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Motocross World Championship

Sporting event


Sporting event

FieldValue
nameMotocross World Championship
logoMotocross World Championship.png
imagesize250px
captionOfficial logo
categoryMotocross
regionInternational
section1{{Infobox motorsport championshipchild=yes
nameMXGP World Championship
manufacturersBeta, Ducati, Fantic, Gas Gas, Honda, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, KTM, Yamaha
champion riderFRA Romain Febvre
manufacturerAUT KTM
current_seasonFIM Motocross World Championship
section2{{Infobox motorsport championshipchild=yes
nameMX2 World Championship
manufacturersFantic, Gas Gas, Honda, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, KTM, Triumph, Yamaha
champion riderGER Simon Längenfelder
manufacturerAUT KTM
current_seasonFIM Motocross World Championship
section3{{Infobox motorsport championshipchild=yes
nameMXW World Championship
manufacturersFantic, Gas Gas, Honda, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, KTM, Yamaha
champion riderNED Lotte van Drunen
manufacturerESP Gas Gas
current_seasonFIM Women's Motocross World Championship
website
live and replay

MX1The FIM Motocross World Championship is the premier championship of motocross racing, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), divided into two distinct classes: MXGP and MX2. Race duration is 30 minutes plus two laps per race. The series runs 20 events with two races per class, including a point-scoring qualification race. The FIM Women's Motocross World Championship (MXW) is a women-only motocross championship, inaugurated in 2005, and is a feeder series to the FIM Motocross World Championship.

History

The FIM Motocross World Championship is a worldwide motocross series sanctioned by the F.I.M. It was inaugurated in 1957 using a 500 cc engine displacement formula. In 1962 a 250cc class was added and in 1975, a 125cc class was introduced. Prior to 1957, the championship was known as the European Championship.

In 2004, the F.I.M. changed the displacement formulas to reflect the changes in engine technology and as a move towards environmentally friendlier four-stroke engines. The new MX1 class became the premier class, allowing two-stroke engines of up to 250cc and four-stroke engines of up to 450cc. The MX2 class allowed two-stroke engines of up to 125cc and four-stroke motors of up to 250cc. The MX3 class allowed two-stroke engines of up to 500cc and four stroke engines of up to 650cc.

World Champions by year

Year500cc19521953195419551956
1) Belgium Victor Leloup (Saroléa)
2) Belgium Auguste Mingels (Matchless)
3) UK John Avery (BSA)
1) Belgium Auguste Mingels (FN)
2) Belgium René Baeten (Saroléa)
3) Belgium Victor Leloup (FN)
1) Belgium Auguste Mingels (FN)
2) Belgium René Baeten (Saroléa)
3) UK Jeff Smith (BSA)
1) UK John Draper (BSA)
2) Sweden Bill Nilsson (BSA)
3) Sweden Sten Lundin (BSA)
1) UK Les Archer (Norton)
2) UK John Draper (BSA)
3) Belgium Nic Jansen (Matchless)
Year500cc250cc195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974
1) Sweden Bill Nilsson (AJS)
2) Belgium René Baeten (FN)
3) Sweden Sten Lundin (Monark)1) Germany Fritz Betzelbacher (Maico)
2) Germany Willi Oesterle (Maico)
3) Czechoslovakia Jaromír Čížek (Jawa)
1) Belgium René Baeten (FN)
2) Sweden Bill Nilsson (Crescent)
3) Sweden Sten Lundin (Monark)1) Czechoslovakia Jaromír Čížek (Jawa)
2) Sweden Rolf Tibblin (Husqvarna)
3) Germany Rolf Müller (Maico)
1) Sweden Sten Lundin (Monark)
2) Sweden Bill Nilsson (Crescent)
3) UK David Curtis (Matchless)1) Sweden Rolf Tibblin (Husqvarna)
2) UK Brian Stonebridge (Greeves)
3) Czechoslovakia Jaromír Čížek (Jawa)
1) Sweden Bill Nilsson (Husqvarna)
2) Sweden Sten Lundin (Monark)
3) Sweden Rolf Tibblin (Husqvarna)1) UK Dave Bickers (Greeves)
2) UK Jeff Smith (BSA)
3) Czechoslovakia Miroslav Souchek (ČZ)
1) Sweden Sten Lundin ()
2) Sweden Bill Nilsson (Husqvarna)
3) Sweden Gunnar Johansson (Lito)1) UK Dave Bickers (Greeves)
2) UK Arthur Lampkin (BSA)
3) UK Jeff Smith (BSA)
1) Sweden Rolf Tibblin (Husqvarna)
2) Sweden Gunnar Johansson (Lito)
3) Sweden Sten Lundin (Lito)1) Sweden Torsten Hallman (Husqvarna)
2) UK Jeff Smith (BSA)
3) UK Arthur Lampkin (BSA)
1) Sweden Rolf Tibblin (Husqvarna)
2) Sweden Sten Lundin (Lito)
3) UK Jeff Smith (BSA)1) Sweden Torsten Hallman (Husqvarna)
2) Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Valek (ČZ)
3) USSR Igor Grigoriev (ČZ)
1) UK Jeff Smith (BSA)
2) Sweden Rolf Tibblin (Hedlund)
3) Sweden Sten Lundin (Lito)1) Belgium Joël Robert (ČZ)
2) Sweden Torsten Hallman (Husqvarna)
3) USSR Victor Arbekov (ČZ)
1) UK Jeff Smith (BSA)
2) East Germany Paul Friedrichs (ČZ)
3) Sweden Rolf Tibblin (ČZ)1) USSR Victor Arbekov (ČZ)
2) Belgium Joël Robert (ČZ)
3) UK Dave Bickers (Greeves)
1) East Germany Paul Friedrichs (ČZ)
2) Sweden Rolf Tibblin (ČZ)
3) UK Jeff Smith (BSA)1) Sweden Torsten Hallman (Husqvarna)
2) Belgium Joël Robert (ČZ)
3) Czechoslovakia Petr Dobry (ČZ)
1) East Germany Paul Friedrichs (ČZ)
2) UK Jeff Smith (BSA)
3) UK Dave Bickers (ČZ)1) Sweden Torsten Hallman (Husqvarna)
2) Belgium Joël Robert (ČZ)
3) Sweden Olle Petterson (Husqvarna)
1) East Germany Paul Friedrichs (ČZ)
2) UK John Banks (BSA)
3) Sweden Åke Jonsson (Husqvarna)1) Belgium Joël Robert (ČZ)
2) Sweden Torsten Hallman (Husqvarna)
3) Belgium Sylvain Geboers (ČZ)
1) Sweden Bengt Åberg (Husqvarna)
2) UK John Banks (BSA)
3) East Germany Paul Friedrichs (ČZ)1) Belgium Joël Robert (ČZ)
2) Belgium Sylvain Geboers (ČZ)
3) Sweden Olle Petterson (Suzuki)
1) Sweden Bengt Åberg (Husqvarna)
2) Sweden Arne Kring (Husqvarna)
3) Sweden Åke Jonsson (Maico)1) Belgium Joël Robert (Suzuki)
2) Belgium Sylvain Geboers (Suzuki)
3) Belgium Roger De Coster (ČZ)
1) Belgium Roger De Coster (Suzuki)
2) Sweden Åke Jonsson (Maico)
3) Germany Adolf Weil (Maico)1) Belgium Joël Robert (Suzuki)
2) Sweden Håkan Andersson (Husqvarna)
3) Belgium Sylvain Geboers (Suzuki)
1) Belgium Roger De Coster (Suzuki)
2) East Germany Paul Friedrichs (ČZ)
3) Finland Heikki Mikkola (Husqvarna)1) Belgium Joël Robert (Suzuki)
2) Sweden Håkan Andersson (Yamaha)
3) Belgium Sylvain Geboers (Suzuki)
1) Belgium Roger De Coster (Suzuki)
2) Germany Willy Bauer (Maico)
3) Belgium Jaak van Velthoven (Yamaha)1) Sweden Håkan Andersson (Yamaha)
2) Germany Adolf Weil (Maico)
3) Finland Heikki Mikkola (Husqvarna)
1) Finland Heikki Mikkola (Husqvarna)
2) Belgium Roger De Coster (Suzuki)
3) Germany Adolf Weil (Maico)1) USSR Guennady Moisseev (KTM)
2) Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Falta (ČZ)
3) Belgium Harry Everts (Puch)
Year500cc250cc125cc1975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002
1) Belgium Roger De Coster (Suzuki)
2) Finland Heikki Mikkola (Husqvarna)
3) Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink (Suzuki)1) Belgium Harry Everts (Puch)
2) Sweden Håkan Andersson (Yamaha)
3) Germany Willy Bauer (Suzuki)1) Belgium Gaston Rahier (Suzuki)
2) Belgium Gilbert de Roover (Zündapp)
3) Czechoslovakia Antonin Baborowsky (ČZ)
1) Belgium Roger De Coster (Suzuki)
2) Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink (Suzuki)
3) Germany Adolf Weil (Maico)1) Finland Heikki Mikkola (Husqvarna)
2) USSR Guennady Moisseev (KTM)
3) USSR Vladimir Kavinov (KTM)1) Belgium Gaston Rahier (Suzuki)
2) Czechoslovakia Jiri Churavy (ČZ)
3) Czechoslovakia Zdeneck Velky (ČZ)
1) Finland Heikki Mikkola (Yamaha)
2) Belgium Roger De Coster (Suzuki)
3) Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink (Suzuki)1) USSR Guennady Moisseev (KTM)
2) USSR Vladimir Kavinov (KTM)
3) Belgium André Malherbe (KTM)1) Belgium Gaston Rahier (Suzuki)
2) Netherlands Gerard Rond (Yamaha)
3) Belgium André Massant (Yamaha)
1) Finland Heikki Mikkola (Yamaha)
2) United States Brad Lackey (Honda)
3) Belgium Roger De Coster (Suzuki)1) USSR Guennady Moisseev (KTM)
2) Sweden Torleif Hansen (Kawasaki)
3) Germany Hans Maisch (Maico)1) Japan Akira Watanabe (Suzuki)
2) Belgium Gaston Rahier (Suzuki)
3) Netherlands Gerard Rond (Yamaha)
1) UK Graham Noyce (Honda)
2) Netherlands Gerrit Wolsink (Suzuki)
3) Belgium André Malherbe (Honda)1) Sweden Håkan Carlqvist (Husqvarna)
2) UK Neil Hudson (Maico)
3) USSR Vladimir Kavinov (KTM)1) Belgium Harry Everts (Suzuki)
2) Japan Akira Watanabe (Suzuki)
3) Belgium Gaston Rahier (Yamaha)
1) Belgium André Malherbe (Honda)
2) United States Brad Lackey (Kawasaki)
3) Sweden Håkan Carlqvist (Yamaha)1) Belgium Georges Jobé (Suzuki)
2) Netherlands Kees van der Ven (Maico)
3) Bulgaria Dimitar Ranguelov (Husqvarna)1) Belgium Harry Everts (Suzuki)
2) Italy Michele Rinaldi (TGM)
3) Belgium Eric Geboers (Suzuki)
1) Belgium André Malherbe (Honda)
2) UK Graham Noyce (Honda)
3) Sweden Håkan Carlqvist (Yamaha)1) UK Neil Hudson (Yamaha)
2) Belgium Georges Jobé (Suzuki)
3) Netherlands Kees van der Ven (KTM)1) Belgium Harry Everts (Suzuki)
2) Belgium Eric Geboers (Suzuki)
3) Italy Michele Rinaldi (Gilera)
1) United States Brad Lackey (Suzuki)
2) Belgium André Vromans (Suzuki)
3) UK Neil Hudson (Yamaha)1) United States Danny LaPorte (Yamaha)
2) Belgium Georges Jobé (Suzuki)
3) Netherlands Kees van der Ven (KTM)1) Belgium Eric Geboers (Suzuki)
2) Italy Corrado Maddii (Gilera)
3) Italy Michele Rinaldi (Gilera)
1) Sweden Håkan Carlqvist (Yamaha)
2) Belgium André Malherbe (Honda)
3) UK Graham Noyce (Honda)1) Belgium Georges Jobé (Suzuki)
2) United States Danny LaPorte (Yamaha)
3) Netherlands Kees van der Ven (KTM)1) Belgium Eric Geboers (Suzuki)
2) Italy Michele Rinaldi (Suzuki)
3) United States Jim Gibson (Yamaha)
1) Belgium André Malherbe (Honda)
2) Belgium Georges Jobé (Kawasaki)
3) UK David Thorpe (Honda)1) Austria Heinz Kinigadner (KTM)
2) France Jacky Vimond (Yamaha)
3) UK Jeremy Whatley (Suzuki)1) Italy Michele Rinaldi (Suzuki)
2) Italy Corrado Maddii (Cagiva)
3) Netherlands Kees van der Ven (KTM)
1) UK David Thorpe (Honda)
2) Belgium André Malherbe (Honda)
3) Belgium Eric Geboers (Honda)1) Austria Heinz Kinigadner (KTM)
2) France Jacky Vimond (Yamaha)
3) Netherlands Gert-Jan van Doorn (Honda)1) Finland Pekka Vehkonen (Cagiva)
2) Netherlands David Strijbos (Honda)
3) Italy Corrado Maddii (Cagiva)
1) UK David Thorpe (Honda)
2) Belgium André Malherbe (Honda)
3) Belgium Eric Geboers (Honda)1) France Jacky Vimond (Yamaha)
2) Italy Michele Rinaldi (Suzuki)
3) Netherlands Gert-Jan van Doorn (Honda)1) Netherlands David Strijbos (Cagiva)
2) Netherlands John van den Berk (Yamaha)
3) Italy Massimo Contini (Cagiva)
1) Belgium Georges Jobé (Honda)
2) UK Kurt Nicoll (Kawasaki)
3) Netherlands Kees van der Ven (KTM)1) Belgium Eric Geboers (Honda)
2) Finland Pekka Vehkonen (Cagiva)
3) Sweden Jörgen Nilsson (Honda)1) Netherlands John van den Berk (Yamaha)
2) Netherlands David Strijbos (Cagiva)
3) France Jean-Michel Bayle (Honda)
1) Belgium Eric Geboers (Honda)
2) UK Kurt Nicoll (Kawasaki)
3) UK David Thorpe (Honda)1) Netherlands John van den Berk (Yamaha)
2) Finland Pekka Vehkonen (Cagiva)
3) United States Rodney Smith (Suzuki)1) France Jean-Michel Bayle (Honda)
2) Netherlands David Strijbos (Cagiva)
3) Netherlands Pedro Tragter (Honda)
1) UK David Thorpe (Honda)
2) Australia Jeff Leisk (Honda)
3) Belgium Eric Geboers (Honda)1) France Jean-Michel Bayle (Honda)
2) Finland Pekka Vehkonen (Yamaha)
3) Netherlands John van den Berk (Yamaha)1) United States Trampas Parker (KTM)
2) Italy Alex Puzar (Suzuki)
3) United States Mike Healy (KTM)
1) Belgium Eric Geboers (Honda)
2) UK Kurt Nicoll (KTM)
3) Belgium Dirk Geukens (Honda)1) Italy Alex Puzar (Suzuki)
2) Finland Pekka Vehkonen (Yamaha)
3) Netherlands John van den Berk (Suzuki)1) United States Donny Schmit (Suzuki)
2) United States Bobby Moore (KTM)
3) Belgium Stefan Everts (Suzuki)
1) Belgium Georges Jobé (Honda)
2) Belgium Jacky Martens (KTM)
3) Belgium Dirk Geukens (Honda)1) United States Trampas Parker (Honda)
2) United States Mike Healy (KTM)
3) Italy Alex Puzar (Suzuki)1) Belgium Stefan Everts (Suzuki)
2) United States Bobby Moore (KTM)
3) Netherlands Pedro Tragter (Suzuki)
1) Belgium Georges Jobé (Honda)
2) UK Kurt Nicoll (KTM)
3) United States Billy Liles (Honda)1) United States Donny Schmit (Yamaha)
2) United States Bobby Moore (Yamaha)
3) Netherlands Edwin Evertsen (Kawasaki)1) South Africa Greg Albertyn (Honda)
2) Netherlands David Strijbos (Honda)
3) Netherlands Pedro Tragter (Suzuki)
1) Belgium Jacky Martens (Husqvarna)
2) Sweden Jörgen Nilsson (Honda)
3) Belgium Joël Smets (Husaberg)1) South Africa Greg Albertyn (Honda)
2) Belgium Stefan Everts (Suzuki)
3) United States Donny Schmit (Yamaha)1) Netherlands Pedro Tragter (Suzuki)
2) France Yves Demaria (Suzuki)
3) Netherlands David Strijbos (Honda)
1) Sweden Marcus Hansson (Honda)
2) Belgium Jacky Martens (Husqvarna)
3) Belgium Joël Smets (Vertemati)1) South Africa Greg Albertyn (Suzuki)
2) Belgium Stefan Everts (Kawasaki)
3) France Yves Demaria (Honda)1) United States Bobby Moore (Yamaha)
2) Italy Alessio Chiodi (Honda)
3) Netherlands Pedro Tragter (Suzuki)
1) Belgium Joël Smets (Husaberg)
2) United States Trampas Parker (KTM)
3) New Zealand Darryl King (Kawasaki)1) Belgium Stefan Everts (Kawasaki)
2) Belgium Marnicq Bervoets (Suzuki)
3) United States Tallon Vohland (Kawasaki)1) Italy Alex Puzar (Honda)
2) Italy Alessio Chiodi (Yamaha)
3) France Sébastien Tortelli (Kawasaki)
1) New Zealand Shayne King (KTM)
2) Belgium Joël Smets (Husaberg)
3) Sweden Peter Johansson (Husqvarna)1) Belgium Stefan Everts (Honda)
2) Belgium Marnicq Bervoets (Suzuki)
3) United States Tallon Vohland (Kawasaki)1) France Sébastien Tortelli (Kawasaki)
2) UK Paul Malin (Yamaha)
3) France Frédéric Vialle (Yamaha)
1) Belgium Joël Smets (Husaberg)
2) New Zealand Darryl King (Husqvarna)
3) New Zealand Shayne King (KTM)1) Belgium Stefan Everts (Honda)
2) Belgium Marnicq Bervoets (Suzuki)
3) Germany Pit Beirer (Honda)1) Italy Alessio Chiodi (Yamaha)
2) Italy Alex Puzar (TM)
3) Italy (Husqvarna)
1) Belgium Joël Smets (Husaberg)
2) New Zealand Darryl King (Husqvarna)
3) Sweden Peter Johansson (Yamaha)1) France Sebastien Tortelli (Kawasaki)
2) Belgium Stefan Everts (Honda)
3) Germany Pit Beirer (Honda)1) Italy Alessio Chiodi (Husqvarna)
2) France David Vuillemin (Yamaha)
3) Italy Alex Puzar (TM)
1) Italy Andrea Bartolini (Yamaha)
2) Sweden Peter Johansson (KTM)
3) Belgium Joël Smets (Husaberg)1) France Frédéric Bolley (Honda)
2) Germany Pit Beirer (Kawasaki)
3) France David Vuillemin (Yamaha)1) Italy Alessio Chiodi (Husqvarna)
2) Italy (Yamaha)
3) United States Mike Brown (Honda)
1) Belgium Joël Smets (KTM)
2) Belgium Marnicq Bervoets (Yamaha)
3) Sweden Peter Johansson1) France Frédéric Bolley (Honda)
2) France Mickaël Pichon (Suzuki)
3) Germany Pit Beirer (Kawasaki)1) South Africa Grant Langston (KTM)
2) UK James Dobb
3) United States Mike Brown
1) Belgium Stefan Everts (Yamaha)
2) Belgium Joël Smets (KTM)
3) Belgium Marnicq Bervoets (Yamaha)1) France Mickaël Pichon (Suzuki)
2) Australia Chad Reed (Kawasaki)
3) Ireland Gordon Crockard (Honda)1) UK James Dobb (KTM)
2) Belgium Steve Ramon (Kawasaki)
3) Netherlands Erik Eggens (KTM)
1) Belgium Stefan Everts (Yamaha)
2) Belgium Joël Smets (KTM)
3) Spain Javier Garcia Vico (KTM)1) France Mickaël Pichon (Suzuki)
2) New Zealand Josh Coppins (Honda)
3) Germany Pit Beirer (Honda)1) France Mickaël Maschio (Kawasaki)
2) Belgium Steve Ramon (KTM)
3) Belgium Patrick Caps (KTM)
YearMotocrossGP125cc650cc2003
1) Belgium Stefan Everts (Yamaha)
2) Belgium Joël Smets (KTM)
3) France Mickaël Pichon (Suzuki)1) Belgium Steve Ramon (KTM)
2) Belgium Stefan Everts (Yamaha)
3) Italy Andrea Bartolini (Yamaha)1) Belgium Joël Smets (KTM)
2) Spain Javier Garcia Vico (KTM)
3) Belgium Cedric Melotte (Honda)
YearMX1MX2MX32004
1) Belgium Stefan Everts (Yamaha)
2) France Mickaël Pichon (Honda)
3) New Zealand Josh Coppins (Honda)1) New Zealand Ben Townley (KTM)
2) South Africa Tyla Rattray (KTM)
3) Italy Tony Cairoli (Yamaha)1) France Yves Demaria (KTM)
2) Italy Christian Beggi (Honda)
3) Italy Daniele Bricca (Honda)
YearMX1MX2MX3Women's MX200520062007200820092010201120122013
1) Belgium Stefan Everts (Yamaha)
2) New Zealand Josh Coppins (Honda)
3) New Zealand Ben Townley (KTM)1) Italy Tony Cairoli (Yamaha)
2) Australia Andrew McFarlane (Yamaha)
3) Italy Alessio Chiodi (Yamaha)1) Belgium Sven Breugelmans (KTM)
2) France Yves Demaria (KTM)
3) Switzerland Julien Bill (KTM)1) Germany Stephanie Laier (KTM)
2) New Zealand Katherine Prumm (Kawasaki)
3) France Livia Lancelot (Yamaha)
1) Belgium Stefan Everts (Yamaha)
2) Belgium Kevin Strijbos (Suzuki)
3) Belgium Steve Ramon (Suzuki)1) France Christophe Pourcel (Kawasaki)
2) Italy Tony Cairoli (Yamaha)
3) Italy David Philippaerts (KTM)1) France Yves Demaria (KTM)
2) Belgium Sven Breugelmans (KTM)
3) Italy Christian Beggi (Honda)1) New Zealand Katherine Prumm (Kawasaki)
2) Germany Stephanie Laier (KTM)
3) France Livia Lancelot (Yamaha)
1) Belgium Steve Ramon (Suzuki)
2) Belgium Kevin Strijbos (Suzuki)
3) New Zealand Josh Coppins (Yamaha)1) Italy Tony Cairoli (Yamaha)
2) UK Tommy Searle (KTM)
3) France Christophe Pourcel (Kawasaki)1) France Yves Demaria (Yamaha)
2) Belgium Sven Breugelmans (KTM)
3) Finland Jussi-Pekka Vehvilainen (Honda)1) New Zealand Katherine Prumm (Kawasaki)
2) France Livia Lancelot (Kawasaki)
3) Germany Maria Franke (Kawasaki)
1) Italy David Philippaerts (Yamaha)
2) Belgium Steve Ramon (Suzuki)
3) Belgium Ken De Dycker (Suzuki)1) South Africa Tyla Rattray (KTM)
2) UK Tommy Searle (KTM)
3) France Nicolas Aubin (Yamaha)1) Belgium Sven Breugelmans (KTM)
2) Italy Christian Beggi (Honda)
3) France Christophe Martin (Husqvarna)1) France Livia Lancelot (Kawasaki)
2) Germany Stephanie Laier (KTM)
3) Germany Maria Franke (Kawasaki)
1) Italy Tony Cairoli (Yamaha)
2) Germany Max Nagl (KTM)
3) Belgium Clément Desalle (Honda)1) France Marvin Musquin (KTM)
2) Portugal Rui Gonçalves (KTM)
3) France Gautier Paulin (Kawasaki)1) France Pierre Renet (Suzuki)
2) Italy Alex Salvini (Husqvarna)
3) Finland Antti Pyrhonen (Honda)1) Germany Stephanie Laier (KTM)
2) Germany Larissa Papenmeier (Suzuki)
3) Ireland Natalie Kane (KTM)
1) Italy Tony Cairoli (KTM)
2) Belgium Clément Desalle (Suzuki)
3) Italy David Philippaerts (Yamaha)1) France Marvin Musquin (KTM)
2) Germany Ken Roczen (Suzuki)
3) France Steven Frossard (Kawasaki)1) Spain Carlos Campano (Yamaha)
2) Italy Alex Salvini (Husqvarna)
3) Slovenia Matevz Irt (Husqvarna)1) Germany Stephanie Laier (KTM)
2) France Livia Lancelot (KTM)
3) Germany Larissa Papenmeier (Suzuki)
1) Italy Tony Cairoli (KTM)
2) France Steven Frossard (Yamaha)
3) Belgium Clément Desalle (Suzuki)1) Germany Ken Roczen (KTM)
2) Netherlands Jeffrey Herlings (KTM)
3) UK Tommy Searle (Kawasaki)1) Switzerland Julien Bill (Honda)
2) France Milko Potisek (Honda)
3) Czech Republic Martin Michek (KTM)1) Germany Stephanie Laier (KTM)
2) Italy Kiara Fontanesi (Yamaha)
3) Germany Larissa Papenmeier (KTM)
1) Italy Tony Cairoli (KTM)
2) Belgium Clément Desalle (Suzuki)
3) France Gautier Paulin (Kawasaki)1) Netherlands Jeffrey Herlings (KTM)
2) UK Tommy Searle (Kawasaki)
3) Belgium Jeremy Van Horebeek (KTM)1) Austria Matthias Walkner (KTM)
2) Czech Republic Martin Michek (KTM)
3) Austria Günter Schmidinger (Honda)1) Italy Kiara Fontanesi (Yamaha)
2) Ireland Natalie Kane (KTM)
3) Netherlands Britt van der Wekken (Honda)
1) Italy Tony Cairoli (KTM)
2) Belgium Clément Desalle (Suzuki)
3) Belgium Ken De Dycker (KTM)1) Netherlands Jeffrey Herlings (KTM)
2) France Jordi Tixier (KTM)
3) Spain José Butrón (KTM)1) Slovenia Klemen Gerčar (Honda)
2) Czech Republic Martin Michek (KTM)
3) Austria Matthias Walkner (KTM)1) Italy Kiara Fontanesi (Yamaha)
2) Australia Meghan Rutledge (Kawasaki)
3) Germany Stephanie Laier (Kawasaki)
YearMXGPMX2Women's MX201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
1) Italy Tony Cairoli (KTM)
2) Belgium Jeremy Van Horebeek (Yamaha)
3) Belgium Kevin Strijbos (Suzuki)1) France Jordi Tixier (KTM)
2) Netherlands Jeffrey Herlings (KTM)
3) France Romain Febvre (Husqvarna)1) Italy Kiara Fontanesi (Yamaha)
2) Australia Meghan Rutledge (Kawasaki)
3) France Livia Lancelot (Kawasaki)
1) France Romain Febvre (Yamaha)
2) France Gautier Paulin (Honda)
3) Russia Evgeny Bobryshev (Honda)1) Slovenia Tim Gajser (Honda)
2) Latvia Pauls Jonass (KTM)
3) UK Max Anstie (Kawasaki)1) Italy Kiara Fontanesi (Yamaha)
2) France Livia Lancelot (Kawasaki)
3) Netherlands Nancy van de Ven (Yamaha)
1) Slovenia Tim Gajser (Honda)
2) Italy Tony Cairoli (KTM)
3) Germany Max Nagl (Husqvarna)1) Netherlands Jeffrey Herlings (KTM)
2) Switzerland Jeremy Seewer (Suzuki)
3) France Benoît Paturel (Yamaha)1) France Livia Lancelot (Kawasaki)
2) Netherlands Nancy van de Ven (Yamaha)
3) Germany Larissa Papenmeier (Suzuki)
1) Italy Tony Cairoli (KTM)
2) Netherlands Jeffrey Herlings (KTM)
3) France Gautier Paulin (Husqvarna)1) Latvia Pauls Jonass (KTM)
2) Switzerland Jeremy Seewer (Suzuki)
3) Denmark Thomas Kjær Olsen (Husqvarna)1) Italy Kiara Fontanesi (Yamaha)
2) France Livia Lancelot (Kawasaki)
3) New Zealand Courtney Duncan (Yamaha)
1) Netherlands Jeffrey Herlings (KTM)
2) Italy Tony Cairoli (KTM)
3) Belgium Clément Desalle (Kawasaki)1) Spain Jorge Prado (KTM)
2) Latvia Pauls Jonass (KTM)
3) Denmark Thomas Kjær Olsen (Husqvarna)1) Italy Kiara Fontanesi (Yamaha)
2) Netherlands Nancy van de Ven (Yamaha)
3) Germany Larissa Papenmeier (Suzuki)
1) Slovenia Tim Gajser (Honda)
2) Switzerland Jeremy Seewer (Yamaha)
3) Netherlands Glenn Coldenhoff (KTM)1) Spain Jorge Prado (KTM)
2) Denmark Thomas Kjær Olsen (Husqvarna)
3) Belgium Jago Geerts (Yamaha)1) New Zealand Courtney Duncan (Kawasaki)
2) Netherlands Nancy van de Ven (Yamaha)
3) Germany Larissa Papenmeier (Yamaha)
1) Slovenia Tim Gajser (Honda)
2) Switzerland Jeremy Seewer (Yamaha)
3) Italy Tony Cairoli (KTM)1) France Tom Vialle (KTM)
2) Belgium Jago Geerts (Yamaha)
3) France Maxime Renaux (Yamaha)1) New Zealand Courtney Duncan (Kawasaki)
2) Netherlands Nancy van de Ven (Yamaha)
3) Germany Larissa Papenmeier (Yamaha)
1) Netherlands Jeffrey Herlings (KTM)
2) France Romain Febvre (Kawasaki)
3) Slovenia Tim Gajser (Honda)1) France Maxime Renaux (Yamaha)
2) Belgium Jago Geerts (Yamaha)
3) France Tom Vialle (KTM)1) New Zealand Courtney Duncan (Kawasaki)
2) Netherlands Nancy van de Ven (Yamaha)
3) Italy Kiara Fontanesi (Gas Gas)
1) SLO Tim Gajser (Honda)
2) SUI Jeremy Seewer (Yamaha)
3) ESP Jorge Prado (Gas Gas)1) FRA Tom Vialle (KTM)
2) BEL Jago Geerts (Yamaha)
3) GER Simon Längenfelder (Gas Gas)1) NED Nancy van de Ven (Yamaha)
2) NED Lynn Valk (Yamaha)
3) GER Larissa Papenmeier (Yamaha)
1) ESP Jorge Prado (Gas Gas)
2) FRA Romain Febvre (Kawasaki)
3) SUI Jeremy Seewer (Yamaha)1) ITA Andrea Adamo (KTM)
2) BEL Jago Geerts (Yamaha)
3) GER Simon Längenfelder (Gas Gas)1) NZL Courtney Duncan (Kawasaki)
2) ESP Daniela Guillén (Gas Gas)
3) NED Lotte van Drunen (Kawasaki)
1) ESP Jorge Prado (Gas Gas)
2) SLO Tim Gajser (Honda)
3) NED Jeffrey Herlings (KTM)1) NED Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna)
2) BEL Lucas Coenen (Husqvarna)
3) GER Simon Längenfelder (Gas Gas)1) NED Lotte van Drunen (Yamaha)
2) ESP Daniela Guillén (Gas Gas)
3) ITA Kiara Fontanesi (Gas Gas)
1) FRA Romain Febvre (Kawasaki)
2) BEL Lucas Coenen (KTM)
3) NED Glenn Coldenhoff (Fantic)1) GER Simon Längenfelder (KTM)
2) NED Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna)
3) ITA Andrea Adamo (KTM)1) NED Lotte van Drunen (Yamaha)
2) ITA Kiara Fontanesi (Gas Gas)
3) ESP Daniela Guillén (Gas Gas)

World Championships by nationality

Summary

Country500cc / MX3250cc / MX1 / MXGP125cc / MX2WomenTotalUSSR**
241810052
4910225
198624
1060016
036312
61108
13307
10157
00246
14106
31105
12205
02305
04004
30003
12003
10001
00101
00101

Last updated: 4 September 2022.

500cc / MX3

CountryChampionships123457
24
10
6
4
**
3
1

250cc / MX1 / MXGP

CountryChampionships12457912
18
9
6
**
4
3
2
1

125cc / MX2

CountryChampionships134578
10
8
6
3
2
1

Women

CountryChampionships12345
7
6
4
2
2

Without the European Championships. Last updated: 24 September 2023.

Riders statistics

World Championships

Update to the end of 2025 season.

RiderTitles
Belgium Stefan Everts10 (2 × 500cc, 3 × 250cc, 4 × MX1, 1 × 125cc)
Italy Tony Cairoli9 (5 × MX1, 2 × MXGP, 2 × MX2)
Belgium Joël Robert6 (6 × 250cc)
Belgium Roger De Coster5 (5 × 500cc)
Belgium Joël Smets5 (4 × 500cc, 1 × 650cc)
Belgium Georges Jobé5 (3 × 500cc, 2 × 250cc)
Belgium Eric Geboers5 (2 × 500cc, 1 × 250cc, 2 × 125cc)
Netherlands Jeffrey Herlings5 (2 × MXGP, 3 × MX2)
Slovenia Tim Gajser5 (4 × MXGP, 1 × MX2)
Finland Heikki Mikkola4 (3 × 500cc, 1 × 250cc)
Sweden Torsten Hallman4 (4 × 250cc)
Belgium Harry Everts4 (1 × 250cc, 3 × 125cc)
Spain Jorge Prado4 (2 x MXGP, 2 x MX2)
East Germany Paul Friedrichs
Belgium André Malherbe
UK David Thorpe3 (3 × 500cc)
France Yves Demaria3 (3 × MX3)
USSR Guennady Moisseev3 (3 × 250cc)
South Africa Greg Albertyn3 (2 × 250cc, 1 × 125cc)
Belgium Gaston Rahier
Italy Alessio Chiodi3 (3 × 125cc)
France Romain Febvre2 (2 × MXGP)
Sweden Bill Nilsson
Sweden Sten Lundin
Sweden Rolf Tibblin
UK Jeff Smith
Sweden Bengt Åberg2 (2 × 500cc)
Belgium Sven Breugelmans2 (2 × MX3 )
Sweden Håkan Carlqvist2 (1 × 500cc, 1 × 250cc)
Austria Heinz Kinigadner
France Frédéric Bolley
France Mickaël Pichon2 (2 × 250cc)
Netherlands John van den Berk
France Jean-Michel Bayle
Italy Alex Puzar
United States Trampas Parker
United States Donny Schmit
France Sébastien Tortelli2 (1 × 250cc, 1 × 125cc )
Belgium Steve Ramon2 (1 × MX1, 1 × 125cc)
France Marvin Musquin
France Tom Vialle2 (2 × MX2)
Belgium René Baeten
UK Graham Noyce
United States Brad Lackey
Belgium Jacky Martens
Sweden Marcus Hansson
New Zealand Shayne King
Italy Andrea Bartolini1 (1 × 500cc)
France Pierre Renet
Spain Carlos Campano
Switzerland Julien Bill
Austria Matthias Walkner
Slovenia Klemen Gerčar1 (1 × MX3)
Soviet Union Victor Arbekov
Sweden Håkan Andersson
UK Neil Hudson
USA Danny LaPorte
France Jacky Vimond1 (1 × 250cc)
Italy David Philippaerts1 (1 × MX1)
Japan Akira Watanabe
Italy Michele Rinaldi
Finland Pekka Vehkonen
Netherlands Dave Strijbos
Netherlands Pedro Tragter
United States Bob Moore
South Africa Grant Langston
United Kingdom James Dobb
France Mickaël Maschio1 (1 × 125cc)
New Zealand Ben Townley
France Christophe Pourcel
South Africa Tyla Rattray
Germany Ken Roczen
France Jordi Tixier
Latvia Pauls Jonass
France Maxime Renaux
Italy Andrea Adamo
Netherlands Kay de Wolf
Germany Simon Längenfelder1 (1 × MX2)

All-time GP wins list

Only the victories in the GPs are considered, this result is given by the sum of the results of the single races, when the GP is disputed over two races.

Updated to 21 September 2025

#Rider500cc (1952–2002)
650cc (2003)
MX1 (2004–2013)
MXGP (2014–Present)250cc (1957–2002)
MotocrossGP (2003)
MX2 (2004–Present)125cc (1975–2003)
MX3 (2004–2013)Wins123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051
NED Jeffrey Herlings5161112
BEL Stefan Everts424613101
ITA Tony Cairoli702494
BEL Joël Smets5757
SLO Tim Gajser47552
BEL Joël Robert5050
ESP Jorge Prado183149
BEL André Malherbe2711139
BEL Eric Geboers1651839
FRA Mickaël Pichon827338
FRA Yves Demaria2112437
SWE Torsten Hallman-3737
BEL Roger De Coster3636
FIN Heikki Mikkola25833
BEL Georges Jobé1317-30
ENG Jeff Smith237-30
BEL Gaston Rahier-12930
SWE Rolf Tibblin227-29
GER Paul Friedrichs271-28
NED David Strijbos-12627
ITA Alessio Chiodi-12627
FRA Romain Febvre251-26
BEL Harry Everts-91726
SWE Sten Lundin25--25
BEL Jago Geerts-24-24
FRA Tom Vialle-24-24
BEL Clement Desalle23--23
ITA Alex Puzar-111223
ENG David Thorpe22--22
FRA Sébastien Tortelli-91221
SWE Håkan Carlqvist156-21
BEL Marnicq Bervoets415-19
SWE Bill Nilsson18--18
ENG Dave Bickers216-18
NED Kees van der Ven410418
FIN Pekka Vehkonen-12517
BEL Jacky Martens161-17
BEL Lucas Coenen610-16
NED Kay de Wolf-15-15
FRA Jean-Michel Bayle26715
RSA Tyla Rattray-15-15
USA Donny Schmit-8715
ITA Andrea Bartolini83415
NED Gerrit Wolsink15--15
FRA Marvin Musquin-14-14
New Zealand Ben Townley49114
ENG Tommy Searle-14-14
BEL Sylvain Geboers-14-14
SWI Jeremy Seewer85-13
ITA Michele Rinaldi-11213
ENG Kurt Nicoll112-13

Medal table

Medal table MX

Last updated: 24 August 2025.

Medal table WMX

Last updated: 4 September 2022.

Grand Prix Nations

Countries that have held Grand Prix as of the 2025 season. Countries in bold currently hold a Grand Prix.

  • Argentina Argentina
  • Australia Australia
  • Austria Austria
  • Belgium Belgium
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Bulgaria Bulgaria
  • Canada Canada
  • Chile Chile
  • China China
  • Croatia Croatia
  • Czech Republic Czech Republic
  • Denmark Denmark
  • Finland Finland
  • France France
  • Germany Germany
  • Greece Greece
  • Guatemala Guatemala
  • Hungary Hungary
  • Indonesia Indonesia
  • Ireland Ireland
  • Italy Italy
  • Latvia Latvia
  • Japan Japan
  • Luxembourg Luxembourg
  • Mexico Mexico
  • Netherlands Netherlands
  • Poland Poland
  • Portugal Portugal
  • Qatar Qatar
  • Romania Romania
  • Russia Russia
  • San Marino San Marino
  • Slovakia Slovakia
  • Slovenia Slovenia
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Spain Spain
  • Sweden Sweden
  • Switzerland Switzerland
  • Thailand Thailand
  • Turkey Turkey
  • Ukraine Ukraine
  • UK United Kingdom
  • United States United States
  • Venezuela Venezuela

Notes

References

References

  1. "History of Individual Motocross World Championships". fim-live.com.
  2. "Championnat de Europe 500cc". memotocross.fr.
  3. (12 May 2019). "History of Winners". mxgp.com.
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