WSX Releases Statement on Australian GP Super Final Incident with Vince Friese
Following Saturday's first night of racing at the WSX Australian GP, the WSX series posted on social media that an incident was being investigated regarding the SuperFinal. Racer X learned the incident revolved around Vince Friese, who had not qualified for the SuperFinal, lining up and racing, while Matt Moss, who had qualified, did not.
After an incident ahead of the WSX Australian GP SuperFinal on Saturday, there is an FIM Race Directors’ meeting ongoing. More to follow...
— WSX Championship (@FIMWSX) November 23, 2024
After the review by FIM officials, the results of the SuperFinal were allowed to stand. The series followed up with the statement below:
The following press release is from the World Supercross Championship (WSX):
An update from the FIM World Supercross Championship on the WSX Australian GP:
As the sanctioning body of WSX, the FIM last night made a decision in relation to a race process error which occurred prior to Saturday's 2024 WSX Australian GP (Round 2) Super Final.
Vince Friese (MotoConcepts Racing) was mistakenly included in the Super Final line up instead of Matt Moss (CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing). Such error was not due to the fault of any Rider, Team or WSX.
In accordance with FIM protocol, the FIM has since confirmed that the relevant race results still stand as completed despite this error.
It seems odd that such an error was not the fault of the rider, team or series, but we can only surmise that this then points blame to an FIM issue? That's the only entity not mentioned that is not at fault. We are not sure. If we're able to learn more about how Friese was able to line up, we'll follow up with more.
