AMA Motocross Championship

AMA National Pro Motocross Championship
Category	Motocross
Region	United States
Official website	promotocross.com
450 Championship
Manufacturers	Beta, Ducati, Gas Gas, Honda, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki, Triumph, Yamaha
Riders' champion	Hunter Lawrence
Makes' champion	Honda
	Current season
250 Championship
Manufacturers	Gas Gas, Honda, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki, Triumph, Yamaha
Riders' champion	Cole Davies
Makes' champion	Yamaha
	Current season

The AMA Motocross Championship (commercially known as Pro Motocross Championship) is an American motorcycle racing series. The motocross race series was founded and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1972. The series is the major outdoor motocross series in the United States and is sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing and managed by MX Sports Pro Racing.

National champions

References:

Year	500cc (2-stroke)	250cc (2-stroke)	125cc
1972	Brad Lackey (Kawasaki)	Gary Jones (Yamaha)
1973	Pierre Karsmakers (Yamaha)	Gary Jones (Honda)
1974	Jimmy Weinert (Kawasaki)	Gary Jones (Can-Am)	Marty Smith (Honda)
1975	Jimmy Weinert (Yamaha)	Tony DiStefano (Suzuki)	Marty Smith (Honda)
1976	Kent Howerton (Husqvarna)	Tony DiStefano (Suzuki)	Bob Hannah (Yamaha)
1977	Marty Smith (Honda)	Tony DiStefano (Suzuki)	Broc Glover (Yamaha)
1978	Rick Burgett (Yamaha)	Bob Hannah (Yamaha)	Broc Glover (Yamaha)
1979	Danny LaPorte (Suzuki)	Bob Hannah (Yamaha)	Broc Glover (Yamaha)
1980	Chuck Sun (Honda)	Kent Howerton (Suzuki)	Mark Barnett (Suzuki)
1981	Broc Glover (Yamaha)	Kent Howerton (Suzuki)	Mark Barnett (Suzuki)
1982	Darrell Schultz (Honda)	Donnie Hansen (Honda)	Mark Barnett (Suzuki)
1983	Broc Glover (Yamaha)	David Bailey (Honda)	Johnny O'Mara (Honda)
1984	David Bailey (Honda)	Ricky Johnson (Yamaha)	Jeff Ward (Kawasaki)
1985	Broc Glover (Yamaha)	Jeff Ward (Kawasaki)	Ron Lechien (Honda)
1986	David Bailey (Honda)	Ricky Johnson (Honda)	Micky Dymond (Honda)
1987	Ricky Johnson (Honda)	Ricky Johnson (Honda)	Micky Dymond (Honda)
1988	Ricky Johnson (Honda)	Jeff Ward (Kawasaki)	George Holland (Honda)
1989	Jeff Ward (Kawasaki)	Jeff Stanton (Honda)	Mike Kiedrowski (Honda)
1990	Jeff Ward (Kawasaki)	Jeff Stanton (Honda)	Guy Cooper (Suzuki)
1991	Jean-Michel Bayle (Honda)	Jean-Michel Bayle (Honda)	Mike Kiedrowski (Kawasaki)
1992	Mike Kiedrowski (Kawasaki)	Jeff Stanton (Honda)	Jeff Emig (Yamaha)
1993	Mike LaRocco (Kawasaki)	Mike Kiedrowski (Kawasaki)	Doug Henry (Honda)

Year	250cc (2-stroke)	125cc men's (2-stroke)	125cc women's (2-stroke)
1994	Mike LaRocco (Kawasaki)	Doug Henry (Honda)
1995	Jeremy McGrath (Honda)	Steve Lamson (Honda)
1996	Jeff Emig (Kawasaki)	Steve Lamson (Honda)	Shelly Kann
1997	Jeff Emig (Kawasaki)	Ricky Carmichael (Kawasaki)	Tracy Fleming
1998	Doug Henry (Yamaha)*YZ400F	Ricky Carmichael (Kawasaki)	Dee Wood
1999	Greg Albertyn (Suzuki)	Ricky Carmichael (Kawasaki)	Stefy Bau
2000	Ricky Carmichael (Kawasaki)	Travis Pastrana (Suzuki)	Jessica Patterson
2001	Ricky Carmichael (Kawasaki)	Mike Brown (Kawasaki)	Tania Satchwell
2002	Ricky Carmichael (Honda)	James Stewart Jr. (Kawasaki)	Stefy Bau
2003	Ricky Carmichael (Honda)	Grant Langston (KTM)	Steffi Laier
2004	Ricky Carmichael (Honda)*CRF450R	James Stewart Jr. (Kawasaki)	Jessica Patterson
2005	Ricky Carmichael (Suzuki)*RM-Z450	Ivan Tedesco (Kawasaki)*KX250F	Jessica Patterson
Year	450cc (4-stroke)	250cc men's (4-stroke)	250cc women's (4-stroke)
2006	Ricky Carmichael (Suzuki)	Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki)	Jessica Patterson (Honda)
2007	Grant Langston (Yamaha)	Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki)	Jessica Patterson (Honda)
2008	James Stewart Jr. (Kawasaki)	Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki)	Ashley Fiolek (Honda)
2009	Chad Reed (Suzuki)	Ryan Dungey (Suzuki)	Ashley Fiolek (Honda)
2010	Ryan Dungey (Suzuki)	Trey Canard (Honda)	Jessica Patterson (Yamaha)
2011	Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki)	Dean Wilson (Kawasaki)	Ashley Fiolek (Honda)
2012	Ryan Dungey (KTM)	Blake Baggett (Kawasaki)	Ashley Fiolek (Honda)
2013	Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki)	Eli Tomac (Honda)	Jessica Patterson (Honda)
2014	Ken Roczen (KTM)	Jeremy Martin (Yamaha)	Marissa Markelon (Kawasaki)
2015	Ryan Dungey (KTM)	Jeremy Martin (Yamaha)	Kylie Fasnacht (Kawasaki)
2016	Ken Roczen (Suzuki)	Cooper Webb (Yamaha)	Kylie Fasnacht (Kawasaki)
2017	Eli Tomac (Kawasaki)	Zach Osborne (Husqvarna)	Kylie Fasnacht (Kawasaki)
2018	Eli Tomac (Kawasaki)	Aaron Plessinger (Yamaha)	Jordan Jarvis (Yamaha)
2019	Eli Tomac (Kawasaki)	Adam Cianciarulo (Kawasaki)	Jazzmyn Canfield (Yamaha)
2020	Zach Osborne (Husqvarna)	Dylan Ferrandis (Yamaha)	Jordan Jarvis (Yamaha)
2021	Dylan Ferrandis (Yamaha)	Jett Lawrence (Honda)
2022	Eli Tomac (Yamaha)	Jett Lawrence (Honda)
2023	Jett Lawrence (Honda)	Hunter Lawrence (Honda)
2024	Chase Sexton (KTM)	Haiden Deegan (Yamaha)	Lachlan Turner (Yamaha)
2025	Jett Lawrence (Honda)	Haiden Deegan (Yamaha)	Lachlan Turner (Yamaha)
2026	Hunter Lawrence (Honda)	Cole Davies (Yamaha)	Lachlan Turner (Yamaha)

Most wins by rider

Source:

Most Championships

450/250 Class	Titles	250/125 Class	Titles	500 Class	Titles
Ricky Carmichael	7	Ricky Carmichael	3	Broc Glover	3
Eli Tomac	4	Ryan Villopoto	3	Jeff Ward	2
Ryan Dungey	3	Mark Barnett	3	Ricky Johnson	2
Jeff Stanton	3	Broc Glover	3	David Bailey	2
Ricky Johnson	3	Doug Henry	2	Jimmy Weinert	2
Tony DiStefano	3	Jeremy Martin	2	Jean-Michel Bayle	1
Gary Jones	3	James Stewart Jr.	2	Mike LaRocco	1
Ken Roczen	2	Steve Lamson	2	Mike Kiedrowski	1
Jeff Emig	2	Mike Kiedrowski	2	Darrell Schultz	1
Jeff Ward	2	Micky Dymond	2	Chuck Sun	1
Kent Howerton	2	Bob Hannah	2	Danny LaPorte	1
Bob Hannah	2	Marty Smith	2	Rick Burgett	1
Ryan Villopoto	2	Jett Lawrence	2	Marty Smith	1
Jett Lawrence	2	Haiden Deegan	2	Kent Howerton	1
James Stewart Jr.	1	Eli Tomac	1	Pierre Karsmakers	1
Grant Langston	1	Cooper Webb	1	Brad Lackey	1
Greg Albertyn	1	Dean Wilson	1
Doug Henry	1	Trey Canard	1
Jeremy McGrath	1	Ryan Dungey	1
Mike LaRocco	1	Ivan Tedesco	1
Mike Kiedrowski	1	Grant Langston	1
Jean-Michel Bayle	1	Mike Brown	1
David Bailey	1	Travis Pastrana	1
Donnie Hansen	1	Jeff Emig	1
Zach Osborne	1	Guy Cooper	1
Dylan Ferrandis	1	George Holland	1
Chad Reed	1	Ron Lechien	1
Chase Sexton	1	Jeff Ward	1
Hunter Lawrence	1	Johnny O'Mara	1
		Aaron Plessinger	1
		Adam Cianciarulo	1
		Dylan Ferrandis	1
		Zach Osborne	1
		Hunter Lawrence	1
		Blake Baggett	1
		Cole Davies	1

Most overall wins

Riders in bold have competed in the 2026 Pro Motocross championship

† next to rider's name in the 250/125 Class column indicates rider has competed in the 2026 450 Pro Motocross championship

450/250 Class	Wins	250/125 Class	Wins	500 Class	Wins
Ricky Carmichael	76	James Stewart Jr.	28	Broc Glover	19
Ryan Dungey	39	Ricky Carmichael	26	Pierre Karsmakers	16
Eli Tomac	32	Mark Barnett	25	Brad Lackey	16
Jett Lawrence	28	Steve Lamson	20	David Bailey	15
Bob Hannah	27	Jeremy Martin	20	Jeff Ward	12
Ricky Johnson	22	Ryan Villopoto	19	Ricky Johnson	11
Ken Roczen	21	Guy Cooper	16	Jimmy Weinert	9
James Stewart Jr	20	Blake Baggett	14	Jeff Stanton	8
Kent Howerton	18	Broc Glover	14	Chuck Sun	7
Jeff Emig	16	Jett Lawrence †	14	Mike Bell	6
Jeremy McGrath	15	Haiden Deegan †	14	Rick Burgett	6
Chase Sexton	14	Jeff Emig	13	Danny LaPorte	5
Jeff Ward	13	George Holland	13	Kent Howerton	5
Jeff Stanton	12	Eli Tomac †	12	Jean-Michel Bayle	4
Ryan Villopoto	12	Jeff Ward	11	Danny Chandler	4
Mike Kiedrowski	12	Mike Kiedrowski	10	Mike Kiedrowski	3
Mike LaRocco	11	Ron Lechien	10	Gary Semics	3
Chad Reed	10	Grant Langston	9	Darrell Schultz	3
Kevin Windham	10	Dylan Ferrandis †	9	Goat Breker	3
Pierre Karsmakers	7	Bob Hannah	8	Mike Hartwig	3
Jimmy Weinert	7	Marty Smith	8	Bob Hannah	2
Doug Henry	7	Mike Brown	8	Mike LaRocco	2
Hunter Lawrence	7	Aaron Plessinger †	8	Ron Lechien	2
Marty Tripes	6	Hunter Lawrence †	8	Marty Smith	2
Marvin Musquin	6	Marvin Musquin	8	Tony DiStefano	2
Dylan Ferrandis	6	Micky Dymond	8	Gaylon Mosier	2
Damon Bradshaw	6	Doug Henry	7	Rex Staten	2
John Dowd	6	Travis Pastrana	7	Barry Higgins	2
Ron Lechien	6	Johnny O'Mara	7	Mike Runyard	2
Tony DiStefano	5	Adam Cianciarulo	7	Steve Stackable	2
Greg Albertyn	5	Joey Savatgy †	7	Tommy Croft	2
Jimmy Ellis	5	Cooper Webb †	7	Marty Tripes	1
Justin Barcia	4	Christophe Pourcel	7	Alan King	1
Zach Osborne	4	Ryan Dungey	7	Bill Grossi	1
Grant Langston	3	Erik Kehoe	7	Rich Thorwaldson	1
David Vuillemin	3	Kevin Windham	7	Bryan Kenney	1
Sebastien Tortelli	3	Jo Shimoda	7	Denny Swartz	1
Ezra Lusk	3	Mike LaRocco	6	Eric Eaton	1
David Bailey	3	Zach Osborne †	6	Wyman Priddy	1
Donnie Hansen	3	Tyla Rattray	6
Broc Glover	2	Trey Canard	5
Marty Smith	2	Broc Hepler	5
Gary Bailey	2	Ryan Hughes	5
Gunnar Lindstrom	2	Ben Townley	5
Sonny Defeo	2	Robbie Reynard	5
Blake Baggett	2	Dean Wilson	5
Adam Cianciarulo	2	R.J. Hampshire †	4
Mike Alessi	2	Stephane Roncada	4
Tim Ferry	2	Damon Bradshaw	4
Jason Anderson	2	Justin Cooper †	4
Jean-Michel Bayle	2	Larry Ward	4
Johnny O'Mara	2	Levi Kitchen	4
Josh Grant	1	Cole Davies	4
Jeffrey Herlings	1	Chance Hymas	4
Ivan Tedesco	1	Mike Alessi	3
Jimmy Button	1	Danny LaPorte	3
Mickael Pichon	1	Jean-Michel Bayle	3
Jeff Matiasevich	1	Justin Barcia †	3
Alan King	1	Jake Weimer	3
Billy Liles	1	Andrew Short	3
Kenny Keylon	1	Damon Huffman	3
Steve Wise	1	Donny Schmit	3
Ken Zahrt	1	John Dowd	2
Bill Grossi	1	Shane McElrath	2
Rich Thorwaldson	1	Ivan Tedesco	2
Tim Hart	1	Alex Martin	2
John DeSoto	1	Broc Sellards	2
Jim Pomeroy	1	Eddie Warren	2
Cooper Webb	1	Jeremy McGrath	2
Justin Bogle	1	Keith Bowen	2
Tallon Volant	1	Brian Myerscough	2
Brett Metcalfe	1	Tom Vialle	2
Trey Canard	1	Ken Roczen	2
Tommy Hahn	1	Tim Hart	2
Matt Goerke	1	Julian Beaumer	2
Jorge Prado	1	A.J. Whitling	1
		Gaylon Mosier	1
		Warren Reid	1
		Jimmy Ellis	1
		Steve Wise	1
		Austin Forkner	1
		Danny Smith	1
		Josh Grant	1
		Craig Anderson	1
		Jalek Swoll	1
		Kelly Smithy	1
		Chad Reed	1
		Tim Ferry	1
		Nick Wey	1
		Ty Masterpool	1
		James Dobb	1
		Scott Sheak	1
		Seth Hammaker	1
		Brian Swink	1
		Sacha Coenen	1
		Jeff Matiasevich	1

Venues

Venue	Town/City	State	Period
Unadilla MX	Unadilla	New York	1972-1973, 1976–1977, 1989–1991, 1993–2019, 2021–present
Hangtown Motocross Classic	Rancho Cordova	California	1974-2019, 2021–present
Red Bud MX	Buchanan	Michigan	1974, 1976–present
The Wick 338	Southwick	Massachusetts	1976-1982, 1986–2013, 2016–2019, 2021–present
High Point Raceway	Mount Morris	Pennsylvania	1977-2019, 2021–present
Washougal MX Park	Washougal	Washington	1980-1986, 1988–2019, 2021-present
Spring Creek MX Park	Millville	Minnesota	1983–present
Budds Creek Motocross Park	Mechanicsville	Maryland	1989-1992, 1994–2019, 2021-present
Thunder Valley Motocross Park	Lakewood	Colorado	2005–present
Fox Raceway at Pala	Pala	California	2010-2011, 2019–present
Ironman Raceway	Crawfordsville	Indiana	2014–present
WW Ranch Motocross Park	Jacksonville	Florida	2019-2020
Loretta Lynn's Dude Ranch	Hurricane Mills	Tennessee	2020
Glen Helen Raceway	San Bernardino	California	1993, 1996–2009, 2014–2018
Muddy Creek Raceway	Blountville	Tennessee	2013-2018
Miller Motorsports Park	Tooele	Utah	2013-2015
Lake Elsinore MX	Lake Elsinore	California	2012-2013
Steel City Raceway	Delmont	Pennsylvania	1988-2012
Freestone County Raceway	Wortham	Texas	2007-2012
Broome-Tioga Sports Center	Binghamton	New York	1979-2006
Kenworthy's Motocross Park	Troy	Ohio	1987-2002, 2004
Gatorback Cycle Park	Gainesville	Florida	1983-1997
Lake Sugar Tree MX Park	Axton	Virginia	1975-1977, 1987–1991
Lakewood Sportcycle Park	Lakewood	Colorado	1979-1980 1983–1988
Good Times MX Park	San Antonio	Texas	1987-1988
Secession MX Park	Anderson	South Carolina	1987
Hollister Hills	Hollister	California	1986
Six Flags Atlanta	Atlanta	Georgia	1984-1985
Las Vegas Motocross Park	Las Vegas	Nevada	1985
Saddleback Park	Orange	California	1972-1973, 1980–1984
Lake Whitney Cycle Ranch	Lake Whitney	Texas	1973, 1975, 1977–1978, 1981–1983
St Louis International Raceway	Madison	Illinois	1983
Road Atlanta	Braselton	Georgia	1972-1973, 1981–1982
Carlsbad Raceway	Carlsbad	California	1972, 1981–1982
Sunshine Speedway	St. Petersburg	Florida	1976-1982
CDR Tech Track	Castle Rock	Colorado	1981-1982
Atlanta Motor Speedway	Hampton	Georgia	1978-80
Sonoma Raceway	Sonoma	California	1978-1980
Rio Bravo MX Park	Houston	Texas	1972-1973, 1976–1979
Omaha Moto Park	Herman	Nebraska	1975, 1977–1979
Metrolina Speedway Park	Charlotte	North Carolina	1977-1979
Racing World	Trabuco Canyon	California	1978-1979
Canyon Raceway	Phoenix	Arizona	1979
Cycle World USA	St. Peters	Missouri	1976-1978
Agency Motocross	St. Joseph	Missouri	1977-1978
Pine Top Motorcycle Park	Escoheag	Rhode Island	1978
Cycle-Rama	San Antonio	Texas	1975-1977
Midland Motocross Park	Midland	Michigan	1975-1977
Burnt Hickory Motocross	Dallas	Georgia	1977
Hillside Park	Nashville	Tennessee	1977
Sandy Oaks Raceway	Keithsburg	Illinois	1977
Delta Motorsport Park	Delta	Ohio	1973-1976
Motocross West	New Orleans	Louisiana	1973-1976
Moto-Masters Park	Mexico	New York	1974-1976
Castle Point Moto Sport Park	New Castle	Kentucky	1975-1976
Appalachian Highlands Motorsport Park	Keyers Ridge	Maryland	1976
Fastrack Motocross Park	Phoenix	Arizona	1976
Pennsylvania Motocross Park	Allentown	Pennsylvania	1976
Towaligo River Park	Forsyth	Georgia	1976
Baldwin Motoross Park	Baldwin	Kansas	1973-1975
Appalachia Lake Park	Bruceton Mills	West Virginia	1974-1975
Ohio International Raceway	Ravenna	Ohio	1975
Mid-Ohio MX Park	Lexington	Ohio	1972-1974
Manning Cycle Park	Tooele	Utah	1973-1974
Baymare Cycle Park	Moorpark	California	1974
Gran-Am Motocross Park	Hamersville	Ohio	1974
Highland Hills	Hillsboro	Ohio	1974
Talladega Superspeedway	Talladega	Alabama	1972-1973
Arizona Cycle Park	Phoenix	Arizona	1972-1973
Carnegie Cycle Park	Livermore	California	1972-1973
Desoto Cycle Ranch	Olive Branch	Mississippi	1972-1973
Orlando Sports Stadium	Orlando	Florida	1972-1973
Puyallup Raceway Park	Puyallup	Washington	1972-1973
Snyder Park	Washington	Indiana	1972-1973
Amelia Earhardt Park	Hialeah	Florida	1973
Cherokee MX Park	Opelousas	Louisiana	1973
Cycle-Rama Recreational Park	Sligo	Kentucky	1973
Pocono Raceway	Long Pond	Pennsylvania	1973
Zoar Motor Park	Springville	New York	1973
Cal-Expo	Sacramento	California	1972
Honda Hills	Columbus	Ohio	1972
Mid-American Motocross	St. Peters	Missouri	1972
Moto-sports Racing Circus	Elkhorn	Wisconsin	1972
Owyhee M/C Clubgrounds	Boise	Idaho	1972
Straddle Line Park	Olympia	Washington	1972
Tahoe Recreation Park	Tahoe Vista	California	1972

Television coverage

Current

In 2026, there are four broadcast partners from the NBC family of networks: NBC, USA, NBCSN and Peacock.

Network	Coverage
NBC	Two races live
USA	Two races on delay
NBCSN	Every race live, available for YouTube TV and Xfinity customers
Peacock	Every race live, including exclusive coverage of seven rounds

Source:

References

↑ "1972 Motocross Season". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
↑ "Women's Motocross National". Women's Motocross Association. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
↑ Assoc, American Motorcyclist (February 1986). AMA Motocross Champions. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
↑ "Every Champ There Ever Was". Motocross Action. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
↑ "2017 AMA Supercross media guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
"Dropbox - Error" (PDF).
↑ "Full 2023 SX, MX, & SuperMotocross TV Broadcast Schedule Announced". Racer X. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

External links

[1] "1972 Motocross Season". racerxonline.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

[Women's_Motocross_National_Champions-2] "Women's Motocross National". Women's Motocross Association. Retrieved 2 October 2010.

[3] Assoc, American Motorcyclist (February 1986). AMA Motocross Champions. Retrieved 2 October 2010.

[4] "Every Champ There Ever Was". Motocross Action. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.

[2017_SX_Media_Guide-5] "2017 AMA Supercross media guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.

[6] "Dropbox - Error" (PDF).

[7] "Full 2023 SX, MX, & SuperMotocross TV Broadcast Schedule Announced". Racer X. Retrieved 23 December 2022.