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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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