2017 FIM Motocross World Championship

2017 Motocross World Championship
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The 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship is the 61st FIM Motocross World Championship season. It includes 20 events, starting at Losail in Qatar on 25 February, and ending at Villars-sous-Écot in France on 17 September.[1] In the main MXGP class, Tim Gajser is the defending champion after taking his first title in 2016. In the MX2 class, Jeffrey Herlings is the defending champion, after taking his third title in 2016.

Race calendar and results

A 20-round calendar for the 2017 season was announced on 15 October 2016.[1]

MXGP

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner Report
1 25 February  Qatar Losail Report
2 5 March  Indonesia Pangkal Pinang Report
3 19 March  Argentina Neuquén Report
4 2 April  Mexico Leon Report
5 16 April  Italy Pietramurata Report
6 23 April  Netherlands Valkenswaard Report
7 7 May  Latvia Kegums Report
8 21 May  Germany Teutschenthal Report
9 28 May  France Ernee Report
10 11 June  Russia Orlyonok Report
11 25 June  Italy Maggiora Report
12 2 July  Portugal Agueda Report
13 23 July  Czech Republic Loket Report
14 6 August  Belgium Lommel Report
15 13 August   Switzerland Frauenfeld Report
16 20 August  Sweden Uddevalla Report
17 3 September  United States Charlotte Report
18 10 September  Netherlands Assen Report
19 17 September  France Villars-sous-Écot Report

MX2

Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner Report
1 25 February  Qatar Losail Report
2 5 March  Indonesia Pangkal Pinang Report
3 19 March  Argentina Neuquén Report
4 2 April  Mexico Leon Report
5 16 April  Italy Pietramurata Report
6 23 April  Netherlands Valkenswaard Report
7 7 May  Latvia Kegums Report
8 21 May  Germany Teutschenthal Report
9 28 May  France Ernee Report
10 11 June  Russia Orlyonok Report
11 25 June  Italy Maggiora Report
12 2 July  Portugal Agueda Report
13 23 July  Czech Republic Loket Report
14 6 August  Belgium Lommel Report
15 13 August   Switzerland Frauenfeld Report
16 20 August  Sweden Uddevalla Report
17 3 September  United States Charlotte Report
18 10 September  Netherlands Assen Report
19 17 September  France Villars-sous-Écot Report

Participants

MXGP

Team Constructor No Rider Rounds
Wilvo Yamaha Racing Team Yamaha 4 Switzerland Arnaud Tonus[2]
24 United Kingdom Shaun Simpson[2]
8biano Husqvarna Massignani Racing Team Husqvarna 7 Estonia Tanel Leok[3]
999 Portugal Rui Gonçalves[4]
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Husqvarna 12 Germany Max Nagl[5]
21 France Gautier Paulin
99 United Kingdom Max Anstie
Marchetti Racing KTM KTM 17 Spain Jose Butron[6]
I-Fly JK Yamaha Racing Yamaha 19 United Kingdom Ryan Houghton
Suzuki World MXGP Suzuki 22 Belgium Kevin Strijbos[7]
177 Lithuania Arminas Jasikonis[7]
Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 25 Belgium Clement Desalle[8]
911 France Jordi Tixier[9]
Hitachi KTM UK KTM 45 United Kingdom Jake Nicholls
Maurer GEP Husqvarna Husqvarna 49 Slovenia Jernej Irt
Team Assomotor Honda Honda 77 Italy Alessandro Lupino[10]
92 Switzerland Valentin Guillod[10]
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 84 Netherlands Jeffrey Herlings
222 Italy Tony Cairoli
259 Netherlands Glenn Coldenhoff
Monster Energy Yamaha MXGP Yamaha 89 Belgium Jeremy van Horebeek[11]
461 France Romain Febvre[12]
Monster Energy Dixon Racing Team Kawasaki Kawasaki 100 United Kingdom Tommy Searle[13]
Gebben van Venrooy Kawasaki Kawasaki 141 France Maxime Desprey
Sarholz KTM Yamaha 149 Germany Dennis Ullrich
156 Germany Angus Heidecke
Team HRC Honda 243 Slovenia Tim Gajser
777 Russia Evgeny Bobryshev

MX2

Team Constructor No Rider Rounds
Kemea Yamaha Yamaha 6 France Benoit Paturel[14]
161 Sweden Alvin Östlund[14]
172 Belgium Brent van Doninck[14]
HSF Logistics KTM 10 Netherlands Calvin Vlaanderen
46 Netherlands Davy Pootjes
189 Netherlands Brian Bogers
Silver Action KTM KTM 15 Italy Davide Bonini
Monster Energy Dixon Racing Team Kawasaki Kawasaki 18 Russia Vsevolod Brylyakov[13]
457 United States Darian Sanayei[13]
SM Action-Erzetta Yamaha Yamaha 40 Italy Simone Zecchina
951 Italy Simone Furlotti
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 41 Latvia Pauls Jonass
61 Spain Jorge Prado
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna MX2 Husqvarna 64 United States Thomas Covington[15]
116 Denmark Thomas Kjer Olsen[15]
426 United Kingdom Conrad Mewse[15]
8biano Husqvarna Massignani Racing Team Husqvarna 66 Spain Iker Larranaga[3]
142 Bulgaria Ivan Petrov
485 Australia Caleb Ward
F&H Kawasaki Kawasaki 67 Norway Magne Klingsheim
338 France David Herbreteau
Sahkar KTM KTM 75 Estonia Hardi Roosiorg
Maurer GEP Husqvarna Husqvarna 81 Germany Brian Hsu
Falcon KTM KTM 83 Belgium Nathan Renkens
CreyMert Racing Team KTM 88 Netherlands Freek van der Vlist
Suzuki International Europe Suzuki 91 Switzerland Jeremy Seewer[7]
96 Australia Hunter Lawrence[7]
98 Netherlands Bas Vaessen[7]
VAMO Honda Honda 97 Bulgaria Michael Ivanov
107 Netherlands Lars van Berkel
Ausio Yamaha Yamaha 101 Spain Jorge Zaragoza
Team VHR KTM KTM 110 France Alexis Verhaeghe
Monster Energy CLS Kawasaki Kawasaki 118 France Stephen Rubini
152 Bulgaria Petar Petrov[16]
811 United Kingdom Adam Sterry[16]
Marchetti Racing KTM KTM 128 Italy Ivo Monticelli[17]
I-Fly JK Yamaha Racing Yamaha 200 United Kingdom James Dunn
TM Factory Racing Team TM 321 Italy Samuele Bernardini[18]
Hitachi KTM UK KTM 919 United Kingdom Ben Watson
Italian Factory Racing KTM 991 Italy Nicholas Lapucci

References

  1. 1 2 "The official 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship Calendar". Motocross World Championship. Youthstream. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Wilvo Yamaha set for MXGP class with Simpson and Tonus". motocrossplanet.nl. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Larranaga and Leok sign with 8Biano Husqvarna". Andy McKinstry. gatedrop.com. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "rui-goncalves-renova-com-a-8biano-racing-team". motoraid.com.br. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Max Nagl Re-Signs with Husqvarna". Chase Stallo. racerxonline.com. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "BUTRON RINNOVA CON KTM MARCHETTI.". mxbars.net. Marchetti Racing. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Suzuki Announces 2017 MXGP and MX2 Teams". vitalmx.com. Geboers Racing Promotions. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Clement Desalle joins Monster Energy KRT". Kawasaki.co.uk. Kawasaki.co.uk. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Jordi Tixier Signs with Monster Energy Kawasaki for MXGP in 2016 & 2017". ML512. Vitalmx.com. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Honda reveals Assomotor Honda Team for 2017 MXGP season". mxgp.com. Youthstream. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Yamaha extends his contract with Jeremy van Horebeek for 2017". motocrossplanet.nl. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Official: Febvre stays blue for 2017!". Andy McKinstry. gatedrop.com. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 "Dixon set for three rider lineup with Sanayei contract". dirtbikerider.com. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 "Kemea Yamaha announce 2017 rider lineup!". Andy Mckinstry. gatedrop.com. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  15. 1 2 3 "Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Signs Thomas Kjer Olsen". motorsportsnewswire.com. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Kawasaki announce MX2 team for 2017!". Andy McKinstry. gatedrop.com. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "Monticelli rinnova con KTM Marchetti". Marchetti Racing. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  18. ↑ mxgp.com. Youthstream. 8 August 2015 http://www.mxgp.com/news/tm-and-samuele-bernardini-together-until-2017. Retrieved 24 October 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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