ROUND 1 / SEPTEMBER 12, 2026
HISTORIC CREW STADIUM | COLUMBUS, OHIO
SUPERMOTOCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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couldn't ask for anything more, honestly. What a
solid weekend."
Red Bull KTM's Jorge Prado finished third in
his first-ever SMX Playoffs race. After missing the
postseason entirely last year, the Spaniard fired
out of the gate and led the opening lap over the
rest of the field. He's fresh off his first overall win in
America, two weekends ago in Indiana, and showed
the same diverse riding ability that earned him two
MXGP World titles. Prado battled with three-time
Supercross champion Cooper Webb for the entire
second moto before logging 3-4 results on the
day. This is his fourth consecutive overall podium,
including the last three rounds of Pro Motocross.
More importantly, Prado takes the red plate as the
championship leader from Lawrence.
"My worst races came in the mud this year, and
I got up here on the podium, which is amazing for
me," Prado said. "Just improvement, from being in
the top 15 [earlier in the season] to getting on the
podium. We're now leading the SMX series, and I
Jorge Prado started up
front in both motos and
now leads the overall
SMX standings.
SMX points leader going into round
one of the Playoffs Hunter Lawrence
had a miserable day. He struggled in
the mud and dropped to sixth in the
Playoffs standings.
