Motocross des Nations:
New format as of 2002 - venue of the event to be announced:
- Each Federation can enter a team of 3 riders.
- Each rider can ride whatever motorcycle he wants (125cc, 250cc or 500cc).
- No more class restrictions as before.
- No more automatically qualified Nations
(Up to 2001: The first 3 Teams of the previous year and the organizing Nation).
- For the entire event, the 2 best results out of 3 will count (for Time Practice, Semi-Finals and Final).
- A-Final for the Nations, placed 1 to 12 after the Semi-Finals
3 riders per Nation = 36 riders.
- B-Final for the Nations, placed 13 to 24 after the Semi-Finals
3 riders per Nation = 36 riders.
* Friday
Technical and administrative verifications, Circuit Control, Meeting with the Organisers.
* Saturday
The Saturday program for the Motocross des Nations will depend upon the number of Nations present:
- 1 to 12 Nations: 1 Practice Group
(maximum 36 riders/all 3 riders of each Nation together in one Group).
- 13 or more Nations: 3 Practice Groups
(1 rider of each Nation in each Group).
- 2 x Free Practices of 20 minutes each for each Group.
- 1 x Time Practice of 30 minutes each for each Group.
Maximum 24 teams qualify for the Sunday program.
The 2 best time practice results of each Nation will count.
The 24 Nations will qualify for the Sunday program as follows:
- Semi-Final 1: Nations placed 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23 in Time Practice.
- Semi-Final 2: Nations placed 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 in Time Practice.
* Sunday
- 1 x Warm-up for Semi-Final 1 (20 minutes).
- 1 x Warm-up for Semi-Final 2 (20 minutes).
- Semi-Final 1 (30 minutes + 2 laps).
- Semi-Final 2 (30 minutes + 2 laps).
In each Semi-Final:
- The 2 best results of each Nation will count.
Nations placed 7 to 12 qualify for the B-Final.
A-Final (30 minutes + 2 laps, max. 36 riders).
B-Final (30 minutes + 2 laps, max. 36 riders).
In the Finals, the 2 best results of each Nation will count.
A time table for this format will be established according to the demands of TV.