The Spanish Motocross Championship (Spanish: Campeonato de España de Motocross) is the premier domestic Spanish Motocross series, sanctioned by the Real Federación Motociclista Española.
 Spanish Motocross Championship logo | |
| Category | Motocross |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Inaugural season | 1959 |
 Current season | |
The series runs annually throughout late winter and spring each year. The premier classes are the Elite-MX1 and Elite-MX2 but there are also classes for younger riders, masters and women.[1]
History edit
The Spanish Motocross Championship has existed since 1959. Several riders have had periods of dominance in the history of the championship, with Toni Elías holding the highest number of titles at ten.[2] The classes within the championship have evolved over time in line with what has been seen in the sport around the world.
Event Format edit
Rounds of the Spanish Motocross Championship typically have a two day format. The Elite categories hold their qualifying on the first day, with the main races taking place on the second day. In addition to timed practice sessions, Elite categories compete in a qualifying race (in a similar vain to what happens in the FIM Motocross World Championship) to earn their starting order for the main races.[3] From 2023 onwards, the top-five finishers of the qualifying race will receive points. These points will go towards their championship total, but will not go towards their total for each round.[4]
Points are awarded to the top-five finishers of the qualifying race, in the following format:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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 |
Broadcast edit
The comprehensive broadcast of each round of the Spanish Motocross Championship is currently via a live stream on the RFME's official YouTube channel.[5]
List of Champions edit
References edit
- ^ Real Federación Motociclista Española (23 January 2023). "Reglas de la Competición 2023" (PDF). rfme.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Motos con historia: Derbi Cross 125/250 1982 y Toni Elías". moto1pro.com. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Qualifying race results: Spanish Championship RD1". gatedrop.com. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "NORMATIVA DE DORSALES – CAMPEONATO DE ESPAÑA DE MOTOCROSS 2023". RFME. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Live Stream:Calatayud". Lewis Phillips. mxvice.com. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ Real Federación Motociclista Española. "RFME CAMPEONATOS DE ESPAÑA DE MOTOCROSS / SUPERCROSS / FREESTYLE" (PDF). rfme.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ motorsporttop20.com. "SPANISH 125cc (2001-04); MX2 (2005-14); MX2 ELITE (2015- ) MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). motorsporttop20.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ motorsporttop20.com. "SPANISH OPEN (2001-04); MX1 (2005-07); MX ELITE (2008-14); MX1 ELITE (2015- ) MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). motorsporttop20.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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