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Stark Future Joins WSX Grid T he FIM World Supercross Championship (WSX) an- nounced the signing of the "Geneva Agreement" and the entry of Stark Future into the 2025 World Supercross Champi- onship. The Geneva Agreement is a three-year commitment between the championship and partici- pating teams and allows Stark Future to become the seventh team to join the starting gate. The fully-electric team will now compete head-to-head against the combustion-engine bikes in an FIM-sanctioned Supercross championship. The agreement also outlines how WSX will financially sup - port the teams until the end of the 2027 season, with World Supercross paying a participa - tion fee to all teams along with other financial rewards, includ- ing a seven-figure prize fund to be contested by teams in the championship. "At World Supercross, every decision we make puts our fans first," said Tom Burwell, CEO of World Supercross. "The Geneva Agreement marks a significant milestone in our journey, ensur - ing top-level rider lineups that raise the bar for competition. This isn't just a win for the teams; it's a major step forward for the fans who fuel our sport. By securing long-term certainty for teams and laying the com - mercial groundwork for sustain- able global growth, we're setting the stage to take the champion- ship to new heights." The team's debut will come at round one of the 2025 World Supercross season at the Malay - sian GP, Kuala Lumpur, October 18. The Barcelona-based team will be led by former motocross star Sébastien Tortelli as Team Principal. "This is the beginning of a new chapter and a great milestone for the future of supercross as a sport," said Anton Wass, Founder & CEO of Stark Future. "Working with Kurt Nicoll and the team has shown that World Supercross is fully committed to pushing boundaries and creat - ing a platform so that we can prove that electric belongs on the same stage as combustion engines. We're here to compete at the very top level—we know we're fast out of the gate, so it's going to be a really exciting chal - lenge to be out there racing the best teams and riders the sport has to offer." CN WIND IN THE P32 Stark Future will now join the WSX grid as a team for the 2025 season.