2023 FIM Supercross World Championship explained

The 2023 FIM Supercross World Championship is a supercross series sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) as the world championship of the sport. This is the second season that the championship is being organized by Australian promoter SX Global. Ken Roczen is the reigning champion in the WSX class for 450cc motorcycles,^[1] whilst Shane McElrath is the reigning champion in the SX2 class.^[2]

Ultimately, many of the initially scheduled rounds were later cancelled, producing a three round series. Roczen was able to successfully defend his title in the WSX championship, whilst it was Max Anstie who triumphed in SX2 where he became the first British champion of an FIM-sanctioned supercross world championship.

Calendar and results

The 2023 season is scheduled to have 6 events in Europe, Canada, Singapore, UAE and Australia.^[3] A French round was initially meant to be part of the calendar, but was later replaced by the round in UAE.^[4]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Location	Stadium	WSX Winner	SX2 Winner
1	1 July	British Grand Prix	Birmingham	Villa Park	Ken Roczen	Shane McElrath
2	4–5 November	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi	Etihad Arena	Joey Savatgy	Max Anstie
3	24–25 November	Australian Grand Prix	Melbourne	Marvel Stadium	Ken Roczen	Max Anstie

WSX

Entry list

Licensed Teams & Riders
Team	Constructor	No	Rider	Rounds
Progressive ECSTAR PMG	Suzuki	1	Ken Roczen	All
		11	Kyle Chisholm	All
MCR Honda	Honda	3	Vince Friese	All
		14	Cole Seely	1
		49	Mitchell Oldenburg	2–3
Team GSM HBI Michelin	Yamaha	6	Thomas Ramette	All
		20	Grégory Aranda	All
MDK Motorsports	KTM	7	Anthony Rodríguez	All
		68	Cade Clason	All
Monster Energy CDR Yamaha	Yamaha	9	Aaron Tanti	2
		75	Josh Hill	All
		78	Grant Harlan	1
Fire Power Honda Racing	Honda	10	Justin Brayton	All
		15	Dean Wilson	All
FXR ClubMX	Yamaha	16	Cole Thompson
		22	Rhys Budd	3
		69	Phil Nicoletti	2–3
		102	Matt Moss	1–2
		519	Josh Cartwright	1
Mobil 1 Rick Ware Racing MX	Kawasaki	17	Joey Savatgy	All
		45	Colt Nichols	All
Team BUD Kawasaki	Kawasaki	46	Justin Hill	All
		85	Cédric Soubeyras	All
Honda NILS WSX	Honda	80	Kevin Moranz	All
		911	Jordi Tixier	All
Wildcard Teams & Riders
Boom Racing Fox Husqvarna	Husqvarna	64	Dylan Wills	3
FUS Marsh Geartec Husqvarna	Husqvarna	155	Jack Brunell	1
SR75 World Team Suzuki	Suzuki	225	Charles Lefrançois	1
Source:^[5]

Riders Championship

Pos	Nr	Rider	Bike	GBR			UAE			AUS			Points
1	1	Ken Roczen	Suzuki	1	4	1	14	3	1	1	1	3	193
2	17	Joey Savatgy	Kawasaki	4	2	2	1	4	2	3	10	4	176
3	15	Dean Wilson	Honda	6	5	3	6	1	3	5	4	2	167
4	3	Vince Friese	Honda	2	3	10	3	2	8	4	12	7	149
5	46	Justin Hill	Kawasaki	3	1	15	7	8	12	12	9	8	122
6	20	Grégory Aranda	Yamaha	16	6	5	16	5	4	16	2	6	117
7	85	Cédric Soubeyras	Kawasaki	18	12	12	2	6	5	6	7	10	114
8	11	Kyle Chisholm	Suzuki	10	7	4	11	12	6	9	14	9	108
9	49	Mitchell Oldenburg	Honda				4	9	DSQ	2	3	5	89
10	45	Colt Nichols	Kawasaki	7	9	8	15	18	DNS	15	13	1	87
11	75	Josh Hill	Yamaha	12	13	6	18	11	9	17	8	12	83
12	68	Cade Clason	KTM	19	11	11	8	15	11	8	15	11	80
13	10	Justin Brayton	Honda	5	8	9	Ret	DNS	DNS	7	6	15	76
14	80	Kevin Moranz	Honda	13	10	7	10	14	10	19	20	17	69
15	911	Jordi Tixier	Honda	15	16	14	12	13	DNS	11	11	8	63
16	6	Thomas Ramette	Yamaha	9	18	19	5	17	7	20	18	18	58
17	7	Anthony Rodríguez	KTM	14	14	13	13	16	13	13	16	19	58
18	69	Phil Nicoletti	Yamaha				9	7	14	14	5	20	57
19	102	Matt Moss	Yamaha	11	Ret	DNS	17	10	15				32
20	22	Rhys Budd	Yamaha							10	17	14	22
21	14	Cole Seely	Honda	8	15	20							20
22	64	Dylan Wills	Husqvarna							18	19	16	10
23	155	Jack Brunell	Husqvarna	21	17	17							8
24	225	Charles Lefrançois	Suzuki	22	19	16							7
25	519	Josh Cartwright	Yamaha	20	20	18							5
26	78	Grant Harlan	Yamaha	17	21	DNS							4
	9	Aaron Tanti	Yamaha				Ret	DNS	DNS				0
Pos	Nr	Rider	Bike	GBR			UAE			AUS			Points

SX2

Entry list

Licensed Teams & Riders
Team	Constructor	No	Rider	Rounds
Mobil 1 Rick Ware Racing MX	Yamaha	1	Shane McElrath	All
		66	Henry Miller	All
Honda NILS WSX	Honda	3	Chris Blose	All
		96	Kyle Webster	2–3
		110	Kyle Peters	1
Monster Energy CDR Yamaha	Yamaha	4	Luke Clout	All
		9	Aaron Tanti	1
		59	Robbie Wageman	2–3
MCR Honda	Honda	7	Mitchell Oldenburg	1
		122	Carson Mumford	2–3
		800	Mike Alessi	All
FXR ClubMX	Yamaha	16	Cole Thompson	2–3
		56	Enzo Lopes	1
		125	Luke Neese	All
MDK Motorsports	KTM	19	Justin Bogle	All
		604	Max Miller	All
Fire Power Honda Racing	Honda	20	Wilson Todd	2–3
		40	Gage Linville	1
		99	Max Anstie	All
Progressive ECSTAR PMG	Suzuki	58	Hunter Yoder	All
		67	Cullin Park	All
Team BUD Kawasaki	Kawasaki	137	Adrien Escoffier	All
		945	Anthony Bourdon	All
Team GSM HBI Michelin	Yamaha	141	Maxime Desprey	All
		401	Jace Owen	All
Wildcard Teams & Riders
Yamalube Yamaha Racing	Yamaha	116	Kaleb Barham	3
KTM Racing Team	KTM	199	Nathan Crawford	3
723 Troy Lee Designs Fantic	Fantic	260	Dylan Woodcock	1
Source:

Riders Championship

Pos	Nr	Rider	Bike	GBR			UAE			AUS			Points
1	99	Max Anstie	Honda	2	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	216
2	1	Shane McElrath	Yamaha	1	2	1	8	8	11	19	3	11	140
3	4	Luke Clout	Yamaha	5	Ret	8	4	15	7	2	4	3	127
4	141	Maxime Desprey	Yamaha	10	7	5	2	9	2	16	8	14	122
5	67	Cullin Park	Suzuki	8	19	7	5	18	5	4	5	4	116
6	16	Cole Thompson	Yamaha				6	2	10	5	2	2	108
7	3	Chris Blose	Honda	12	4	20	1	3	3	18	17	16	105
8	945	Anthony Bourdon	Kawasaki	15	12	14	17	14	8	7	7	8	87
9	66	Henry Miller	Yamaha	9	9	9	18	11	19	8	14	13	79
10	20	Wilson Todd	Honda				7	17	4	11	6	5	77
11	137	Adrien Escoffier	Kawasaki	Ret	10	13	12	12	13	14	9	12	73
12	122	Carson Mumford	Honda				16	10	14	3	11	6	68
13	125	Luke Neese	Yamaha	20	17	17	9	5	6	13	19	17	66
14	58	Hunter Yoder	Suzuki	17	18	12	19	13	20	6	13	7	64
15	401	Jace Owen	Yamaha	11	5	15	20	7	9	DNS	DNS	DNS	59
16	59	Robbie Wageman	Yamaha				13	6	15	9	10	15	58
17	56	Enzo Lopes	Yamaha	4	3	4							57
18	7	Mitchell Oldenburg	Honda	3	14	3							47
19	604	Max Miller	KTM	14	16	11	14	20	17	12	18	20	47
20	110	Kyle Peters	Honda	6	6	6							45
21	19	Justin Bogle	KTM	13	20	16	11	19	16	Ret	15	18	40
22	96	Kyle Webster	Honda				10	4	12	20	DNS	21	39
23	800	Mike Alessi	Honda	19	11	Ret	15	16	18	15	16	19	39
24	9	Aaron Tanti	Yamaha	7	8	10							38
25	116	Kaleb Barham	Yamaha							10	12	10	39
26	199	Nathan Crawford	KTM							17	20	9	17
27	260	Dylan Woodcock	Fantic	16	15	18							14
28	40	Gage Linville	Honda	18	13	19							13
Pos	Nr	Rider	Bike	GBR			UAE			AUS			Points

Notes and References

1. News: Roczen crowned World Supercross Champion. Iwan Jones. speedcafe.com. 23 October 2022. 23 June 2023.
2. News: Ken Roczen And Shane McElrath Win 2022 FIM World Supercross Championships. fullnoise.com.au. 23 October 2022. 23 June 2023.
3. News: 2023 FIM World Supercross Championship Calendar (Updated). cyclenews.com. 1 June 2023. 26 June 2023.
4. News: WSX championship drafts Abu Dhabi into 2023 series schedule. Alex Gobert. motoonline.com. 26 June 2023. 26 June 2023.
5. News: 27 June 2023. FIM World Supercross Birmingham Entry Lists. FIM. 27 June 2023.