European Motocross Championship

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European Motocross Championship
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European Motocross Championship is the European championship of motocross racing, organized by the FIM Europe, from 1988. [1]

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Since 2014 the 65cc, 85cc, 125cc, 150cc, 250cc, 300cc and Open classes have taken on the names EMX 65, EMX 85, EMX 125, EMX 250, EMX 300 and EMX Open. [2]

Winners

Update to end of the 2020 season. [3]

  Rider who became World Champion
Year65cc85cc125cc150cc250cc300ccOpen
1988 Flag of Italy.svg Annunzio Fanton
1989 Flag of France.svg Thierry Bethys
1990 Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Rostagno
1991 Flag of Italy.svg Alessio Chiodi
1992 Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Beltrami
1993 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Caprani Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Eliasson
1994 Flag of Denmark.svg Brian Jorgensen Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Dygd
1995 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marco Stallman Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Nilsson
1996 Flag of Italy.svg Thomas Traversini Flag of Spain.svg Javier Garcia Vico
1997 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Dini Flag of Spain.svg Javier Remacho
1998 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Delepierre Flag of France.svg Steve Boniface Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Kjær Jørgensen
1999 Flag of Estonia.svg Tanel Leok Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Paricio Flag of Croatia.svg Nenad Šipek
2000 Flag of France.svg Jeremy Tarroux Flag of Finland.svg Antti Pyrhonen Flag of Latvia.svg Lauris Freibergs
2001 Flag of France.svg Jeremy Tarroux Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kevin Strijbos Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael Milanovic
2002 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dennis Verbruggen Flag of Italy.svg Luca Cherubini Flag of Slovenia.svg Sašo Kragelj
2003 Flag of France.svg Christophe Pourcel Flag of France.svg Sébastien Pourcel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christophe Godrie
2004 Flag of France.svg Marvin Musquin Flag of Finland.svg Matti Seistola Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Safronov
2005 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Recchia Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Fiorgentili Flag of France.svg Jérémy Tarroux Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Morozov
2006 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vaclav Kovar Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Lupino Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dennis Verbruggen Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Dottori
2007 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tim Gajser Flag of France.svg Jason Clermont Flag of France.svg Gautier Paulin Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Tonkov
2008 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Davy Pootjes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey Herlings Flag of France.svg Valentin Teillet Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Bartos
2009 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ivan Petrov Flag of Slovenia.svg Tim Gajser Flag of Estonia.svg Priit Rätsep Flag of France.svg Christophe Charlier Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Tonkov
2010 Flag of Germany.svg Brian Hsu Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brian Bogers Flag of France.svg Jordi Tixier Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Remmelg Flag of France.svg Steven Lenoir Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Mikhaylov
2011 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Prado Flag of Ukraine.svg Rostyslav Voytsyckyy Flag of Italy.svg Simone Zecchina Flag of France.svg Romain Febvre Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Bartos
2012 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xylian Ramella Flag of the Netherlands.svg Davy Pootjes Flag of Slovenia.svg Tim Gajser Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mel Pocock Flag of Belarus.svg Evgeni Tyletski
2013 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raivo Dankers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Conrad Mewse Flag of Latvia.svg Pauls Jonass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Filippo Grigoletto Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Valentin Guillod Flag of Russia.svg Alexandr Burgreev
2014 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Kucherov Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jago Geerts Flag of Germany.svg Brian Hsu Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Albie Wilkie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steven Clarke Flag of Italy.svg Samuele Bernardini Flag of Russia.svg Semen Rogozin
2015 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Scott Smulders Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raivo Dankers Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Prado Flag of Finland.svg Emil Weckman Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick Kouwenberg Flag of Italy.svg Marco Maddii Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Michek
2016 Flag of Latvia.svg Edvards Bidzāns Flag of Austria.svg Rene Hofer Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jago Geerts Flag of Finland.svg Emil Weckman Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Kjær Olsen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mike Kras Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Michek
2017 Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Sorensen cancelled Flag of France.svg Brian Moreau Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Adamo Flag of Italy.svg Morgan Lesiardo Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brad Anderson Flag of Ukraine.svg Volodymyr Tarasov
2018 Flag of Italy.svg Brando Rispoli Flag of South Africa.svg Camden McLellan Flag of France.svg Thibault Benistant Flag of France.svg Mathys Boisrame Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brad Anderson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Michek
2019 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vítězslav Marek Flag of Latvia.svg Edvards Bidzāns Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Guadagnini Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roan van de Moosdijk Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mike Kras [lower-alpha 1] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Michek
2020 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Bonacorsi Flag of France.svg Thibault Benistant Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brad Anderson [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Estonia.svg Karel Kutsar
2021 Flag of Estonia.svg Lucas Leok Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vítězslav Marek Flag of Italy.svg Valerio Lata Flag of Italy.svg Nicholas Lapucci Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Spies [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Italy.svg Davide De Bortoli
2022 Flag of Austria.svg Ricardo Bauer Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vítězslav Marek Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cas Valk Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rick Elzinga Flag of Latvia.svg Toms Macuks [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Spain.svg José Butrón
2023 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Assini Flag of Italy.svg Nicolò Alvisi Flag of Latvia.svg Jānis Reišulis Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Bonacorsi Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cas Valk [lower-alpha 1] Flag of France.svg Pierre Goupillon
Discontinued

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 EMX 2T
  2. 1 2 Rider who became World Champion

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