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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.
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]
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.
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 |
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 |
Place | Nation | Points |
---|---|---|
32 | Poland | 52 |
33 | Morocco | 54 |
34 | Iceland | 55 |
35 | Luxembourg | 60 |
36 | Greece | 60 |
37 | Ukraine | 63 |
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.
Race
| C-Final Standings
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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.
Race | B-Final Standings
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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.
MX2+Open
| Nations standings after Race 2
|
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 |
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 | * | ||
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