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The AMA Motocross Championship (commercially known as Pro Motocross Championship) is an American motorcycle racing series. The motocross race series was founded and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1972. [ 1 ]
Monster Energy Yamaha Factory is the factory team of Yamaha active in the MotoGP World Championship, the Motocross World Championship, the FIM Endurance World Championship, the Superbike World Championship and FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, supported by sponsor, drinks manufacturer Monster Energy.
The 2024 AMA Motocross Championship season is the 53rd AMA Motocross National Championship season, the premier motocross series in USA. Jett Lawrence goes into the season as the defending champion in the 450 class, after winning every race on the way to title in 2023.
The 2023 AMA Motocross Championship season was the 52nd AMA Motocross National Championship season, the premier motocross series in USA. Eli Tomac went into the season as the defending champion in the 450 class, after taking his fourth 450 national title in 2022. [1]
The FIM Motocross World Championship is a worldwide motocross series sanctioned by the F.I.M. It was inaugurated in 1957 using a 500 cc engine displacement formula. [1] In 1962 a 250cc class was added and in 1975, a 125cc class was introduced. Prior to 1957, the championship was known as the European Championship.
Rick Elzinga (born 1 November 2002) [1] is a Dutch professional Motocross racer. Elzinga won the 2022 European Motocross Championship in the EMX250 class. [2] Elzinga currently rides for the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team within the FIM Motocross World Championship. He is a two-time Dutch Masters of Motocross Champion in the 250 class.
Håkan Andersson won the 250cc world championship to give Yamaha its first motocross world championship. Yamaha's new and innovative rear suspension with a single shock absorber made its debut at the third round in Belgium and was proven to be successful when Andersson won the overall victory. [6]
In the 125cc championship, Akira Watanabe ended the three-year reign of his Suzuki teammate, Gaston Rahier. Watanabe's championship marks the first and only motocross world championship for a Japanese competitor. Gerard Rond won four Grand Prix overall victories for Yamaha and finished in third place, one point behind Rahier.