French Elite Motocross Championship

The French Elite Motocross Championship (French: Championnat de France Motocross) is the premier domestic French Motocross series, sanctioned by the Fédération Française de Motocyclisme.

French Elite Motocross Championship
French Elite Motocross Championship logo
CategoryMotocross
CountryFrance
Inaugural season1950
Current season

Due to sponsorship reason, the series has been known as the 24MX Tour since 2016. The premier classes are the Elite MX1 and Elite MX2 but there are also classes for younger riders.[1]

History

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The French Elite Motocross Championship has existed as the highest level of domestic motocross in France since 1949.[2] Yves Demaria holds the highest number of senior titles with 10.[3] The classes within the championship have evolved over time in line with what has been seen in the sport around the world.

Event Format

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Rounds of the French Elite Motocross Championship typically have a single day format. Qualifying takes place in a morning in the form of timed practice sessions, with the two points paying races taking place in the afternoon. If a class has more than 40 entries, the timed practice sessions are split into two groups.

Points are awarded to finishers of the main races, in the following format:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th 
Points 25 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

List of Champions

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Season Elite MX1 Champion Elite MX2 Champion Juniors (125cc) Champion Espoirs (85cc) Champion
2024   Maxime Desprey (Yamaha)   Mathis Valin (Kawasaki)   Tom Brunet (KTM)   Leo Diss-Fenard (KTM)
2023   Valentin Guillod (Honda)   Pierre Goupillon (KTM)   Mathis Valin (Gas Gas)   Ryan Oppliger (KTM)
2022   Milko Potisek (Yamaha)   Pierre Goupillon (KTM)   Adrien Petit (Yamaha)   Mano Faure (Husqvarna)
2021   Maxime Desprey (Yamaha)   Pierre Goupillon (KTM)   Lucas Coenen (KTM)   Mathis Valin (Gas Gas)
2020   Jeremy Van Horebeek (Honda)   Anthony Bourdon (Husqvarna)   Quentin Prugnières (KTM)   Sacha Coenen (KTM)
2019   Maxime Desprey (Honda)   Stephen Rubini (Honda)   Florian Miot (Yamaha)   Quentin Prugnières (KTM)
2018   Xavier Boog (Honda)   Mathys Boisramé (Honda)   Tom Guyon (KTM)   Luca Diserens (KTM)
2017   Xavier Boog (Honda)   Florent Richier (Suzuki)   Thibault Benistant (Yamaha)   Pablo Metayer (KTM)
2016   Gregory Aranda (Yamaha)   Mathys Boisramé (Yamaha)   Stephen Rubini (KTM)   Tom Guyon (TM)
2015   Xavier Boog (KTM)   Maxime Desprey (Kawasaki)   Maxime Renaux (Yamaha)   Brian Moreau (Kawasaki)
2014   Sébastien Pourcel (KTM)   Damon Graulus (KTM)   David Herbreteau (Yamaha)   Calvin Fonvieille (KTM)
Cadet (85cc) Champion
2013   Cédric Soubeyras (Honda)   Dylan Ferrandis (Kawasaki)   Nicolas Dercourt (Yamaha)   Bastien Guillaume (KTM)
2012   Sébastien Pourcel (Kawasaki)   Valentin Teillet (Kawasaki)   Paul Stauder (KTM)   David Herbreteau (Kawasaki)
2011   Xavier Boog (Kawasaki)   Nicolas Aubin (KTM)   Simon Mallet (Yamaha)   Thomas Do (KTM)
2010   Xavier Boog (Kawasaki)   Steven Frossard (Kawasaki)   Jordi Tixier (KTM)   Nicolas Dercourt (Yamaha)
2009   David Vuillemin (Kawasaki)   Marvin Musquin (Honda)   Richard Fura (Yamaha)   Maxime Desprey (Yamaha)
2008   Sébastien Pourcel (Kawasaki)   Steven Frossard (Kawasaki)   Mathias Bellino (Yamaha)   Dylan Ferrandis (Yamaha)
2007   Sébastien Pourcel (Kawasaki)   Nicolas Aubin (Yamaha)   Cédric Soubeyras (Yamaha)   Jason Clermont (Honda)
2006   Pascal Leuret (Honda)   Sébastien Pourcel (Kawasaki)   Khounsith Vongsana (KTM)   Loïc Larrieu (KTM)
Open Elite Champion 125cc Elite Champion 125cc Junior Champion 85cc Cadet Champion
2005   Mickaël Pichon (Honda)   Christophe Pourcel (Kawasaki)   Steven Frossard (KTM)   Marvin Musquin (Kawasaki)
2004   Mickaël Pichon (Honda)   Sébastien Pourcel (Kawasaki)   Nicolas Aubin (KTM)   Gregory Aranda (Kawasaki)
80cc Cadet Champion
2003   Thierry Bethys (Honda)   Mickaël Maschio (Kawasaki)   Anthony Boissière (Kawasaki)   Christophe Pourcel (Kawasaki)
2002   Mickaël Pichon (Suzuki)   Mickaël Maschio (Kawasaki)   Jérémy Tarroux (Suzuki)   Christophe Pourcel (Kawasaki)
2001   Yves Demaria (Yamaha)   Luigi Seguy (Yamaha)   Sébastien Pourcel (Kawasaki)   Christophe Pourcel (Kawasaki)
2000   Yves Demaria (Yamaha)   Luigi Seguy (Yamaha)   Christophe Martin (Husqvarna)   Thomas Allier (Honda)
1999   David Vuillemin (Yamaha)   Johnny Aubert (Husqvarna)   Pascal Leuret (Honda)   Benjamin Coisy (Yamaha)
1998   Thierry Bethys (Honda)   David Vuillemin (Yamaha)   Steve Boniface (Honda)   Nicolas Delepierre (Kawasaki)
1997   Nicolas Cailly (Yamaha)   Frédéric Vialle (Yamaha)   Eric Sorby (Kawasaki)   Steve Boniface (Honda)
1996   Yves Demaria (Yamaha)   Sébastien Tortelli (Kawasaki)   Johnny Aubert (KTM)   Steve Boniface (Honda)
1995   Yves Demaria (Yamaha)   Sébastien Tortelli (Kawasaki)   Sébastien Trottier (Honda)   Eric Sorby (Yamaha)
1994   Yves Demaria (Honda)   Mickaël Pichon (Honda)   Stéphane Roncada (Honda)   Mathieu Lafaix (Kawasaki)
1993   Frédéric Bolley (Yamaha)   Yves Demaria (Suzuki)   Sébastien Carrico (Kawasaki)   Johnny Aubert (Yamaha)
1992   Yann Guédard (Kawasaki)   Yves Demaria (Suzuki)   Jean-Roch Peres (Suzuki)   Sébastien Tortelli (Kawasaki)
1991   Yannig Kervella (Kawasaki)   Yves Demaria (Suzuki)   Mickaël Pichon (Honda)   Luigi Seguy (Kawasaki)
Open Inter Champion 125cc Inter Champion
1990   Yannig Kervella (Kawasaki)   Yves Demaria (Yamaha)   Cyril Porte (Honda)   Jean-Roch Peres (Kawasaki)
1989   Jacky Vimond (Honda)   Yves Demaria (Yamaha)   Fabien Guene (Honda)   Mickaël Pichon (Honda)
1988   Jacky Vimond (Yamaha)   Jean-Michel Bayle (Honda)   Thierry Bethys (Honda)   Mickaël Pichon (Honda)
1987   Christian Vimond (Honda)   Jean-Michel Bayle (Honda)   Yves Demaria (Yamaha)   Frédéric Bolley (Honda)
1986   Yves Gervaise (KTM)   Patrick Perrier (Honda)   Thierry Noizier (Kawasaki)   Yves Demaria (Yamaha)

Pre-1986

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Season 500cc Inter Champion 250cc Inter Champion 125cc Inter Champion 125cc Junior Champion 80cc Cadet Champion
1985   Jean-Jacques Bruno (Suzuki)   Jacky Vimond (Yamaha)   Christian Vimond (Honda)   Patrick Demaria (Yamaha)   Jérôme Belval (Kawasaki)
1984   Jean-Paul Mingels (Yamaha)   Jacky Vimond (Yamaha)   Jean-Luc Fouchet (Yamaha)   Philippe Gay (KTM) -
1983   Patrick Fura (Yamaha)   Yannig Kervella (KTM)   Patrick Perrier (Yamaha)   Thierry Lassaigne (KTM) -
1982   Patrick Boniface (Honda)   Jacky Vimond (Yamaha)   Yannig Kervella (KTM)   Dominique Vulliez (Yamaha) -
1981   Jean-Jacques Bruno (Suzuki)   Patrick Fura (Husqvarna)   Jacky Vimond (Yamaha)   Olivier Robert (Aprilia) -
1980   Jean-Jacques Bruno (Suzuki)   Jean-Michel Baron (Portal)   Jacky Vimond (Yamaha)   Yves Gervaise (Yamaha) -
1979   Jean-Jacques Bruno (KTM)   Patrick Boniface (Honda)   Jacky Vimond (Yamaha)   Vincent Chastanet (KTM) -
1978   Jean-Jacques Bruno (KTM)   Daniel Péan (Maico)   Patrick Gervaise (Yamaha)   Jacky Vimond (Suzuki) -
1977   Serge Bacou (Bultaco)   Jean-Jacques Bruno (KTM)   Patrick Boniface (KTM)   Patrick Gervaise (KTM) -
1976   Serge Bacou (Bultaco)   Daniel Péan (Maico)   Jean-Paul Hypolite (Kawasaki)   Patrick Boniface (KTM) -
1975   Michel Combes (Montesa)   Daniel Péan (Maico)   Jean-Paul Hypolite (Kawasaki)   Denis Vimond (Honda) -
250cc Junior Champion
1974   Serge Bacou (Maico)   Jean-Claude Nowak (Maico)   Christian Neimer (Monark)   Jean-Jacques Bruno (KTM) -
1973   Serge Bacou (Bultaco)   Jean-Claude Nowak (Montesa)   Louis Jallat (Yamaha)   Michel Merel (Montesa) -
1972   Serge Bacou (Bultaco)   Jean-Claude Nowak (Montesa)   Gilles Francru (Husqvarna)   Jean-Claude Bontemps (Husqvarna) -
1971   Serge Bacou (Bultaco)   Serge Bacou (Bultaco) -   Patrick Drobecq (Yamaha) -
1970   Denis Portal (Maico) - -   Jean-Pierre Mougin (Maico) -
1969   Jacques Vernier (ČZ) - -   Roger Barbara (Husqvarna) -
250cc National Champion
1968   Jacky Porte (Montesa)   Joël Queirel (Maico) - - -
1967   Guy Bertrand (Triumph)   Jacky Porte (Montesa) - - -
1966   Jean-Claude Regnault (Métisse)   Denis Portal (Bultaco) - - -
1965   Guy Bertrand (Triumph)   Vincent Clerici (Husqvarna) - - -
1964   Guy Bertrand (Triumph)   Vincent Clerici (Husqvarna) - - -
1963   Guy Bertrand (Triumph)   René Combes (Greeves) - - -
1962   Jean Hazianis (Triumph)   Vincent Clerici (Greeves) - - -
1961   André Chuchart (Triumph)   Michel Desbois (Maico) - - -
1960   Robert Klym (BSA)   Michel Desbois (Maico) - - -
1959   Jean Hazianis (BSA)   Michel Desbois (Maico) - - -
1958   Robert Klym (BSA)   Michel Desbois (Maico) - - -
1957   Gilbert Brassine (BSA) - - - -
1956   Michel Jacquemin (BSA) - - - -
500cc National Champion 250cc National Champion 350cc National Champion
1955   Charles Molinari (Gilera)   Georges Delpeyrat (NSU)   Jean Hazianis (BSA) - -
1954   Charles Molinari (Gilera)   René Klym (NSU)   Robert Klym (BSA) - -
1953   Gilbert Brassine (BSA)   Michel Benard (NSU)   Paul Godey (BSA) - -
1952   Gilbert Brassine (FN)   Michel Benard (NSU)   Charles Molinari (BSA) - -
1951   Gilbert Brassine (FN)   René Klym (NSU)   Jacques Melioli - -
1950   Gilbert Brassine (Saroléa)   Robert Moury (Puch)   Henri Frantz (Matchless) - -
1949   Michel Verrecchia (Triumph)   Robert Moury (DKW) - - -

References

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  1. ^ "HISTORIQUE". elite-motocross.fr. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ^ "LE MOTOCROSS ET SON ÉVOLUTION". Anneline J. speedway.fr. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ^ "MXVOICE SESSIONS #1 : YVES DEMARIA". MXVOICE.RACING. mxvoice.racing. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. ^ motorsporttop20.com. "FRENCH OPEN ELITE (1991-2005) MX1 ELITE (2006- ) MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). motorsporttop20.com. Retrieved 9 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ motorsporttop20.com. "FRENCH 125cc ELITE (1991-2005); MX2 ELITE (2006- ) MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). motorsporttop20.com. Retrieved 9 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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