2018 British Motocross Championship

The 2018 British Motocross Championship was the 67th British Motocross Championship season. The championship was due to start on 11 March at Lyng, but this opening event was cancelled due to bad weather.^[1] It was rescheduled to act as the final round of the season on 14 October.^[2]

Graeme Irwin started the season as defending Champion in the MX1 class, having taken his first national title in the 2017 Championship. In the MX2 class, Ben Watson started the season as defending champion, but he did not compete in the series in 2018.

MX1[edit]

Calendar and Results[edit]

The championship was contested over 8 rounds.^[2]

Round	Date	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Round Winner
1	1 April	Culham	Graeme Irwin	Evgeny Bobryshev	Graeme Irwin
2	22 April	Canada Heights	Jake Nicholls	Jake Nicholls	Jake Nicholls
3	6 May	Blaxhall	Jake Nicholls	Jake Nicholls	Jake Nicholls
4	24 June	Desertmartin	Tommy Searle	Tommy Searle	Tommy Searle
5	29 July	Duns	Evgeny Bobryshev	Cancelled	Evgeny Bobryshev
6	12 August	Hawkstone Park	Jake Nicholls	Tommy Searle	Jake Nicholls
7	14 October	Lyng	Tommy Searle	Tommy Searle	Tommy Searle

Participants[edit]

List of confirmed riders.^[3]

Team	Constructor	No	Rider	Rounds
Hitachi KTM UK	KTM	1	Graeme Irwin	1–6
Bells Racing with Moriwaki	Honda	2	Yohei Kojima	6
Hydrogarden Honda	Honda	4	Harry Bradley	1–2
Phoenix Tools Apico Honda	Honda	6	Carlton Husband	All
Phoenix Tools Apico Honda	Honda	37	Gert Krestinov	All
Spectrum House Ltd	Honda	10	James Rutter	1–3
Apico Husqvarna	Husqvarna	11	Matt Burrows	All
Apico Husqvarna	Husqvarna	162	Stuart Edmonds	1–3
Lings Honda UK	Honda	12	George Grigg-Pettitt	1–3
SJP Moto	Husqvarna	14	Robert Davidson	1
SONC Concrete Cutting	Suzuki	15	Jim O'Neill	1
Norman Watt Motorcycles	KTM	17	Luke Smith	4–7
	Husqvarna	22	Richard McKeown	7
Dulson Racing RSS Yamaha	Yamaha	25	Jamie Law	1–5, 7
Dulson Racing RSS Yamaha	Yamaha	171	Zac Stealey	1–6
Bikesport Newcastle	Husqvarna	28	John Robson	5–6
Langmead Construction	Yamaha	33	Ashley Greedy	1–4
HTM Motorcycles	Husqvarna	35	Jordan McCaw	7
SJT Rakennus	KTM	41	Erki Kahro	1–3
Geartec Husqvarna	Husqvarna	44	Elliott Banks-Browne	All
		141	Luke Burton	7
		173	Luke Norris	1, 5–6
		200	James Dunn	7
		711	James Cottrell	7
Buildbase Honda Racing	Honda	45	Jake Nicholls	1–6
Buildbase Honda Racing	Honda	152	Petar Petrov	7
	KTM	46	Stuart Nesbitt	4
GH Motorcycles G&B Finch	Husqvarna	49	Luke Parker	All
GH Motorcycles G&B Finch	Husqvarna	190	Luke Benstead	3, 6–7
	Honda	56	Edward Briscoe	6
Planet Advanced Racing	Husqvarna	57	Tony Craig	1–4
Planet Advanced Racing	Husqvarna	714	Brad Todd	7
	KTM	59	James Hutchinson	2
Verde Substance KTM	KTM	60	Brad Anderson	1–3, 5–6
Powered by Evotech HR Kawasaki	Kawasaki	63	Jordan Divall	1–5
Dixon Honda Racing	Honda	65	Jacob Joyce	1, 7
	KTM	68	Joshua Bentley	3, 7
Herts MX UK	Husqvarna	74	Patrick Major	6
	Honda	301	Shaun Southgate	1–6
	Husqvarna	411	Declan Whittle	1–3, 5–7
Cab Screens Honda	Honda	95	Dan Thornhill	1–6
Cab Screens Honda	Honda	135	James Harrison	1–4
Bike-IT DRT Kawasaki	Kawasaki	100	Tommy Searle	2–7
	Honda	103	Max Broadbelt	1, 3
M Smith KTM	KTM	111	Eythor Reynisson	1–6
	KTM	114	Brad Cavill	3
Off-Road Southeast	Kawasaki	118	Kieran Clarke	2–3
Rob Hooper Racing Yamaha	Yamaha	119	Ryan Houghton	All
Rob Hooper Racing Yamaha	Yamaha	227	Kristian Whatley	1–3, 5
I-fly JK Yamaha	Yamaha	128	Ivo Monticelli	1–6
DSC Cornwall Kawasaki	Kawasaki	152	Luke Sturgeon	1, 4
Fives Motorsport	KTM	157	Richard Bird	4
Dirt Wheelz UK	Kawasaki	166	Josh Taylor	2
HMC Sandbox Graphics	Husqvarna	188	Adam Day	3
Danger UK - Feridax	KTM	293	Ryan McLean	5
Site Sealants DCl KTM	KTM	295	Ross Rutherford	All
Team Colwyn Bay Honda	Honda	300	Charlie Hamlet	All
MB Racing Services	KTM	302	Brad Woodroffe	7
RAD RSS Yamaha	Yamaha	311	Aaron McCarroll	2, 5–7
RFX Crescent Yamaha	Yamaha	360	Nathan Dixon	1–5
RFX Crescent Yamaha	Yamaha	731	Jake Shipton	1, 3–4, 7
Acerbis KTM	KTM	447	Simon Booth	1–3, 5–7
	KTM	491	John Adamson	5
Apico Factory Racing	Honda	511	Steven Clarke	7
Stebbings Car Superstore	Husqvarna	553	Ryan Watts	7
Chambers Racing	Husqvarna	571	George Fountain	1
South Coast Racing Honda	Honda	691	Aidan Wigger	All
Lombard Express Suzuki	Suzuki	777	Evgeny Bobryshev	All

Riders Championship[edit]

Pos	Rider	Bike	CUL		CAN		BLA		DES		DUN		HAW		LYN		Points
1	Bobryshev	Suzuki	4	1	4	2	5	2	5	3	1	C	10	12	2	2	246
2	Nicholls	Honda	2	4	1	1	1	1	3	5	4	C	1	2			241
3	Searle	Kawasaki			5	7	2	Ret	1	1	6	C	3	1	1	1	212
4	Banks-Browne	Husqvarna	18	2	2	4	3	3	4	Ret	8	C	4	4	3	7	206
5	Irwin	KTM	1	3	11	3	4	7	2	4	Ret	C	2	3			189
6	Houghton	Yamaha	6	8	6	9	7	8	7	8	5	C	8	5	6	11	179
7	Krestinov	Honda	9	Ret	7	8	6	6	9	6	15	C	5	6	4	4	169
8	Monticelli	Yamaha	Ret	5	3	5	12	4	6	2	2	C	Ret	Ret			138
9	Anderson	KTM	3	6	9	10	9	9			3	C	6	8			130
10	Thornhill	Honda	8	9	15	15	10	11	8	7	9	C	7	7			125
11	Law	Yamaha	19	12	13	12	18	15	11	9	12	C			11	9	90
12	Husband	Honda	Ret	17	16	24	24	12	10	20	10	C	9	9	13	8	86
13	Whatley	Yamaha	5	7	14	11	Ret	10			7	C					72
14	Rutherford	KTM	17	16	22	18	23	23	13	12	13	C	11	11	14	Ret	64
15	Kahro	KTM	11	13	8	Ret	11	5									57
16	Edmonds	Husqvarna	22	11	10	6	8	13									57
17	Harrison	Honda	7	10	12	13	14	Ret	Ret	DNS							49
18	Burrows	Husqvarna	Ret	18	Ret	17	17	19	18	19	14	C	12	14	Ret	15	47
19	Divall	Kawasaki	15	22	20	14	16	18	14	14	Ret	C					36
20	Petrov	Honda													7	3	34
21	Dixon	Yamaha	12	Ret	25	19	Ret	14	16	10	Ret	C					34
22	Clarke	Honda													5	6	31
23	Craig	Husqvarna	10	14	Ret	20	19	Ret	12	Ret							30
24	Southgate	Honda	25	Ret	17	16	20	21	22	17	19	C	15	13			30
25	Dunn	Husqvarna													9	5	28
26	Reynisson	KTM	Ret	26	23	Ret	21	Ret	23	11	24	C	14	10			28
27	Shipton	Yamaha	Ret	DNS			13	Ret	21	DNS					8	14	28
28	Parker	Husqvarna	16	Ret	24	22	Ret	22	20	18	17	C	21	16	15	17	28
29	Greedy	Yamaha	14	21	21	21	22	17	15	13							25
30	Benstead	Husqvarna					15	16					Ret	Ret	12	16	25
31	Smith	KTM							19	16	16	C	16	17	19	19	25
32	Burton	Husqvarna													10	10	22
33	Whittle	Husqvarna	20	15	18	23	Ret	DNS			Ret	C	Ret	18	16	Ret	18
34	McKeown	Husqvarna													17	12	13
35	McCarroll	Yamaha			19	27					21	C	19	15	23	18	13
36	Adamson	KTM									11	C					10
37	Bird	KTM							17	15							10
38	Bentley	KTM					28	25							20	13	9
39	Norris	Husqvarna	DNS	DNS							23	C	13	Ret			8
40	Davidson	Husqvarna	13	Ret													8
41	Kojima	Honda											18	19			5
42	Briscoe	Honda											17	Ret			4
43	McLean	KTM									18	C					3
44	Joyce	Honda	DNS	DNS											18	21	3
45	Grigg-Pettitt	Honda	21	19	29	25	27	24									2
46	Hamlet	Honda	Ret	Ret	27	26	30	26	Ret	21	25	C	20	20	Ret	23	2
47	Woodroffe	KTM													22	20	1
48	Robson	Husqvarna									20	C	22	Ret			1
49	Cavill	KTM					26	20									1
50	Sturgeon	Kawasaki	23	20					Ret	Ret							1
	McCaw	Husqvarna													21	22	0
	Booth	KTM	26	25	31	30	31	29			26	C	24	21	24	24	0
	Stealey	Yamaha	24	24	28	31	25	27	24	22	22	C	23	Ret			0
	Wigger	Honda	31	29	Ret	32	32	31	26	23	27	C	Ret	Ret	27	25	0
	Rutter	Honda	29	23	26	Ret	Ret	DNS									0
	Nesbitt	KTM							25	Ret							0
	Watts	Husqvarna													25	Ret	0
	Todd	Husqvarna													26	Ret	0
	Bradley	Honda	28	27	30	28											0
	O'Neill	Suzuki	27	Ret													0
	Day	Husqvarna					29	28									0
	Broadbelt	Honda	30	28			Ret	30									0
	Taylor	Kawasaki			32	29											0
	Clarke	KTM			33	Ret	33	32									0
	Major	Husqvarna											Ret	Ret			0
	Fountain	Husqvarna	Ret	DNS													0
	Cottrell	Husqvarna													Ret	DNS	0
	Hutchinson	KTM			DNS	DNS											0
Pos	Rider	Bike	CUL		CAN		BLA		DES		DUN		HAW		LYN		Points

MX2[edit]

Calendar and Results[edit]

The championship was contested over 8 rounds.^[2]

Round	Date	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Round Winner
1	1 April	Culham	Conrad Mewse	Conrad Mewse	Conrad Mewse
2	22 April	Canada Heights	Conrad Mewse	Conrad Mewse	Conrad Mewse
3	6 May	Blaxhall	Liam Knight	Conrad Mewse	Martin Barr
4	24 June	Desertmartin	Conrad Mewse	Conrad Mewse	Conrad Mewse
5	29 July	Duns	Josh Gilbert	Jay Hague	Mel Pocock
6	12 August	Hawkstone Park	Conrad Mewse	Mel Pocock	Mel Pocock
7	14 October	Lyng	Dylan Walsh	Conrad Mewse	Conrad Mewse

Participants[edit]

List of confirmed riders.^[4]

Team	Constructor	No	Rider	Rounds
Honda Adventure Centre	Honda	3	Josh Gilbert	All
IDS Bridgestone	Yamaha	4	Robert Yates	1–2, 5–7
Samson Roofing KTM	KTM	6	Chubbie Hammond	1–6
Team Green Kawasaki	Kawasaki	9	Lewis Hall	All
ASA Hitachi KTM	KTM	10	Michael Ellis	All
RFX Crescent Yamaha	Yamaha	15	Henry Williams	1–4
RFX Crescent Yamaha	Yamaha	101	Ben Clark	2–7
Norman Watt Kawasaki	Kawasaki	17	Luke Smith	1–3
Craig's Motorcycles	Husqvarna	19	Tom Neal	All
	Yamaha	115	Ashton Dickinson	All
	Honda	303	Jake Millward	All
Team Green GCM Kawasaki	Kawasaki	29	Keenan Hird	1–2
Rob Hooper Racing Yamaha	Yamaha	31	Robbie Dowson	1–6
SR75 Suzuki	Suzuki	32	Callum Mitchell	1–3, 5–7
SR75 Suzuki	Suzuki	99	Howard Wainwright	1–4, 6–7
Buildbase Honda Racing	Honda	33	Josiah Natzke	1–3
Manchester MC Husqvarna	Husqvarna	38	Gavin Stevenson	All
Manchester MC Husqvarna	Husqvarna	148	Michael Eccles	1–4
	KTM	39	Sion Talbot	6
Apico Drysdale KTM	KTM	41	Alexander Brown	All
Vega Solutions KTM	KTM	48	Adam Collings	6–7
REVO Husqvarna UK	Husqvarna	50	Martin Barr	All
		53	Dylan Walsh	7
		60	Dylan Woodcock	1–5
		119	Mel Pocock	All
Bike-it DRT Kawasaki	Kawasaki	57	Darian Sanayei	1
Bike-it DRT Kawasaki	Kawasaki	891	Gustavo Pessoa	5
HCR Yamaha	Yamaha	61	Tom Grimshaw	1–3, 7
Hitachi KTM UK	KTM	63	Oliver Benton
Hitachi KTM UK	KTM	426	Conrad Mewse	All
G&G Ross Hardcore Racing	Yamaha	65	James Mackrel	1–2, 4–7
Putoline Planet Advanced Racing	Husqvarna	66	Lewis Tombs	All
		72	Joe Cadwallader	1–3, 5
		123	Rossi Beard	4
		171	Dexter Douglas	1–2, 6
	Yamaha	75	Aaron Ongley	3
JTL Scaffolding	Kawasaki	77	Jay Hague	All
Husky Sport	Husqvarna	82	Charlie Cole	1–4, 7
I-fly JK Racing	Yamaha	97	Charlie Putnam	1–2, 4, 7
I-fly JK Racing	Yamaha	714	Brad Todd	3–6
Verde Substance KTM	KTM	98	Todd Kellett	All
	Honda	103	Max Broadbelt	7
	KTM	110	Jason Meara	4–5
Fountain Builders	Yamaha	111	Ben Putnam	All
	Husqvarna	114	Jordan Booker	6–7
RSR Plant Services KTM	KTM	122	Jake Sheridan	1, 4
Pope Racing	KTM	134	Liam Knight	All
Pope Racing	KTM	575	Taylor Hammal	All
M Smith KTM	KTM	180	Josh Spinks	All
Holeshot Greenstar Kawasaki	Kawasaki	184	James Carpenter	All
Gear4 Motorcycles KTM	KTM	199	Jake Edey	1, 3–4, 7
Chambers Racing	Husqvarna	300	Ben Franklin	1, 3, 5–7
SJP Moto	Husqvarna	331	Jordan Eccles	1, 4
	Yamaha	333	Josh Greedy	1–2
	KTM	337	Glenn McCormick	All
Honda Europe/CNC Doors	Honda	511	Steven Clarke	3, 6
JNSF Racing	KTM	981	Jordan Moxey	3

Riders Championship[edit]

Pos	Rider	Bike	CUL		CAN		BLA		DES		DUN		HAW		LYN		Points
1	Mewse	KTM	1	1	1	1	8	1	1	1	14	2	1	Ret	4	1	285
2	Gilbert	Honda	2	2	5	6	2	3	4	2	1	10	3	6	3	2	270
3	Pocock	Husqvarna	3	4	2	3	9	7	3	5	4	3	2	1	2	3	269
4	Knight	KTM	5	3	6	5	1	8	7	4	5	6	5	2	6	6	236
5	Barr	Husqvarna	7	Ret	3	2	3	2	2	17	3	4	12	5	8	4	218
6	Spinks	KTM	Ret	6	4	4	10	4	5	3	2	5	7	4	7	5	216
7	Brown	KTM	6	8	17	12	16	12	16	8	6	9	8	13	12	9	142
8	Tombs	Husqvarna	8	14	7	15	18	5	8	21	9	23	11	11	5	8	133
9	Kellett	KTM	9	Ret	Ret	13	5	16	9	7	12	7	4	10	19	Ret	121
10	Ellis	KTM	14	Ret	16	18	14	13	10	13	7	13	9	9	11	7	119
11	M. Eccles	Husqvarna	13	7	9	22	4	6	15	6							88
12	Dickinson	Yamaha	4	9	8	8	Ret	21	Ret	19	16	16	20	8	Ret	16	87
13	Todd	Yamaha					6	11	6	10	11	8	10	Ret			85
14	Hague	Husqvarna	19	13	Ret	11	7	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	12	20	Ret	75
15	Millward	Honda	Ret	11	10	9	20	18	19	Ret	13	18	Ret	15	13	10	75
16	Hammal	KTM	17	18	11	Ret	12	14	20	14	10	22	16	7	17	25	75
17	Clarke	Honda					11	9					6	3			57
18	McCormick	KTM	23	23	21	17	23	20	17	12	8	Ret	22	Ret	10	11	52
19	Carpenter	Kawasaki	18	15	13	Ret	31	Ret	12	20	15	Ret	17	14	25	15	50
20	Dowson	Yamaha	21	22	19	10	13	10	11	16	Ret	DNS	Ret	18			50
21	Natzke	Honda	10	5	15	7	28	23									47
22	Neal	Husqvarna	11	Ret	12	Ret	33	17	21	15	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	15	20	43
23	Mackrel	Yamaha	28	19	23	Ret			24	22	17	11	21	16	16	13	34
24	Walsh	Husqvarna													1	14	32
25	J. Eccles	Husqvarna	15	10					18	9							32
26	Stevenson	Husqvarna	Ret	12	Ret	14	21	Ret	26	18	21	17	14	Ret	24	Ret	30
27	Meara	KTM							13	11	18	15					27
28	Hall	Kawasaki	29	25	29	23	Ret	24	22	23	19	24	13	Ret	14	12	26
29	B. Putnam	Yamaha	Ret	Ret	14	16	19	25	Ret	24	Ret	Ret	15	23	Ret	Ret	20
30	Hammond	KTM	16	24	Ret	20	25	19	14	Ret	Ret	25	24	Ret			15
31	Douglas	Husqvarna	12	17	Ret	26							25	26			13
32	Booker	Husqvarna											Ret	22	9	Ret	12
33	Yates	Yamaha	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret					20	12	19	21	DNS	DNS	12
34	Grimshaw	Yamaha	27	16	18	19	30	30							22	Ret	10
35	Franklin	Husqvarna	24	20			29	27			24	Ret	18	17	23	Ret	8
36	Woodcock	Husqvarna	20	Ret	22	Ret	15	Ret	23	Ret	DNS	DNS					7
37	Clark	Yamaha			25	21	24	22	Ret	26	23	19	23	19	27	18	7
38	Mitchell	Suzuki	DNQ	34	28	25	32	34			25	21	27	24	21	17	4
39	Wainwright	Suzuki	31	30	26	30	17	31	Ret	DNS			DNS	DNS	28	21	4
40	Cole	Husqvarna	30	29	27	28	26	29	25	DNS					18	24	3
41	C. Putnam	Yamaha	DNQ	33	20	24			28	25					29	19	3
42	Collings	KTM											Ret	20	26	23	1
43	Pessoa	Kawasaki									Ret	20					1
	Sheridan	KTM	22	21					29	29							0
	Edey	KTM	25	31			22	28	27	27					Ret	22	0
	Cadwallader	Husqvarna	DNQ	DNQ	31	31	35	Ret			22	Ret					0
	Hird	Kawasaki	26	28	24	Ret											0
	Talbot	KTM											26	25			0
	Williams	Yamaha	Ret	26	Ret	27	27	32	Ret	28							0
	Smith	Kawasaki	33	27	30	29	34	26									0
	Broadbelt	Honda													30	26	0
	Greedy	Yamaha	32	32	32	Ret											0
	Ongley	Yamaha					36	33									0
	Moxey	KTM					Ret	Ret									0
	Beard	Husqvarna							Ret	Ret							0
	Sanayei	Kawasaki	Ret	DNS													0
Pos	Rider	Bike	CUL		CAN		BLA		DES		DUN		HAW		LYN		Points

References[edit]

^ "Lyng Maxxis is cancelled – 2018 ACU British Motocross Championship". ACU. dirtbikerider.com. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "British Championship Calendar Update". Andy McKinstry. gatedrop.com. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "MAXXIS BRITISH MX1 SUPPORTED BY PRO CLEAN RIDERS". mxgb.co.uk. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
^ "MAXXIS BRITISH MX2 SUPPORTED BY PRO CLEAN RIDERS". mxgb.co.uk. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

[1] "Lyng Maxxis is cancelled – 2018 ACU British Motocross Championship". ACU. dirtbikerider.com. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

[Calendar-2] "British Championship Calendar Update". Andy McKinstry. gatedrop.com. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "MAXXIS BRITISH MX1 SUPPORTED BY PRO CLEAN RIDERS". mxgb.co.uk. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

[4] "MAXXIS BRITISH MX2 SUPPORTED BY PRO CLEAN RIDERS". mxgb.co.uk. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

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