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.

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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.
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
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.
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
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. 

Shane McElrath all smiles after his win.