Cartwright was riding team owner Brandon Haas’ #290 YZ450F in the picture and confirmed he will be #519 on the starting gate.

“THANK YOU SO MUCH to @clubmx for this amazing opportunity to race the first round of WSX in the UK!”

Read the entire list of riders and teams below:

TV Broadcast

The first race in Birmingham on July 1 can be live streamed at https://www.wsx.tv/ for anyone outside of the U.S.

As for U.S. viewers, WSX has an exclusive, multi-year agreement with Fox Sports. In the U.S., the replay of the first round will take place on FS1 on Sunday at 2 and 4 p.m. EDT and on FS2 on Sunday at 8 p.m. EDT and Monday morning at 7 and 9 a.m. EDT.

Here's everything you need to know about watching Round 1 live on DAZN, courtesy of www.dazn.com:

Date: Saturday July 1

Start time: 9 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. BST / 5 p.m. CET

The event starts at 9 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. BST / 5 p.m. CET.

The card will stream live on DAZN in over 200 countries across the globe (excluding Brazil, USA, Caribbean, Australia, UK, Republic of Ireland & France).  You can sign up for a subscription here.

However if you are in Argentina, Chile and Colombia you must download the DAZN app from the Apple App Store or Android Google Play store and then sign up from there, rather than via web browser.

Format Refresher

The following information is from a press release from SX Global in August 2022, which introduced the WSX format. Read about the format and/or watch the video below for a visual explanation.

Qualifying Session

• WSX and SX2 fields will each be split into two separate timed qualifying sessions, with individual lap times determining the order for each class’ heat races. Each qualifying session will last 10 minutes, with final laps run to completion once the 10-minute session expires. 

Heat Races

• WSX class heat races will determine the order for the Super Pole – a time-trial format exclusive to the WSX class that will determine the order of its Main Event round. The top five finishers in each of the two WSX heat races will earn a spot in the 10-rider Super Pole. The sixth to 11^thplace finishers in each heat will fill spots 11-22 in the gate pick order for the main event, with the faster overall heat taking precedent and gate picks alternating between the remaining riders. 
• For the SX2 class, in the same manner as with traditional supercross formats, heat races will determine the order for the main event. Collectively, the faster overall heat will take precedent, with gate pick choice for the Main Event alternating between the finishing order of the two SX2 heats.

Superpole

• Exclusive to the WSX class, the Super Pole round will feature 10 riders - the top-five finishers from the two WSX heat races. Featuring an individual time-trial format, lap times from the Super Pole round will determine the gate pick order of the top 10 for the WSX Main Event races. 

Main Events

• Each WSX Championship round will see riders contest three ‘back-to-back' Main Event races for each class, with only a short 5-minute break between each. The combined individual results determining the winner and podium spots for each Championship Round.

Championship Points

• FIM World Supercross Championship points will be awarded for each of the three Main Event races. Points will follow the traditional supercross format of 25, 22 and 20, 18 and 16 points respectively for first through fifth place, with the remaining 17 riders earning from 15 points to 1 point, depending on where they finish. It total, a maximum of 75 FIM World Championship Points are up for grabs at each WSX Championship round. 
• In addition to the Main Event races, the fastest SX2 qualifier and the winner of the WSX Superpole will be awarded one additional Championship point.

Practice Sessions

• As with traditional supercross event formats, practice sessions will take place during afternoons for the enjoyment of fans who arrive earlier and want to enjoy as much action as possible. 

British GP WSX Track Map Revealed

Check out the track layout for the opening round, courtesy of GoPro.

Full 2023 Schedule

With the cancellation of the France GP (originally schedule for late July), there will be a long break between the first and second round. Round one’s British GP will take place July 1, then the round-two Singapore GP set for September 30 following a 91-day break between rounds. Then, the final four rounds will take place in a little over a month’s span from mid-October to the end of November. The full schedule is below.