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Category | Motocross |
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Region | International |
Official website | MXGP.com |
MXGP World Championship | |
Manufacturers | Beta, Fantic, Gas Gas, Honda, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, KTM, Yamaha |
Riders' champion | Jorge Prado |
Makes' champion | Yamaha |
Current season | |
MX2 World Championship | |
Manufacturers | Fantic, Gas Gas, Honda, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, KTM, Triumph, Yamaha |
Riders' champion | Andrea Adamo |
Makes' champion | Yamaha |
Current season | |
MXW World Championship | |
Manufacturers | Fantic, Gas Gas, Honda, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, KTM, Yamaha |
Riders' champion | Courtney Duncan |
Makes' champion | Kawasaki |
Current season |
The 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 18 events with two races per class at each round. The FIM Women's Motocross World Championship (MXW) is a women-only motorcross championship, inaugurated in 2005, and is a feeder series to the FIM Motocross World Championship.
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.
Year | 500cc |
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1952 | 1) Victor Leloup (Saroléa) 2) Auguste Mingels (Matchless) 3) John Avery (BSA) |
1953 | 1) Auguste Mingels (FN) 2) René Baeten (Saroléa) 3) Victor Leloup (FN) |
1954 | 1) Auguste Mingels (FN) 2) René Baeten (Saroléa) 3) Jeff Smith (BSA) |
1955 | 1) John Draper (BSA) 2) Bill Nilsson (BSA) 3) Sten Lundin (BSA) |
1956 | 1) Les Archer (Norton) 2) John Draper (BSA) 3) Nic Jansen (Matchless) |
Year | MotocrossGP | 125cc | 650cc |
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2003 | 1) Stefan Everts (Yamaha) 2) Joël Smets (KTM) 3) Mickaël Pichon (Suzuki) |
1) Steve Ramon (KTM) 2) Stefan Everts (Yamaha) 3) Andrea Bartolini (Yamaha) |
1) Joël Smets (KTM) 2) Javier Garcia Vico (KTM) 3) Cedric Melotte (Honda) |
Year | MX1 | MX2 | MX3 |
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2004 | 1) Stefan Everts (Yamaha) 2) Mickaël Pichon (Honda) 3) Josh Coppins (Honda) |
1) Ben Townley (KTM) 2) Tyla Rattray (KTM) 3) Tony Cairoli (Yamaha) |
1) Yves Demaria (KTM) 2) Christian Beggi (Honda) 3) Daniele Bricca (Honda) |
Country | 500cc / MX3 | 250cc / MX1 / MXGP | 125cc / MX2 | Women | Total |
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Belgium | 24 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 52 |
France | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
Italy | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
Sweden | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
United Kingdom | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
United States | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Slovenia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Finland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
South Africa | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Soviet Union | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
East Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Austria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Japan Latvia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Last updated: 4 September 2022.
500cc / MX3
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250cc / MX1 / MXGP
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125cc / MX2
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Women
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Without the European Championships. Last updated: 4 September 2022.
Update to the end of 2023 season.
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.
Update to 14 April 2024.
# | Rider | 500cc (1952–2002) 650cc (2003) MX1 (2004–2013) MXGP (2014–2021) |
250cc (1957–2002) MotocrossGP (2003) MX2 (2004–2021) |
125cc (1975–2003) MX3 (2004–2013) |
Wins |
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1 | Jeffrey Herlings | 42 | 61 | – | 103 |
2 | Stefan Everts | 42 | 46 | 13 | 101 |
3 | Tony Cairoli | 70 | 24 | – | 94 |
4 | Joël Smets | 57 | – | – | 57 |
5 | Joël Robert | – | 50 | – | 50 |
6 | Tim Gajser | 40 | 5 | – | 45 |
7 | Jorge Prado | 11 | 31 | – | 42 |
8 | Eric Geboers | 16 | 5 | 18 | 39 |
9 | Mickaël Pichon | 8 | 27 | 3 | 38 |
10 | Yves Demaria | 2 | 11 | 24 | 37 |
11 | Torsten Hallman | 1 | 36 | – | 37 |
12 | Roger De Coster | 36 | – | – | 36 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Belgium | 52 | 46 | 33 | 131 |
2 | France | 22 | 12 | 17 | 51 |
3 | Italy | 17 | 17 | 15 | 49 |
4 | Sweden | 16 | 18 | 17 | 51 |
5 | Netherlands | 9 | 12 | 20 | 41 |
6 | Great Britain | 8 | 15 | 13 | 36 |
7 | United States | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
8 | Slovenia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
9 | Finland | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
10 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
11 | Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
12 | Spain | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
13 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
14 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
15 | New Zealand | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
16 | Germany | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
17 | Switzerland | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
18 | Latvia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
19 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
20 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
21 | Australia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
22 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
23 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
24 | Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
25 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (27 entries) | 167 | 166 | 166 | 499 |
Last updated: 4 September 2022.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Italy | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
2 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
3 | Germany | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
4 | France | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
5 | Netherlands | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
6 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (7 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
Last updated: 4 September 2022.
Countries that have held Grand Prix as of the 2024 season. Countries in bold currently hold a Grand Prix.