France went into the event as the defending champions after taking their sixth title in
2018. However, it was The Netherlands who took victory in front of their home fans which marked the first Dutch win in the 73-year history of the event.[2]
Entry list
Start numbers are allocated based on the team finish from the previous year's edition. France are the reigning champions so they start with numbers 1, 2 and 3.
The official entry list was published on 3 September.[3]
A number of teams made changes to their lineups before the publishing of the official entry list.
2015 MXGP world champion
Romain Febvre was initially chosen to be #3 for
France but had to be replaced by
Jordi Tixier after breaking a femur at the MXGP of Sweden.[4] In addition,
Tom Vialle was originally chosen to be #2 for Team France, but was subsequently replaced by
Maxime Renaux following a disagreement between Vialle and the French federation surrounding the wearing of apparel featuring a personal sponsor.[5]
Qualifying is run on a class by class basis.
Top 19 countries after qualifying go directly to the main Motocross des Nations races. The remaining countries go to a smaller final.
Best 2 scores count.
The B-Final is for the nations who finished 20th-32nd in qualifying. The top nation from the B-Final qualify for the Motocross des Nations races.
Best 2 scores for each nation counts.
The main Motocross des Nations races consist of 3 races which combine two classes together in each. Lowest score wins with each nation allowed to drop their worst score after the final race.