Gas Gas 12
2 7   Jett Lawrence Honda 12 +4.376
3 25   Jeremy Seewer Yamaha 12 +6.438
4 22   Ken Roczen Suzuki 12 +8.476
5 4   Romain Febvre Kawasaki 12 +15.670
6 118   Tim Gajser Honda 12 +23.761
7 13   Jago Geerts Yamaha 12 +32.181
8 1   Aaron Plessinger KTM 12 +45.364
9 31   Pauls Jonass Honda 12 +46.219
10 28   Ben Watson Beta 12 +49.578
11 19   Calvin Vlaanderen Yamaha 12 +1:04.191
12 40   Miro Sihvonen Husqvarna 12 +1:16.973
13 34   Alvin Östlund Honda 12 +1:25.463
14 61   Cody Cooper Gas Gas 12 +1:31.310
15 37   Cornelius Tøndel Honda 12 +1:41.369
16 10   Alberto Forato KTM 12 +1:46.010
17 67   Martin Barr Husqvarna 12 +2:00.501
18 64   Domantas Jazdauskas KTM 11 +1 Lap
19 55   Tanel Leok Husqvarna 11 +1 Lap
20 88   Miguel Cordovez KTM 11 +1 Lap
21 112   Pavol Repčák KTM 11 +1 Lap
22 52   Cameron Durow KTM 11 +1 Lap
23 106   Matija Kelava Honda 11 +1 Lap
24 103   Luís Outeiro Yamaha 11 +1 Lap
25 94   Saad Soulimani Kawasaki 11 +1 Lap
26 76   Tre Fierro Kawasaki 11 +1 Lap
27 133   Jakub Barczewski KTM 11 +1 Lap
28 73   Eduardo Lima Husqvarna 11 +1 Lap
29 82   Máni Freyr Pétursson Fantic 11 +1 Lap
30 127   Andreas Andreou Yamaha 10 +2 Laps
31 130   Pavlo Kizlyak KTM 10 +2 Laps
32 109   Damien De Muyser Honda 9 +3 Laps
33 43   Dylan Wright Honda 4 Did Not Finish
34 46   Matías Pavez Honda 1 Did Not Finish
35 49   Grant Harlan Yamaha 0 Did Not Finish
DSQ 115   Václav Kovář KTM - Disqualified
DNS 136   Rodny González Kawasaki - Did Not Start

MX2 edit

Place Nr Rider Motorcycle Laps Gap
1 5   Tom Vialle KTM 12
2 23   Simon Längenfelder Gas Gas 12 +1.856
3 8   Hunter Lawrence Honda 12 +5.737
4 20   Kay de Wolf Husqvarna 12 +13.429
5 2   RJ Hampshire Husqvarna 12 +14.139
6 53   Camden McLellan Honda 12 +44.115
7 119   Jan Pancar KTM 12 +58.045
8 17   Oriol Oliver KTM 12 +58.564
9 137   Jack Chambers Kawasaki 12 +1:02.945
10 11   Andrea Adamo KTM 12 +1:04.701
11 38   Kevin Horgmo Kawasaki 12 +1:08.169
12 47   Benjamín Garib Kawasaki 12 +1:12.686
13 26   Arnaud Tonus Yamaha 12 +1:20.588
14 56   Jörgen-Matthias Talviku Husqvarna 12 +1:23.573
15 32   Jānis Reišulis Yamaha 12 +1:26.986
16 50   Joshua Varize KTM 12 +1:28.201
17 29   Josh Gilbert Husqvarna 12 +1:33.049
18 41   Emil Weckman Honda 12 +1:39.984
19 116   Julius Mikula Yamaha 12 +1:41.980
20 62   James Scott Yamaha 12 +1:43.807
21 14   Lucas Coenen Husqvarna 12 +1:45.344
22 74   Guilherme Bresolin Yamaha 12 +1:59.038
23 113   Jaroslav Katriňák Gas Gas 11 +1 Lap
24 44   Ryder McNabb KTM 11 +1 Lap
25 65   Erlandas Mackonis KTM 11 +1 Lap
26 35   Filip Bengtsson KTM 11 +1 Lap
27 104   Afonso Gomes Yamaha 11 +1 Lap
28 68   Glenn McCormick Gas Gas 11 +1 Lap
29 110   Jamie Heinen KTM 11 +1 Lap
30 89   Marco Antezana KTM 11 +1 Lap
31 134   Damian Zdunek Honda 11 +1 Lap
32 95   Noam Jayal Kawasaki 11 +1 Lap
33 107   Luka Kunić Yamaha 11 +1 Lap
34 83   Eiður Orri Pálmarsson Yamaha 11 +1 Lap
35 77   Víctor Francisco García KTM 10 +2 Laps
36 128   Dimitrios Bakas Yamaha 10 +2 Laps
37 131   Dmytro Marchuk Gas Gas 10 +2 Laps

Open edit

Place Nr Rider Motorcycle Laps Gap
1 6   Maxime Renaux Yamaha 12
2 18   Rubén Fernández Honda 12 +11.139
3 15   Liam Everts KTM 12 +14.659
4 57   Harri Kullas Yamaha 12 +21.036
5 3   Christian Craig Husqvarna 12 +29.938
6 27   Valentin Guillod Honda 12 +34.351
7 12   Andrea Bonacorsi Yamaha 12 +36.304
8 24   Tom Koch KTM 12 +50.560
9 75   Fábio Santos Yamaha 12 +55.992
10 63   Hamish Harwood KTM 12 +57.441
11 117   Jakub Terešák Husqvarna 12 +58.691
12 39   Håkon Fredriksen Husqvarna 12 +1:05.392
13 114   Šimon Jošt KTM 12 +1:22.022
14 45   Jess Pettis KTM 12 +1:04.724
15 90   Joaquín Poli Kawasaki 12 +1:28.475
16 33   Kārlis Reišulis Yamaha 12 +1:35.472
17 69   Jason Meara Gas Gas 12 +1:38.596
18 42   Jere Haavisto KTM 12 +1:56.356
19 51   Sean Lipanovich KTM 12 +2:00.208
20 48   Nicolás Israel KTM 11 +1 Lap
21 66   Dovydas Karka Yamaha 11 +1 Lap
22 30   Conrad Mewse Honda 11 +1 Lap
23 78   Jorge Rubalcava Husqvarna 11 +1 Lap
24 120   Miha Bubnič KTM 11 +1 Lap
25 135   Jakub Kowalski Gas Gas 11 +1 Lap
26 84   Alexander Adam Kuc Gas Gas 11 +1 Lap
27 108   Matija Šterpin Yamaha 10 +2 Laps
28 54   Jesse Wright Yamaha 10 +2 Laps
29 96   Maxime Simon Honda 10 +2 Laps
30 129   Athanasios Avgeris Yamaha 9 +3 Laps
31 111   Joé Stark Honda 9 +3 Laps
32 132   Vasyl Kurosh KTM 9 +3 Laps
33 9   Dean Ferris Yamaha 3 Did Not Finish
34 105   Paulo Alberto Yamaha 2 Did Not Finish
35 36   Isak Gifting Gas Gas 1 Did Not Finish
36 138   Edwardo Morales Kawasaki 1 Did Not Finish
37 21   Glenn Coldenhoff Yamaha 1 Did Not Finish

Qualification Standings edit

  • Qualified Nations
Place Nation Points
1   France 2
2   Spain 3
3   Australia 5
4   Germany 6
5    Switzerland 9
6   United States 10
7   Belgium 10
8   Slovenia 13
9   Netherlands 15
10   Italy 17
11   Estonia 18
12   Norway 23
13   Latvia 24
14   New Zealand 24
15   United Kingdom 27
16   South Africa 28
17   Finland 30
18   Czech Republic 30
19   Brazil 31
  • Nations admitted to the B-Final
Place Nation Points
20   Chile 32
21   Slovakia 34
22   Ireland 34
23 FIM Latin America 35
24   Guam 35
25   Canada 38
26   Lithuania 39
27   Sweden 39
28   Puerto Rico 45
29   Mexico 49
30   Croatia 50
31   Portugal 51
  • Nations admitted to the C-Final
Place Nation Points
32   Poland 52
33   Morocco 54
34   Iceland 55
35   Luxembourg 60
36   Greece 60
37   Ukraine 63

C-Final edit

The C-Final is for the nations who finished 31st-37th in qualifying. The top nation from the C-Final qualify for the B-Final, the remaining are eliminated. Best 2 scores for each nation counts.


B-Final edit

The B-Final is for the nations who finished 20th-31st in qualifying. The top nation from the B-Final qualify for the main Motocross des Nations races, the remaining are eliminated. Best 2 scores for each nation counts.

Motocross des Nations races edit

The main Motocross des Nations races consist of 3 races which combine two classes together in each. Lowest score wins with each nation allowed to drop their worst score after the final race.

MXGP+Open edit

Place Nr Rider Motorcycle Laps Gap
1 7   Jett Lawrence Honda 18
2 22   Ken Roczen Suzuki 18 +7.295
3 6   Maxime Renaux Yamaha 18 +11.349
4 16   Jorge Prado Gas Gas 18 +12.854
5 118   Tim Gajser Honda 18 +21.737
6 25   Jeremy Seewer Yamaha 18 +23.245
7 4   Romain Febvre Kawasaki 18 +1:01.929
8 10   Alberto Forato KTM 18 +1:05.270
9 19   Calvin Vlaanderen Yamaha 18 +1:13.321
10 15   Liam Everts KTM 18 +1:19.073
11 12   Andrea Bonacorsi Yamaha 18 +1:35.141
12 57   Harri Kullas Yamaha 18 +1:38.632
13 28   Ben Watson Beta 18 +1:39.967
14 13   Jago Geerts Yamaha 18 +1:50.556
15 27   Valentin Guillod Honda 18 +1:56.893
16 9   Dean Ferris Yamaha 18 +1:59.967
17 31   Pauls Jonass Honda 17 +1 Lap
18 1   Aaron Plessinger KTM 17 +1 Lap
19 34   Alvin Östlund Honda 17 +1 Lap
20 3   Christian Craig Husqvarna 17 +1 Lap
21 55   Tanel Leok Husqvarna 17 +1 Lap
22 33   Kārlis Reišulis Yamaha 17 +1 Lap
23 30   Conrad Mewse Honda 17 +1 Lap
24 37   Cornelius Tøndel Honda 17 +1 Lap
25 24   Tom Koch KTM 17 +1 Lap
26 63   Hamish Harwood KTM 17 +1 Lap
27 115   Václav Kovář KTM 17 +1 Lap
28 18   Rubén Fernández Honda 17 +1 Lap
29 73   Eduardo Lima Husqvarna 17 +1 Lap
30 54   Jesse Wright Yamaha 17 +1 Lap
31 52   Cameron Durow KTM 16 +2 Laps
32 61   Cody Cooper Gas Gas 16 +2 Laps
33 40   Miro Sihvonen Husqvarna 16 +2 Laps
34 120   Miha Bubnič KTM 15 +3 Laps
35 117   Jakub Terešák Husqvarna 3 Did Not Finish
36 75   Fábio Santos Yamaha 0 Did Not Finish
DNS 39   Håkon Fredriksen Yamaha - Did Not Start
DNS 42   Jere Haavisto KTM - Did Not Start
DNS 21   Glenn Coldenhoff Yamaha - Did Not Start
DNS 36   Isak Gifting Gas Gas - Did Not Start

Final standings edit

Place Nation Points Total Change
1   France 1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 7 14 +1
2   Australia 1 + 5 + 6 + 10 + 12 34 +1
3   Italy 4 + 8 + 8 + 11 + 12 43 +1
4   Germany 2 + 3 + 11 + 14 + 17 47 +4
5   Belgium 3 + 9 + 10 + 14 + 19 55 -
6   Switzerland 4 + 6 + 6 + 15 + 24 55 +3
7   Spain 2 + 4 + 7 + 22 + 24 59 -1
8   United States 5 + 10 + 16 + 16 + 18 65 -7
9   Slovenia 5 + 7 + 14 + 25 + 34 85 *
10   United Kingdom 13 + 15 + 17 + 21 + 23 89 -
11   Estonia 12 + 18 + 20 + 20 + 21 91 +8
12   Latvia 13 + 17 + 22 + 28 + 29 109 -1
13   South Africa 13 + 22 + 30 + 31 + 31 127 +5
14   New Zealand 23 + 26 + 26 + 30 + 32 137 +7
15   Czech Republic 26 + 27 + 30 + 32 + 35 150 *
16   Norway 21 + 24 + 34 + 38 + 40 157 -3
17   Brazil 27 + 29 + 32 + 35 + 36 159 +8
18   Finland 28 + 33 + 36 + 36 + 38 171 -4
19   Netherlands 9 + 9 + 11 + 15 44 -12
20   Sweden 19 + 23 + 31 + 33 106 -8
21   Portugal *
22   Slovakia *
23   Lithuania -1
24 FIM Latin America +6
25   Canada -10
26   Chile -10
27   Ireland -4
28   Guam -11
29   Mexico -3
30   Croatia *
31   Iceland -3
32   Puerto Rico *
33   Poland *
34   Morocco -2
35   Luxembourg *
36   Ukraine *
37   Greece *

References edit

  1. ^ "2020 FIM Motocross World Championship Calendar Update & 2020 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations cancelled". MXGP. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ Press Release (16 September 2023). "2023 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations Pre Entry list – Ernée (FRA), 8 October" (PDF). www.fim-moto.com. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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