2022 AMA Supercross Championship

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2022 AMA Supercross Championship
Organizer American Motorcyclist Association, Feld Entertainment (except Daytona), NASCAR Holdings, Inc. (Daytona)
DisciplineDirt bike racing
DurationJanuary – May 2022
Number of races17
TV partner(s) NBC Sports (NBC, USA Network, CNBC, Peacock)
Champions

The 2022 AMA Supercross season is the 49th season of professional stadium off-road motorcycle racing in the United States. [1]

Contents

Season overview

The season began on January 8 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, running until the final race in Salt Lake City, in late May. [2]

In round 3 at San Diego, Chase Sexton and Michael Mosiman each won their first events in the 450cc and 250cc classes respectively. [3]

Eli Tomac won his sixth career Daytona Supercross race at Round 9, eclipsing Ricky Carmichael's record for the most top class wins at Daytona. With the victory, he also tied Ryan Villopoto for the fifth-most wins in the AMA's premier class. [4]

Eli Tomac clinched the title at round 16 in Denver, CO with a 5th place finish over runner-up, and winner of the race, Jason Anderson. [5]

Season results

Race Winners [6]
Round (250 East/West)DateLocationStadium450SX Winner250SX WinnerTV Broadcast
1 (W)8 January Flag of California.svg Anaheim Angel Stadium Flag of Germany.svg Ken Roczen (Honda HRC) Flag of the United States.svg Christian Craig (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) CNBC
2 (W)15 January Flag of California.svg Oakland Ring Central Coliseum Flag of the United States.svg Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) Flag of the United States.svg Christian Craig (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) USA Network
3 (W)22 January Flag of California.svg San Diego Petco Park Flag of the United States.svg Chase Sexton (Honda HRC) Flag of the United States.svg Michael Mosiman (Red Bull Gas Gas) USA Network
4 (W)29 January Flag of California.svg Anaheim 2 Angel Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) Flag of the United States.svg Christian Craig (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) CNBC (live) / NBC (delayed)
5 (W)5 February Flag of Arizona.svg Glendale (Triple Crown) State Farm Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hunter Lawrence (Honda HRC) CNBC
6 (W)12 February Flag of California.svg Anaheim 3 Angel Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) Flag of the United States.svg Christian Craig (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) Peacock (live), CNBC (next-day delayed)
7 (E)19 February Flag of Minnesota.svg Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jett Lawrence (Honda HRC) CNBC (live) / NBC (delayed)
8 (E)26 February Flag of Texas.svg Arlington (Triple Crown) AT&T Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) Flag of the United States.svg Cameron McAdoo (Monster Energy Kawasaki) CNBC
9 (E)March 5 Flag of Florida.svg Daytona Daytona International Speedway Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jett Lawrence (Honda HRC) CNBC
10 (E)March 12 Flag of Michigan.svg Detroit Ford Field Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jett Lawrence (Honda HRC) CNBC
11 (E)March 19 Flag of Indiana.svg Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jett Lawrence (Honda HRC) CNBC
12 (W)March 26 Flag of Washington.svg Seattle Lumen Field Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hunter Lawrence (Honda HRC) USA Network
13 (E)April 9 Flag of Missouri.svg St Louis (Triple Crown) The Dome at America's Center Flag of France.svg Marvin Musquin (Red Bull KTM) Flag of the United States.svg RJ Hampshire (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) CNBC
14 (E/W)April 16 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Hampton Atlanta Motor Speedway Flag of the United States.svg Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hunter Lawrence (Honda HRC) NBC
15 (E)April 23 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Foxborough Gillette Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) Flag of the United States.svg Austin Forkner (Monster Energy Kawasaki) NBC
16 (W)April 30 Flag of Colorado.svg Denver Empower Field at Mile High Flag of the United States.svg Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hunter Lawrence (Honda HRC) NBC
17 (E/W)May 7 Flag of Utah.svg Salt Lake City Rice-Eccles Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) Flag of the United States.svg Nate Thrasher (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) CNBC (live) / NBC (delayed)

Championship standings

450SX Rider Standings

[7]

RankRider#TeamPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Eli Tomac 3 Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha 359
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Anderson 21 Monster Energy Kawasaki 350
3 Flag of the United States.svg Malcolm Stewart 27 Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing 314
4 Flag of France.svg Marvin Musquin 25 Red Bull KTM 305
5 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Barcia 51 Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Gas Gas 302
6 Flag of the United States.svg Chase Sexton 23 Team Honda HRC 292
7 Flag of the United States.svg Cooper Webb 1 Red Bull KTM 278
8 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Hartranft 41 Twisted Tea/HEP Motorsports Suzuki 178
9 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Brayton 10SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts Honda176
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dean Wilson 15 Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing 153
11 Flag of France.svg Dylan Ferrandis 14 Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha 141
12 Flag of Germany.svg Ken Roczen 94 Team Honda HRC 133
13 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Bogle 19Rocky Mountain ATV/MC KTM WPS114
14 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Chisholm 11 Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha 109
15 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Martin 26 Muc-Off FXR ClubMX Yamaha 105

250SX West Rider Standings

[7]

RankRider#TeamPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Craig 28 Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha 230
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hunter Lawrence 96 Team Honda HRC 220
3 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Mosiman 29 Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Gas Gas 197
4 Flag of Japan.svg Jo Shimoda 30 Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki 162
5 Flag of the United States.svg Nate Thrasher 49 Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha 151

250SX East Rider Standings

[7]

RankRider#TeamPoints
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jett Lawrence 18 Team Honda HRC 192
2 Flag of the United States.svg RJ Hampshire 24 Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing 158
3 Flag of the United States.svg Pierce Brown 44 Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GasGas 149
4 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell Oldenburg 54SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts Honda132
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Enzo Lopes 80Muc-Off FXR ClubMX Yamaha117

Television coverage

The 2022 season is covered in its entirety by the NBC family of networks, including NBC, CNBC, USA Network and Peacock. [8]

NetworkCoverage
NBC Six races in total, including Denver, Foxborough and Hampton live, as well as 3 races shown next day delayed, including the final round at Salt Lake City including the 250cc East-West Shootout
USA 3 races live, Oakland, San Diego and Seattle
CNBC 10 races live, 3 replayed on next day delay on NBC. Exclusive coverage of the season opener in Anaheim, as well as the prestigious Daytona event and two of the three triple crown events
Peacock Every race live, including exclusive coverage of Anaheim 3

Source: [9]

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