2022 AMA Supercross Championship
OrganizerAmerican 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]

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) Date Location Stadium 450SX Winner 250SX Winner TV Broadcast
1 (W) 8 January California Anaheim Angel Stadium Germany Ken Roczen (Honda HRC) United States Christian Craig (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) CNBC
2 (W) 15 January California Oakland Ring Central Coliseum United States Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) United States Christian Craig (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) USA Network
3 (W) 22 January California San Diego Petco Park United States Chase Sexton (Honda HRC) United States Michael Mosiman (Red Bull Gas Gas) USA Network
4 (W) 29 January California Anaheim 2 Angel Stadium United States Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) United States Christian Craig (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) CNBC (live) / NBC (delayed)
5 (W) 5 February Arizona Glendale (Triple Crown) State Farm Stadium United States Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) Australia Hunter Lawrence (Honda HRC) CNBC
6 (W) 12 February California Anaheim 3 Angel Stadium United States Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) United States Christian Craig (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) Peacock (live), CNBC (next-day delayed)
7 (E) 19 February Minnesota Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium United States Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) Australia Jett Lawrence (Honda HRC) CNBC (live) / NBC (delayed)
8 (E) 26 February Texas Arlington (Triple Crown) AT&T Stadium United States Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) United States Cameron Mcadoo (Monster Energy Kawaski) CNBC
9 (E) March 5 Florida Daytona Daytona International Speedway United States Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) Australia Jett Lawrence (Honda HRC) CNBC
10 (E) March 12 Michigan Detroit Ford Field United States Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) Australia Jett Lawrence (Honda HRC) CNBC
11 (E) March 19 Indiana Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium United States Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) Australia Jett Lawrence (Honda HRC) CNBC
12 (W) March 26 Washington (state) Seattle Lumen Field United States Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) Australia Hunter Lawrence (Honda HRC) USA Network
13 (E) April 9 Missouri St Louis (Triple Crown) The Dome at America's Center France Marvin Musquin (Red Bull KTM) United States RJ Hampshire (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) CNBC
14 (E/W) April 16 Georgia (U.S. state) Hampton Atlanta Motor Speedway United States Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) Australia Hunter Lawrence (Honda HRC) NBC
15 (E) April 23 Massachusetts Foxborough Gillette Stadium United States Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) United States Austin Forkner (Monster Energy Kawasaki) NBC
16 (W) April 30 Colorado Denver Empower Field at Mile High United States Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) Australia Hunter Lawrence (Honda HRC) NBC
17 (E/W) May 7 Utah Salt Lake City Rice-Eccles Stadium United States Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) United States Nate Thrasher (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) CNBC (live) / NBC (delayed)

Championship standings

450SX Rider Standings

[7]

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

[7]

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

[7]

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

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

Source:[9]

References

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  2. "Schedule & Tickets". Supercross Live. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  3. "Race Report from the 2022 San Diego Supercross". Racer X.
  4. "Tomac Becomes Winningest Rider in Daytona Supercross History". Supercross Live. 7 March 2022.
  5. "2022 Supercross 450SX Points Standings". Racer X. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  6. "2022 Supercross Race Results". Racer X. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  7. 1 2 3 "Championship Standings". Supercross Live.
  8. "2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship TV Schedule". Racer X. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  9. "2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship Series Schedule". Racer X.
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