The Motocross of Nations (MXON), also known by its original French name (MXDN) is an annual team motocross race, where riders representing their country meet at what is billed as the "Olympics of Motocross". The event has been staged since 1947, where the team of Bill Nicholson, Fred Rist and Bob Ray, representing the United Kingdom, took home the Chamberlain Trophy for the first time.
The event as it stands today is an amalgamation of three separate events: the original , raced with 500cc motorcycles; the , raced with 250cc motorcycles; and the , for 125cc motorcycles. Before 1984, the three events were held in different locations on different weekends, whereafter they were combined into a single event with one rider per class.
The scoring for the event works on the position system, i.e. first place is awarded one point, second place two, etc. Each class (currently MXGP, MX2 and Open) races twice, each time against one of other two classes, for a total of three races. The worst score of three races is dropped, and the lowest combined score wins.
The event's name has been officially anglicised since 2004, when Youthstream was awarded promotional rights for the World Motocross Grand Prix, although the general moniker Des Nations or MXDN is still very much in use. Races are streamed live on the MXGP website.
Historically, the United Kingdom dominated the early years. With the rise of motocross in North America from the 1970s, the United States embarked on a famous winning streak of 13 years from 1981 to 1993.
Motocross des Nations winners Year Location Winning team Winning riders 1947 Wassenaar Great Britain Bill Nicholson / Bob Ray / Fred Rist 1948 Spa Belgium Cox / Jansen / Milhoux 1949 Brands Hatch Great Britain Harold Lines / Bob Manns / Ian Soovell 1950 Värnamo-Skillingaryd Great Britain John Draper / Basil Hall / Harold Lines 1951 Namur Belgium Jansen / Leloup / Meunier 1952 Brands Hatch Great Britain Les Archer Jr. / Brian Stonebridge / Geoff Ward 1953 Värnamo-Skillingaryd Great Britain Les Archer Jr. / John Draper / Geoff Ward 1954 Norg Great Britain Curtis / Brian Stonebridge / Geoff Ward 1955 Randers Sweden Lars Gustavsson / Sten Lundin / Bill Nilsson 1956 Namur Great Britain John Draper / Jeff Smith/ Geoff Ward 1957 Brands Hatch Great Britain Curtis / Martin / Jeff Smith 1958 Knutstorp Sweden Lars Gustavsson / Ove Lundell / Bill Nilsson 1959 Namur Great Britain John Draper / Rickman / Jeff Smith 1960 Cassel Great Britain Curtis / Rickman / Jeff Smith 1961 Schijndel Sweden Ove Lundell / Bill Nilsson / Rolf Tibblin 1962 Wohlen Sweden Jan Johansson / Ove Lundell / Rolf Tibblin 1963 Knutstorp Great Britain John Burton / Don Rickman / Derek Rickman / Arthur Lampkin / Jeff Smith 1964 Hawkstone Park Great Britain Don Rickman / Derek Rickman / Jeff Smith 1965 Namur Great Britain Arthur Lampkin / Vic Eastwood / Jeff Smith 1966 Rémalard Great Britain Dave Bickers / Vic Eastwood / Derek Rickman 1967 Markelo Great Britain Dave Bickers / Vic Eastwood/ Jeff Smith 1968 Chișinău USSR Arnis Angers/ Evgeni Petushkov / Vladimir Pogrebniak / Leonid Shinkarenko 1969 Farleigh Castle Belgium Roger De Coster / Sylvain Geboers / Joël Robert / Jef Teeuwissen 1970 Maggiora Sweden Bengt Aberg / Christer Hammargren / Ake Jonsson / Arne Kring 1971 Vannes Sweden Bengt Aberg / Christer Hammargren / Ake Jonsson / Olle Petersson 1972 Norg Belgium Roger De Coster / Rene Van de Vorst / Jaak van Velthoven 1973 Wohlen Belgium Roger De Coster / Sylvain Geboers / René Heeren / Jaak van Velthoven 1974 Stockholm Sweden Bengt Aberg / Hakan Andersson / Ake Jonsson / Arne Kring 1975 Sedlčany Czechoslovakia Bavorovský / Churavý / Naváček / Velký 1976 Sint Anthonis Belgium Roger De Coster / Harry Everts / Gaston Rahier / Jaak van Velthoven 1977 Cognac Belgium Roger De Coster / André Malherbe / Jean-Paul Mingles / Jaak van Velthoven 1978 Gaildorf USSR Kavinov / Khudiakov / Korneev / Guennady Moisseev 1979 Stockholm Belgium Roger De Coster / Harry Everts / André Malherbe / Ivan Van Den Broek 1980 Farleigh Castle Belgium Georges Jobé / André Malherbe / Ivan Van Den Broek / André Vromans 1981 Bielstein USA Donnie Hansen / Danny LaPorte / Johnny O'Mara / Chuck Sun 1982 Wohlen USA David Bailey / Danny Chandler / Jim Gibson / Johnny O'Mara 1983 Angreau USA David Bailey / Mark Barnett / Broc Glover / Jeff Ward 1984 Vantaa USA David Bailey / Rick Johnson / Johnny O'Mara / Jeff Ward 1985 Gaildorf USA David Bailey / Ron Lechien / Jeff Ward 1986 Maggiora USA David Bailey / Rick Johnson / Johnny O'Mara 1987 Unadilla USA Bob Hannah / Rick Johnson / Jeff Ward 1988 Villars-sous-Écot USA Rick Johnson / Ron Lechien / Jeff Ward 1989 Gaildorf USA Mike Kiedrowski / Jeff Stanton / Jeff Ward 1990 Vimmerby USA Damon Bradshaw / Jeff Stanton / Jeff Ward 1991 Valkenswaard USA Damon Bradshaw / Mike Kiedrowski / Jeff Stanton 1992 Manjimup USA Jeff Emig / Mike LaRocco / Billy Liles 1993 Schwanenstadt USA Jeff Emig / Mike Kiedrowski / Jeremy McGrath 1994 Roggenburg Great Britain Rob Herring / Paul Malin / Kurt Nicoll 1995 Sverepec Belgium Marnicq Bervoets / Stefan Everts / Joël Smets 1996 Jerez de la Frontera USA Jeff Emig / Steve Lamson / Jeremy McGrath 1997 Nismes Belgium Marnicq Bervoets / Stefan Everts / Joël Smets 1998 Foxhills Belgium Marnicq Bervoets / Patrick Caps / Stefan Everts 1999 Indaiatuba Italy Andrea Bartolini / Alessio Chiodi/ Claudio Federici 2000 Saint-Jean-d'Angély USA Ricky Carmichael / Ryan Hughes / Travis Pastrana 2001 Namur France Yves Demaria / Luigi Seguy / David Vuillemin 2002 Bellpuig Italy Andrea Bartolini / Alessio Chiodi / Alessandro Puzar 2003 Zolder Belgium Stefan Everts / Steve Ramon / Joël Smets 2004 Lierop Belgium Stefan Everts / Steve Ramon / Kevin Strijbos 2005 Ernée USA Ricky Carmichael / Kevin Windham / Ivan Tedesco 2006 Matterley Basin USA James Stewart Jr. / Ryan Villopoto / Ivan Tedesco 2007 Budds Creek USA Ricky Carmichael / Ryan Villopoto / Tim Ferry 2008 Donington Park USA James Stewart Jr. / Ryan Villopoto / Tim Ferry 2009 Franciacorta USA Ryan Dungey / Jake Weimer / Ivan Tedesco 2010 Lakewood USA Ryan Dungey / Trey Canard / Andrew Short 2011 Saint-Jean-d'Angély USA Ryan Dungey / Blake Baggett / Ryan Villopoto 2012 Lommel Germany Maximilian Nagl / Ken Roczen / Marcus Schiffer 2013 Teutschenthal Belgium Ken De Dycker / Jeremy Van Horebeek / Clément Desalle 2014 Ķegums France Gautier Paulin / Dylan Ferrandis / Steven Frossard 2015 Ernée France Gautier Paulin / Marvin Musquin / Romain Febvre 2016 Maggiora France Gautier Paulin / Benoît Paturel / Romain Febvre 2017 Matterley Basin France Gautier Paulin / Christophe Charlier / Romain Febvre 2018 Red Bud France Gautier Paulin / Dylan Ferrandis / Jordi Tixier 2019 Assen Netherlands Jeffrey Herlings / Calvin Vlaanderen / Glenn Coldenhoff 2020 ErnéeCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 Mantua ItalyAntonio Cairoli / Mattia Guadagnini / Alessandro Lupino 2022 Red Bud USAEli Tomac / Justin Cooper / Chase Sexton 2023 Ernée France Romain Febvre / Tom Vialle / Maxime Renaux 2024 Matterley Basin Australia Hunter Lawrence / Kyle Webster / Jett Lawrence 2025 Ironman Australia Jett Lawrence / Kyle Webster / Hunter Lawrence 2026 Ernée Belgium Lucas Coenen / Sacha Coenen / Liam Everts 2027 Assen TBD TBD 2028 TBA TBD TBD 2029 TBA TBD TBD 2030 TBA TBD TBD 2031 TBA TBD TBD 2032 TBA TBD TBD 2033 TBA TBD TBD
Participating nations 2000–2026