2023 Motocross of Nations report & video - Team France take home win at Ernee
By Team TMX on 9th Oct 23
Team France took an emphatic home victory at Ernee in the 2023 FIM Motocross of Nations. The all-world champion squad of Romain Febvre, Tom Vialle and Maxime Renaux dominated the competition from the off with Febvre winning race one (MXGP/MX2) while Vialle was the top MX2 rider in eighth. Race two (MX2/Open) saw Renaux and Vialle run 1-2 at the head of the pack which more or less assured them of victory ahead of the final race of the day. In that MXGP/Open clash, a third for Renaux and seventh for Febvre both counted towards France’s final score of 14 which put them comfortable ahead of Team Australia (brothers Jett and Hunter Lawrence along with Dean Ferris) in the final team classification.
A strong performance from Team Italy (Alberto Forato, Andrea Adamo and Andrea Bonacorsi) saw them secure the final spot on the podium ahead of Germany (Ken Roczen, Simon Laengenfelder and Tom Koch) and Belgium (Jago Geerts, Lucas Coenen and Liam Everts).
Team Great Britain bagged 10th overall (sandwiched between Slovenia and Estonia) with Ben Watson, Josh Gilbert and Conrad Mewse battling hard for King and Country. Team Ireland was unfortunate not to qualify directly to Sunday’s main event from the Saturday Qualifiers and then had a tough time in the B-Final. Jason Meara was the team’s top performer finishing sixth as Martin Barr and Glenn McCormick both hit trouble in the early morning bash for the final qualifying position.
FIM Motocross of Nations
Team Classification
| 1 | France | Romain Febvre, Tom Vialle, Maxime Renaux | 14 |
| 2 | Australia | Jett Lawrence, Hunter Lawrence, Dean Ferris | 34 |
| 3 | Italy | Alberto Forato, Andrea Adamo, Andrea Bonacorsi | 43 |
| 4 | Germany | Ken Roczen, Simon Laengenfelder, Tom Koch | 47 |
| 5 | Belgium | Jago Geerts, Lucas Coenen, Liam Everts | 55 |
| 6 | Switzerland | Jeremy Seewer, Arnaud Tonus, Valentin Guillod | 55 |
| 7 | Spain | Jorge Prado, Oriol Oliver, Reuben Fernandez | 59 |
| 8 | USA | Aaron Plessinger, RJ Hampshire, Christian Craig | 65 |
| 9 | Slovenia | Tim Gajser, Jan Pancar, Miha Bubnic | 85 |
| 10 | Great Britain | Ben Watson, Josh Gilbert, Conrad Mewse | 89 |
Individual Classification
MXGP
| 1 | Ken Roczen | Germany | 3 + 2 = 5 |
| 2 | Jorge Prado | Spain | 2 + 4 = 6 |
| 3 | Jett Lawrence | Australia | 6 + 1 = 7 |
| 4 | Romain Febvre | France | 1 + 7 = 8 |
| 5 | Jeremy Seewer | Switzerland | 4 + 6 = 10 |
| 6 | Tim Gajser | Slovena | 7 + 5 = 12 |
| 11 | Ben Watson | Great Britain | 17 + 13 = 30 |
MX2
| 1 | Tom Vialle | France | 8 + 2 = 10 |
| 2 | Hunter Lawrence | Australia | 10 + 5 = 15 |
| 3 | Kay de Wolf | Netherlands | 11 + 9 = 20 |
| 4 | Andrea Adamo | Italy | 18 + 4 = 22 |
| 5 | Simon Laengenfelde | Germany | 14 + 11 = 25 |
| 6 | RJ Hampshire | USA | 16 + 10 = 26 |
| 8 | Josh Gilbert | Great Britain | 21 + 15 = 36 |
Open
| 1 | Maxime Renaux | France | 1 + 3 = 4 |
| 2 | Liam Everts | Belgium | 3 + 10 = 13 |
| 3 | Andrea Bonacorsi | Italy | 8 + 11 = 19 |
| 4 | Valentin Guillod | Switzerland | 6 + 15 = 21 |
| 5 | Dean Ferris | Australia | 12 + 16 = 28 |
| 6 | Harri Kullas | Estonia | 20 + 12 = 32 |
| 10 | Conrad Mewse | Great Britain | 25 + 23 = 48 |
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