2018 Motocross des Nations

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The 2018 Motocross des Nations was a motocross race held on 6 October and 7 October 2018. The event was held at the Red Bud circuit, in Michigan, United States.[1] Motocross des Nations was last held in United States in 2010 but never at this venue.

France went into the event as the defending champions after taking their fifth title in 2017 and successfully defended their title.

Entry List[edit]

Start numbers are allocated based on the team finish from the previous year's edition. France are the reigning champions so they start with numbers 1, 2 and 3.

Country Nr Rider Class Motorcycle
1 France France[2] 1 Gautier Paulin MXGP Husqvarna
2 Dylan Ferrandis MX2 Yamaha
3 Jordi Tixier Open KTM
2 Netherlands Netherlands[2] 4 Jeffrey Herlings MXGP KTM
5 Calvin Vlaanderen MX2 Honda
6 Glenn Coldenhoff Open KTM
3 United Kingdom Great Britain[3] 7 Tommy Searle MXGP Kawasaki
8 Ben Watson MX2 Yamaha
9 Max Anstie Open Husqvarna
4 Belgium Belgium[2] 10 Clément Desalle MXGP Kawasaki
11 Jago Geerts MX2 Yamaha
12 Jeremy Van Horebeek Open Yamaha
5 Switzerland Switzerland[2] 13 Valentin Guillod MXGP KTM
14 Killian Auberson MX2 KTM
15 Jeremy Seewer Open Yamaha
6 Australia Australia[2] 16 Kirk Gibbs MXGP KTM
17 Hunter Lawrence MX2 Honda
18 Mitchell Evans Open KTM
7 Italy Italy[4][5] 19 Antonio Cairoli MXGP KTM
20 Michele Cervellin MX2 Yamaha
21 Alessandro Lupino Open Kawasaki
8 Estonia Estonia[6] 22 Tanel Leok MXGP Husqvarna
23 Hardi Roosiorg MX2 KTM
24 Harri Kullas Open Husqvarna
9 United States United States[2] 25 Eli Tomac MXGP Kawasaki
26 Aaron Plessinger MX2 Yamaha
27 Justin Barcia Open Yamaha
10 Sweden Sweden[7][8] 28 Filip Bengtsson MXGP Yamaha
29 Alvin Östlund MX2 Yamaha
30 Anton Gole Open Yamaha
11 Canada Canada[2] 37 Colton Facciotti MXGP Honda
38 Jess Pettis MX2 Yamaha
39 Tyler Medaglia Open Kawasaki
12 Republic of Ireland Ireland[2][9] 43 Gary Gibson MXGP KTM
44 Martin Barr MX2 Husqvarna
45 Richard Bird Open KTM
13 Portugal Portugal 46 Rui Gonçalves MXGP Yamaha
47 Luis Outeiro MX2 Honda
48 Diogo Graça Open Suzuki
14 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico[10][11] 49 Kevin Windham MXGP Honda
50 Ryan Sipes MX2 Husqvarna
51 Travis Pastrana Open Suzuki
15 Spain Spain[7] 52 José Butrón MXGP KTM
53 Jorge Prado MX2 KTM
54 Carlos Campano Open Yamaha
16 Germany Germany[2] 58 Ken Roczen MXGP Honda
59 Henry Jacobi MX2 Husqvarna
60 Max Nagl Open TM
17 New Zealand New Zealand[2][12] 61 Cody Cooper MXGP Honda
62 Hamish Harwood MX2 KTM
63 Rhys Carter Open Yamaha
18 Czech Republic Czech Republic[13] 64 Václav Kovář MXGP KTM
65 Martin Krč MX2 KTM
66 Martin Michek Open KTM
19 Brazil Brazil[14] 67 Gustavo Pessoa MXGP Kawasaki
68 Enzo Lopes MX2 Suzuki
69 Fabio Santos Open Yamaha
20 South Africa South Africa[2] 76 Michael Docherty MXGP Husqvarna
77 Bradley Lionnet MX2 Yamaha
78 Caleb Tennant Open Husqvarna
21 Ukraine Ukraine 82 Dmytro Asmanov MXGP KTM
83 Dmytro Chernov MX2 Husqvarna
84 Volodymyr Tarasov Open KTM
22 Iceland Iceland 85 Einar Sigurðsson MXGP Husqvarna
86 Andri Snær Guðmundsson MX2 Husqvarna
87 Ingvi Björn Birgisson Open Husqvarna
23 Argentina Argentina 88 Juan Pablo Luzzardi MXGP KTM
89 Dario Arco MX2 Honda
90 Jose Felipe Open Honda
24 Israel Israel 112 Dan Maya MXGP Yamaha
113 Ariel Dadia MX2 Yamaha
114 Open
25 Philippines Philippines 115 Kenneth San Andres MXGP Kawasaki
116 Mark Reggie Flores MX2 Kawasaki
117 Carlo Rodriguez Open Kawasaki
26 Japan Japan 118 Taiki Koga MXGP Honda
119 Haruki Yokoyama MX2 Kawasaki
120 Toshiki Tomita Open Honda
27 Mexico Mexico[15] 121 Julio César Zambrano MXGP Husqvarna
122 Tre Fierro MX2 KTM
123 Félix Lopez Open KTM
28 Austria Austria 124 Roland Edelbacher MXGP KTM
125 Marcel Stauffer MX2 KTM
126 Pascal Rauchenecker Open Husqvarna
29 Venezuela Venezuela 127 Carlos Badiali MXGP Yamaha
128 Anthony Rodríguez MX2 Yamaha
129 Lorenzo Locurcio Open Yamaha
30 Guatemala Guatemala 136 José Fernandez MXGP KTM
137 Rodrigo Bardales MX2 KTM
138 Jorge González Open Honda
Country Nr Rider Class Motorcycle

Practice[edit]

Practice is run on a class by class basis.

Open[edit]

Place Nr Rider Motorcycle Time Difference
1 9 United Kingdom Anstie Husqvarna 2:00.575
2 6 Netherlands Coldenhoff KTM 2:00.593 +0.018
3 12 Belgium Van Horebeek Yamaha 2:01.644 +1.069
4 27 United States Barcia Yamaha 2:01.977 +1.402
5 60 Germany Nagl TM 2:02.242 +1.667
6 24 Estonia Kullas Husqvarna 2:02.734 +2.159
7 3 France Tixier KTM 2:02.976 +2.401
8 15 Switzerland Seewer Yamaha 2:03.045 +2.470
9 126 Austria Rauchenecker Husqvarna 2:03.156 +2.581
10 21 Italy Lupino Kawasaki 2:03.234 +2.659
11 30 Sweden Gole Yamaha 2:03.890 +3.315
12 39 Canada Medaglia Kawasaki 2:04.107 +3.532
13 18 Australia Evans KTM 2:04.679 +4.104
14 54 Spain Campano Yamaha 2:05.630 +5.055
15 66 Czech Republic Michek KTM 2:06.964 +6.389
16 69 Brazil Santos Yamaha 2:07.765 +7.190
17 63 New Zealand Carter Yamaha 2:07.993 +7.418
18 129 Venezuela Locurcio Yamaha 2:08.300 +7.725
19 84 Ukraine Tarasov KTM 2:08.484 +7.909
20 120 Japan Tomita Honda 2:09.965 +9.390
21 123 Mexico López KTM 2:12.707 +12.132
22 78 South Africa Tennant Husqvarna 2:12.991 +12.416
23 90 Argentina Felipe Honda 2:14.209 +13.634
24 45 Republic of Ireland Bird KTM 2:14.620 +14.045
25 48 Portugal Graça Suzuki 2:14.814 +14.239
26 51 Puerto Rico Pastrana Suzuki 2:16.371 +15.796
27 87 Iceland Birgisson Husqvarna 2:19.299 +18.724
28 117 Philippines Rodríguez Kawasaki 2:34.809 +34.234
29 138 Guatemala González Honda 2:36.573 +35.998
Place Nr Rider Motorcycle Time Difference

Qualifying Races[edit]

Qualifying is run on a class by class basis. Top 19 countries after qualifying go directly to the main Motocross des Nations races. The remaining countries go to a smaller final. Best 2 scores count.

MXGP[edit]

Place Nr Rider Motorcycle Laps Gap
1 19 Italy Cairoli KTM 11
2 58 Germany Roczen Honda 11 +21.286
3 4 Netherlands Herlings KTM 11 +36.455
4 1 France Paulin Husqvarna 11 +38.939
5 7 United Kingdom Searle Kawasaki 11 +54.353
6 52 Spain Butrón KTM 11 +1:05.652
7 28 Sweden Bengtsson Yamaha 11 +1:08.403
8 13 Switzerland Guillod KTM 11 +1:45.321
9 16 Australia Gibbs KTM 11 +1:46.994
10 124 Austria Edelbacher KTM 11 +1:50.371
11 76 South Africa Docherty Husqvarna 11 +1:58.746
12 118 Japan Koga Honda 11 +2:04.765
13 46 Portugal Gonçalves Yamaha 11 +2:05.809
14 43 Republic of Ireland Gibson KTM 11 +2:13.341
15 61 New Zealand Cooper Honda 11 +2:24.817
16 64 Czech Republic Kovář KTM 10 +1 Lap
17 37 Canada Facciotti Honda 10 +1 Lap
18 127 Venezuela Badiali Yamaha 10 +1 Lap
19 82 Ukraine Asmanov KTM 10 +1 Lap
20 67 Brazil Pessoa Kawasaki 10 +1 Lap
21 49 Puerto Rico Windham Honda 10 +1 Lap
22 121 Mexico Zambrano Husqvarna 10 +1 Lap
23 88 Argentina Luzzardi Honda 10 +1 Lap
24 136 Guatemala Fernández KTM 9 +2 Laps
25 22 Estonia Leok Husqvarna 9 +2 Laps
26 115 Philippines San Andres Kawasaki 9 +2 Laps
27 10 Belgium Desalle Kawasaki 8 Did Not Finish
28 112 Israel Maya Yamaha 8 +3 Laps
29 25 United States Tomac Kawasaki 7 Did Not Finish
30 85 Iceland Sigurðsson Husqvarna 7 Did Not Finish

MX2[edit]

Place Nr Rider Motorcycle Laps Gap
1 2 France Ferrandis Yamaha 11
2 17 Australia Lawrence Honda 11 +00.766
3 59 Germany Jacobi Husqvarna 11 +34.130
4 20 Italy Cervellin Yamaha 11 +38.511
5 53 Spain Prado KTM 11 +44.348
6 68 Brazil Lopes Suzuki 11 +47.486
7 8 United Kingdom Watson Yamaha 11 +48.457
8 38 Canada Pettis Yamaha 11 +1:00.775
9 29 Sweden Östlund Yamaha 11 +1:01.127
10 128 Venezuela Rodríguez Yamaha 11 +1:05.909
11 26 United States Plessinger Yamaha 11 +1:07.767
12 5 Netherlands Vlaanderen Honda 11 +1:09.726
13 125 Austria Stauffer KTM 11 +1:37.283
14 50 Puerto Rico Sipes Husqvarna 11 +1:55.455
15 44 Republic of Ireland Barr Husqvarna 11 +1:57.279
16 23 Estonia Roosiorg KTM 11 +2:01.460
17 62 New Zealand Harwood KTM 11 +2:05.395
18 11 Belgium Geerts Yamaha 11 +2:13.069
19 47 Portugal Outeiro Honda 11 +2:15.376
20 65 Czech Republic Krč KTM 10 +1 Lap
21 86 Iceland Guðmundsson Husqvarna 10 +1 Lap
22 77 South Africa Lionnet Yamaha 10 +1 Lap
23 89 Argentina Arco Honda 10 +1 Lap
24 119 Japan Yokoyama Kawasaki 10 +1 Lap
25 122 Mexico Fierro KTM 9 +2 Laps
26 116 Philippines Flores Kawasaki 7 +4 Laps
27 83 Ukraine Chernov Husqvarna 4 Did Not Finish
28 14 Switzerland Auberson KTM 0 Did Not Finish
137 Guatemala Bardales KTM 0 Did Not Start
113 Israel Dadia Yamaha 0 Did Not Start

Open[edit]

Place Nr Rider Motorcycle Laps Gap
1 6 Netherlands Coldenhoff KTM 11
2 27 United States Barcia Yamaha 11 +03.444
3 12 Belgium Van Horebeek Yamaha 11 +27.885
4 15 Switzerland Seewer Yamaha 11 +34.906
5 24 Estonia Kullas Husqvarna 11 +35.900
6 21 Italy Lupino Kawasaki 11 +40.365
7 3 France Tixier KTM 11 +41.172
8 60 Germany Nagl TM 11 +59.068
9 9 United Kingdom Anstie Husqvarna 11 +1:13.365
10 84 Ukraine Tarasov KTM 11 +1:27.256
11 30 Sweden Gole Yamaha 11 +1:28.665
12 66 Czech Republic Michek KTM 11 +1:43.678
13 39 Canada Medaglia Kawasaki 11 +1:51.378
14 63 New Zealand Carter Yamaha 11 +1:53.340
15 18 Australia Evans KTM 11 +1:54.960
16 129 Venezuela Locurcio Yamaha 11 +2:20.771
17 126 Austria Rauchenecker Husqvarna 10 +1 Lap
18 69 Brazil Santos Yamaha 10 +1 Lap
19 120 Japan Tomita Honda 10 +1 Lap
20 48 Portugal Graça Suzuki 10 +1 Lap
21 87 Iceland Birgisson Husqvarna 10 +1 Lap
22 123 Mexico López KTM 10 +1 Lap
23 45 Republic of Ireland Bird KTM 10 +1 Lap
24 78 South Africa Tennant KTM 10 +1 Lap
25 90 Argentina Felipe Honda 9 +2 Laps
26 138 Guatemala González Honda 9 +2 Laps
27 51 Puerto Rico Pastrana Suzuki 6 Did Not Finish
28 117 Philippines Rodríguez Kawasaki 3 Did Not Finish
29 54 Spain Campano Yamaha 2 Did Not Start

Qualification Standings[edit]

  • Qualified Nations
Place Nation Points
1 Netherlands Netherlands 4
2 Italy Italy 5
3 France France 5
4 Germany Germany 5
5 Australia Australia 11
6 Spain Spain 11
7 United Kingdom Great Britain 12
8 Switzerland Switzerland 12
9 United States United States 13
10 Sweden Sweden 16
11 Canada Canada 21
12 Estonia Estonia 21
13 Belgium Belgium 21
14 Austria Austria 23
15 Brazil Brazil 24
16 Venezuela Venezuela 26
17 Czech Republic Czech Republic 28
18 New Zealand New Zealand 29
19 Republic of Ireland Ireland 29
  • Nations Admitted to the B-Final
Place Nation Points
20 Ukraine Ukraine 29
21 Japan Japan 31
22 Portugal Portugal 32
23 South Africa South Africa 33
24 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 35
25 Iceland Iceland 42
26 Mexico Mexico 44
27 Argentina Argentina 46
28 Guatemala Guatemala 50
29 Philippines Philippines 52
30 Israel Israel 28

B-Final[edit]

The B-Final is for the nations who finished 20th-31st in qualifying. The top nation from the B-Final qualify for the Motocross des Nations races. Best 2 scores for each nation counts.

Motocross des Nations races[edit]

The main Motocross des Nations races consist of 3 races which combine two classes together in each. Lowest score wins with each nation allowed to drop their worst score after the final race.



Final standings[edit]

Following the event, Italy were disqualified from second place overall due to failing fuel tests.

Place Nation Points[16] Total
1  France 2 + 3 + 6 + 8 + 13 32
2  Netherlands 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 34 39
3  Great Britain 4 + 4 + 8 + 12 + 13 41
4  Australia 2 + 7 + 10 + 12 + 12 43
5  United States 4 + 5 + 9 + 11 + 14 43
6  Belgium 5 + 6 + 9 + 11 + 16 47
7  Spain 3 + 3 + 15 + 16 + 20 57
8  Estonia 7 + 10 + 10 + 17 + 19 63
9  Germany 6 + 7 + 11 + 23 + 23 70
10  Canada 8 + 18 + 19 + 21 + 24 90
11  Sweden 15 + 18 + 20 + 21 + 22 96
12  Austria 13 + 17 + 19 + 23 + 26 98
13  Ireland 14 + 15 + 28 + 29 + 31 117
14  Venezuela 14 + 17 + 24 + 31 + 33 119
15  Czech Republic 18 + 24 + 25 + 26 + 27 120
16  Brazil 21 + 22 + 26 + 29 + 29 127
17  New Zealand 9 + 27 + 30 + 33 + 35 134
18  Puerto Rico 28 + 30 + 34 + 36 + 37 165
19  Switzerland 5 + 25 + 27 + 32 89
20  Portugal
21  Japan
22  Argentina
23  South Africa
24  Iceland
25  Mexico
26  Ukraine
27  Guatemala
28  Philippines
29  Israel
2  Italy 4 + 5 + 6 + 10 + 12 37

References[edit]

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