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 re-scheduled 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[]

Calendar and Results[]

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

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

Participants[]

List of confirmed riders.^[3]

Team	Constructor	No	Rider	Rounds
Hitachi KTM UK	KTM	1		1–6
Bells Racing with Moriwaki	Honda	2		6
Hydrogarden Honda	Honda	4		1–2
Phoenix Tools Apico Honda	Honda	6		All
		37		All
Spectrum House Ltd	Honda	10		1–3
Apico Husqvarna	Husqvarna	11		All
		162		1–3
Lings Honda UK	Honda	12		1–3
SJP Moto	Husqvarna	14		1
SONC Concrete Cutting	Suzuki	15		1
Norman Watt Motorcycles	KTM	17		4–7
	Husqvarna	22		7
Dulson Racing RSS Yamaha	Yamaha	25		1–5, 7
		171		1–6
Bikesport Newcastle	Husqvarna	28		5–6
Langmead Construction	Yamaha	33		1–4
HTM Motorcycles	Husqvarna	35		7
SJT Rakennus	KTM	41		1–3
Geartec Husqvarna	Husqvarna	44		All
		141		7
		173		1, 5–6
		200		7
		711		7
Buildbase Honda Racing	Honda	45		1–6
		152		7
	KTM	46		4
GH Motorcycles G&B Finch	Husqvarna	49		All
		190		3, 6–7
	Honda	56		6
Planet Advanced Racing	Husqvarna	57		1–4
		714		7
	KTM	59		2
Verde Substance KTM	KTM	60		1–3, 5–6
Powered by Evotech HR Kawasaki	Kawasaki	63		1–5
Dixon Honda Racing	Honda	65		1, 7
	KTM	68		3, 7
Herts MX UK	Husqvarna	74		6
	Honda	301		1–6
	Husqvarna	411		1–3, 5–7
Cab Screens Honda	Honda	95		1–6
		135		1–4
Bike-IT DRT Kawasaki	Kawasaki	100	Tommy Searle	2–7
	Honda	103		1, 3
M Smith KTM	KTM	111		1–6
	KTM	114		3
Off-Road Southeast	Kawasaki	118		2–3
Rob Hooper Racing Yamaha	Yamaha	119		All
		227		1–3, 5
I-fly JK Yamaha	Yamaha	128		1–6
DSC Cornwall Kawasaki	Kawasaki	152		1, 4
Fives Motorsport	KTM	157		4
Dirt Wheelz UK	Kawasaki	166		2
HMC Sandbox Graphics	Husqvarna	188		3
Danger UK - Feridax	KTM	293		5
Site Sealants DCl KTM	KTM	295		All
Team Colwyn Bay Honda	Honda	300		All
MB Racing Services	KTM	302		7
RAD RSS Yamaha	Yamaha	311		2, 5–7
RFX Crescent Yamaha	Yamaha	360		1–5
		731		1, 3–4, 7
Acerbis KTM	KTM	447		1–3, 5–7
	KTM	491		5
Apico Factory Racing	Honda	511		7
Stebbings Car Superstore	Husqvarna	553		7
Chambers Racing	Husqvarna	571		1
South Coast Racing Honda	Honda	691		All
Lombard Express Suzuki	Suzuki	777		All

Riders Championship[]

Pos Rider Bike CUL CAN BLA DES DUN HAW LYN Points 1 Suzuki 4 1 4 2 5 2 5 3 1 C 10 12 2 2 246 2 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 Husqvarna 18 2 2 4 3 3 4 Ret 8 C 4 4 3 7 206 5 KTM 1 3 11 3 4 7 2 4 Ret C 2 3 189 6 Yamaha 6 8 6 9 7 8 7 8 5 C 8 5 6 11 179 7 Honda 9 Ret 7 8 6 6 9 6 15 C 5 6 4 4 169 8 Yamaha Ret 5 3 5 12 4 6 2 2 C Ret Ret 138 9 KTM 3 6 9 10 9 9 3 C 6 8 130 10 Honda 8 9 15 15 10 11 8 7 9 C 7 7 125 11 Yamaha 19 12 13 12 18 15 11 9 12 C 11 9 90 12 Honda Ret 17 16 24 24 12 10 20 10 C 9 9 13 8 86 13 Yamaha 5 7 14 11 Ret 10 7 C 72 14 KTM 17 16 22 18 23 23 13 12 13 C 11 11 14 Ret 64 15 KTM 11 13 8 Ret 11 5 57 16 Husqvarna 22 11 10 6 8 13 57 17 Honda 7 10 12 13 14 Ret Ret DNS 49 18 Husqvarna Ret 18 Ret 17 17 19 18 19 14 C 12 14 Ret 15 47 19 Kawasaki 15 22 20 14 16 18 14 14 Ret C 36 20 Honda 7 3 34 21 Yamaha 12 Ret 25 19 Ret 14 16 10 Ret C 34 22 Honda 5 6 31 23 Husqvarna 10 14 Ret 20 19 Ret 12 Ret 30 24 Honda 25 Ret 17 16 20 21 22 17 19 C 15 13 30 25 Husqvarna 9 5 28 26 KTM Ret 26 23 Ret 21 Ret 23 11 24 C 14 10 28 27 Yamaha Ret DNS 13 Ret 21 DNS 8 14 28 28 Husqvarna 16 Ret 24 22 Ret 22 20 18 17 C 21 16 15 17 28 29 Yamaha 14 21 21 21 22 17 15 13 25 30 Husqvarna 15 16 Ret Ret 12 16 25 31 KTM 19 16 16 C 16 17 19 19 25 32 Husqvarna 10 10 22 33 Husqvarna 20 15 18 23 Ret DNS Ret C Ret 18 16 Ret 18 34 Husqvarna 17 12 13 35 Yamaha 19 27 21 C 19 15 23 18 13 36 KTM 11 C 10 37 KTM 17 15 10 38 KTM 28 25 20 13 9 39 Husqvarna DNS DNS 23 C 13 Ret 8 40 Husqvarna 13 Ret 8 41 Honda 18 19 5 42 Honda 17 Ret 4 43 KTM 18 C 3 44 Honda DNS DNS 18 21 3 45 Honda 21 19 29 25 27 24 2 46 Honda Ret Ret 27 26 30 26 Ret 21 25 C 20 20 Ret 23 2 47 KTM 22 20 1 48 Husqvarna 20 C 22 Ret 1 49 KTM 26 20 1 50 Kawasaki 23 20 Ret Ret 1 Husqvarna 21 22 0 KTM 26 25 31 30 31 29 26 C 24 21 24 24 0 Yamaha 24 24 28 31 25 27 24 22 22 C 23 Ret 0 Honda 31 29 Ret 32 32 31 26 23 27 C Ret Ret 27 25 0 Honda 29 23 26 Ret Ret DNS 0 KTM 25 Ret 0 Husqvarna 25 Ret 0 Husqvarna 26 Ret 0 Honda 28 27 30 28 0 Suzuki 27 Ret 0 Husqvarna 29 28 0 Honda 30 28 Ret 30 0 Kawasaki 32 29 0 KTM 33 Ret 33 32 0 Husqvarna Ret Ret 0 Husqvarna Ret DNS 0 Husqvarna Ret DNS 0 KTM DNS DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike CUL CAN BLA DES DUN HAW LYN Points MX2[] Calendar and Results[] The championship was contested over 8 rounds.[2] Round Date Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner 1 1 April Culham 2 22 April Canada Heights 3 6 May Blaxhall 4 24 June Desertmartin 5 29 July Duns 6 12 August Hawkstone Park 7 14 October Lyng Participants[] List of confirmed riders.[4] Team Constructor No Rider Rounds Honda Adventure Centre Honda 3 All IDS Bridgestone Yamaha 4 1–2, 5–7 Samson Roofing KTM KTM 6 1–6 Team Green Kawasaki Kawasaki 9 All ASA Hitachi KTM KTM 10 All RFX Crescent Yamaha Yamaha 15 1–4 101 2–7 Norman Watt Kawasaki Kawasaki 17 1–3 Craig's Motorcycles Husqvarna 19 All Yamaha 115 All Honda 303 All Team Green GCM Kawasaki Kawasaki 29 1–2 Rob Hooper Racing Yamaha Yamaha 31 1–6 SR75 Suzuki Suzuki 32 1–3, 5–7 99 1–4, 6–7 Buildbase Honda Racing Honda 33 1–3 Manchester MC Husqvarna Husqvarna 38 All 148 1–4 KTM 39 6 Apico Drysdale KTM KTM 41 All Vega Solutions KTM KTM 48 6–7 REVO Husqvarna UK Husqvarna 50 All 53 7 60 1–5 119 All Bike-it DRT Kawasaki Kawasaki 57 1 891 5 HCR Yamaha Yamaha 61 1–3, 7 Hitachi KTM UK KTM 63 426 All G&G Ross Hardcore Racing Yamaha 65 1–2, 4–7 Putoline Planet Advanced Racing Husqvarna 66 All 72 1–3, 5 123 4 171 1–2, 6 Yamaha 75 3 JTL Scaffolding Kawasaki 77 All Husky Sport Husqvarna 82 1–4, 7 I-fly JK Racing Yamaha 97 1–2, 4, 7 714 3–6 Verde Substance KTM KTM 98 All Honda 103 7 KTM 110 4–5 Fountain Builders Yamaha 111 All Husqvarna 114 6–7 RSR Plant Services KTM KTM 122 1, 4 Pope Racing KTM 134 All 575 All M Smith KTM KTM 180 All Holeshot Greenstar Kawasaki Kawasaki 184 All Gear4 Motorcycles KTM KTM 199 1, 3–4, 7 Chambers Racing Husqvarna 300 1, 3, 5–7 SJP Moto Husqvarna 331 1, 4 Yamaha 333 1–2 KTM 337 All Honda Europe/CNC Doors Honda 511 3, 6 JNSF Racing KTM 981 3 Riders Championship[] Pos Rider Bike CUL CAN BLA DES DUN HAW LYN Points 1 KTM 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 14 2 1 Ret 4 1 285 2 Honda 2 2 5 6 2 3 4 2 1 10 3 6 3 2 270 3 Husqvarna 3 4 2 3 9 7 3 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 269 4 KTM 5 3 6 5 1 8 7 4 5 6 5 2 6 6 236 5 Husqvarna 7 Ret 3 2 3 2 2 17 3 4 12 5 8 4 218 6 KTM Ret 6 4 4 10 4 5 3 2 5 7 4 7 5 216 7 KTM 6 8 17 12 16 12 16 8 6 9 8 13 12 9 142 8 Husqvarna 8 14 7 15 18 5 8 21 9 23 11 11 5 8 133 9 KTM 9 Ret Ret 13 5 16 9 7 12 7 4 10 19 Ret 121 10 KTM 14 Ret 16 18 14 13 10 13 7 13 9 9 11 7 119 11 Husqvarna 13 7 9 22 4 6 15 6 88 12 Yamaha 4 9 8 8 Ret 21 Ret 19 16 16 20 8 Ret 16 87 13 Yamaha 6 11 6 10 11 8 10 Ret 85 14 Husqvarna 19 13 Ret 11 7 15 Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 12 20 Ret 75 15 Honda Ret 11 10 9 20 18 19 Ret 13 18 Ret 15 13 10 75 16 KTM 17 18 11 Ret 12 14 20 14 10 22 16 7 17 25 75 17 Honda 11 9 6 3 57 18 KTM 23 23 21 17 23 20 17 12 8 Ret 22 Ret 10 11 52 19 Kawasaki 18 15 13 Ret 31 Ret 12 20 15 Ret 17 14 25 15 50 20 Yamaha 21 22 19 10 13 10 11 16 Ret DNS Ret 18 50 21 Honda 10 5 15 7 28 23 47 22 Husqvarna 11 Ret 12 Ret 33 17 21 15 Ret 14 Ret Ret 15 20 43 23 Yamaha 28 19 23 Ret 24 22 17 11 21 16 16 13 34 24 Husqvarna 1 14 32 25 Husqvarna 15 10 18 9 32 26 Husqvarna Ret 12 Ret 14 21 Ret 26 18 21 17 14 Ret 24 Ret 30 27 KTM 13 11 18 15 27 28 Kawasaki 29 25 29 23 Ret 24 22 23 19 24 13 Ret 14 12 26 29 Yamaha Ret Ret 14 16 19 25 Ret 24 Ret Ret 15 23 Ret Ret 20 30 KTM 16 24 Ret 20 25 19 14 Ret Ret 25 24 Ret 15 31 Husqvarna 12 17 Ret 26 25 26 13 32 Husqvarna Ret 22 9 Ret 12 33 Yamaha Ret DNS Ret Ret 20 12 19 21 DNS DNS 12 34 Yamaha 27 16 18 19 30 30 22 Ret 10 35 Husqvarna 24 20 29 27 24 Ret 18 17 23 Ret 8 36 Husqvarna 20 Ret 22 Ret 15 Ret 23 Ret DNS DNS 7 37 Yamaha 25 21 24 22 Ret 26 23 19 23 19 27 18 7 38 Suzuki DNQ 34 28 25 32 34 25 21 27 24 21 17 4 39 Suzuki 31 30 26 30 17 31 Ret DNS DNS DNS 28 21 4 40 Husqvarna 30 29 27 28 26 29 25 DNS 18 24 3 41 Yamaha DNQ 33 20 24 28 25 29 19 3 42 KTM Ret 20 26 23 1 43 Kawasaki Ret 20 1 KTM 22 21 29 29 0 KTM 25 31 22 28 27 27 Ret 22 0 Husqvarna DNQ DNQ 31 31 35 Ret 22 Ret 0 Kawasaki 26 28 24 Ret 0 KTM 26 25 0 Yamaha Ret 26 Ret 27 27 32 Ret 28 0 Kawasaki 33 27 30 29 34 26 0 Honda 30 26 0 Yamaha 32 32 32 Ret 0 Yamaha 36 33 0 KTM Ret Ret 0 Husqvarna Ret Ret 0 Kawasaki Ret DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike CUL CAN BLA DES DUN HAW LYN Points References[] ^ "Lyng Maxxis is cancelled – 2018 ACU British Motocross Championship". 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