This year's (69th) FIM Motocross of Nations (held at Ernée, France, September 26/27) saw the holders and home team take the win by just two points over Team USA.
The 1,517m Circuit Raymond DEMY, situated in the Pays de Loire region, is a hard-pack clay dirt circuit, with half of the 111 riders in the field choosing to use Pirelli Scorpion MX32 tires.
Romain Febvre, the newly crowned MXGP champion for 2015, who was in the French team for the first time, took the overall Open classification title, winning both his races.
Team Belgium claimed third place, with Estonia 4th, Switzerland 5th and The Netherlands 6th.
The 2016 event will be staged at Maggiora, Italy, with the Glen Helen Raceway at San Bernardino, California, hosting in 2017.
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