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With the SMX Playoffs coming to a conclusion at the Los Angeles Coliseum last weekend for the finale, statistics maestro Paul Pearcy has provided MX Vice with some brilliant numbers to tuck into from what was a fascinating round of action. Enjoy
450 SMX SEASON END
- Jett Lawrence
- 1st in Qualifying: 1; Z Max
- Moto Wins: 3; 1 at Chicagoland, 2 at LA (50% win rate)
- Moto Podiums: 5; (83% podium rate)
- Overall Wins: 2; Chicagoland, 1-1 at LA (66% win rate)
- Overall Podiums: 2; (66% podium rate)
- Laps Led: 42; 21 at Chicagoland, 21 at LA (44% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 2.33
- Moto Finishes: 2.35
- Overalls: 2nd (Tied with Roczen for best in class)
- First Lap Position: 4th
Total Points: 163
- Ken Roczen
- 1st in Qualifying: 1; Chicagoland
- Moto Wins: 1; Race 2 at Chicagoland (16% win rate)
- Moto Podiums: 6; (100% podium rate)
- Overall Podiums: 3; (100% podium rate)
- Laps Led: 15; 10 at Z Max, 3 at Chicagoland, 2 at LA (15% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 3.33
- Moto Finishes: 2.33 (Best in Class)
- Overalls: 2nd (Tied with Lawrence for best in class)
- First Lap Position: 3.67
Total Points: 146
- Chase Sexton
- 1st in Qualifying: 1; LA
- Moto Wins: 2; 1-1 at Z Max (33% win rate)
- Moto Podiums: 5; (83% podium rate)
- Overall Win: 1; Z Max (33% win rate)
- Overall Podiums: 2; (66% podium rate)
- Laps Led: 32; (33% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 2nd (Best in Class)
- Moto Finishes: 5th
- Overalls: 4.67
- First Lap Position: 2.67
Total Points: 126
- Cooper Webb
- Moto Podiums: 1; Race 2 at LA (16% podium rate)
- Overall Podiums: 1; LA (33% podium rate)
Averages
- Qualifying: 7.33
- Moto Finishes: 6.33
- Overalls: 6th
- First Lap Positiion: 7.5
Total Points: 120
- Aaron Plessinger
Averages
- Qualifying: 8.33
- Moto Finishes: 7.66
- Overalls: 7.33
- First Lap Position: 9.67
Total Points: 104
- Adam Cianciarulo
- Laps Led: 1; Race 1 at LA (1% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 5.67
- Moto Finishes: 10.83
- Overalls: 11th
- First Lap Position: 9.83
Total Points: 96
- Garrett Marchbanks
Averages
- Qualifying: 8th
- Moto Finishes: 8.83
- Overalls: 8.67
- First Lap Position: 13.33
Total Points: 92
- Jason Anderson
- Laps Led: 4; Race 1 at LA (4% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 5th
- Moto Finishes: 8.83
- Overalls: 8.33
- First Lap Position: 8.16
Total Points: 91
- Colt Nichols
Averages
- Qualifying: 10.67
- Moto Finishes: 9.17
- Overalls: 8.33
- First Lap Position: 12.67
Total Points: 90
- Ty Masterpool
Averages
- Qualifying: 10th
- Moto Finishes: 10.5
- Overalls: 10th
- First Lap Position: 6.83
Total Points: 84
- Fredrik Noren
Averages
- Qualifying: 20th
- Moto Finishes: 11.83
- Overalls: 11.33
- First Lap Position: 13th
Total Points: 79
- Phillip Nicoletti
Averages
- Qualifying: 19.67
- Moto Finishes: 10.83
- Overalls: 10th
- First Lap Position: 10.67
Total Points: 76
- Dylan Ferrandis
Averages
- Qualifying: 7th
- Moto Finishes: 10.33
- Overalls: 10.67
- First Lap Position: 5.8
Total Points: 71
- Justin Barcia
- Laps Led: 1; Race 1 at LA (1% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 8.67
- Moto Finishes: 12th
- Overalls: 12th
- First Lap Position: 3.4
Total Points: 59
- Grant Harlan
Averages
- Qualifying: 23rd
- Moto Finishes: 16.16
- Overalls: 16th
- First Lap Position: 14.16
Total Points: 44
- Shane McElrath
Averages
- Qualifying: 16th
- Moto Finishes: 16.33
- Overalls: 16.67
- First Lap Position: 15.5
Total Points: 40
- Kyle Chisholm
Averages
- Qualifying: 25th
- Moto Finishes: 17th
- Overalls: 17th
- First Lap Position: 17th
Total Points: 40
- Justin Hill
Averages
- Qualifying: 18.67
- Moto Finishes: 17.33
- Overalls: 17.67
- First Lap Position: 16.5
Total Points: 31
- Dean Wilson
Averages
- Qualifying: 14.67
- Moto Finishes: 16.67
- Overalls: 17.67
- First Lap Position: 15th
Total Points: 31
- Josh Hill
Averages
- Qualifying: 24th
- Moto Finishes: 18.33
- Overalls: 19th
- First Lap Position: 18.33
Total Points: 25
- Jerry Robin
Averages
- Qualifying: 14.33
- Moto Finishes: 18.16
- Overalls: 19th
- First Lap Position: 18.16
Total Points: 22
- Jermy Hand
Averages
- Qualifying: 18.33
- Moto Finishes: 17.75
- Overalls: 18th
- First Lap Position: 19.25
Total Points: 18
- Eli Tomac
Total Points: 13
- Kevin Moranz
Averages
- Qualifying: 22.67
- Moto Finishes: 20th
- Overalls: 21st
- First Lap Position: 18.67
Total Points: 4
250SMX
1.Haiden Deegan
- Race Wins: 1; Race 1 at Z Max
- Race Podiums: 4; (66% podium rate)
- Overall Wins: 1; LA
- Overall Podiums: 3; (On the podium at all 3 rounds)
- Laps Led: 13; 6 at Z Max, 7 at Chicagoland (13% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 10th
- Moto Scores: 3.165 (Average of 3rd in moto 1 is best in class)
- Overalls: 2.33
- First Lap Position: 3.67 (Best in Class)
Total Points: 157
- Jo Shimoda
- Race Wins: 1; Race 2 at Z Max
- Race Podiums: 3; (50% podium rate)
- Overall Wins: 1; Z Max
- Overall Podiums: 3; ( On the podium at all 3 rounds)
- Laps Led: 14; 7 at Z MAX, 7 at Chicagoland (14% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 5.67
- Moto Scores: 2.83 ( Average of 2.33 in moto 2 is best in class)
- Overalls: 1.67 (Best in Class)
- First Lap Position: 5th
Total Points: 152
- RJ Hampshire
- 1st in Qualifying: 1; Chicagoland
- Race Podiums: 1; (16% podium rate)
- Overall Podiums: 1; LA
Averages
- Qualifying: 4.67
- Moto Scores: 7.5
- Overalls: 7th
- First Lap Position: 8.16
Total Points: 122
- Levi Kitchen
- Race Wins: 1; Race 2 at LA
- Race Podiums: 2; (33% podium rate)
- Laps Led: 29; 11 at Z Max, 18 at LA (Most in Class, 30% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 7.67
- Moto Scores: 7th
- Overalls: 6.67
- First Lap Position: 6.67
Total Points: 114
- Jordon Smith
- Race Wins: 1; Race 1 at LA
- Laps Led: 8; at LA (8% of total Laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 9.67
- Moto Scores: 6.83
- Overalls: 5.67
- First Lap Position: 10.5
Total Points: 110
- Justin Cooper
- 1st in Qualifying: 1; LA
- Race Podiums: 1; (16% podium rate)
- Laps Led: 1; at Chicagoland (1% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 4.33
- Moto Scores: 8.5
- Overalls: 8.33
- First Lap Position: 7.83
Total Points: 101
- Maximus Vohland
Averages
- Qualifying: 7.67
- Moto Scores: 8.5
- Overalls: 8.67
- First Lap Position: 11th
Total Points: 98
- Tom Vialle
- Race Podiums: 3; ( 50% podium rate)
- Overall Podiums: 1; (33% podium rate)
- Laps Led: 20; 10 at Z Max, 10 at LA
Averages
- Qualifying: 8th
- Moto Scores: 7.83
- Overalls: 8.67
- First Lap Position: 6.5
Total Points:90
- Hunter Lawrence
- Race Wins: 2; 1-1 in Chicagoland
- Overall Wins: 1; Chicagoland
- Laps Led: 9; all in Chicagoland ( 9% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 6.67
- Moto Scores: 4.5
- Overalls: 4.5
- First Lap Position: 7.75
Total Points: 89
- Jalek Swoll
Averages
- Qualifying: 8.33
- Moto Scores: 9.33
- Overalls: 9.67
- First Lap Position: 10.5
Total Points: 88
- Pierce Brown
Averages
- Qualifying: 5.33
- Moto Scores: 9.335
- Overalls: 9.33
- First Lap Position: 10.67
Total Points: 86
- Ryder DiFrancesco
- Race Podiums: 1; Race 2 at Z Max (16% of total Races)
Averages
- Qualifying: 13.33
- Moto Finishes: 10.33
- Overalls: 9.67
- First Lap Position: 10.5
Total Points: 72
- Dilan Schwartz:
Averages
- Qualifying: 12.33
- Moto Finishes: 12.33
- Overalls: 13.33
- First Lap Position: 10.83
Total Points: 61
- Talon Hawkins
Averages
- Qualifying: 14.33
- Moto Finishes: 14.5
- Overalls:15
- First Lap Position: 14.16
Total Points: 58
- Seth Hammaker
- 1st in Qualifying: 1; Z Max
Averages
- Qualifying: 1.5
- Moto Finishes: 7.75
- Overalls: 6.5
- First Lap Position:5.25
Total Points: 49
- Cullin Park
Averages
- Qualifying: 19.67
- Moto Finishes: 15.83
- Overalls:16
- First Lap Position: 13.5
Total Points: 41
- Caden Braswell
Averages
- Qualifying: 21.33
- Moto Finishes: 17.5
- Overalls:17.67
- First Lap Position: 17.5
Total Points:29
- Mitchell Oldenburg
Averages
- Qualifying: 17th
- Moto Finishes: 13.5
- Overalls:13th
- First Lap Position: 8th
Total Points:27
- Coty Schock
Averages
- Qualifying: 23.67
- Moto Finishes: 17.25
- Overalls: 17.5
- First Lap Position:12.5
Total Points:25
- Preston Kilroy
Averages
- Qualifying: 18.67
- Moto Finishes:16.5
- Overalls: 17th
- First Lap Position: 16.5
Total Points:25
- Max Anstie
Averages
- Qualifying: 14th
- Moto Finishes: 16.5
- Overalls: 16th
- First Lap Position: 18th
Total Points: 14
- Jett Lawrence
- Austin Forkner
Averages
- Qualifying: 9th
- Moto Finishes: 12.5
- Overalls: 13th
- First Lap Position: 14.5
Total Points: 9
- Derek Kelley
Averages
- Qualifying: 19.67
- Moto Finishes: 18.5
- Overalls: 19th
- First Lap Position: 18th
Total Points: 9
- Carson Mumford
Averages
- Qualifying: 16th
- Moto Finishes: 19.5
- Overalls: 20th
- First Lap Position: 22nd
Total Points: 7
- Hunter Yoder
Averages
- Qualifying: 22nd
- Moto Finishes: 20.16
- Overalls: 21st
- First Lap Position: 19.16
Total Points:6
- Chris Blose
Averages
- Qualifying: 23rd
- Moto Finishes: 20th
- Overalls:20th
- First Lap Position: 19.5
Total Points: 6
- Luke Neese
Averages
- Qualifying: 22.33
- Moto Finishes: 20.65
- Overalls: 21.33
- First Lap Position: 17.83
Total Points: 4
- Chance Hymas
- Joshua Varize
Averages
- Qualifying: 18th
- Moto Finishes: 20th
- Overalls: 21st
- First Lap Position: 21st
Total Points: 2
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As we look towards the 2024 season, MX Vice and Paul Pearcy have joined forces again to deliver some quality statistics, as we’ll be running through the top 10 in each championship across 2023 (MXGP, MX2, 450, 250 – AMA Supercross, SMX and Outdoors and Australian Supercross). Here are all the riders that secured 3rd in their respective title races.
MX2
3) Simon Laengenfelder
- 1st in Timed Practice: 5; Trentino, Agueda, Lommel, Uddevalla, Afyonkarahisar
- Qualifying Race Wins: 5; Trentino, Vantaa, Afyonkarahisar, Maggiora, Matterley Basin (2nd most wins in class)
- Qualifying Race Podiums: 13; out of 16 attempts (81% podium rate in qualifying races, best percentage in class)
- Qualifying Race Laps Led: 57; (2nd best in class)
- Race Podiums: 18; 3rd most in class
- Race Wins: 8; 2nd most in class
- GP Podiums: 9; 3rd most in class
- GP Wins: 2; 1-1 at Intu Xanadu, Uddevalla
- Race Laps Led: 141; (21% of total laps, 2nd most in class)
Averages
- Timed Practice: 3.187; Best in class
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 2.875; Best in Class
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 3.562; Best in Class
- Qualifying Race Points: 131; Most in Class
- Race Finishes: 3.375 in Race 1(Best in Class), 3.875 in Race 2(3rd best in class)
- GP Overalls: 3.5; 2nd best in class
- Race First Lap Position: 4.968; 3rd best in class
- Race Points: 321 from Race 1(2nd most in class), 303 from Race 2(4th best in class), Total of 624
Series Points: 755
MXGP
3) Jeremy Seewer
- 1st in Timed Practice: 1; Frauenfeld
- Qualifying Race Podiums: 6; Intu Xanadu, Villars Sous Ecot, Teutschenthal, Sumbawa, Loket, Uddevalla
- Qualifying Race Laps Led: 2
- Race Podiums: 15
- Race Wins: 2; Race 1 at Villars Sous Ecot, Race 2 at Uddevalla
- GP Podiums: 7
- GP Wins: 3; Villars Sous Ecot, Uddevalla, Maggiora
- Race Laps Led: 62; (9% of total laps)
Averages
- Timed Practice: 4.421; 4th best in class
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 6.778
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 5.222; 4th best in class
- Qualifying Race Points: 105; 4th best in class
- Race Finishes: 6.157 in Race 1, 4.157 in Race 2(3rd best in class)
- GP Overalls: 4.684; 3rd best in class
- Race First Lap Position: 6.842
- Race Points: 310 from Race 1, 344 from Race 2, Total of 654 (3rd most in class)
Series Points: 759
250 West Coast Supercross
3) Levi Kitchen
- Heat Race Podiums: 4
- Heat Race Wins: 3; Seattle, Denver, Salt lake City
- Heat Race Laps Led: 26
- Main Event Podiums: 4; Anaheim 2, Glendale, Denver, Salt Lake City
- Main Event Win: 1; Anaheim 2
- Main Event Laps Led: 20; (11% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 5th
- Heat Race Finishes: 2.857; 3rd best in class
- Heat Race First Lap Position: 5th
- Main Event Finishes: 6.556
- Main Event First Lap Position: 7.253
Series Points: 156
250 East Supercross
3) Max Anstie
- 1st in Qualifying: 1; Houston
- Heat Race Podiums: 3; Houston, Indy, Nashville
- Heat Race Laps Led: 3
- Main Event Podiums: 4; Houston, Tampa, Daytona, East Rutherford
- Main Event Win: 1; East Rutherford
- Main Event Laps Led: 14; (8% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 4.7
- Heat Race Finishes: 4.667
- Heat Race First Lap Position: 5.333
- Main Event Finishes: 5.7; 4th best in class
- Main Event First Lap Position: 4.741; 2nd best in class
Series Points: 182
450 Supercross
3) Cooper Webb
- Heat Race Podiums: 7
- Heat Race Wins: 2; Seattle, Atlanta
- Heat Race Laps Led: 19
- Main Event Podiums: 9
- Main Event Wins: 2; Tampa, Arlington
- Main Event Laps Led: 17; (3% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 6.133
- Heat Race Finishes: 4.5
- Heat Race First Lap Position: 4.181
- Main Event Finishes: 2.785; 2nd best in class
- Main Event First Lap Position: 4.307; 3rd best in class
Series Points: 304
250 American Outdoors
3) Jo Shimoda
- Moto Podiums: 10
- Moto Wins: 3; Moto 2 at Southwick, 1-1 at Ironman
- Overall Podiums: 4; Southwick, Millville, Budds Creek, Ironman
- Overall Wins: 1; Ironman
- Moto Laps Led: 53
Averages
- Qualifying: 6.363
- Moto Finishes: 4.636 in Moto 1, 4.545 in Moto 2(2nd best in class)
- Overall Finishes: 4.454 (3rd best in class)
- Moto First Lap Position: 6.545
Series Points: 393
450 American Outdoors
3) Aaron Plessinger
- Moto Podiums: 5; Moto 1 at Hangtown, Moto 2 at Thunder Valley, Moto 2 at Washougal, Moto 2 at Budds Creek, Moto 2 at Ironman
- Overall Podiums: 3; Thunder Valley, Budds Creek, Ironman
- Moto Laps Led: 7; 3rd most in class
Averages
- Qualifying: 8th
- Moto Finishes: 4.818 in Moto 1, 3.909 in Moto 2
- Overall Finishes: 4.363; 4th best in class
- Moto First Lap Position: 5.227
Series Points: 386
250 SMX
3) RJ Hampshire
- 1st in Qualifying: 1; Chicagoland
- Moto Podium: 1; Moto 1 in LA
- Overall Podium: 1; LA
Averages
- Qualifying: 4.667; 3rd best in class
- Moto Finishes: 7.333 in Moto 1, 7.667 in Moto 2
- Overall Finishes: 7th
- Moto First Lap Position: 8.167
Series Points: 122
450 SMX
3) Chase Sexton
- 1st in Qualifying: 1; LA
- Moto Podiums: 5; Only time off of the box was moto 2 at LA
- Moto Wins: 2; 1-1 at Z Max
- Overall Podiums: 2; Z Max, Chicagoland
- Moto Laps Led: 32; (33% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 2; Best in Class
- Moto Finishes: 2nd in Moto 1(Best in Class), 8th in Moto 2
- Overall Finishes: 4.667; 3rd best in class
- Moto First Lap Position: 2.667; Best in Class
Series Points: 126
CR22 85 Cup
3) Lachlan Allen
- 1st in Timed Practice: 2; Newcastle, Melbourne
- Heat Race Wins: 3; Lachlan won all 3 heat races he contested
- Heat Race Laps Led: 13; Most in Class
- Main Event Podium: 1; Adelaide
Averages
- Qualifying: 1.333; Best in Class
- Heat Race Finishes: 1st; Best in Class
- Heat Race First Lap Position: 1.667; 2nd best in class
- Main Event Finishes: 3.667; 3rd best in class
- Main Event First Lap Position: 8th
Series Points: 58
Australian Supercross SX3
3) Kayd Kingsford
- Heat Race Podiums: 2; Adelaide, Newcastle
- Heat Race Win: 1; Adelaide
- Heat Race Laps Led: 4
- Main Event Podium: 1; Newcastle
- Main Event Laps Led: 10; Most in Class
Averages
- Qualifying: 3.667; 5th best in class
- Heat Race Finishes: 3.333
- Heat Race First Lap Position: 2.333; Tied for 4th best in class
- Main Event Finishes: 4.667; Tied for 4th best in class
- Main Event First Lap Position: 3rd; 3rd best in class
Series Points: 52
Australian Supercross SX2
3) Cole Thompson
- Heat Race Podiums: 3
- Heat Race Win: 1; Melbourne
- Heat Race Laps Led: 5; Tied for 2nd most in class
- Main Event Podiums: 2; Newcastle, Melbourne
Averages
- Qualifying: 4.667
- Heat Race Finishes: 2nd; 3rd best in class
- Heat Race First Lap Position: 1.667; 2nd best in class
- Main Event Finishes: 3.667; 2nd best in class
- Main Event First Lap Position: 6.556
Series Points: 85
Australian Supercross SX1
3) Josh Hill
- Heat Race Podiums: 2; Adelaide, Newcastle
- Main Event Podiums: 2; Newcastle
Averages
- Qualifying: 4th; 4th best in class
- Heat Race Finishes: 2.667; Tied for 5th best in class
- Heat Race First Lap Position: 3.333
- Main Event Finishes: 3.333; Tied for 3rd best in class
- Main Event First Lap Position: 5.444; 5th best in class
Series Points: 94
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Breaking News
Alberto Forato signs up for Standing Construct Honda MXGP

Although it’s been speculated for a while, it’s always great to get the official PR! One of the rider’s favourite teams to work under, Standing Construct Honda have secured the young and talented Alberto Forato for 2024. Along with Pauls Jonass the team will surely be not just one of the professional in the paddock but fun and friendly! A great match.
Standing Construct Honda MXGP is delighted to announce the signing of Italian sensation Alberto Forato for the upcoming 2024 MXGP season. The 23-year-old talent is set to campaign a Honda CRF450R alongside Pauls Jonass in the highly anticipated 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship.
Forato first made waves on the world stage in 2013 in the European Championship EMX150 class, where he competed on a Honda CRF150 and finished as the championship runner-up. Since then, his remarkable talent has propelled him through the ranks.
Starting his 450 career in 2021, “Alby” has demonstrated consistent improvement each year. After finishing 18th overall in his first full season in MXGP, he has progressed impressively, and finished 11th in 2022.
Continuing his upward trajectory, the charismatic #303 achieved four top-five race finishes in 2023, which includes a thrilling third-place finish in Race 1 at his home Grand Prix in Maggiora.
He was also one of only six riders to win a Qualifying Race and ended his 2023 campaign ranked seventh in the world.
Alberto Forato:
“I’m happy to be back with the Honda family and to join the Standing Construct Honda MXGP team. It’s so important to have a solid team behind you and a strong bike, so I’m really looking forward to the new challenge and seeing what we can do in 2024.”
Tim Mathys:
“We are pleased to welcome Alberto Forato to the team for the 2024 MXGP season. We’ve been watching him in MXGP over the past two years, and his progress has been nothing short of impressive. He will be a great addition to our team, and we look forward to seeing what he, together with Pauls Jonass, can achieve!”
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