The 2024 Motocross des Nations was a motocross race held on 5 and 6 October 2024 at Matterley Basin, United Kingdom. This was the third time that the event was held at this track.
France went into the event as the defending champions after winning their seventh title in 2023. [1] Australia took their first title in the history of the event with the team of Hunter Lawrence, Kyle Webster and Jett Lawrence.
Start numbers were allocated based on the team finishes from the 2023 competition. This allocated number plates 1, 2 & 3 to France (1st), 4, 5 & 6 to Australia (2nd) and 7, 8 & 9 to Italy (3rd).
The final entry list was published on 3 October. [2]
Qualifying was run on a class by class basis. Top 19 countries after qualifying went directly to the main Motocross des Nations races. The remaining countries went to a smaller final. Best 2 scores counted.
Place | Nation | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Spain | 3 |
2 | France | 4 |
3 | Australia | 5 |
4 | United Kingdom | 8 |
5 | Germany | 9 |
6 | Netherlands | 10 |
7 | Slovenia | 10 |
8 | Belgium | 11 |
9 | United States | 13 |
10 | Italy | 13 |
11 | Norway | 18 |
12 | Switzerland | 22 |
13 | Denmark | 24 |
14 | South Africa | 25 |
15 | Czech Republic | 26 |
16 | Brazil | 26 |
17 | Canada | 26 |
18 | Austria | 28 |
19 | Estonia | 31 |
Place | Nation | Points |
---|---|---|
20 | Japan | 31 |
21 | New Zealand | 32 |
22 | Sweden | 36 |
23 | Latvia | 37 |
24 | Finland | 39 |
25 | Ireland | 41 |
26 | Slovakia | 41 |
27 | Venezuela | 45 |
28 | Chile | 45 |
29 | Portugal | 49 |
30 | FIM Latin America | 55 |
31 | Romania | 55 |
32 | Croatia | 61 |
Place | Nation | Points |
---|---|---|
33 | Lithuania | 63 |
34 | Poland | 65 |
35 | Greece | 66 |
36 | Iceland | 69 |
The B-Final is for the nations who finished 20th-32nd 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
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MXGP+Open
| Nations standings after Race 3
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Place | Nation | Points | Total | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 11 | 26 | +1 |
2 | United States | 2 + 3 + 7 + 8 + 9 | 29 | +6 |
3 | Netherlands | 5 + 5 + 5 + 6 + 15 | 36 | +16 |
4 | Spain | 2 + 4 + 12 + 13 + 14 | 45 | +3 |
5 | France | 3 + 4 + 9 + 12 + 22 | 50 | -4 |
6 | Germany | 3 + 10 + 10 + 18 + 21 | 62 | -2 |
7 | Slovenia | 1 + 1 + 15 + 16 + 34 | 67 | +2 |
8 | Italy | 7 + 9 + 16 + 18 + 20 | 70 | -5 |
9 | Switzerland | 6 + 7 + 17 + 27 + 29 | 86 | -3 |
10 | Latvia | 8 + 12 + 26 + 28 + 29 | 103 | +2 |
11 | Denmark | 10 + 13 + 27 + 28 + 31 | 109 | * |
12 | United Kingdom | 6 + 19 + 23 + 25 + 40 | 113 | -2 |
13 | Brazil | 11 + 15 + 26 + 30 + 32 | 114 | +4 |
14 | Czech Republic | 17 + 21 + 23 + 25 + 29 | 115 | +1 |
15 | Canada | 13 + 22 + 23 + 24 + 35 | 117 | +10 |
16 | Belgium | 11 + 14 + 20 + 39 + 39 | 123 | -11 |
17 | Norway | 14 + 20 + 31 + 35 + 36 | 136 | -1 |
18 | South Africa | 16 + 24 + 28 + 32 + 37 | 137 | -5 |
19 | Estonia | 22 + 24 + 30 + 31 + 33 | 140 | -8 |
20 | Austria | 19 + 27 + 34 + 37 + 38 | 155 | * |
21 | Sweden | -1 | ||
22 | New Zealand | -8 | ||
23 | Ireland | +4 | ||
24 | Venezuela | * | ||
25 | Slovakia | -3 | ||
26 | Finland | -8 | ||
27 | Japan | * | ||
28 | Portugal | -7 | ||
29 | Chile | -3 | ||
30 | Romania | * | ||
31 | FIM Latin America | -7 | ||
32 | Croatia | -2 | ||
33 | Lithuania | -10 | ||
34 | Poland | -1 | ||
35 | Greece | +2 | ||
36 | Iceland | -5 | ||
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