The 2023 Motocross des Nations is a

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race to be held on 7 and 8 October 2023 in

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, France. This is the third time that the event is held at this track. The event was due to take place here in 2020, but got cancelled due to the

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. USA goes into the event as the defending champions after winning their twentythird title in

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Entry list

Start numbers were allocated based on the team finishes from the 2022 competition. This allocated number plates 1, 2 & 3 to USA (1st), 4, 5 & 6 to France (2nd) and 7, 8 & 9 to Australia (3rd). The official entry list was published on 16 September.

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 * Nations admitted to the C-Final

C-Final

The C-Final is for the nations who finished 31st-37th in qualifying. The top nation from the C-Final qualify for the B-Final, the remaining are eliminated. Best 2 scores for each nation counts.

Race

C-Final Standings

* Iceland qualify for 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 main Motocross des Nations races, the remaining are eliminated. Best 2 scores for each nation counts.

Race

B-Final Standings

* Sweden qualify for the main 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

Nations standings after Race 1

MX2+Open

Nations standings after Race 2

MXGP+Open

Final standings

References

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