The 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 65th FIM Motocross World Championship season.

In the MXGP class, Tim Gajser started the season as the reigning champion after picking up his fourth world title in 2020. In MX2, Tom Vialle was the defending champion as he picked up his maiden world title in the previous year. The 2021 season saw the debut of Beta as a manufacturer in the MXGP class.

Race calendar and results The championship was contested over eighteen rounds.

Russian athletes competed as a neutral competitors using the designation MFR (Motorcycle Federation of Russia), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.

MXGP Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner Report 1 13 June MXGP of Russia Orlyonok Tim Gajser Tim Gajser Tim Gajser 2 27 June MXGP of Great Britain Matterley Basin Tony Cairoli Tim Gajser Tony Cairoli 3 4 July MXGP of Italy Maggiora Romain Febvre Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings 4 18 July MXGP of Netherlands Oss Jeffrey Herlings Tony Cairoli Tim Gajser 5 25 July MXGP of Czech Republic Loket Jorge Prado Tony Cairoli Jorge Prado 6 1 August MXGP of Flanders Lommel Jeffrey Herlings Romain Febvre Romain Febvre 7 8 August MXGP of Latvia Ķegums Jeffrey Herlings Jorge Prado Tim Gajser 8 5 September MXGP of Turkey Afyonkarahisar Jeffrey Herlings Tim Gajser Jeffrey Herlings 9 8 September MXGP of Afyon Jeffrey Herlings Tim Gajser Jeffrey Herlings 10 19 September MXGP of Sardegna Riola Sardo Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings 11 3 October MXGP of Germany Teutschenthal Jorge Prado Tim Gajser Tim Gajser 12 10 October MXGP of France Lacapelle-Marival Romain Febvre Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings 13 17 October MXGP of Spain intu Xanadú Romain Febvre Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings 14 24 October MXGP of Trentino Pietramurata Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings 15 27 October MXGP of Pietramurata Romain Febvre Tony Cairoli Tony Cairoli 16 31 October MXGP of Garda Jeremy Seewer Tim Gajser Jeremy Seewer 17 7 November MXGP of Lombardia Mantova Romain Febvre Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings 18 10 November MXGP of Città di Mantova Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings

MX2 Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner Report 1 13 June MXGP of Russia Orlyonok Tom Vialle Tom Vialle Tom Vialle 2 27 June MXGP of Great Britain Matterley Basin Maxime Renaux Mattia Guadagnini Maxime Renaux 3 4 July MXGP of Italy Maggiora Thibault Benistant Mattia Guadagnini Mattia Guadagnini 4 18 July MXGP of Netherlands Oss Jago Geerts Jago Geerts Jago Geerts 5 25 July MXGP of Czech Republic Loket Mattia Guadagnini Thibault Benistant Mattia Guadagnini 6 1 August MXGP of Flanders Lommel Jago Geerts Kay de Wolf Jago Geerts 7 8 August MXGP of Latvia Ķegums Maxime Renaux Maxime Renaux Maxime Renaux 8 5 September MXGP of Turkey Afyonkarahisar Tom Vialle Maxime Renaux Tom Vialle 9 8 September MXGP of Afyon Maxime Renaux Tom Vialle Tom Vialle 10 19 September MXGP of Sardegna Riola Sardo Tom Vialle Tom Vialle Tom Vialle 11 3 October MXGP of Germany Teutschenthal Tom Vialle Maxime Renaux Maxime Renaux 12 10 October MXGP of France Lacapelle-Marival Tom Vialle Tom Vialle Tom Vialle 13 17 October MXGP of Spain intu Xanadú Tom Vialle Maxime Renaux Maxime Renaux 14 24 October MXGP of Trentino Pietramurata Tom Vialle Tom Vialle Tom Vialle 15 27 October MXGP of Pietramurata Tom Vialle Rene Hofer Rene Hofer 16 31 October MXGP of Garda Rene Hofer Maxime Renaux Maxime Renaux 17 7 November MXGP of Lombardia Mantova Maxime Renaux Jago Geerts Jago Geerts 18 10 November MXGP of Città di Mantova Jago Geerts Maxime Renaux Jago Geerts

MXGP

Entry list Officially Approved Teams & RidersTeamConstructorNoRiderRounds Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 3 Romain Febvre All 128 Ivo Monticelli 1–8 172 Mathys Boisramé 14–18 Hostettler Yamaha Racing Yamaha 4 Arnaud Tonus 1–3, 8–16 92 Valentin Guillod 2, 5–7, 9–10, 12–18 998 Todd Kellett 6 Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team Husqvarna 7 Arminas Jasikonis 2–13, 17–18 19 Thomas Kjær Olsen All Team Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing Yamaha 10 Calvin Vlaanderen 1–13 22 Kevin Strijbos All 32 Brent Van Doninck All Honda SR Motoblouz Honda 16 Benoît Paturel 8–18 107 Lars van Berkel 6–7 991 Nathan Watson 1–4 JD Gunnex KTM Racing Team KTM 17 José Butrón 5, 13–17 183 Lorenzo Locurcio 1–9, 13–17 881 Dušan Drdaj 8–9 JWR Honda Racing Honda 18 Vsevolod Brylyakov 1, 3–9, 11–18 147 Miro Sihvonen 1, 4, 11–18 SS24 KTM MXGP KTM 24 Shaun Simpson 1–6, 10–18 JM Honda Racing Honda 29 Henry Jacobi All 202 Yentel Martens 4 747 Michele Cervellin 6–7 KMP Honda Racing Honda 37 Gert Krestinov 11 152 Petar Petrov 2, 11 926 Jérémy Delincé 6 Standing Construct GasGas Factory Racing Gas Gas 41 Pauls Jonass 1–17 189 Brian Bogers 2–15, 17–18 Team HRC Honda 43 Mitchell Evans 70 Rubén Fernández 17–18 243 Tim Gajser All Red Bull KTM De Carli Factory Racing KTM 61 Jorge Prado All 222 Tony Cairoli All Marchetti Racing Team KTM KTM 77 Alessandro Lupino All Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 84 Jeffrey Herlings 1–4, 6–18 Beta SDM Corse MX Team Beta 89 Jeremy Van Horebeek All 520 Jimmy Clochet 2–7, 11 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team Yamaha 91 Jeremy Seewer All 259 Glenn Coldenhoff All 919 Ben Watson All JK Racing Yamaha 161 Alvin Östlund 1–10 667 Anton Nordström Graaf 11–13, 15–18 KTM Kosak Team KTM 226 Tom Koch 2, 5–7, 10–18 Motostar.se Husqvarna 297 Anton Gole 2–5, 7 SM Action GasGas Racing Team Yuasa Battery Gas Gas 303 Alberto Forato 2–18 Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee KTM 811 Adam Sterry 1–6, 10–11 JT911 KTM Racing Team KTM 911 Jordi Tixier 1–2, 5–7 Wild Card Teams & RidersTeamConstructorNoRiderRounds Ghidinelli Racing Yamaha Yamaha 15 David Philippaerts 14–17 Team GSM Dafy Michelin Yamaha Yamaha 21 Maxime Desprey 12 MB Team Honda 44 Morgan Lesiardo 3, 10–12 Gabriel Motocross KTM KTM 49 John Adamson 2 REVO Seven Kawasaki Kawasaki 53 Dylan Walsh 6 Team AB Racing Husqvarna 66 Tim Koch 11 Sahkar Racing KTM 75 Hardi Roosiorg 6–7, 11, 17–18 Kawasaki 79 Timothée Hoarau 14–18 AIT Racing Team Husqvarna 97 Michael Ivanov 10 KTM Sarholz Racing Team KTM 105 Cyril Genot 6 Team CKK Honda 107 Lars van Berkel 4 Team Bauerschmidt MB33 Husqvarna 108 Stefan Ekerold 11 GDR Honda Honda 109 Dylan Wright 14–18 Husqvarna 123 Georgy Valyakin 1 De Jong Racing Team Andre Motors KTM KTM 130 Rene de Jong 4–6 Cab Screens Crescent Yamaha Racing Yamaha 151 Harri Kullas 2 JH MX Service Gas Gas 194 Sven van der Mierden 4, 6 Renter Racing KTM 197 Denis Poláš 17–18 SHR Motorsports Yamaha 262 Mike Stender 11 Team 3C Racing Yamaha 267 Edoardo Bersanelli 3, 5, 16 PAR Homes RFX Husqvarna Husqvarna 326 Josh Gilbert 2, 4, 11–12, 14–16 777 Evgeny Bobryshev 6 Team Borz MX School Honda 333 Luca Borz 16 Goby Racing Gas Gas 338 David Herbreteau 12 Husqvarna 425 Alexander Shershnev 1 Gabrielli Moto Racing Team Husqvarna 644 Ismaele Guarise 16 SVR Motorsport Husqvarna 701 Svyatoslav Pronenko 1 FB Factory Motorsport Husqvarna 831 Brice Maylin 12 Team JCR Kawasaki 848 Joan Cros 13 AL860 Motorsport KTM 860 Andrea La Scala 18 Zatika AV92 Husqvarna Husqvarna 920 Ander Valentín 17–18

Riders Championship