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New Zealand Motocross Championship

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New Zealand Motocross Championship
CategoryMotocross
CountryNew Zealand
Inaugural season1973
Current season

The New Zealand Motocross Championship is the premier domestic Motocross series in New Zealand, sanctioned by Motorcycling New Zealand.

The series runs annually throughout late winter and spring each year. The premier classes are MX1 and MX2 but there are also classes for younger riders, masters and women.[1]

Prior to 1973, the series was known as the New Zealand Scrambles Championship.

History

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Motocross races first occurred in New Zealand during the 1940s and were known as Scrambles. These races were first collected into a championship in 1951, under the moniker of the New Zealand Scrambles Championship.[2] This existed until 1973, when the series was renamed the New Zealand Motocross Championship. Several riders who have had considerable international success have raced in and won the championship on a number of occasions, including Shayne King, Darryl King, Josh Coppins and Ben Townley. 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 New Zealand Motocross Championship typically have a one-day format. Each class has both a short free practice session and a longer qualifying practice session, followed by three main points paying races that contribute to the final overall standings per round.

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 MX1 Champion MX2 Champion
2024 New Zealand Hamish Harwood New Zealand James Scott
2023 New Zealand Maximus Purvis New Zealand Cody Cooper
2022 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[7]
2021 New Zealand Hamish Harwood New Zealand Maximus Purvis
2020 Australia Kirk Gibbs New Zealand Maximus Purvis
2019 New Zealand Cody Cooper New Zealand Hamish Harwood
2018 Australia Kirk Gibbs New Zealand Hamish Harwood
2017 New Zealand Cody Cooper New Zealand Hamish Harwood
2016 New Zealand Cody Cooper New Zealand Hamish Harwood
2015 New Zealand Cody Cooper Australia Jay Wilson
2014 New Zealand Cody Cooper New Zealand Kayne Lamont
2013 New Zealand Cody Cooper New Zealand Scott Columb
2012 New Zealand Ben Townley New Zealand Darryl King
2011 New Zealand Cody Cooper New Zealand Darryl King
2010 No Championship
2009 New Zealand Justin McDonald New Zealand Michael Phillips
2008 New Zealand Damien King New Zealand Daryl Hurley
250cc Champion 125cc Champion 500cc Champion
2007 New Zealand Michael Phillips New Zealand Damien King New Zealand Daryl Hurley
2006 New Zealand Darryl King New Zealand Damien King New Zealand Darryl King
2005 New Zealand Shayne King New Zealand Cody Cooper New Zealand Shayne King
2004 New Zealand Shayne King New Zealand Daryl Hurley New Zealand Shayne King
2003 New Zealand Shayne King New Zealand Cody Cooper New Zealand Shayne King
2002 New Zealand Darryl King New Zealand Daryl Hurley New Zealand Darryl King
2001 New Zealand Darryl King New Zealand Daryl Hurley New Zealand Corrie Sargent
2000 New Zealand Mike Cotter New Zealand Andrew Hardisty New Zealand Corrie Sargent
1999 New Zealand Mike Cotter New Zealand Daryl Hurley New Zealand Mike Cotter
1998 New Zealand Josh Coppins New Zealand Josh Coppins New Zealand Mitch Rowe
1997 New Zealand Shayne King New Zealand Brad Thomas New Zealand Shayne King
1996 New Zealand Darryl King New Zealand Damien King -
1995 New Zealand Andrew Hardisty New Zealand Darryl King -
1994 New Zealand Shayne King New Zealand Shayne King -
1993 New Zealand Shayne King New Zealand Shayne King -
1992 New Zealand Shayne King New Zealand Darryl Atkins -
1991 New Zealand Darryl King New Zealand Darryl King -
1990 New Zealand Shayne King ? -
1989 New Zealand Shayne King New Zealand L. Andrew -
1988 New Zealand Darryl King New Zealand Darryl Atkins -
250cc Champion 125cc Champion Open Champion
1987 New Zealand Graeme Allan New Zealand Shayne King United Kingdom Greg Hanson
1986 Australia Craig Dack New Zealand Darryl King New Zealand Graeme Allan
1985 United Kingdom Perry Leask United Kingdom Greg Hanson New Zealand Murray Anderson
1984 United Kingdom Perry Leask New Zealand Jonathan Wright New Zealand Bryan Patterson
1983 New Zealand Murray Anderson New Zealand Terry Meeks Australia Jeff Leisk
1982 New Zealand Murray Anderson New Zealand R. Saunders New Zealand Frank White
1981 New Zealand Chris Maindonald New Zealand Mitch Anderson New Zealand Ivan Miller
1980 New Zealand Craig Coleman
New Zealand Gary Goodfellow
New Zealand Mitch Anderson New Zealand Ivan Miller
1979 New Zealand Peter Ploen New Zealand Terry Meeks New Zealand Greg Brinck
1978 New Zealand Greg Brinck New Zealand Terry Meeks New Zealand Ivan Miller
A Grade Champion 125cc Champion
1977 New Zealand Ivan Miller New Zealand Phil Turnbull -
1976 New Zealand Paul Harrison - -
1975 New Zealand Peter Ploen New Zealand John Gibbons -
1974 New Zealand Peter Ploen New Zealand Roddy Shirriffs -
1973 New Zealand Peter Ploen - -

References

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  1. ^ Motorcycling New Zealand. "Motocross". mnz.co.nz. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Motocross History in New Zealand (1940's - 2010's)". Arthur Iverson. pronorthparts.co.nz. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. ^ motorsporttop20.com. "NEW ZEALAND 250cc/ MX1 (2008- ) MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). motorsporttop20.com. Retrieved February 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ motorsporttop20.com. "NEW ZEALAND 125cc; MX2 (2008- ) MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). motorsporttop20.com. Retrieved February 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ motorsporttop20.com. "NEW ZEALAND 500cc MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). motorsporttop20.com. Retrieved February 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Motorcycling New Zealand. "100 Years of Motorcycle Sport in New Zealand 1916-2016" (PDF). mnz.co.nz. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  7. ^ Bikesport NZ. "2022 New Zealand Motocross Champs Cancelled". scoop.co.nz. Retrieved February 7, 2023.