British Motocross Competition in 2023
2023 British Motocross Championship season
The 2023 ACU British Motocross Championship season (known for sponsorship reasons as the Revo MXGB fuelled by Gulf Race Fuels) was the 71st British Motocross Championship season.
Tommy Searle started the season as the reigning champion in the MX1 class after picking up his fourth title in 2022.[1] In the MX2 class, Conrad Mewse was the defending champion after winning his third national title in the previous season. However, Mewse did not defend his title as he moves into the MX1 class for 2023.[2]
In his debut season in the MX1 class, Mewse was able to win the title, taking six race wins and three overall wins along the way. In the MX2 class, Swedish rider Isak Gifting took his first British title.
The second round of the series at Canada Heights, initially scheduled to be held on 2 April 2023, was postponed and later cancelled due to the forecasted weather.[3]
The third round of the series at Foxhill was abandoned after the first race in all classes due to a fatal accident involving photographer Simon Mitchell.[4]
The final round was initially scheduled to be held at Oxford Moto Parc, however, it was later moved to the new Monster Mountain track in Merthyr Tydfil.[5]
Race calendar and results
The full calendar with both dates and venues was released on 16 February 2023.[6]
MX1
MX2
Circuit locations
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2023 British Motocross Championship locations
MX1
Participants
Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
ASA United Gas Gas[7] | Gas Gas | 2 | John Adamson | All |
128 | Ivo Monticelli | 1, 5–7 |
Crendon Fastrack Honda Racing | Honda | 3 | Josh Gilbert | All |
426 | Conrad Mewse | All |
Design Scaffolding ORW | Kawasaki | 4 | Harry Bradley | 2–5 |
Ultimate Wheels Thunder Road Honda | Honda | 7 | Louie Kessell | 1–6 |
17 | Luke Smith | 1–4 |
200 | James Dunn | 6 |
Moto-Cycle Racing | Gas Gas | 10 | Jason Meara | 1–2, 5–6 |
Chambers Racing | Gas Gas | 16 | Tom Grimshaw | All |
95 | Dan Thornhill | 1–6 |
AJP Geartec Racing | Husqvarna | 21 | Jayden Ashwell | 1, 5 |
Mr Dig Groundworks 91 Moto | Honda | 23 | John Joe Wright | 6 |
Gabriel SS24 KTM Racing Team | KTM | 24 | Shaun Simpson | 1–4 |
141 | Tristan Purdon | All |
| Honda | 38 | Gavin Stevenson | 5 |
LAAB Park MX MLM GFX | Honda | 40 | Jamie Fort | 6 |
| Yamaha | 41 | Nathan Green | 3 |
Tru7 Honda Racing Academy | Honda | 49 | Callum Green | All |
Apico Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 50 | Martin Barr | 1–4, 6–7 |
SR75 | Suzuki | 51 | Ben Harrison | 2, 4–5 |
Danger UK RSS Stafford Vans | Honda | 57 | Tony Craig | 5 |
Holeshot Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 62 | Charlie Way | 3 |
| Kawasaki | 68 | Josh Bentley | 1 |
GMR Magic Mushroom Yamaha | Yamaha | 74 | Tom Murphy | 4–7 |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings | 3 |
SC Sporthomes Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 91 | Charlie Putnam | All |
147 | Miro Sihvonen[8] | 1–3, 6 |
777 | Evgeny Bobryshev | 2–6 |
874 | Zack Williams | 7 |
GTCI Revo Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 100 | Tommy Searle[9] | 1–3, 5–6 |
MV Haulage Store 114 Honda | Honda | 101 | Michael Ellis | 2–3 |
Eastwood Racing Suspension | Honda | 103 | Max Broadbelt | 4–5 |
T.A.L.K Templant Racing Team | KTM | 115 | Ashton Dickinson | 1–6 |
NE10 Vodka Dirt Wheelz | Yamaha | 118 | Jaydon Murphy | 7 |
Gabriel KTM | KTM | 134 | Liam Knight | All |
Matt Pope Motorcycles | Gas Gas | 149 | Luke Parker | 2, 4 |
Kior/Shaw/Tamworth Yamaha | Yamaha | 150 | Aaron Patstone | 3–5 |
Cabscreens Crescent Yamaha | Yamaha | 151 | Harri Kullas | All |
184 | James Carpenter | All |
S Briggs Commercials Honda | Honda | 162 | Stuart Edmonds | All |
Oakleaf Worx Motorsport | Honda | 166 | Josh Taylor | 5 |
Comptons Cars and Commercials | KTM | 190 | Luke Benstead | 2, 4–5 |
Modu Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 211 | Billy MacKenzie | 1–3, 6 |
| KTM | 246 | Jonah Pijnen | 2 |
Phoenix Tools Evenstrokes Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 277 | Jay Hague | 1–4 |
HertsMX Honda | Honda | 301 | Shaun Southgate | 2 |
Lings Gas Gas | Gas Gas | 411 | Declan Whittle | 2–5 |
PP Sports Southside MX Bickers | Husqvarna | 425 | Drew Anderson | 1–4 |
Grizzly Racing Service | Husqvarna | 469 | Ryan de Beer | 5 |
GH Motorcycles | Husqvarna | 499 | Ben Cole | 4 |
Store 114 Racing | Honda | 511 | Steven Clarke | 1–5 |
Trueline/MX Dreams California | KTM | 546 | Max Lewis | 1, 3 |
C-Res Bikesport Newcastle | Honda | 714 | Brad Todd | All |
Riders Championship
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Pos | Rider | Bike | OAK
| LYN
| FOX
| BLA
| HAW
| SCH
| MON
| Points | 1 | Conrad Mewse | Honda | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 303 | 2 | Josh Gilbert | Honda | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 275 | 3 | Harri Kullas | Yamaha | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 272 | 4 | Tristan Purdon | KTM | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 6 | C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 163 | 5 | John Adamson | Gas Gas | Ret | 19 | 4 | 5 | 8 | C | 19 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 152 | 6 | Evgeny Bobryshev | Husqvarna | | | 6 | 4 | 14 | C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | 150 | 7 | James Carpenter | Yamaha | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 24 | C | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 141 | 8 | Brad Todd | Honda | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | C | 12 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 140 | 9 | Tom Grimshaw | Gas Gas | 7 | 5 | 16 | Ret | 13 | C | 15 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 123 | 10 | Tommy Searle | Kawasaki | 4 | DNS | 5 | 17 | 4 | C | | | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | 118 | 11 | Liam Knight | KTM | 14 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 12 | C | 8 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 116 | 12 | Ashton Dickinson | KTM | 8 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 9 | C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | Ret | DNS | | | 105 | 13 | Ivo Monticelli | Gas Gas | 3 | DNS | | | | | | | 10 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 104 | 14 | Martin Barr | Husqvarna | Ret | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | C | 10 | 14 | | | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 95 | 15 | Shaun Simpson | KTM | 6 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | C | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 70 | 16 | Stuart Edmonds | Honda | Ret | 9 | 14 | 13 | Ret | C | 11 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 17 | DNS | 70 | 17 | Jason Meara | Gas Gas | 10 | 20 | 15 | 12 | | | | | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | | | 57 | 18 | Dan Thornhill | Gas Gas | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 16 | C | 18 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 15 | | | 50 | 19 | Miro Sihvonen | Husqvarna | 17 | 10 | 17 | 10 | Ret | C | | | | | 12 | 12 | | | 48 | 20 | Callum Green | Honda | 18 | 16 | 26 | 20 | 23 | C | 22 | 18 | 19 | Ret | 18 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 21 | Steven Clarke | Honda | Ret | DNS | 21 | 14 | 10 | C | 9 | Ret | 16 | 20 | | | | | 36 | 22 | Charlie Putnam | Husqvarna | 16 | 17 | 27 | 22 | 21 | C | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 15 | DNS | 31 | 23 | Luke Parker | Gas Gas | | | 10 | 18 | | | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | 27 | 24 | Jay Hague | Kawasaki | 11 | 15 | 20 | Ret | 19 | C | 16 | 19 | | | | | | | 26 | 25 | Jeffrey Herlings | KTM | | | | | 1 | C | | | | | | | | | 25 | 26 | Zack Williams | Husqvarna | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 9 | 23 | 27 | Tom Murphy | Yamaha | | | | | | | Ret | 23 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 28 | Billy MacKenzie | Kawasaki | 22 | 14 | 23 | Ret | 17 | C | | | | | 20 | 18 | | | 15 | 29 | Luke Benstead | KTM | | | 24 | 23 | | | 14 | 15 | 23 | 16 | | | | | 18 | 30 | Tony Craig | Honda | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | | | | | 12 | 31 | Declan Whittle | Gas Gas | | | 22 | 19 | 20 | C | 17 | Ret | 26 | 23 | | | | | 7 | 32 | Jaydon Murphy | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | DNS | 5 | 33 | James Dunn | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 16 | | | 5 | 34 | Gavin Stevenson | Honda | | | | | | | | | 20 | 18 | | | | | 4 | 35 | Michael Ellis | Honda | | | 25 | 24 | 18 | C | | | | | | | | | 3 | 36 | Jayden Ashwell | Husqvarna | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 22 | 19 | | | | | 2 | 37 | Josh Bentley | Kawasaki | 19 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 38 | Max Broadbelt | Honda | | | | | | | 21 | 20 | 25 | 21 | | | | | 1 | 39 | Louie Kessell | Honda | 20 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 22 | C | 24 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | DNS | | | 1 | | Harry Bradley | Kawasaki | | | 29 | 26 | 25 | C | 23 | 22 | Ret | DNS | | | | | 0 | | Luke Smith | Honda | 23 | 22 | 32 | 28 | 29 | C | 29 | 25 | | | | | | | 0 | | John Joe Wright | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | Ret | | | 0 | | Ben Cole | Husqvarna | | | | | | | 25 | 24 | | | | | | | 0 | | Drew Anderson | Husqvarna | Ret | DNS | 28 | 25 | 26 | C | 26 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 | | Josh Taylor | Honda | | | | | | | | | 27 | 25 | | | | | 0 | | Aaron Patstone | Yamaha | | | | | 30 | C | 28 | Ret | 29 | 26 | | | | | 0 | | Ben Harrison | Suzuki | | | 31 | 29 | | | 27 | Ret | 31 | 28 | | | | | 0 | | Ryan de Beer | Husqvarna | | | | | | | | | 30 | 27 | | | | | 0 | | Max Lewis | KTM | Ret | DNS | | | 27 | C | | | | | | | | | 0 | | Nathan Green | Yamaha | | | | | 28 | C | | | | | | | | | 0 | | Jonah Pijnen | KTM | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | Shaun Southgate | Honda | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | Charlie Way | Kawasaki | | | | | Ret | C | | | | | | | | | 0 | | Jamie Fort | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | 0 | Pos | Rider | Bike | OAK
| LYN
| FOX
| BLA
| HAW
| SCH
| MON
| Points | MX2 Participants Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds | | Husqvarna | 5 | Mitch Armour | 6 | Phoenix Evenstrokes Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 6 | Carlton Husband | All | 127 | Sam Atkinson | 1 | Ultimate Wheels Thunder Road Honda | Honda | 7 | Louie Kessell | 7 | GTCI Revo Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 9 | Mel Pocock | 3–6 | 53 | Dylan Walsh | 1 | 100 | Tommy Searle | 7 | 441 | Billy Askew | 7 | Meredith MX | Fantic | 9 | Lewis Hall | 3 | Chambers Racing | Gas Gas | 10 | Harvey Cashmore | 1–6 | 300 | Ben Franklin | 1–5, 7 | 337 | Glenn McCormick | 1–4, 7 | Husqvarna | 731 | Alfie Jones | 1–2, 7 | Croft Garage/Goggle Tek | Yamaha | 11 | Robert Holyoake | 1–6 | Big Van World MTX Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 12 | Jack Chambers | 2–3, 7 | Southside MX | KTM | 20 | William Farrow | 1–2, 4–5 | Stan Civils Groundworks | Gas Gas | 22 | Travis Steels | 2–3 | Gabriel SS24 KTM | KTM | 23 | Taylor Hammal | All | 411 | Shaun Mahoney | All | Offroad Network UK Holeshot MX | KTM | 24 | Liam Garland | 7 | 426 Motorsport | KTM | 28 | Charlie Griffiths | 1–6 | DMH Vantage | Husqvarna | 38 | Daniel Hutchinson | 6 | WPH/SBE/Pure/Redline KTM | KTM | 40 | Jamie Wainwright | All | Geartec | Husqvarna | 44 | Elliott Banks-Browne | All | DS Lausnir | Yamaha | 49 | Eiður Orri Pálmarsson | 1, 4–5 | M Smith | KTM | 53 | Dylan Walsh | 7 | Algas Medical | KTM | 57 | Kyle McNicol | 1–4, 6 | Team Ando | Honda | 60 | Brad Anderson | 6 | PSU Designs Ltd | KTM | 63 | Dan Arkell | 1 | | Yamaha | 66 | Lewis Tombs | 2 | Foxwood Trade AU7 | KTM | 71 | James Cottrell | 2, 4 | 723 Race Bikes | Fantic | 72 | Raife Broadley | 3 | GMR Magic Mushroom Yamaha | Yamaha | 74 | Tom Murphy | 1–2 | 723 Racebikes Westsole Fencing | Gas Gas | 75 | Aaron Ongley | 1–4 | Blade Bikes | Kawasaki | 82 | Charlie Cole | 1–5 | Wulfsport/MarshMX | Honda | 99 | Howard Wainwright | 1, 3 | Armor Vision | Gas Gas | 101 | Tyla Hooley | 7 | Verde Shiloh KTM | KTM | 119 | Bailey Johnston | 1–6 | 260 | Dylan Woodcock | 7 | 303 | Jake Millward | 1–4 | RSR Plant Services KTM | KTM | 122 | Jake Sheridan | 1–4 | Apico Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 131 | Henry Siddiqui | 1–3 | 433 | Jack Lindsay | 1 | TEG Sport | Fantic | 157 | James Dent | 6 | ASA United Gas Gas[7] | Gas Gas | 163 | Ben Mustoe | All | 579 | Bobby Bruce | 1–5 | Oakleaf Worx Motorsport | Honda | 166 | Josh Taylor | 1–4 | JSMX Coaching | KTM | 180 | Josh Spinks | 3 | | Yamaha | 241 | Nathan Claughan | 6 | SC Sporthomes Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 261 | Jörgen-Matthias Talviku | 1, 5–7 | Armor Vision RJP | Yamaha | 272 | Neville Bradshaw | 5 | Cabscreens Crescent Yamaha | Yamaha | 365 | Sam Nunn | All | | KTM | 410 | James Barker | 1–6 | GRT Impact KTM | KTM | 419 | Joe Brookes | 1, 3–7 | Tru7 Honda Racing Academy | Honda | 422 | Charlie Heyman | All | DP Brakes/Tallon/Joov | Husqvarna | 470 | Tom Hughes | 1–3, 7 | Team PP Sports powered by Southside | KTM | 500 | Callum Murfitt | All | Stebbings Car Superstore powered by Bikesure 426 Motorsport | Gas Gas | 517 | Isak Gifting | All | T.A.L.K Templant Racing Team | KTM | 616 | Ollie Colmer | 1, 5–6 | Holeshote Motocross KTM | KTM | 661 | Josh Coleman | 3, 7 | Southside Motocross | Honda | 687 | Jake Rackham | 1, 4 | Jim Aim Racing | KTM | 712 | Josh Peters | 4–6 | AJP Gas Gas | Husqvarna | 719 | James Margetson | 1–2, 5 | MV Haulage | KTM | 771 | Ollie Beamish | 3, 6 | | Yamaha | 807 | Luca Pegg | 4 | DK Offroad | Gas Gas | 912 | Joel Rizzi | 4–7 | Riders Championship [10] |