2016 MXGP of Qatar
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The 2016 MXGP of Qatar was the first round of the 2016 FIM Motocross World Championship season.[1] It was held at the Losail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar on 26-27 February 2016 and included the first rounds of the 2016 MXGP and MX2 world championships, along with the first round of the 2016 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship.[2] Romain Febvre was the reigning MXGP world champion, after taking his first title in 2015.
Entry Lists[edit]
The entry lists for the 2016 MXGP of Qatar were announced on 12 January 2016.[3][4]
Entry List[edit]
1 Ken De Dycker did not ride due to a broken femur sustained in pre-season training.[6] 2 Matiss Karro did not ride due to a torn left ACL sustained in a pre-season race.[7] 3 Jordi Tixier did not ride due to an operation needed on his already injured wrist.[8] 4 Rui Gonçalves did not ride due to a serious finger injury picked up at a pre-season race.[9] |
1 Julien Lieber did not ride due to ongoing hip problems.[10] 2 Alvin Östlund made his Grand Prix debut to replace Lieber.[11] |
- WMX Entry List
| No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Kiara Fontanesi
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MX Fontaracing | Yamaha |
| 9 |  Virginie Germond
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Suzuki | |
| 25 |  Stacey Fisher
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KTM | |
| 32 | Elaine MacEachern
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KTM | |
| 44 |  Natalie Kane
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BRT Racing Team | KTM |
| 45 |  Gwenda Haans
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Husqvarna | |
| 52 |  Justine Charroux
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Yamaha | |
| 67 | Britt van der Werff
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Suzuki | |
| 85 | Nancy van der Ven
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Yamaha | |
| 111 |  Anne Borchers
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Suzuki | |
| 114 | Livia Lancelot
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Team One One Four | Kawasaki |
| 116 | Francesca Nocera
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Suzuki | |
| 151 |  Courtney Duncan
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Yamaha | |
| 174 | Giorgia Giudici
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NewHolland 8biano Massignani Husqvarna | Husqvarna |
| 188 | Shana van der Vlist
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Yamaha | |
| 193 | Kimberley Braam
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Kawasaki | |
| 274 |  Amandine Verstappen
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Motocross Marketing KTM | KTM |
| 386 | Lianne Muilwijk
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Honda | |
| 555 |  Emelie Dahl
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Yamaha | |
| 811 |  Genette Vaage
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CEC Scandinavian Sports | KTM |
| 991 |  Liubov Leonteva
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Yamaha |
MXGP[edit]
MXGP Practice Times[edit]
1 Clement Desalle is riding the grand prix with a broken arm that he sustained at a pre-season race.[13]
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MXGP Qualifying Race[edit]
| Position | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 777 | Evgeny Bobryshev
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Honda | 13 | |
| 2 | 243 |  Tim Gajser
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Honda | 13 | +1.814 |
| 3 | 461 | Romain Febvre
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Yamaha | 13 | +6.734 |
| 4 | 222 | Tony Cairoli
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KTM | 13 | +16.642 |
| 5 | 259 | Glenn Coldenhoff
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KTM | 13 | +19.578 |
| 6 | 21 | Gautier Paulin
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Honda | 13 | +24.719 |
| 7 | 12 | Max Nagl
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Husqvarna | 13 | +26.985 |
| 8 | 24 | Shaun Simpson
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KTM | 13 | +28.083 |
| 9 | 100 | Tommy Searle
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Kawasaki | 13 | +29.186 |
| 10 | 22 | Kevin Strijbos
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Suzuki | 13 | +30.329 |
| 11 | 89 | Jeremy van Horebeek
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Yamaha | 13 | +39.504 |
| 12 | 92 | Valentin Guillod
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Yamaha | 13 | +40.586 |
| 13 | 17 |  Jose Butron
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KTM | 13 | +43.419 |
| 14 | 77 | Alessandro Lupino
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Honda | 13 | +59.196 |
| 15 | 7 |  Tanel Leok
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KTM | 13 | +1:00.165 |
| 16 | 32 | Milko Potisek
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Yamaha | 13 | +1:08.852 |
| 17 | 8 | Ben Townley
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Suzuki | 13 | +1:25.015 |
| 18 | 23 | Christophe Charlier
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Husqvarna | 13 | +1:31.096 |
| 19 | 31 | Alex Snow
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Yamaha | 13 | +1:34.825 |
| 20 | 400 |  Kei Yamamoto
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Honda | 13 | +1:55.131 |
| 25 | Clement Desalle
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Kawasaki | 2 |
MXGP Races[edit]
1 2015 MX2 world champion Tim Gajser won his first MXGP class race on his MXGP debut.[15] |
1 Tim Gajser took his first MXGP class double race win on his MXGP debut. 2 Gautier Paulin retired with a mechanical problem on the first lap.
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MXGP of Qatar Overall[edit]
| Position | No. | Driver | Constructor | Race 1 | Race 2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 243 | Tim Gajser1
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Honda | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| 2 | 461 | Romain Febvre
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Yamaha | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| 3 | 777 | Evgeny Bobryshev
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Honda | 22 | 20 | 42 |
| 4 | 89 | Jeremy van Horebeek
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Yamaha | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | 222 | Tony Cairoli
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KTM | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| 6 | 24 | Shaun Simpson
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KTM | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 7 | 100 | Tommy Searle
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Kawasaki | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 8 | 22 | Kevin Strijbos
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Suzuki | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | 259 | Glenn Coldenhoff
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KTM | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 10 | 12 | Max Nagl
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Husqvarna | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 11 | 8 | Ben Townley
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Suzuki | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 | 92 | Valentin Guillod
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Yamaha | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 13 | 17 | Jose Butron
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KTM | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 14 | 7 | Tanel Leok
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KTM | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 15 | 32 | Milko Potisek
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Yamaha | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 16 | 21 | Gautier Paulin
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Honda | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | 77 | Alessandro Lupino
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Honda | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 18 | 23 | Christophe Charlier
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Husqvarna | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 19 | 400 | Kei Yamamoto
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Honda | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | 25 | Clement Desalle
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Kawasaki | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | 31 | Alex Snow
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Yamaha | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1Tim Gajser took his first MXGP class overall on his debut in the class.
MX2[edit]
MX2 Practice Times[edit]
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1 Adam Sterry did not take further part in the Grand Prix due to a wrist injury picked up in timed practice. |
MX2 Qualifying Race[edit]
| Position | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings
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KTM | 13 | |
| 2 | 4 | Dylan Ferrandis
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Kawasaki | 13 | +1.783 |
| 3 | 41 |  Pauls Jonass
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KTM | 13 | +35.137 |
| 4 | 91 | Jeremy Seewer
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Suzuki | 13 | +38.236 |
| 5 | 6 | Benoit Paturel
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Yamaha | 13 | +39.310 |
| 6 | 152 |  Petar Petrov
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Kawasaki | 13 | +42.207 |
| 7 | 59 | Aleksandr Tonkov
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Yamaha | 13 | +49.764 |
| 8 | 18 | Vsevolod Brylyakov
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Kawasaki | 13 | +51.811 |
| 9 | 99 | Max Anstie
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Husqvarna | 13 | +54.116 |
| 10 | 46 | Davy Pootjes
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KTM | 13 | +1:02.236 |
| 11 | 251 | Jens Getteman
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KTM | 13 | +1:08.536 |
| 12 | 321 | Samuele Bernardini
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TM | 13 | +1:12.636 |
| 13 | 172 | Brent van Doninck
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Yamaha | 13 | +1:15.178 |
| 14 | 919 | Ben Watson
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KTM | 13 | +1:18.380 |
| 15 | 189 | Brian Bogers
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KTM | 13 | +1:32.779 |
| 16 | 29 | Henry Jacobi
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Honda | 13 | +1:33.758 |
| 17 | 132 | Karel Kutsar
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KTM | 13 | +1:35.647 |
| 18 | 101 | Jorge Zaragoza
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Honda | 13 | +1:37.935 |
| 19 | 71 | Damon Graulus
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Honda | 13 | +1:39.298 |
| 20 | 161 | Alvin Östlund
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Yamaha | 13 | +1:46.573 |
| 21 | 97 | Michael Ivanov
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KTM | 13 | +1:46.906 |
| 22 | 88 | Freek van der Vlist
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Kawasaki | 12 | + 1 Lap |
| 10 | Calvin Vlaanderen1
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KTM | 3 | ||
| 64 |  Thomas Covington
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Husqvarna | 1 | ||
| 174 | Alfie Smith2
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Yamaha | 0 | ||
| 811 | Adam Sterry
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KTM | Did not start |
1 Calvin Vlaanderen did not take any further part in the Grand Prix after aggravating an ankle injury in timed practice.
2 Alfie Smith did not take any further part in the Grand Prix after picking up an injury in practice.
MX2 Races[edit]
1 Davy Pootjes broke his collarbone in this race and did not take part in the second race. |
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MX2 Grand Prix Overall[edit]
| Position | No. | Driver | Constructor | Race 1 | Race 2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings
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KTM | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| 2 | 4 | Dylan Ferrandis
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Kawasaki | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| 3 | 41 | Pauls Jonass
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KTM | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| 4 | 91 | Jeremy Seewer
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Suzuki | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | 172 | Brent van Doninck
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Yamaha | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 6 | 152 | Petar Petrov
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Kawasaki | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | 59 | Aleksandr Tonkov
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Yamaha | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 8 | 321 | Samuele Bernardini
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TM | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 9 | 189 | Brian Bogers
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KTM | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 10 | 251 | Jens Getteman
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KTM | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 11 | 64 | Thomas Covington
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Husqvarna | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 12 | 919 | Ben Watson
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KTM | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 13 | 6 | Benoit Paturel
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Yamaha | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 161 | Alvin Östlund
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Yamaha | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 15 | 18 | Vsevolod Brylyakov
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Kawasaki | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 16 | 71 | Damon Graulus
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Honda | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 17 | 101 | Jorge Zaragoza
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Honda | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 18 | 99 | Max Anstie
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Husqvarna | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 19 | 29 | Henry Jacobi
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Honda | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 20 | 132 | Karel Kutsar
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KTM | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | 88 | Freek van der Vlist
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Kawasaki | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | 97 | Michael Ivanov
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KTM | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 | Davy Pootjes
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KTM | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Calvin Vlaanderen
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KTM | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 174 | Alfie Smith
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Yamaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 811 | Adam Sterry
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KTM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WMX[edit]
WMX Practice Times[edit]
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WMX Races[edit]
1Courtney Duncan won her first WMX race on her debut at world championship level.
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1Courtney Duncan took her first double race win on her world championship debut.
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WMX Grand Prix Overall[edit]
| Position | No. | Driver | Constructor | Race 1 | Race 2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 151 | Courtney Duncan1
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Yamaha | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| 2 | 114 | Livia Lancelot
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Kawasaki | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| 3 | 85 | Nancy van de Ven
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Yamaha | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| 4 | 423 | Larissa Papenmeier
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Suzuki | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | 8 | Kiara Fontanesi
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Honda | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 6 | 44 | Natalie Kane
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KTM | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | 67 | Britt van der Werff
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Suzuki | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| 8 | 52 | Justine Charroux
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Yamaha | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 9 | 274 | Amandine Verstappen
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KTM | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 10 | 111 | Anne Borchers
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Suzuki | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 11 | 811 | Genette Vaage
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KTM | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 12 | 9 | Virginie Germond
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Suzuki | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 13 | 25 | Stacey Fisher
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KTM | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 14 | 555 | Emelie Dahl
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Yamaha | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 15 | 188 | Shana van der Vlist
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Yamaha | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 16 | 45 | Gwenda Haans
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Husqvarna | 6 | 0 | 6 |
1Courtney Duncan won her first WMX overall grand prix on her debut in the world championship.
References[edit]
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