2022 AMA Supercross Championship
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{{Infobox motorsport season
| title = 2022 AMA Supercross Championship
| logo =AMALogo_2019.png
| organizer = American Motorcyclist Association, Feld Entertainment (except Daytona), NASCAR Holdings, Inc. (Daytona)
| discipline = Supercross
| duration = January – May 2022
| no_of_races = 17
| TV = NBC Sports (NBC, USA Network, CNBC, Peacock)
| prevseason_year = 2021
| prevseason_link = 2021 AMA Supercross Championship
| nextseason_year =2023
| nextseason_link =2023 AMA Supercross Championship
|pixels=100|champions_title=Champions|award1_title=450cc|award1_champ={{flagicon|USA}} Eli Tomac|award2_title=250cc West|award2_champ={{flagicon|USA}} Christian Craig|award3_title=250cc East|award3_champ={{flagicon|AUS}} Jett Lawrence|seasonslistnames=AMA Supercross Championship}}The 2022 AMA Supercross season is the 49th season of professional stadium off-road motorcycle racing in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.supercrosslive.com/|website=supercrosslive.com|title=The Official Site of Monster Energy® AMA Supercross|access-date=2022-01-17}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.supercrosslive.com/tickets|title=Schedule & Tickets|website=Supercross Live|access-date=2022-01-17}}
In round 3 at San Diego, Chase Sexton and Michael Mosiman each won their first events in the 450cc and 250cc classes respectively.{{Cite web|url=https://racerxonline.com/2022/01/23/saturday-night-live-san-diego|title=Race Report from the 2022 San Diego Supercross|website=Racer X}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.supercrosslive.com/news/tomac-becomes-winningest-rider-daytona-supercross-history|title=Tomac Becomes Winningest Rider in Daytona Supercross History|website=Supercross Live|date=7 March 2022 }}
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.{{Cite web |title=2022 Supercross 450SX Points Standings |url=https://racerxonline.com/results/2022/sx/points/450sx |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=Racer X |language=en}}
Season results
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Round (250 East/West)
! Date ! Location ! Stadium !450SX Winner !250SX Winner !TV Broadcast |
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1 (W)
| 8 January | {{Flagicon|California}} Anaheim | {{Flagicon|Germany}} Ken Roczen (Honda HRC) | {{Flagicon|USA}} Christian Craig (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) |CNBC |
2 (W)
| 15 January | {{Flagicon|California}} Oakland | {{Flagicon|USA}} Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) | {{Flagicon|USA}} Christian Craig (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) |
3 (W)
| 22 January | {{Flagicon|California}} San Diego | {{Flagicon|USA}} Chase Sexton (Honda HRC) | {{Flagicon|USA}} Michael Mosiman (Red Bull Gas Gas) |
4 (W)
| 29 January | {{Flagicon|California}} Anaheim 2 | {{Flagicon|USA}} Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) | {{Flagicon|USA}} Christian Craig (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) |
5 (W)
| 5 February | {{Flagicon|Arizona}} Glendale (Triple Crown) | {{Flagicon|USA}} Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Hunter Lawrence (Honda HRC) |CNBC |
6 (W)
| 12 February | {{Flagicon|California}} Anaheim 3 | {{Flagicon|USA}} Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) | {{Flagicon|USA}} Christian Craig (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) |
7 (E)
| 19 February | {{Flagicon|Minnesota}} Minneapolis | {{Flagicon|USA}} Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Jett Lawrence (Honda HRC) |
8 (E)
| 26 February | {{Flagicon|Texas}} Arlington (Triple Crown) | {{Flagicon|USA}} Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) | {{Flagicon|USA}} Cameron McAdoo (Monster Energy Kawasaki) |CNBC |
9 (E)
| March 5 | {{Flagicon|Florida}} Daytona | Daytona International Speedway | {{Flagicon|USA}} Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Jett Lawrence (Honda HRC) |CNBC |
10 (E)
| March 12 | {{Flagicon|Michigan}} Detroit |{{Flagicon|USA}} Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Jett Lawrence (Honda HRC) |CNBC |
11 (E)
| March 19 | {{Flagicon|Indiana}} Indianapolis |{{Flagicon|USA}} Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Jett Lawrence (Honda HRC) |CNBC |
12 (W)
| March 26 | {{Flagicon|Washington}} Seattle |{{Flagicon|USA}} Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Hunter Lawrence (Honda HRC) |
13 (E)
| April 9 | {{Flagicon|Missouri}} St Louis (Triple Crown) | The Dome at America's Center |{{Flagicon|FRA}} Marvin Musquin (Red Bull KTM) |{{Flagicon|USA}} RJ Hampshire (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) |CNBC |
14 (E/W)
| April 16 | {{Flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} Hampton |{{Flagicon|USA}} Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Hunter Lawrence (Honda HRC) |NBC |
15 (E)
| April 23 | {{Flagicon|Massachusetts}} Foxborough |{{Flagicon|USA}} Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) |{{Flagicon|USA}} Austin Forkner (Monster Energy Kawasaki) |NBC |
16 (W)
| April 30 | {{Flagicon|Colorado}} Denver |{{Flagicon|USA}} Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) |{{Flagicon|AUS}} Hunter Lawrence (Honda HRC) |NBC |
17 (E/W)
| May 7 | {{Flagicon|Utah}} Salt Lake City |{{Flagicon|USA}} Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) |{{Flagicon|USA}} Nate Thrasher (Monster Energy Star Yamaha) |
Championship standings
= 450SX Rider Standings =
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Rank
!Rider !# !Team !Points |
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1
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Eli Tomac | 3 |Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha |359 |
2
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Jason Anderson | 21 |350 |
3
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Malcolm Stewart | 27 |Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing |314 |
4
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Marvin Musquin | 25 |305 |
5
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Justin Barcia | 51 |Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Gas Gas |302 |
6
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Chase Sexton | 23 |292 |
7
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Cooper Webb | 1 |278 |
8
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Brandon Hartranft | 41 |Twisted Tea/HEP Motorsports Suzuki |178 |
9
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Justin Brayton | 10 |SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts Honda |176 |
10
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Dean Wilson | 15 |Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing |153 |
11
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Dylan Ferrandis | 14 |Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha |141 |
12
|{{Flagicon|GER}} Ken Roczen | 94 |133 |
13
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Justin Bogle | 19 |Rocky Mountain ATV/MC KTM WPS |114 |
14
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Kyle Chisholm | 11 |Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha |109 |
15
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Alex Martin | 26 |105 |
= 250SX West Rider Standings =
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Rank
!Rider !# !Team !Points |
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1
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Christian Craig | 28 |Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha |230 |
2
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Hunter Lawrence |96 |220 |
3
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Michael Mosiman | 29 |Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Gas Gas |197 |
4
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} Jo Shimoda | 30 |Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki |162 |
5
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Nate Thrasher | 49 |Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha |151 |
= 250SX East Rider Standings =
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Rank
!Rider !# !Team !Points |
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1
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Jett Lawrence | 18 |192 |
2
|{{Flagicon|USA}} RJ Hampshire |24 |Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing |158 |
3
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Pierce Brown | 44 |Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GasGas |149 |
4
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Mitchell Oldenburg | 54 |SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts Honda |132 |
5
|{{Flagicon|BRA}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://racerxonline.com/tv-schedule/sx|title=2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship TV Schedule|website=Racer X|access-date=2022-01-17}}
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Network
!Coverage |
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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 |