The 2022 FIM Supercross World Championship was a supercross series sanctioned by the FIM as the world championship of the sport. This was the first season that the championship was organized by Australian promoter SX Global as it moved away from being merged with the America-based AMA Supercross Championship. [1]
The 2022 season is scheduled to have 2 events in Great Britain and Australia.
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Stadium | WSX Winner | SX2 Winner |
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1 | 8 October | British Grand Prix [2] | Cardiff | Principality Stadium | Eli Tomac | Shane McElrath |
2 | 21–22 October | Australian Grand Prix [3] | Melbourne | Marvel Stadium | Joey Savatgy | Shane McElrath |
Licensed Teams & Riders | ||||
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Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
Motoconcepts Honda [4] | Honda | 10 | Justin Brayton | All |
19 | Vince Friese | All | ||
Rick Ware Racing [5] | Yamaha | 14 | Ryan Breece | All |
Kawasaki | 17 | Joey Savatgy | All | |
Honda Genuine Honda Racing [6] | Honda | 15 | Dean Wilson | All |
94 | Ken Roczen | All | ||
Monster Energy CDR Yamaha [7] | Yamaha | 18 | Luke Clout [8] | All |
75 | Josh Hill | All | ||
MDK Motorsports [9] | KTM | 22 | Chad Reed | 1 |
Honda | 30 | Joel Wightman | 2 | |
33 | Josh Grant | 1 | ||
Kawasaki | 57 | Jackson Richardson | 2 | |
Team GSM Dafy Michelin [10] | Yamaha | 26 | Thomas Ramette | All |
945 | Anthony Bourdon | All | ||
Twisted Tea PMG Suzuki [10] | Suzuki | 60 | Justin Starling | 1 |
61 | Fredrik Noren | All | ||
140 | Alex Ray | 2 | ||
Muc-Off / FXR / ClubMX [6] | Yamaha | 65 | Grant Harlan | All |
78 | Cade Clason | All | ||
BUD Racing [10] | Kawasaki | 85 | Cédric Soubeyras | All |
137 | Adrien Escoffier | All | ||
Honda NILS [11] | Honda | 911 | Jordi Tixier | All |
941 | Angelo Pellegrini | All | ||
Wildcard Teams & Riders | ||||
Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha | Yamaha | 3 | Eli Tomac | 1 |
GasGas Racing Team Australia | Gas Gas | 45 | Hayden Mellross | 2 |
Team HRC Australia | Honda | 96 | Kyle Webster | 2 |
ASA United GasGas | Gas Gas | 155 | Jack Brunell | 1 |
Pos | Brand | GBR | AUS | Points | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Honda | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 135 |
2 | Yamaha | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 128 |
3 | Kawasaki | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 122 |
4 | Gas Gas | 9 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 51 |
5 | Suzuki | 13 | 9 | 11 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 32 |
KTM | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||
Pos | Brand | GBR | AUS | Points | ||||
Licensed Teams & Riders | ||||
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Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
Monster Energy CDR Yamaha [7] | Yamaha | 11 | Kyle Chisholm | All |
19 | Aaron Tanti [8] | All | ||
Rick Ware Racing [5] | Yamaha | 12 | Shane McElrath | All |
45 | Henry Miller | All | ||
Honda Genuine Honda Racing [6] | Honda | 20 | Wilson Todd [14] | All |
99 | Max Anstie [14] | All | ||
Twisted Tea PMG Suzuki [10] | Suzuki | 40 | Dilan Schwartz | All |
74 | Derek Kelley | All | ||
Motoconcepts Honda [4] | Honda | 48 | Mitchell Oldenburg | All |
200 | Cole Seely | All | ||
BUD Racing [10] | Kawasaki | 66 | Chris Blose | All |
102 | Matt Moss | All | ||
MDK Motorsports [9] | KTM | 79 | Derek Drake | All |
891 | Justin Bogle | All | ||
Team GSM Dafy Michelin [10] | Yamaha | 141 | Maxime Desprey | All |
910 | Carson Brown | All | ||
Honda NILS [11] | Honda | 384 | Lorenzo Camporese | All |
773 | Thomas Do | All | ||
Muc-Off / FXR / ClubMX [6] | Yamaha | 401 | Jace Owen | All |
715 | Phil Nicoletti | All | ||
Wildcard Teams & Riders | ||||
Yamalube Yamaha Racing Team | Yamaha | 22 | Rhys Budd | 2 |
Revo Seven Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 53 | Dylan Walsh | 1 |
KTM Racing Team Australia | KTM | 199 | Nathan Crawford | 2 |
SR75 World Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 275 | Dylan Woodcock | 1 |
Pos | Nr | Rider | Bike | GBR | AUS | Points | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | Shane McElrath | Yamaha | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 123 |
2 | 99 | Max Anstie | Honda | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 114 |
3 | 66 | Chris Blose | Kawasaki | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 105 |
4 | 19 | Aaron Tanti | Yamaha | 7 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 100 |
5 | 48 | Mitchell Oldenburg | Honda | 1 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 99 |
6 | 910 | Carson Brown | Yamaha | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 76 |
7 | 20 | Wilson Todd | Honda | 13 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 70 |
8 | 141 | Maxime Desprey | Yamaha | 12 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 68 |
9 | 102 | Matt Moss | Kawasaki | 3 | Ret | 11 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 62 |
10 | 715 | Phil Nicoletti | Yamaha | 10 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 59 |
11 | 41 | Derek Kelley | Suzuki | 9 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 58 |
12 | 384 | Lorenzo Camporese | Honda | 8 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 47 |
13 | 45 | Henry Miller | Yamaha | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 47 |
14 | 40 | Dilan Schwartz | Suzuki | 15 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 46 |
15 | 401 | Jace Owen | Yamaha | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 20 | DNS | 44 |
16 | 891 | Justin Bogle | KTM | Ret | 8 | 6 | 11 | Ret | DNS | 38 |
17 | 200 | Cole Seely | Honda | 17 | 20 | 2 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 35 |
18 | 53 | Dylan Walsh | Kawasaki | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | |||
19 | 11 | Kyle Chisholm | Yamaha | Ret | 17 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 27 |
20 | 199 | Nathan Crawford | KTM | 17 | 8 | 16 | 22 | |||
21 | 22 | Rhys Budd | Yamaha | 14 | 16 | 11 | 22 | |||
22 | 773 | Thomas Do | Honda | 16 | Ret | 20 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 |
23 | 79 | Derek Drake | KTM | 20 | 11 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 11 |
24 | 275 | Dylan Woodcock | Suzuki | 18 | 16 | 21 | 8 | |||
Pos | Nr | Rider | Bike | GBR | AUS | Points | ||||
Pos | Brand | GBR | AUS | Points | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Honda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 142 |
2 | Yamaha | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 132 |
3 | Kawasaki | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 105 |
4 | Suzuki | 9 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 71 |
5 | KTM | 20 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 57 |
Pos | Brand | GBR | AUS | Points | ||||
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