The 2017 Motocross des Nations was a

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race held on 1 October and 2 October 2017. The event was held at the Matterley Basin circuit, near Winchester,

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. The event was originally meant to be held at

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, but had to be rescheduled due to concerns about crowd size. France went into the event as the defending champions after taking their fourth title in

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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. *

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entered a team but did not show up.

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 the two smaller finals. 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 bottom 7 nations after qualifying. The top nation from the C-Final qualifies for the B-Final. Best 2 scores for each nation counts.

Race

C-Final Standings

* Poland qualify for the B-Final.

B-Final

The B-Final is for the nations who finished 20th-31st in qualifying, plus the winning nation from the C-Final. 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

* Slovakia qualify for the Motocross des Nations races. * Only 1 Polish rider started the race.

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 aloud to drop their worst score after the final race.

MXGP+MX2

* Max Nagl was injured during the MX1 qualifying race.

Nations standings after Race 1

MX2+Open

Nations standings after Race 2

MXGP+Open

Nations standings after Race 3

Individual Classification

MXGP

MX2

Open

References

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