2018 Motocross des Nations

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

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.

CountryNrRiderClassMotorcycle
1 France[2]1Gautier PaulinMXGPHusqvarna
2Dylan FerrandisMX2Yamaha
3Jordi TixierOpenKTM
2 Netherlands[2]4Jeffrey HerlingsMXGPKTM
5Calvin VlaanderenMX2Honda
6Glenn ColdenhoffOpenKTM
3 Great Britain[3]7Tommy SearleMXGPKawasaki
8Ben WatsonMX2Yamaha
9Max AnstieOpenHusqvarna
4 Belgium[2]10Clément DesalleMXGPKawasaki
11Jago GeertsMX2Yamaha
12Jeremy Van HorebeekOpenYamaha
5 Switzerland[2]13Valentin GuillodMXGPKTM
14Killian AubersonMX2KTM
15Jeremy SeewerOpenYamaha
6 Australia[2]16Kirk GibbsMXGPKTM
17Hunter LawrenceMX2Honda
18Mitchell EvansOpenKTM
7 Italy[4][5]19Antonio CairoliMXGPKTM
20Michele CervellinMX2Yamaha
21Alessandro LupinoOpenKawasaki
8 Estonia[6]22Tanel LeokMXGPHusqvarna
23Hardi RoosiorgMX2KTM
24Harri KullasOpenHusqvarna
9 United States[2]25Eli TomacMXGPKawasaki
26Aaron PlessingerMX2Yamaha
27Justin BarciaOpenYamaha
10 Sweden[7][8]28Filip BengtssonMXGPYamaha
29Alvin ÖstlundMX2Yamaha
30Anton GoleOpenYamaha
11 Canada[2]37Colton FacciottiMXGPHonda
38Jess PettisMX2Yamaha
39Tyler MedagliaOpenKawasaki
12 Ireland[2][9]43Gary GibsonMXGPKTM
44Martin BarrMX2Husqvarna
45Richard BirdOpenKTM
13 Portugal46Rui GonçalvesMXGPYamaha
47Luis OuteiroMX2Honda
48Diogo GraçaOpenSuzuki
14 Puerto Rico[10][11]49Kevin WindhamMXGPHonda
50Ryan SipesMX2Husqvarna
51Travis PastranaOpenSuzuki
15 Spain[7]52José ButrónMXGPKTM
53Jorge PradoMX2KTM
54Carlos CampanoOpenYamaha
16 Germany[2]58Ken RoczenMXGPHonda
59Henry JacobiMX2Husqvarna
60Max NaglOpenTM
17 New Zealand[2][12]61Cody CooperMXGPHonda
62Hamish HarwoodMX2KTM
63Rhys CarterOpenYamaha
18 Czech Republic[13]64Václav KovářMXGPKTM
65Martin KrčMX2KTM
66Martin MichekOpenKTM
19 Brazil[14]67Gustavo PessoaMXGPKawasaki
68Enzo LopesMX2Suzuki
69Fabio SantosOpenYamaha
20 South Africa[2]76Michael DochertyMXGPHusqvarna
77Bradley LionnetMX2Yamaha
78Caleb TennantOpenHusqvarna
21 Ukraine82Dmytro AsmanovMXGPKTM
83Dmytro ChernovMX2Husqvarna
84Volodymyr TarasovOpenKTM
22 Iceland85Einar SigurðssonMXGPHusqvarna
86Andri Snær GuðmundssonMX2Husqvarna
87Ingvi Björn BirgissonOpenHusqvarna
23 Argentina88Juan Pablo LuzzardiMXGPKTM
89Dario ArcoMX2Honda
90Jose FelipeOpenHonda
24 Israel112Dan MayaMXGPYamaha
113Ariel DadiaMX2Yamaha
114Open
25 Philippines115Kenneth San AndresMXGPKawasaki
116Mark Reggie FloresMX2Kawasaki
117Carlo RodriguezOpenKawasaki
26 Japan118Taiki KogaMXGPHonda
119Haruki YokoyamaMX2Kawasaki
120Toshiki TomitaOpenHonda
27 Mexico[15]121Julio César ZambranoMXGPHusqvarna
122Tre FierroMX2KTM
123Félix LopezOpenKTM
28 Austria124Roland EdelbacherMXGPKTM
125Marcel StaufferMX2KTM
126Pascal RaucheneckerOpenHusqvarna
29 Venezuela127Carlos BadialiMXGPYamaha
128Anthony RodríguezMX2Yamaha
129Lorenzo LocurcioOpenYamaha
30 Guatemala136José FernandezMXGPKTM
137Rodrigo BardalesMX2KTM
138Jorge GonzálezOpenHonda
CountryNrRiderClassMotorcycle

Practice

Practice is run on a class by class basis.

MX2

PlaceNrRiderMotorcycleTimeDifference
12 FerrandisYamaha2:02.033
25 VlaanderenHonda2:02.990+0.957
317 LawrenceHonda2:03.689+1.656
48 WatsonYamaha2:04.673+2.640
553 PradoKTM2:05.033+3.000
620 CervellinYamaha2:05.340+3.307
759 JacobiHusqvarna2:05.786+3.753
844 BarrHusqvarna2:05.839+3.806
926 PlessingerYamaha2:06.039+4.006
1029 ÖstlundYamaha2:06.423+4.390
1111 GeertsYamaha2:06.458+4.425
1223 RoosiorgKTM2:06.822+4.789
1338 PettisYamaha2:07.516+5.483
14128 RodríguezYamaha2:07.971+5.938
1568 LopesSuzuki2:08.579+6.546
16125 StaufferKTM2:08.699+6.666
1750 SipesHusqvarna2:10.017+7.984
1862 HarwoodKTM2:10.914+8.881
19119 YokoyamaKawasaki2:10.944+8.911
2065 KrčKTM2:11.407+9.374
2114 AubersonKTM2:11.467+9.434
2247 OuteiroHonda2:12.102+10.069
2377 LionnetYamaha2:12.616+10.583
2486 GuðmundssonHusqvarna2:15.450+13.417
2583 ChernovHusqvarna2:16.072+14.039
26122 FierroKTM2:18.209+16.176
2789 ArcoHonda2:19.626+17.593
28137 BardalesKTM2:31.132+29.099
29116 FloresKawasaki2:33.616+31.583
30113 DadiaYamaha3:26.414+1:24.381
PlaceNrRiderMotorcycleTimeDifference

Open

PlaceNrRiderMotorcycleTimeDifference
19 AnstieHusqvarna2:00.575
26 ColdenhoffKTM2:00.593+0.018
312 Van HorebeekYamaha2:01.644+1.069
427 BarciaYamaha2:01.977+1.402
560 NaglTM2:02.242+1.667
624 KullasHusqvarna2:02.734+2.159
73 TixierKTM2:02.976+2.401
815 SeewerYamaha2:03.045+2.470
9126 RaucheneckerHusqvarna2:03.156+2.581
1021 LupinoKawasaki2:03.234+2.659
1130 GoleYamaha2:03.890+3.315
1239 MedagliaKawasaki2:04.107+3.532
1318 EvansKTM2:04.679+4.104
1454 CampanoYamaha2:05.630+5.055
1566 MichekKTM2:06.964+6.389
1669 SantosYamaha2:07.765+7.190
1763 CarterYamaha2:07.993+7.418
18129 LocurcioYamaha2:08.300+7.725
1984 TarasovKTM2:08.484+7.909
20120 TomitaHonda2:09.965+9.390
21123 LópezKTM2:12.707+12.132
2278 TennantHusqvarna2:12.991+12.416
2390 FelipeHonda2:14.209+13.634
2445 BirdKTM2:14.620+14.045
2548 GraçaSuzuki2:14.814+14.239
2651 PastranaSuzuki2:16.371+15.796
2787 BirgissonHusqvarna2:19.299+18.724
28117 RodríguezKawasaki2:34.809+34.234
29138 GonzálezHonda2:36.573+35.998
PlaceNrRiderMotorcycleTimeDifference

Qualifying Races

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

PlaceNrRiderMotorcycleLapsGap
119 CairoliKTM11
258 RoczenHonda11+21.286
34 HerlingsKTM11+36.455
41 PaulinHusqvarna11+38.939
57 SearleKawasaki11+54.353
652 ButrónKTM11+1:05.652
728 BengtssonYamaha11+1:08.403
813 GuillodKTM11+1:45.321
916 GibbsKTM11+1:46.994
10124 EdelbacherKTM11+1:50.371
1176 DochertyHusqvarna11+1:58.746
12118 KogaHonda11+2:04.765
1346 GonçalvesYamaha11+2:05.809
1443 GibsonKTM11+2:13.341
1561 CooperHonda11+2:24.817
1664 KovářKTM10+1 Lap
1737 FacciottiHonda10+1 Lap
18127 BadialiYamaha10+1 Lap
1982 AsmanovKTM10+1 Lap
2067 PessoaKawasaki10+1 Lap
2149 WindhamHonda10+1 Lap
22121 ZambranoHusqvarna10+1 Lap
2388 LuzzardiHonda10+1 Lap
24136 FernándezKTM9+2 Laps
2522 LeokHusqvarna9+2 Laps
26115 San AndresKawasaki9+2 Laps
2710 DesalleKawasaki8Did Not Finish
28112 MayaYamaha8+3 Laps
2925 TomacKawasaki7Did Not Finish
3085 SigurðssonHusqvarna7Did Not Finish

MX2

PlaceNrRiderMotorcycleLapsGap
12 FerrandisYamaha11
217 LawrenceHonda11+00.766
359 JacobiHusqvarna11+34.130
420 CervellinYamaha11+38.511
553 PradoKTM11+44.348
668 LopesSuzuki11+47.486
78 WatsonYamaha11+48.457
838 PettisYamaha11+1:00.775
929 ÖstlundYamaha11+1:01.127
10128 RodríguezYamaha11+1:05.909
1126 PlessingerYamaha11+1:07.767
125 VlaanderenHonda11+1:09.726
13125 StaufferKTM11+1:37.283
1450 SipesHusqvarna11+1:55.455
1544 BarrHusqvarna11+1:57.279
1623 RoosiorgKTM11+2:01.460
1762 HarwoodKTM11+2:05.395
1811 GeertsYamaha11+2:13.069
1947 OuteiroHonda11+2:15.376
2065 KrčKTM10+1 Lap
2186 GuðmundssonHusqvarna10+1 Lap
2277 LionnetYamaha10+1 Lap
2389 ArcoHonda10+1 Lap
24119 YokoyamaKawasaki10+1 Lap
25122 FierroKTM9+2 Laps
26116 FloresKawasaki7+4 Laps
2783 ChernovHusqvarna4Did Not Finish
2814 AubersonKTM0Did Not Finish
137 BardalesKTM0Did Not Start
113 DadiaYamaha0Did Not Start

Open

PlaceNrRiderMotorcycleLapsGap
16 ColdenhoffKTM11
227 BarciaYamaha11+03.444
312 Van HorebeekYamaha11+27.885
415 SeewerYamaha11+34.906
524 KullasHusqvarna11+35.900
621 LupinoKawasaki11+40.365
73 TixierKTM11+41.172
860 NaglTM11+59.068
99 AnstieHusqvarna11+1:13.365
1084 TarasovKTM11+1:27.256
1130 GoleYamaha11+1:28.665
1266 MichekKTM11+1:43.678
1339 MedagliaKawasaki11+1:51.378
1463 CarterYamaha11+1:53.340
1518 EvansKTM11+1:54.960
16129 LocurcioYamaha11+2:20.771
17126 RaucheneckerHusqvarna10+1 Lap
1869 SantosYamaha10+1 Lap
19120 TomitaHonda10+1 Lap
2048 GraçaSuzuki10+1 Lap
2187 BirgissonHusqvarna10+1 Lap
22123 LópezKTM10+1 Lap
2345 BirdKTM10+1 Lap
2478 TennantKTM10+1 Lap
2590 FelipeHonda9+2 Laps
26138 GonzálezHonda9+2 Laps
2751 PastranaSuzuki6Did Not Finish
28117 RodríguezKawasaki3Did Not Finish
2954 CampanoYamaha2Did Not Start

Qualification Standings

  • Qualified Nations
PlaceNationPoints
1 Netherlands4
2 Italy5
3 France5
4 Germany5
5 Australia11
6 Spain11
7 Great Britain12
8 Switzerland12
9 United States13
10 Sweden16
11 Canada21
12 Estonia21
13 Belgium21
14 Austria23
15 Brazil24
16 Venezuela26
17 Czech Republic28
18 New Zealand29
19 Ireland29
  • Nations Admitted to the B-Final
PlaceNationPoints
20 Ukraine29
21 Japan31
22 Portugal32
23 South Africa33
24 Puerto Rico35
25 Iceland42
26 Mexico44
27 Argentina46
28 Guatemala50
29 Philippines52
30 Israel28

B-Final

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.


B-Final Standings

  • Puerto Rico qualify for the Motocross des Nations races.
PlaceNationPoints
1 Puerto Rico6
2 Portugal10
3 Japan11
4 Argentina19
5 South Africa21
6 Iceland25
7 Mexico26
8 Ukraine29
9 Guatemala47
10 Philippines51
11 Israel-
PlaceNationPoints

Motocross des Nations races

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.

  • Killian Auberson was injured during the MX2 qualifying race.

Nations standings after Race 1

PlaceNationPoints
1 France9
2 Italy16
3 Belgium18
4 Spain20
5 United States22
6 Australia22
7 Canada30
8 Estonia36
9 Netherlands37
10 Austria47
11 New Zealand49
12 Great Britain49
13 Ireland49
14 Czech Republic49
15 Brazil54
16 Sweden61
17 Venezuela61
18 Germany62
19 Puerto Rico62
20 Switzerland27
PlaceNationPoints


Nations standings after Race 2

PlaceNationPoints
1 Australia34
2 Belgium42
3 Italy42
4 Spain45
5 United States47
6 France49
7 Estonia64
8 Great Britain66
9 Canada84
10 Austria92
11 Germany98
12 Ireland101
13 Czech Republic102
14 Sweden108
15 Venezuela113
16 Brazil113
17 New Zealand115
18 Puerto Rico136
19 Netherlands38
20 Switzerland32
PlaceNationPoints


Nations standings after Race 3

PlaceNationPoints
1 France35
2 Italy37
3 Netherlands41
4 Australia48
5 Great Britain48
6 United States49
7 Belgium53
8 Spain63
9 Estonia71
10 Germany78
11 Canada99
12 Sweden106
13 Austria108
14 Ireland127
15 Venezuela129
16 Czech Republic130
17 Brazil137
18 New Zealand144
19 Puerto Rico175
20 Switzerland95
PlaceNationPoints

Final standings

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

PlaceNationPoints[16]Total
1  France2 + 3 + 6 + 8 + 1332
2  Netherlands1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 3439
3  Great Britain4 + 4 + 8 + 12 + 1341
4  Australia2 + 7 + 10 + 12 + 1243
5  United States4 + 5 + 9 + 11 + 1443
6  Belgium5 + 6 + 9 + 11 + 1647
7  Spain3 + 3 + 15 + 16 + 2057
8  Estonia7 + 10 + 10 + 17 + 1963
9  Germany6 + 7 + 11 + 23 + 2370
10  Canada8 + 18 + 19 + 21 + 2490
11  Sweden15 + 18 + 20 + 21 + 2296
12  Austria13 + 17 + 19 + 23 + 2698
13  Ireland14 + 15 + 28 + 29 + 31117
14  Venezuela14 + 17 + 24 + 31 + 33119
15  Czech Republic18 + 24 + 25 + 26 + 27120
16  Brazil21 + 22 + 26 + 29 + 29127
17  New Zealand9 + 27 + 30 + 33 + 35134
18  Puerto Rico28 + 30 + 34 + 36 + 37165
19  Switzerland5 + 25 + 27 + 3289
20  Portugal
21  Japan
22  Argentina
23  South Africa
24  Iceland
25  Mexico
26  Ukraine
27  Guatemala
28  Philippines
29  Israel
2  Italy4 + 5 + 6 + 10 + 1237

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