2022 Motocross des Nations explained

The 2022 Motocross des Nations was a motocross race held on 24 and 25 November 2022 in Buchanan, United States.[1] This was the fifth time that the event was held in the United States and the second time at this track. Italy went into the event as the defending champions after winning their third title in 2021.

Entry list

Start numbers were allocated based on the team finishes from the 2021 competition. This allocated number plates 1, 2 & 3 to Italy (1st), 4, 5 & 6 to the Netherlands (2nd) and 7, 8 & 9 to the United Kingdom (3rd). Russia, who finished fourth in the 2021 competition, was not allowed to compete after the FIM suspended all Russian competitors following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

The official entry list was published on 1 September.[3]

Thirty-four teams competed at the event, three more than in the previous edition. Of these teams, 19 competed in 2021, with increasing travel costs seeing many of the smaller European countries unable to attend. In addition to Russia, Austria and Denmark who finished 9th and 10th in the previous edition, made it 3 of the top-10 countries missing for 2022. Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Portugal, Ukraine and Greece were the other nations absent from 2021. Slovenia not attending meant that 2022 MXGP world champion Tim Gajser would not race, whilst Portugal missed the event for the first time since 1993.

However, many countries made their return to the event after being absent in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. Home nation United States returned for the first time since 2019, so did Australia, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand and Norway. Mexico appeared for the first time since the 2018 edition, the last to be held in the U.S., as were the Philippines (making their third appearance) and Israel. Ecuador made their third appearance, their last being in 2010, as was Chile, whose last event came in 2007. Guam and Honduras made their debuts at the Motocross des Nations in 2022.

To round out the entry list, two combined teams appeared for the first time, organised by two of the FIM's continental federations, with the intention of fielding riders from smaller nations who cannot afford to send a full team. FIM Latin America hosts riders from Bolivia, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, which meant the first appearance of a Bolivian rider at the MXDN. FIM Europe meanwhile hosted riders from Hungary, Czech Republic and Ukraine.

CountryNrRiderClassMotorcycle
1 Italy1Tony CairoliMXGPKTM
2Andrea AdamoMX2Gas Gas
3Mattia GuadagniniOpenGas Gas
2 Netherlands[4] 4Glenn ColdenhoffMXGPYamaha
5Kay de WolfMX2Husqvarna
6Calvin VlaanderenOpenYamaha
3 Great Britain7Dean WilsonMXGPHusqvarna
8Max AnstieMX2Honda
9Tommy SearleOpenHonda
4 France13Maxime RenauxMXGPYamaha
14Marvin MusquinMX2KTM
15Dylan FerrandisOpenYamaha
5 Belgium[5] 16Jago GeertsMXGPYamaha
17Liam EvertsMX2KTM
18Jeremy Van HorebeekOpenBeta
6 Estonia19Tanel LeokMXGPHusqvarna
20Jörgen-Matthias TalvikuMX2Husqvarna
21Harri KullasOpenYamaha
7 Switzerland22Jeremy SeewerMXGPYamaha
23Valentin GuillodMX2Yamaha
24Kevin BrumannOpenYamaha
8 Germany31Max NaglMXGPHusqvarna
32Simon LängenfelderMX2Gas Gas
33Tom KochOpenKTM
9 Finland34Miro SihvonenMXGPHonda
35Emil WeckmanMX2Honda
36Jere HaavistoOpenKTM
10 Lithuania37Domantas JazdauskasMXGPGas Gas
38Dovydas KarkaMX2Yamaha
39Arminas JasikonisOpenYamaha
11 Canada40Dylan WrightMXGPHonda
41Ryder McNabbMX2Honda
42Tyler MedagliaOpenGas Gas
12 Latvia43Kārlis SabulisMXGPHusqvarna
44MX2Yamaha
45OpenKTM
13 Spain46Jorge PradoMXGPGas Gas
47Guillem FarresMX2Yamaha
48Rubén FernándezOpenHonda
14 Sweden55Alvin ÖstlundMXGPYamaha
56Albin GerhardssonMX2Husqvarna
57Fredrik NorénOpenKTM
15 South Africa[6] 58Tristan PurdonMXGPKTM
59Camden McLellanMX2KTM
60Cameron DurowOpenKTM
16 Ireland64Martin BarrMXGPHusqvarna
65John MearaMX2KTM
66Stuart EdmondsOpenHusqvarna
17 Venezuela67Anthony RodríguezMXGPHonda
68Raimundo TrasoliniMX2KTM
69Lorenzo LocurcioOpenKTM
18 Iceland85Gunnlaugur KarlssonMXGPHusqvarna
86MX2Yamaha
87OpenYamaha
19 Morocco91Anwar HachtiMXGPKawasaki
92Saad SoulimaniMX2Kawasaki
93Houmame GabariOpenKawasaki
20 Norway94Cornelius TøndelMXGPFantic
95Kevin HorgmoMX2Kawasaki
96Håkon ØsterhagenOpenFantic
21 Japan[7] 97Yuki OkuraMXGPHonda
98Jo ShimodaMX2Kawasaki
99Kota ToriyabeOpenYamaha
22 United States101Eli TomacMXGPYamaha
102Justin CooperMX2Yamaha
103Chase SextonOpenHonda
23 Mexico104Félix LópezMXGPHusqvarna
105Arturo Humberto FierroMX2Kawasaki
106Jorge RubalcavaOpenHusqvarna
24 Guam107Benny BlossMXGPKTM
108Joshua VarizeMX2KTM
109Sean LipanovichOpenKTM
25 Chile110Matías PavezMXGPKawasaki
111Hardy MuñozMX2Kawasaki
112Benjamín GaribOpenYamaha
26 Australia113Mitchell EvansMXGPHonda
114Hunter LawrenceMX2Honda
115Jett LawrenceOpenHonda
27 Philippines116Rhowell MangosongMXGPYamaha
117Polini FranciscoMX2Husqvarna
118Ralph RamentoOpenKawasaki
28 New Zealand[8] 119Josiah NatzkeMXGPKawasaki
120Brodie ConnollyMX2Yamaha
121Rhys CarterOpenYamaha
29 Ecuador122Miguel CordovezMXGPKawasaki
123Pedro SuárezMX2Kawasaki
124Pablo VivancoOpenKawasaki
30 Honduras125Cristian FernándezMXGPKTM
126Gerhard MatamorosMX2KTM
127José FernándezOpenKTM
31 Brazil128Gabriel GutierresMXGPKTM
129Enzo LopesMX2Yamaha
130Ramyller AlvesOpenHusqvarna
32 Israel131Gleb FurmanovMXGPKTM
132Stav OrlandMX2Husqvarna
133Ilay Ben DahanOpenKawasaki
33FIM Latin America134 Marco AntezanaMXGPKTM
135 Yarod VargasMX2KTM
136 Franklin NogueraOpenGas Gas
34FIM Europe137 Pavlo KizlyakMXGPKTM
138 Julius MikulaMX2KTM
139 Noel ZanóczOpenHusqvarna

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
116 Jago GeertsYamaha11
2101 Eli TomacYamaha11+3.478
322 Jeremy SeewerYamaha11+4.209
4113 Mitchell EvansHonda11+16.694
546 Jorge PradoGas Gas11+17.469
64 Glenn ColdenhoffYamaha11+31.722
713 Maxime RenauxYamaha11+44.095
87 Dean WilsonHusqvarna11+50.440
91 Tony CairoliKTM11+50.957
1040 Dylan WrightHonda11+52.524
1194 Cornelius TøndelFantic11+54.962
1231 Max NaglHusqvarna11+56.879
1355 Alvin ÖstlundYamaha11+59.745
14107 Benny BlossKTM11+1:10.646
1519 Tanel LeokHusqvarna11+1:22.387
16104 Félix LópezHusqvarna11+1:25.680
17119 Josiah NatzkeKawasaki11+1:49.688
1843 Kārlis SabulisHusqvarna11+1:52.281
1958 Tristan PurdonKTM11+2:01.622
2037 Domantas JazdauskasGas Gas11+2:12.426
21122 Miguel CordovezKawasaki11+2:20.841
2234 Miro SihvonenHonda10+1 Lap
2364 Martin BarrHusqvarna10+1 Lap
2497 Yuki OkuraHonda10+1 Lap
25115 Marco AntezanaKawasaki10+1 Lap
26110 Matías PavezKawasaki10+1 Lap
27128 Gabriel GutierresKTM9+2 Lap
28131 Gleb FurmanovKTM9+2 Lap
2985 Gunnlaugur KarlssonHusqvarna9+2 Lap
30116 Rhowell MangosongYamaha9+2 Lap
31125 Cristian FernándezKTM7+4 Lap
3291 Anwar HachtiKawasaki0+11 Lap
3367 Anthony RodríguezHonda0+11 Lap

MX2

PlaceNrRiderMotorcycleLapsGap
1102 Justin CooperYamaha11
2114 Hunter LawrenceHonda11+18.809
314 Marvin MusquinKTM11+11.509
447 Guillem FarresYamaha11+42.120
52 Andrea AdamoGas Gas11+51.804
632 Simon LängenfelderGas Gas11+52.922
717 Liam EvertsKTM11+53.165
8111 Hardy MuñozKawasaki11+58.965
995 Kevin HorgmoKawasaki11+1:00.273
10108 Joshua VarizeKTM11+1:12.932
1135 Emil WeckmanHonda11+1:15.587
1298 Jo ShimodaKawasaki11+1:16.025
1359 Camden McLellanKTM11+1:16.534
1456 Albin GerhardssonHusqvarna11+1:23.608
1544 Kārlis Alberts ReišulisYamaha11+1:26.346
1641 Ryder McNabbHonda11+1:29.238
1765 John MearaKTM11+1:46.878
188 Max AnstieHonda11+1:51.073
195 Kay de WolfHusqvarna10+1 Lap
2092 Saad SoulimaniKawasaki10+1 Lap
2138 Dovydas KarkaYamaha10+1 Lap
22126 Gerhard MatamorosKTM10+1 Lap
2368 Raimundo TrasoliniKTM10+1 Lap
2486 Eiður Orri PálmarssonYamaha10+1 Lap
25135 Yarod VargasKTM10+1 Lap
26132 Stav OrlandHusqvarna10+1 Lap
27117 Polini FranciscoHusqvarna9+2 Lap
28138 Julius MikulaKTM9+2 Lap
29114 Brodie ConnollyYamaha5+6 Lap
30105 Arturo Humberto FierroKawasaki5+6 Lap
3123 Valentin GuillodYamaha0+11 Laps
32123 Pedro SuárezKawasaki0+11 Laps

Open

PlaceNrRiderMotorcycleLapsGap
115 Dylan FerrandisYamaha11
2103 Chase SextonHonda11+18.809
3115 Jett LawrenceHonda11+11.509
447 Rubén FernándezHonda11+42.120
56 Calvin VlaanderenYamaha11+51.804
621 Harri KullasYamaha11+52.922
757 Fredrik NorénKTM11+53.165
83 Mattia GuadagniniGas Gas11+58.965
969 Lorenzo LocurcioKTM11+1:00.273
109 Tommy SearleHonda11+1:12.932
1124 Kevin BrumannYamaha11+1:15.587
1218 Jeremy Van HorebeekBeta11+1:16.025
1333 Tom KochKTM11+1:16.534
1445 Toms MacuksKTM11+1:23.608
1536 Jere HaavistoKTM11+1:26.346
1666 Stuart EdmondsHusqvarna11+1:29.238
17112 Benjamín GaribYamaha11+1:46.878
18136 Franklin NogueraGas Gas11+1:51.073
19130 Ramyller AlvesHusqvarna10+1 Lap
2042 Tyler MedagliaGas Gas10+1 Lap
21121 Rhys CarterYamaha10+1 Lap
2260 Cameron DurowKTM10+1 Lap
23109 Sean LipanovichKTM10+1 Lap
2499 Kota ToriyabeYamaha10+1 Lap
25139 Noel ZanóczHusqvarna10+1 Lap
26106 Jorge RubalcavaHusqvarna10+1 Lap
2787 Eyþór ReynissonYamaha10+1 Lap
28124 Pablo VivancoKawasaki10+1 Lap
2939 Arminas JasikonisYamaha9+2 Laps
30127 José FernándezKTM9+2 Laps
3133 Ilay Ben DahanKawasaki9+2 Laps
3293 Houmame GabariKawasaki4+7 Laps
3396 Håkon ØsterhagenFantic0+11 Laps

Qualification Standings

PlaceNationPoints
13
24
35
48
58
611
713
814
918
1018
1120
1220
1321
1424
1525
1626
1726
1829
1932

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.

MXGP+MX2

PlaceNrRiderMotorcycleLapsGap
1101 Eli TomacYamaha15
216 Jago GeertsYamaha15+3.243
313 Maxime RenauxYamaha15+58.986
418 Jeremy SeewerYamaha15+1:11.659
5113 Mitchell EvansHonda15+1:24.846
646 Jorge PradoGas Gas15+1:29.402
71 Tony CairoliKTM15+1:33.403
8114 Hunter LawrenceHonda15+1:34.431
9102 Justin CooperYamaha15+1:48.130
105 Kay de WolfHusqvarna15+1:56.440
1131 Max NaglHusqvarna15+2:09.756
1217 Liam EvertsKTM15+2:22.408
134 Glenn ColdenhoffYamaha14+1 Lap
1414 Marvin MusquinKTM14+1 Lap
152 Andrea AdamoGas Gas14+1 Lap
167 Dean WilsonHusqvarna14+1 Lap
1732 Simon LängenfelderGas Gas14+1 Lap
1895 Kevin HorgmoKawasaki14+1 Lap
1955 Alvin ÖstlundYamaha14+1 Lap
2043 Kārlis SabulisHusqvarna14+1 Lap
2159 Camden McLellanKTM14+1 Lap
2294 Cornelius TøndelFantic14+1 Lap
2344 Kārlis Alberts ReišulisYamaha14+1 Lap
2435 Emil WeckmanHonda14+1 Lap
2547 Guillem FarresYamaha14+1 Lap
2656 Albin GerhardssonHusqvarna14+1 Lap
27111 Hardy MuñozKawasaki14+1 Lap
2834 Miro SihvonenHonda14+1 Lap
29108 Joshua VarizeKTM14+1 Lap
3041 Ryder McNabbHonda14+1 Lap
3140 Dylan WrightHonda13+2 Laps
32110 Matías PavezKawasaki13+2 Laps
3368 Raimundo TrasoliniKTM12+3 Laps
34107 Benny BlossKTM10+5 Laps
3519 Tanel LeokHusqvarna8+7 Laps
3623 Valentin GuillodYamaha8+7 Laps
378 Max AnstieHonda7+8 Laps
3858 Tristan PurdonKTM5+10 Laps
3967 Anthony RodríguezHonda1+14 Laps
20 Jörgen-Matthias TalvikuHusqvarna0Did Not Start
PlaceNrRiderMotorcycleLapsGap

MX2+Open

PlaceNrRiderMotorcycleLapsGap
1115 Jett LawrenceHonda15
2103 Chase SextonHonda15+14.240
33 Mattia GuadagniniGas Gas15+20.238
4102 Justin CooperYamaha15+22.058
548 Rubén FernándezHonda15+25.555
615 Dylan FerrandisYamaha15+31.445
76 Calvin VlaanderenYamaha15+1:05.933
821 Harri KullasYamaha15+1:11.398
914 Marvin MusquinKTM15+1:13.503
10114 Hunter LawrenceHonda15+1:18.053
1132 Simon LängenfelderGas Gas15+1:28.333
12111 Hardy MuñozKawasaki15+1:38.168
1317 Jeremy Van HorebeekBeta15+1:43.002
1417 Liam EvertsKTM15+1:48.754
152 Andrea AdamoGas Gas15+2:08.533
1633 Tom KochKTM15+2:10.844
179 Tommy SearleHonda14+1 Lap
185 Kay de WolfHusqvarna14+1 Lap
1956 Albin GerhardssonHusqvarna14+1 Lap
20108 Joshua VarizeKTM14+1 Lap
2135 Emil WeckmanHonda14+1 Lap
2245 Toms MacuksKTM14+1 Lap
2344 Kārlis Alberts ReišulisYamaha14+1 Lap
2457 Fredrik NorénKTM14+1 Lap
2596 Håkon ØsterhagenFantic14+1 Lap
26112 Benjamin GaribYamaha14+1 Lap
2747 Guillem FarresYamaha14+1 Lap
2823 Valentin GuillodYamaha14+1 Lap
2942 Tyler MedagliaGas Gas14+1 Lap
308 Max AnstieHonda14+1 Lap
3124 Kevin BrumannYamaha13+2 Laps
32109 Sean LipanovichKTM13+2 Laps
3336 Jere HaavistoKTM13+2 Laps
3496 Kevin HorgmoKawasaki12+3 Laps
3560 Cameron DurowKTM10+5 Laps
3669 Lorenzo LocurcioKTM6+9 Laps
3759 Camden McLellanKTM4+11 Laps
20 Jörgen-Matthias TalvikuHusqvarna0Did Not Start
41 Ryder McNabbHonda0Did Not Start
68 Raimundo TrasoliniKTM0Did Not Start
PlaceNrRiderMotorcycleLapsGap

MXGP+Open

PlaceNrRiderMotorcycleLapsGap
113 Maxime RenauxYamaha15
2115 Jett LawrenceHonda15+4.600
3103 Chase SextonHonda15+8.303
415 Dylan FerrandisYamaha15+17.408
522 Jeremy SeewerYamaha15+19.507
6101 Eli TomacYamaha15+52.551
746 Jorge PradoGas Gas15+1:02.266
848 Rubén FernándezHonda15+1:18.847
91 Tony CairoliKTM15+1:31.044
1040 Dylan WrightHonda15+1:40.392
1116 Jago GeertsYamaha15+2:04.004
1218 Jeremy Van HorebeekBeta15+2:18.563
1343 Kārlis SabulisHusqvarna15+2:22.458
146 Calvin VlaanderenYamaha15+2:29.656
159 Tommy SearleHonda14+1 Lap
1631 Max NaglHusqvarna14+1 Lap
1721 Harri KullasYamaha14+1 Lap
1833 Tom KochKTM14+1 Lap
193 Mattia GuadagniniGas Gas14+1 Lap
207 Dean WilsonHusqvarna14+1 Lap
2157 Fredrik NorénKTM14+1 Lap
2224 Kevin BrumannYamaha14+1 Lap
2345 Toms MacuksKTM14+1 Lap
2494 Cornelius TøndelFantic14+1 Lap
2536 Jere HaavistoKTM14+1 Lap
2634 Miro SihvonenHonda14+1 Lap
2796 Håkon ØsterhagenFantic14+1 Lap
28113 Mitchell EvansHonda14+1 Lap
2942 Tyler MedagliaGas Gas14+1 Lap
3058 Tristan PurdonKTM14+1 Lap
3160 Cameron DurowKTM13+2 Laps
32109 Sean LipanovichKTM13+2 Laps
33110 Matías PavezKawasaki13+2 Laps
3455 Alvin ÖstlundYamaha6+9 Laps
35107 Benny BlossKTM4+11 Laps
364 Glenn ColdenhoffYamaha3+12 Laps
37112 Benjamín GaribYamaha0+15 Laps
3819 Tanel LeokHusqvarna0+15 Laps
67 Anthony RodríguezHonda0Did Not Start
69 Lorenzo LocurcioKTM0Did Not Start
PlaceNrRiderMotorcycleLapsGap

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RedBud To Host 2022 MX Of Nations. Press Release. motoheadmag.com. 26 September 2021. 21 July 2022.
  2. Web site: FIM suspend all Russian/Belarusian competitors including World Champion. Trev. www.mcnews.com.au. 6 March 2022. 21 July 2022.
  3. Web site: 2022 MONSTER ENERGY FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS ENTRY LIST!. Press Release. www.fim-moto.com. 1 September 2022. 1 September 2022.
  4. Web site: Selectie TeamNL Motocross of Nations 2022. Tom van Appeldoorn. www.knmv.nl. 28 July 2022. 28 July 2022.
  5. Web site: MXoN News: Team Belgium. Lewis Phillips. www.mxvice.com. 24 July 2022. 24 July 2022.
  6. Web site: South Africa name 2022 MXoN team for RedBud. Andy McKinstry. www.gatedrop.com. 30 June 2022. 21 July 2022.
  7. Web site: Shimoda in for Red Bud MXoN with Japan!. Andy McKinstry. www.gatedrop.com. 25 July 2022. 26 July 2022.
  8. Web site: New Zealand names its team for Motocross of Nations. Andy McGechan. www.bikesportnz.com. 3 July 2022. 21 July 2022.