Australian brothers Jett and Hunter Lawrence finished 1-2 as the SuperMotocross World Championships wrapped up in Las Vegas at the weekend.
Jett Lawrence winning the SMX finals meant he repeated as premier-class champion, with his elder brother finishing the three-round series as overall runner-up.
Their Team Honda HRC Progressive has dominated the SuperMotocross World Championship’s premier class since its inception, and that continued on Saturday evening at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Jett and Hunter exited the split start of 450SX moto 1 in second and third places, respectively. Jett dogged Colorado’s Eli Tomac (Yamaha) for the lead for much of the race, ultimately using an impressive scrub to get by with just over two laps remaining and pulling away to win by 2.065 seconds, with Hunter finishing a safe third.
After starting moto two from opposite sides of the split, Jett and Hunter Lawrence merged onto the following straight in first and second positions. Hunter kept his younger brother honest, but Jett was nearly flawless, with a late bobble in a lefthand rut (followed by an impressive save) being the only visible exception.
At the finish, the margin was 1.409 seconds. That was also the difference in the championship, as the brothers tied on series points, with Jett getting the nod by virtue of having two overall wins to Hunter’s one.
Honda earned the manufacturer trophy, which is based on each brand’s top-finishing rider in both classes at every round.
Including AMA Supercross, AMA Pro Motocross and SuperMotocross, premier-class Honda riders to win in Las Vegas include Jean-Michel Bayle, Jeff Stanton, Jeremy McGrath, Ricky Carmichael, Kevin Windham, Chad Reed and now Jett Lawrence.
SUPERMOTOCROSS CHAMPS RESULTS & STANDINGS:
450 Overall Results
- Jett Lawrence (Hon)
- Hunter Lawrence (Hon)
- Eli Tomac (Yam)
- Aaron Plessinger (KTM)
- Cooper Webb (Yam)
- Justin Cooper (Yam)
- Ken Roczen (Suz)
- Justin Barcia (Gas)
- Harri Kulas (KTM)
- Shane McElrath (Kaw)
450 Championship Points (after 3 of 3 rounds)
Jett Lawrence: 156
Hunter Lawrence: 156
Eli Tomac: 129
Aaron Plessinger: 116
Cooper Webb: 109
Ken Roczen: 103
Chase Sexton: 89
Justin Cooper: 81
Justin Barcia: 75
Jason Anderson: 75
250 Overall Results
- Pierce Brown (Gas)
- Haiden Deegan (Yam)
- Jordon Smith (Yam)
- Jo Shimoda (Hon)
- Tom Vialle (KTM)
- Max Anstie (Yam)
- Ty Masterpool (Kaw)
- Levi Kitchen (Kaw)
- Julien Beaumer (KTM)
- Garrett Marchbanks (Kaw)
250 Championship Points (after 3 of 3 rounds)
Haiden Deegan: 166
Tom Vialle: 132
Pierce Brown: 131
Jo Shimoda: 130
Jordon Smith: 124
Levi Kitchen: 120
Julien Beaumer: 108
Max Anstie: 97
Ty Masterpool: 88
Cameron McAdoo: 72
Photo courtesy Honda
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