16 of the best supercross riders in the world take to HBF Park in Perth to contest Round Two of the FIM World Supercross Championship – the WSX Australian GP
Following an exhilarating season-opener in Vancouver, Canada, the FIM World Supercross Championship (WSX) is down under for the 2024 WSX Australian GP, held at HBF Park in Perth.
As WSX’s first-ever double-header event, there’ll be not one, but two nights of high-octane racing, and as the final race weekend before the 2024 season finale, everything is still to play for.
Here are the 2024 WSX Australian GP results…
2024 WSX Australian GP WSX Class Results: Saturday
Practice
WSX Canadian GP winner, Eli Tomac, led the way in practice for the premier WSX 450cc class, producing a fastest time of 54.139 seconds for CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing. On his way to the top, Tomac outpaced Fire Power Honda’s Joey Savatgy while an impressive early performance from Team GSM saw Greg Aranda rank third.
Defending two-time WSX World Champion, Ken Roczen, completed the top five, separated from the top three by Dean Wilson on the second Fire Power Honda.
| Position | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eli Tomac | CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing | 54.139 |
| 2 | Joey Savatgy | Fire Power Honda | 54.852 |
| 3 | Greg Aranda | Team GSM | 54.975 |
| 4 | Dean Wilson | Fire Power Honda | 55.280 |
| 5 | Ken Roczen | PMG | 55.528 |
| 6 | Luke Clout | Rick Ware Racing | 55.740 |
| 7 | Mitch Oldenburg | Rick Ware Racing | 55.798 |
| 8 | Colt Nichols | PMG | 56.166 |
| 9 | Kyle Webster | Wildcard Rider | 56.251 |
| 10 | Vince Friese | MotoConcepts Racing | 56.402 |
| 11 | Anthony Bourdon | Bud Racing | 56.686 |
| 12 | Matt Moss | CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing | 57.298 |
| 13 | Ryan Breece | MotoConcepts Racing | 57.784 |
| 14 | Ander Lasheras | Team GSM | 57.821 |
| 15 | Nathan Crawford | Wildcard Rider | 58.809 |
| 16 | Adrien Escoffier | Bud Racing | 59.099 |
Qualifying
With practice complete, it was time for Qualifying – the first competitive session of the weekend where riders vie for a place in SuperPole for the chance to duel for an additional five World Championship points.
The results in Qualifying almost mirrored practice, with Tomac crucially maintaining his pace at the head of the field and outpacing his closest title rival, Roczen, who was only sixth.
In the timings, Savatgy remained as Tomac’s closest rival with second. Mitch Oldenburg bagged his position in SuperPole by setting the third-fastest time, just 0.023s short of Savatgy, while Aranda continued his impressive start to the 2024 WSX Australian GP in fourth, a further 0.030s down.
WSX Australian GP WSX Class SuperPole Qualifiers
| Position | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eli Tomac | CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing | 53.988 |
| 2 | Joey Savatgy | Fire Power Honda | 54.624 |
| 3 | Mitch Oldenburg | Rick Ware Racing | 54.647 |
| 4 | Greg Aranda | Team GSM | 54.677 |
SuperPole
After trailing Tomac for most of the night, Savatgy staged an upstart performance in SuperPole, with the American coming out on top in the battle for the #1 gate pick.
On his way to the head of the field, Savatgy outpaced Aranda and Oldenburg with his 52.919s lap, leaving Tomac as his sole challenger. But when the CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing rider fell three-tenths short, it was advantage Savatgy. Behind Tomac, Oldenburg edged out Aranda, with the pair placing third and fourth.
WSX GP Race 01
WSX Wildcard rider, Kyle Webster, won the holeshot in GP Race 1 with Vince Friese, Luke Clout, and Tomac chasing the Aussie from the first lap onwards. SuperPole winner, Savatgy, meanwhile had a sluggish start in seventh, with Roczen just ahead in sixth.
While Webster held his own at the front, Tomac – who had an uncharacteristically slow getaway – rallied his efforts and quickly sliced his way through the pack to take the lead at mid-race distance.
The American opened a six-second advantage to claim victory at the flag, with Roczen claiming second after battling forward late in the race. Clout finished third to claim his first GP Race podium in the premier WSX 450cc class, with Savatgy and Fire Power Honda team-mate, Dean Wilson, completing the top five.
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