2022 AUSTRALIAN GP (MELBOURNE) // WSX CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
2022 AUSTRALIAN GP (MELBOURNE) // FIM WSX CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
The two-race 2022 FIM World Supercross series is officially in the books and it’s Ken Roczen and Shane McElrath who came out as the big winners in the “pilot season” of this new Championship. This whole series started when FELD Entertainment decided not to renew their contract with the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) for 2022. FELD Entertainment knew that they didn’t want to go international with the AMA Supercross series and they no longer needed the FIM’s input in American Supercross. In response to this, the FIM went searching for a new promoter to host an FIM World Supercross series.
When it was first announced last year that the SX Global group had earned the FIM rights to host this series, it was hard to believe they would actually be able to pull it off. Although the series only consisted of two races (it was originally slated to be three races this year with a longer, more legitimate schedule for 2023), it did happen and incredibly, the series was able to get Eli Tomac to show up for the opener in the UK and they got Ken Roczen to do both races.
In case you missed the live showing of the WSX Australian GP on Fox Sports 1 at 4:00 AM Eastern time/1:00 AM Pacific, here are the overall Championship point standings for both classes and the overall race results from Australia.
2022 WSX CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS
Ken Roczen won the 450 WSX Championship.
Eli Tomac won the opener two weeks ago in Cardiff, Wales, but he didn’t show up for the finale in Australia. Ken Roczen’s night wasn’t without controversy, as he got a flat tire in the second of three Main Events. However, he was able to pull through and win the title with a 4-point margin on Joey Savatgy and Vince Friese. Vince tied with Savatgy for second in the points, but Savatgy overall win in Australia was the tie-breaker.
Pos. | Num. | Rider | Bike | Nat. | Pts. |
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1 | #94 | Ken Roczen | Honda | GER | 116 |
2 | #17 | Joey Savatgy | Kawasaki | USA | 112 |
3 | #19 | Vince Friese | Honda | USA | 112 |
4 | #10 | Justin Brayton | Honda | USA | 108 |
5 | #75 | Josh Hill | Yamaha | USA | 83 |
6 | #3 | Eli Tomac | Yamaha | USA | 76 |
7 | #85 | Cedric Soubeyras | Kawasaki | FRA | 72 |
8 | #911 | Jordi Tixier | Honda | FRA | 68 |
9 | #945 | Anthony Bourdon | Yamaha | FRA | 62 |
10 | #137 | Adrien Escoffier | Kawasaki | FRA | 60 |
11 | #78 | Cade Clason | Yamaha | USA | 60 |
12 | #941 | Angelo Pellegrini | Honda | ITA | 60 |
13 | #15 | Dean Wilson | Honda | UK | 57 |
14 | #26 | Thomas Ramette | Yamaha | FRA | 48 |
15 | #14 | Ryan Breece | Yamaha | USA | 43 |
16 | #65 | Grant Harlan | Yamaha | USA | 43 |
17 | #61 | Freddie Noren | Suzuki | SWE | 31 |
18 | #45 | Hayden Mellross | GasGas MC | AUS | 29 |
19 | #155 | Jack Brunell | GasGas | UK | 22 |
20 | #57 | Jackson Richardson | Kawasaki KXF | AUS | 19 |
21 | #96 | Kyle Webster | Honda CRF | AUS | 18 |
22 | #60 | Justin Starling | Suzuki | USA | 8 |
23 | #140 | Alex Ray | Suzuki RMZ | USA | 2 |
24 | #18 | Luke Clout | Yamaha | AUS | 1 |
Joey Savatgy went 2-1-1 in Australia to take the overall win in the WSX class.
Vince Friese ahead of Joey Savatgy.
WSX (450) AUSTRALIAN GP OVERALL RESULTS
Joey Savatgy grabbed the win in Australia, with Ken Roczen second and Justin Brayton third.
Ken Roczen won the first Main Event, but a flat tire in the second Main caused him to DNF. Then, in the Super final (race three), Ken finished a consistent second behind Savatgy. He tied on points with Justin Brayton, but his win in the first race was the tie-breaker. Also, the FL column stands for Fast Lap. Because Ken scored the quickest time in the Superpole, he earned an extra point. Watch his Superpole lap below.
Pos. | Num. | Rider | R1 | R2 | FL | SP | Total |
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1 | #17 | Joey Savatgy | 22 | 25 | 25 | 72 | |
2 | #94 | Ken Roczen | 25 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 55 |
3 | #10 | Justin Brayton | 20 | 22 | 13 | 55 | |
4 | #19 | Vince Friese | 18 | 20 | 16 | 54 | |
5 | #78 | Cade Clason | 9 | 18 | 15 | 42 | |
6 | #911 | Jordi Tixier | 14 | 15 | 12 | 41 | |
7 | #75 | Josh Hill | 15 | 4 | 20 | 39 | |
8 | #15 | Dean Wilson | 16 | 5 | 18 | 39 | |
9 | #945 | Anthony | 11 | 16 | 11 | 38 | |
10 | #85 | Cedric Soubeyras | 5 | 11 | 14 | 30 | |
11 | #45 | Hayden Mellross | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 | |
12 | #65 | Grant Harlan | 6 | 13 | 9 | 28 | |
13 | #137 | Adrien Escoffier | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 | |
14 | #941 | Angelo Pellegrini | 12 | 12 | 24 | ||
15 | #57 | Jackson Richardson | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 | |
16 | #96 | Kyle Webster | 4 | 14 | 18 | ||
17 | #14 | Ryan Breece | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | |
18 | #26 | Thomas Ramette | 8 | 8 | 16 | ||
19 | #140 | Alex Ray | 2 | 2 | |||
20 | #61 | Freddie Noren | 1 | 1 | |||
Rick Ware Racing’s Joey Savatgy and Shane McElrath won the 450 and 250 classes in Australia.
KEN ROCZEN’S SUPERPOLE LAP: VIDEO
2022 SX2 CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS
Shane McElrath won both the British GP and the Australian GP to take home the SX2 title.
Shane McElrath has had one of the most unique race seasons ever. He has ridden for four different teams this year. He started the 2022 AMA Supercross season with Rocky Mountain KTM, then the team fell apart mid-season when title sponsor Rocky Mountain pulled out. Then, he filled in at Rockstar Husqvarna for the first eight AMA Nationals, before Dean Wilson and Malcolm Stewart came back from injury. He finished the final four Rounds of Outdoors on a ClubMX Yamaha YZ450F and then he went to Rick Ware Racing on a YZ250F for the FIM World Supercross series. With his deal being so last-minute, Shane only had a handful of days on the Rick Ware Racing bike before it was time to fly to the UK for Round one.
Pos. | Num. | Rider | Bike | Nat. | Pts. |
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1 | #12 | Shane McElrath | Yamaha | USA | 123 |
6 | #99 | Max Anstie | Honda | UK | 114 |
2 | #66 | Chris Blose | Kawasaki | USA | 105 |
5 | #19 | Aaron Tanti | Yamaha | AUS | 100 |
3 | #48 | Mitch Oldenburg | Honda | USA | 99 |
4 | #910 | Carson Brown | Yamaha | USA | 76 |
9 | #20 | Wilson Todd | Honda | AUS | 70 |
8 | #141 | Maxime Desprey | Yamaha | FRA | 68 |
10 | #102 | Matt Moss | Kawasaki | AUS | 62 |
14 | #715 | Phil Nicoletti | Yamaha | USA | 59 |
16 | #384 | Lorenzo Camporese | Honda | ITA | 47 |
17 | #45 | Henry Miller | Yamaha | USA | 47 |
18 | #40 | Dilan Schwartz | Suzuki | USA | 46 |
15 | #401 | Jace Owen | Yamaha | USA | 44 |
7 | #41 | Derek Kelley | Suzuki | USA | 41 |
13 | #891 | Justin Bogle | KTM | USA | 38 |
12 | #200 | Cole Seely | Honda | USA | 35 |
11 | #53 | Dylan Walsh | Kawasaki | UK | 29 |
20 | #79 | Derek Drake | KTM | USA | 28 |
19 | #11 | Kyle Chisholm | Yamaha | USA | 27 |
14 | #199 | Nathan Crawford | KTM SXF | 22 | |
15 | #22 | Rhys Budd | Yamaha YZF | 22 | |
22 | #773 | Thomas Do | Honda | FRA | 17 |
21 | #275 | Dylan Woodcock | Suzuki | UK | 8 |
SX2 (250) AUSTRALIAN GP OVERALL RESULTS
Shane McElrath went 2-2-1 for first overall in the 250 class.
The three-race format opened the door for three different riders to take the checkers in the SX2 class. Max Anstie won the first race, Australian Aaron Tanti won the second moto and Shane McElrath won the third race “SuperFinal” to take the overall win for the night.
Mitchell Oldenburg was fast once again, but according to the MotoConcepts Honda team, Mitchell had a run-in with another rider which left oil on his brakes. He salvaged as much as he could for a fifth place on the night.
Pos. | Num. | Rider | R1 | R2 | FL | SP | Total |
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1 | #12 | Shane McElrath | 22 | 22 | 25 | 69 | |
2 | #99 | Max Anstie | 25 | 20 | 1 | 22 | 68 |
3 | #19 | Aaron Tanti | 9 | 25 | 20 | 54 | |
4 | #66 | Chris Blose | 18 | 16 | 18 | 52 | |
5 | #48 | Mitch Oldenburg | 14 | 18 | 15 | 47 | |
6 | #20 | Wilson Todd | 15 | 8 | 14 | 37 | |
7 | #715 | Phil Nicoletti | 16 | 9 | 9 | 34 | |
8 | #102 | Matt Moss | 1 | 15 | 16 | 32 | |
9 | #141 | Maxime Desprey | 11 | 6 | 13 | 30 | |
10 | #40 | Dilan Schwartz | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | |
11 | #45 | Henry Miller | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 | |
12 | #910 | Carson Brown | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 | |
13 | #384 | Lorenzo Camporese | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 | |
14 | #199 | Nathan Crawford | 4 | 13 | 5 | 22 | |
15 | #22 | Rhys Budd | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | |
16 | #401 | Jace Owen | 20 | 1 | 21 | ||
17 | #41 | Derek Kelley | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | |
18 | #11 | Kyle Chisholm | 2 | 10 | 3 | 15 | |
19 | #773 | Thomas Do | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |
20 | #891 | Justin Bogle | 10 | 10 | |||
21 | #200 | Cole Seely | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Max Anstie was second, one point behind McElrath for the overall in Australia.
Shane McElrath on his Rick Ware Racing Yamaha YZ250F.
Mitchell Oldenburg went 7-4-6 in Australia to finish 5th overall.
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