2017 British Motocross Championship

The 2017 British Motocross Championship is the 66th British Motocross Championship season. Tommy Searle will start the season as the defending Champion in the MX1 class having taken his first national title in 2016. In the MX2 class, Adam Sterry starts the season as defending champion, but he will not compete in the series in 2017. For 2017, a new national 2-stroke championship will be contested at four rounds of the championship.[1]

2017 British Motocross Championship season
Previous: 2016 Next: 2018

MX1

Calendar and Results

An 8-round calendar for the 2017 season was announced on 28 October 2016.[2]

Round Date Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner
1 12 March Culham Jake Nicholls Jake Nicholls Jake Nicholls
2 9 April Lyng Jake Nicholls Gert Krestinov Jake Nicholls
3 30 April Canada Heights Elliott Banks-Browne Gert Krestinov Gert Krestinov
4 14 May Hawkstone Park Graeme Irwin Graeme Irwin Graeme Irwin
5 18 June Desertmartin Graeme Irwin Graeme Irwin Graeme Irwin
6 16 July Blaxhall Graeme Irwin Graeme Irwin Graeme Irwin
7 30 July Preston Docks Graeme Irwin Graeme Irwin Graeme Irwin
8 27 August Foxhill Tommy Searle Tommy Searle Tommy Searle

Participants

List of confirmed riders.[3]

Team Constructor No Rider Rounds
Lombard Express Suzuki Suzuki 2 Kevin Wouts 8
FUS cps Husqvarna UK Husqvarna 4 Luke Burton 1
Husqvarna 4 Harry Bradley 7–8
Buildbase Honda Racing Honda 5 Graeme Irwin All
Phoenix Tools Honda Honda 6 Carlton Husband 1–7
37 Gert Krestinov All
Freestyle Bikes Yamaha Yamaha 7 Mitchell Lewis 1–3
Smokevent KTM KTM 8 Craig Browne 5
Spectrum House Ltd Honda 10 James Rutter All
Apico Husqvarna Husqvarna 11 Matt Burrows All
25 Jamie Law All
227 Kristian Whatley 1–3
Lings Honda Honda 12 George Grigg-Pettitt 1–3, 6–8
AJP Moto Husqvarna Husqvarna 14 Robert Davidson All
VMX Moto KTM 15 Jim O'Neill 5, 7–8
Norman Watt Kawasaki Kawasaki 16 John Meara
Sissens Property Services KTM 17 Damon Strydom 1, 3–6
Manchester MC Husqvarna Husqvarna 23 JohnJoe Wright 1, 3–4
691 Aidan Wigger 1–5
Moffstar Racing KTM 36 Matt Moffat 1–2
Geartec Husqvarna Racing Husqvarna 44 Elliott Banks-Browne All
173 Luke Norris 6–8
Hitachi KTM UK KTM 45 Jake Nicholls[4] 1–2
919 Ben Watson 8
Preston Docks Motocross Kawasaki 48 Reece Desoer 1–3, 6–7
GH Motorcycles Husqvarna 49 Luke Parker 1–4, 6–8
190 Luke Benstead 1–4, 6–8
Cheddar MX KTM 54 Corey Hockey 3–4
Planet Suspension Husqvarna Husqvarna 57 Tony Craig 2–7
Verde Sports Racing KTM 60 Brad Anderson All
Altherm JCR Yamaha 61 Josh Coppins 7
Dixon Honda Racing Honda 69 Jacob Joyce 6
Herts MX Husqvarna 74 Patrick Major 1–3
188 Adam Day 6
301 Shaun Southgate 1–6, 8
Team VMSX Kawasaki 75 Ben Butler
KTM 88 Jordan Dunne 1, 8
KTM 91 Ryan Adair 5
Red Bull KTM EnduroGP KTM 91 Nathan Watson 7
Cab Screens Husqvarna Husqvarna 95 Dan Thornhill All
153 James Harrison All
Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki Kawasaki 100 Tommy Searle 8
G and S Yamaha Yamaha 111 Ben Putnam 3
M Smith Worx Racing Kawasaki 111 Eythor Reynisson 6–8
CH Construction Husqvarna Husqvarna 118 Kieran Clarke 3
iFly JK Yamaha Racing Yamaha 119 Ryan Houghton All
KTM 134 Liam Dixon 1
MVR-D Route 77 Energy Husqvarna Husqvarna 151 Harri Kullas 1–2, 4, 7–8
D.S.C Cornwall Kawasaki Kawasaki 152 Luke Sturgeon 8
681 Tommy Alba 1–2
ASA Honda Honda 155 Jack Brunell 1
214 Lewis Trickett 2
CCM Racing - Metcon TM TM 162 Stuart Edmonds 2–8
JD Racing - Moto 33 KTM 166 Joshua Taylor 8
Apico CPS Husqvarna Husqvarna 172 Robert Holyoake 1–2
One Twenty Motorsports KTM 222 George Purchase 8
Meredith MX Suzuki 274 Kieran Banks 1–2
Acerbis AK Feridax Honda 293 Ryan McLean
Site Sealants KTM KTM 295 Ross Rutherford 1–5, 7–8
MB Racing Husqvarna 302 Brad Woodroffe 6
KTM 311 Aaron McCarroll 7
Danger UK Husqvarna 411 Declan Whittle 1–4, 6–7
Service UK KTM 447 Simon Booth 1–4, 6–8
WM Moto - Cumbria MX World Husqvarna 511 Jay Lamb All
Dyer & Butler Kawasaki Kawasaki 685 Steven Lenoir 1–4
RFX KTM KTM 704 Ashley Wilde 1–3
Trevor Pope Kawasaki Kawasaki 711 Sonny Oliver
Crescent RHR Yamaha Yamaha 731 Jake Shipton 1–5, 7–8
422 Racing Kawasaki 818 Shaun Springer 3
VMX Moto KTM 915 Jim O'Neill 6
Suzuki 957 Jake Preston 7

Riders Championship
Pos Rider Bike CUL
 LYN
 CAN
 HAW
 DES
 BLA
 PRD
 FOX
 Points
1 Irwin Honda 4 3 2 2 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 DNS 332
2 Krestinov Honda 11 8 7 1 2 1 13 3 3 3 6 2 7 3 4 3 286
3 Anderson KTM 7 2 10 5 5 4 8 14 4 2 2 3 2 4 3 7 273
4 Davidson Husqvarna 6 7 12 20 Ret 10 6 5 6 6 4 10 8 11 7 11 187
5 Banks-Browne Husqvarna 3 Ret 4 13 1 3 4 Ret 2 Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 2 2 175
6 Law Husqvarna 9 9 8 15 8 9 12 6 9 15 15 5 11 9 12 10 174
7 Houghton Yamaha 12 11 23 10 11 Ret Ret 9 8 4 3 4 5 8 13 8 171
8 Harrison Husqvarna 10 12 15 11 6 6 9 11 10 8 11 14 14 12 9 9 169
9 Lenoir Kawasaki 2 5 3 4 3 2 2 2 162
10 Thornhill Husqvarna Ret 13 13 23 12 23 11 8 7 9 5 8 4 10 10 Ret 143
11 Kullas Husqvarna Ret 4 6 8 3 4 3 5 DNS DNS 120
12 Shipton Yamaha 17 16 11 12 7 7 5 7 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 118
13 Edmonds TM 18 9 10 8 10 12 5 Ret Ret 7 10 7 Ret DNS 114
14 Husband Honda Ret 14 21 27 9 17 7 10 11 10 Ret 6 9 6 111
15 Nicholls KTM 1 1 1 3 95
16 Burrows Husqvarna 15 15 16 14 21 12 16 19 15 12 10 12 12 17 15 Ret 94
17 Benstead Husqvarna 14 20 17 17 15 13 15 16 9 13 Ret DNS 19 14 70
18 Rutherford KTM Ret 22 Ret 19 13 Ret 14 15 12 11 13 15 16 13 69
19 Craig Kawasaki 20 18 20 Ret 17 13 20 7 8 9 17 13 69
20 Whatley Husqvarna 5 10 5 6 Ret DNS 58
21 Wilde KTM 8 6 9 7 17 Ret 58
22 Searle Kawasaki 1 1 50
23 Norris Husqvarna 7 Ret Ret DNS 11 6 39
24 Parker Husqvarna 21 25 19 21 19 Ret 25 18 13 16 16 18 14 17 39
25 N. Watson KTM 6 2 37
26 B. Watson KTM 6 4 33
27 Reynisson Kawasaki 14 11 15 Ret 27 12 32
28 Southgate Husqvarna 26 21 24 29 25 15 19 Ret 17 13 Ret DNS 17 15 30
29 Lamb Husqvarna 20 Ret Ret 24 24 Ret 18 17 13 14 Ret Ret 18 Ret DNS DNS 26
30 Rutter Honda 27 28 Ret DNS 22 14 24 Ret 16 20 19 19 23 Ret 18 16 25
31 O'Neill KTM 14 16 17 Ret Ret Ret 21 18 19
32 Lewis Yamaha Ret Ret DNS DNS 14 11 17
33 Desoer Kawasaki 23 17 Ret DNS DNS DNS 21 15 21 14 17
34 Strydom KTM 24 26 18 16 20 20 18 17 Ret DNS 17
35 Wouts Suzuki 8 Ret 13
36 Whittle Husqvarna Ret 27 25 26 26 19 22 21 Ret 17 19 16 13
37 Grigg-Pettitt Honda 30 Ret 27 30 23 18 16 18 Ret DNS 22 Ret 11
38 Burton Husqvarna 13 19 10
39 Woodroffe Husqvarna 12 Ret 9
40 Alba Kawasaki 18 23 26 16 8
41 Trickett Honda 14 25 7
42 Putnam Yamaha 16 Ret 5
43 Brunell Honda 16 24 5
44 Browne KTM 19 18 5
45 Day Husqvarna 18 20 4
46 Banks Suzuki 25 18 Ret 31 3
47 Sturgeon Kawasaki 20 19 3
48 McCarroll KTM 20 19 3
49 Adair KTM 21 19 2
50 Moffat KTM 19 Ret 22 22 2
51 Taylor KTM 24 20 1
52 Bradley Husqvarna 22 20 23 21 1
53 Booth KTM 28 30 28 33 28 22 26 24 20 22 24 21 26 22 1
54 Wright Husqvarna Ret Ret 30 20 21 23 1
Hockey KTM 27 21 23 22 0
Joyce Honda 22 21 0
Holyoake Husqvarna 22 29 Ret 32 0
Clarke Husqvarna 29 24 0
Purchase KTM 25 Ret 0
Wigger Husqvarna Ret 33 29 Ret DNS DNS 27 Ret DNS DNS 0
Dunne KTM 29 32 28 Ret 0
Major Husqvarna Ret 31 DSQ 28 DNS DNS 0
Preston Suzuki Ret Ret 0
Springer Kawasaki Ret DNS 0
Coppins Yamaha Ret DNS 0
Dixon KTM DNS DNS 0
Pos Rider Bike CUL
 LYN
 CAN
 HAW
 DES
 BLA
 PRD
 FOX
 Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

MX2

Calendar and Results

An 8-round calendar for the 2017 season was announced on 28 October 2016.[2]

Round Date Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner
1 12 March Culham Ben Watson Ben Watson Ben Watson
2 9 April Lyng Harri Kullas Harri Kullas Harri Kullas
3 30 April Canada Heights Harri Kullas Ben Watson Harri Kullas
4 14 May Hawkstone Park Ben Watson Josiah Natzke Ben Watson
5 18 June Desertmartin Martin Barr Ben Watson Martin Barr
6 16 July Blaxhall Josiah Natzke Todd Kellett Todd Kellett
7 30 July Preston Docks Ben Watson Darian Sanayei Darian Sanayei
8 27 August Foxhill Darian Sanayei Darian Sanayei Darian Sanayei

Participants

List of confirmed riders.[3]

Team Constructor No Rider Rounds
Lombard Express Suzuki Suzuki 2 Kevin Wouts 1–2
25 Florent Richier 8
272 Neville Bradshaw 4–7
Dave Thorpe Honda Off Road Centre Honda 3 Josh Gilbert All
71 Loukas Maggio 1–2
IDS Yamaha Yamaha 4 Robert Yates 2–4, 6
Buildbase Honda Racing Honda 5 Graeme Irwin 8
50 Martin Barr All
iFly JK Yamaha Racing Yamaha 6 Jay Wilson 1–2
48 Tommaso Isdraele 3
48 Ken Bengtson 7
371 Manuel Iacopi 5
481 Peter Irt 4
P&H Motorcycles KTM 10 Michael Ellis 1–5
Nitro Kawasaki Kawasaki 11 Eythor Reynisson 5
Apex Geartec KTM KTM 12 Ray Rowson 4
Colwyn Bay Feehily MX KTM KTM 14 Charlie Hamlet 1–2, 5, 7
RFX KTM KTM 15 Henry Williams 1, 6–7
360 Nathan Dixon[5] 1–3, 6–8
Craigs Motorcycles Yamaha Yamaha 15 Ashton Dickinson 3
Moto 4 Husqvarna UK Husqvarna 17 Luke Smith 1, 3–4, 7–8
SJP Moto Husqvarna 19 Tom Neal All
171 Dexter Douglas 1–2, 4–5
Crescent KTM KTM 24 Liam Garland
Bikesport Newcastle KTM KTM 28 John Robson 1–4
Graham Charlton Motorcycles Yamaha 31 Robbie Dowson 1–3, 5–8
Hitachi KTM UK KTM 33 Josiah Natzke All
98 Todd Kellett 6–8
631 Oliver Benton 1, 3–5, 7
919 Ben Watson 1–7
SaddMX Yamaha 38 Gavin Stevenson All
Apico Husqvarna Husqvarna 41 Alexander Brown 1–3, 5, 7–8
MVR-D Route 77 Energy Husqvarna Husqvarna 49 Callum Green 4
151 Harri Kullas All
Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki Kawasaki 57 Darian Sanayei 7–8
Team Green UK - Monster Energy Kawasaki Kawasaki 60 Dylan Woodcock 1–2, 4–8
Apico Factory Racing Yamaha 61 Tom Grimshaw 6
Powered by Evotech - BOS Suspension KTM 63 Jordan Divall All
KTM 65 James Mackrel 5
Lings Husqvarna Husqvarna 66 Lewis Tombs All
JTL - Plant Suspension Husqvarna Husqvarna 77 Jay Hague 1–7
St Blazey MX - SJ Hodder Husqvarna 98 Todd Kellett 1–5
HMC Honda UK Honda 101 Ben Clarke 6
G and S Yamaha Yamaha 111 Ben Putnam 1–2, 4
Craigs Motorcycles Yamaha Yamaha 115 Ashton Dickinson 6–7
Revo Husqvarna UK Husqvarna 119 Mel Pocock All
184 James Carpenter 1–2
RSR Plant Services KTM 122 Jake Sheridan 1–7
Hobbs Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki 134 Liam Knight All
575 Taylor Hammal All
Kawasaki 148 Michael Eccles 1–4
Planet Advanced Racing Suspension Husqvarna 148 Michael Eccles 5–8
714 Brad Todd 1–2, 4–8
Geartec Husqvarna Racing Husqvarna 173 Luke Norris 1–5
981 Jordan Moxey 6
Manchester MC Husqvarna Husqvarna 180 Josh Spinks 1–3
SPS Suspension Services KTM 180 Josh Spinks 4–8
CCM Racing TM 195 Dylan Stynes 3
200 James Dunn
Valley Developments Yamaha 300 Ben Franklin 3–4, 6
Verde Sports Racing KTM 303 Jake Millward All
Husqvarna 331 Jordan Eccles 1–7
Agnew Recovery - Watt Motorcycles KTM 337 Glenn McCormick 1–6, 8
Cab Screens Husqvarna Husqvarna 661 Josh Coleman 1–4, 6–8
MX Autos - Watson Engineering KTM 751 Joe Jeffries 1
Norman Watt Motorcycles KTM KTM 771 Jason Meara 1–2
Samson Roofing Husqvarna 874 Ryan Hammond All

Riders Championship
Pos Rider Bike CUL
 LYN
 CAN
 HAW
 DES
 BLA
 PRD
 FOX
 Points
1 Watson KTM 1 1 2 2 5 1 1 2 3 1 7 2 1 2 310
2 Barr Honda 14 2 3 4 9 3 2 4 1 2 6 3 4 4 Ret DNS 257
3 Kullas Husqvarna 2 8 1 1 1 2 Ret 3 11 13 8 18 7 3 8 6 248
4 Pocock Husqvarna 4 10 4 3 2 11 4 12 Ret 5 2 5 10 6 2 4 246
5 Kellett Husqvarna 9 11 8 8 4 13 3 5 4 4 241
KTM 4 1 19 7 5 3
6 Natzke KTM 3 Ret 12 27 3 4 5 1 17 Ret 1 9 3 5 4 2 225
7 Gilbert Honda 12 6 7 15 8 6 12 7 7 9 12 8 14 9 6 5 193
8 Tombs Husqvarna 8 9 6 6 7 8 10 21 10 11 3 7 12 12 11 7 190
9 M. Eccles Kawasaki 6 Ret 19 12 6 5 8 6 188
Husqvarna 2 3 9 Ret 5 8 13 9
10 Todd Husqvarna 5 5 5 5 9 17 8 6 5 10 16 11 15 14 163
11 Spinks Husqvarna 11 12 32 17 13 10 154
KTM 11 10 5 7 14 4 Ret 10 9 8
12 Millward KTM 7 7 13 21 Ret 9 7 9 6 8 11 11 9 Ret Ret 11 144
13 Knight Kawasaki 10 Ret 14 9 17 7 6 8 13 10 17 6 Ret 14 10 10 143
14 Sanayei Kawasaki 2 1 1 1 97
15 Divall KTM Ret 3 10 7 10 16 16 24 Ret 20 15 16 18 17 12 Ret 94
16 Norris Husqvarna 20 4 9 13 Ret 15 13 11 9 16 80
17 Stevenson Yamaha 13 16 15 11 27 18 24 13 Ret 14 19 20 8 15 Ret DNS 69
18 Woodcock Kawasaki Ret 15 18 14 26 Ret 15 19 Ret 17 13 Ret 14 13 51
19 Bradshaw Suzuki 14 14 12 12 10 Ret Ret 13 51
20 Brown Husqvarna Ret Ret 27 31 16 19 14 15 6 19 18 16 45
21 Neal Husqvarna 18 Ret 21 22 15 20 15 Ret 16 18 20 Ret 17 20 17 Ret 34
22 Ellis KTM 16 18 26 28 12 17 22 15 20 17 32
23 Hague Husqvarna 23 Ret 25 24 14 12 DNS DNS 23 Ret Ret Ret 11 16 31
24 Dowson Yamaha Ret Ret 30 20 11 14 25 Ret 22 15 22 Ret 23 19 26
25 Hammond Husqvarna 28 20 28 Ret 21 25 31 Ret 22 Ret Ret 12 21 Ret 16 12 24
26 Hammal Kawasaki 21 21 22 25 18 Ret 20 16 21 21 16 19 20 Ret 19 17 23
27 McCormick KTM 17 28 24 32 25 26 19 22 Ret Ret 13 14 22 20 22
28 Wouts Suzuki 24 DNS 11 10 21
29 Richier Suzuki 3 Ret 20
30 J. Eccles Husqvarna 15 17 29 18 19 Ret 23 19 19 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 19
31 Dickinson Yamaha 20 Ret Ret 13 15 21 15
32 Meara KTM 22 13 16 19 15
33 Irwin Honda 7 DNS 14
34 Wilson Yamaha 19 Ret 17 16 11
35 Sheridan KTM 26 23 33 33 29 27 30 23 18 24 18 21 23 18 9
36 Carpenter Husqvarna Ret 14 23 Ret 7
37 Putnam Yamaha Ret 22 Ret Ret 17 18 7
38 Dixon KTM 27 Ret Ret 23 24 23 24 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 6
39 Coleman Husqvarna Ret 26 31 29 28 29 32 28 Ret Ret 25 22 21 18 3
40 Irt Yamaha 18 Ret 3
41 Douglas Husqvarna Ret 19 20 26 25 27 Ret 25 3
42 Smith Husqvarna Ret 30 23 21 27 20 28 24 20 Ret 2
Yates Yamaha 35 30 22 24 Ret 31 21 22 0
Rowson KTM 21 25 0
Franklin Yamaha 26 22 29 26 23 Ret 0
Iacopi Yamaha 26 22 0
Williams KTM 30 27 25 23 24 23 0
Benton KTM Ret 25 Ret DNS 28 29 Ret 23 26 Ret 0
Clarke Honda 27 24 0
Reynisson Kawasaki 24 Ret 0
Jeffries KTM DNQ 24 0
Grimshaw Yamaha 26 25 0
Hamlet KTM DNQ 29 Ret 34 Ret Ret 27 25 0
Maggio Honda 25 Ret Ret Ret 0
Isdraele Yamaha 30 28 0
Moxey Husqvarna 28 Ret 0
Robson KTM 29 Ret 34 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 0
Green Husqvarna 33 30 0
Mackrel KTM Ret Ret 0
Bengtson Yamaha Ret Ret 0
Stynes TM Ret DNS 0
Pos Rider Bike CUL
 LYN
 CAN
 HAW
 DES
 BLA
 PRD
 FOX
 Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

References
  1. "British 2 Stroke Championship riders confirmed!". Andy McKinstry. gatedrop.com. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. "Official Calendar for the 2017 Maxxis ACU British Motocross Championship". ACU Events. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. "British Championship MX1 & MX2 riders confirmed!". Andy McKinstry. gatedrop.com. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. "Viewpoint: Jake Nicholls. The MX1 winner opens up". mxvice.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  5. "Catch Up: Nathan Dixon. Nathan Dixon looks ahead". mxvice.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
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