16 of the best supercross riders in the world take to HBF Park in Perth to contest Round Two of the FIM World Supercross Championship – the WSX Australian GP

Following an exhilarating season-opener in Vancouver, Canada, the FIM World Supercross Championship (WSX) is down under for the 2024 WSX Australian GP, held at HBF Park in Perth.

As WSX’s first-ever double-header event, there’ll be not one, but two nights of high-octane racing, and as the final race weekend before the 2024 season finale, everything is still to play for.

Here are the 2024 WSX Australian GP results…

2024 WSX Australian GP WSX Class Results: Saturday

Practice

WSX Canadian GP winner, Eli Tomac, led the way in practice for the premier WSX 450cc class, producing a fastest time of 54.139 seconds for CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing. On his way to the top, Tomac outpaced Fire Power Honda’s Joey Savatgy while an impressive early performance from Team GSM saw Greg Aranda rank third.

Defending two-time WSX World Champion, Ken Roczen, completed the top five, separated from the top three by Dean Wilson on the second Fire Power Honda.

Position	Rider	Team	Time
1	Eli Tomac	CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing	54.139
2	Joey Savatgy	Fire Power Honda	54.852
3	Greg Aranda	Team GSM	54.975
4	Dean Wilson	Fire Power Honda	55.280
5	Ken Roczen	PMG	55.528
6	Luke Clout	Rick Ware Racing	55.740
7	Mitch Oldenburg	Rick Ware Racing	55.798
8	Colt Nichols	PMG	56.166
9	Kyle Webster	Wildcard Rider	56.251
10	Vince Friese	MotoConcepts Racing	56.402
11	Anthony Bourdon	Bud Racing	56.686
12	Matt Moss	CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing	57.298
13	Ryan Breece	MotoConcepts Racing	57.784
14	Ander Lasheras	Team GSM	57.821
15	Nathan Crawford	Wildcard Rider	58.809
16	Adrien Escoffier	Bud Racing	59.099

Qualifying

With practice complete, it was time for Qualifying – the first competitive session of the weekend where riders vie for a place in SuperPole for the chance to duel for an additional five World Championship points.

The results in Qualifying almost mirrored practice, with Tomac crucially maintaining his pace at the head of the field and outpacing his closest title rival, Roczen, who was only sixth.

In the timings, Savatgy remained as Tomac’s closest rival with second. Mitch Oldenburg bagged his position in SuperPole by setting the third-fastest time, just 0.023s short of Savatgy, while Aranda continued his impressive start to the 2024 WSX Australian GP in fourth, a further 0.030s down.

WSX Australian GP WSX Class SuperPole Qualifiers

Position	Rider	Team	Time
1	Eli Tomac	CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing	53.988
2	Joey Savatgy	Fire Power Honda	54.624
3	Mitch Oldenburg	Rick Ware Racing	54.647
4	Greg Aranda	Team GSM	54.677

SuperPole

After trailing Tomac for most of the night, Savatgy staged an upstart performance in SuperPole, with the American coming out on top in the battle for the #1 gate pick.

On his way to the head of the field, Savatgy outpaced Aranda and Oldenburg with his 52.919s lap, leaving Tomac as his sole challenger. But when the CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing rider fell three-tenths short, it was advantage Savatgy. Behind Tomac, Oldenburg edged out Aranda, with the pair placing third and fourth.

WSX GP Race 01

WSX Wildcard rider, Kyle Webster, won the holeshot in GP Race 1 with Vince Friese, Luke Clout, and Tomac chasing the Aussie from the first lap onwards. SuperPole winner, Savatgy, meanwhile had a sluggish start in seventh, with Roczen just ahead in sixth.

While Webster held his own at the front, Tomac – who had an uncharacteristically slow getaway – rallied his efforts and quickly sliced his way through the pack to take the lead at mid-race distance.

The American opened a six-second advantage to claim victory at the flag, with Roczen claiming second after battling forward late in the race. Clout finished third to claim his first GP Race podium in the premier WSX 450cc class, with Savatgy and Fire Power Honda team-mate, Dean Wilson, completing the top five.

WSX GP Race 02

Tomac cruised to a dominant victory in GP Race 2 after winning the holeshot and taking the lead at the first opportunity. The eight-time AMA Motocross and Supercross champion was unchallenged throughout, although the battle for the runner-up spot was fierce.

GP Race 1 podium finisher, Clout, was Tomac’s closest contender before being overtaken by Savatgy on lap three, and while battling Roczen, came off his Rick Ware Racing bike when exiting the rhythm section.

With Roczen in the podium places, the German chased after Savatgy but was unable to overtake while Tomac, 10 seconds ahead, took his fifth win of the 2024 season. After his accident, Clout recovered to fourth while Oldenburg completed the top five.

WSX GP Race 03

In GP Race 3, Tomac resumed his offensive of the night by winning the holeshot for a second moto in a row, with Clout trailing the American once again on the first lap.

While Clout held his own in second, the battle for third raged behind him, with Friese, Savatgy, and Roczen scrapping it out at HBF Park.

When Savatgy and Roczen both overtook the MotoConcepts Racing rider and breezed past Clout on lap four, their fight was for second place, and with a diving move on the final lap, it was Roczen who came out on top.

The PMG rider finished as the runner-up behind Tomac who was four seconds up the track, with Savatgy in third. Clout was able to hold on to finish fourth, while Aranda completed the top five, converting his pace earlier in the evening into results.

SuperFinal

In the FIM World Supercross Championship’s multi-class SuperFinal, the top eight riders from both the WSX and SX2 classes faced off, with Tomac, Savatgy, Roczen, Clout, Wilson, Oldenburg, Colt Nichols, and Matt Moss representing the 450cc grid.

After being untouchable in every race prior, it was Tomac who won the holeshot although a quick start for Ken Roczen but the WSX points leader under immediate pressure.

While the PMG rider harried his title rival, a mistake on lap four cost Roczen dearly, and allowed the Tomac to streak ahead and claim the victory, executing a perfect evening after going 1-1-1-1.

Following the mistake, Roczen was forced into a quick recovery but held on for second place, with Dean Wilson claiming his first individual race podium of the 2024 season in third. Savatgy was fourth, while Clout completed the top five.