Motocross World Championship
The Motocross World Championship is a series of events in motocross that has been held by the FIM since 1957 . The world championship is held in different countries with several runs per Grand Prix. The driver with the most championship points becomes the world champion. In addition, a team championship takes place with the separate Motocross of Nations .
Until 2002, the Motocross World Championship was held in three classes, which were differentiated by displacement limitations (up to 125 cm³, up to 250 cm³ and up to 500 cm³). Due to these technical requirements, only two-stroke engines were used. In 2003 the new "Motocross GP" class was introduced in the same way as the MotoGP class in the road world championship . Motorcycles with two-stroke engines and a maximum of 250 cm³ and four-stroke engines with 450 cm³ displacement were permitted in this class . In the small class (125), four-stroke engines up to 250 cm³ were also permitted. In the large class (500), the displacement was limited to a maximum of 650 cm³.
Since 2004 the world championship has been in the classes MX1 (250 cm³ two-stroke and 450 cm³ four-stroke engines), MX2 (125 cm³ two-stroke and 250 cm³ four-stroke engines) and MX3 (500 cm³ two-stroke and 650 -cm³ four-stroke engines).
At the end of the 2013 season, the former MX3 premier class (500 cc two-stroke and 650 cc four-stroke engines) was abolished. In this context, the MX1 class was renamed MXGP (250 cc two-stroke and 450 cc four-stroke engines) and thus became the new premier class. The MX2-WM (125 cc two-stroke and 250 cc four-stroke engines) remained unchanged.
The Motocross World Championship has been held in two classes since the beginning of the 2014 season: MXGP and MX2.
World champion 1957–2002
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World champion since 2003
Web links
- Motocross FIM World Championship (English)