Still don't understand the MXoN scoring system? Want to know how MXoN teams are formed? Watching the MXoN for the first time? Whatever your answer, we've got you covered: here's your guide to following the Motocross of Nations!
We'll explain how the MXoN works so you can enjoy one of the biggest two-wheel events to the fullest.
How does the MXoN team system work?
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The competition is based on nationalities: each team represents a country / national motorcycle federation.
- The MXoN allows up to a maximum of 40 teams, each representing a different nationality.
- These teams consist of three riders, each competing in one of the three eligible classes: MXGP, MX2 and Open.
How is the MXoN winner determined?
- The MXoN uses a points-based scoring system; you'll find it explained in detail below.
- The Qualifying Races, the qualifying rounds and the main races all use the same scoring system.
- The points system is cumulative within each stage of the competition: first, points are accumulated during the Qualifying Races and the C-Final and B-Final, then the points are reset to zero to determine the winner of the main MXoN races.
- This makes consistency just as important as speed, since a team needs consistent results from all three of its riders.
How do the MXoN classes work?
- There are three eligible classes: MXGP, MX2 and Open.
- The Open class allows the entry of any motocross motorcycle.
- The MXGP and MX2 classes must comply with the technical regulations of their respective World Championship categories.
- The classes are scored individually.
What is the MXoN competition format?
The MXoN weekend consists of the Qualifying Races, two qualifying rounds called the C-Final and B-Final, and three main MXoN races.
Qualifying Race
- The Qualifying Races are the first races held at the MXoN and take place on Saturday.
- They determine which teams advance directly to the main MXoN races.
- All teams compete in the Qualifying Races, and only the top 19 teams advance directly to the three main MXoN races.
- There are three Qualifying Races: MXGP, MX2 and Open.
- Each team enters its representative in the race corresponding to their class to score points and qualify.
C-Final
- Teams that fail to make the cut in the Qualifying Races must compete in the C-Final and B-Final qualifying rounds.
- The first qualifying round is the C-Final, contested by the teams ranked from 32nd to 40th after the Qualifying Races.
- The C-Final is a single race: teams enter all three of their riders in this race.
- Only one team qualifies from the C-Final to advance to the B-Final.
B-Final
- The teams competing in the B-Final are those that finished from 20th to 31st in the Qualifying Races, plus the team that qualified from the C-Final.
- The B-Final follows a format similar to the C-Final: a single race with all classes competing together, where teams enter all three of their riders.
- Of all these teams, only one will qualify for the main MXoN races.
Main MXoN races
- The 19 best teams from the Qualifying Races, together with the winner of the B-Final, compete in the main event, which takes place on Sunday.
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There are three main races, with two classes competing together in each race:
Race 1: MXGP + MX2
Race 2: MX2 + Open
Race 3: MXGP + Open
- The team with the best overall score across the three races wins the MXoN.
How are points awarded at the MXoN?
- The MXoN scoring system is used in the Qualifying Races, the C-Final and B-Final, as well as the three main MXoN races.
- This scoring system awards one cumulative point for each finishing position, starting with first place: the winner receives 1 point, the second-place finisher receives 2 points, the third-place finisher receives 3 points, and so on.
- Therefore, the team with the fewest points is declared the winner.
How does the MXoN scoring system work?
As mentioned above, the scoring system is the same throughout every stage of the competition. Only the way it is applied changes.
Qualifying Race points
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The MXoN begins with the three Qualifying Races, one for each class:
MXGP Qualifying Race
MX2 Qualifying Race
Open Qualifying Race
- Each race awards points, and the points are accumulated.
- Once all three races have been completed, teams may discard their worst result. In other words, only the two best results from the three Qualifying Races count.
C-Final and B-Final points
- Teams competing in these races start from zero in the points standings.
- Both the C-Final and the B-Final are races where teams compete with all three riders at the same time.
- Points are awarded based on each team's two best results.
Main MXoN race points
- Once again, the points standings are reset to zero.
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In the main MXoN races, two classes compete together in each race, meaning that each team/nation has two riders on track in every race.
Race 1: MXGP / MX2
Race 2: MX2 / Open
Race 3: MXGP / Open
- Teams score points with the two riders they enter in each race. This results in a total of six scoring results across the three races.
- The worst of these six results is then discarded. Therefore, each team's five best results determine its final cumulative score: the team with the fewest points is the winner.
What happens if there is a tie on points?
- The teams' best individual final results are then compared.
- The first tie-breaker is the number of race wins achieved among the team's five counting results in the main MXoN races.
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If the tie remains, finishing positions are compared one by one: more second places, then more third places, and so on until the tie is broken.
