8/24/23

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WSX STATEMENT

We’re aware of rumours circulating over the past 24 hours regarding the FIM World Supercross Championship and its 2023 rounds. While we can’t provide specific information today, we will be sharing significant news soon regarding the 2023 racing schedule, together with positive future developments that support the championship series.

We have been in consistent communication with teams and owners, who have been highly supportive. We look forward to the 2023 Championship rounds finishing strongly, with hotly contested racing determining who will be crowned the 2023 FIM World Supercross Champions this November in Melbourne. »

(FIM Press Release)

01/06/2023

SX GLOBAL announces partnership with Lushington Entertainments to deliver the FIM World Supercross Singapore GP

The FIM and SX Global, the official and exclusive promoter of the FIM World Supercross Championship (WSX), have today revealed the location of the Asian round in Singapore, within the iconic National Stadium, the region’s premier sports, entertainment and lifestyle venue. The Asian round will be known as the WSX Singapore Grand Prix.

The event will be promoted via a joint-venture partnership with promoter Lushington Entertainments and the team that, through its corporate affiliate, Singapore GP, stages one of the biggest motorsport and entertainment events on the planet, the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.

SX Global CEO Adam Bailey said : “Singapore is a fantastic location for FIM World Supercross Championship because it’s one of the world’s travel hubs and is central to huge masses of the population throughout Asia, and its National Stadium provides the ideal venue to stage a round of Championship racing.

“Within a three-hour flight of Singapore are the world’s largest motorcycle markets, including Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, making South-East Asia an extremely important region for the FIM World Supercross Championship as we continue to expand our global footprint.

“Partnering with Lushington Entertainments is a huge opportunity for the Championship and for supercross as a whole. We are thrilled to be working with the same team that helms the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, the original night race that set the benchmark for combining on-track activity with world-class entertainment and music acts.

“They are absolute experts at combining world championship motorsport and entertainment, and there is no one better for us to partner with to deliver an incredible experience in Singapore,” said Bailey.

Lushington Entertainments Executive Director Adam Firth said: “We are very pleased to partner with SX Global to bring the world-class WSX to Asia for the first time and to do so in our home country Singapore.

“It is a great opportunity to deliver another premier motorsport event that will appeal to a wide audience that includes families, millennials and sports fans. Over the coming years, we will workwith SX Global to grow World Supercross throughout the Asian region.”

2023 Calendar
Date FMNR Venue, Stadium Country
01 July ACU Birmingham, Villa Park Stadium Great Britain
30 September MSS National Stadium Singapore
14 October DMSB Dusseldorf, Merkus Spiel Arena Germany
28 October CMA Vancouver, BC Place Stadium Canada
24&25 November MA Melbourne, Marvel Stadium Australia

First 13 Athletes Confirmed for the Global Series’ Six Events in 2023

The FIM World Supercross Championship (WSX) continues to build momentum as it heads into the 2023 season, with a roster of world-class riders already signed and focused on claiming the Championship Title. 

Having experienced the incredible level of competition the new World Supercross Championship offers, 11 riders who competed in the 450cc (WSX) and 250cc (SX2) classes in 2022 have already confirmed their return, along with some new names.

SX Global CEO Adam Bailey said after the success of the 2022 season, the FIM World Supercross Championship is continuing to gain momentum and attract the fraternity’s elite athletes. 

The 2023 season is really starting to take shape, and I’m thrilled to see teams begin to announce their rider roster, which includes returning riders as well as some new racers who will line up at the start gates in July.

Adam Bailey

“This is just the beginning. There is a huge amount of work and negotiations that I’m aware of between teams, manufacturers, and championship contenders happening as we speak. It’s an incredibly exciting time. 

“We will have many more exciting announcements about riders, the Championship and our expanded broadcast partnerships coming soon,” Bailey said.

American sensation Joey Savatgy (Rick Ware Racing) has unfinished business and is determined to claim the podium’s top step after finishing runner-up to Ken Roczen in the WSX class in 2022.

New to WSX in 2023 is former AMA 250cc Champion Justin Hill, competing for the BUD Racing Kawasaki team and in career-best form. Joining Hill at BUD Racing is the popular Frenchman Cédric Soubeyras. 

Fellow French countrymen Thomas Ramette and Greg Aranda join Team GSM and between them, bring a multitude of European Motocross and Supercross Championship wins.

AMA Pro Motocross and Supercross Champion Dean Wilson (Firepower Honda), Former World Motocross Champion Jordi Tixier (Honda NILS) and longtime Supercross racer Kyle Chisholm (Pipes Motorsport) are also confirmed to compete in the premier class again.

Nine-time Australian Motocross and Supercross Champion Matt Moss will be looking to continue his return to peak form as he steps up to the WSX class in 2023 with MDK Motorsports.

2022 SX2 class World Supercross Champion Shane McElrath will be out to prove he is still a dominant force in his class, with his sights firmly set on going back-to-back and defending his World Title with Rick Ware Racing.

Hoping to put a stop to his Championship reign, however, will be the in-form 2022 runner-up Max Anstie (Firepower Honda), six-time French Champion Max Desprey (Team GSM) and upcoming talent Dilan Schwartz (Pipes Motorsport), who all return to the World Supercross fold in the SX2 class.