2024 British Motocross Championship
The 2024 ACU British Motocross Championship season (known for sponsorship reasons as the Dirt Store ACU British Motocross Championship) is the 72nd British Motocross Championship season.
Conrad Mewse starts the season as the reigning champion in the MX1 class after picking up his fourth title in 2023.[1]
In the MX2 class, Swedish rider Isak Gifting is the reigning champion. However he will not defend his title as he will focus on the MXGP class of the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship and the 2024 Italian Prestige Motocross Championship.[2]
Race calendar and results[edit]
The full calendar was released on 29 October 2023.[3] [4]
MX1[edit]
Round | Date | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Round Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 28 April | Lyng | Conrad Mewse | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings |
2 | 26 May | Canada Heights | |||
3 | 23 June | Blaxhall | |||
4 | 14 July | Foxhill | |||
5 | 3 August | TBA | |||
6 | 31 August | Schoolhouse | |||
7 | 21 September | Preston Docks |
MX2[edit]
Round | Date | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Round Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 28 April | Lyng | Jack Chambers | Cas Valk | Cas Valk |
2 | 26 May | Canada Heights | |||
3 | 23 June | Blaxhall | |||
4 | 14 July | Foxhill | |||
5 | 3 August | TBA | |||
6 | 31 August | Schoolhouse | |||
7 | 21 September | Preston Docks |
Circuit locations[edit]
MX1[edit]
5-time FIM Motocross World Champion Jeffrey Herlings will race the opening round of the season as a wildcard.[5]
Participants[edit]
Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Phoenix Evenstrokes Kawasaki[6] | Kawasaki | 6 | Carlton Husband | 1 |
Kescommercials.co.uk/Kawasaki Cornwall | Kawasaki | 7 | Louie Kessell | 1 |
Moto-Cycle Racing | Gas Gas | 10 | Jason Meara[7] | 1 |
Apico Honda[8] | Honda | 16 | Tom Grimshaw | 1 |
50 | Martin Barr | 1 | ||
Dyce Carriers/Site Sealants | KTM | 33 | Ben Edwards | 1 |
SC Sporthomes Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 41 | Tristan Purdon[9] | 1 |
91 | Charlie Putnam | 1 | ||
AMC Transport/Design Scaffolding | Husqvarna | 48 | Harry Bradley | 1 |
Crendon Tru7 Honda Racing | Honda | 49 | Callum Green | 1 |
426 | Conrad Mewse[10] | 1 | ||
Danger UK/RSS/Stafford Vans | Kawasaki | 57 | Tony Craig | 1 |
GMR Magic Mushroom Yamaha | Yamaha | 74 | Tom Murphy | 1 |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings | 1 |
Chambers Racing | Husqvarna | 95 | Dan Thornhill | 1 |
Dirtwheelz/Moto Pro Suspension | Yamaha | 118 | Jaydon Murphy | 1 |
Gabriel Insulation/Liphook Logistics | KTM | 134 | Liam Knight | |
John Banks Honda | Honda | 166 | Lewis Tombs | 1 |
Dirt Store Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 184 | James Carpenter[11] | 1 |
Modu Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 211 | Billy MacKenzie | |
GH Motorcycles G&B Finch Yamaha | Yamaha | 301 | Shaun Southgate | 1 |
Gabriel SS24 KTM | KTM | 326 | Josh Gilbert[12] | 1 |
John Banks Racing Honda | Honda | 365 | Sam Nunn[13] | 1 |
Lings KTM | KTM | 411 | Declan Whittle | 1 |
KTM | 711 | James Cottrell | 1 | |
DK Offroad/Bikesport Newcastle | Honda | 714 | Brad Todd | 1 |
Riders Championship[edit]
Pos | Rider | Bike | LYN |
CAN |
BLA |
FOX |
TBA | SCH |
PRE |
Points | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jeffrey Herlings | KTM | 2 | 1 | 47 | ||||||||||||
2 | Conrad Mewse | Honda | 1 | 2 | 47 | ||||||||||||
3 | Josh Gilbert | KTM | 4 | 3 | 38 | ||||||||||||
4 | Jason Meara | Gas Gas | 3 | 6 | 35 | ||||||||||||
5 | Brad Todd | Honda | 5 | 4 | 34 | ||||||||||||
6 | Martin Barr | Honda | 7 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||||
7 | Sam Nunn | Honda | 6 | 8 | 28 | ||||||||||||
8 | Carlton Husband | Kawasaki | 8 | 9 | 25 | ||||||||||||
9 | Tristan Purdon | Husqvarna | 15 | 7 | 20 | ||||||||||||
10 | Dan Thornhill | Husqvarna | 11 | 11 | 20 | ||||||||||||
11 | Tom Grimshaw | Honda | 9 | 15 | 18 | ||||||||||||
12 | James Cottrell | KTM | 14 | 12 | 16 | ||||||||||||
13 | Ben Edwards | KTM | 10 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||
14 | Charlie Putnam | Husqvarna | 18 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||||||
15 | Louie Kessell | Kawasaki | 16 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||
16 | Lewis Tombs | Honda | 12 | 19 | 11 | ||||||||||||
17 | Harry Bradley | Husqvarna | 19 | 14 | 9 | ||||||||||||
18 | Tony Craig | Kawasaki | 13 | Ret | 8 | ||||||||||||
19 | Tom Murphy | Yamaha | Ret | 17 | 4 | ||||||||||||
20 | Declan Whittle | KTM | 17 | Ret | 4 | ||||||||||||
21 | Callum Green | Honda | Ret | 18 | 3 | ||||||||||||
22 | James Carpenter | Kawasaki | Ret | 20 | 1 | ||||||||||||
23 | Shaun Southgate | Yamaha | 20 | Ret | 1 | ||||||||||||
Jaydon Murphy | Yamaha | Ret | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||
Pos | Rider | Bike | LYN |
CAN |
BLA |
FOX |
TBA | SCH |
PRE |
Points |
MX2[edit]
Participants[edit]
Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
HJA Racing | KTM | 4 | George Hopkins | 1 |
Gas Gas | 202 | Tyler Westcott | 1 | |
GMR Magic Mushroom/Apico/Leatt | KTM | 5 | Liam Bennett | 1 |
Chambers Racing | KTM | 10 | Harvey Cashmore | 1 |
131 | Henry Siddiqui | 1 | ||
300 | Ben Franklin | 1 | ||
337 | Glenn McCormick | |||
731 | Alfie Jones | 1 | ||
Bike It Kawasaki MX2 Racing Team[14] | Kawasaki | 12 | Jack Chambers | 1 |
441 | Billy Askew | 1 | ||
579 | Bobby Bruce | |||
SC Sporthomes Husqvarna[15] | Husqvarna | 19 | Sydney Putnam | 1 |
44 | Elliott Banks-Browne | 1 | ||
422 | Charlie Heyman | 1 | ||
Southside MX | KTM | 20 | William Farrow | 1 |
Monster Mountain/Apico/Leatt | KTM | 22 | Jak Taylor | 1 |
Crendon Tru7 Honda Racing[16] | Honda | 23 | Taylor Hammal | 1 |
45 | Jake Nicholls | 1 | ||
Apex Redline MX/SBE/WPH/Pure | KTM | 40 | Jamie Wainwright | 1 |
MSR Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 53 | Dylan Walsh | 1 |
Algas Medical SAS TPC KTM | KTM | 57 | Kyle McNicol | 1 |
723 RaceBikes/Westsole Racing | Husqvarna | 75 | Aaron Ongley | 1 |
Seventy7 Racing | Kawasaki | 77 | Tobias Sammut | 1 |
Wulfsport/HRW Racing | Honda | 99 | Howard Wainwright | |
Dirt Store Kawasaki[17] | Kawasaki | 100 | Tommy Searle[18] | 1 |
119 | Mel Pocock | |||
912 | Joel Rizzi | 1 | ||
RSR Plant Services KTM | KTM | 122 | Jake Sheridan | 1 |
ASA United Gas Gas | Gas Gas | 163 | Ben Mustoe | 1 |
JT166/Dirtwheelz | Yamaha | 166 | Josh Taylor | 1 |
Gabriel SS24 KTM | KTM | 172 | Cas Valk | 1 |
Drysdale Motorcycles/Central Forestry | Gas Gas | 181 | Ryan Thomson | 1 |
Phoenix Evenstrokes Kawasaki[6] | Kawasaki | 228 | Charlie Cole | 1 |
Hardman Racing | Honda | 403 | Rowan Hill | 1 |
AVT Campers KTM | KTM | 410 | James Barker | 1 |
426 Motorsport Team | KTM | 419 | Joe Brookes | 1 |
Lings Powersports/DJK/Trell | Honda | 421 | Bayliss Utting | 1 |
Apico/Crown Windows | Husqvarna | 433 | Jack Lindsay | 1 |
SAS TPC KTM Racing Team | KTM | 511 | Steven Clarke | 1 |
DK Offroad/FXR/Bell/Gaerne | KTM | 555 | Mckenzie Marshall | 1 |
K-Tech Aristo Cars Racing | KTM | 616 | Ollie Colmer | 1 |
Concept Racing Yamaha | Yamaha | 661 | Josh Coleman | 1 |
Lings Powersports | Honda | 687 | Jake Rackham | 1 |
Yamaha | 807 | Luca Pegg | ||
Oakleaf Motorsports Honda | Honda | 925 | Lennox Dickinson | 1 |
Riders Championship[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ "TEAM NEWS: SC SPORTHOMES HUSQVARNA REVEAL FULL 2024 LINE-UP". dirthub.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "HAMMAL AND NICHOLLS SPEARHEAD TRU7 HONDA RACING IN 2024". dirthub.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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