Motocross des Nations

Ricky Carmichael individual and overall winner in 2005.
Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations
Local name	Monster Energy Motocross of Nations
Homepage
Location	Kegums, Latvia
Date	September, 27th and 28th, 2014
Type	MXGP/MX2/Open
History
First Edition	1947
Number of Editions	68
First Winner	Great Britain
Latest winner	France
Most Wins	United States (22 wins)

The Motocross des Nations is an annual team motocross race, where riders representing their country meet at what is billed as the "Olympics of Motocross". The event has been staged since 1947, where the team of Bill Nicholson, Fred Rist and Bob Ray, representing Great Britain, took home the Chamberlain Trophy for the first time.^[1][2]

The event as it stands today is an amalgamation of three separate events, the original Motocross des Nations, raced with 500cc motorcycles, the Trophée des Nations, raced with 250cc motorcycles, and the Coupe des Nations, for 125cc motorcycles. Before 1984, the three events were held in different locations on different weekends, whereafter they were combined into a single event with one rider per class.

The scoring for the event works on the position system, i.e. first place is awarded one point, second place two, etc. Each class (currently MXGP, MX2 and Open) races twice, each time against one of other two classes, for a total of three races. The worst score of three races is dropped, and the lowest combined score wins.

The event's name has been officially anglicised (as Motocross of Nations "MXON") since 2004, when Youthstream was awarded promotional rights for the World Motocross Grand Prix, although the general moniker Des Nations or MXDN is still very much in use.

Historically Great Britain dominated the early years, before the competition became more fierce. With the rise of motocross in North America from the 1970s, the USA embarked on a famous winning streak, lasting 13 years from 1981 to 1993.

Motocross des Nations winners

Year	Location	Team	Riders
2017	Glen Helen, USA
2016	Maggiora, Italy
2015	Ernée, France	France	Gautier Paulin / Marvin Musquin / Romain Febvre
2014	Kegums, Latvia	France	Gautier Paulin / Dylan Ferrandis / Steven Frossard
2013	Teutschenthal, Germany	Belgium	Ken De Dycker / Jeremy Van Horebeek / Clement Desalle
2012	Lommel, Belgium	Germany	Maximilian Nagl / Ken Roczen / Marcus Schiffer
2011	Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	USA	Ryan Dungey / Blake Baggett / Ryan Villopoto
2010	Lakewood, USA	USA	Ryan Dungey / Trey Canard / Andrew Short
2009	Franciacorta, Italy	USA	Ryan Dungey / Jake Weimer / Ivan Tedesco
2008	Donington Park, UK	USA	James Stewart, Jr. / Ryan Villopoto / Tim Ferry
2007	Budds Creek, USA	USA	Ricky Carmichael / Ryan Villopoto / Tim Ferry
2006	Matterley Basin, UK	USA	James Stewart, Jr. / Ryan Villopoto / Ivan Tedesco
2005	Ernée, France	USA	Ricky Carmichael / Kevin Windham / Ivan Tedesco
2004	Lierop, Netherlands	Belgium	Stefan Everts / Steve Ramon / Kevin Strijbos
2003	Zolder, Belgium	Belgium	Stefan Everts / Steve Ramon / Joël Smets
2002	Bellpuig, Spain	Italy	Andrea Bartolini / Alessio Chiodi / Alessandro Puzar
2001	Namur, Belgium	France	Yves Demaria / Luigi Seguy / David Vuillemin
2000	Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	USA	Ricky Carmichael / Ryan Hughes / Travis Pastrana
1999	Indaiatuba, Brazil	Italy	Andrea Bartolini / Alessio Chiodi/ Claudio Federici
1998	Foxhills, UK	Belgium	Marnicq Bervoets / Patrick Caps / Stefan Everts
1997	Nismes, Belgium	Belgium	Marnicq Bervoets / Stefan Everts / Joël Smets
1996	Jerez de la Frontera, Spain	USA	Jeff Emig / Steve Lamson / Jeremy McGrath
1995	Sverepec, Slovakia	Belgium	Marnicq Bervoets / Stefan Everts / Joël Smets
1994	Roggenburg, Switzerland	Great Britain	Rob Herring / Paul Malin / Kurt Nicoll
1993	Schwanenstadt, Austria	USA	Jeff Emig / Mike Kiedrowski / Jeremy McGrath
1992	Manjimup, Australia	USA	Jeff Emig / Mike LaRocco / Billy Liles
1991	Valkenswaard, Netherlands	USA	Damon Bradshaw / Mike Kiedrowski / Jeff Stanton
1990	Vimmerby, Sweden	USA	Damon Bradshaw / Jeff Stanton / Jeff Ward
1989	Gaildorf, West Germany	USA	Mike Kiedrowski / Jeff Stanton / Jeff Ward
1988	Dung, France	USA	Rick Johnson / Ron Lechien / Jeff Ward
1987	Unadilla, USA	USA	Bob Hannah / Rick Johnson / Jeff Ward
1986	Maggiora, Italy	USA	David Bailey / Rick Johnson / Johnny O'Mara
1985	Gaildorf, West Germany	USA	David Bailey / Ron Lechien / Jeff Ward
1984	Vantaa, Finland	USA	David Bailey / Rick Johnson / Johnny O'Mara / Jeff Ward
1983	Angreau, Belgium	USA	David Bailey / Mark Barnett / Broc Glover / Jeff Ward
1982	Wohlen, Switzerland	USA	David Bailey / Danny Chandler / Jim Gibson / Johnny O'Mara
1981	Bielstein, West Germany	USA	Donnie Hansen / Danny LaPorte / Johnny O'Mara / Chuck Sun
1980	Farleigh Castle, UK	Belgium	Georges Jobé / André Malherbe / Ivan Van Den Broek / André Vromans
1979	Stockholm, Sweden	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Harry Everts / André Malherbe / Ivan Van Den Broek
1978	Gaildorf, West Germany	USSR	Kavinov / Khudiakov / Korneev / Guennady Moisseev
1977	Cognac, France	Belgium	Roger De Coster / André Malherbe / Jean-Paul Mingles / Jaak van Velthoven
1976	St. Anthonis, Netherlands	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Harry Everts / Gaston Rahier / Jaak van Velthoven
1975	Sedlčany, Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia	Bavorovský / Churavý / Naváček / Velký
1974	Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	Bengt Aberg / Hakan Andersson / Ake Jonsson / Arne Kring
1973	Wohlen, Switzerland	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Sylvain Geboers / René Heeren / Jaak van Velthoven
1972	Norg, Netherlands	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Rene Van de Vorst / Jaak van Velthoven
1971	Vannes, France	Sweden	Bengt Aberg / Christer Hammargren / Ake Jonsson / Olle Petersson
1970	Maggiora, Italy	Sweden	Bengt Aberg / Christer Hammargren / Ake Jonsson / Arne Kring
1969	Farleigh Castle, UK	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Sylvain Geboers / Joël Robert / Jef Teeuwissen
1968	Chișinău, USSR	USSR	Arnis Angers/ Evgeni Petushkov / Vladimir Pogbrniak / Leonid Shinkarenko
1967	Markelo, Netherlands	Great Britain	Dave Bickers / Vic Eastwood/ Jeff Smith
1966	Rémalard, France	Great Britain	Dave Bickers / Vic Eastwood / D.J. Rickman
1965	Namur, Belgium	Great Britain	Arthur Lampkin / Vic Eastwood / Jeff Smith
1964	Hawkstone Park, UK	Great Britain	D.E. Rickman / D.J. Rickman / Jeff Smith
1963	Knutstorp, Sweden	Great Britain	Burton / D.E. Rickman / D.J. Rickman
1962	Wohlen, Switzerland	Sweden	Johansson / Ove Lundell / Rolf Tibblin
1961	Schijndel, Netherlands	Sweden	Ove Lundell / Bill Nilsson / Rolf Tibblin
1960	Cassel, France	Great Britain	Curtis / Rickman / Jeff Smith
1959	Namur, Belgium	Great Britain	John Draper / Rickman / Jeff Smith
1958	Knutstorp, Sweden	Sweden	Gustavsson / Ove Lundell / Bill Nilsson
1957	Brands Hatch, UK	Great Britain	Curtis / Martin / Jeff Smith
1956	Namur, Belgium	Great Britain	John Draper / Jeff Smith/ Ward
1955	Randers, Denmark	Sweden	Gustavsson / Sten Lundin / Bill Nilsson
1954	Norg, Netherlands	Great Britain	Curtis / Brian Stonebridge / Ward
1953	Värnamo-Skillingaryd, Sweden	Great Britain	Les Archer / John Draper / Ward
1952	Brands Hatch, UK	Great Britain	Les Archer / Brian Stonebridge / Ward
1951	Namur, Belgium	Belgium	Jansen / Leloup / Meunier
1950	Värnamo-Skillingaryd, Sweden	Great Britain	Draper / Hall / Lines
1949	Brands Hatch, UK	Great Britain	Lines / Manns / Soovell
1948	Spa, Belgium	Belgium	Cox / Jansen / Milhoux
1947	Wassenaar, Netherlands	Great Britain	Bill Nicholson / Bob Ray / Fred Rist

Participating nations

Team	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	Years
Australia	7th	6th		14th	13th	16th	11th	20th	6th	7th	6th	3rd	10th	4th	14th	7th
Austria	13th				22nd	23rd	21st			23rd	12th	20th	24th	12th		10th
Belarus				27th
Belgium	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	5th	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd
Brazil	23rd	23rd						16th	14th	14th	18th	27th	32nd	31st	27th	27th
Canada	28th	26th			8th	17th	18th	10th	13th	27th	16th			23rd	17th
Chile								18th
China							30th					35th
Costa Rica								26th			24th
Croatia	17th	24th		28th	25th		29th			29th		30th		34th	32nd	30th
Cyprus						29th				36th
Czech Republic	9th	12th	8th	10th	16th	18th	16th	17th	25th	21st		14th	21st	15th	25th	22nd
Denmark	15th	19th	12th	12th	21st	20th	23rd		20th	15th		18th	18th	14th	15th	15th
Dominican Republic								30th
Ecuador								22nd			21st
Estonia	24th	11th	7th	8th	4th	6th	9th	11th	12th	8th	15th	10th	7th	10th	9th	4th
Finland	8th	10th	3rd	3rd	6th	11th	10th		11th	18th	14th	17th	20th	18th	16th	28th
France	18th	1st	6th	9th	3rd	2nd	5th	2nd	2nd	2nd	7th	2nd	6th	5th	1st	1st
Germany	10th	5th	16th	19th	11th	14th	13th	9th	10th	4th	3rd	7th	1st	7th	5th	9th
Great Britain	4th	4th		6th	9th	5th	6th	5th	4th	5th	4th	4th	8th	6th	4th	18th
Greece		30th				28th	27th	25th		32nd		33rd	31st	36th	31st	32nd
Guatemala					27th	25th		23rd			26th
Hungary	27th	29th				27th	26th			31st			28th	28th	26th
Iceland								29th	30th	30th	30th	32nd	30th	37th
Ireland	11th	14th	9th	7th	14th	22nd	31st	13th	21st	16th	20th	19th	13th	22nd	19th	17th
Israel														40th	34th	36th
Italy	2nd	17th	1st	17th	15th	13th	4th	4th	5th	6th	5th	16th	5th	3rd	6th	14th
Japan	6th			5th	17th	12th	12th	7th	17th		19th	13th	26th	24th	22nd	20th
Kuwait												36th
Latvia	16th	18th	13th	18th	23rd	26th	24th	15th	16th	17th	17th	22nd	14th	16th	12th	19th
Lithuania	30th	31st		26th					28th	35th	28th	31st	22nd	26th	24th	25th
Luxembourg					26th									38th	33rd	34th
Mexico								27th			27th
Mongolia									32nd	33rd
Morocco			17th													35th
Netherlands	32nd	15th		20th	2nd	7th	22nd		18th	19th		9th	4th	11th	10th	6th
New Zealand	19th	3rd		4th	7th	4th	3rd		8th	11th	8th	29th	15th	20th	23rd	8th
Norway	25th	22nd		15th	20th		20th		27th	25th		26th	17th	19th		23rd
Philippines											29th
Poland														25th	28th	24th
Portugal	14th	8th	14th	23rd	10th	8th	14th	19th	24th	13th	9th	11th	9th	17th	13th	16th
Puerto Rico								28th	19th	26th	10th	24th	23rd	21st	18th	33rd
Romania														32nd
Russia	29th	21st		21st	18th	24th	25th		22nd	22nd		15th	11th	8th	8th	12th
Slovakia		25th		25th			15th		29th	24th				35th	29th	26th
Slovenia	21st	13th	11th	16th	24th	21st	28th		26th	28th		23rd	16th	27th	20th	21st
South Africa	5th	9th		11th	5th	9th	7th	12th	15th	9th		6th	27th
Spain	12th	16th	4th	24th	12th	10th	8th	6th	7th	12th	13th	8th	25th	13th	21st	11th
Sweden	20th	7th	5th	13th	19th	19th	19th	14th	23rd	20th	22nd	21st	12th	30th	11th	13th
Switzerland	22nd	20th	10th	22nd		15th	18th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	19th	9th	7th	5th
Thailand										34th		34th	33rd	39th
USA	1st			2nd		1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd
Ukraine	31st	28th						21st			25th	28th		29th	30th	31st
Venezuela	26th	27th	15th					24th	31st		23rd	25th	29th	33rd		29th
Total	32	31	17	28	27	29	31	30	32	36	30	36	33	40	34	36

Trophée des Nations winners^[3][4]

Year	Location	Team	Riders
1961	Avigliana, Italy	United Kingdom	Jeff Smith / Dave Bickers / Arthur Lampkin
1962	Ipswich, Great Britain	United Kingdom	Jeff Smith / Dave Bickers / Arthur Lampkin
1963	Loppem, Belgium	Sweden	Torsten Hallman / Lars Forsberg / Cenneth Lööf
1964	Markelo, Netherlands	Sweden	Torsten Hallman / Åke Jonsson / Olle Petersson
1965	Cancelled due to bad riding conditions[5]
1966	Brands Hatch, Great Britain	Sweden	Torsten Hallman / Åke Tornblom / Olle Petersson
1967	Holice, Czechoslovakia	Sweden	Torsten Hallman / Åke Jonsson / Olle Petersson
1968	Payerne, Switzerland	Sweden	Bengt Åberg / Christer Hammargren / Bengt-Arne Bonn
1969	Kester, Belgium	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Joël Robert / Sylvain Geboers
1970	Knutstorp, Sweden	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Joël Robert / Sylvain Geboers
1971	Holice, Czechoslovakia	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Sylvain Geboers / Jaak van Velthoven
1972	Genk, Belgium	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Joël Robert / Jaak van Velthoven / Marcel Wiertz
1973	Donington Park, Great Britain	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Sylvain Geboers / Jaak van Velthoven / Jean-Claude Laquaye
1974	Vesoul, France	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Gaston Rahier / Jaak van Velthoven / Harry Everts
1975	Maggiora, Italy	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Gaston Rahier / Jaak van Velthoven / Harry Everts
1976	Wohlen, Switzerland	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Gaston Rahier / Jaak van Velthoven / Harry Everts
1977	Markelo, Netherlands	Belgium	Roger De Coster / André Malherbe / Jaak van Velthoven / Harry Everts
1978	Kester, Belgium	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Gaston Rahier / Jaak van Velthoven / Harry Everts
1979	Stockholm, Sweden	Russia	Guennady Moisseev / Vladimir Kavinov / Vladimir Korneev / Yuri Khudiakov
1980	Maggiora, Italy	Belgium	André Malherbe / Harry Everts / Georges Jobé / André Vromans
1981	Lommel, Belgium	United States	Chuck Sun / Danny LaPorte / Johnny O’Mara / Donnie Hansen
1982	Gaildorf, Germany	United States	David Bailey / Johnny O’Mara / Danny Chandler / Jim Gibson
1983	Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia	United States	David Bailey / Mark Barnett / Broc Glover / Jeff Ward
1984	Varberg, Sweden	United States	Broc Glover / Johnny O’Mara / Ricky Johnson / Jeff Ward

References

1. "History of Individual Motocross World Championships". fim-live.com. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
2. "Motocross goes International 1947 through 1965". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
3. "Trophée des Nations winners" (PDF). marcin-rutkowski.com. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
4. "Trophée des Nations results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
5. "Vintage History - 1960s". mxbikes.com. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

External links

• Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, Official Website
• Teams for the 2015 MXoN