The 2024 Paris Supercross, one of the longest running off-season races for top Monster Energy AMA Supercross competitors is almost here. On November 16 and 17, the Paris La Défense Arena in Paris, France, will host the 41st Paris Supercross as top U.S. competitors Jett and Hunter Lawrence, Cooper Webb, Dylan Ferrandis, and Malcolm Stewart will compete in the SX1 (450cc) Class as the SX2 (250cc) Class will feature, Jo Shimoda, Tom Vialle, and Anthony Bourdon. Jett Lawrence (2023 King of Paris) and Shimoda (2023 Prince of Paris) will both be returning to the 2024 event with #1 plates aboard their respective Honda HRC Progressive machines. For more information on the event, read about the history of the Paris Supercross.
To watch, visit MXGP-TV.com in order to purchase a weekend pass to watch all the action live.
The following press release is from the Paris SX:
2024 Paris Supercross on November 16-17
Paris, the one-and-only major SX in Europe
In March 1984, some of the best Americans riders flew into Paris as Larivière Editions (Moto Revue, Moto Verte) organised a Supercross for the first time in the French capital. Forty years later the event is still as successful as ever, remains the main SX outside the US and always attracts top riders to battle for the King of Paris on November 16-17 in the Paris La Défense Arena.
In the eighties Paris was not the only city around the world to organise a Supercross, but nowadays they are no more in other famous locations such as Genoa, Amsterdam, Gothenburg, Barcelona, Geneva, Madrid, Antwerp, Tokyo or Osaka, each of which have disappeared from the scene while Paris remain as successful as ever. There is no real secret to this longevity; it is down to the enduring hard work from the organisers to always attract top riders and fans over four decades for the exhilerating show. Moving from Paris Bercy to Lille and later to Paris La Défense Arena - the main modern European stadium - the Paris Supercross is famous all over the world, especially in the USA where Supercross was born fifty-two years ago.
The King and Prince are back!
Jett Lawrence and Jo Shimoda, King and Prince of Paris respectively last year, will each defend their titles after another great and long season in the US championships. Jett was ‘on fire’ as he won both the 450 Supercross and SMX championships, while Jo missed the final podium by just a handful of points. Both will cross the Atlantic next week together with several of their main rivals, as Hunter Lawrence, Cooper Webb, Dylan Ferrandis, Malcolm Stewart and Tom Vialle will also race the 41st Supercross of Paris (Note: in 1984 Paris organized a SX in both March and December). It will be the second time this year that Jett, Hunter, Cooper and Tom will travel to Europe as all were racing the MX of Nations in Great Britain five weeks ago. It was an ‘historical’ edition as Jett and Hunter secured, together with Kyle Webster, the first-ever win at the Nations for Team Australia, thus continuing their successful season with another top result as Jett had already claimed two gold medals in the States and Hunter two silver medals in the US 450 Motocross and Supermotocross series. Could there be a third success in Paris for an Australian rider after Chad Reed in 2007 and Jett last year? In the rich history of the Paris SX Americans have claimed 26 victories and France 10 wins while Chad and Jett have been, together with South African Grant Langston in 2002 and German Ken Roczen in 2022, the few to have beaten the local and US heroes!
U.S. contenders against the rest of the world
For sure Jett, Hunter, Cooper, Malcolm, Dylan, Jo and Tom have a huge advantage over their rivals, as they have raced many Supercross events in the USA throughout the year while their rivals usually race motocross and have only trained for the last month on supercross tracks. But in the long history of the event there have been regular surprises, such as last year when Frenchman Anthony Bourdon won a main event in the SX2 class and finished on the Prince podium. Ever since the 1990s French riders have been the main opponents to the American riders, not only in Paris but also in the USA where Jean Michel Bayle, Mickael Pichon, Stephane Roncada, Christophe Pourcel, Marvin Musquin, Dylan Ferrandis and Tom Vialle - this year! - have each claimed US Supercross titles. For sure Paris Supercross and the French Supercross series have helped them to perform, and to become the second force in US series!
FMX and more!
As usual there will be an FMX show each night, with top athletes such as Belgian Julien Vanstippen, Japanese Taka Higashino, Spaniard Andreu Lacontegui and Frenchman Nicolas Texier, who will show their incredible ability twice each day. The SX2 French championship will be on track early each day, and the best riders will join the SX2 International class (2 races, a Superpole session and a main event) while the programme for the SX1 riders is similar to last year with a Superpole session, two heats and the Main event, the culmination of the show each day.
The Arena will open its gates early enough (2pm on Saturday, 10.30am on Sunday) to allow the fans to see the practice sessions, and the show will start at 7pm on Saturday (ending at 11pm) and at 2pm on Sunday (ending at 6pm). A very few tickets and fan passes are still available for both Saturday and Sunday on www.supercrossparis.com.
Provisional Entry Lists
SX1 CLASS
#1 Jett Lawrence (AUS – American Honda)
#2 Cooper Webb (USA – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing)
#3 Nicolas Aubin (FRA – Husqvarna)
#6 Thomas Ramette (FRA – Suzuki SR 75)
#14 Dylan Ferrandis (FRA – Phoenix Honda)
#20 Gregory Aranda (FRA - Yamaha GSM Dafy Michelin)
#27 Malcolm Stewart (USA – Husqvarna Factory Rockstar Energy)
#68 Romain Pape (FRA – GasGas)
#96 Hunter Lawrence (AUS – American Honda)
#137 Adrien Escoffier (FRA – Yamaha New Bike)
#211 Alberto PAULO (POR – Yamaha Monster Energy)
#491 Paul Haberland (GER – Yamaha)
#692 Ander Valentin – LASHERAS (SPA – Yamaha GSM Dafy Michelin)
#727 Boris MAILLARD (FRA – Suzuki Johannes Bikes)
#911 Jordi Tixier (FRA – Honda JT911)
SX2 INTERNATIONAL CLASS
#1 Jo Shimoda (JPN – American Honda)
#28 Tom Vialle (FRA - KTM Red Bull Factory)
#172 Mathys Boisrame (Husqvarna)
#335 Enzo POLIAS (FRA – Triumph)
#389 Jules Pietre (FRA-Yamaha TMX)
#744 Saad Soulimani (MAR – Yamaha YZ)
#945 Anthony Bourdon (F – Bud Racing Kawasaki)
Sixteen riders will compete, nine will be selected by the organiser after the SX2 French Championship race
SX2 FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIP (Top 12 of the series after Brienon SX)
#11 Calvin Fonvieille (FRA – KTM TMX)
#14 Arnaud AUBIN (FRA – KTM)
#22 Mickael LAMARQUE (FRA – KTM)
#141 Maxime Desprey (FRA - Yamaha GSM Dafy Michelin)
#170 Yannis Irsuti (FRA – Stark Future)
#221 Kevin Ballanger (FRA – Husqvarna)
#225 Charles Lefrancois (FRA - Honda Motoblouz SR)
#259 Julien LEBEAU (FRA – Yamaha New Bike)
#505 Dorian KOCH (FRA - Husqvarna)
#831 Brice Maylin (FRA – Bud Racing Kawasaki)
#851 Clément BRIATTE (FRA – KTM)
#965 Hugo Manzato (FRA – Husqvarna)
The best 5 Junior riders from the French SX Junior series after Brienon will join the SX2 class
#66 Yannis LOPEZ (FRA – Husqvarna RID)
#188 Ilyes ORTIZ (FRA – KTM)
#301 Liam BRUNEAU (FRA – KTM)
#321 Maho SIMO (FRA – Yamaha Reptil)
370 Xavier CAMPS FAURIA (SPA – GasGas)
FMX ATHLETES
Julien VANSTIPPEN (BEL – Monster Energy Yamaha)
Taka HIGASHINO (JPN – Team Monster Energy)
Andreu LACONTEGUI (SPA – Monster Energy Kawasaki)
Nicolas TEXIER (FRA)
