Foreign Riders on the AMA Supercross Podium

The 2026 AMA Supercross season got off to a strong start under the lights of Angel Stadium, delivering a night packed with storylines. Among them: Jorge Prado’s third-place finish in his return to Red Bull KTM. It was a landmark result for Spain and the opening chapter of a redemption arc for him.

With that podium, Prado now joins an exclusive group of international riders who have managed to reach the rostrum in the premier class of AMA Supercross.

That path was first opened by a Dutchman—and in emphatic fashion. In 1974, at the inaugural AMA Supercross round in Daytona, Pierre Karsmakers won the first-ever official race of the series and went on to claim the championship that same season. That year also saw Belgium’s Roger De Coster and Czech rider Jaroslav Falta step onto the podium.

Australia, of course, has a long and proud Supercross tradition. Names like Chad Reed and, more recently, brothers Jett and Hunter Lawrence immediately come to mind. However, before them all, Jeff Leisk was the first Australian to secure an AMA Supercross podium.

France stands as the most represented foreign nation in AMA Supercross history. The journey began with Jean-Michel Bayle in 1989 and continued through riders such as Sébastien Tortelli, Mickaël Pichon, David Vuillemin, Stéphane Roncada, Marvin Musquin, and more recently Dylan Ferrandis.

Other standout representatives include Ernesto Fonseca (Costa Rica), Greg Albertyn (South Africa), Ken Roczen (Germany), and Dean Wilson (Scotland), each of whom remains a benchmark for their respective countries. And now, Jorge Prado adds his name to that distinguished list, becoming the 21st rider to achieve a podium finish in AMA Supercross.

Of those 21 international podium finishers, only nine have gone on to claim race victories—Karsmakers, Bayle, Albertyn, Tortelli, Vuillemin, Reed, Roczen, Musquin, Ferrandis, and Jett Lawrence.

THE COMPLETE LIST

Riders to get a podium in the main AMA Supercross class