The 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 67th FIM Motocross World Championship season.
In the MXGP class, Tim Gajser started the season as the reigning champion after picking up his fifth world title in 2022. The reigning MX2 world champion, Tom Vialle, did not defend his title as he moved to the United States to compete in the AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross championships.
Regulation changes
Ahead of the start of the 2023 season, promoter Infront Moto Racing announced several regulation changes for the series. The most significant of these included the allocation of championship points for the top-10 finishers of the Saturday qualifying races in both classes. The winner will receive 10 points down to tenth place gaining 1. These points will not count for towards the overall score for the grand prix, but will count towards the championship standings.
In addition to this, entry fees have been lowered and freight allocation has been increased to help teams travel to non-European rounds. The MXGP class will be opened up to more than 40 riders to enter. If more than 40 riders enter a grand prix in the MXGP class, the non-Officially Approved Teams riders will have a separate practice session to the Officially Approved Teams riders. The fastest from this practice will then be allowed to join the Officially Approved Teams riders in the qualifying race.
Race calendar and results A provisional calendar was released on 11 October 2022.
The championship will be contested over twenty rounds in Europe, Asia and South America.
Round 18 was originally scheduled to be the debut of the MXGP of Vietnam. However, this was later rescheduled to be the MXGP of Italy staged at Maggiora.
MXGP Round Date Grand Prix Location Pole position Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner Report 1 12 March MXGP of Argentina Villa La Angostura 2 26 March MXGP of Sardegna Riola Sardo Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Glenn Coldenhoff Jeffrey Herlings 3 8 & 10 April MXGP of Switzerland Frauenfeld Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Maxime Renaux Maxime Renaux 4 16 April MXGP of Trentino Pietramurata Jeffrey Herlings Jorge Prado 5 30 April MXGP of Portugal Águeda Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings 6 7 May MXGP of Spain intu Xanadú Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings 7 21 May MXGP of France Villars-sous-Écot Jeremy Seewer Jeremy Seewer 8 4 June MXGP of Latvia Ķegums Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings 9 11 June MXGP of Germany Teutschenthal 10 25 June MXGP of Indonesia 11 2 July MXGP of Indonesia Lombok 12 16 July MXGP of Czech Republic Loket Jorge Prado Romain Febvre 13 23 July MXGP of Flanders Lommel Glenn Coldenhoff Romain Febvre Jorge Prado Romain Febvre 14 30 July MXGP of Finland Vantaa 15 13 August MXGP of Sweden Uddevalla Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Jeremy Seewer Jeremy Seewer 16 20 August Arnhem Jorge Prado 17 3 September MXGP of Turkey Afyonkarahisar 18 MXGP of Italy Maggiora Jorge Prado Jeremy Seewer 19 24 September MXGP of Great Britain Matterley Basin Jorge Prado
MX2 Round Date Grand Prix Location Pole position Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner Report 1 12 March MXGP of Argentina Villa La Angostura 2 26 March MXGP of Sardegna Riola Sardo Jago Geerts Kay de Wolf Jago Geerts Jago Geerts 3 8 & 10 April MXGP of Switzerland Frauenfeld 4 16 April MXGP of Trentino Pietramurata 5 30 April MXGP of Portugal Águeda 6 7 May MXGP of Spain intu Xanadú 7 21 May MXGP of France Villars-sous-Écot Kay de Wolf Lucas Coenen 8 4 June MXGP of Latvia Ķegums Kay de Wolf Kay de Wolf Kay de Wolf Kay de Wolf 9 11 June MXGP of Germany Teutschenthal Lucas Coenen Liam Everts Liam Everts 10 25 June MXGP of Indonesia 11 2 July MXGP of Indonesia Lombok 12 16 July MXGP of Czech Republic Loket Andrea Adamo Andrea Adamo 13 23 July MXGP of Flanders Lommel Jago Geerts Jago Geerts Jago Geerts Jago Geerts 14 30 July MXGP of Finland Vantaa Andrea Adamo Andrea Adamo Andrea Adamo 15 13 August MXGP of Sweden Uddevalla Kevin Horgmo Simon Längenfelder Andrea Adamo Simon Längenfelder 16 20 August Arnhem Lucas Coenen Simon Längenfelder Lucas Coenen Liam Everts 17 3 September MXGP of Turkey Afyonkarahisar Simon Längenfelder Simon Längenfelder Kevin Horgmo Liam Everts 18 MXGP of Italy Maggiora Simon Längenfelder Simon Längenfelder Jago Geerts Jago Geerts 19 24 September MXGP of Great Britain Matterley Basin Simon Längenfelder Simon Längenfelder Jago Geerts Jago Geerts
Grand Prix locations
MXGP Entry list Officially Approved Teams & RidersTeamConstructorNoRiderRounds Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP Kawasaki 3 Romain Febvre All 43 Mitchell Evans 1, 5–17 De Baets Yamaha MX Team Yamaha 6 Benoît Paturel 1–8, 10–19 Team Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing Yamaha 10 Calvin Vlaanderen All JWR Honda Racing Honda 17 Cornelius Tøndel 15–16, 18–19 75 Hardi Roosiorg 1–8, 10–12 107 Lars van Berkel 13 161 Alvin Östlund All JM Honda Racing Honda 32 Brent Van Doninck 1–8 Team Ship to Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR Honda 38 Stephen Rubini 3–4, 7 92 Valentin Guillod 1–12, 15–19 Standing Construct Honda MXGP Honda 41 Pauls Jonass 1–3, 7, 15–19 89 Jeremy Van Horebeek 9, 12–14 189 Brian Bogers 1–9, 12–19 Red Bull Gas Gas Factory Racing Gas Gas 61 Jorge Prado All 101 Mattia Guadagnini 1–7, 17–19 Team HRC Honda 70 Rubén Fernández All 243 Tim Gajser 12–19 MRT Racing Team Beta Beta 77 Alessandro Lupino 1–10, 12, 15–19 919 Ben Watson All Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 84 Jeffrey Herlings 1–9, 14–16 JK Racing Yamaha Yamaha 87 Kevin Brumann 1–6, 9, 12–15 371 Manuel Iacopi 18–19 761 Julian Georgiev 17 933 Ugo Moors 18 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team Yamaha 91 Jeremy Seewer All 259 Glenn Coldenhoff All 959 Maxime Renaux 1–6, 15–19 SM Action Racing Team Yuasa Battery KTM 303 Alberto Forato All Wild Card Teams & RidersTeamConstructorNoRiderRounds Millionaire Racing Team - ABF Italia Gas Gas 2 Arminas Jasikonis 2, 4, 7 Yamaha Motor Schweiz Yamaha 4 Arnaud Tonus 3 AIT Racing Team Yamaha 9 Petar Petrov 7, 9–13, 16 Husqvarna 97 Michael Ivanov 3–7, 9 Team Wenger Bike Gas Gas 13 Loris Freidig 3–4 Chambers Racing Gas Gas 16 Tom Grimshaw 4, 9, 18–19 337 Glenn McCormick 19 FM Racing Team TM 28 Edoardo Bersanelli 18 KTM Sarholz Racing Team KTM 29 Henry Jacobi 7–9 300 Noah Ludwig 9, 12 811 Adam Sterry 4, 9, 16, 19 Pol Motors Gas Gas 34 Micha-Boy De Waal 9, 16 Action Shop Husqvarna 35 Pietro Salina 18 Motoextreme Honda Honda 37 Gert Krestinov 14 Osička MX Team KTM 45 Tomáš Kohút 4, 12 53 Šimon Jošt 4, 12 A-Team Honda Honda 46 Tommaso Isdraele 18 ASA United Gas Gas Gas Gas 48 Ivo Monticelli 12, 18–19 212 John Adamson 3–4 SDM Corse – Aviometal MX Team Husqvarna 52 Albin Gerhardsson 7–9, 12–16, 18 211 Nicholas Lapucci 3–4 Tech32 Racing MX KTM 57 Pierre Goupillon 4, 7 Gas Gas 62 Andero Lusbo 8 Team Alba Racing Kawasaki 63 Giacomo Zancarini 4 Gas Gas Switzerland Gas Gas 65 Robin Scheiben 3 83 Luca Bruggmann 3 AGMX Racing Honda 66 Alain Schafer 3 KTM Kosak Team KTM 71 Maximilian Spies 2–9, 12–16, 18–19 226 Tom Koch 2, 4–9, 12–16, 18–19 Agroservimotos Honda Honda 76 Sergio Villaronga 1 Pro Tork KTM Racing Team KTM 78 Lucas Dunka 1 Team Husqvarna Mezher Husqvarna 82 José Pablo Chaves 1 165 Gonzalo Díaz Velez 1 RPM Cross / Maneco MX Yamaha 85 Agustín Carrasco 1 VisuAlz Production Husqvarna 86 Tim Koch 9, 12 JH-MX Service Gas Gas 94 Sven van der Mierden 16 Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 98 Agustín Poli 1 179 Joaquín Poli 1 Moto-Cycle Racing Gas Gas 103 Jason Meara 19 Team Honda Pighetti Racing Honda 107 Lars van Berkel 1 Motorrad Bauerschmidt Husqvarna 108 Stefan Ekerold 7 Gcc Swiss Racing Team Husqvarna 110 Nicolas Bender 3 Husqvarna 113 Emiliano Castillo 1 Honda Freytes Motorsport Team Motorace Honda 114 Walter Nosiglia 1 833 Lautaro Toro 1 TALK Templant Racing Team KTM 115 Ashton Dickinson 5–7, 9 Rubble Motorsport Yamaha 117 Pablo Galletta 1 Van der Velden Motoren KTM 118 Joël van Mechelen 16 EastMX Gas Gas Gas Gas 121 Emil Silander 14 529 Pekka Nissinen 14 Enduro Koch Racing Husqvarna 124 Jakub Terešák 3–4, 12 Nosiglia Sport Honda Bolivia Honda 134 Daniel Choque 1 Air Power Racing Team KTM 137 Rudolf Weschta 12 MX-Handel Racing Husqvarna 140 Tanel Leok 8 Gabriel SS24 KTM KTM 141 Tristan Purdon 6–7, 9, 12–13, 16, 19 KTM Silve Racing KTM 142 Jere Haavisto 3, 8–9, 13–16, 19 Kros Team Lunardi Racing Honda 143 Davide De Bortoli 18 Honda Motos Uruguay Honda 144 Nicolás Rolando 1 Motos VR Yamaha Team Yamaha 147 Luís Outeiro 5 Cabscreens Crescent Yamaha Yamaha 151 Harri Kullas 13, 19 184 James Carpenter 19 Team Santa Fé Kawasaki 152 Roy Velasco 1 DC Racing Parts / Lelli Competición Kawasaki 157 Diego Soria 1 S Briggs Commercials Honda Honda 162 Stuart Edmonds 19 Phoenix Lining Services/Sixty7 Husqvarna 167 Nicholas Murray 10–11 KTM Switzerland KTM 170 Ramon Keller 3 MBP Motocross Team KTM 181 Domantas Jazdauskas 8 Husqvarna 194 Javier Vásquez 1 FZ Motorsport Gas Gas 200 Filippo Zonta 4, 18 MS Kluky Motocross Team Honda 202 Jonáš Nedvěd 4, 12 Team 76 Sumatera Indonesia KTM 204 Hilman Maksum 10–11 Team Betemo KTM 213 Nolan Cordens 13 Hot Motorbike KTM KTM 220 Tanguy Gabriel 19 247 Bryan Boulard 7 Filten Racing Yamaha 221 Mathias Jørgensen 12, 14 KTM 237 Xylian Ramella 3 Brouwer Motors KTM 241 Michel Hoenson 13, 16 Husqvarna 826 Nick Leerkes 16 Becker Racing KTM 260 Nico Koch 9 300 Noah Ludwig 3–4 Gas Gas 278 Thomas Vermijl 13, 16 Yamaha Speedcity Yamaha 271 Paulo Alberto 5 Pardi Racing KTM Motocross KTM 311 Mirko Dal Bosco 4, 12 Husqvarna 321 Mitchel van den Essenburg 16 Orion Racing Team KTM 322 Pavol Repčák 12 Team TMX Competition Yamaha 331 Adrien Malaval 7 Team Rizqy Motorsport KTM 336 Lewis Stewart 10–11 Camping Cupido Yamaha 380 Marcel Conijn 16 MB Team Honda 399 Pietro Trinchieri 4 Avant Honda Genuine Oil Honda 400 Rodrigo Landa 1 Crendon Fastrack Honda Honda 426 Conrad Mewse 3 SixtySeven Racing Team Husqvarna 491 Paul Haberland 3–4, 9, 12–13 973 Philipp Klakow 9 991 Mark Scheu 3–4, 7 Yamaha 494 Flavio Nicolás Sastre 1 FRT Motorsport Husqvarna 499 Emanuele Alberio 3–4, 9, 12, 18 Apico Husqvarna Husqvarna 500 Martin Barr 19 Mekanik Annecy Honda 520 Jimmy Clochet 4, 7 MR Motorcycle Kawasaki Kawasaki 595 Andrés Benenaula 1 MX Magnum Gas Gas 637 Tomass Šileika 8 Dreams Racing KTM 644 Ismaele Guarise 4, 12 MxNyberg Husqvarna 651 Juuso Matikainen 14 Nilssons Motor Kawasaki Sverige Kawasaki 667 Anton Nordström Graaf 15 FF Racing Store Gas Gas 692 Danne Karlsson 15 Motos Arribas Husqvarna 701 Xurxo Prol 6 Motorgas Racing Team Husqvarna 724 Simeó Ubach 6 SC Sporthomes Husqvarna Husqvarna 747 Miro Sihvonen 14 HTS KTM KTM 766 Michael Sandner 4 MCR Racing Team Husqvarna Husqvarna 771 Simone Croci 4, 7, 18 Young Motion powered by Resa Yamaha 822 Mike Bolink 12–13, 16 LC Racing Team Yamaha 848 Giulio Nava 4, 18 AL860 Motorsport Fantic 860 Andrea La Scala 18 Team Green MoTec Kawasaki 875 Kim Schaffter 3, 7 Gas Gas 888 Galip Alp Baysan 17 Djienem MX Racing Team Husqvarna 988 Lionel Kerhoas 10–11Source:
Riders Championship
Points are awarded to the top-ten finishers of the qualifying race, in the following format: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Points are awarded to finishers of the main races, in the following format:
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th Points 25 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1