The Motocross des Nations (in French) is an annual team motocross race, where riders representing their country meet at what is billed as the "Olympics of Motocross". The event has been staged since 1947, where the team of Bill Nicholson, Fred Rist and Bob Ray, representing Great Britain, took home the Chamberlain Trophy for the first time.^[1][2]

More information Ricky Carmichael individual and overall winner in 2005., Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations ...

Ricky Carmichael individual and overall winner in 2005.
Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations
Local name	Monster Energy Motocross of Nations
Homepage	Homepage
Location	various
Frequency	annual
Date	September/October
Type	MXGP/MX2/Open
History
First edition	1947
Number of editions	70
First winner	Great Britain
Latest winner	France (2023)
Most wins	United States (23 wins)
2023 Motocross des Nations

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The event as it stands today is an amalgamation of three separate events, the original Motocross des Nations, raced with 500cc motorcycles, the Trophée des Nations, raced with 250cc motorcycles, and the Coupe des Nations, for 125cc motorcycles. Before 1984, the three events were held in different locations on different weekends, whereafter they were combined into a single event with one rider per class.

The scoring for the event works on the position system, i.e. first place is awarded one point, second place two, etc. Each class (currently MXGP, MX2 and Open) races twice, each time against one of other two classes, for a total of three races. The worst score of three races is dropped, and the lowest combined score wins.

The event's name has been officially anglicised (as Motocross of Nations "MXON") since 2004, when Youthstream was awarded promotional rights for the World Motocross Grand Prix, although the general moniker Des Nations or MXDN is still very much in use. Races are streamed live on the MXGP website.

Historically Great Britain dominated the early years. With the rise of motocross in North America from the 1970s, the USA embarked on a famous winning streak, lasting 13 years from 1981 to 1993.

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Year	Location	Team	Riders
1961	Avigliana, Italy	Great Britain	Jeff Smith / Dave Bickers / Arthur Lampkin
1962	Ipswich, Great Britain	Great Britain	Jeff Smith / Dave Bickers / Arthur Lampkin
1963	Loppem, Belgium	Sweden	Torsten Hallman / Lars Forsberg / Cenneth Lööf
1964	Markelo, Netherlands	Sweden	Torsten Hallman / Åke Jonsson / Olle Petersson
1965	Cancelled due to bad riding conditions[8]
1966	Brands Hatch, Great Britain	Sweden	Torsten Hallman / Åke Tornblom / Olle Petersson
1967	Holice, Czechoslovakia	Sweden	Torsten Hallman / Åke Jonsson / Olle Petersson
1968	Payerne, Switzerland	Sweden	Bengt Åberg / Christer Hammargren / Bengt-Arne Bonn
1969	Kester, Belgium	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Joël Robert / Sylvain Geboers
1970	Knutstorp, Sweden	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Joël Robert / Sylvain Geboers
1971	Holice, Czechoslovakia	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Sylvain Geboers / Jaak van Velthoven
1972	Genk, Belgium	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Joël Robert / Jaak van Velthoven / Marcel Wiertz
1973	Donington Park, Great Britain	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Sylvain Geboers / Jaak van Velthoven / Jean-Claude Laquaye
1974	Vesoul, France	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Gaston Rahier / Jaak van Velthoven / Harry Everts
1975	Maggiora, Italy	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Gaston Rahier / Jaak van Velthoven / Harry Everts
1976	Wohlen, Switzerland	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Gaston Rahier / Jaak van Velthoven / Harry Everts
1977	Markelo, Netherlands	Belgium	Roger De Coster / André Malherbe / Jaak van Velthoven / Harry Everts
1978	Kester, Belgium	Belgium	Roger De Coster / Gaston Rahier / Jaak van Velthoven / Harry Everts
1979	Stockholm, Sweden	Soviet Union	Guennady Moisseev / Vladimir Kavinov / Vladimir Korneev / Yuri Khudiakov
1980	Maggiora, Italy	Belgium	André Malherbe / Harry Everts / Georges Jobé / André Vromans
1981	Lommel, Belgium	United States	Chuck Sun / Danny LaPorte / Johnny O’Mara / Donnie Hansen
1982	Gaildorf, Germany	United States	David Bailey / Johnny O’Mara / Danny Chandler / Jim Gibson
1983	Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia	United States	David Bailey / Mark Barnett / Broc Glover / Jeff Ward
1984	Varberg, Sweden	United States	Broc Glover / Johnny O’Mara / Ricky Johnson / Jeff Ward

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