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What Happened at the 2024 Motocross of Nations

What Happened at the 2024 Motocross of Nations

October 6, 2024, 4:20pm
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Winchester, United Kingdom Monster Energy FIM Motocross of NationsMotocross of Nations

It was the way motocross, and the Motocross of Nations, was supposed to be. It was motocross in the old world, a rainy, drizzling affair, powered by a raucous crowd and the best riders in the world converging in a clash of nations, ages, eras and more. It came down to a thrilling final moto, and even the last darned turn of the last lap. It was epic, and it ended up being historic.

Here's how it all went down at the 2024 FIM Monster Energy Motocross of Nations in England.

Moto 1: MXGP and MX2

The dramatic build up to this year's race quickly turned to reality in an amazing first moto, with an all-star list of big hitters battling right from the start. It was Jorge Prado nailing the holeshot even with Spain's outside gate pick, followed by Tim Gajser, Jeffrey Herlings, Eli Tomac, Ken Roczen and Romain Febvre. Think of teh names in that group! Roczen was up to his usual early moves, getting Tomac then battling Herlings, and the three titans went back and forth early, right behind the Prado/Gajser battle up ahead. Watching all five of these riders battle in formation in the early laps was a thrill and the crowd was absolutely crazy for it.

As laps unfolded, Gajser made the move for the lead on Prado, and then Tomac anchored Team USA's hopes by putting it together. He fended off Roczen, then Herlings crashed and Tomac got by, and then Tomac made the move on Prado. He then started attacking Gajser for the lead, and the duo started to pull away from the rest of the field.

The only big 450 hitter not in the lead group early in this moto was Australia's Hunter Lawrence, but that was by design. The 250s were on this gate as well, and Australia put 250 rider Kyle Webster in the best gate and it paid off with a good start. This put Hunter at a disadvantage but he slowly worked his way forward throughout the moto. The 250 star early was Belgium's Lucas Coenen, who was actually making moves toward Febvre and Tomac! Then he crashed, hard, and appeared to have injured himself. With that, Belgiums hopes, already hurt by injuries to other riders, took a serious dive.

Up front, Tomac kept heat on Gajser for awhile but then Gajser pulled away. Febvre got back to Tomac and pushed him hard for second place, but the Frenchman had to pull his goggles. He still stayed on Tomac through traffic, but ended up hurting his eye due to the roost. Gajser scored a big win, Tomac held on for second with Febvre third. Febvre was so mad at lapped rider Arnaud Tonus that he shoved him after the race!

While Herlings did fall early, he finished fifth, and Kay de Wolf rode well on the Netherlands' 250 bike to take sixth. All told, Netherlands' 11 points gave them a big early points lead. Australia sat on 19 with Hunter (eighth) and Webster (11th), but that was still a victory of sorts, as the Aussie team needed Webster to log at least one good result, and that 11th on the 250 was solid. Team USA also took 19 points with Tomac's second Cooper Webb's 17th. Webb was put on the outside gate and was outside the top twenty early, he inched his way forward throughout the race for 17th.

MXoN

Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations - Combined Race 1 (MXGP + MX2)

October 6, 2024
Matterley Basin
Winchester, United Kingdom United Kingdom
RiderClass Time Interval Best Lap Bike
1 Tim Gajser Tim Gajser 35:11.182 0.000 Honda
2 Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac
35:17.992 6.810 Yamaha
3 Romain Febvre Romain Febvre 35:20.160 8.978 Kawasaki
4 Jorge Prado
Jorge Prado
35:29.220 18.038 GasGas
5 Jeffrey Herlings
Jeffrey Herlings
35:39.553 28.371 KTM
6 Kay de Wolf Kay de Wolf 35:41.341 30.159 Husqvarna
7 Jeremy Seewer Jeremy Seewer 35:42.627 31.445 Kawasaki
8 Hunter Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence
35:53.214 42.032 Honda
9 Alberto Forato Alberto Forato 36:02.335 51.153 Honda
10 Ken Roczen Ken Roczen 36:09.762 58.580 Suzuki
Full Results

Moto 2: Open and MX2

Spain had a holeshot again with Rubin Fernandez, but this moto had Jett Lawrence in it, and he quickly made a few moves, took the lead from Fernandez and took off with the moto win. That was a big boost for Australia, and the Netherlands opened the door, slightly, to the other teams due to a few falls from de Wolf. He still ended up as the top MX2 rider overall with 6-5 scores, but did leave a few spots the Dutch desperately needed on the table. That was also hurt by Glenn Coldenhoff, who struggled and then crashed late to net 18th. Netherlands' big point lead from Moto 1 was gone.

Webster had a bad one with a bad start and a stop for goggles, he was 19th for Australia but that mattered little, it would be the team's one throwaway score. 

Team USA had an okay moto, Aaron Plessinger was up front early with a good start, but dropped some spots to finish seventh. Webb was better this time, bulldogging his 250 to ninth, which made him the fourth-best 250 on the track. 

Goggle management in the non-stop drizzle told so much of the story. Plessinger eventually had to throw his goggles, but so did so many others. Webb was wiping his goggles with his sleeve early to save his roll off film for the end. On the last lap Mikkel Haarup got to Webb and tried to make a pass, but Webb held him off by a wheel.

The French team took a hit based on a tough day for Tom Vialle, who went 22-12 in his two motos after winning the MX2 qualifier the previous day. Renaux was a solid fourth as the Open rider.

When it was all told, the points were incredibly close. Taking the drop score out, five teams were separated by four points! Netherlands and the USA led with 18, France and Spain had 19, and Australia had 20. It would all come down to the final moto, which, by the way, packed one of the most stacked gates in the history of the sport with each team bringing two 450 riders to the gate. It could not get any better.

MXoN

Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations - Combined Race 2 (MX2 + Open)

October 6, 2024
Matterley Basin
Winchester, United Kingdom United Kingdom
RiderClass Time Interval Best Lap Bike
1 Jett Lawrence
Jett Lawrence
36:14.723 0.000 Honda
2 Ruben Fernandez Ruben Fernandez 36:22.642 7.919 Honda
3 Simon Laengenfelder Simon Laengenfelder 36:25.161 10.438 GasGas
4 Maxime Renaux Maxime Renaux 36:26.885 12.162 Yamaha
5 Kay de Wolf Kay de Wolf 36:43.752 29.029 Husqvarna
6 Conrad Mewse Conrad Mewse 36:50.259 35.536 KTM
7 Aaron Plessinger Aaron Plessinger 36:51.730 37.007 KTM
8 Karlis Alberts Reisulis Karlis Alberts Reisulis 36:56.295 41.572 Yamaha
9 Cooper Webb Cooper Webb 36:58.009 43.286 Yamaha
10 Mikkel Haarup Mikkel Haarup 36:58.048 43.325 Triumph
Full Results

 

Moto 3: MXGP and Open

It would come down to this. The final moto, with five teams with a chance to win and an all-time stacked gate. Who would be clutch and grab an incredibly-important start? How about Team USA’s Eli Tomac roaring off with the Fox Holeshot! On the first lap, the Netherlands and Spain found their hopes dashed when Coldenhoff and Fernandez got tangled in a pileup and were down in the back of the back. Now three teams remained with a shot: USA, Australia and France. France then saw hopes fade as Renaux crashed, and then Febvre crashed out of the moto completely when he knocked the wind out of himself.

It would come down to Team USA versus Australia, but also in the balance hung the bragging rights of a moto win against an all-time deep field. For the USA, Tomac took on early pressure from Prado, lost the lead, got it back, and then started to pull away. Plessinger was 15th early but started to make passes as other riders faltered. Australia’s Lawrence brothers were fourth and fifth early, waiting for their chance.

As the race transpired, Gajser started to make tracks toward Tomac. Prado faded back and eventually finished 14th. Hunter and Jett got to third and fourth and the points were incredibly tight. Could the Lawrence’s move further forward? Could Tomac hold on for the win? Could Plessinger move up? At the halfway mark, Gajser really started pressing Tomac, but then Jett moved around Hunter to third and started putting blazing lap times together. Gajser passed Tomac for the lead and Tomac fought back. It was incredible racing as they traded the lead! Then Jett was there, he caught Tomac for second, made the move and closed down on Gajser. This was a massive boost for Australia’s chances, then Jett made a pass on the inside of turn one on Gajser to take the moto lead. He started pulling away briefly, but then Gajser responded with determination to latch back on to Lawrence. More great racing! Tomac remained in third.

At this point, the Lawrence’s 1-4 was going to be enough to bring the Chamberlain Trophy home. But Team USA gained some points as Plessinger moved forward and other riders went down. He would get to eighth from 15th. So much of the race ebbed and flowed with goggles, too, as the rain never quite let up. As the white flag waved, though, Australia was sitting on a four-point lead, but Gajser was on Jett’s rear wheel challenging for the moto win! Jett didn’t need to win it, but he explained that he wasn’t sure, so he was going all out to keep Gajser behind him but also not crash and throw the entire race away. Gajser, heartbroken over last week’s close loss of the MXGP World Title, had nothing to lose, and his nation, Slovenia, was not a contender for the win. It was his time. He absolutely sent the final lap and then with two turns to go got super aggressive and drove inside of Jett. He made the pass within sight of the finish! In this incredible moto, it was Tim Gajser with the bragging rights as the winner, and a 1-1 score in his two motos. Jett finished right behind him and Hunter’s fourth, behind Tomac, was enough to give Team Australia its first-ever Motocross of Nations win.

MXoN

Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations - Combined Race 3 (MXGP + Open)

October 6, 2024
Matterley Basin
Winchester, United Kingdom United Kingdom
RiderClass Time Interval Best Lap Bike
1 Tim Gajser Tim Gajser 35:51.888 0.000 Honda
2 Jett Lawrence
Jett Lawrence
35:52.347 0.459 Honda
3 Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac
36:09.060 17.172 Yamaha
4 Hunter Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence
36:10.017 18.129 Honda
5 Jeffrey Herlings
Jeffrey Herlings
36:12.322 20.434 KTM
6 Jeremy Seewer Jeremy Seewer 36:52.876 1:00.988 Kawasaki
7 Alberto Forato Alberto Forato 37:01.108 1:09.220 Honda
8 Aaron Plessinger Aaron Plessinger 37:04.278 1:12.390 KTM
9 Maxime Renaux Maxime Renaux 37:08.910 1:17.022 Yamaha
10 Ken Roczen Ken Roczen 37:12.149 1:20.261 Suzuki
Full Results
MXoN

Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations - Combined

October 6, 2024
Matterley Basin
Winchester, United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rider Points Race Class Bike
1
Australia
Australia
26
Jett Lawrence 1 Race 2 (MX2 + Open) Open Honda
Jett Lawrence 2 Race 3 (MXGP + Open) Open Honda
Hunter Lawrence 4 Race 3 (MXGP + Open) MXGP Honda
Hunter Lawrence 8 Race 1 (MXGP + MX2) MXGP Honda
Kyle Webster 11 Race 1 (MXGP + MX2) MX2 Honda
Kyle Webster 19 Race 2 (MX2 + Open) MX2 Honda
2
United States
United States
29
Eli Tomac 2 Race 1 (MXGP + MX2) MXGP Yamaha
Eli Tomac 3 Race 3 (MXGP + Open) MXGP Yamaha
Aaron Plessinger 7 Race 2 (MX2 + Open) Open KTM
Aaron Plessinger 8 Race 3 (MXGP + Open) Open KTM
Cooper Webb 9 Race 2 (MX2 + Open) MX2 Yamaha
Cooper Webb 17 Race 1 (MXGP + MX2) MX2 Yamaha
3
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
36
Jeffrey Herlings 5 Race 1 (MXGP + MX2) MXGP KTM
Kay de Wolf 5 Race 2 (MX2 + Open) MX2 Husqvarna
Jeffrey Herlings 5 Race 3 (MXGP + Open) MXGP KTM
Kay de Wolf 6 Race 1 (MXGP + MX2) MX2 Husqvarna
Glenn Coldenhoff 15 Race 3 (MXGP + Open) Open Fantic
Full Results

Team USA was second, three points behind, and the Netherlands salvaged a podium.

It was as close and exciting and as good as it could possibly be.

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