2018 Motocross of Nations results updated

Overnight the FIM released a statement concerning the results from fuel tests conducted at the 2018 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations staged at Red Bud early last October.

Tests were conducted on a number of riders but only the sample taken from Italy’s Michele Cervellin fell outside the fuel parameters mandated by the FIM specifications.

The FIM ruled that not only Cervellin would be removed from the results, but that the entire Team Italy squad results were nullified. Thus Antonio Cairoli and Alessandro Lupino also have their results removed, and Italy’s second place in the teams overall standing at the MXoN cancelled.

No appeal against the decision of the FIM Race Direction has been lodged before the International Disciplinary Court (CDI) within the set deadline. As a consequence, the decision of the Race Direction is final.

That promotes The Netherlands in to second in the team standings.

Australia had originally placed fourth on the results, finishing on an equal 38 points with Great Britain who were placed fifth. But the cancellation of the Team Italy results unfortunately means that Great Britain are the ones promoted on to the podium by two points. Australia remains fourth, but are now placed on equal points with Team USA who now rank fifth in the official results.

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MXoN 2018 Results – Revised

1. Team France 32
2. Team Netherlands 39
3. Team Great Britain 41
4. Team Australia 43
5. Team USA 43
6. Team Belgium 47
7. Team Spain 57
8. Team Estonia 63
9. Team Germany 70
10. Team Canada 90
11. Team Sweden 96
12. Team Austria 98
13. Team Ireland 117
14. Team Venezuela 119
15. Team Czech Republic 120
16. Team Brazil 127
17. Team New Zealand 134
18. Team Puerto Rico 165

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Source: MCNews.com.au