Dutch Masters of Motocross

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Dutch Masters of Motocross
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Category Motocross
CountryNetherlands
Inaugural season2016
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The Dutch Masters of Motocross (DMoMX) is the premier domestic Dutch Motocross series, sanctioned by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Motorrijders Vereniging.

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The series runs annually throughout spring each year and typically consists of 3-4 rounds. The premier classes are the 500cc and 250cc but there are also classes for younger riders on 125cc and 85cc motorcycles.

Up to the end of the 2015 season, the series was known as the Open Dutch Motocross Championship (ONK). The series was renamed in 2016 in a bid by the KNMV to increase the international status of the championship and attract more riders from the FIM Motocross World Championship. [1] The ONK championship resumed in 2017 separately to the Dutch Masters of Motocross, with the series catering for national-level riders predominantly.

History

Under the original guise of the Open Dutch Motocross Championship, the first national motocross championship took place in 1949, running annually up until the end of the 2015 season. After a fall in the interest of international riders in competing in the series over the previous seasons, the national federation (KNMV) took the decision reconstruct the series from the 2016 season onwards.

This resulted in the renaming of the championship to the Dutch Masters of Motocross and the changing of the championship classes to the following:

In its opening season, the championship consisted of five events but in recent years it has had three events. [2] Jeffrey Herlings has been the most successful rider since the re-structuring of the championship in 2016, picking up five titles.

Event Format

Rounds of the Dutch Masters of Motocross typically have a single day format. Each class has a combined free and timed practice session in the morning, with the times from the timed practice session acting as the qualifying positions for the main races. Following on from this, all four classes have two races each, with the overall winner being the rider with the highest aggregate score from those races. The senior classes (500cc & 250cc) have 25 minute plus one lap races whilst the junior classes (125cc & 85cc) have 20 minute plus one lap 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

List of Champions

Season500cc Champion250cc Champion125cc Champion85cc Champion
2025 Flag of France.svg Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cas Valk (KTM) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Douwe Van Mechgelen (Fantic) Flag of Denmark.svg Casey Karstrøm (KTM)
2024 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rick Elzinga (Yamaha) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gyan Doensen (KTM) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Timo Heuver (KTM)
2023 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) [3] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna) [3] Flag of Latvia.svg Jānis Reišulis (Yamaha) [3] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dani Heitink (Husqvarna) [3]
2022 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Calvin Vlaanderen (Yamaha) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rick Elzinga (Yamaha) [4] Flag of Latvia.svg Jānis Reišulis (KTM) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gyan Doensen (Husqvarna)
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [5]
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Flag of Lithuania.svg Arminas Jasikonis (Husqvarna) Flag of Germany.svg Henry Jacobi (Kawasaki) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cas Valk (Husqvarna)
2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) [6] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jago Geerts (Yamaha) [6] Flag of Finland.svg Emil Weckman (KTM) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay de Wolf (KTM)
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Kjær Olsen (Husqvarna) Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Haarup (Husqvarna) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay de Wolf (KTM)
2016 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Bobryshev (Honda) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jago Geerts (KTM) Flag of Sweden.svg Emil Jönrup (KTM)

References

  1. ↑ Koninklijke Nederlandse Motorrijders Vereniging (11 November 2015). "Dutch Masters of Motocross in 2016 van start!". knmv.nl. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Press Release (14 October 2022). "Dutch Masters of Motocross reveal 2023 calendar". gatedrop.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "DUTCH MASTERS KAMPIOENEN 2023 BEKEND: HERLINGS, DE WOLF, REISULIS EN HEITINK". nieuwsmotor.nl. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Elzinga toont karakter en De Wolf zijn klasse". Steven van Kempen. motocrossmag.be. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Dutch Masters - Cancelled". mxlarge.com. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  6. 1 2 "JEFFREY HERLINGS EN JAGO GEERTS DUTCH MASTERS OF MOTOCROSS 2018". nieuwsmotor.nl. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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