2023 FIM Motocross World Championship
Appearance
The 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship is the 67th FIM Motocross World Championship season.[1]
In the MXGP class, Tim Gajser will start the season as the reigning champion after picking up his fifth world title in 2022. The reigning MX2 world champion, Tom Vialle, will not defend his title as he will move to the United States to compete in the AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross championships.[2]
Race calendar and results
A provisional calendar was released on 11th October 2022.[1]
The championship will be contested over twenty rounds in Europe, Asia and South America.
MXGP
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Round Winner | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 March | MXGP of Argentina | Villa La Angostura | ||||
2 | 26 March | TBA | TBA | ||||
3 | 8 & 10 April | TBA | TBA | ||||
4 | 16 April | MXGP of Trentino | Pietramurata | ||||
5 | 30 April | MXGP of Portugal | Águeda | ||||
6 | 7 May | MXGP of Spain | intu Xanadú | ||||
7 | 21 May | MXGP of France | Villars-sous-Écot | ||||
8 | 4 June | MXGP of Latvia | Ķegums | ||||
9 | 11 June | MXGP of Germany | Teutschenthal | ||||
10 | 25 June | MXGP of Sumbawa | Samota-Sumbawa | ||||
11 | 2 July | MXGP of Lombok | Lombok | ||||
12 | 16 July | MXGP of Czech Republic | Loket | ||||
13 | 23 July | MXGP of Flanders | Lommel | ||||
14 | 6 August | MXGP of Finland | TBA | ||||
15 | 13 August | MXGP of Sweden | Uddevalla | ||||
16 | 20 August | MXGP of The Netherlands | Arnhem | ||||
17 | 3 September | MXGP of Turkey | Afyonkarahisar | ||||
18 | 17 September | MXGP of Vietnam | Thanh Hoa | ||||
19 | 1 October | TBA | TBA | ||||
20 | 15 October | MXGP of Great Britain | Matterley Basin |
MX2
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Round Winner | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 March | MXGP of Argentina | Villa La Angostura | ||||
2 | 26 March | TBA | TBA | ||||
3 | 8 & 10 April | TBA | TBA | ||||
4 | 16 April | MXGP of Trentino | Pietramurata | ||||
5 | 30 April | MXGP of Portugal | Águeda | ||||
6 | 7 May | MXGP of Spain | intu Xanadú | ||||
7 | 21 May | MXGP of France | Villars-sous-Écot | ||||
8 | 4 June | MXGP of Latvia | Ķegums | ||||
9 | 11 June | MXGP of Germany | Teutschenthal | ||||
10 | 25 June | MXGP of Sumbawa | Samota-Sumbawa | ||||
11 | 2 July | MXGP of Lombok | Lombok | ||||
12 | 16 July | MXGP of Czech Republic | Loket | ||||
13 | 23 July | MXGP of Flanders | Lommel | ||||
14 | 6 August | MXGP of Finland | TBA | ||||
15 | 13 August | MXGP of Sweden | Uddevalla | ||||
16 | 20 August | MXGP of The Netherlands | Arnhem | ||||
17 | 3 September | MXGP of Turkey | Afyonkarahisar | ||||
18 | 17 September | MXGP of Vietnam | Thanh Hoa | ||||
19 | 1 October | TBA | TBA | ||||
20 | 15 October | MXGP of Great Britain | Matterley Basin |
MXGP
Entry list
Officially Approved Teams & Riders | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP | Kawasaki | 3 | Romain Febvre[3] | |
43 | Mitchell Evans[4] | |||
Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing | Yamaha | 10 | Calvin Vlaanderen | |
Team Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz | Honda | 38 | Stephen Rubini | |
92 | Valentin Guillod | |||
Red Bull Gas Gas Factory Racing[5] | Gas Gas | 61 | Jorge Prado | |
101 | Mattia Guadagnini | |||
Team HRC | Honda | 70 | Rubén Fernández[6] | |
243 | Tim Gajser[6] | |||
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings[7] | |
JK Racing Yamaha | Yamaha | 87 | Kevin Brumann | |
Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha | 91 | Jeremy Seewer[8] | |
259 | Glenn Coldenhoff[9] | |||
959 | Maxime Renaux[10] | |||
JWR Honda Racing | Honda | 161 | Alvin Östlund | |
SDM Corse – Aviometal MX Team | Husqvarna | 211 | Nicholas Lapucci | |
KTM Kosak Team | KTM | 226 | Tom Koch | |
SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery | KTM | 303 | Alberto Forato[11] |
MX2
Entry list
Officially Approved Teams & Riders | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
Big Van World MTX Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 11 | Mikkel Haarup | |
F&H Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 24 | Kevin Horgmo[12] | |
98 | David Braceras[13] | |||
Fantic Factory Team Maddii | Fantic | 27 | Tom Guyon | |
Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee | KTM | 33 | Kay Karssemakers | |
517 | Isak Gifting | |||
Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing[14] | Husqvarna | 39 | Roan van de Moosdijk | |
74 | Kay de Wolf | |||
96 | Lucas Coenen | |||
Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team[15] | Yamaha | 44 | Rick Elzinga | |
93 | Jago Geerts | |||
198 | Thibault Benistant | |||
SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery | KTM | 64 | Lorenzo Ciabatti | |
302 | Cornelius Tøndel | |||
KTM Racestore MX2 | KTM | 67 | Yago Martínez | |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 72 | Liam Everts[16] | |
79 | Sacha Coenen[17] | |||
80 | Andrea Adamo[16] | |||
Team Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz | Honda | 125 | Emil Weckman | |
TEM JP253 | KTM | 253 | Jan Pancar | |
Young Motion powered by Resa | Yamaha | 313 | Petr Polák | |
817 | Raf Meuwissen | |||
PowerbyJJ Racing Team | Husqvarna | 338 | Filip Olsson | |
Red Bull Gas Gas Factory Racing[5] | Gas Gas | 516 | Simon Längenfelder | |
Riley Racing | Yamaha | 912 | Joel Rizzi |
References
- ^ a b "2023 Provisional FIM Motocross World Championship Calendar". Youthstream. mxgp.com. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "KTM confirms Vialle transfer to America from 2023". Troy Guenther. motoonline.com. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "ROMAIN FEBVRE SIGNS TWO-YEAR KAWASAKI FACTORY DEAL". Press Release. Kawasaki.com. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "MITCH EVANS JOINS KAWASAKI RACING TEAM MXGP". Mitch Kendra. racerxonline.com. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing reveals 2023 team structure". Press Release. tmxnews.co.uk. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ a b "News: Team HRC In 2023". Lewis Phillips. mxvice.com. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Jeffrey Herlings Signs New KTM MXGP Contract". Press Release. cyclenews.com. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Jeremy Seewer, Monster Energy Yamaha Agree to Contract Extension". Press Release. vitalmx.com. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Yamaha reveal 2023 MXGP rider line up". Press Release. gatedrop.com. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Renaux to MXGP". Yamaha Motor Europe. mxlarge.com. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "ALBERTO FORATO RENEWS WITH SM ACTION!". mxbars.net. mxbars.net. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Kevin Horgmo remains at F&H Kawasaki in 2023". Fábio Fialho. motorcyclesports.net. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Confirmed: David Braceras inks MX2 GP deal with F&H Kawasaki". Press Release. gatedrop.com. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "New Signing: Lucas Coenen". Lewis Phillips. mxvice.com. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Yamaha confirms three rider line-up for factory MX2 team in 2023". Press Release. tmxnews.co.uk. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Liam Everts and Andrea Adamo sign with Red Bull KTM MX2 for 2023". Andrew Hill. tmxnews.co.uk. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "New Signing: Sacha Coenen". Lewis Phillips. mxvice.com. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.