World Supercross Unveils Racing Format
T
he FIM World Supercross
Championship (WSX) re-
vealed the racing format for the
new championship which gets
underway in October.
There will be three main event
races for each class, with the
combined individual results of
each main event determining each
Championship round winner for
both the WSX and SX2 classes.
The format will be like the SX
Global-produced AUS-X Open
events.
In addition, the WSX class will
feature a Superpole round—an
individual time trial format, featur-
ing the top-10 WSX heat race
finishers, to determine the order
for the main event races.
For qualifying, the WSX and
SX2 fields will each be split into
two separate timed qualifying
sessions, with individual lap
times determining the order for
each class's heat races. Each
qualifying session will last 10
minutes, with final laps run to
completion once the 10-minute
session expires.
WSX class heat races will
determine the order for the Su-
perpole. The top-five finishers in
each of the two WSX heat races
will earn a spot in the 10-rider
Super Pole. The sixth to 11th
place finishers in each heat will
fill spots 11-22 in the gate pick
order for the main event, with the
faster overall heat taking prec-
edent and gate picks alternating
between the remaining riders.
For the SX2 class, in the same
manner as with traditional super-
cross formats, heat races will
determine the order for the main
event. Collectively, the faster
overall heat will take precedent,
with gate pick choice for the main
event alternating between the fin-
ishing order of the two SX2 heats.
Exclusive to the WSX class,
the Super Pole round will feature
10 riders—the top-five finishers
from the two WSX heat races.
Featuring an individual time-trial
format, lap times from the Super
Pole round will determine the
gate pick order of the top 10 for
the WSX main event races.
The main events for each
class will have a short five-minute
break between each. The com-
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The WSX Championship will use
a three main event racing format,
including Superpole.
