# 2023 British Motocross Championship

The 2023 ACU British Motocross Championship season (known for sponsorship reasons as the Revo MXGB fuelled by Gulf Race Fuels) was the 71st British Motocross Championship season.
Tommy Searle started the season as the reigning champion in the MX1 class after picking up his fourth title in 2022. In the MX2 class, Conrad Mewse was the defending champion after winning his third national title in the previous season. However, Mewse did not defend his title as he moves into the MX1 class for 2023.
In his debut season in the MX1 class, Mewse was able to win the title, taking six race wins and three overall wins along the way. In the MX2 class, Swedish rider Isak Gifting took his first British title.
The second round of the series at Canada Heights, initially scheduled to be held on 2 April 2023, was postponed and later cancelled due to the forecasted weather.
The third round of the series at Foxhill was abandoned after the first race in all classes due to a fatal accident involving photographer Simon Mitchell.
The final round was initially scheduled to be held at Oxford Moto Parc, however, it was later moved to the new Monster Mountain track in Merthyr Tydfil.

## Race calendar and results

The full calendar with both dates and venues was released on 16 February 2023.

### MX1

| Round | Date | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Round Winner |
| 1 | 19 March | Oakhanger | Harri Kullas | Harri Kullas | Harri Kullas |
| 2 | 23 April | Lyng | Harri Kullas | Josh Gilbert | Josh Gilbert |
| 3 | 14 May | Foxhill | Jeffrey Herlings | Race Cancelled | No Overall |
| 4 | 28 May | Blaxhall | Conrad Mewse | Conrad Mewse | Conrad Mewse |
| 5 | 18 June | Hawkstone Park | Conrad Mewse | Conrad Mewse | Conrad Mewse |
| 6 | 2 July | Schoolhouse | Conrad Mewse | Conrad Mewse | Conrad Mewse |
| 7 | 10 September | Monster Mountain | Harri Kullas | Conrad Mewse | Harri Kullas |

### MX2

| Round | Date | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Round Winner |
| 1 | 19 March | Oakhanger | Isak Gifting | Isak Gifting | Isak Gifting |
| 2 | 23 April | Lyng | Isak Gifting | Jack Chambers | Jack Chambers |
| 3 | 14 May | Foxhill | Elliott Banks-Browne | Race Cancelled | No Overall |
| 4 | 28 May | Blaxhall | Isak Gifting | Isak Gifting | Isak Gifting |
| 5 | 18 June | Hawkstone Park | Bobby Bruce | Isak Gifting | Isak Gifting |
| 6 | 2 July | Schoolhouse | Taylor Hammal | Elliott Banks-Browne | Taylor Hammal |
| 7 | 10 September | Monster Mountain | Tommy Searle | Tommy Searle | Tommy Searle |

### Circuit locations
## MX1
### Participants

| Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
| ASA United Gas Gas | Gas Gas | 2 | John Adamson | All |
| ASA United Gas Gas | Gas Gas | 128 | Ivo Monticelli | 1, 5–7 |
| Crendon Fastrack Honda Racing | Honda | 3 | Josh Gilbert | All |
| Crendon Fastrack Honda Racing | Honda | 426 | Conrad Mewse | All |
| Design Scaffolding ORW | Kawasaki | 4 | Harry Bradley | 2–5 |
| Ultimate Wheels Thunder Road Honda | Honda | 7 | Louie Kessell | 1–6 |
| Ultimate Wheels Thunder Road Honda | Honda | 17 | Luke Smith | 1–4 |
| Ultimate Wheels Thunder Road Honda | Honda | 200 | James Dunn | 6 |
| Moto-Cycle Racing | Gas Gas | 10 | Jason Meara | 1–2, 5–6 |
| Chambers Racing | Gas Gas | 16 | Tom Grimshaw | All |
| Chambers Racing | Gas Gas | 95 | Dan Thornhill | 1–6 |
| AJP Geartec Racing | Husqvarna | 21 | Jayden Ashwell | 1, 5 |
| Mr Dig Groundworks 91 Moto | Honda | 23 | John Joe Wright | 6 |
| Gabriel SS24 KTM Racing Team | KTM | 24 | Shaun Simpson | 1–4 |
| Gabriel SS24 KTM Racing Team | KTM | 141 | Tristan Purdon | All |
| | Honda | 38 | Gavin Stevenson | 5 |
| LAAB Park MX MLM GFX | Honda | 40 | Jamie Fort | 6 |
| | Yamaha | 41 | Nathan Green | 3 |
| Tru7 Honda Racing Academy | Honda | 49 | Callum Green | All |
| Apico Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 50 | Martin Barr | 1–4, 6–7 |
| SR75 | Suzuki | 51 | Ben Harrison | 2, 4–5 |
| Danger UK RSS Stafford Vans | Honda | 57 | Tony Craig | 5 |
| Holeshot Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 62 | Charlie Way | 3 |
| | Kawasaki | 68 | Josh Bentley | 1 |
| GMR Magic Mushroom Yamaha | Yamaha | 74 | Tom Murphy | 4–7 |
| Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings | 3 |
| SC Sporthomes Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 91 | Charlie Putnam | All |
| SC Sporthomes Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 147 | Miro Sihvonen | 1–3, 6 |
| SC Sporthomes Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 777 | Evgeny Bobryshev | 2–6 |
| SC Sporthomes Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 874 | Zack Williams | 7 |
| GTCI Revo Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 100 | Tommy Searle | 1–3, 5–6 |
| MV Haulage Store 114 Honda | Honda | 101 | Michael Ellis | 2–3 |
| Eastwood Racing Suspension | Honda | 103 | Max Broadbelt | 4–5 |
| T.A.L.K Templant Racing Team | KTM | 115 | Ashton Dickinson | 1–6 |
| NE10 Vodka Dirt Wheelz | Yamaha | 118 | Jaydon Murphy | 7 |
| Gabriel KTM | KTM | 134 | Liam Knight | All |
| Matt Pope Motorcycles | Gas Gas | 149 | Luke Parker | 2, 4 |
| Kior/Shaw/Tamworth Yamaha | Yamaha | 150 | Aaron Patstone | 3–5 |
| Cabscreens Crescent Yamaha | Yamaha | 151 | Harri Kullas | All |
| Cabscreens Crescent Yamaha | Yamaha | 184 | James Carpenter | All |
| S Briggs Commercials Honda | Honda | 162 | Stuart Edmonds | All |
| Oakleaf Worx Motorsport | Honda | 166 | Josh Taylor | 5 |
| Comptons Cars and Commercials | KTM | 190 | Luke Benstead | 2, 4–5 |
| Modu Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 211 | Billy MacKenzie | 1–3, 6 |
| | KTM | 246 | Jonah Pijnen | 2 |
| Phoenix Tools Evenstrokes Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 277 | Jay Hague | 1–4 |
| HertsMX Honda | Honda | 301 | Shaun Southgate | 2 |
| Lings Gas Gas | Gas Gas | 411 | Declan Whittle | 2–5 |
| PP Sports Southside MX Bickers | Husqvarna | 425 | Drew Anderson | 1–4 |
| Grizzly Racing Service | Husqvarna | 469 | Ryan de Beer | 5 |
| GH Motorcycles | Husqvarna | 499 | Ben Cole | 4 |
| Store 114 Racing | Honda | 511 | Steven Clarke | 1–5 |
| Trueline/MX Dreams California | KTM | 546 | Max Lewis | 1, 3 |
| C-Res Bikesport Newcastle | Honda | 714 | Brad Todd | All |

### Riders Championship

| Pos | Rider | Bike | OAK | OAK | LYN | LYN | FOX | FOX | BLA | BLA | HAW | HAW | SCH | SCH | MON | MON | Points |
| 1 | Conrad Mewse | Honda | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 303 |
| 2 | Josh Gilbert | Honda | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 275 |
| 3 | Harri Kullas | Yamaha | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 272 |
| 4 | Tristan Purdon | KTM | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 6 | C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 163 |
| 5 | John Adamson | Gas Gas | Ret | 19 | 4 | 5 | 8 | C | 19 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 152 |
| 6 | Evgeny Bobryshev | Husqvarna | | | 6 | 4 | 14 | C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | 150 |
| 7 | James Carpenter | Yamaha | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 24 | C | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 141 |
| 8 | Brad Todd | Honda | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | C | 12 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 140 |
| 9 | Tom Grimshaw | Gas Gas | 7 | 5 | 16 | Ret | 13 | C | 15 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 123 |
| 10 | Tommy Searle | Kawasaki | 4 | DNS | 5 | 17 | 4 | C | | | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | 118 |
| 11 | Liam Knight | KTM | 14 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 12 | C | 8 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 116 |
| 12 | Ashton Dickinson | KTM | 8 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 9 | C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | Ret | DNS | | | 105 |
| 13 | Ivo Monticelli | Gas Gas | 3 | DNS | | | | | | | 10 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 104 |
| 14 | Martin Barr | Husqvarna | Ret | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | C | 10 | 14 | | | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 95 |
| 15 | Shaun Simpson | KTM | 6 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | C | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 70 |
| 16 | Stuart Edmonds | Honda | Ret | 9 | 14 | 13 | Ret | C | 11 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 17 | DNS | 70 |
| 17 | Jason Meara | Gas Gas | 10 | 20 | 15 | 12 | | | | | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | | | 57 |
| 18 | Dan Thornhill | Gas Gas | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 16 | C | 18 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 15 | | | 50 |
| 19 | Miro Sihvonen | Husqvarna | 17 | 10 | 17 | 10 | Ret | C | | | | | 12 | 12 | | | 48 |
| 20 | Callum Green | Honda | 18 | 16 | 26 | 20 | 23 | C | 22 | 18 | 19 | Ret | 18 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 36 |
| 21 | Steven Clarke | Honda | Ret | DNS | 21 | 14 | 10 | C | 9 | Ret | 16 | 20 | | | | | 36 |
| 22 | Charlie Putnam | Husqvarna | 16 | 17 | 27 | 22 | 21 | C | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 15 | DNS | 31 |
| 23 | Luke Parker | Gas Gas | | | 10 | 18 | | | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | 27 |
| 24 | Jay Hague | Kawasaki | 11 | 15 | 20 | Ret | 19 | C | 16 | 19 | | | | | | | 26 |
| 25 | Jeffrey Herlings | KTM | | | | | 1 | C | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 26 | Zack Williams | Husqvarna | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 9 | 23 |
| 27 | Tom Murphy | Yamaha | | | | | | | Ret | 23 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
| 28 | Billy MacKenzie | Kawasaki | 22 | 14 | 23 | Ret | 17 | C | | | | | 20 | 18 | | | 15 |
| 29 | Luke Benstead | KTM | | | 24 | 23 | | | 14 | 15 | 23 | 16 | | | | | 18 |
| 30 | Tony Craig | Honda | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | | | | | 12 |
| 31 | Declan Whittle | Gas Gas | | | 22 | 19 | 20 | C | 17 | Ret | 26 | 23 | | | | | 7 |
| 32 | Jaydon Murphy | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | DNS | 5 |
| 33 | James Dunn | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 16 | | | 5 |
| 34 | Gavin Stevenson | Honda | | | | | | | | | 20 | 18 | | | | | 4 |
| 35 | Michael Ellis | Honda | | | 25 | 24 | 18 | C | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 36 | Jayden Ashwell | Husqvarna | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 22 | 19 | | | | | 2 |
| 37 | Josh Bentley | Kawasaki | 19 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 38 | Max Broadbelt | Honda | | | | | | | 21 | 20 | 25 | 21 | | | | | 1 |
| 39 | Louie Kessell | Honda | 20 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 22 | C | 24 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | DNS | | | 1 |
| | Harry Bradley | Kawasaki | | | 29 | 26 | 25 | C | 23 | 22 | Ret | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Luke Smith | Honda | 23 | 22 | 32 | 28 | 29 | C | 29 | 25 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | John Joe Wright | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Ben Cole | Husqvarna | | | | | | | 25 | 24 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Drew Anderson | Husqvarna | Ret | DNS | 28 | 25 | 26 | C | 26 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Josh Taylor | Honda | | | | | | | | | 27 | 25 | | | | | 0 |
| | Aaron Patstone | Yamaha | | | | | 30 | C | 28 | Ret | 29 | 26 | | | | | 0 |
| | Ben Harrison | Suzuki | | | 31 | 29 | | | 27 | Ret | 31 | 28 | | | | | 0 |
| | Ryan de Beer | Husqvarna | | | | | | | | | 30 | 27 | | | | | 0 |
| | Max Lewis | KTM | Ret | DNS | | | 27 | C | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Nathan Green | Yamaha | | | | | 28 | C | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jonah Pijnen | KTM | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Shaun Southgate | Honda | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Charlie Way | Kawasaki | | | | | Ret | C | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jamie Fort | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | OAK | OAK | LYN | LYN | FOX | FOX | BLA | BLA | HAW | HAW | SCH | SCH | MON | MON | Points |