The Australian Supercross Championship was inaugurated in 2015, following on from various series of this discipline of stadium motocross dating back to the late 1970s. The series is usually held over 4-5 rounds across various major stadiums, and takes place in spring and early summer, from October to December, and is sanctioned by Motorcycling Australia.
History The first Supercross race in Australia was held in 1978, six years after the inaugural 'Super Bowl of Motocross' in Los Angeles, at Sydney's Parramatta Raceway, between stars of the Mr Motocross series. There have been many Supercross series run in Australia in the past, including the Supercross Masters and the Australian Championships. Early Australian stars of the sport included Craig Dack, Glen Bell and Mark Kirkman.
The two series ran in tandem in the 1990s, when the sport reached its initial peak. Races were held in locations across the country, from arenas such as the Sydney Entertainment Centre to regional towns such as Griffith, Gosford and Wollongong. Towards the end of the 1990s the series unearthed Chad Reed, a future American and World Champion.
In the 2000s the series were consolidated into the Super X series, which lasted until 2014. The Australian Supercross Championship began in 2015, with the flagship season finale AUS-X Open beginning in the same year, with the inaugural event held at Qudos Bank Arena.
The 2020 and 2021 editions of the series were both cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
American action sports clothing brand Fox Racing was named the title sponsor of the series in 2021.
Calendar The series incorporates the AUS-X OPEN which also doubles as the first leg of the Oceania Supercross Championship (the second being the SX Open in Auckland), and the Australian Grand Prix of the FIM Supercross World Championship.
Broadcast As of 2023, the series is broadcast in Australia by the 7plus streaming service of the Seven Network, with occasional races shown on the 7mate broadcast channel.
Previous broadcast partners included Fox Sports, SBS and 10 Bold.
Champions American Justin Brayton has dominated the series in recent years, winning multiple titles. +List of Australian Supercross ChampionsSeasonSX1 (450cc)SX2 (250cc)2025 Dean Wilson (Quad Lock Honda) Ryder Kingsford (Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha)2024 Joey Savatgy (Fire Power Honda) Shane McElrath (Fire Power Honda)2023 Dean Wilson (Boost Mobile HRC Honda) Max Anstie (Boost Mobile HRC Honda)2022 Justin Brayton (Team HRC Honda) Max Anstie (Team HRC Honda)2020-21 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic2019 Justin Brayton (Penrite Honda) Chris Blose (CDR Yamaha)2018 Justin Brayton (Penrite Honda) Jay Wilson (CDR Yamaha)2017 Justin Brayton (Penrite Honda) Jackson Richardson (Monster Kawasaki)2016 Justin Brayton (Honda Genuine) Jackson Richardson (Monster Kawasaki)2015 Daniel Reardon (CDR Yamaha) Jimmy Decotis (Honda Genuine)
Supercross Masters Champions
250cc/SX1 Champions (1981-2007)
1981: Broc Glover 1982: Jeff Liesk 1983: Danny LaPorte 1984: Jimmy Ellis 1985: Jim Holley 1986: Jo Jo Keller 1987: James Deakin 1988: Jim Holley 1989: Glen Bell 1990: Craig Dack 1991: Eddie Warren 1992: Anthony Gobert Joint Supercross Masters / Australian Champions 1993: Glen Bell 1994: Kim Ashkenazi 1995: Eddie Warren 1996: Peter Melton 1997: Craig Anderson 1998: Craig Anderson 1999: Michael Byrne 2000: Andrew McFarlane 2001: Craig Anderson 2002: Craig Anderson 2003: Jay Marmont 2004: Troy Carroll 2005: Troy Carroll 2006: Dan Reardon 2007: Troy Carroll
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125cc/SX2 Champions (1990-2007)
1990: Eddie Warren 1991: Anthony Gobert 1992: Stan Burgin 1993: Joel Elliott 1994: 1995: 1996: Troy Carroll 1997: Troy Carroll 1998: Craig Carmichael 1999: Troy Dorron 2000: Brett Metcalfe 2001: Troy Carroll 2002: Troy Carroll 2003: Troy Carroll 2004: Cameron Taylor 2005: Dan Reardon 2006: Ryan Marmont 2007: Lawson Bopping
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See also
ProMX Motorcycling Australia
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