The 2023 Dutch Masters of Motocross season was the 6th Dutch Masters of Motocross season.
The series had three rounds across the eastern part of The Netherlands, running from March to May. Calvin Vlaanderen was the reigning champion in the 500cc class, after winning his first title in 2022. [1] Rick Elzinga was the reigning champion in the 250cc class after he won his first title in the previous season. [2]
Jeffrey Herlings was able to record a perfect season in the 500cc class, winning all three rounds with double race wins. [3] This would be Herlings' fourth Dutch Masters of Motocross title overall and his third in the 500cc class. Kay de Wolf won the 250cc title in similarly dominant fashion, winning all three rounds and five out of six races within that. [3]
Round | Date | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Round Winner |
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1 | 19 March | Harfsen | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings |
2 | 13 April | Markelo | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings |
3 | 19 May | Oldebroek | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings |
Round | Date | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Round Winner |
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1 | 19 March | Harfsen | Rick Elzinga | Kay de Wolf | Kay de Wolf |
2 | 13 April | Markelo | Kay de Wolf | Kay de Wolf | Kay de Wolf |
3 | 19 May | Oldebroek | Kay de Wolf | Kay de Wolf | Kay de Wolf |
Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
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Team Gebben van Venrooy Yamaha Racing | Yamaha | 1 | Calvin Vlaanderen | All |
Brouwer Motors | KTM | 2 | Michel Hoenson | 3 |
Husqvarna | 826 | Nick Leerkes | All | |
Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP | Kawasaki | 3 | Romain Febvre | All |
43 | Mitchell Evans | 3 | ||
De Baets Yamaha MX Team | Yamaha | 6 | Benoît Paturel | 3 |
KTM | 11 | Tim van Dooijeweerd | 1 | |
KMP Honda Racing powered by Krettek | Honda | 12 | Max Nagl | 1 |
707 | Lars van Berkel | All | ||
Van de Laar Racing | KTM | 24 | Jordy van Orsouw | All |
Team Hannamax Motorsport | KTM | 30 | Rene de Jong | All |
JM Honda Racing | Honda | 32 | Brent Van Doninck | All |
Pol Motors | Gas Gas | 34 | Micha-Boy de Waal | All |
Camping Cupido | Yamaha | 38 | Marcel Conijn | All |
Hannamax Motorsport | KTM | 46 | Davy Pootjes | All |
Van Dijk MX Products | Kawasaki | 47 | Bram van den Hoek | 3 |
Husqvarna Scandinavia | Husqvarna | 52 | Albin Gerhardsson | 1 |
LL61 Racing | KTM | 61 | Lars Looman | All |
VisuAlz Production | Husqvarna | 66 | Tim Koch | 1 |
Kawasaki | 68 | Josh Bentley | 3 | |
JWR Honda Racing | Honda | 75 | Hardi Roosiorg | 1 |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings | All |
MX88 Motorsport | KTM | 88 | Freek van der Vlist | 1–2 |
Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha | 91 | Jeremy Seewer | 3 |
JH-MX Service | Gas Gas | 94 | Sven van der Mierden | All |
KTM | 96 | Rico Staat | 1 | |
KTM | 97 | Anton Nagy | 1 | |
Eastwood Racing | Honda | 103 | Max Broadbelt | 1–2 |
Motorrad Bauerschmidt | Husqvarna | 108 | Stefan Ekerold | 1–2 |
Bergevoet Doetinchem B.V. | KTM | 114 | Damian Bergevoet | 1–2 |
Van der Velden Motoren | KTM | 118 | Joël van Mechelen | All |
Husqvarna | 121 | Mitchel van den Essenburg | 3 | |
KTM Silve Racing | KTM | 142 | Jere Haavisto | 1 |
AIT Racing Team | Yamaha | 152 | Petar Petrov | All |
Standing Construct Honda MXGP | Honda | 189 | Brian Bogers | 1–2 |
Ovaa Motors | Husqvarna | 197 | Jordan-Lee van Maaren | 1–2 |
KTM | 198 | Jesper Hansson | 1 | |
Yamaha | 217 | Teun Cooymans | All | |
Enduro Koch Racing | Husqvarna | 224 | Jakub Terešák | 1 |
Becker Racing | Gas Gas | 260 | Nico Koch | 1 |
278 | Thomas Vermijl | 1 | ||
KTM | 300 | Noah Ludwig | 1 | |
Nobis MX Team | KTM | 303 | Krijn van Vroenhoven | 3 |
Absolut MX | Kawasaki | 354 | Viking Lindström | 1 |
Lings Offroad | Gas Gas | 411 | Declan Whittle | 1 |
AMX Racing Team | Husqvarna | 412 | Frederik Goul | 2 |
Team 101% | Yamaha | 417 | Erki Kahro | 2 |
AMX Racing | KTM | 418 | Jeremy de Jong | 1, 3 |
Schepers Racing | Honda | 424 | Wesley Schepers | 1–2 |
Stirlings Racing Team | KTM | 444 | Jeremy Knuiman | 1–2 |
De Dakencentrale BV | KTM | 611 | Patrick Tuin | 2–3 |
MX Magmum | Gas Gas | 637 | Tomass Sileika | 2 |
Bloody Harry Energy RGS MX Team | Yamaha | 750 | Samuel Flink | 1 |
KTM Sarholz Racing Team | KTM | 811 | Adam Sterry | All |
Gas Gas | 818 | Jérémy Hauquier | 2–3 | |
Young Motion powered by Resa | Yamaha | 822 | Mike Bolink | All |
KTM | 853 | Nino Dekker | All | |
Yamaha | 867 | Dimitri Van de Sanden | All | |
Kawasaki | 891 | Paul Ullrich | 1 | |
Points are awarded to finishers of the main races, in the following format:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th+ |
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Points | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
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Husqvarna | 3 | Sander Hofstede | 1, 3 | |
Honda | 4 | Thallon Caspermans | 1 | |
SixtySeven Racing Team | Husqvarna | 11 | Jan Krug | 1 |
WZ Racing Team | KTM | 12 | Mikkel Haarup | 2–3 |
51 | Oriol Oliver | All | ||
131 | Cato Nickel | 1 | ||
Henri Pluim Racing | Yamaha | 14 | Remco van Laar | 1 |
Yamaha | 15 | Svenn Borger | All | |
Kawasaki | 16 | Roan Bekkers | 1, 3 | |
KTM | 21 | Greg van der Weide | All | |
F&H Kawasaki MX2 Racing Team | Kawasaki | 24 | Kevin Horgmo | 3 |
JTX Racing | KTM | 27 | Chris Mills | 1–2 |
Pol Transport B.V. | KTM | 28 | Ivo Pol | All |
Husqvarna | 30 | Mats Leeuwesteijn | 3 | |
Hutten Metaal Yamaha | Yamaha | 32 | Andrea Bonacorsi | All |
147 | Kārlis Reišulis | All | ||
432 | Ivano van Erp | All | ||
Husqvarna BT Racing Team | Husqvarna | 33 | Kay Karssemakers | All |
83 | Maxime Grau | 1–2 | ||
288 | Ignacio Liprandi | 2 | ||
563 | Wesly Dieudonné | 1, 3 | ||
Yamaha | 35 | Ward Monkel | 2–3 | |
KTM SB Racing Team | KTM | 36 | Nico Greutmann | 1 |
489 | Jens Walvoort | 1 | ||
Hofstede MX Team | Husqvarna | 38 | Karl Timmerman | 2–3 |
86 | Jesper Gils | All | ||
Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing | Husqvarna | 39 | Roan van de Moosdijk | All |
74 | Kay de Wolf | All | ||
Sturm STC Racing | Gas Gas | 43 | Roberts Lūsis | 1 |
Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team | Yamaha | 44 | Rick Elzinga | 1–2 |
Van Dijk MX Products | Kawasaki | 47 | Bram van den Hoek | 1 |
Absolut MX | Kawasaki | 50 | Rasmus Andersson | 1 |
Buitenhuis Racing | Yamaha | 77 | Kevin Buitenhuis | 3 |
KTM | 166 | Jordy de Vries | 1, 3 | |
KTM | 100 | Danny van den Bosse | All | |
Arcabo Ten Kate Motoren | Honda | 101 | Mirco ten Kate | All |
VIP Lounge MX Team | KTM | 111 | Romano Aspers | 2–3 |
Vema Beton | Gas Gas | 114 | Nicolas Vennekens | All |
JM Honda Racing | Honda | 122 | Camden McLellan | 3 |
912 | Joel Rizzi | 2 | ||
Riley Racing | Yamaha | 1 | ||
KTM | 124 | Didier van Kasteren | 1, 3 | |
KTM | 128 | Kyle van Zutphen | 3 | |
JP Xtreme Xperience | Yamaha | 129 | Sander Agard-Michelsen | All |
Lexa MX Racing Team | Husqvarna | 132 | Calum Mitchell | All |
684 | Uldis Freibergs | All | ||
KTM | 144 | Jelle Bankers | 2–3 | |
Laurense Motors | Kawasaki | 148 | Robert Fobbe | All |
HM Racing Team | Husqvarna | 171 | Fynn-Niklas Tornau | 1 |
Fantic Factory Team Maddii | Fantic | 172 | Cas Valk | 1, 3 |
MBP Motocross Team | KTM | 191 | Erlandas Mackonis | 2 |
Team Hannamax Motorsport | KTM | 199 | Joshua van der Linden | 3 |
422 | Tyler Eltink | All | ||
824 | Rick Bouman | 2–3 | ||
GT Husqvarna MX Team | Husqvarna | 201 | Robin van Oldeniel | All |
KTM | 228 | Gijs Oud Ammerveld | 1 | |
Falcon Motorsports | KTM | 306 | Julian Duvier | 1 |
Young Motion powered by Resa | Yamaha | 313 | Petr Polák | 2–3 |
Yamaha | 336 | Mika Ritsema | All | |
HPM Racing | Gas Gas | 339 | Victor Kleemann | 1 |
PowerbyJJ Racing Team | Husqvarna | 388 | Filip Olsson | 1 |
Gas Gas | 397 | Axel Nilsson | 1 | |
KMP Honda Racing powered by Krettek | Honda | 408 | Scott Smulders | All |
Brouwer Motors | KTM | 411 | Kjeld Stuurman | All |
Mellendijk Motor Parts | Husqvarna | 419 | Jan Spliethof | 1 |
Quality MX | KTM | 426 | Kevin Klijn | 1 |
Becker Racing | Gas Gas | 440 | Marnique Appelt | 1 |
KTM | 441 | Dirk Winder | All | |
KTM Sarholz Racing Team | KTM | 470 | Peter König | 1 |
Jø Honda Racing | Honda | 474 | Magnus Gregersen | 1 |
Alf Graarud Motor Yamaha Scandinavia | Yamaha | 487 | Elias Auclair | 1, 3 |
Fantic Nederland | Fantic | 521 | Boris Blanken | All |
KTM | 522 | Dominik Grau | 3 | |
Motor Centrum Eibergen | KTM | 555 | Max Schwarte | All |
KTM Kosak Team | KTM | 568 | Max Pålsson | 1 |
KTM Silve Racing | KTM | 595 | Eliel Lehtinen | 1 |
Motor2000 KTM Racing Team | KTM | 601 | Kelton Gwyther | 1–2 |
Pol Motors | Gas Gas | 612 | Joosep Pärn | 1–2 |
Janssen Sierhekwerk | KTM | 715 | Jaap Janssen | All |
KTM | 726 | Xander Vossebeld | 1–2 | |
WPM KTM Team | KTM | 814 | Maik Verhoef | All |
KTM | 817 | Raf Meuwissen | 3 | |
NGR Racing Products | KTM | 843 | Daniel Wendels | All |
Schepers Racing | KTM | 881 | Sven Dijk | 3 |
Points are awarded to finishers of the main races, in the following format:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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