2017 British Motocross Championship Explained

The 2017 British Motocross Championship is the 66th British Motocross Championship season. Tommy Searle will start the season as the defending Champion in the MX1 class having taken his first national title in 2016. In the MX2 class, Adam Sterry starts the season as defending champion, but he will not compete in the series in 2017. For 2017, a new national 2-stroke championship will be contested at four rounds of the championship.^[1]

MX1

Calendar and Results

An 8-round calendar for the 2017 season was announced on 28 October 2016.^[2]

Round	Date	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Round Winner
1	12 March	Culham	Jake Nicholls	Jake Nicholls	Jake Nicholls
2	9 April	Lyng	Jake Nicholls	Gert Krestinov	Jake Nicholls
3	30 April	Canada Heights	Elliott Banks-Browne	Gert Krestinov	Gert Krestinov
4	14 May	Hawkstone Park	Graeme Irwin	Graeme Irwin	Graeme Irwin
5	18 June	Desertmartin	Graeme Irwin	Graeme Irwin	Graeme Irwin
6	16 July	Blaxhall	Graeme Irwin	Graeme Irwin	Graeme Irwin
7	30 July	Preston Docks	Graeme Irwin	Graeme Irwin	Graeme Irwin
8	27 August	Foxhill	Tommy Searle	Tommy Searle	Tommy Searle

Participants

List of confirmed riders.^[3]

Team	Constructor	No	Rider	Rounds
Lombard Express Suzuki	Suzuki	2	Kevin Wouts	8
FUS cps Husqvarna UK	Husqvarna	4	Luke Burton	1
	Husqvarna	4	Harry Bradley	7–8
Buildbase Honda Racing	Honda	5	Graeme Irwin	All
Phoenix Tools Honda	Honda	6	Carlton Husband	1–7
		37	Gert Krestinov	All
Freestyle Bikes Yamaha	Yamaha	7	Mitchell Lewis	1–3
Smokevent KTM	KTM	8	Craig Browne	5
Spectrum House Ltd	Honda	10	James Rutter	All
Apico Husqvarna	Husqvarna	11	Matt Burrows	All
		25	Jamie Law	All
		227	Kristian Whatley	1–3
Lings Honda	Honda	12	George Grigg-Pettitt	1–3, 6–8
AJP Moto Husqvarna	Husqvarna	14	Robert Davidson	All
VMX Moto	KTM	15	Jim O'Neill	5, 7–8
Norman Watt Kawasaki	Kawasaki	16	John Meara
Sissens Property Services	KTM	17	Damon Strydom	1, 3–6
Manchester MC Husqvarna	Husqvarna	23	JohnJoe Wright	1, 3–4
		691	Aidan Wigger	1–5
Moffstar Racing	KTM	36	Matt Moffat	1–2
Geartec Husqvarna Racing	Husqvarna	44	Elliott Banks-Browne	All
		173	Luke Norris	6–8
Hitachi KTM UK	KTM	45	Jake Nicholls^[4]	1–2
		919	Ben Watson	8
Preston Docks Motocross	Kawasaki	48	Reece Desoer	1–3, 6–7
GH Motorcycles	Husqvarna	49	Luke Parker	1–4, 6–8
		190	Luke Benstead	1–4, 6–8
Cheddar MX	KTM	54	Corey Hockey	3–4
Planet Suspension Husqvarna	Husqvarna	57	Tony Craig	2–7
Verde Sports Racing	KTM	60	Brad Anderson	All
Altherm JCR	Yamaha	61	Josh Coppins	7
Dixon Honda Racing	Honda	69	Jacob Joyce	6
Herts MX	Husqvarna	74	Patrick Major	1–3
		188	Adam Day	6
		301	Shaun Southgate	1–6, 8
Team VMSX	Kawasaki	75	Ben Butler
	KTM	88	Jordan Dunne	1, 8
	KTM	91	Ryan Adair	5
Red Bull KTM EnduroGP	KTM	91	Nathan Watson	7
Cab Screens Husqvarna	Husqvarna	95	Dan Thornhill	All
		153	James Harrison	All
Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki	Kawasaki	100	Tommy Searle	8
G and S Yamaha	Yamaha	111	Ben Putnam	3
M Smith Worx Racing	Kawasaki	111	Eythor Reynisson	6–8
CH Construction Husqvarna	Husqvarna	118	Kieran Clarke	3
iFly JK Yamaha Racing	Yamaha	119	Ryan Houghton	All
	KTM	134	Liam Dixon	1
MVR-D Route 77 Energy Husqvarna	Husqvarna	151	Harri Kullas	1–2, 4, 7–8
D.S.C Cornwall Kawasaki	Kawasaki	152	Luke Sturgeon	8
681		Tommy Alba	1–2
ASA Honda	Honda	155	Jack Brunell	1
214		Lewis Trickett	2
CCM Racing - Metcon TM	TM	162	Stuart Edmonds	2–8
JD Racing - Moto 33	KTM	166	Joshua Taylor	8
Apico CPS Husqvarna	Husqvarna	172	Robert Holyoake	1–2
One Twenty Motorsports	KTM	222	George Purchase	8
Meredith MX	Suzuki	274	Kieran Banks	1–2
Acerbis AK Feridax	Honda	293	Ryan McLean
Site Sealants KTM	KTM	295	Ross Rutherford	1–5, 7–8
MB Racing	Husqvarna	302	Brad Woodroffe	6
	KTM	311	Aaron McCarroll	7
Danger UK	Husqvarna	411	Declan Whittle	1–4, 6–7
Service UK	KTM	447	Simon Booth	1–4, 6–8
WM Moto - Cumbria MX World	Husqvarna	511	Jay Lamb	All
Dyer & Butler Kawasaki	Kawasaki	685	Steven Lenoir	1–4
RFX KTM	KTM	704	Ashley Wilde	1–3
Trevor Pope Kawasaki	Kawasaki	711	Sonny Oliver
Crescent RHR Yamaha	Yamaha	731	Jake Shipton	1–5, 7–8
422 Racing	Kawasaki	818	Shaun Springer	3
VMX Moto	KTM	915	Jim O'Neill	6
	Suzuki	957	Jake Preston	7

Riders Championship

Pos Rider Bike CUL LYN CAN HAW DES BLA PRD FOX Points 1 Irwin Honda 4 3 2 2 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 DNS 332 2 Krestinov Honda 11 8 7 1 2 1 13 3 3 3 6 2 7 3 4 3 286 3 Anderson KTM 7 2 10 5 5 4 8 14 4 2 2 3 2 4 3 7 273 4 Davidson Husqvarna 6 7 12 20 Ret 10 6 5 6 6 4 10 8 11 7 11 187 5 Banks-Browne Husqvarna 3 Ret 4 13 1 3 4 Ret 2 Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 2 2 175 6 Law Husqvarna 9 9 8 15 8 9 12 6 9 15 15 5 11 9 12 10 174 7 Houghton Yamaha 12 11 23 10 11 Ret Ret 9 8 4 3 4 5 8 13 8 171 8 Harrison Husqvarna 10 12 15 11 6 6 9 11 10 8 11 14 14 12 9 9 169 9 Lenoir Kawasaki 2 5 3 4 3 2 2 2 162 10 Thornhill Husqvarna Ret 13 13 23 12 23 11 8 7 9 5 8 4 10 10 Ret 143 11 Kullas Husqvarna Ret 4 6 8 3 4 3 5 DNS DNS 120 12 Shipton Yamaha 17 16 11 12 7 7 5 7 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 118 13 Edmonds TM 18 9 10 8 10 12 5 Ret Ret 7 10 7 Ret DNS 114 14 Husband Honda Ret 14 21 27 9 17 7 10 11 10 Ret 6 9 6 111 15 Nicholls KTM 1 1 1 3 95 16 Burrows Husqvarna 15 15 16 14 21 12 16 19 15 12 10 12 12 17 15 Ret 94 17 Benstead Husqvarna 14 20 17 17 15 13 15 16 9 13 Ret DNS 19 14 70 18 Rutherford KTM Ret 22 Ret 19 13 Ret 14 15 12 11 13 15 16 13 69 19 Craig Kawasaki 20 18 20 Ret 17 13 20 7 8 9 17 13 69 20 Whatley Husqvarna 5 10 5 6 Ret DNS 58 21 Wilde KTM 8 6 9 7 17 Ret 58 22 Searle Kawasaki 1 1 50 23 Norris Husqvarna 7 Ret Ret DNS 11 6 39 24 Parker Husqvarna 21 25 19 21 19 Ret 25 18 13 16 16 18 14 17 39 25 N. Watson KTM 6 2 37 26 B. Watson KTM 6 4 33 27 Reynisson Kawasaki 14 11 15 Ret 27 12 32 28 Southgate Husqvarna 26 21 24 29 25 15 19 Ret 17 13 Ret DNS 17 15 30 29 Lamb Husqvarna 20 Ret Ret 24 24 Ret 18 17 13 14 Ret Ret 18 Ret DNS DNS 26 30 Rutter Honda 27 28 Ret DNS 22 14 24 Ret 16 20 19 19 23 Ret 18 16 25 31 O'Neill KTM 14 16 17 Ret Ret Ret 21 18 19 32 Lewis Yamaha Ret Ret DNS DNS 14 11 17 33 Desoer Kawasaki 23 17 Ret DNS DNS DNS 21 15 21 14 17 34 Strydom KTM 24 26 18 16 20 20 18 17 Ret DNS 17 35 Wouts Suzuki 8 Ret 13 36 Whittle Husqvarna Ret 27 25 26 26 19 22 21 Ret 17 19 16 13 37 Grigg-Pettitt Honda 30 Ret 27 30 23 18 16 18 Ret DNS 22 Ret 11 38 Burton Husqvarna 13 19 10 39 Woodroffe Husqvarna 12 Ret 9 40 Alba Kawasaki 18 23 26 16 8 41 Trickett Honda 14 25 7 42 Putnam Yamaha 16 Ret 5 43 Brunell Honda 16 24 5 44 Browne KTM 19 18 5 45 Day Husqvarna 18 20 4 46 Banks Suzuki 25 18 Ret 31 3 47 Sturgeon Kawasaki 20 19 3 48 McCarroll KTM 20 19 3 49 Adair KTM 21 19 2 50 Moffat KTM 19 Ret 22 22 2 51 Taylor KTM 24 20 1 52 Bradley Husqvarna 22 20 23 21 1 53 Booth KTM 28 30 28 33 28 22 26 24 20 22 24 21 26 22 1 54 Wright Husqvarna Ret Ret 30 20 21 23 1 Hockey KTM 27 21 23 22 0 Joyce Honda 22 21 0 Holyoake Husqvarna 22 29 Ret 32 0 Clarke Husqvarna 29 24 0 Purchase KTM 25 Ret 0 Wigger Husqvarna Ret 33 29 Ret DNS DNS 27 Ret DNS DNS 0 Dunne KTM 29 32 28 Ret 0 Major Husqvarna Ret 31 DSQ 28 DNS DNS 0 Preston Suzuki Ret Ret 0 Springer Kawasaki Ret DNS 0 Coppins Yamaha Ret DNS 0 Dixon KTM DNS DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike CUL LYN CAN HAW DES BLA PRD FOX Points

MX2

Calendar and Results

An 8-round calendar for the 2017 season was announced on 28 October 2016.^[5]

Round	Date	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Round Winner
1	12 March	Culham	Ben Watson	Ben Watson	Ben Watson
2	9 April	Lyng	Harri Kullas	Harri Kullas	Harri Kullas
3	30 April	Canada Heights	Harri Kullas	Ben Watson	Harri Kullas
4	14 May	Hawkstone Park	Ben Watson	Josiah Natzke	Ben Watson
5	18 June	Desertmartin	Martin Barr	Ben Watson	Martin Barr
6	16 July	Blaxhall	Josiah Natzke	Todd Kellett	Todd Kellett
7	30 July	Preston Docks	Ben Watson	Darian Sanayei	Darian Sanayei
8	27 August	Foxhill	Darian Sanayei	Darian Sanayei	Darian Sanayei

Participants

List of confirmed riders.^[6]

Team	Constructor	No	Rider	Rounds
Lombard Express Suzuki	Suzuki	2	Kevin Wouts	1–2
		25	Florent Richier	8
		272	Neville Bradshaw	4–7
Dave Thorpe Honda Off Road Centre	Honda	3	Josh Gilbert	All
		71	Loukas Maggio	1–2
IDS Yamaha	Yamaha	4	Robert Yates	2–4, 6
Buildbase Honda Racing	Honda	5	Graeme Irwin	8
		50	Martin Barr	All
iFly JK Yamaha Racing	Yamaha	6	Jay Wilson	1–2
		48	Tommaso Isdraele	3
		48	Ken Bengtson	7
		371	Manuel Iacopi	5
		481	Peter Irt	4
P&H Motorcycles	KTM	10	Michael Ellis	1–5
Nitro Kawasaki	Kawasaki	11	Eythor Reynisson	5
Apex Geartec KTM	KTM	12	Ray Rowson	4
Colwyn Bay Feehily MX KTM	KTM	14	Charlie Hamlet	1–2, 5, 7
RFX KTM	KTM	15	Henry Williams	1, 6–7
		360	Nathan Dixon^[7]	1–3, 6–8
Craigs Motorcycles Yamaha	Yamaha	15	Ashton Dickinson	3
Moto 4 Husqvarna UK	Husqvarna	17	Luke Smith	1, 3–4, 7–8
SJP Moto	Husqvarna	19	Tom Neal	All
		171	Dexter Douglas	1–2, 4–5
Crescent KTM	KTM	24	Liam Garland
Bikesport Newcastle KTM	KTM	28	John Robson	1–4
Graham Charlton Motorcycles	Yamaha	31	Robbie Dowson	1–3, 5–8
Hitachi KTM UK	KTM	33	Josiah Natzke	All
		98	Todd Kellett	6–8
		631	Oliver Benton	1, 3–5, 7
		919	Ben Watson	1–7
SaddMX	Yamaha	38	Gavin Stevenson	All
Apico Husqvarna	Husqvarna	41	Alexander Brown	1–3, 5, 7–8
MVR-D Route 77 Energy Husqvarna	Husqvarna	49	Callum Green	4
		151	Harri Kullas	All
Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki	Kawasaki	57	Darian Sanayei	7–8
Team Green UK - Monster Energy Kawasaki	Kawasaki	60	Dylan Woodcock	1–2, 4–8
Apico Factory Racing	Yamaha	61	Tom Grimshaw	6
Powered by Evotech - BOS Suspension	KTM	63	Jordan Divall	All
	KTM	65	James Mackrel	5
Lings Husqvarna	Husqvarna	66	Lewis Tombs	All
JTL - Plant Suspension Husqvarna	Husqvarna	77	Jay Hague	1–7
St Blazey MX - SJ Hodder	Husqvarna	98	Todd Kellett	1–5
HMC Honda UK	Honda	101	Ben Clarke	6
G and S Yamaha	Yamaha	111	Ben Putnam	1–2, 4
Craigs Motorcycles Yamaha	Yamaha	115	Ashton Dickinson	6–7
Revo Husqvarna UK	Husqvarna	119	Mel Pocock	All
		184	James Carpenter	1–2
RSR Plant Services	KTM	122	Jake Sheridan	1–7
Hobbs Racing Kawasaki	Kawasaki	134	Liam Knight	All
		575	Taylor Hammal	All
	Kawasaki	148	Michael Eccles	1–4
Planet Advanced Racing Suspension	Husqvarna	148	Michael Eccles	5–8
		714	Brad Todd	1–2, 4–8
Geartec Husqvarna Racing	Husqvarna	173	Luke Norris	1–5
		981	Jordan Moxey	6
Manchester MC Husqvarna	Husqvarna	180	Josh Spinks	1–3
SPS Suspension Services	KTM	180	Josh Spinks	4–8
CCM Racing	TM	195	Dylan Stynes	3
		200	James Dunn
Valley Developments	Yamaha	300	Ben Franklin	3–4, 6
Verde Sports Racing	KTM	303	Jake Millward	All
	Husqvarna	331	Jordan Eccles	1–7
Agnew Recovery - Watt Motorcycles	KTM	337	Glenn McCormick	1–6, 8
Cab Screens Husqvarna	Husqvarna	661	Josh Coleman	1–4, 6–8
MX Autos - Watson Engineering	KTM	751	Joe Jeffries	1
Norman Watt Motorcycles KTM	KTM	771	Jason Meara	1–2
Samson Roofing	Husqvarna	874	Ryan Hammond	All

Riders Championship

Pos Rider Bike CUL LYN CAN HAW DES BLA PRD FOX Points 1 Watson KTM 1 1 2 2 5 1 1 2 3 1 7 2 1 2 310 2 Barr Honda 14 2 3 4 9 3 2 4 1 2 6 3 4 4 Ret DNS 257 3 Kullas Husqvarna 2 8 1 1 1 2 Ret 3 11 13 8 18 7 3 8 6 248 4 Pocock Husqvarna 4 10 4 3 2 11 4 12 Ret 5 2 5 10 6 2 4 246 5 Kellett Husqvarna 9 11 8 8 4 13 3 5 4 4 241 KTM 4 1 19 7 5 3 6 Natzke KTM 3 Ret 12 27 3 4 5 1 17 Ret 1 9 3 5 4 2 225 7 Gilbert Honda 12 6 7 15 8 6 12 7 7 9 12 8 14 9 6 5 193 8 Tombs Husqvarna 8 9 6 6 7 8 10 21 10 11 3 7 12 12 11 7 190 9 M. Eccles Kawasaki 6 Ret 19 12 6 5 8 6 188 Husqvarna 2 3 9 Ret 5 8 13 9 10 Todd Husqvarna 5 5 5 5 9 17 8 6 5 10 16 11 15 14 163 11 Spinks Husqvarna 11 12 32 17 13 10 154 KTM 11 10 5 7 14 4 Ret 10 9 8 12 Millward KTM 7 7 13 21 Ret 9 7 9 6 8 11 11 9 Ret Ret 11 144 13 Knight Kawasaki 10 Ret 14 9 17 7 6 8 13 10 17 6 Ret 14 10 10 143 14 Sanayei Kawasaki 2 1 1 1 97 15 Divall KTM Ret 3 10 7 10 16 16 24 Ret 20 15 16 18 17 12 Ret 94 16 Norris Husqvarna 20 4 9 13 Ret 15 13 11 9 16 80 17 Stevenson Yamaha 13 16 15 11 27 18 24 13 Ret 14 19 20 8 15 Ret DNS 69 18 Woodcock Kawasaki Ret 15 18 14 26 Ret 15 19 Ret 17 13 Ret 14 13 51 19 Bradshaw Suzuki 14 14 12 12 10 Ret Ret 13 51 20 Brown Husqvarna Ret Ret 27 31 16 19 14 15 6 19 18 16 45 21 Neal Husqvarna 18 Ret 21 22 15 20 15 Ret 16 18 20 Ret 17 20 17 Ret 34 22 Ellis KTM 16 18 26 28 12 17 22 15 20 17 32 23 Hague Husqvarna 23 Ret 25 24 14 12 DNS DNS 23 Ret Ret Ret 11 16 31 24 Dowson Yamaha Ret Ret 30 20 11 14 25 Ret 22 15 22 Ret 23 19 26 25 Hammond Husqvarna 28 20 28 Ret 21 25 31 Ret 22 Ret Ret 12 21 Ret 16 12 24 26 Hammal Kawasaki 21 21 22 25 18 Ret 20 16 21 21 16 19 20 Ret 19 17 23 27 McCormick KTM 17 28 24 32 25 26 19 22 Ret Ret 13 14 22 20 22 28 Wouts Suzuki 24 DNS 11 10 21 29 Richier Suzuki 3 Ret 20 30 J. Eccles Husqvarna 15 17 29 18 19 Ret 23 19 19 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 19 31 Dickinson Yamaha 20 Ret Ret 13 15 21 15 32 Meara KTM 22 13 16 19 15 33 Irwin Honda 7 DNS 14 34 Wilson Yamaha 19 Ret 17 16 11 35 Sheridan KTM 26 23 33 33 29 27 30 23 18 24 18 21 23 18 9 36 Carpenter Husqvarna Ret 14 23 Ret 7 37 Putnam Yamaha Ret 22 Ret Ret 17 18 7 38 Dixon KTM 27 Ret Ret 23 24 23 24 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 6 39 Coleman Husqvarna Ret 26 31 29 28 29 32 28 Ret Ret 25 22 21 18 3 40 Irt Yamaha 18 Ret 3 41 Douglas Husqvarna Ret 19 20 26 25 27 Ret 25 3 42 Smith Husqvarna Ret 30 23 21 27 20 28 24 20 Ret 2 Yates Yamaha 35 30 22 24 Ret 31 21 22 0 Rowson KTM 21 25 0 Franklin Yamaha 26 22 29 26 23 Ret 0 Iacopi Yamaha 26 22 0 Williams KTM 30 27 25 23 24 23 0 Benton KTM Ret 25 Ret DNS 28 29 Ret 23 26 Ret 0 Clarke Honda 27 24 0 Reynisson Kawasaki 24 Ret 0 Jeffries KTM DNQ 24 0 Grimshaw Yamaha 26 25 0 Hamlet KTM DNQ 29 Ret 34 Ret Ret 27 25 0 Maggio Honda 25 Ret Ret Ret 0 Isdraele Yamaha 30 28 0 Moxey Husqvarna 28 Ret 0 Robson KTM 29 Ret 34 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 0 Green Husqvarna 33 30 0 Mackrel KTM Ret Ret 0 Bengtson Yamaha Ret Ret 0 Stynes TM Ret DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike CUL LYN CAN HAW DES BLA PRD FOX Points

Notes and References

1. News: British 2 Stroke Championship riders confirmed!. 10 January 2017. 15 January 2017. Andy McKinstry. gatedrop.com.
2. News: Official Calendar for the 2017 Maxxis ACU British Motocross Championship. 28 October 2016. 15 January 2017. ACU Events.
3. News: British Championship MX1 & MX2 riders confirmed!. 11 January 2017. 15 January 2017. Andy McKinstry. gatedrop.com.
4. Web site: Viewpoint: Jake Nicholls. The MX1 winner opens up.. mxvice.com. en. 2017-03-15.
5. News: Official Calendar for the 2017 Maxxis ACU British Motocross Championship. 28 October 2016. 15 January 2017. ACU Events.
6. News: British Championship MX1 & MX2 riders confirmed!. 11 January 2017. 15 January 2017. Andy McKinstry. gatedrop.com.
7. Web site: Catch Up: Nathan Dixon. Nathan Dixon looks ahead.. mxvice.com. en. 2017-03-15.