title: 2018 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship
text: # 2018 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship
  
  The 2018 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship was the 14th Women's Motocross World Championship season. Kiara Fontanesi successfully defended her title, after taking her fifth title in 2017.
  
  ## 2018 Calendar
  
  A 6-round calendar for the 2018 season was announced on 25 October 2017.
  
  | Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Round Winner | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | April 8 | Italy | Pietramurata | Larissa Papenmeier | Courtney Duncan | Larissa Papenmeier | Report |
  | 2 | April 15 | Portugal | Agueda | Courtney Duncan | Courtney Duncan | Courtney Duncan | Report |
  | 3 | May 20 | Germany | Teutschenthal | Courtney Duncan | Courtney Duncan | Courtney Duncan | Report |
  | 4 | June 17 | Italy | Ottobiano | Kiara Fontanesi | Nancy van de Ven | Nancy van de Ven | Report |
  | 5 | September 16 | Netherlands | Assen | Kiara Fontanesi | Kiara Fontanesi | Kiara Fontanesi | Report |
  | 6 | September 30 | Italy | Imola | Nancy van de Ven | Kiara Fontanesi | Kiara Fontanesi | Report |
  
  ## Participants
  
  | Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Kawasaki | 2 | Sandra Karlsson | 1 |
  | MXFontaRacing | Yamaha | 8 | Kiara Fontanesi | All |
  | Team Dragon Moto | KTM | 9 | Virginie Germond | 1–4, 6 |
  | | KTM | 10 | Lara de Kruif | 1, 5 |
  | Bloms MX Racing | Honda | 11 | Beatrice Galthe | 1 |
  | Team VHR | KTM | 14 | Mathilde Martinez | All |
  | Orlen Team Duust KTM | KTM | 19 | Joanna Miller | 1 |
  | Chiemgau Racing Team | KTM | 20 | Tanja Schlosser | 3 |
  | Team Yvana Demaria 21 | Kawasaki | 21 | Yvana Demaria | |
  | Baydale D3 Racing | KTM | 25 | Stacey Fisher | 1–5 |
  | Absolut MX | Kawasaki | 27 | Ida Djärf Björklund | 5 |
  | Disetti Moto | Yamaha | 31 | Giorgia Montini | 1, 4 |
  | | Honda | 33 | Adele Innocenzi | 6 |
  | KTM Diga Junior Racing | KTM | 36 | Avrie Berry | All |
  | Team Kawasaki Zweirad Pfeil | Kawasaki | 38 | Linda-Linsay Kramell | 3 |
  | | KTM | 42 | Britt Van Muylem | 5 |
  | Team Honda MX Sweden | Honda | 44 | Natalie Kane | 1–5 |
  | | Honda | 46 | Kadri Ehamäe | 6 |
  | Motoland Amiens | Yamaha | 52 | Justine Charroux | All |
  | Twenty Suspension Racing | Suzuki | 55 | Kim Irmgartz | 1–4 |
  | Twenty Suspension Racing | Suzuki | 423 | Larissa Papenmeier | All |
  | | Yamaha | 62 | Madelen Hofseth Pedersen | 3–4 |
  | Team Ecomaxx | KTM | 71 | Demi Verploegh | 1, 4–5 |
  | | Kawasaki | 79 | Gabriela Seisdedos | 3–6 |
  | | KTM | 81 | Anna-Lena Weinmann | 1 |
  | Lakerveld Racing | Yamaha | 84 | Emma Milesevic | 1–2 |
  | Lakerveld Racing | Yamaha | 425 | Amber Simons | 5–6 |
  | NoFear Yamaha | Yamaha | 85 | Nancy van de Ven | All |
  | | Honda | 88 | Charlotte Deharbe | 3 |
  | SK Racing | Kawasaki | 90 | Sandra Keller | 1, 4 |
  | | Honda | 93 | Floriana Parrini | 1, 6 |
  | Team AC 171 | Yamaha | 99 | Manon Haudoire | All |
  | Team AC 171 | Yamaha | 203 | Camille Viaud | All |
  | R2R Store KTM | KTM | 100 | Eline Burgmans | 1, 3–6 |
  | Čepelak Racing Team | Yamaha | 101 | Kristyna Vitkova | 1 |
  | | Yamaha | 106 | Julia Blatter | 1 |
  | Mena Racing | Honda | 108 | Miriam Mena | 2 |
  | | KTM | 110 | Steffi Laier | All |
  | Stielergruppe.mx | Suzuki | 111 | Anne Borchers | 1–3 |
  | Francy Racing Suzuki Valenti | Suzuki | 116 | Francesca Nocera | 1, 4, 6 |
  | Cofain Racing Team | KTM | 118 | Vanessa Umschaden | 6 |
  | Cofain Racing Team | KTM | 699 | Elena Kapsamer | 1–4, 6 |
  | | KTM | 121 | Bethany Farmer | 1 |
  | | Honda | 131 | Line Dam | All |
  | I-Fly JK Racing Yamaha | Yamaha | 138 | Kathryn Booth | 1–2, 5 |
  | I-Fly JK Racing Yamaha | Yamaha | 172 | Lynn Valk | All |
  | | Husqvarna | 143 | Stephanie Stoutjesdijk | 3–6 |
  | | Yamaha | 146 | Lisa Michels | 1, 3, 5–6 |
  | Altherm JCR Yamaha | Yamaha | 151 | Courtney Duncan | 1–4 |
  | Team MX Life DK | Yamaha | 153 | Barbara Aagaard | 3–4 |
  | 3MX Motorsport Team | KTM | 174 | Giorgia Giudici | 1 |
  | ORPS Motocross Team | Kawasaki | 181 | Tatiana Graça | 2 |
  | | KTM | 188 | Shana van der Vlist | All |
  | | Kawasaki | 193 | Kimberley Braam | 1–5 |
  | | Yamaha | 214 | Morgane Soulier | 1, 3 |
  | PM34 Motos | Kawasaki | 242 | Filipa Leite | 2 |
  | | Kawasaki | 251 | Amandine Froment | 4 |
  | Jomotos Honda | Honda | 268 | Ana Santos | 2 |
  | Team Silver Action KTM | KTM | 274 | Amandine Verstappen | All |
  | | Yamaha | 290 | Mathilde Denis | All |
  | Portugalenses Transportes Lda. | Husqvarna | 303 | Ana Alves | 2 |
  | Flex-Box KTM | KTM | 325 | Sara Andersen | All |
  | Motos UK Racing | KTM | 346 | Sara Coloret | 2 |
  | | Husqvarna | 364 | Joana Gonçalves | 2 |
  | | KTM | 381 | Ilse Hoenson | 5 |
  | | Kawasaki | 386 | Lianne Muilwijk | 3–4 |
  | Garcia Motos | Suzuki | 387 | Oihane Albizuri | 6 |
  | | Honda | 473 | Julia Degout | 3 |
  | | Yamaha | 555 | Emelie Dahl | 1–2 |
  | | Yamaha | 612 | Mathea Selebø | 1–2, 5 |
  | | Husqvarna | 613 | Alice Magnoli | 1, 4 |
  | Fly Over Racing | KTM | 711 | Claudia Paradisi | 6 |
  | | KTM | 777 | Ekaterina Guryeva | 3 |
  | Nine Six Four | Yamaha | 964 | Nicky van Wordragen | 1 |
  | | Suzuki | 969 | Fiona Hoppe | 1, 3–6 |
  | | Suzuki | 974 | Janina Lehmann | All |
  | | Suzuki | 987 | Erica Lago | 1, 4, 6 |
  | | Honda | 997 | Andrea Grazia | 6 |
  
  ### Riders Championship
  
  | Pos | Rider | Bike | TRE | TRE | POR | POR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Fontanesi | Yamaha | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 260 |
  | 2 | Van De Ven | Yamaha | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 252 |
  | 3 | Papenmeier | Suzuki | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 231 |
  | 4 | Duncan | Yamaha | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | 184 |
  | 5 | Laier | KTM | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 183 |
  | 6 | Verstappen | KTM | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 180 |
  | 7 | van der Vlist | KTM | 20 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 150 |
  | 8 | Kane | Honda | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 14 | | | 132 |
  | 9 | Andersen | KTM | 14 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 4 | 119 |
  | 10 | Dam | Honda | 10 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 102 |
  | 11 | Valk | Yamaha | 26 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 95 |
  | 12 | Berry | KTM | 24 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 78 |
  | 13 | Charroux | Yamaha | 12 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 78 |
  | 14 | Germond | KTM | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 19 | | | 14 | 8 | 74 |
  | 15 | Borchers | Suzuki | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | 69 |
  | 16 | Denis | Yamaha | 17 | 27 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 65 |
  | 17 | Nocera | Suzuki | 9 | 11 | | | | | 13 | 11 | | | 8 | 15 | 59 |
  | 18 | Martinez | KTM | 21 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 21 | DSQ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 57 |
  | 19 | Braam | Kawasaki | 23 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 15 | | | 41 |
  | 20 | Burgmans | KTM | 22 | 25 | | | 17 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 37 |
  | 21 | Selebø | Yamaha | 19 | 14 | 22 | 14 | | | | | 17 | 13 | | | 28 |
  | 22 | Lehmann | Suzuki | 38 | 31 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 26 |
  | 23 | Dahl | Yamaha | 7 | 12 | 24 | 23 | | | | | | | | | 23 |
  | 24 | Milesevic | Yamaha | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 16 |
  | 25 | Parrini | Honda | 25 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 16 | 18 | 14 |
  | 26 | Irmgartz | Suzuki | 15 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 22 | | | | | 12 |
  | 27 | Seisdedos | Kawasaki | | | | | 28 | Ret | 18 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 17 | 12 |
  | 28 | Fisher | KTM | 27 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 22 | | | 11 |
  | 29 | Verploegh | KTM | 28 | 38 | | | | | Ret | 29 | 15 | 17 | | | 10 |
  | 30 | Stoutjesdijk | Husqvarna | | | | | 32 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 10 |
  | 31 | Montini | Yamaha | 18 | 21 | | | | | 23 | 15 | | | | | 9 |
  | 32 | Gonçalves | Husqvarna | | | 23 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
  | 33 | Booth | Yamaha | DNQ | DNQ | 30 | Ret | | | | | 14 | 24 | | | 7 |
  | 34 | Muilwijk | Kawasaki | | | | | 18 | 21 | 25 | 18 | | | | | 6 |
  | 35 | Simons | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | 26 | 23 | 5 |
  | 36 | Kapsamer | KTM | 29 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 23 | | | 19 | 20 | 4 |
  | 37 | de Kruif | KTM | 33 | 30 | | | | | | | 18 | Ret | | | 3 |
  | 38 | Viaud | Yamaha | DNQ | DNQ | 29 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 1 |
  | 39 | Hofseth Pedersen | Yamaha | | | | | 20 | 26 | 30 | 33 | | | | | 1 |
  | | Michels | Yamaha | 30 | 26 | | | 22 | Ret | | | 22 | 21 | 28 | Ret | 0 |
  | | Hoppe | Suzuki | DNQ | 32 | | | 24 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 0 |
  | | Haudoire | Yamaha | 37 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 35 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 21 | 27 | 0 |
  | | Van Muylem | KTM | | | | | | | | | 23 | 26 | | | 0 |
  | | Djärf Björklund | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | Ret | 23 | | | 0 |
  | | Lago | Suzuki | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | 35 | 37 | | | 24 | 24 | 0 |
  | | Umschaden | KTM | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 25 | 0 |
  | | Aagaard | Yamaha | | | | | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | | | | | 0 |
  | | Mena | Honda | | | 32 | 26 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Ehamäe | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | 29 | 0 |
  | | Guryeva | KTM | | | | | 27 | 32 | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Coloret | KTM | | | 27 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Albizuri | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | 28 | 0 |
  | | Giudici | KTM | 31 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Paradisi | KTM | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | 30 | 0 |
  | | Hoenson | KTM | | | | | | | | | Ret | 30 | | | 0 |
  | | Keller | Kawasaki | 34 | 36 | | | | | 31 | 31 | | | | | 0 |
  | | Innocenzi | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | 31 | 0 |
  | | Soulier | Yamaha | DNQ | 35 | | | 37 | 31 | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Santos | Honda | | | 31 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Magnoli | Husqvarna | 32 | 34 | | | | | 32 | 36 | | | | | 0 |
  | | Grazia | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | 32 | 0 |
  | | Deharbe | Honda | | | | | 36 | 33 | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Leite | Kawasaki | | | 33 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Kramell | Kawasaki | | | | | 33 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Froment | Kawasaki | | | | | | | 34 | 35 | | | | | 0 |
  | | Degout | Honda | | | | | 38 | 34 | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Alves | Husqvarna | | | 34 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Schlosser | KTM | | | | | 34 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Miller | KTM | 35 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Vitkova | Yamaha | 36 | 37 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Karlsson | Kawasaki | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | van Wordragen | Yamaha | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Graça | Kawasaki | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Blatter | Yamaha | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Galthe | Honda | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Farmer | KTM | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Weinmann | KTM | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | Pos | Rider | Bike | TRE | TRE | POR | POR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | Points |
  
  ### Manufacturers Championship
  
  | Pos | Bike | TRE | TRE | POR | POR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yamaha | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 297 |
  | 2 | Suzuki | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 231 |
  | 3 | KTM | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 212 |
  | 4 | Honda | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 9 | 152 |
  | 5 | Kawasaki | 23 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 17 | 49 |
  | 6 | Husqvarna | 32 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
  | Pos | Bike | TRE | TRE | POR | POR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | Points |
  