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The second season of the FIM World Supercross Championship kicks off Saturday in England. After an inaugural two round “launch” season in 2023, the series is back for six rounds that will visit England, Singapore, Germany, Canada, Abu Dhabi and Australia. Check out the TV and streaming guide for the opener and more.
With a new series, you probably have some questions. Who is racing? What is the purse money? What is the format?
Well, don’t worry your little buns, Vurb is here to help. Let’s break it all down.
Team Guide
Ken Roczen headlines a pretty deep WSX (450) field. Roczen, who recently signed a three-year deal to race the championship, is the defending champion and will ride for the PMG (Pipes Motorsports) squad.
While Ken is the favorite, he will have challenges. Joey Savatgy and Colt Nichols are riding for Rick Ware Racing. Savatgy won the Australian event in 2022, while this is the first season for Nichols.
Dean Wilson and Justin Brayton are back as is Josh Hill. The addition of Justin Hill is major, as he could challenge Roczen for the title.
The SX2 (250) Class could be wide open. Shane McElrath is the defending champion, but will have challenges from Max Anstie, Enzo Lopes, Kyle Peters, Chris Blose, Justin Bogle and many more.
Check out the full guide below:
Format
The race formate for World Supercross is unique to the sport. It features the standard qualifying and heat races, but the Superpole is back and great. It features 10 riders trying to throw a smoke lap down.
While we’ve seen the three main event format at the Monster Cup, what makes WSX unique is all three main events are back-to-back-to-back with only a short 5-minute break between each. The boys better be in shape this weekend.
Here is the full breakdown:
Qualifying Session
- WSX and SX2 fields will each be split into two separate timed qualifying sessions, with individual lap times determining the order for each class’ heat races. Each qualifying session will last 10 minutes, with final laps run to completion once the 10-minute session expires.
Heat Races
- WSX class heat races will determine the order for the Super Pole – a time-trial format exclusive to the WSX class that will determine the order of its Main Event round. The top five finishers in each of the two WSX heat races will earn a spot in the 10-rider Super Pole. The sixth to 11thplace finishers in each heat will fill spots 11-22 in the gate pick order for the main event, with the faster overall heat taking precedent and gate picks alternating between the remaining riders.
- For the SX2 class, in the same manner as with traditional supercross formats, heat races will determine the order for the main event. Collectively, the faster overall heat will take precedent, with gate pick choice for the Main Event alternating between the finishing order of the two SX2 heats.
Superpole
- Exclusive to the WSX class, the Super Pole round will feature 10 riders – the top-five finishers from the two WSX heat races. Featuring an individual time-trial format, lap times from the Super Pole round will determine the gate pick order of the top 10 for the WSX Main Event races.
Main Events
- Each WSX Championship round will see riders contest three ‘back-to-back’ Main Event races for each class, with only a short 5-minute break between each. The combined individual results determining the winner and podium spots for each Championship Round.
Championship Points
- FIM World Supercross Championship points will be awarded for each of the three Main Event races. Points will follow the traditional supercross format of 25, 22 and 20, 18 and 16 points respectively for first through fifth place, with the remaining 17 riders earning from 15 points to 1 point, depending on where they finish. It total, a maximum of 75 FIM World Championship Points are up for grabs at each WSX Championship round.
- In addition to the Main Event races, the fastest SX2 qualifier and the winner of the WSX Superpole will be awarded one additional Championship point.
Practice Sessions
- As with traditional supercross event formats, practice sessions will take place during afternoons for the enjoyment of fans who arrive earlier and want to enjoy as much action as possible.
Race Day Schedule
All times local
Time Activity Length
11:30 WSX Fan Zone Opens 30mins
12:00 Rider Autograph Session 1hr
13:00 WSX Pit Walk (Pass holders only) 1.5hrs
14:00 Early Stadium Entry Gates Open
14:00 Qualifying Rounds
16:00 Public Gates Open
16:00 – 21:30 WSX British GP Commences
Opening Ceremony
FMX Demonstrations
SX2 + WSX Heats
SX2 + WSX Finals
Podium Presentations
Purse Money
The purse money is on point. Each round, the winner of the WSX (450) Class will get $40,000 with second place getting $30,000 and third $20,000. In the SX2 (250) Class, the winner will receive $16,000 with second $12,000 and third $8,000. That’s some dough, doggies.
Check out the full breakdown:
Signing Fee for each team = $650,000
Payments split:
2022 = $400,000
2023 = $125,000
2024 = $125,000
Appearance Fee for each team = $50,000 per event
Freight is covered globally for teams
Check out the full breakdown of the purse for each round below.
| Position | Points | Prize Purse | |
| Superpole (WSX Only) | 1 | WSX | SX2 |
| Superfinal Fastest Lap (WSX and SX2) | 1 | ||
| 1 | 25 | $40,000 | $16,000 |
| 2 | 22 | $30,000 | $12,000 |
| 3 | 20 | $20,000 | $8,000 |
| 4 | 18 | $15,000 | $6,000 |
| 5 | 16 | $10,000 | $4,000 |
| 6 | 15 | $9,000 | $3,600 |
| 7 | 14 | $8,050 | $3,220 |
| 8 | 13 | $7,050 | $2,820 |
| 9 | 12 | $5,050 | $2,020 |
| 10 | 11 | $3,850 | $1,540 |
| 11 | 10 | $3,650 | $1,460 |
| 12 | 9 | $3,450 | $1,380 |
| 13 | 8 | $3,250 | $1,300 |
| 14 | 7 | $3,050 | $1,220 |
| 15 | 6 | $2,850 | $1,140 |
| 16 | 5 | $2,650 | $1,060 |
| 17 | 4 | $2,450 | $980 |
| 18 | 3 | $2,250 | $900 |
| 19 | 2 | $2,050 | $820 |
| 20 | 1 | $1,850 | $740 |
| 21 | 0 | $1,650 | $640 |
| 22 | 0 | $1,450 | $560 |
