A circuit that has been one of the best partners of the FIM Motocross World Championship in recent years is the Swedish circuit of Uddevalla. The beautiful little circuit nestled against the huge rock formation has held a Grand Prix every season for the last 20 years and will again run a Grand Prix next weekend.

Despite its recent involvement with the FIM Motocross World Championship, Uddevalla wasn’t a circuit that held a lot of Grand Prix’s in the past. Way back in 1958 local rider Sten Lundin won the 500cc Grand Prix, and then three years later legendary Bill Nilsson also added his name to the victory list at Uddevalla. Uddevalla wouldn’t return to the 500cc GP scene until 1997 and 1999 when Joel Smets took victory.

The 250 class also visited Uddevalla on a few occasions, with wins to Vladimir Kaninov in 1977 and Stefan Everts in 1994. More GP’s followed at Uddevalla, but the circuit really became a favourite for the GP series in 2004 when Youthstream took over the promotional rights of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

The last 20 years have seen many GPs at Uddevalla and in 2004 the love-affair between the circuit and the GP series was reignited and it was French legend Mickael Pichon who won the MX1 class and young New Zealander Ben Townley who led home the MX2 boys.

In 2005 it was another New Zealander in Josh Coppins who won the MX1 class (just ahead of Townley who had moved up to the MX1 class) and Cairoli took his first victory in the MX2 class.

A year later in 2006 and 12 years after his victory in the 250cc class in 1994 and Stefan Everts scored the win in the MX1 class, it would of course be Everts’ last visit to the Swedish circuit. David Philippaerts kept an Italian on top of the MX2 podium with a 1-2 victory.

In 2007 Belgian Ken De Dycker won the MX1 class and Cairoli scored win number two in the MX2 class. Cairoli not to be forgotten by the Swedish fans picked up his third MX2 win in 2008 as Jonathan Barragan became the fifth different winner in six years in the MX1 class.

2009 and drama as Rui Goncalves in a huge battle with Marvin Musquin for the MX2 title won the GP after Musquin was disqualified (Musquin changed teams’ mid-season from Honda to KTM). Max Nagl won the MX1 class. Cairoli who had moved to the MX1 class was second to the German rider.

2010 and Cairoli scored his first MX1 victory, but his fourth GP win at the circuit and Frenchman Steven Frossard won the MX2 class. Frossard who moved to the MX1 class in 2011 become the 8th different winner in the MX1 class at Uddevalla, adding to his MX2 win the previous season and Ken Roczen scored the win in the MX2 class.

2012 and Clement Desalle took victory after Uddevalla favourite Cairoli scored DNF-DNF twice being caught in the mud. In the MX2 class Tommy Searle won. And then in 2013, Cairoli scored victory number five at the circuit and Jeffrey Herlings scored his first win at the circuit in the MX2 class.

In 2014 Cairoli scored another victory ahead of Van Horebeek and Strijbos and in MX2 Herlings won from Tixier and Gajser. Febvre won in 2015 from Van Horebeek and Strijbos and Gajser won in MX2 from Guillod and Seewer.

Sweden disappeared from the calendar in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, returning in 2022 with a win to Seewer, from Gajser and Coldenhoff. Jago Geerts won MX2 from Tom Vialle and Simon Langenfelder.

Seewer won in Sweden again in 2023, from Febvre and Prado, with Langenfelder winning in MX2 from Liam Everts and Andrea Adamo. Jorge Prado win in 2024 from Gajser and Herlings, with Lucas Coenen winning MX2 from Adamo and Langenfelder.