British Motocross Championship

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ACU British Motocross Championship
Category Motocross
CountryUnited Kingdom
Inaugural season1951
Motorsport current event.svg Current season

The ACU British Motocross Championship (abbreviated to MXGB and currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Motul ACU British Motocross Championship) is the premier motocross series in the United Kingdom.

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The championship is recognised as being the official British championship in the sport of motocross by the ACU. After being run by a promoter for several seasons, the championship will be run in house by the ACU from 2025. [1]

History

There is uncertainty about the origins of motocross, but it is likely that it began in 1914 when the Scott Trial was started by Alfred Angas Scott, owner and founder of The Scott Motorcycle Company. The Scott Trial was held on the Yorkshire moors in Northern England and after World War I test riders of new British motorcycles started racing against each other on off-road factory courses. The French came up with the term 'moto cross' to describe this off-road racing and the first recorded motocross competition was on Camberley Heath in Surrey, England on 29 March 1924. [2]

Classes

The British Motocross Championship competition is organised into classes of MX1 and MX2. MX1 is for 251cc to 450cc (fourstroke) and MX2 for 175cc to 250cc 4-stroke motorcycles or 120cc to 250cc 2-stroke motorcycles.

In addition to the senior classes, several youth classes take place across each round in support of the series, forming the British Youth Motocross Championship. These include the 250cc, 125cc, Big-Wheel 85cc, Small-Wheel 85cc and 65cc classes.

The British Women's Motocross Championship, with a supporting youth class, was also revived upon the beginning of the stewardship of former promoter RHL Activities. However, this was discontinued before the start of the 2022 season due to lack of entries. [3] The Women's Championship is scheduled to return in the 2025 season, as part of the ACU returning to running the series in house.

A 'Veterans' series was introduced in 2009 with just two rounds. [4] This class was later discontinued and does not form part of the British Motocross Championship.

Auto-Cycle Union

The Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) is the governing body of the British Motocross Championship. The ACU sets the rules for the British Motocross Championship and organises the training of stewards and marshals to ensure track safety. The ACU also sets and checks safety standards and tracks the progress of national championships. The ACU has an important role to defend and develop motorcycle sport and is independent of any commercial organisation. [5]

Sponsorship

The British Motocross Championship currently has a title sponsor with Motul, a partnership that commenced in 2025. [6]

Champions

SeasonMX1 ChampionMX2 Champion
2025
2024 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey Herlings Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cas Valk
2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Conrad Mewse Flag of Sweden.svg Isak Gifting
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy Searle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Conrad Mewse
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy Searle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Conrad Mewse
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy Searle Flag of New Zealand.svg Dylan Walsh
2018 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Bobryshev Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Conrad Mewse
2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graeme Irwin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Watson
2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy Searle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Sterry
2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shaun Simpson Flag of France.svg Steven Lenoir
2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shaun Simpson Flag of Latvia.svg Matiss Karro
2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kristian Whatley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Banks-Browne
2012 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kevin Strijbos Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Banks-Browne
2011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brad Anderson Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Arnaud Tonus
2010 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Bobryshev Flag of the United States.svg Zach Osborne
2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brad Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Sword
2008 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Billy MacKenzie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shaun Simpson
2007 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Billy MacKenzie Flag of the United States.svg Mike Brown
2006 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ken De Dycker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Nunn
2005 Flag of New Zealand.svg Josh Coppins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Nunn
2004 Flag of New Zealand.svg Josh Coppins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Sword
Open Champion125cc Champion
2003 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Crockard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Sword
2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Cooper Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Sword
2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Crockard Flag of Denmark.svg Brian Jorgensen
2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Crockard Flag of the United States.svg Mike Brown
1999 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Malin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Dobb
1998 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Karlsson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Dobb

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ACU to bring British Motocross Championship back in house for 2025!" . Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Stealey, Bryan. "History of Motocross". Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "British Women's Motocross Championship 2022 Update". 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Veterans Class as hot as MX1 and MX2!". 27 September 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Auto-Cycle Union" . Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "MOTUL British Motocross Championship" . Retrieved 28 November 2024.
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