The 2019 Motocross des Nations was a motocross race held on 28 September and 29 September 2019 at the Assen circuit, in

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. Motocross des Nations was last held in

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

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. However, it was The Netherlands who took victory in front of their home fans which marked the first Dutch win in the 73-year history of the event.

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. The official entry list was published on 3 September. A total of 34 nations competed, up 4 from

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

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and

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

did not send teams after competing in 2018.

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

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Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

and

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

all returned for the first time since

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, while

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returned for the first time since

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. A number of teams made changes to their lineups before the publishing of the official entry list.

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MXGP world champion

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 ...

was initially chosen to be #3 for

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but had to be replaced by

Jordi Tixier Jordi Tixier (born 2 November 1991) is a French professional motocross Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. H ...

after breaking a femur at the MXGP of Sweden. In addition,

Tom Vialle Tom Vialle (born 28 October 2000) is a French professional motocross racer, competing in the AMA Supercross & Motocross Championships. He is a two-time MX2 Motocross World Champion. Motocross Career 2020 He won his first MX2 World Champions ...

was originally chosen to be #2 for Team France, but was subsequently replaced by Maxime Renaux following a disagreement between Vialle and the French federation surrounding the wearing of apparel featuring a personal sponsor. Neither

Max Anstie Max Anstie (born 25 April 1993) is a British professional motocross and Supercross racer. Anstie is the reigning FIM Supercross World Champion in the SX2 class. He is a two-time Australian Supercross champion in the SX2 class. Anstie has comp ...

Ben Watson Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett or Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he, � ...

competed for

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due to injuries sustained racing in the world championships. They were replaced by Enduro rider and sand specialist

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and Adam Sterry. Mitchell Evans had to pull out of the event due to ongoing medical concerns, his place on Team

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taken by 17-year old Regan Duffy. Henry Jacobi was initially confirmed as #26 for

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, but had to be replaced by Simon Längenfelder after damaging a cruciate ligament. Gustavo Pessoa had to withdraw from Team

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

and was replaced by Pepe Bueno, whilst a hand injury picked up at the final grand prix of the year meant Arnaud Tonus was replaced by Cyrill Scheiwiller for

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. Henrik Wahl was replaced by Cornelius Tøndel for

due to an illness. Kawasaki declined to allow its factory riders

Eli Tomac Eli Tomac (born November 14, 1992) is an American professional Motocross and Supercross racer competing in the AMA Supercross and Motocross championships; a 2-Time AMA Supercross Champion, a 5-Time AMA Pro Motocross Champion and a Regional 250 ...

and

Adam Cianciarulo Adam Cianciarulo (born October 20, 1996) is an American professional motocross and supercross racer. He has competed in the AMA Motocross Championships since 2013, and currently competes on a Kawasaki KX450 for the Monster Energy- Kawasaki te ...

to enter the competition.Kawasaki Will Not Participate in the 2019 Motocross of Nations
- Mitch Kendra, Racer X Online, 8 August 2019

Practice

Practice is run on a class by class basis.

MXGP

* Jason Anderson was docked 3 positions

MX2

* Pepe Bueno was docked 2 positions

Open

* Hugo Basaula was docked 14 positions.

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 * None Qualified Nations

B-Final

The B-Final is for the nations who finished 20th-32nd 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

* Ireland 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.

Entry list

Practice

MXGP

MX2

Open

Qualifying Races

MXGP

MX2

Open

Qualification Standings

B-Final

Race

B-Final Standings

Motocross des Nations races

MXGP+MX2

Nations standings after Race 1

MX2+Open

Nations standings after Race 2

MXGP+Open

Nations standings after Race 3

Final standings

References