Features 30 Jan 2025

Rated: Supercross form so far

A closer look at the main event winners in season 2025 to date.

Monster Energy Supercross 2025 is already shaping up to be one of the most competitive seasons – at least in these early stages – that the sport has ever witnessed. We’re three rounds in and we’ve already had six different winners across the 450SX and 250SX West categories. In this edition of Rated, MotoOnline takes a closer look at the form of the riders who have won main events so far this season.

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Rider: Jett Lawrence
Rating: A
Rundown: It was very easy to look at the Anaheim 1 result and be critical of Jett Lawrence. It was his worst result since entering the premier class, and overall, it wasn’t a good look to begin the season and debut the 2025 Honda CRF450RWE with that type of result. But let’s be real, a first-turn incident and a crash at the end of the whoops is always going to make it hard to get back up and get your flow. Since then, Lawrence has a second place in San Diego and a win at A2. The P2 at San Diego was a clear indicator that the number one had made improvements between rounds… although he got beat by Eli Tomac, you can’t ignore the facts. Both Lawrence and Tomac made their way through the pack and checked out to about a 14-second lead. Then onto A2, it was the typically calculated performance that we’re used to from the defending champion, picking apart [Jason] Anderson and biding his time until a clean pass presented itself. After three rounds of racing, Lawrence sits P3 in the 450SX standings, only five markers back from the series lead. It seems like the Aussie is back on track after the panic set in following A1.

Rider: Eli Tomac
Rating: A-
Rundown: Tomac has been fast so far in 2025. Fast enough to notch a main event and a heat race win, but that single victory is the only podium that the Colorado native has to his name so far this season. He currently sits P4 in the points, tied with Lawrence on 57. But you get the sense that if it weren’t for an early fall at A1 while leading and a bad start at A2, the two-time title winner could very well be in control of this championship three rounds in. It’s a lot of ‘what ifs,’ but it’s almost a warning to the competition that if he starts to get rolling, he’s going to be very difficult to beat.

Rider: Chase Sexton
Rating: A-
Rundown: Entering his second term with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, Chase Sexton – like Tomac – has been extraordinary so far this season, but a few setbacks have held him back from reaching his full potential. His A1 performance was classy, and even though we know what he’s capable of, since moving to the KTM that’s the best that he’s looked in Supercross. In San Diego, a first-lap incident saw the number four go into salvage mode, and salvage he did. Making his way from the rear of the pack, Sexton raced to P5 by the time the checkered flag flew. But A2 was a strange one… he was well and truly amongst the battle, and it felt like you were just waiting for him to drop the hammer and show that speed he’d displayed at the opening two rounds. In the end, Sexton had to settle for fourth as he was unable to get past Anderson in the final laps. The 2023 champion currently sits P2 in the championship, only three points behind series leader Ken Roczen.

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Rider: Haiden Deegan
Rating: A-
Rundown: The 2025 season of Haiden Deegan has been an interesting one. When the 250SX West class lost Levi Kitchen before racing had even started, it had the feeling that it was going to be all Deegan at that point, but that hasn’t been the case. A slow start at A1 left him on the back foot and off the podium, which left most surprised. Then he rebounded with a podium at San Diego with P3, but it was still somewhat underwhelming for his standards. Then at A2, Deegan back to riding more like himself, winning the heat race and main event in convincing fashion. It’s going to be intriguing moving forward as we watch how it plays out.

Rider: Julien Beaumer
Rating: A
Rundown: In only his second season in the 250SX category, Julien Beaumer has been impressive, to say the very least. He’s featured on the podium at all three rounds and holds the red plate as the series leader. The Red Bull KTM revelation has not only shown poise in the races, but he’s also been fast in the qualifying sessions with two pole positions and a P2 in the combined timesheets through three rounds. His 2-1-2 scorecard in the main events proves that he’s a real contender for this title and currently sits seven points clear at the top of the standings.

Rider:Jo Shimoda
Rating: B+
Rundown: This is a hard one to rate because so far, no-one has had a more up-and-down start to 2025 than Jo Shimoda. The Japanese rider came out of the gates firing at A1, starting his season the best way possible with a main event win. Enter San Diego, all eyes were on him to see if he could maintain this form, but an unfortunate incident during qualifying when he clipped a pit-board with his hand while coming past the mechanic’s area left him with an injury to his hand/fingers. Since then, Shimoda has salvaged respectable 7-6 scores at San Diego and A2, which has him 14 points outside of the title hunt in P4. It’s certainly not over, but you can’t help but think how this championship would look without that mishap.

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