2022 AMA Supercross Championship
| 2022 AMA Supercross Championship | |
|---|---|
| Organizer | American Motorcyclist Association, Feld Entertainment (except Daytona), NASCAR Holdings, Inc. (Daytona) |
| Discipline | Supercross |
| Duration | January – May 2022 |
| Number of races | 17 |
| TV partner(s) | NBC Sports (NBC, USA Network, CNBC, Peacock) |
| Champions | |
| 450cc | United States Eli Tomac |
| 250cc West | United States Christian Craig |
| 250cc East | Australia Jett Lawrence |
The 2022 AMA Supercross season is the 49th season of professional stadium off-road motorcycle racing in the United States.[1]
Season overview
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Championship standings
[edit | edit source]450SX Rider Standings
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Rider | # | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Eli Tomac | 3 | Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha | 359 |
| 2 | United States Jason Anderson | 21 | Monster Energy Kawasaki | 350 |
| 3 | United States Malcolm Stewart | 27 | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing | 314 |
| 4 | France Marvin Musquin | 25 | Red Bull KTM | 305 |
| 5 | United States Justin Barcia | 51 | Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Gas Gas | 302 |
| 6 | United States Chase Sexton | 23 | Team Honda HRC | 292 |
| 7 | United States Cooper Webb | 1 | Red Bull KTM | 278 |
| 8 | United States Brandon Hartranft | 41 | Twisted Tea/HEP Motorsports Suzuki | 178 |
| 9 | United States Justin Brayton | 10 | SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts Honda | 176 |
| 10 | United Kingdom Dean Wilson | 15 | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing | 153 |
| 11 | France Dylan Ferrandis | 14 | Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha | 141 |
| 12 | Germany Ken Roczen | 94 | Team Honda HRC | 133 |
| 13 | United States Justin Bogle | 19 | Rocky Mountain ATV/MC KTM WPS | 114 |
| 14 | United States Kyle Chisholm | 11 | Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha | 109 |
| 15 | United States Alex Martin | 26 | Muc-Off FXR ClubMX Yamaha | 105 |
250SX West Rider Standings
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Rider | # | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Christian Craig | 28 | Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha | 230 |
| 2 | Australia Hunter Lawrence | 96 | Team Honda HRC | 220 |
| 3 | United States Michael Mosiman | 29 | Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Gas Gas | 197 |
| 4 | Japan Jo Shimoda | 30 | Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki | 162 |
| 5 | United States Nate Thrasher | 49 | Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha | 151 |
250SX East Rider Standings
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Rider | # | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Jett Lawrence | 18 | Team Honda HRC | 192 |
| 2 | United States RJ Hampshire | 24 | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing | 158 |
| 3 | United States Pierce Brown | 44 | Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GasGas | 149 |
| 4 | United States Mitchell Oldenburg | 54 | SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts Honda | 132 |
| 5 | Brazil Enzo Lopes | 80 | Muc-Off FXR ClubMX Yamaha | 117 |
Television coverage
[edit | edit source]The 2022 season is covered in its entirety by the NBC family of networks, including NBC, CNBC, USA Network and Peacock.[8]
| Network | Coverage |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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