The 2018 Motocross des Nations was a motocross race held on 6 October and 7 October 2018. The event was held at the Red Bud circuit, in Michigan, United States. Motocross des Nations was last held in United States in

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but never at this venue. France went into the event as the defending champions after taking their fifth title in

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and successfully defended their title.

Entry List

Start numbers are allocated based on the team finish from the previous year's edition. France are the reigning champions so they start with numbers 1, 2 and 3.

Practice

Practice is run on a class by class basis.

MXGP

MX2

Open

Qualifying Races

Qualifying is run on a class by class basis. Top 19 countries after qualifying go directly to the main Motocross des Nations races. The remaining countries go to a smaller final. Best 2 scores count.

MXGP

MX2

Open

Qualification Standings

* Qualified Nations * Nations Admitted to the B-Final

B-Final

The B-Final is for the nations who finished 20th-31st in qualifying. The top nation from the B-Final qualify for the Motocross des Nations races. Best 2 scores for each nation counts.

Race

B-Final Standings

* Puerto Rico qualify for the Motocross des Nations races.

Motocross des Nations races

The main Motocross des Nations races consist of 3 races which combine two classes together in each. Lowest score wins with each nation allowed to drop their worst score after the final race.

MXGP+MX2

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was injured during the MX2 qualifying race.

Nations standings after Race 1

MX2+Open

Nations standings after Race 2

MXGP+Open

Nations standings after Race 3

Final standings

Following the event, Italy were disqualified from second place overall due to failing fuel tests.

References

External links

Motocross of Nations at fim-live.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Motocross des Nations

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