After a busy year in which promoters have struggled with some issues and big changes -and a long 4-month break between the first and the second round, the 2023 WSX Championship will celebrate its third and final round of the calendar this weekend in Melbourne, Australia.
It will be an exciting night full of action under the lights of the Marvel Stadium as the final round of the Australian Supercross Championship will also take place there on Friday night. You can follow both races on WSX.TV (timetable below)
After a chaotic night last round in Abu Dhabi, there were some changes in the standings of both classes as reigning champs Ken Roczen and Shane McElrath lost the red plate against Joey Savatgy and Shane McElrath respectively.
The much-awaited final round of racing is set to deliver a thrilling contest – that will go down to the wire – with the current top four riders in the WSX championship standings separated by only 19 points. Rick Ware Racing’s & current championship leader Joey Savatgy (127 points), reigning 2022 WSX World Champion from PMG Ken Roczen (122 points), the inform Firepower Honda’s Dean Wilson (111 points), and hard-edged rider from Motoconcepts’s Vince Friese (108 points) are all in the mix for the WSX World Champion title, should the night go their way.
In the SX2 class, Britain’s Max Anstie from Firepower Honda (140 points) has a commanding championship lead of 32 points over Rick Ware Racings & last year’s SX2 World Champion, Shane McElrath (108 points), with Team GSM’s Maxime Desprey (97 points) and Honda NIL’s Chris Blose (93 points) sitting in third and fourth places, respectively. While Anstie will go in the favourite, Mcelrath is the reigning champ & has a point to prove, and Maxime & Blose both have form from the recent round in Abu Dhabi.
Due to injuries, two teams have made changes to their Melbourne line up with CDR’s Aaron Tanti, who sustained injuries in Abu Dhabi, withdrawn from the WSX class (and will not be replaced), while Club MX’s Matt Moss (injured), will be substituted by local Australian rider, Rhys Bud in the WSX class.
Additionally, three Australian Wildcard Riders have been confirmed for the final round, with Dylan Wills taking the WSX wildcard position, while Nathan Crawford & Kaleb Barham will line up in the SX2 class after impressive recent rides at the FOX Australian Supercross Championship.
WSX & SX2 STANDINGS:
Top 10 – WSX Championship Standings Post Round 2 out of 3:
| Positions | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Savatgy | 127 |
| 2 | Ken Roczen | 122 |
| 3 | Dean Wilson | 118 |
| 4 | Vince Friese | 108 |
| 5 | Justin Hill | 88 |
| 6 | Kyle Chisholm | 77 |
| 7 | Greg Aranda | 75 |
| 8 | Cédric Soubeyras | 74 |
| 9 | Kevin Moranz | 62 |
| 10 | Josh Hill | 57 |
Top 10 SX2 Points Standings Post Round 2 out of 3:
| Positions | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Anstie | 140 |
| 2 | Shane McElrath | 108 |
| 3 | Maxime Desprey | 97 |
| 4 | Chris Blose | 93 |
| 5 | Luke Clout | 67 |
| 6 | Cullin Park | 64 |
| 7 | Jace Owen | 59 |
| 8 | Enzo Lopes | 57 |
| 9 | Luke Neese | 52 |
| 10 | Henry Miller | 51 |
TV & TIMETABLE:
Enjoy all the action on WSX.TV
*Based on Local time
| Session | Time |
|---|---|
| SX2 & WSX Practice and Qualifying | 14:00 |
| SX2 Heats | 18:36 |
| WSX Heats | 19:00 |
SX2 GP Race 1 & Race 2 | 19:46 |
WSX GP Race 1 & Race 2 | 20:10 |
SX2 GP Race 3 | 20:48 |
| WSX GP Race 3 | 21:10 |
