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Australia Repeats at Motocross of Nations With Lawrence Brothers Sweeping Ironman Motos

U.S. took runner-up on a tiebreaker after RJ Hampshire’s troubles offset Eli Tomac’s podium charge.

Overview

  • Australia claimed back-to-back MXoN titles, topping the final classification over the United States on 33 points and France on the same total via a tiebreaker.
  • Hunter Lawrence went 1-1 in the Open class and Jett Lawrence won the MXGP opener before fighting back to third in the finale after an early incident, giving Australia a sweep of all three motos.
  • RJ Hampshire crashed multiple times and retired on Lap 11 of the final race, a costly blow that pushed Team USA out of contention for the overall win.
  • Eli Tomac’s second place in the last moto secured the tiebreaker over France for the hosts after earlier progress from a tough qualification draw.
  • Late call-up Justin Cooper topped MX2 Free Practice, finished third in qualifying, and logged 10-10 race results as Australia’s Saturday wins by Jett and Hunter delivered the prime gate pick for Sunday.