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450 Words: 2018 Supercross Changes Announced

450 Words 2018 Supercross Changes Announced

October 23, 2017 12:50pm
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In a press conference held today at Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,  Feld Motor Sports announced a number of changes to the 2018 format of Monster Energy Supercross, including a new points structure, the introduction of the Triple Crown, amateur racing, and more.

If you missed the press conference, you can watch it live here. 

Supercross Live released a number of videos explaining all the changes, which you can watch below. We’ll have a lot more in the coming days on what these changes mean going forward.

Point Structure

2018 Championship Points

1st place - 26 points
2nd Place - 23 points
3rd place - 21 points
4th place - 19 points
5th place - 18 points
6th place - 17 points
7th place - 16 points
8th place - 15 points
9th place - 14 points
10th place - 13 points
11th place - 12 points
12th place - 11 points
13th place - 10 points
14th place - 9 points
15th place - 8 points
16th place - 7 points
17th place - 6 points
18th place - 5 points
19th place - 4 points
20th place - 3 points
21st place - 2 points
22nd place - 1 point

East/West Showdowns

Indianapolis and Las Vegas will host East/West Showdowns.  Here is how the format breaks down:

Qualifying: 250SX West and East qualifying. Top 20 riders from qualifying advance to the heat races.

250SX West and East heat races. Top 9 riders move to main event. Each heat is 6 min plus 1 lap

250SX LCQ. 22 riders. 1-4 move to main.

250SX East/West main event. 22 riders, 15 min plus 1 lap.

Triple Crown

Anaheim 2, Minneapolis and Atlanta will make up the Triple Crown. Like the Monster Energy Cup, 250SX and 450SX will race three main events each. 

Here is the format:

New Qualifying Format

The semis are gone, and have been replaced with heat races and LCQs. 

250SX and 450SX Heats:

  • Two 20 rider heat races. Each heat race will be 6 mins plus 1 lap.
  • 1-9 will transfer to the main; 10-20 go to LCQ.

250SX and 450SX LCQs: 

  • The LCQs will feature 22 riders with the top four advancing to the main.
  • 5 min plus 1 lap.

Amateur Racing

Amateur racing is coming to Anaheim 2, Glendale, Tampa, and Atlanta.

Anaheim 2 - January 21, 2018
Glendale - January 28, 2018
Tampa - February 25, 2018
Atlanta - March 4, 2018