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Italian Prestige Motocross Championship

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Italian Prestige Motocross Championship
CategoryMotocross
CountryItaly
Inaugural season2009
Current season

The Italian Prestige Motocross Championship (Italian: Campionato Italiano Motocross Prestige) is the premier domestic Italian Motocross series, sanctioned by the Federazione Motociclistica Italiana.

The series runs annually throughout the spring and summer months.[1] The premier classes are the Elite MX1 and Elite MX2 but there is also a secondary 'Fast' classes for riders of a lower level.

History

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Motocross has a long history in Italy and national championships for the sport have been staged every year since 1950.[2] The structure and classes evolved over time in line with what has been seen in the sport around the world.

The 'prestige' moniker was first adopted ahead of the 2009 season, with the 'Elite' and 'Fast' classifications first being contested in the 2018 season. Alessandro Lupino is the most successful rider in the championship since it adopted the 'prestige' moniker with five titles to his name.

Event Format

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Rounds of the Italian Prestige Motocross Championship typically have a two-day format. The MX1 and MX2 classes hold their qualifying sessions on the Saturday, with the field in both classes split into two groups each. The top-20 riders in each group are then qualified for the 'Group A' races, whilst the remaining riders go into the 'Group B' races. Each groups get two races each, with Group B having their first race on the Saturday.[3]

Points are awarded to finishers of both Group A and Group B races:

Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Group A 250 210 170 140 120 110 100 90 85 80 77 74 72 70 68 66 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41
Group B 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Riders within both classes are given the designation of being either an 'Elite' category rider or a 'Fast' category rider. Although riding in the same race as each other, the points obtained by a rider contributes to their score within their respective category. All non-Italian riders are automatically classified in the Elite category.

Broadcast

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The comprehensive broadcast of each round of the Italian Prestige Motocross Championship is currently via a live stream on the FXAction YouTube channel. From the 2024 season, the second race of each class will be broadcast on the RAI network.[4][5]

List of Champions

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Season MX1 Elite Champion MX2 Elite Champion
2024 Italy Alessandro Lupino (Ducati) Italy Valerio Lata (Gas Gas)
2023 Italy Alberto Forato (KTM)[8] Netherlands Cas Valk (Fantic)
2022 Italy Alberto Forato (Gas Gas) Slovenia Jan Pancar (KTM)
2021 Italy Alessandro Lupino (KTM) Italy Nicholas Lapucci (Fantic)
2020 Italy Nicholas Lapucci (KTM) Italy Mattia Guadagnini (Husqvarna)
2019 Italy Samuele Bernardini (Yamaha) Italy Mattia Guadagnini (Husqvarna)
2018 Italy Alessandro Lupino (Kawasaki) Italy Michele Cervellin (Yamaha)
2017 Italy Alessandro Lupino (Honda) Italy Michele Cervellin (Honda)
2016 Italy Alessandro Lupino (Honda) Italy Michele Cervellin (Honda)
2015 Italy Alessandro Lupino (Honda) Italy Ivo Monticelli (KTM)
2014 Italy Cristian Beggi (Honda) Italy Michele Cervellin (Honda)
2013 Italy Pier Filippo Bertuzzo (Yamaha) Italy Samuel Zeni (Yamaha)
2012 Italy Felice Compagnone (Honda) Italy Alessandro Battig (Yamaha)
2011 Italy Cristian Beggi (TM) Italy Matteo Aperio (Honda)
2010 Italy Felice Compagnone (Honda) Italy Andrea Cervellin (Husqvarna)
2009 Italy Felice Compagnone (Honda) Italy Matteo Aperio (Honda)

References

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  1. ^ "CALENDARIO NAZIONALE MOTOCROSS FMI 2024". mxreport.it. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ALBO D'ORO MOTOCROSS NAZIONALE". mxreport.it. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Regolamento Motocross 2024" (PDF). federmoto.it. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Campionato italiano motocross, pronti a partire!". fxactionmagazine.it. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Il Campionato Italiano Motocross Prestige sbarca sulla Rai". federmoto.it. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  6. ^ motorsporttop20.com. "ITALIAN MX1 ELITE MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). motorsporttop20.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ motorsporttop20.com. "ITALIAN MX2 ELITE MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). motorsporttop20.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "MOTOCROSS: FORATO È IL CAMPIONE ITALIANO 2023". Lorenzo Resta. motosprint.it. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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