After Tim Gajser scored two unforgettable moto wins at last year’s Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, we originally ran this list of riders to go 1-1 at the MXoN. Now, Hunter Lawrence adds his name to this list as well, with a 1-1 performance at Ironman Raceway to secure back-to-back wins for Team Australia.
By the way, we’re going to start this with the 1985 event, which was the first to switch to the three-moto/multiple displacement bikes format we see at the Motocross of Nations today. Shoutout to riders that came before that, like Danny “Magoo” Chandler and his 1-1 sweeps of back-to-back weekends (two motos only) at the Trophy des Nations and Motocross des Nations in 1982. For clarity, we’ll start this The List with the modern format in ’85.
1985 | David Thorpe
As mentioned, this is the first year of the new MXdN format we are still familiar with today, with multiple-displacement bikes all on the track at the same time. David Thorpe took two motos that day in Gaildorf, West Germany, but with a small caveat: everyone raced in all three motos, and Thorpe actually went 1-2-1, with Dutchman Kees Van Der Ven taking the second moto victory. Still, it’s two moto wins for Thorpe! Team USA won the event.
1986 | David Bailey
The Little Professor takes two motos overall for Team USA on his CR500, in what many consider the most dominant day in MXdN history (Team USA riders finished 1-2 in all three motos). Bailey’s sweep is close though, because he and teammate Ricky Johnson coordinated going across the finish line side by side in the third moto.
1987 | Ricky Johnson
It’s RJ’s turn to dominate in the mud of Unadilla, going 1-1 in front of the home fans at Unadilla on his CR250. That’s the first overall moto sweep not on a 500.
1988 | Ron Lechien
Lechien wins both motos on his Kawasaki KX500 for Team USA, which wins the event in France. One of the best days of The Dogger’s career!
1989 | Jeff Stanton
Back in Gaildorf, Stanton is now the superstar taking both his motos overall on his CR250. Team USA wins.
1996 | Jeremy McGrath
MC goes 1-1 in Spain on a CR250. The King of Supercross was a bad dude in motocross, too. Team USA wins this one easily. The track had one big downhill jump which the American team handled with no problem, with Steve Lamson heel-clicking over it on his CR125. Jeff Emig even called this race the “Downhill Triple des Nations.” With that kind of track, no one was touching McGrath!
1997 | Pit Beirer
Germany’s Pit Beirer wins his two motos on a 250 in Nismes, Belgium. Today Pit runs the KTM group’s racing efforts worldwide. Belgium wins the event.
1998 | Stefan Everts
Everts provides a master class in mud riding at a Foxhills (Great Britain) race that turned into a quagmire. One hillclimb got so bad that the track eventually had to be routed around it. Everts was climbing it no problem on way to winning two motos. His Belgian squad also wins the event.
1999 | Stefan Everts
Ahem, this Everts guy is pretty good at this event! He goes 1-1 in Brazil, but Italy wins the event.
2001 | Stefan Everts
Another 1-1 from Stefan Everts, this time one home soil at the famous Citadel at Namur. He wins the first and third motos but France wins the event. Some young Australian named Chad Reed won the other moto.
2004 | Stefan Everts
Now you know why Everts was known as the King of Motocross. In the Netherlands he goes 1-1 in his MX1 motos.
2005 | Ricky Carmichael
It wouldn’t make sense if The GOAT didn’t have at least one 1-1 Motocross of Nations day. In France he rolls in both motos, and Team USA wins the event for the first time since 2000.
2006 | Stefan Everts
At Matterley Basin in England, Everts performs the ultimate career walk off by taking both motos in his last race. This marks the fifth time Everts goes 1-1 at a ‘Nations. Think about that!
2007 | Ryan Villopoto
One of the most famous 1-1s because Villopoto is on a Kawasaki KX250F but yet beats all the 450s (and the 250s) both times. This is also on home soil for a Team USA win at Budds Creek.
2010 | Ryan Dungey
Another home race for America, at Thunder Valley, and Ryan Dungey wins both motos overall riding in the MX1 class. Team USA wins.
2012 | Antonio Cairoli
Luckless at the ‘Nations for awhile, Tony Cairoli reminds everyone why he’s the dominant force in MXGP by going 1-1 in the sand at Lommel, Belgium. His nation, Italy, only gets fifth in the team standings. Germany wins.
2013 | Antonio Cairoli
Now Tony has things on lock, he sweeps the motos again in Germany. Belgium wins the event.
2014 | Gautier Paulin
The Frenchman dominates in Latvia, and this event helped seal his rep as an anchor at the ‘Nations. The French win five events in a row at one point, and Paulin is on all five teams.
2015 | Romain Febvre
Febvre caps an incredible year where he wins the MXGP World Championship by winning both Open motos in France, giving the team the win at home.
2017 | Max Anstie
On home soil on Matterley Basin, Anstie has the race of his life, winning both of his motos overall. France wins the event.
2018 | Glenn Coldenhoff
At RedBud in the USA, Coldenhoff has his best day yet, winning both motos. His Netherlands’ teammate Jeffrey Herlings won the other moto but the team still got second because 250 rider Calvin Vlaadarin suffers an eye injury. France wins again!
2019 | Glenn Coldenhoff
It finally lines up for the Netherlands. At a home race in Assen, Coldenhoff sweeps both motos again, and this time the Dutch finally get the team victory.
2021 | Jeffrey Herlings
Herlings has his day with a 1-1 sweep, but this event is totally wild and somehow Italy ends up digging out the team win in front of the home fans. It’s a proper send off for Cairoli, who is wrapping up his full-time racing career.
2024 | Tim Gajser
Tim Gajser became a new member of the 1-1 Club in 2024, as he mounts a late attack on Jett Lawrence to get the lead and the win in the final moto of the day. Lawrence’s Australian team wins, Gasjer’s team, Slovania, gets seventh overall.
2025 | Hunter Lawrence
Two great starts helped Hunter Lawrence a ton en route to a 1-1 day at Ironman Raceway. He did have two crashes in his one moto, but he still took the win. In the second moto, he rode away with the win and stayed upright before sending the giant finish line double jump, cementing himself as a double moto winner AND cementing Team Australia as a two-time event winner in the history books.
Oddly enough, the #96's first AMA Pro Motocross Championship premier class overall win came at this very venue for the ninth round of the 2025 Pro Motocross season in early August. But that first 450 Pro Motocross win came with 2-2 moto finishes, so Hunter rights the ship by stamping the Aussie team's win with a 1-1 day. No doubt about this one!
