MX2 Motocross World Championship
MX2 is one of two classifications in the FIM Motocross World Championship, sometimes known as a feeder class for the MXGP classification.
The MX2 class has a rider age restriction of 15 to 23 years old, and can only include two-stroke engines from 100cc up to 125cc, or four-stroke motors from 175cc up to 250cc.
Tom Vialle is the current MX2 champion (2022), winning the title after a closely contested final round of the 2022 MX2 Motocross World Championship on 4th September 2022, at Afyonkarahisar, Turkiye.
Latest MX2 Results
Browse all 2023 Championship resultsAdvertisement
Latest MX2 Standings
MX2 2023 championship standings after round 1 - Patagonia-Argentina.
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Bike | Nat. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #93 | Jago Geerts | Yamaha | BEL | 60 |
| 2 | #80 | Andrea Adamo | KTM | ITA | 49 |
| 3 | #198 | Thibault Benistant | Yamaha | FRA | 41 |
MX2 World Champions
There have been fourteen different MX2 World Champions between 2003 and 2021, with Jeffrey Herlings being the most successful rider winning three MX2 World Championship titles.
| Year | Rider | Nat | Bike | Pts | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | |||||
| 2022 | Tom Vialle | FRA | KTM | 758 | +4 |
| 2021 | Maxime Renaux | FRA | Yamaha | 734 | +124 |
| 2020 | Tom Vialle | FRA | KTM | 759 | +80 |
| 2019 | Jorge Prado | ESP | KTM | 837 | +213 |
| 2018 | Jorge Prado | ESP | KTM | 873 | +96 |
| 2017 | Pauls Jonass | LAT | KTM | 771 | +39 |
| 2016 | Jeffrey Herlings | NED | KTM | 739 | +114 |
| 2015 | Tim Gajser | SLO | Honda | 589 | +25 |
| 2014 | Jordi Tixier | FRA | KTM | 616 | +4 |
| 2013 | Jeffrey Herlings | NED | KTM | 742 | +135 |
| 2012 | Jeffrey Herlings | NED | KTM | 694 | +43 |
| 2011 | Ken Roczen | GER | KTM | 651 | +19 |
| 2010 | Marvin Musquin | FRA | KTM | 635 | +61 |
| 2009 | Marvin Musquin | FRA | KTM | 540 | +40 |
| 2008 | Tyla Rattray | RSA | KTM | 636 | +23 |
| 2007 | Antonio Cairoli | ITA | Yamaha | 660 | +150 |
| 2006 | Christophe Pourcel | FRA | Kawasaki | 581 | +18 |
| 2005 | Antonio Cairoli | ITA | Yamaha | 567 | +49 |
| 2004 | Ben Townley | NZL | KTM | 622 | +116 |
| 2003 | Steve Ramon | BEL | KTM | 233 | +15 |
MX2 Points Scoring System
The MX2 points system is 25-22-20-18-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top 20 finishers, for each of the two main races.
As of 2023, in addition to the race points the top ten qualifying riders from the MX2 classification will also score points. The rider who wins the Qualifying Race will receive 10 points, the 2nd will receive 9 points and so on, in a sliding scale down to 1 point for the 10th position.
Latest MX2 Videos
