2019 Motocross des Nations


The 2019 Motocross des Nations was a motocross race held on 28 September and 29 September 2019 at the Assen circuit, in The Netherlands. Motocross des Nations was last held in The Netherlands in 2004 but never at this venue.
France went into the event as the defending champions after taking their sixth title in 2018. However, it was The Netherlands who took victory in front of their home fans which marked the first Dutch win in the 73-year history of the event.

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.
The official entry list was published on 3 September.
A total of 34 nations competed, up 4 from 2018. Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico, Guatemala, Philippines and Israel did not send teams after competing in 2018. Slovenia, Russia, Latvia, Croatia, Lithuania, Denmark, Luxembourg, Greece, Norway and Poland all returned for the first time since 2017, while Cyprus returned for the first time since 2009.
A number of teams made changes to their lineups before the publishing of the official entry list. 2015 MXGP world champion Romain Febvre was initially chosen to be #3 for France but had to be replaced by Jordi Tixier after breaking a femur at the MXGP of Sweden. In addition, Tom Vialle was originally chosen to be #2 for Team France, but was subsequently replaced by Maxime Renaux following a disagreement between Vialle and the French federation surrounding the wearing of apparel featuring a personal sponsor.
Neither Max Anstie or Ben Watson competed for Great Britain due to injuries sustained racing in the world championships. They were replaced by Enduro rider and sand specialist Nathan Watson and Adam Sterry. Mitchell Evans had to pull out of the event due to ongoing medical concerns, his place on Team Australia taken by 17-year old Regan Duffy. Henry Jacobi was initially confirmed as #26 for Germany, but had to be replaced by Simon Längenfelder after damaging a cruciate ligament.
Gustavo Pessoa had to withdraw from Team Brazil and was replaced by Pepe Bueno, whilst a hand injury picked up at the final grand prix of the year meant Arnaud Tonus was replaced by Cyrill Scheiwiller for Switzerland.Henrik Wahl was replaced by Cornelius Tøndel for Norway due to an illness.
Kawasaki declined to allow its factory riders Eli Tomac and Adam Cianciarulo to enter the competition.

CountryNrRiderClassMotorcycle
1 France1Gautier PaulinMXGPYamaha
1 France2Maxime RenauxMX2Yamaha
1 France3Jordi TixierOpenKTM
2 Netherlands4Jeffrey HerlingsMXGPKTM
2 Netherlands5Calvin VlaanderenMX2Honda
2 Netherlands6Glenn ColdenhoffOpenKTM
3 Great Britain7Nathan WatsonMXGPKTM
3 Great Britain8Adam SterryMX2Kawasaki
3 Great Britain9Shaun SimpsonOpenKTM
4 Australia10Dean FerrisMXGPKTM
4 Australia11Kyle WebsterMX2Honda
4 Australia12Regan DuffyOpenKTM
5 United States13Jason AndersonMXGPHusqvarna
5 United States14Justin CooperMX2Yamaha
5 United States15Zach OsborneOpenHusqvarna
6 Belgium16Jeremy Van HorebeekMXGPHonda
6 Belgium17Jago GeertsMX2Yamaha
6 Belgium18Kevin StrijbosOpenYamaha
7 Spain19Jorge PradoMXGPKTM
7 Spain20Iker LarrañagaMX2KTM
7 Spain21Carlos CampanoOpenYamaha
8 Estonia22Tanel LeokMXGPHusqvarna
8 Estonia23Priit RätsepMX2Honda
8 Estonia24Harri KullasOpenHonda
9 Germany25Tom KochMXGPKTM
9 Germany26Simon LängenfelderMX2KTM
9 Germany27Dennis UllrichOpenHusqvarna
10 Sweden31Filip BengtssonMXGPHusqvarna
10 Sweden32Alvin ÖstlundMX2Husqvarna
10 Sweden33Anton GoleOpenYamaha
11 Austria34Lukas NeurauterMXGPKTM
11 Austria35Rene HoferMX2KTM
11 Austria36Michael SandnerOpenKTM
12 Ireland37Jason MearaMXGPKawasaki
12 Ireland38Martin BarrMX2Yamaha
12 Ireland39Stuart EdmondsOpenHusqvarna
13 Czech Republic43Václav KovářMXGPKTM
13 Czech Republic44Petr PolákMX2KTM
13 Czech Republic45Filip NeugebauerOpenKTM
14 Brazil46Fabio SantosMXGPYamaha
14 Brazil47Pepe BuenoMX2Yamaha
14 Brazil48Ramyller AlvesOpenKTM
15 New Zealand49Wyatt ChaseMXGPHonda
15 New Zealand50Dylan WalshMX2Husqvarna
15 New Zealand51Maximus PurvisOpenYamaha
16 Puerto Rico52Justin StarlingMXGPSuzuki
16 Puerto Rico53Jose Fernando RodriguezMX2Kawasaki
16 Puerto Rico54Chase MarquierOpenKawasaki
17 Switzerland55Jeremy SeewerMXGPYamaha
17 Switzerland56Valentin GuillodMX2Honda
17 Switzerland57Cyrill ScheiwillerOpenYamaha
18 Portugal58Sandro PeixeMXGPSuzuki
18 Portugal59Luis OuteiroMX2KTM
18 Portugal60Hugo BasaulaOpenKTM
19 Japan61Akira NaritaMXGPHonda
19 Japan62Gota OtsukaMX2Honda
19 Japan63Toshiki TomitaOpenHonda
20 South Africa67Michael DochertyMXGPKTM
20 South Africa68Anthony RaynardMX2Yamaha
20 South Africa69Lloyd VercueilOpenYamaha
21 Iceland70Ingvi BirgissonMXGPKTM
21 Iceland71Einar SigurdssonMX2KTM
21 Iceland72Eythor ReynissonOpenYamaha
22 Ukraine76Roman MorozovMXGPYamaha
22 Ukraine77Oleg KrukMX2Yamaha
22 Ukraine78Volodymyr TarasovOpenKTM
23 Italy88Ivo MonticelliMXGPKTM
23 Italy89Alberto ForatoMX2Husqvarna
23 Italy90Alessandro LupinoOpenKawasaki
24 Slovenia91Tim GajserMXGPHonda
24 Slovenia92Jan PancarMX2Yamaha
24 Slovenia93Peter IrtOpenYamaha
25 Russia94Vsevolod BrylyakovMXGPYamaha
25 Russia95Timur PetrashinMX2KTM
25 Russia96Svyatoslav PronenkoOpenHusqvarna
26 Latvia97Toms MacuksMXGPKTM
26 Latvia98Davis IvanovsMX2Husqvarna
26 Latvia99Pauls JonassOpenHusqvarna
27 Croatia100Luka CrnkovicMXGPHonda
27 Croatia101Nikola HranicMX2KTM
27 Croatia102Matija KelavaOpenKTM
28 Lithuania103Arminas JasikonisMXGPHusqvarna
28 Lithuania104Dovydas KarkaMX2KTM
28 Lithuania105Domantas JazdauskasOpenHusqvarna
29 Denmark106Stefan Kjær OlsenMXGPKTM
29 Denmark107Thomas Kjær OlsenMX2Husqvarna
29 Denmark108Bastian Bøgh DammOpenKTM
30 Cyprus109Christos TsangarasMXGPYamaha
30 Cyprus110Aristos GeorgiouMX2Yamaha
30 Cyprus111Chrysanthos GeorgiouOpenYamaha
31 Luxembourg112Bjorn FrankMXGPHonda
31 Luxembourg113Yves FrankMX2Honda
31 Luxembourg114Dylan de FigueiredoOpenHonda
32 Greece115Emmanouil KritikosMXGPYamaha
32 Greece116Alexandros GeorgantasMX2Husqvarna
32 Greece117Andreas AndreouOpenYamaha
33 Norway118Håkon FredriksenMXGPYamaha
33 Norway119Kevin HorgmoMX2KTM
33 Norway120Henrik WahlOpenKTM
34 Poland121Tomasz WysockiMXGPKTM
34 Poland122Maciej WieckowskiMX2KTM
34 Poland123Szymon StaszkiewiczOpenKTM
CountryNrRiderClassMotorcycle

Practice

Practice is run on a class by class basis.

MXGP

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

MX2

Open

Qualification Standings

PlaceNationPoints
1 Belgium5
2 Netherlands5
3 United States7
4 Australia9
5 Italy14
6 Latvia14
7 France15
8 Great Britain15
9 Denmark15
10 Switzerland15
11 Sweden16
12 Spain17
13 Estonia17
14 Germany22
15 Norway22
16 Slovenia22
17 New Zealand26
18 Austria32
19 South Africa32

PlaceNationPoints
20 Czech Republic34
21 Poland35
22 Lithuania40
23 Iceland43
24 Puerto Rico43
25 Ireland43
26 Portugal43
27 Brazil43
28 Russia46
29 Ukraine47
30 Japan54
31 Croatia56
32 Greece57

PlaceNationPoints
33 Cyprus58
34 Luxembourg29

B-Final

The B-Final is for the nations who finished 20th-32nd in qualifying. The top nation from the B-Final qualify for the Motocross des Nations races.
Best 2 scores for each nation counts.

Race

B-Final Standings

PlaceNationPoints
1 Ireland10
2 Poland10
3 Portugal16
4 Ukraine23
5 Brazil23
6 Russia25
7 Czech Republic25
8 Iceland34
9 Lithuania35
10 Japan35
11 Croatia44
12 Greece50
13 Puerto Rico63
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 aloud to drop their worst score after the final race.

MXGP+MX2

Nations standings after Race 1

MX2+Open

Nations standings after Race 2

MXGP+Open

Nations standings after Race 3

Final standings

PlaceNationPointsTotalChange
11 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1018+ 1
26 + 6 + 7 + 11 + 1747+ 4
33 + 9 + 10 + 12 + 2458=
44 + 12 + 13 + 14 + 2164+ 4
55 + 6 + 16 + 18 + 2368- 4
65 + 8 + 13 + 17 + 2568- 1
79 + 11 + 15 + 18 + 1972+ 2
82 + 3 + 20 + 22 + 2673*
93 + 7 + 13 + 22 + 2873- 2
108 + 8 + 18 + 19 + 2477*
114 + 5 + 19 + 24 + 2981+ 8
129 + 15 + 17 + 20 + 2687*
131 + 2 + 21 + 31 + 3489*
1414 + 16 + 16 + 22 + 2391- 3
1511 + 14 + 15 + 23 + 3093- 11
167 + 20 + 21 + 32 + 33113+ 14
1712 + 25 + 26 + 27 + 32122- 5
1827 + 28 + 29 + 31 + 35150- 5
1927 + 33 + 34 + 38 + 39171- 2
2035 + 38 + 38 + 40151+ 3
21*
22- 2
23+ 3
24- 8
25*
26- 11
27- 3
28*
29- 8
30*
31*
32- 14
33*
34*