# 2023 French Elite Motocross Championship

The 2023 French Elite Motocross Championship season was the 75th French Motocross Championship season.
The series consisted of seven rounds across the country, running from March to July. Milko Potisek was the reigning champion in the Elite MX1, after winning his first title in 2022. However, it would be Swiss grand prix rider Valentin Guillod who would be crowned champion for the first time.
Pierre Goupillon was the reigning champion in Elite MX2 after he won his second title in the previous season. Goupillon was able to successfully defend his title again, winning it with two rounds to spare.

## Race calendar and results
### Elite MX1

| Round | Date | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Round Winner |
| 1 | 5 March | Lacapelle-Marival | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings |
| 2 | 19 March | Castelnau-de-Lévis | Stephen Rubini | Gregory Aranda | Stephen Rubini |
| 3 | 2 April | Romagné | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings |
| 4 | 23 April | Vesoul | Xavier Boog | Valentin Guillod | Stephen Rubini |
| 5 | 7 May | Bitche | Max Nagl | Milko Potisek | Milko Potisek |
| 6 | 18 June | Rauville-la-Place | Valentin Guillod | Xavier Boog | Anthony Bourdon |
| 7 | 2 July | Iffendic | Stephen Rubini | Xavier Boog | Stephen Rubini |

### Elite MX2

| Round | Date | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Round Winner |
| 1 | 5 March | Lacapelle-Marival | Lucas Coenen | Lucas Coenen | Lucas Coenen |
| 2 | 19 March | Castelnau-de-Lévis | Pierre Goupillon | Quentin Prugnières | Pierre Goupillon |
| 3 | 2 April | Romagné | Pierre Goupillon | Marc-Antoine Rossi | Marc-Antoine Rossi |
| 4 | 23 April | Vesoul | Pierre Goupillon | Pierre Goupillon | Pierre Goupillon |
| 5 | 7 May | Bitche | Pierre Goupillon | Pierre Goupillon | Pierre Goupillon |
| 6 | 18 June | Rauville-la-Place | Florian Miot | Maxime Desprey | Quentin Prugnières |
| 7 | 2 July | Iffendic | Quentin Prugnières | Pierre Goupillon | Quentin Prugnières |

### Circuit locations
## Elite MX1

Five time world champion Jeffrey Herlings competed in the opening round of the series as preparation for the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship.

### Participants

| Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
| KMP Honda Racing powered by Krettek | Honda | 12 | Max Nagl | 5 |
| KMP Honda Racing powered by Krettek | Honda | 107 | Lars van Berkel | 5 |
| KMP Honda Racing powered by Krettek | Honda | 952 | Ludovic Macler | 5 |
| Roussaly Racing Team | Yamaha | 15 | Hugo Roussaly | 1 |
| Team GSM Dafy Michelin Yamaha | Yamaha | 20 | Gregory Aranda | All |
| Team GSM Dafy Michelin Yamaha | Yamaha | 121 | Xavier Boog | All |
| Team TMX Competition | Yamaha | 31 | Adrien Malaval | All |
| MP32 Yamaha Drag'On Tek | Yamaha | 32 | Milko Potisek | 1–5 |
| Holeshot2Roo | Honda | 38 | Pierre Moine | 1 |
| Sky Motos/Kawa Passion | Kawasaki | 70 | Shaun Vinel | 1 |
| Team Berryli4ni | Kawasaki | 74 | Romain Pape | 1, 3 |
| Team Berryli4ni | Kawasaki | 817 | Jason Clermont | 3, 6–7 |
| Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings | 1, 3 |
| | Yamaha | 86 | Alexandre Grondin | 3 |
| | KTM | 91 | Mathieu Letellier | 6 |
| Team Ship to Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR | Honda | 92 | Valentin Guillod | 1–4, 6 |
| Team Ship to Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR | Honda | 105 | Cyril Genot | 5–6 |
| Team Ship to Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR | Honda | 138 | Stephen Rubini | All |
| Team Ship to Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR | Honda | 225 | Charles Lefrançois | 3 |
| Team FT103 | Honda | 103 | Fabien Touffet | 3 |
| Team LMSens | Yamaha | 145 | Loic Rombaut | 5 |
| Team VHR Racing | Gas Gas | 156 | Maxime Sot | All |
| | Gas Gas | 169 | Martin Dubois | 1, 4–5 |
| | Kawasaki | 171 | Melvrick Eblin | 2 |
| Team MB172 | Husqvarna | 172 | Mathys Boisramé | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Team Bauerschmidt MB33 | Husqvarna | 188 | Stefan Ekerold | 5 |
| | Sherco | 191 | Jimmy Auvray | 6 |
| LeBlockPass | Husqvarna | 195 | Loïs Carlier | 3 |
| L2H Design Armor Moto | Kawasaki | 212 | Julien Cabioch | 7 |
| | Husqvarna | 218 | Gregory Gavard | 5 |
| Team KB Academy | Yamaha | 221 | Kevin Ballanger | 2 |
| NG Kit Deco/MotoTeam81 | KTM | 248 | Ludovic Bompar | 2 |
| Yam Sand Racing | Yamaha | 249 | Mathéo Miot | 6 |
| Team WID Motorsport | KTM | 320 | Dorian Werlé | 3, 6–7 |
| Team BHM Racing | Honda | 323 | Nicolas Cottenet | 1–2 |
| Vrignon Construction | KTM | 338 | David Herbreteau | 1–3, 6 |
| LF Motorsport | Honda | 376 | Adrien Lamour | 1, 6 |
| | Honda | 392 | Josselin Cochennec | 7 |
| | KTM | 400 | Florent Becker | 5 |
| JSM | Honda | 410 | Vincent Corre | 3, 7 |
| Yamaha Motor France Drag'On Tek | Yamaha | 424 | Valentin Madoulaud | 5 |
| | Yamaha | 433 | Tom Provost | 3 |
| Couleurs Moto/47Design | KTM | 448 | Tony Seignobos | 1–2, 4 |
| | Yamaha | 486 | Thomas Le Bihan | 7 |
| JSL 83 Kawasaki Toulon | Kawasaki | 519 | William Dho | 1–5 |
| Mekanik Annecy | Honda | 520 | Jimmy Clochet | 1–5 |
| | Honda | 530 | Anthony Blanchet | 6 |
| | Kawasaki | 544 | Quentin Boudot | 1, 4 |
| | KTM | 546 | Victor Legeard | 7 |
| | KTM | 547 | Alexandre Lejeune | 4 |
| | Honda | 557 | Julien Roussel | 4 |
| Podium Motos | Kawasaki | 571 | Matéo Bouly | 3, 6–7 |
| | Honda | 646 | Jordan Robidou | 7 |
| | KTM | 699 | Mathis Anne | 6 |
| Floride Moto/GVP Marseille | Kawasaki | 725 | Antonin Mille | All |
| | Honda | 740 | Benjamin Poissonnier | 4 |
| Krismotos Challans | Yamaha | 752 | Julien Pelletier | 1, 3, 6–7 |
| Almax Motos | Husqvarna | 758 | Raffael Blond | 2, 4, 6 |
| GCC Swiss Racing Team | Husqvarna | 760 | Nicolas Bender | 5 |
| STS Stocker | Yamaha | 783 | Enzo Toriani | 5, 7 |
| | Gas Gas | 808 | Jeremy Hauquier | 5 |
| Team Bonnaudin Racing | Kawasaki | 821 | Julien Bonnaudin | 1–2 |
| 737 Performance Gas Gas Oxmoto | Gas Gas | 831 | Brice Maylin | All |
| | Honda | 838 | Raphael Dauphinot | 6–7 |
| | Kawasaki | 859 | Dany Vassel | 1–2 |
| KTM Metz | KTM | 873 | Victor Krompholtz | 5 |
| Team Green MoTec | Kawasaki | 875 | Kim Schaffter | 1–2, 5 |
| | Suzuki | 886 | Paul Gautronet | 4 |
| | Fantic | 889 | Francis Ortega | 2 |
| | Yamaha | 898 | Alexis Laurent | 2, 4 |
| | Honda | 904 | Pierrick Paget | 6 |
| | Yamaha | 933 | Ugo Moors | 5 |
| KTM Faktory | KTM | 940 | Antoine Cossé | 2 |
| 9MM Energy Drink BUD Racing | Kawasaki | 945 | Anthony Bourdon | 1–6 |
| | Yamaha | 986 | Damien Carcreff | 3 |
| Monster Energy Yamaha France Drag'On Tek | Yamaha | 998 | Todd Kellett | 5 |
| | Husqvarna | 999 | Josselin Pecout | 2 |

### Riders Championship

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 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | LAC | LAC | CAS | CAS | ROM | ROM | VES | VES | BIT | BIT | RAU | RAU | IFF | IFF | Points |
| 1 | Valentin Guillod | Honda | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | | 1 | 8 | | | 273 |
| 2 | Stephen Rubini | Honda | 6 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 261 |
| 3 | Xavier Boog | Yamaha | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 251 |
| 4 | Gregory Aranda | Yamaha | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 232 |
| 5 | Mathys Boisramé | Husqvarna | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | DNS | | | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 192 |
| 6 | Anthony Bourdon | Kawasaki | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | 172 |
| 7 | Adrien Malaval | Yamaha | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 157 |
| 8 | Brice Maylin | Gas Gas | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 155 |
| 9 | Milko Potisek | Yamaha | Ret | DNS | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | 145 |
| 10 | Jimmy Clochet | Honda | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | | | | | 117 |
| 11 | Maxime Sot | Gas Gas | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 108 |
| 12 | Jeffrey Herlings | KTM | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 100 |
| 13 | Antonin Mille | Kawasaki | 21 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 83 |
| 14 | Cyril Genot | Honda | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | 75 |
| 15 | David Herbreteau | KTM | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | 72 |
| 16 | William Dho | Kawasaki | 14 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 16 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | | | | | 72 |
| 17 | Jason Clermont | Kawasaki | | | | | 14 | 14 | | | | | 10 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 51 |
| 18 | Julien Pelletier | Yamaha | 16 | 15 | | | 19 | 17 | | | | | 17 | DNS | 10 | 8 | 45 |
| 19 | Max Nagl | Honda | | | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | | | | | 41 |
| 20 | Romain Pape | Kawasaki | 13 | 11 | | | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 38 |
| 21 | Raffael Blond | Husqvarna | | | 17 | DNS | | | 14 | 13 | | | 11 | 14 | | | 36 |
| 22 | Todd Kellett | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | | | | | 34 |
| 23 | Enzo Toriani | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 19 | Ret | | | 6 | 6 | 32 |
| 24 | Vincent Corre | Honda | | | | | 20 | 16 | | | | | | | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 25 | Matéo Bouly | Kawasaki | | | | | 22 | 18 | | | | | 19 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 31 |
| 26 | Dorian Werlé | KTM | | | | | 24 | 19 | | | | | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 31 |
| 27 | Lars van Berkel | Honda | | | | | | | | | 8 | 8 | | | | | 26 |
| 28 | Tony Seignobos | KTM | 17 | Ret | 18 | 17 | | | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | 25 |
| 29 | Kim Schaffter | Kawasaki | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | | | | | 20 | 17 | | | | | 24 |
| 30 | Stefan Ekerold | Husqvarna | | | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | | | | | 22 |
| 31 | Raphael Dauphinot | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 22 |
| 32 | Jeremy Hauquier | Gas Gas | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | | | | | 16 |
| 33 | Charles Lefrançois | Honda | | | | | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 34 | Antoine Cossé | KTM | | | 9 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 35 | Julien Cabioch | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| 36 | Josselin Cochennec | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| 37 | Julien Bonnaudin | Kawasaki | Ret | 16 | 15 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 38 | Hugo Roussaly | Yamaha | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 39 | Quentin Boudot | Kawasaki | 22 | 20 | | | | | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | 10 |
| 40 | Valentin Madoulaud | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 16 | 16 | | | | | 10 |
| 41 | Benjamin Poissonnier | Honda | | | | | | | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | 10 |
| 42 | Ludovic Macler | Honda | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ret | | | | | 9 |
| 43 | Alexandre Lejeune | KTM | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | 9 |
| 44 | Thomas Le Bihan | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 16 | 8 |
| 45 | Adrien Lamour | Honda | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | 7 |
| 46 | Melvrick Eblin | Kawasaki | | | 19 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 47 | Anthony Blanchet | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 17 | | | 7 |
| 48 | Alexis Laurent | Yamaha | | | DNS | DNS | | | 18 | 17 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 49 | Pierrick Paget | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | DNS | | | 5 |
| 50 | Jordan Robidou | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 17 | 5 |
| 51 | Victor Legeard | KTM | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 18 | 5 |
| 52 | Pierre Moine | Honda | 19 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 53 | Josselin Pecout | Husqvarna | | | 20 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 54 | Martin Dubois | Gas Gas | 24 | 22 | | | | | 20 | 19 | DNS | DNS | | | | | 3 |
| 55 | Nicolas Bender | Husqvarna | | | | | | | | | 21 | 19 | | | | | 2 |
| 56 | Paul Gautronet | Suzuki | | | | | | | 19 | Ret | | | | | | | 2 |
| 57 | Nicolas Cottenet | Honda | 20 | Ret | 21 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 58 | Mathis Anne | KTM | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | DNS | | | 1 |
| 59 | Julien Roussel | Honda | | | | | | | 21 | 20 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 60 | Loïs Carlier | Husqvarna | | | | | 21 | 20 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| | Shaun Vinel | Kawasaki | 23 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Tom Provost | Yamaha | | | | | 25 | 21 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Florent Becker | KTM | | | | | | | | | Ret | 21 | | | | | 0 |
| | Victor Krompholtz | KTM | | | | | | | | | 24 | 22 | | | | | 0 |
| | Damien Carcreff | Yamaha | | | | | 27 | 22 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Fabien Touffet | Honda | | | | | 26 | 23 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Alexandre Grondin | Yamaha | | | | | 23 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gregory Gavard | Husqvarna | | | | | | | | | 23 | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Dany Vassel | Kawasaki | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Loic Rombaut | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Ugo Moors | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Kevin Ballanger | Yamaha | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ludovic Bompar | KTM | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Francis Ortega | Fantic | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mathéo Miot | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | 0 |
| | Mathieu Letellier | KTM | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | 0 |
| | Jimmy Auvray | Sherco | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | LAC | LAC | CAS | CAS | ROM | ROM | VES | VES | BIT | BIT | RAU | RAU | IFF | IFF | Points |