2023 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship explained

The 2023 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship was the 19th Women's Motocross World Championship season. Nancy van de Ven was the defending champion, after taking her first title in 2022.^[1]

2023 Calendar

A 6-round calendar for the 2023 season was announced on 11 October 2022.^[2]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Round Winner	Report
1	March 26	Sardinia	Riola Sardo	Lotte van Drunen	Daniela Guillén	Daniela Guillén
2	April 10		Frauenfeld	Courtney Duncan	Lotte van Drunen	Courtney Duncan
3	May 7		intu Xanadú	Courtney Duncan	Courtney Duncan	Courtney Duncan
4	May 21		Villars-sous-Écot	Courtney Duncan	Courtney Duncan	Courtney Duncan
5	August 20		Arnhem	Lotte van Drunen	Lotte van Drunen	Lotte van Drunen
6	September 3		Afyonkarahisar	Courtney Duncan	Lynn Valk	Courtney Duncan

Participants

Team	Constructor	No	Rider	Rounds
GF4 Motorsport Racing Team	Honda	4	Gaia Franchi	1–2
		47	Gaia Oddo	1
Van de Laar Racing	Yamaha	5	Britt Jans-Beken	All
		188	Shana van der Vlist	1–3, 5–6
JK Racing Yamaha	Yamaha	7	Charli Cannon^[3]	1–4, 6
		71	Aida Cojanu	6
MX Fonta Racing Syneco	Gas Gas	8	Kiara Fontanesi	1–5
		94	Priska Busatto	1–2
Team Dragon Moto	KTM	9	Virginie Germond	1–4
		74	Joyce Zachmann	2
Seles Moto	KTM	11	Mia Ribić	2
Team VHR Racing	Gas Gas	14	Mathilde Martinez	1–5
		49	Alicia Göggel	3–4
Iran National Team	Yamaha	17	Mahdis Heydarnezhadgorji	6
		20	Hasti Rezaei	6
Zweiradsport Brunner	Kawasaki	18	Katharina Schultz	2, 4–5
Jaccover	Yamaha	22	Selen Tınaz	6
Yamaha Čepelák Racing	Yamaha	23	Aneta Čepeláková	1–2, 4
Team Yamaha New Bike	Yamaha	24	Lea Chaput	1–2, 4–5
		130	Jessie Joineau
		274	Amandine Verstappen^[4]	1–2, 4
Millionaire Racing Team	Gas Gas	28	Elisa Galvagno	1
	Yamaha	30	Brenda Wagemans
	Kawasaki	32	Alba Fernández	3
KTM Italy	KTM	34	Emanuela Talucci	1–2, 4
	KTM	51	Jenitty van der Beek	1–4
Yamaha Scandinavia	Yamaha	53	Barbara Aagaard Andersen	1–2, 4–5
	KTM	62	Michelle Zünd	2
	Yamaha	67	Britt Van Der Werff	5
RFME WMX Team	Gas Gas	79	Gabriela Seisdedos	1, 3, 5–6
		255	Daniela Guillén	All
Ceres 71 Yamaha Team	Yamaha	85	Nancy van de Ven	1–4
	Kawasaki	86	Ramona Gassmann	2
	Gas Gas	88	Irmak Yıldırım	6
Vogelsang Powersports	Yamaha	90	Sandra Keller	2
	KTM	91	Rahel Suter	2
	Yamaha	96	Maureen Zweers	5
	Kawasaki	99	Suzy Tausch	2
	KTM	101	Loane Sudan	2
GripMesser Racing Team	Fantic	111	Anne Borchers	2, 4–5
MBP Motocross Team	KTM	118	Adrija Skudutytė	1–2, 4–5
	Gas Gas	124	Alina Barthel	2, 4
Gabriel SS24 KTM	KTM	125	Lauren Collingwood	4
Ausio Racing Team	Yamaha	128	Jana Sánchez	3–4
FlyOver Competition Gaerne	Kawasaki	131	Giorgia Montini	1–5
Team JS Racing	Honda	137	Lisa Guerber	2, 4
		229	Lena Marques	4
	Husqvarna	143	Stephanie Stoutjesdijk	3–4
Big Van World MTX Kawasaki	Kawasaki	151	Courtney Duncan	All
Team West Friends MX	KTM	153	April Franzoni	2–5
Fantic Factory Team Maddii	Fantic	172	Lynn Valk^[5]	All
MCR Racing Team Husqvarna	Husqvarna	174	Giorgia Giudici	3–4
	Yamaha	194	Alice Giorda	1
Team JPR	Yamaha	203	Camille Viaud	4
	Fantic	211	Kaylee van Dam	5
UK Racing Team	KTM	212	Aitana Peña	3
	Kawasaki	237	Celine Abel
Team Ship to Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR	Honda	290	Mathilde Denis	4
	Gas Gas	302	Maïté Stroo	4–5
Matt Gardiner MX KTM Race Team	KTM	310	Lucy Barker	5
Flexbox Racing	KTM	325	Sara Andersen	All
	Honda	360	Tabea Zimmermann	5
JWR Honda Racing	Honda	374	Sofia Schou	4–5
Laurense Motors Kawasaki	Kawasaki	401	Lotte van Drunen^[6]	All
Made Of Gas Gas	Gas Gas	412	Matilde Stilo	1–2
Yamaha Racing 423	Yamaha	423	Larissa Papenmeier	All
		969	Fiona Hoppe	1–5
	Gas Gas	425	Amber Simons	5
Jezyk Racing Team	KTM	469	Jamie Astudillo	All
Husqvarna Motorcycles Scandinavia	Husqvarna	511	Martine Hughes	1, 3–5
	Yamaha	524	Elise De Baere	5
MC Sport Racing Team	Gas Gas	587	Tyra Bäckström	2, 4–5
	Yamaha	612	Mathea Selebø	All
	KTM	621	Anna Schimmer	5
	Yamaha	644	Laura Raunkjær	2, 5–6
	Gas Gas	699	Elena Kapsamer	1–5
KTM Scandinavia	KTM	705	Malou Jakobsen	1–2, 4–5
Hannamax Motorsport	KTM	717	Danée Gelissen	All
Kawasaki Montelimar	Kawasaki	731	Lysa Raoux	2, 4
	KTM	747	Juliane Bihr	4
	KTM	775	Alexandra Massury	All
Twenty Racing Suspension	Gas Gas	830	Britt Siemerink	5
KTM Beddini MX2	KTM	912	Giorgia Blasigh	1–4
WMX Evolution	Yamaha	942	Mathilde Sommier	4
	Sherco	967	Ramona Schwitz	2
KMP Honda Racing	Honda	974	Janina Lehmann	All

Riders Championship

Pos	Rider	Bike	SAR		SUI		ESP		FRA		NED		TUR		Points
1	Courtney Duncan	Kawasaki	3	4	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	3	1	2	270
2	Daniela Guillén	Gas Gas	2	1	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	8	240
3	Lotte van Drunen	Kawasaki	1	3	5	1	7	5	5	4	1	1	5	7	230
4	Lynn Valk	Fantic	9	5	6	6	4	2	6	6	2	4	4	1	211
5	Sara Andersen	KTM	8	12	7	7	9	8	7	7	7	6	7	3	166
6	Kiara Fontanesi	Gas Gas	10	9	2	5	2	Ret	2	2	5	7			157
7	Larissa Papenmeier	Yamaha	12	13	8	10	5	7	4	5	DNS	DNS	2	4	145
8	Britt Jans-Beken	Yamaha	5	7	9	11	Ret	9	11	11	9	8	12	9	130
9	Charli Cannon	Yamaha	7	8	4	8	8	4	DSQ	19			6	DNS	106
10	Shana van der Vlist	Yamaha	4	10	16	17	DNS	DNS			6	5	8	5	98
11	Danée Gelissen	KTM	14	14	37	12	24	14	12	9	10	9	11	15	90
12	Mathea Selebø	Yamaha	13	15	19	18	13	10	18	10	12	Ret	10	13	80
13	Giorgia Blasigh	KTM	11	11	11	9	14	13	13	13					73
14	Martine Hughes	Husqvarna	17	6			6	17	10	Ret	8	14			69
15	Nancy van de Ven	Yamaha	Ret	2	Ret	3	12	6	Ret	DNS					66
16	Gabriela Seisdedos	Gas Gas	19	16			11	16			14	12	9	6	65
17	Jamie Astudillo	KTM	22	19	13	13	10	11	16	25	Ret	Ret	13	10	63
18	Mathilde Martinez	Gas Gas	18	18	12	14	15	20	8	12	17	19			57
19	Amandine Verstappen	Yamaha	6	Ret	10	Ret			9	8					51
20	Malou Jakobsen	KTM	16	17					14	24	11	10			50
	Husqvarna			14	15
21	Alexandra Massury	KTM	25	25	17	21	17	18	17	15	28	24	14	14	35
22	April Franzoni	KTM			20	16	16	22	19	23	13	11			31
23	Elena Kapsamer	Gas Gas	20	20	18	23	18	30	15	18	21	25			17
24	Janina Lehmann	Honda	23	27	Ret	28	23	21	36	22	25	21	15	11	16
25	Laura Raunkjær	Yamaha			29	27					23	22	16	12	14
26	Giorgia Montini	Kawasaki	21	21	22	20	19	19	20	16	24	18			14
27	Virginie Germond	KTM	26	28	23	24	Ret	15	21	14					13
28	Anne Borchers	Fantic			15	22			22	21	20	15			13
29	Amber Simons	Gas Gas									15	16			11
30	Jana Sánchez	Yamaha					Ret	12	25	27					9
31	Tyra Bäckström	Gas Gas			21	25			35	30	16	17			9
32	Aida Cojanu	Yamaha											17	16	9
33	Lucy Barker	KTM									22	13			8
34	Elisa Galvagno	Gas Gas	15	Ret											6
35	Hasti Rezaei	Yamaha											18	18	6
36	Adrija Skudutytė	KTM	27	22	38	19			29	26	18	20			6
37	Jenitty van der Beek	KTM	Ret	26	27	37	20	24	Ret	17					5
38	Selen Tınaz	Yamaha											20	17	5
39	Mahdis Heydarnezhadgorji	Yamaha											19	20	3
40	Fiona Hoppe	Yamaha	Ret	23	24	38	21	27	26	28	19	Ret			2
41	Irmak Yıldırım	Gas Gas											21	19	2
42	Camille Viaud	Yamaha							23	20					1
	Giorgia Giudici	Husqvarna					22	23	24	33					0
	Kaylee van Dam	Fantic									27	23			0
	Barbara Aagaard Andersen	Yamaha	24	24	28	39			DNQ	DNQ	29	30			0
	Stephanie Stoutjesdijk	Husqvarna					25	26	33	38					0
	Aitana Peña	KTM					26	25							0
	Suzy Tausch	Kawasaki			25	31									0
	Britt Siemerink	Gas Gas									26	26			0
	Sandra Keller	Yamaha			26	30									0
	Mia Ribić	KTM			31	26									0
	Alicia Göggel	KTM					27	28	DNQ	DNQ					0
	Lisa Guerber	Honda			30	32			27	32					0
	Sofia Schou	Honda							DNQ	DNQ	30	27			0
	Lea Chaput	Yamaha	31	31	35	33			28	34	32	29			0
	Priska Busatto	KTM	28	29	36	34									0
	Alba Fernández	Kawasaki					28	29							0
	Maureen Zweers	Yamaha									31	28			0
	Emanuela Talucci	KTM	30	30	32	29			34	35					0
	Aneta Čepeláková	Yamaha	29	33	DNQ	DNQ			31	37					0
	Mathilde Denis	Honda							Ret	29					0
	Katharina Schultz	Kawasaki			34	36			30	36	Ret	DNS			0
	Anna Schimmer	KTM									34	31			0
	Lysa Raoux	Kawasaki			DNQ	DNQ			DNQ	31					0
	Gaia Franchi	Honda	32	32	DNQ	DNQ									0
	Maïté Stroo	Gas Gas							DNQ	DNQ	33	32			0
	Mathilde Sommier	Yamaha							32	39					0
	Matilde Stilo	Gas Gas	33	35	DNQ	DNQ									0
	Alina Barthel	Gas Gas			33	35			DNQ	DNQ					0
	Elise De Baere	Yamaha									36	33			0
	Alice Giorda	Yamaha	34	34											0
	Tabea Zimmermann	Honda									35	34			0
	Gaia Oddo	Honda	35	36											0
	Britt Van Der Werff	Yamaha									Ret	DNS			0
	Michelle Zünd	KTM			DNQ	DNQ									0
	Joyce Zachmann	KTM			DNQ	DNQ									0
	Loane Sudan	KTM			DNQ	DNQ									0
	Ramona Schwitz	Sherco			DNQ	DNQ									0
	Rahel Suter	KTM			DNQ	DNQ									0
	Ramona Gassmann	Kawasaki			DNQ	DNQ									0
	Lauren Collingwood	KTM							DNQ	DNQ					0
	Lena Marques	Honda							DNQ	DNQ					0
	Juliane Bihr	KTM							DNQ	DNQ					0
Pos	Rider	Bike	SAR		SUI		ESP		FRA		NED		TUR		Points

Manufacturers Championship

Pos	Bike	SAR		SUI		ESP		FRA		NED		TUR		Points
1	Kawasaki	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	292
2	Gas Gas	2	1	2	4	2	3	2	2	3	2	3	6	250
3	Yamaha	4	2	4	3	5	4	4	5	6	5	2	4	217
4	Fantic	9	5	6	6	4	2	6	6	2	4	4	1	211
5	KTM	8	11	7	7	9	8	7	7	7	6	7	3	167
6	Husqvarna	17	6	14	15	6	17	10	33	8	14			82
7	Honda	23	27	30	28	23	21	27	22	13	11	15	11	34
	Sherco			DNQ	DNQ									0
Pos	Bike	SAR		SUI		ESP		FRA		NED		TUR		Points

Notes and References

1. News: Nancy van de Ven Clinches Maiden WMX World Title in Turkey. Yamaha Motor Europe. automobilsport.com. 4 September 2022. 17 December 2022.
2. News: 2023 Provisional FIM Motocross World Championship Calendar. Youthstream. mxgp.com. 11 October 2022. 17 October 2022.
3. News: Australian MXW champion Cannon joins JK Racing. Troy Guenther. motoonline.com.au. 17 November 2022. 17 December 2022.
4. News: Amandine Verstappen back on a Yamaha for 2023. gatedrop.com. 1 November 2022. 17 December 2022.
5. News: Fantic reveal 2023 rider line up – seven riders!. gatedrop.com. 14 November 2022. 17 December 2022.
6. News: Lotte van Drunen joins F&H Kawasaki for WMX. tmxnews.co.uk. 11 August 2022. 17 December 2022.