Winners/Riders/Tracks
History of the MX des Nations
MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS HISTORY LESSON FOR THE HOME SCHOOLED
More than you need to know — Every rider, every team, every nation, every year —there will be a test later
Sten Lundin (15) and Bill Nilsson (14) led Team Sweden to their first MXDN victory in 1955.
MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS WINNERS / RIDERS / TRACKS
Year Team Riders Track
1947 GB......Bill Nicholson / Bob Ray / Fred Rist — Wassenaar, Netherland
1948 Bel......Marcel Cox / Nic Jansen / Andre Milhoux — Spa, Belgium
1949 GB......Harold Lines / Bob Manns / Ian Soovell — Brand Hatch, England
1950 GB......John Draper / Basil Hall / Harold Lines — Skillingaryd, Sweden
1951 Bel......Nic Jansen / Victor Leloup / Marcel Meunier — Namur, Belgium
1952 GB......Phil Nex / Brian Stonebridge / Geoff Ward — Brand Hatch, England
1953 GB......Les Archer / John Draper / Geoff Ward — Skillingaryd, Sweden
Dave Curtis rode on winning British teams in 1954, 1957 and 1960. victory in 1955.
1954 GB......Dave Curtis / Brian Stonebridge / Geoff Ward — Norg, Netherlands
1955 Swe.....Lasse Gustafsson / Sten Lundin / Bill Nilsson — Randers, Denmark
1956 GB......John Draper / Jeff Smith / Geoff Ward — Namur, Belgium
1957 GB......Dave Curtis / Brian Martin / Jeff Smith — Brands Hatch, England
1958 Swe....Lasse Gustafsson / Ove Lundell / Bill Nilsson — Knutstorp, Sweden
1959 GB......John Draper / Derek Rickman / Jeff Smith — Namur, Belgium
1960 GB......Dave Curtis / Derek Rickman / Jeff Smith — Cassel, France
1961 Swe.....Ove Lundell / Bill Nilsson / Rolf Tibblin — Schijndel, Sweden
1962 Swe.....Jan Johansson / Ove Lundell / Rolf Tibblin — Wohlen, Switzerland
1963 GB......John Burton / Derek Rickman / Don Rickman — Knutstorp, Sweden
Brothers Derek (74) and Don Rickman (75) teamed up with Jeff Smith to win for England in 1964.
1964 GB......Derek Rickman / Don Rickman / Jeff Smith — Hawkstone, England
1965 GB......Arthur Lampkin / Vic Eastwood / Jeff Smith — Namur, Belgium
1966 GB......Dave Bickers / Vic Eastwood / Derek Rickman — Remalard, France
1967 GB......Dave Bickers / Vic Eastwood / Jeff Smith — Markelo, Netherlands
1968 USSR...Arnis Angers/ Evgeni Petushkov / Vladimir Pogbrniak / Leonid Shinkarenko — Chisinau, USSR
Although Roger DeCoster won 6 Motocross des Nations, he only teamed up once with fellow Belgian superstar Joel Robert on a winning team. The King and Queen were still thrilled to meet them.
1969 Bel......Roger De Coster / Sylvain Geboers / Joel Robert / Jef Teeuwissen — Farleigh Castle
1970 Swe.....Bengt Aberg / Christer Hammargren / Ake Jonsson / Arne Kring — Maggiroa, Italy
1971 Swe.....Bengt Aberg / Christer Hammargren/ Ake Jonsson / Olle Petersson — Vimmerby, Sweden
1972 Bel......Roger De Coster / Rene Van de Vorst / Jaak Van Velthoven — Norg, Netherlands
1973 Bel......Roger De Coster / Sylvain Geboers / René Heeren / Jaak Van Velthoven — Wohlen, Switzerland
Three-time 250 National Champion Tony DiStefano raced on four MXDN teams, but the 1974-77 teams never won, although they finished a remarkable second in both 1974 and 1977.
1974 Swe.....Bengt Aberg / Hakan Andersson / Ake Jonsson / Kring — Stockholm, Sweden
1975 Cze.....Antonin Baborovski / Jiri Churavi / Miroslav Navacek / Zdenek Velky — Kaplice, Czechoslovakia
1976 Bel......Roger DeCoster / Harry Everts / Gaston Rahier / Jaak van Velthoven — St. Anthonis, Holland
1977 Bel......Roger DeCoster / Andre Malherbe / Jean-Paul Mingels / Jaak van Velthoven — Cognac, France
Although Russia and the USA raced against each other during the Cold War, it wasn't much a contest. Russia has only won twice. Team USA has won 22 times.
1978 USSR...Anatoli Kavinov / Yuri Khudiakov / Guennady Moisseev / Valeriy Korneev — Gaildorf, West Germany
1979 Bel.......Roger DeCoster / Andre Malherbe / Ivan Van Den Broek / Harry Everts — Stockholm, Sweden
1980 Bel.......Georges Jobe / Andre Malherbe / Ivan Van Den Broek / Andre Vromans — Farleigh Castle, England
1981 USA.....Donnie Hansen / Danny LaPorte / Johnny O’Mara / Chuck Sun — Bielstein, West Germany
1982 USA.....Danny Chandler / Jim Gibson / David Bailey / Johnny O'Mara — Wohlen, Switzerland
1983 USA.....Mark Barnett / David Bailey / Broc Glover / Jeff Ward — Bruxelles, Belgium
1984 USA.....Rick Johnson / David Bailey / Johnny O’Mara / Jeff Ward — Vanta, Finland
1985 USA.....Ron Lechien / David Bailey / Jeff Ward — Gaildorf, West Germany
Apart from Team USA's historic first win in 1981, the 1986 Maggiora MXDN was a classic moment. Johnnny O'Mara on a 125 (far without shirt) passed Dave Thorpe on a 500 (far right), while Rick Johnson and David Bailey anchored the team.
1986 USA.....Rick Johnson / David Bailey / Johnny O’Mara — Maggiora, Italy
1987 USA.....Rick Johnson / Bob Hannah / Jeff Ward — Unadilla, USA
1988 USA.....Rick Johnson / Ron Lechien / Jeff Ward — Dung, France
1989 USA.....Mike Kiedrowski / Jeff Stanton / Jeff Ward — Gaildorf, West Germany
1990 USA.....Damon Bradshaw / Jeff Stanton / Jeff Ward — Vimmerby, Sweden
Damon Bradshaw, Jeff Statnton and Mike Kiedrowski won at Valkenswaard in 1991.
1991 USA.....Damon Bradshaw / Mike Kiedrowski / Jeff Stanton — Valkenswaard, Netherlands
1992 USA.....Jeff Emig / Mike LaRocco / Billy Liles — Manjimup, Australia
1993 USA.....Jeff Emig / Mike Kiedrowski / Jeremy McGrath — Schwanenstadt, Austria
Mike Kiedrwoski, Jeff Emig and Mike LaRocco would finished second in 1990 (Bevo Forti was the team manager). Emig would ride on four MXDN winning teams and Kiedrowski would stand on the top step of the podium twice. Mike LaRocco had the misfortune to be on two losing USA teams (1994 and 1999).
1994 GB......Rob Herring / Paul Malin / Kurt Nicoll — Roggenburg, Switzerland
1995 Bel......Marnicq Bervoets / Stefan Everts / Joel Smets — Sverepec, Slovakia
1996 USA.....Jeff Emig / Steve Lamson / Jeremy McGrath — Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Marnicq Bervoets and Stefan Everts teamed on three winning MXDN Teams (1995-1997-1998), but Dirk Geuken (center) wasn't on those teams. Everts would eventually ride on 5 winning teams.
1997 Bel......Marnicq Bervoets / Stefan Everts / Joel Smets — Nismes, Belgium
1998 Bel......Marnicq Bervoets / Patrick Caps / Stefan Everts — Foxhills, England
1999 Ita......Andrea Bartolini / Alessio Chiodi/ Claudio Federic — Indaiatuba, Brazil
2000 USA....Ricky Carmichael / Ryan Hughes / Travis Pastrana — Saint-Jean-d'Angely, France
2001 Fra......Yves Demaria / Luigi Seguy / David Vuillemin — Namur, Belgium
2002 Ita.....Andrea Bartolini / Alessio Chiodi / Alessandro Puzar — Bellpuig, Spain
2003 Bel......Stefan Everts / Steve Ramon / Joel Smets — Zolder, Belgium
2004 Bel......Stefan Everts / Steve Ramon / Kevin Strijbos — Lierop, Netherlands
Ricky Carmichael only rode for winning teams in 2000, 2005 and 2007. He was also on three teams that didn't go to the MXDN (2001, 2002 and 2004) and was on losing teams in 1998 (fifth), 1999 (fourth) and 2003 (second).
2005 USA.....Ricky Carmichael / Kevin Windham / Ivan Tedesco — Ernee, France
2006 USA.....James Stewart / Ryan Villopoto / Ivan Tedesco — Matterley Basin, England
2007 USA.....Ricky Carmichael / Ryan Villopoto / Tim Ferry — Budds Creek, USA
2008 USA.....James Stewart / Ryan Villopoto / Tim Ferry — Donington Park, England
Ryan Dungey was on winning teams in 2009, 2010 and 2011
2009 USA.....Ivan Tedesco / Ryan Dungey / Jake Weimer — Franciorta, Italy
2010 USA.....Ryan Dungey / Andrew Short / Trey Canard — Lakewood, Colorado
Ryan Villopoto has won four MXDN's as a member of Team USA, but he will not be on the team in 2013.
2011 USA.....Ryan Dungey / Ryan Villopoto / Blake Baggett — Saint-Jean-d'Angely, France
Marcus Schiffer, Max Nagl and Ken Roczen got Germany its one and only MXDN win last year in Belgium. This year the race is on their home turf.
2012 Ger......Ken Roczen / Marcus Schiffer / Max Nagl.............................Lommel, Belgium
AMERICAN MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS TEAMS & RESULTS
Year...Place...Riders
1972 ...7.....Brad Lackey, Jim Pomeroy, Jimmy Weinert, Gary Jones
1973 ...4.....Jim Pomeroy, Mike Hartwig, John DeSoto
1974 ...2.....Brad Lackey, Jim Pomeroy, Jimmy Weinert, Tony DiStefano
1975 ...9.....Brad Lackey, Jim Pomeroy, Kent Howerton, Tony DiStefano
1976 ...5.....Bob Hannah, Rex Staten, Kent Howerton, Tony DiStefano
1977 ...2.....Steve Stackable, Gary Semics, Kent Howerton, Tony DiStefano
1978 ...4.....Bob Hannah, Chuck Sun, Rick Burgett, Tommy Croft
1979 ...no team (Belgium won)
1980 ...no team (Belgium won)
1981 ...1.....Chuck Sun, Danny LaPorte, Johnny O'Mara, Donnie Hansen
1982 ...1.....Danny Chandler, Jim Gibson, Johnny O'Mara, David Bailey
1983 ...1.....Broc Glover, Jeff Ward, Mark Barnett, David Bailey
1984 ...1.....David Bailey, Johnny O'Mara, Jeff Ward, Ricky Johnson
1985 ...1.....Ron Lechien, Jeff Ward, David Bailey
1986 ...1.....Johnny O'Mara, Ricky Johnson, David Bailey
1987 ...1.....Bob Hannah, Ricky Johnson, Jeff Ward
1988 ...1.....Jeff Ward, Ricky Johnson, Ron Lechien
1989 ...1.....Mike Kiedrowski, Jeff Stanton, Jeff Ward
1990 ...1.....Damon Bradshaw, Jeff Stanton, Jeff Ward
1991 ...1.....Mike Kiedrowski, Damon Bradshaw, Jeff Stanton
1992 ...1.....Jeff Emig, Mike LaRocco, Billy Liles
1993 ...1.....Jeff Emig, Jeremy McGrath, Mike Kiedrowski
1994 ...2.....Jeff Emig, Mike Kiedrowski, Mike LaRocco
1995 ...2.....Steve Lamson, Jeff Emig, Ryan Hughes
1996 ...1.....Steve Lamson, Jeremy McGrath, Jeff Emig
1997 ...8.....John Dowd, Jeff Emig, Steve Lamson
1998 ...5.....John Dowd, Doug Henry, Ricky Carmichael
1999 ...4.....Mike LaRocco, Kevin Windham, Ricky Carmichael
2000 ...1.....Ryan Hughes, Ricky Carmichael, Travis Pastrana
2001 ...no team (September 11. France won)
2002 ...no team (Comp Park cancellation—race held two months later in Italy. Surprise! Italy won)
2003 ...2.....Ricky Carmichael. Ryan Hughes, Tim Ferry
2004 ...no team (Belgium won)
2005 ...1.....Ricky Carmichael, Kevin Windham, Ivan Tedesco
2006 ...1.....James Stewart, Ryan Villopoto, Ivan Tedesco
2007 ...1.....Ricky Carmichael, Ryan Villopoto, Tim Ferry
2008 ...1.....James Stewart, Ryan Villopoto, Tim Ferry
2009 ...1.....Ivan Tedesco, Ryan Dungey, Jake Weimer
2010 ...1.....Ryan Dungey, Andrew Short, Trey Canard
2011 ...1.....Ryan Dungey, Ryan Villopoto, Blake Baggett
2012 ...3.....Ryan Dungey, Justin Barcia, Blake Baggett
