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SuperMotocross World Championship
Reveal Play-Off Format, TV Package, Purse
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eld Motor Sport and MX
Sports, the organizers of
the new SuperMotocross World
Championship, held a formal
press conference at the iconic
L.A. Memorial Coliseum, where
the SuperMotocross World Cham-
pion will most likely be crowned
in 2023 and the site recognized
as the birthplace of Supercross. It
was here where the race sched-
ule, points structure, playoff race
format, prize payout and TV/
streaming package for the inaugu-
ral 2023 season was revealed.
The organizers of AMA Su-
percross (Feld Motor Sports)
and outdoor Pro Motocross (MX
Sports Pro Racing) Championship
earlier announced that the two
groups had united to produce the
31-round SuperMotocross World
Championship, which is essential-
ly the combination of both series
followed by a three-race playoff,
which will crown a SuperMoto-
cross World Champion.
First and foremost, each series
will produce a Supercross and
Motocross Champion, as usual.
Nothing has changed. Also un-
changed is the 250cc East and
West SX Championships, East/
West Showdowns, and three Triple
Crown races in Supercross. They
are all happening again, as usual.
Even though AMA Supercross
and Motocross Champions will still
be crowned, points accumulated
in both series will ultimately qualify
riders into a three-race playoff at
the end of the motocross champi-
onship that will decide the Super-
Motocross World Champion.
As far as purse, the SuperMoto-
cross World Championship series
will boast the sport's largest purse
payout of $10 million over the
course of the full season. A sum
of $1.1 million will be added to the
existing prize money already avail-
able in each respective champion-
ship. The SuperMotocross World
Championship playoffs and final
will have $5.5 million up for grabs,
Feld Motor Sports and MX Sports
Pro Racing held a joint press
conference outside the L.A.
Coliseum to reveal detailed plans
for next year's SuperMotocross
World Championship.
