The 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 59th
F.I.M. Motocross World Championship season. It included 18 events, starting at
Losail in Qatar on 28 February, and ending at
San Bernardino, California in the United States on 20 September.
In the main MXGP class,
Tony Cairoli
Antonio "Tony" Cairoli (born 23 September 1985) is an Italian professional motocross racer. He has competed in the Motocross World Championships since 2002. Cairoli is notable for winning nine FIM motocross world championships, second only to ten ...
was the six-time defending champion, and entered the 2015 season looking to score a record seventh consecutive premier class title, for Red Bull KTM.
In the MX2 class,
Jordi Tixier was the defending champion, after taking the title in the final race of the
2014 season, also for Red Bull KTM. Tixier defends his title with Team Monster Energy Kawasaki.
Race calendar and results
An 18-round calendar for the 2015 season was announced on 10 October 2014.
In February 2015, it was announced that the Brazilian event – scheduled to be held on 16 August in
Trindade – had been cancelled due to financial and political issues.
A replacement event was scheduled in Mantova, Italy.
MXGP
MX2
Participants
Rider Changes
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Gautier Paulin
Gautier Paulin (born 26 March 1990) is a French former professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 2008 until 2020. Paulin was a member of the French team that won five consecutive Motocross des Nations ...
lost his factory Monster Energy Kawasaki ride, but moved over to the factory Honda.
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Steven Frossard
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to deat ...
also lost his factory Kawasaki ride. He moved to KTM team, Wilvo Forkrent and will compete in the British national MX1 as well as MXGP.
* Monster Energy Kawasaki signed multi-American champion
Ryan Villopoto and
2008 MX2 World Champion Tyla Rattray.
* Red Bull KTM expand to three machines and sign
Tommy Searle
Tommy Searle (born 13 June 1989) is an English professional motocross and supercross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 2005 to 2008 and competed in the AMA Motocross Championships in 2009 and 2010. He returned to ...
.
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Max Nagl lost his HRC Honda ride and moved over to the factory Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna.
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Nathan Watson
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People
* Nathan (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name
* Nathan (surname)
*Nathan (prophet), a person in the Hebrew Bible
*Nathan (son of David), biblical figure, son of King David a ...
is signed at IceOne alongside Nagl and
Todd Waters
Todd or Todds may refer to:
Places
;Australia:
* Todd River, an ephemeral river
;United States:
* Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community
* Todd, Missouri, a ghost town
* Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporat ...
.
* 24MX Honda has a completely new lineup with aged-out MX2 rider
Christophe Charlier Christophe may refer to:
People
* Christophe (given name), list of people with this name
* Christophe (singer) (1945–2020), French singer
* Cristophe (hairstylist) (born 1958), Belgian hairstylist
* Georges Colomb (1856–1945), French comic str ...
and Swede
Filip Bengtsson.
* Yamaha factory expand to three riders and sign
Romain Febvre
Romain Febvre (born 31 December 1991) is a French professional motocross racer. He has competed in the FIM Motocross World Championships since 2012. Febvre is notable for winning the 2015 MXGP World Championship.
He was a member of the winning ...
.
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Dean Ferris
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* Dean (given name)
* Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin
* Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk
* Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean
Titles
* ...
enters series full-time with Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna.
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Glenn Coldenhoff
Glenn Coldenhoff (born 13 February 1991) is a Dutch professional motocross racer. He has competed in the Motocross World Championships since 2013. Coldenhoff was a member of the winning Dutch team at the 2019 Motocross des Nations.
Motocross ca ...
moves up from MX2 with Rockstar Suzuki Europe.
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Rui Goncalves Rui or RUI may refer to:
Names
* Rui (surname) (芮), a Chinese surname
* Rui (given name), a given name
Places
* Rui (state) (芮), a Chinese state during the Zhou Dynasty
* Rui (village), a census town in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, Ind ...
signs for the new MX Racing Team Husqvarna.
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Dennis Ullrich
Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius.
The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is sometime ...
leaves Sarholz KTM to join Castrol Power1 Suzuki. He is replaced by fellow German
Angus Heidecke
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Media
* Angus (film), ''Angus'' (film), a 1995 film
* Angus Og (comics), ''Angus Og'' (comics), in the ''Daily Record''
Places Australia
* Angus, New South Wales
Canada
* Angus, Ontario, a community in Essa, Ontario
* East ...
.
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Milko Potisek joins Tip Top Racing.
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Alessandro Lupino
Alessandro Lupino (born 15 January 1991) is an Italian people, Italian professional motocross racer.
References
External links
Alessandro Lupino
at MXGP web site
Living people
1991 births
Italian motocross riders
Motorcycle racers of Fi ...
and
Kei Yamamoto move up from MX2 with Assomotor Honda.
Jose Butron
Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods.
*Jose ben Abin
*Jose ben Akabya
* Jose the G ...
also moves up with Marchetti KTM
MXGP
MX2
Championship standings
MXGP
Riders' championship
Manufacturers' championship
MX2
Riders' championship
Manufacturers' championship
References
External links
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