2024 WSX Australian GP SX2 class results

After kick-starting its 2024 season in Canada, the FIM World Supercross Championship’s SX2 class resumed the current campaign at HBF Park in Perth for the double-header WSX Australian GP.

With two rounds taking place on the same weekend, the WSX Australian GP features twice as much racing as a regular WSX event, and with twice as many points up for grabs, marks a critical point in the 2024 season.

Featuring some of the best riders in the world, top-flight supercross action doesn’t get much better than this. Here are the WSX Australian GP SX2 results…

WSX Australian GP SX2 Results: Sunday

Practice

On Sunday, the SX2 field was limited to 15 riders after Kaleb Barham was forced to withdraw from the WSX Australian GP due to injury. He was replaced at CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing by Reid Taylor who initially entered the weekend as a Wildcard rider.

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The second part of WSX’s Perth double-header started with practice, and after staging a near clean-sweep on Saturday, it was Shane McElrath who returned to the fore by leading the way.

With a 56.214-second run, McElrath was just nine-thousandths of a second ahead of Coty Schock – the only competitor who could beat the Fire Power Honda rider over the course of Saturday. Enzo Lopes, meanwhile, ranked third, just two tenths off the pace.

Position	Rider	Team	Time
1	Shane McElrath	Fire Power Honda	56.214
2	Coty Schock	Rick Ware Racing	56.223
3	Enzo Lopes	Rick Ware Racing	56.512
4	Reid Taylor	CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing	56.528
5	Cole Thompson	Fire Power Honda	56.581
6	Maxime Desprey	Team GSM	56.620
7	Kyle Chisholm	PMG	56.626
8	Derek Kelley	PMG	56.813
9	Cullin Park	MotoConcepts Racing	57.101
10	Brice Maylin	Bud Racing	57.129
11	Noah Viney	MotoConcepts Racing	57.359
12	Kayden Minear	Wildcard Rider	57.386
13	Julien Lebeau	Team GSM	58.328
14	Calvin Fonvieille	Bud Racing	58.387
15	Ryder Kingsford	CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing	1:08.465

Qualifying

In Qualifying for the second part of the WSX Australian GP double-header, it was Thompson who carved his way to the top, leading the session with a 55.127s run from Lopes who continued to show good speed over one lap, just 0.082s shy. McElrath came in third, with Taylor continuing his strong run by placing fourth.

As the top four riders, Thompson, Lopes, McElrath, and Taylor secured their place in SuperPole for the opportunity to score five additional World Championship points, and a shot at the #1 gate pick.

WSX Australian GP SX2 SuperPole Qualifiers

Position	Rider	Team	Time
1	Cole Thompson	Fire Power Honda	55.127
2	Enzo Lopes	Rick Ware Racing	55.209
3	Shane McElrath	Fire Power Honda	55.310
4	Reid Taylor	CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing	55.602

SuperPole

As the fourth-placed rider in Qualifying, Taylor opened SuperPole for CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing, and laid down a 56.013 benchmark which was swiftly eclipsed by McElrath, who went an impressive 1.5 seconds faster on his push lap.

By falling three-tenths short, Lopes ensured that it would be a Fire Power Honda pole position, with team-mates McElrath and Thompson facing off, although the Canadian missed out on the fastest time by just 0.010s, handing WSX’s 2022 SX2 champion another SuperPole win.

SX2 GP Race 01

Maxime Desprey won the holeshot in GP Race 1, although with a strong getaway, McElrath quickly took the lead before the end of the first lap.

With Desprey struggling for pace, Coty Schock and Lopes raced past the Team GSM rider on laps three and five, with the Rick Ware Racing duo pushing hard to close the gap on McElrath.

On the fifth tour, Schock surpassed the limits and struck a box cover, costing him what was a likely podium. This promoted to Lopes to second, although the Brazilian failed to match McElrath who took the win.

Schock’s incident promoted Desprey to third, with the Frenchman taking his first SX2 GP Race podium since the 2023 WSX Abu Dhabi GP. Wildcard rider, and Perth local, Kayden Minear, was fourth. Schock salvaged fifth.

SX2 GP Race 02

McElrath continued his winning ways in GP Race 2, taking the holeshot following the gate drop, building a strong lead, and taking the chequered flag by almost to five seconds.

Behind, the battle for the remaining podium positions were intense, with the MotoConcepts Racing duo of Cullin Park and Noah Viney holding second and third on lap one.

Viney, one of SX2’s rookies in 2024, defended well but was unable to hold off Thompson, Schock, and Lopes who all moved ahead in the opening stages.

When Schock cleared Thompson, he became Park’s closest challenger, but was pushed off the podium by team-mate, Lopes, who slotted into the third spot on lap six of eight.

With McElrath on top, Park maintained second to claim his first World Supercross SX2 GP Race podium, while Lopes was third, followed by Schock and Thompson who completed the top five.

SX2 GP Race 03

Coty Schock put an end to McElrath’s dominance in GP Race 3, with the SX2 rookie taking a commanding victory to win his second individual race of the season.

Schock led from the gate drop and was unchallenged throughout, although a poor start left McElrath with work to do, with the Fire Power Honda rider down in fifth.

McElrath overtook Cullin Park and team-mate Thompson soon into the race to move into the podium places, and inherited second when Lopes, who struck a box cover, was forced to retire.

Schock claimed the win by just over half a second from McElrath, with Park continuing his strong season with his second podium of the night in third. Thompson took fourth, with Desprey in fifth.

SuperFinal

In the WSX Australian GP finale, the SX2 field faced off against the WSX grid, with the top eight riders from each class competing in the SuperFinal.

In SX2, it was Schock who found the edge at the start, and with McElrath down in fourth in class, faced a key advantage in the opening stages of the longest race of the night.

To continue a theme of the weekend, however, McElrath showcased why he’s the top-ranked rider in the 250cc category by staging a resilient comeback, fighting through the field to claim his third victory of the round, sixth of the weekend, and ninth of the season.

Lopes, meanwhile, salvaged his performance from round three by claiming second in the SuperFinal – a result which gave him third overall on the night. Schock, who led much of the SX2 race, was third, with Park taking fourth and Thompson fifth.

WSX Australian GP SX2 Results: Saturday

Practice

Enzo Lopes was fastest in SX2 practice for the WSX Australian GP, leading the field for Rick Ware Racing with a best lap of 55.552 seconds. Fire Power Honda’s Cole Thompson was his closest match by ranking second, while Shane McElrath, who won the WSX Canadian GP, left practice with the third-fastest time.

Position	Rider	Team	Time
1	Enzo Lopes	Rick Ware Racing	55.552
2	Cole Thompson	Fire Power Honda	55.630
3	Shane McElrath	Fire Power Honda	55.750
4	Cullin Park	MotoConcepts Racing	55.830
5	Coty Schock	Rick Ware Racing	55.963
6	Derek Kelley	PMG	56.609
7	Maxime Desprey	Team GSM	56.664
8	Kaleb Barham	CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing	56.974
9	Ryder Kingsford	CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing	57.099
10	Kyle Chisholm	PMG	57.102
11	Reid Taylor	Wildcard Rider	57.279
12	Brice Maylin	Bud Racing	57.870
13	Kayden Minear	Wildcard Rider	58.391
14	Calvin Fonvieille	Bud Racing	58.451
15	Noah Viney	MotoConcepts Racing	59.210
16	Julien Lebeau	Team GSM	59.581

Qualifying

After showing evident pace in practice, McElrath carried his speed into Qualifying to lead the session and carve his way into SuperPole, 0.077 seconds ahead of Lopes who set the second-fastest time. The Brazilian was trailed by Thompson who was third while series veteran, Maxime Desprey, delivered the highlight of the season so far for Team GSM by placing fourth.

WSX Australian GP SX2 SuperPole Qualifiers

Position	Rider	Team	Time
1	Shane McElrath	Fire Power Honda	55.552
2	Enzo Lopes	Rick Ware Racing	55.629
3	Cole Thompson	Fire Power Honda	56.125
4	Maxime Desprey	Team GSM	56.536

SuperPole

Saturday’s SX2 SuperPole session was a hard-fought affair as four titans of 250cc competition clashed in a single-lap shootout to decide who would secure the highly coveted #1 gate pick and an additional five World Championship points.

But after experiencing a resurgence in overall Qualifying, it was McElrath who came out on top again, taking pole position by more than half a second from team-mate Thompson with a 53.861s run – the fastest SX2 lap of the night. Lopes followed Thompson in third, with Desprey in fourth.

SX2 GP Race 01

In GP Race 1, SX2 rookie Coty Schock secured the first WSX GP Race win of his career by holding off a hard-charging McElrath in the first moto of the night.

Schock held third after the gate drop, with Thompson winning the holeshot and Wildcard rider, Kayden Minear – a Perth local – holding second. Schock battled hard to rise to the front and cleared Thompson for the lead on lap four before facing pressure from behind in the form of McElrath.

The battle was fierce but Schock held on, with McElrath finishing as the runner-up. Lopes, meanwhile, completed the top three for Rick Ware Racing, with Thompson fading to fourth. Desprey completed the top five.

SX2 GP Race 02

It was McElrath vs Schock for a second time in SX2 GP Race 2, with the pair battling lap after after lap after rising to the front of the field by securing a good getaway at the gate drop.

Over the course of the race, Schock held a narrow advantage over the chasing North Carolinian rider, although a costly crash for Schock in the rhythm section handed the lead to McElrath.

With Schock down in fifth, and his closest challengers more than four seconds away, McElrath cruised to a comfortable victory, with Lopes taking second and Thompson third.

SX2 GP Race 3

McElrath won the holeshot in GP Race 3, held the lead throughout, and charged to an unchallenged victory of almost five seconds, with Schock recovering from his crash earlier in the night to take home second.

The battle for third was hard fought between Lopes, Desprey, and Thompson, although after exchanging positions lap after lap, it was Lopes who came out on top to take the final step of the podium in the third moto of the night.

Thompson successfully overtake Desprey on the final lap, leaving the French Team GSM rider to complete the top five.

SuperFinal

In the multi-class SuperFinal, featuring both the WSX and SX2 classes, McElrath, Schock, Lopes, Thompson, Cullin Park, Desprey, Kyle Chisholm, and Minear lined up on the grid as the top-eight riders on the 250cc grid.

All eight battled fiercely, but it was Schock who secured a lightning start to take the lead in his class, with McElrath and Lopes pushing hard behind.

Soon into the SuperFinal, McElrath successfully found his way past Schock, and by outpacing the Rick Ware Racing riders behind, was able to open up a healthy lead to ultimately challenge for a place inside the top five overall.

After 12 laps of hard racing, McElrath took the flag to secure the perfect evening, to claim the overall WSX Australian GP SX2 victory after going 1-1-1-1. Lopes, meanwhile, overtook Schock in the final laps to take second place, with his team-mate claiming third.

Thompson, who again had a competitive showing was fourth in the SuperFinal, with PMG’s Chisholm completing the top five.

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