Cycle News Staff | May 20, 2023
The FIM and Infront Moto Racing have made changes to the 2023 calendar of the FIM Motocross World Championship and the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations.
The following is an update from May 2023
MXGP of Italy in Maggiora replaces MXGP of Vietnam
On May 19, 2023, the FIM and Infront Moto Racing shared an update to the 2023 racing Calendar of the FIM Motocross World Championship:
We regret to inform that the MXGP of Vietnam scheduled for the 16th /17th September has been cancelled while on the same date one of the most historic MX venues in the world, Maggiora, will be the hosting venue of the 16th round of the 2023 MXGP series which will be called MXGP of Italy. The old-school circuit of Maggiora has a rich history and has been the theatre of many spectacular races since its first event in 1966. Showing its importance in motocross, the magnificent Italian track hosted three Motocross of Nations including the legendary MXoN in 1986 with team USA achieving perfect scores.
The following is an update from February, 2023
The Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations previously scheduled for October 22 in Ernee, France, will be brought forward to October 6-8.
Consequently, the rescheduling includes a date change of the MXGP of Great Britain which will be held in Matterley Basin and will also be brought forward to September 30 and October 1.
A pdf of the revised calendar can be downloaded HERE
The 2023 FIM MXGP calendar has been updated. The second round of the 2023 season will be held in Riola Sardo as the MXGP of Sardegna March 25-26, and round three sees the return to Frauenfeld for the first time since 2018 for the MXGP of Switzerland on April 8 and 10. Racing is skipped on Easter Sunday, April 9, and is shifted to Monday. The MXGP of Finland now confirmed for July 30 and will return in Hyvinkaa for the second year in a row.
The following is a press release from FIM and Infront Moto Racing…
The FIM and Infront Moto Racing are pleased to announce the updated 2023 MXGP calendar.
The second round of the 2023 season will be held in Riola Sardo as the MXGP of Sardegna, this will take place on March 25-26. In 2023 the venue will be hosting the third MXGP race in its history. The first time Sardinia appeared in the calendar was in 2021 while in 2022 Calvin Vlaanderen clinched the victory in MXGP while in MX2 the race saw a tight battle with Tom Vialle winning in front of Jago Geerts.
The third event of the 2023 season sees the return of Switzerland as Frauenfeld gets ready to welcome back the MXGP of Switzerland for the first time since 2018 but on this occasion the circuit will be completely new, creating an added challenge for the riders.
The last time MXGP set foot in Frauenfeld Jeffrey Herlings and Jorge Prado clinched the wins in MXGP and MX2 respectively, each on their way to winning their 2018 World titles.
After being in the MXGP calendar from when it first appearance in 2016 until 2018, the popular Swiss venue is making a comeback, to the delight of local heroes such as MXGP Vice Champion Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer, as well as Valentin Guillod and Kevin Brumann.
Being the GP set over the Easter weekend, the Saturday program remains unchanged while the Sunday (April 9) program is shifted to Monday, leaving the Easter Sunday as a day’s break.
A further update to the calendar features the MXGP of Finland, which is now confirmed for July 30 and will return in Hyvinkaa for the second year in a row after the success of the 2022 comeback where Glenn Coldenhoff and Tom Vialle won in MXGP and MX2 respectively.
Moreover the Monster Energy MXGP of Flanders will host the supporting classes of EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing and the unique round of the EMX Open while the MXGP of The Netherlands will be hosting the supporting classes of the EMX250 and the WMX.
Full calendar click HERE
2023 FIM MXGP Calendar
(updated)
| 3/12 |
(Rnd 1) Villa La Angostura, Argentina |
| 3/26 |
(Rnd 2) Riola Sardo, Sardegna |
| 4/8 & 4/10 |
(Rnd 3) Frauenfeld, Switzerland |
| 4/16 |
(Rnd 4) Pietramurata, Italy |
| 4/30 |
(Rnd 5) Agueda, Portugal |
| 5/7 |
(Rnd 6) Arroyomolinos, Spain |
| 5/21 |
(Rnd 7) Villars sous Ecot, France |
| 6/4 |
(Rnd 8) Kegums, Latvia |
| 6/11 |
(Rnd 9) Teutschenthal, Germany |
| 6/25 |
(Rnd 10) Sumbawa, Indonesia |
| 7/2 |
(Rnd 11) Lombok, Indonesia |
| 7/16 |
(Rnd 12) Loket, Czech Republic |
| 7/23 |
(Rnd 13) Lommel, Belgium |
| 7/30 |
(Rnd 14) Hyvinkaa, Finland |
| 8/13 |
(Rnd 15) Uddevalla, Sweden |
| 8/20 |
(Rnd 16) Arnhem, The Netherlands |
| 9/3 |
(Rnd 17) Afyonkarahisar, Turkey |
| 9/17 |
(Rnd 18) Thanh Hoa, Vietnam |
| 10/1 |
(Rnd 19) TBA |
| 10/15 |
(Rnd 20) Matterley Basin, England |
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The FIM and Infront Moto Racing have announced the provisional 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship calendar. Twenty-one events are planned for 2023, including the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, which is set to take place in Ernée, France, on October 22.
The following is a press release from the FIM…
The FIM and Infront Moto Racing are delighted to share the provisional 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship calendar featuring some new and exciting locations.
21 events are planned in 2023, including the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations which is set to take place in Ernée, France, on October 22. Additional events, such as the FIM Junior Motocross World Championship will head to Romania on the 9th of July, while the MXoEN will be held on the 8th of October with a TBA venue.
The FIM Motocross World Championship is set to kick off on the 12th of March at the MXGP of Patagonia Argentina in the stunning Villa la Angostura, followed by two events in locations to be confirmed for March 26 and then April 8th and 10th.
Grand Prix are set to take place in Trentino, Portugal and Spain, before MXGP will return to Villars sous Ecot for the MXGP of France. Then MXGP of Latvia and the Liqui Moly MXGP of Germany are scheduled in early June and will round out the first half of the season in Europe before the trip to Asia for the Indonesian doubleheader in Sumbawa and a new location Lombok.
Czech Republic, Flanders (Belgium), Finland and Sweden will see the action return to Europe, before we see the much-anticipated return of the MXGP of the Netherlands at a track that is not new for the MXGP Paddock as the Dutch GP will be held at the popular Arnhem on August 20!
And to finish off the season, Turkey will once again host MXGP in Afyonkarahisar before the series will make its very first trip to a brand-new venue in Thanh Hoa for the MXGP of Vietnam. A TBA event will follow in early October before the Championship is set to conclude at the MXGP of Great Britain in Matterley Basin for the 2023 Grand Finale.
Infront Moto Racing is delighted to see the series grow and travel to new venues as well as see the return of old favorites and would like to thank the FIM, FIM-Europe, the organizers and Federations along with teams, partners and all stakeholders for their cooperation to complete this MXGP calendar that will see 20 rounds of the FIM Motocross World Championship in 2023.
Click here to download the 2023 Provisional MXGP Calendar
2023 FIM MXGP
| 3/12 |
(Rnd 1) Villa La Angostura, Argentina |
| 3/26 |
(Rnd 2) TBA |
| 4/8 |
(Rnd 3) TBA |
| 4/10 |
(Rnd 4) TBA |
| 4/16 |
(Rnd 5) Pietramurata, Italy |
| 4/30 |
(Rnd 6) Agueda, Portugal |
| 5/7 |
(Rnd 7) Arroyomolinos, Spain |
| 5/21 |
(Rnd 8) Villars sous Ecot, France |
| 6/4 |
(Rnd 9) Kegums, Latvia |
| 6/11 |
(Rnd 10) Teutschenthal, Germany |
| 6/25 |
(Rnd 11) Sumbawa, Indonesia |
| 7/2 |
(Rnd 12) Lombok, Indonesia |
| 7/16 |
(Rnd 13) Loket, Czech Republic |
| 7 /23 |
(Rnd 14) Lommel, Belgium |
| 8/6 |
(Rnd 15) TBA, Finland |
| 8/13 |
(Rnd 16) Uddevalla, Sweden |
| 8/20 |
(Rnd 17) Arnhem, The Netherlands |
| 9/3 |
(Rnd 18) Afyonkarahisar, Turkey |
| 9/17 |
(Rnd 19) Thanh Hoa, Vietnam |
| 10/1 |
(Rnd 20) TBA |
| 10/15 |
(Rnd 21) Matterley Basin, England |
2023 Motocross of Nations
FIM Junior 85cc/125cc Motocross World Championships & FIM 65cc Junior Motocross World Cup
7/9 Bucharest, Romania
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