[{"id":16712,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2026\/11\/11\/team-gb-disqualified-2026-motocross-of-nations-fuel\/","title":"FIM Disqualifies Team GB From 2026 Motocross of Nations Over Fuel Violation","content":"Team GB\u2019s 2026 Motocross of Nations result in Ern\u00e9e, France, has officially been wiped from the books. The FIM confirmed Nov. 5 that Race Direction disqualified MX2 rider Ben Mustoe (No. 47) from the entire event after the fuel sample from his bike \u201cdid not correspond to any FIM certified race fuel category 2.\u201d Under FIM rules, a rider\u2019s disqualification takes down his national team, so Great Britain loses all of its results, trophies and prizes.\r\n\r\nMustoe\u2019s GasGas was one of nine bikes picked at random for fuel checks on race day, Oct. 4, a group that also included the bikes of Cooper Webb, Lucas Coenen and Roan van de Moosdijk. Race-day results had Ben Watson, Taylor Hammal and Mustoe seventh on 82 points, but the FIM\u2019s updated classification now lists Great Britain at the bottom, disqualified \u201cdue to usage of non-conform fuel by one of their riders.\u201d Switzerland moves up to seventh, and nothing changes at the front, where Belgium\u2019s Lucas Coenen, Sacha Coenen and Liam Everts keep the Chamberlain Trophy on 23 points ahead of Spain on 26 and the Netherlands on 34.\r\n\r\nThe FIM says no appeal was lodged with the FIM Stewards Panel before the deadline, so the decision is final. The ACU said in a statement that it and Team GB \u201cacknowledge and accept the decision of Race Direction,\u201d adding that \u201cthere is no suggestion the irregularity provided a competitive advantage or resulted from any deliberate attempt to circumvent the regulations.\u201d Both are reviewing how it happened.\r\n\r\nTeam manager Mark Chamberlain took the blame, calling it \u201ca genuine mistake\u201d in an interview with GateDrop and saying an additive in the fuel was over the legal limit. He was quick to clear his rider. \u201cIt\u2019s not on him,\u201d Chamberlain said, adding that \u201cit\u2019s not for a rider to check.\u201d He said the team will have \u201ca more robust system\u201d going forward.","excerpt":"<p>Team GB\u2019s 2026 Motocross of Nations result in Ern\u00e9e, France, has officially been wiped from the books. The FIM confirmed &hellip;<\/p>","date":"November 11, 2026 08:59","categories":[{"id":25047609,"title":"Moto","slug":"moto"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25050031,"title":"ACU","slug":"acu"},{"id":25050033,"title":"Belgium","slug":"belgium"},{"id":25050028,"title":"Ben Mustoe","slug":"ben-mustoe"},{"id":25050029,"title":"Ben Watson","slug":"ben-watson"},{"id":25050035,"title":"disqualification","slug":"disqualification"},{"id":25050032,"title":"Ern\u00e9e","slug":"ernee"},{"id":25048294,"title":"fim","slug":"fim"},{"id":25050034,"title":"fuel violation","slug":"fuel-violation"},{"id":25048290,"title":"motocross of nations","slug":"motocross-of-nations"},{"id":25050026,"title":"MXoN 2026","slug":"mxon-2026"},{"id":25050030,"title":"Taylor Hammal","slug":"taylor-hammal"},{"id":25050027,"title":"Team Great Britain","slug":"team-great-britain"}]}]{
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            "title": "FIM Disqualifies Team GB From 2026 Motocross of Nations Over Fuel Violation",
            "content_html": "<p>Team GB\u2019s 2026 Motocross of Nations result in Ern\u00e9e, France, has officially been wiped from the books. The FIM confirmed &hellip;</p><p>The post <a href=\"https://dirtsportsworld.com/2026/11/11/team-gb-disqualified-2026-motocross-of-nations-fuel/\">FIM Disqualifies Team GB From 2026 Motocross of Nations Over Fuel Violation</a> appeared first on <a href=\"https://dirtsportsworld.com\">DirtSportsWorld</a>.</p>\n",
            "content_text": "Team GB\u2019s 2026 Motocross of Nations result in Ern\u00e9e, France, has officially been wiped from the books. The FIM confirmed &hellip;The post FIM Disqualifies Team GB From 2026 Motocross of Nations Over Fuel Violation appeared first on DirtSportsWorld.",
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