The 2024 ACU British Motocross Championship season (known for sponsorship reasons as the Dirt Store ACU British Motocross Championship) is the 72nd British Motocross Championship season.
Conrad Mewse starts the season as the reigning champion in the MX1 class after picking up his fourth title in 2023.[1]
In the MX2 class, Swedish rider Isak Gifting is the reigning champion. However he will not defend his title as he will focus on the MXGP class of the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship and the 2024 Italian Prestige Motocross Championship.[2]
The second race at the third round at Blaxhall was cancelled due to two race incidents and a separate incident with a member of the crowd leaving the event without enough medical cover.[3]
The fourth round, scheduled to be held at Foxhill, was cancelled in the week leading up to the event due to low entries.[4]
It was later announced that the fifth round at Hawkstone Park would be the first event where the ACU British Motocross Championship ran in conjunction with the rival Fastest 40 series (formerly known as the MX Nationals).
Race calendar and results
editThe full calendar was released on 29 October 2023.[5] [6]
MX1
edit| Round | Date | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Round Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 April | Lyng |  Conrad Mewse
|
 Jeffrey Herlings
|
Jeffrey Herlings
|
| 2 | 26 May | Canada Heights | Jeffrey Herlings
|
Jeffrey Herlings
|
Jeffrey Herlings
|
| 3 | 23 June | Blaxhall | Conrad Mewse
|
Race Cancelled | Conrad Mewse
|
| 4 | 14 July | Foxhill | Round Cancelled | ||
| 5 | 3 August | Hawkstone Park | |||
| 6 | 31 August | Schoolhouse | |||
| 7 | 21 September | Preston Docks | |||
MX2
edit| Round | Date | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Round Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 April | Lyng |  Jack Chambers
|
Cas Valk
|
Cas Valk
|
| 2 | 26 May | Canada Heights | Joel Rizzi
|
Jack Chambers
|
Jack Chambers
|
| 3 | 23 June | Blaxhall | Cas Valk
|
Race Cancelled | Cas Valk
|
| 4 | 14 July | Foxhill | Round Cancelled | ||
| 5 | 3 August | Hawkstone Park | |||
| 6 | 31 August | Schoolhouse | |||
| 7 | 21 September | Preston Docks | |||
Circuit locations
edit
2024 British Motocross Championship locations
MX1
edit5-time FIM Motocross World Champion Jeffrey Herlings will race the opening round of the season as a wildcard.[7]
Participants
edit| Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Evenstrokes Kawasaki[8] | Kawasaki | 6 | Carlton Husband
|
1–3 |
| Kescommercials.co.uk/Kawasaki Cornwall | Kawasaki | 7 | Louie Kessell
|
1–3 |
| Moto-Cycle Racing | Gas Gas | 10 | Jason Meara[9]
|
1–3 |
| Apico Honda[10] | Honda | 16 | Tom Grimshaw
|
1–3 |
| 50 | Martin Barr
|
1–3 | ||
| Monk Plant Hire | Honda | 32 | Calum Mitchell
|
3 |
| Dyce Carriers/Site Sealants | KTM | 33 | Ben Edwards
|
1–3 |
| SC Sporthomes Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 41 |  Tristan Purdon[11]
|
1–3 |
| 91 | Charlie Putnam
|
1–3 | ||
| AMC Transport/Design Scaffolding | Husqvarna | 48 | Harry Bradley
|
1–3 |
| Crendon Tru7 Honda Racing | Honda | 49 | Callum Green
|
1–2 |
| 426 | Conrad Mewse[12]
|
1–3 | ||
| Danger UK/RSS/Stafford Vans | Kawasaki | 57 | Tony Craig
|
1 |
| GMR Magic Mushroom Yamaha | Yamaha | 74 | Tom Murphy
|
1–3 |
| Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings
|
1–3 |
| Chambers Racing | Husqvarna | 95 | Dan Thornhill
|
1–3 |
| Dirtwheelz/Moto Pro Suspension | Yamaha | 118 | Jaydon Murphy
|
1 |
| S Briggs Commercials | Honda | 133 | Ashley Greedy
|
2 |
| Gabriel Insulation/Liphook Logistics | KTM | 134 | Liam Knight
|
|
| Dave Mewes Construction | Kawasaki | 149 | Luke Parker
|
3 |
| Seca Racing Team | Honda | 162 |  Stuart Edmonds
|
2–3 |
| John Banks Honda | Honda | 166 | Lewis Tombs
|
1 |
| Dirt Store Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 184 | James Carpenter[13]
|
1–3 |
| Modu Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 211 | Billy MacKenzie
|
2–3 |
| FUS Marsh Honda | Honda | 260 | Dylan Woodcock
|
2 |
| GH Motorcycles G&B Finch Yamaha | Yamaha | 301 | Shaun Southgate
|
1, 3 |
| Gabriel SS24 KTM | KTM | 326 | Josh Gilbert[14]
|
1–2 |
| John Banks Racing Honda | Honda | 365 | Sam Nunn[15]
|
1–3 |
| Lings KTM | KTM | 411 | Declan Whittle
|
1, 3 |
| Canopy Pro | Kawasaki | 414 | Glen Phillips
|
2 |
| RJ Francis Motorcycles | KTM | 477 | Connor Bunkle
|
3 |
| GH Motorcycles/GB Finch | Husqvarna | 499 | Ben Cole
|
3 |
| ASA United Gas Gas | Gas Gas | 711 | James Cottrell
|
1–3 |
| DK Offroad/Bikesport Newcastle | Honda | 714 | Brad Todd
|
1–3 |
| KTM | 911 | Ben Heyward
|
2 |
Riders Championship
edit| Pos | Rider | Bike | LYN
|
CAN
|
BLA
|
HAW
|
SCH
|
PRE
|
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Herlings
|
KTM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | C | 119 | ||||||
| 2 | Conrad Mewse
|
Honda | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | C | 116 | ||||||
| 3 | Martin Barr
|
Honda | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | C | 79 | ||||||
| 4 | Brad Todd
|
Honda | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | C | 78 | ||||||
| 5 | Tristan Purdon
|
Husqvarna | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | C | 76 | ||||||
| 6 | Jason Meara
|
Gas Gas | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | C | 73 | ||||||
| 7 | Josh Gilbert
|
KTM | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 71 | ||||||||
| 8 | Sam Nunn
|
Honda | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | C | 64 | ||||||
| 9 | Dan Thornhill
|
Husqvarna | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | C | 50 | ||||||
| 10 | Tom Grimshaw
|
Honda | 9 | 15 | Ret | 9 | 6 | C | 45 | ||||||
| 11 | Carlton Husband
|
Kawasaki | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 7 | C | 39 | ||||||
| 12 | Ben Edwards
|
KTM | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | C | 37 | ||||||
| 13 | Charlie Putnam
|
Husqvarna | 18 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | C | 34 | ||||||
| 14 | James Carpenter
|
Kawasaki | Ret | 20 | 7 | 4 | Ret | C | 33 | ||||||
| 15 | Louie Kessell
|
Kawasaki | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | C | 25 | ||||||
| 16 | Dylan Woodcock
|
Honda | 9 | 12 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Billy MacKenzie
|
Kawasaki | 12 | 10 | 22 | C | 20 | ||||||||
| 18 | James Cottrell
|
KTM | 14 | 12 | 20 | Ret | Ret | C | 17 | ||||||
| 19 | Tom Murphy
|
Yamaha | Ret | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | C | 16 | ||||||
| 20 | Declan Whittle
|
KTM | 17 | Ret | 12 | C | 13 | ||||||||
| 21 | Stuart Edmonds
|
Honda | 14 | Ret | 15 | C | 13 | ||||||||
| 22 | Harry Bradley
|
Husqvarna | 19 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | C | 13 | ||||||
| 23 | Shaun Southgate
|
Yamaha | 20 | Ret | 10 | C | 12 | ||||||||
| 24 | Lewis Tombs
|
Honda | 12 | 19 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Tony Craig
|
Kawasaki | 13 | Ret | 8 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Calum Mitchell
|
Honda | 14 | C | 7 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Ashley Greedy
|
Honda | 17 | 18 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Luke Parker
|
Kawasaki | 18 | C | 3 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Callum Green
|
Honda | Ret | 18 | Ret | DNS | 3 | ||||||||
| 30 | Glen Phillips
|
Kawasaki | 21 | 19 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Ben Cole
|
Husqvarna | 21 | C | 0 | |||||||||||
| Ben Heyward
|
KTM | 22 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
| Connor Bunkle
|
KTM | 23 | C | 0 | |||||||||||
| Jaydon Murphy
|
Yamaha | Ret | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||
| Pos | Rider | Bike | LYN
|
CAN
|
BLA
|
HAW
|
SCH
|
PRE
|
Points | ||||||
MX2
editParticipants
edit| Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJA Racing | KTM | 4 | George Hopkins
|
1–2 |
| Gas Gas | 202 | Tyler Westcott
|
1–3 | |
| GMR Magic Mushroom/Apico/Leatt | KTM | 5 | Liam Bennett
|
1–3 |
| CM Groundworks | Gas Gas | 8 | Callum McCaul
|
3 |
| Chambers Racing | KTM | 10 | Harvey Cashmore
|
1–3 |
| 131 | Henry Siddiqui
|
1 | ||
| 300 | Ben Franklin
|
1–3 | ||
| 337 | Glenn McCormick
|
2–3 | ||
| 731 | Alfie Jones
|
1–3 | ||
| Bike It Kawasaki MX2 Racing Team[16] | Kawasaki | 12 | Jack Chambers
|
1–3 |
| 441 | Billy Askew
|
1–2 | ||
| 579 | Bobby Bruce
|
|||
| SC Sporthomes Husqvarna[17] | Husqvarna | 19 | Sydney Putnam
|
1–2 |
| 44 | Elliott Banks-Browne
|
1–3 | ||
| 422 | Charlie Heyman
|
1 | ||
| Southside MX | KTM | 20 | William Farrow
|
1–3 |
| Monster Mountain/Apico/Leatt | KTM | 22 | Jak Taylor
|
1 |
| Crendon Tru7 Honda Racing[18] | Honda | 23 | Taylor Hammal
|
1–3 |
| 45 | Jake Nicholls
|
1–3 | ||
| Ultimate Wheels Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 28 | Jack Timms
|
3 |
| Jim Aim Racing | KTM | 34 | Joshua Bassett
|
2 |
| Apex Redline MX/SBE/WPH/Pure | KTM | 40 | Jamie Wainwright
|
1–3 |
| DS Launir/Pukinn | Yamaha | 49 |  Eiður Orri Pálmarsson
|
2–3 |
| MSR Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 53 |  Dylan Walsh
|
1–3 |
| Algas Medical SAS TPC KTM | KTM | 57 | Kyle McNicol
|
1–3 |
| Norman Watt Motorcycles | Kawasaki | 65 | James Mackrel
|
3 |
| 723 RaceBikes | Fantic | 72 | Raife Broadley
|
2 |
| 723 RaceBikes/Westsole Racing | Husqvarna | 75 | Aaron Ongley
|
1–2 |
| Seventy7 Racing | Kawasaki | 77 | Tobias Sammut
|
1–3 |
| Drag'on Tek/Stolen Yamaha | Yamaha | 98 | Todd Kellett
|
3 |
| Wulfsport/HRW Racing | Honda | 99 | Howard Wainwright
|
|
| Dirt Store Kawasaki[19] | Kawasaki | 100 | Tommy Searle[20]
|
1–3 |
| 119 | Mel Pocock
|
|||
| 912 | Joel Rizzi
|
1–3 | ||
| Gas Gas | 101 | Lenny Ashley
|
2 | |
| RSR Plant Services KTM | KTM | 122 | Jake Sheridan
|
1–2 |
| ASA United Gas Gas | Gas Gas | 163 | Ben Mustoe
|
1–3 |
| JT166/Dirtwheelz | Yamaha | 166 | Josh Taylor
|
1–2 |
| Gabriel SS24 KTM | KTM | 172 | Cas Valk
|
1–3 |
| Drysdale Motorcycles/Central Forestry | Gas Gas | 181 | Ryan Thomson
|
1–2 |
| Phoenix Evenstrokes Kawasaki[8] | Kawasaki | 228 | Charlie Cole
|
1–3 |
| Hardman Racing | Honda | 403 | Rowan Hill
|
1 |
| AVT Campers KTM | KTM | 410 | James Barker
|
1 |
| 426 Motorsport Team | KTM | 419 | Joe Brookes
|
1–3 |
| Lings Powersports/DJK/Trell | Honda | 421 | Bayliss Utting
|
1 |
| Apico/Crown Windows | Husqvarna | 433 | Jack Lindsay
|
1–2 |
| SAS TPC KTM Racing Team | KTM | 511 | Steven Clarke
|
1–3 |
| DK Offroad/FXR/Bell/Gaerne | KTM | 555 | Mckenzie Marshall
|
1–3 |
| K-Tech Aristo Cars Racing | KTM | 616 | Ollie Colmer
|
1–3 |
| Concept Racing Yamaha | Yamaha | 661 | Josh Coleman
|
1–3 |
| Lings Powersports | Honda | 687 | Jake Rackham
|
1–3 |
| Yamaha | 807 | Luca Pegg
|
||
| Oakleaf Motorsports Honda | Honda | 925 | Lennox Dickinson
|
1–3 |
Riders Championship
edit| Pos | Rider | Bike | LYN
|
CAN
|
BLA
|
HAW
|
SCH
|
PRE
|
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Chambers
|
Kawasaki | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | C | 114 | ||||||
| 2 | Cas Valk
|
KTM | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | C | 112 | ||||||
| 3 | Joel Rizzi
|
Kawasaki | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | C | 98 | ||||||
| 4 | Tommy Searle
|
Kawasaki | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | C | 88 | ||||||
| 5 | Dylan Walsh
|
Kawasaki | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | C | 79 | ||||||
| 6 | Taylor Hammal
|
Honda | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 8 | C | 70 | ||||||
| 7 | Jake Nicholls
|
Honda | 4 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 4 | C | 60 | ||||||
| 8 | Ben Mustoe
|
Gas Gas | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 15 | C | 53 | ||||||
| 9 | Joe Brookes
|
KTM | Ret | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | C | 48 | ||||||
| 10 | Ollie Colmer
|
KTM | 10 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 9 | C | 47 | ||||||
| 11 | Alfie Jones
|
KTM | 9 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 10 | C | 45 | ||||||
| 12 | Charlie Cole
|
Kawasaki | 17 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | C | 41 | ||||||
| 13 | Jamie Wainwright
|
KTM | 11 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 14 | C | 33 | ||||||
| 14 | Elliott Banks-Browne
|
Husqvarna | Ret | 20 | 5 | 7 | Ret | C | 31 | ||||||
| 15 | Steven Clarke
|
KTM | Ret | 12 | 21 | 12 | 12 | C | 27 | ||||||
| 16 | Glenn McCormick
|
KTM | 15 | 13 | 16 | C | 19 | ||||||||
| 17 | Josh Coleman
|
Yamaha | 28 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | C | 15 | ||||||
| 18 | Todd Kellett
|
Yamaha | 7 | C | 14 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Charlie Heyman
|
Husqvarna | 8 | 28 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Ben Franklin
|
KTM | 18 | 16 | Ret | 23 | 17 | C | 12 | ||||||
| 21 | Raife Broadley
|
Fantic | 13 | 17 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Billy Askew
|
Kawasaki | 31 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 12 | ||||||||
| 23 | Jake Rackham
|
Honda | 13 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | C | 11 | ||||||
| 24 | Liam Bennett
|
KTM | 19 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 22 | C | 10 | ||||||
| 25 | Mckenzie Marshall
|
KTM | 14 | 18 | 27 | DNS | 25 | C | 10 | ||||||
| 26 | Lennox Dickinson
|
Honda | 15 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 29 | C | 9 | ||||||
| 27 | Kyle McNicol
|
KTM | 30 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 23 | C | 6 | ||||||
| 28 | James Barker
|
KTM | 16 | 29 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Ryan Thomson
|
Gas Gas | 21 | 31 | 17 | 24 | 4 | ||||||||
| 30 | Tyler Westcott
|
Gas Gas | 25 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 21 | C | 3 | ||||||
| 31 | Eiður Orri Pálmarsson
|
Yamaha | 26 | 29 | 19 | C | 2 | ||||||||
| 32 | George Hopkins
|
KTM | Ret | 25 | 23 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||
| 33 | Jake Sheridan
|
KTM | 20 | 21 | 32 | DNS | 1 | ||||||||
| Sydney Putnam
|
Husqvarna | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jack Lindsay
|
Husqvarna | 22 | 32 | 30 | DNS | 0 | |||||||||
| Aaron Ongley
|
Husqvarna | Ret | Ret | 24 | 26 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jak Taylor
|
KTM | 24 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
| James Mackrel
|
Kawasaki | 24 | C | 0 | |||||||||||
| Harvey Cashmore
|
KTM | 26 | Ret | 33 | 31 | 26 | C | 0 | |||||||
| William Farrow
|
KTM | Ret | 26 | 35 | 28 | 27 | C | 0 | |||||||
| Henry Siddiqui
|
KTM | 27 | 33 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Josh Taylor
|
Yamaha | Ret | DNS | 28 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
| Callum McCaul
|
Gas Gas | 28 | C | 0 | |||||||||||
| Tobias Sammut
|
Kawasaki | 29 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 31 | C | 0 | |||||||
| Lenny Ashley
|
Gas Gas | Ret | 30 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Jack Timms
|
Kawasaki | 30 | C | 0 | |||||||||||
| Joshua Bassett
|
KTM | 34 | 32 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Bayliss Utting
|
Honda | Ret | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||
| Rowan Hill
|
Honda | Ret | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||
| Pos | Rider | Bike | LYN
|
CAN
|
BLA
|
HAW
|
SCH
|
PRE
|
Points | ||||||
References
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- ^ "ISAK GIFTING JOINS JK RACING YAMAHA IN 2024". livemotocross.com. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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- ^ "THE 2024 BRITISH MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND AT FOXHILL HAS BEEN CANCELLED!". dirthub.co.uk. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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- ^ a b "Cole Joins Husband At Phoenix Kawasaki In 2024". Press Release. motoheadmag.com. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Meara Brothers with the Moto-Cycle GasGas Racing team in 2024". gatedrop.com. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Apico Goes Honda As Grimshaw Joins Barr". motoheadmag.com. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "TRISTAN PURDON SIGNS WITH SC SPORTHOMES HUSQVARNA". livemotocross.com. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "MEWSE STAYS WITH CRENDON FASTRACK HONDA IN 2024". dirthub.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "JAMIE CARPENTER SIGNS FOR DIRT STORE KAWASAKI". dirthub.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "GABRIEL SS24 KTM announce 2024 rider line up – Gilbert and Valk". Press Release. gatedrop.com. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Nunn Goes Honda 450". motoheadmag.com. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Billy Askew and Bobby Bruce sign with DRT Kawasaki for 2024". gatedrop.com. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "TEAM NEWS: SC SPORTHOMES HUSQVARNA REVEAL FULL 2024 LINE-UP". dirthub.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "HAMMAL AND NICHOLLS SPEARHEAD TRU7 HONDA RACING IN 2024". dirthub.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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