ADAC MX Masters

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ADAC MX Masters
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Category Motocross
CountryGermany
Inaugural season2005
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The ADAC MX Masters is the premier domestic German Motocross series, organised by the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club.

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The series runs annually throughout spring and summer, typically consisting of 7-8 rounds. Although the series exists as the premier championship for the sport in Germany, it has also in taken in rounds in several neighbouring European countries over the years. [1]

The premier class within the championship is the MX Masters class but there are also three other classes that act as a ladder for younger riders to move up the ranks. [2]

History

Prior to the beginning of the ADAC MX Masters, the International German Motocross Championship existed as the highest level of the sport in Germany in various forms since the early 1950s. As a reaction to difficult conditions for the sport within the county, ADAC Sports President Hermann Tomczyk along with Dieter Porsch and former racer Dietmar Lacher founded the series. [3]

The Youngster Cup division was introduced in the second year of the championship for riders under the age of 21, with Junior class for 85cc machines brought in in 2018. Dennis Ullrich is the most successful rider in the championships history with five titles. [4] Internationally notable riders such as Ken Roczen, Jordi Tixier, Pauls Jonass, Glenn Coldenhoff, Jett Lawrence and Simon Längenfelder have all picked up titles across the divisions of the series. Multi-time Grand Prix winner Max Nagl has picked up four titles in the premier Masters class and is notable for having a fourteen-year gap between his second and third crowns.

Event Format

Rounds of the ADAC MX Masters typically have a two-day format. Qualifying sessions for all classes are held on the Saturday along with last chance races for classes with the number of entries that require this. In addition, the opening races for some of the classes are held on Saturday afternoon. The Masters and Youngster Cup classes have three races across the weekend, with the remaining classes having two races.

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  
Points2522201816151413121110987654321

Broadcast

The comprehensive broadcast of each round of the ADAC MX Masters is currently via a live stream on the ADAC Motorsports official YouTube channel. [5]

List of Champions

[6] [7] [8]

SeasonMasters ChampionYoungster Cup ChampionJunior Cup 125 ChampionJunior Cup 85 Champion
2024
2023 Flag of Germany.svg Max Nagl (Honda) Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Oliver (KTM) Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Fredsøe (KTM) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dani Heitink (Husqvarna)
2022 Flag of Germany.svg Max Nagl (Husqvarna) Flag of Spain.svg Guillem Farres (KTM) Flag of Latvia.svg Jānis Reišulis (KTM) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jayson van Drunen (Yamaha)
2021 Flag of France.svg Jordi Tixier (KTM) Flag of Austria.svg Marcel Stauffer (KTM) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Scott Smulders (Husqvarna) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vítězslav Marek (KTM)
2020 Flag of France.svg Jordi Tixier (KTM) Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Spies (Husqvarna) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Venhoda (KTM) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bradley Mesters (Kawasaki)
2019 Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Ullrich (Husqvarna) Flag of Austria.svg Rene Hofer (KTM) Flag of Germany.svg Simon Längenfelder (KTM) Flag of Latvia.svg Edvards Bidzāns (Husqvarna)
2018 Flag of Germany.svg Henry Jacobi (Husqvarna) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jett Lawrence (Suzuki) Flag of Sweden.svg Filip Olsson (Husqvarna) Flag of South Africa.svg Camden McLellan (KTM)
Junior Cup Champion
2017 Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Ullrich (KTM) Flag of Germany.svg Tom Koch (KTM) Flag of Denmark.svg Magnus Smith (KTM)-
2016 Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Ullrich (KTM) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bas Vaessen (Suzuki) Flag of Austria.svg Rene Hofer (KTM)-
2015 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Glenn Coldenhoff (Suzuki) Flag of Germany.svg Brian Hsu (Suzuki) Flag of Germany.svg Jeremy Sydow (KTM)-
2014 Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Ullrich (KTM) Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Kjær Olsen (Yamaha) Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Haarup (KTM)-
2013 Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Ullrich (KTM) Flag of France.svg Boris Maillard (Kawasaki) Flag of Denmark.svg Glen Meier (KTM)-
2012 Flag of Germany.svg Marcus Schiffer (Suzuki) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jeremy Seewer (Suzuki) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bas Vaessen (KTM)-
2011 Flag of Austria.svg Günter Schmidinger (Honda) Flag of Denmark.svg Stefan Kjær Olsen (Yamaha) Flag of Latvia.svg Pauls Jonass (KTM)-
2010 Flag of Germany.svg Ken Roczen (Suzuki) Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Ullrich (Honda) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luca Nijenhuis (Yamaha)-
2009 Flag of Germany.svg Ken Roczen (Suzuki) Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Baudrexl (Honda) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brent Van Doninck (KTM)-
2008 Flag of Germany.svg Max Nagl (KTM) Flag of Germany.svg Ken Roczen (Suzuki) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey Herlings (Suzuki)-
2007 Flag of Germany.svg Marcus Schiffer (KTM) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Smitka (Yamaha) Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Tonkov (Suzuki)-
2006 Flag of Germany.svg Max Nagl (KTM) Flag of Austria.svg Günter Schmidinger (Honda) Flag of Germany.svg Ken Roczen (Suzuki)-
2005 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ken De Dycker (Honda)- Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ceriel Klein Kromhof (Honda)-

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