Australian Supercross Championship
The Australian Supercross Championship was inaugurated in 2015, following on from various series of this discipline of stadium motocross dating back to the late 1970s. The series is usually held over 4-5 rounds across various major stadiums, and takes place in spring and early summer, from October to December, and is sanctioned by Motorcycling Australia.
History
The first Supercross race in Australia was held in 1978, six years after the inaugural 'Super Bowl of Motocross' in Los Angeles, at Sydney's Parramatta Raceway, between stars of the Mr Motocross series. There have been many Supercross series run in Australia in the past, including the Supercross Masters and the Australian Championships. Early Australian stars of the sport included Craig Dack, Glen Bell and Mark Kirkman.The two series ran in tandem in the 1990s, when the sport reached its initial peak. Races were held in locations across the country, from arenas such as the Sydney Entertainment Centre to regional towns such as Griffith, Gosford and Wollongong. Towards the end of the 1990s the series unearthed Chad Reed, a future American and World Champion.
In the 2000s the series were consolidated into the Super X series, which lasted until 2014. The Australian Supercross Championship began in 2015, with the flagship season finale AUS-X Open beginning in the same year, with the inaugural event held at Qudos Bank Arena.
The 2020 and 2021 editions of the series were both cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
American action sports clothing brand Fox Racing was named the title sponsor of the series in 2021.
Calendar
The series incorporates the AUS-X OPEN which also doubles as the first leg of the Oceania Supercross Championship, and the Australian Grand Prix of the FIM Supercross World Championship.Broadcast
As of 2023, the series is broadcast in Australia by the 7plus streaming service of the Seven Network, with occasional races shown on the 7mate broadcast channel.Previous broadcast partners included Fox Sports, SBS and 10 Bold.
Champions
American Justin Brayton has dominated the series in recent years, winning multiple titles.Supercross Masters Champions
250cc/SX1 Champions (1981-2007)
1981: Broc Glover1982: Jeff Liesk1983: Danny LaPorte1984: Jimmy Ellis1985: Jim Holley1986: Jo Jo Keller1987: James Deakin1988: Jim Holley1989: Glen Bell1990: Craig Dack1991: Eddie Warren1992: Anthony GobertJoint Supercross Masters / Australian Champions1993: Glen Bell 1994: Kim Ashkenazi 1995: Eddie Warren 1996: Peter Melton 1997: Craig Anderson 1998: Craig Anderson 1999: Michael Byrne 2000: Andrew McFarlane2001: Craig Anderson2002: Craig Anderson2003: Jay Marmont2004: Troy Carroll2005: Troy Carroll 2006: Dan Reardon 2007: Troy Carroll
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125cc/SX2 Champions (1990-2007)
1990: Eddie Warren1991: Anthony Gobert1992: Stan Burgin1993: Joel Elliott1994: 1995: 1996: Troy Carroll1997: Troy Carroll1998: Craig Carmichael1999: Troy Dorron2000: Brett Metcalfe2001: Troy Carroll2002: Troy Carroll2003: Troy Carroll2004: Cameron Taylor2005: Dan Reardon2006: Ryan Marmont2007: Lawson BoppingSource: