Jorge Prado will compete in the United States with Kawasaki in 2025, taking on the AMA Supercross, AMA Pro Motocross, and the SuperMotocross World Championship.

After securing two MXGP World Championships with Red Bull GasGas, the 23-year-old Spaniard has decided to shift gears in his career and cross the Atlantic. This move also marks the end of his long-standing relationship with KTM/Pierer Mobility.

Earlier this year, Prado got a taste of the American tracks, competing in the first four rounds of the AMA Supercross. His best results included a heat race win and a seventh place in a main event.

In a statement from Kawasaki, the rider from Lugo shared his excitement about the transition: ‘Coming to America to race Supercross, Motocross and the SuperMotocross World Championship with Monster Energy Kawasaki is an incredible opportunity. I’ve always admired the level of competition here, and I’m excited to challenge myself against some of the best riders in the world. This is a new chapter in my career, and I’m ready to give it everything I’ve got, representing a legendary factory like Kawasaki. The passion and intensity of the fans here is unmatched, and I can’t wait to experience that energy’.

O conteúdo Shocking surprise in motocross! Jorge Prado joins Kawasaki for AMA Supercross and Motocross aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

This weekend marked the end of the AMA Pro Motocross and until the last round there was a lot of discussion, with the 450 class taking the title fight to the end, with Chase Sexton achieving the much-desired triumph.

The KTM rider could hardly have wished for a better end to the season at the Ironman National, with him achieving a double victory to confirm the category title in a big way.

As always in the category, there were many intense moments and fights, but this time no one had any arguments to contradict the new champion of the class, who emerged as the winner.

Catch the best moments in the video below:

O conteúdo Video: 450MX Ironman National Highlights aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Chase Sexton secured the AMA Pro Motocross 450 title this weekend, and he couldn’t have confirmed it more positively: he won both heats at the Ironman National to give Hunter Lawrence no chance. The Illinois rider secured victory in the championship after the first race and confirmed his dominance with another win in the second.

The start of the first heat was marked by a collision between Vincent Luhovey and Dylan Ferrandis in the first corner, allowing Phil Nicoletti, Lawrence and Aaron Plessinger to take the top positions. Plessinger overtook Lawrence and took the lead, but soon after it was Sexton who made the decisive overtake to lead the race, pulling away from the rest of the chasing pack along with Plessinger, Eli Tomac and Lawrence.

Sexton won the first race and immediately secured the much-desired title before the last race of the championship, which would serve as his “only” consecration.

But even the title he had already secured didn’t make Sexton relax, as he retook the lead from the start, sealing the championship with a flawless victory. Plessinger maintained his consistency and finished second, followed by Eli Tomac, who completed the podium after an impressive recovery to third place. Justin Cooper and Jason Anderson rounded out the top five, while Lawrence finished sixth. Phil Nicoletti, in his last full race in Pro Motocross, finished eighth.

The 1-1- was the icing on the cake for Sexton, who ends up the winner. Plessinger (2-2) and Tomac (4-3) completed the overall podium with strong displays.

O conteúdo Chase Sexton secures AMA Pro Motocross 450 title after double win at Ironman National aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Eli Tomac will continue with Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing for the 2025 SuperMotocross World Championship season, marking his final year of full-time competition, which includes the AMA Supercross and AMA Pro Motocross.

The 2025 season will be the fourth year with the team for the rider from Colorado, during which he won the AMA Supercross and AMA Pro Motocross championships in 2022, securing a total of 15 and 14 victories, respectively.

In a statement, Tomac expressed his satisfaction, saying: ‘I’m very pleased to announce I’ve signed with Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing for the entire 2025 SuperMotocross season. I anticipate 2025 being my final full season of professional SMX racing. While the last two Supercross seasons have had unfortunate endings with injury, we’ve had many more great race wins, and championships along the way. So now is the time to enjoy the ride, get back to winning races and competing for the SuperMotocross title’.

Star Racing team manager Jeremy Coker commented: ‘Having Eli make the decision to come back for another year is a big one for both him and the team. We are looking forward to his final year of racing and we will do everything in our power to have him go out on top’.

O conteúdo Eli Tomac to retire from full-time racing in 2025 with Yamaha Star Racing aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

It’s all postponed until the final round of the AMA Pro Motocross 450 Championship, as Hunter Lawrence and Chase Sexton both took wins at the Budds Creek National. Sexton has more than a one-race lead and is the overwhelming favorite.

With the championship reaching the truly decisive stage, Sexton and Lawrence were the contenders for victory and every point counted towards the title.

And it was no different at the Budds Creek National, with Lawrence taking victory in the first race in almost completely dominant fashion: he won by more than 7s ahead of Sexton, with Aaron Plessinger taking third. The #7 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider was also the only one to lead the race, with a total of three laps as leader, in addition to the #96.

In the second race, the scenario was reversed as far as the winner and runner-up were concerned: Sexton won, but it was Lawrence who got off to the best start, taking the holeshot and leading the first 12 laps at Budds Creek Motocross Park.

However, in the last five laps it was Sexton who moved to the front and took the win in the end, finishing with a gap of more than 9s over his Honda rival. Plessinger returned to third place.

Thus, with 47 points each, the title decisions were postponed until the final round of the AMA 450MX, the Ironman.

What is certain is that Sexton leads the championship with 454 points, 28 more than Lawrence, and with a total of 50 points up for grabs, he has plenty of room to manage and only a disaster will prevent him from winning the class title.

O conteúdo Hunter Lawrence and Chase Sexton win at Budds Creek and postpone AMA 450MX title decision to final round; Sexton is the main favorite aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

AMA Pro Motocross returned to competition this weekend after a couple of weeks off, and in this return, Chase Sexton and Hunter Lawrence seemed to have not rested at all. Both won one moto each and showed they were at a superior level compared to the rest of the competition.

In the first race, Hunter was the winner, finishing more than 2 seconds ahead of Sexton, while Aaron Plessinger came in third, almost 30 seconds behind. Justin Cooper was fourth and Jason Anderson fifth.

For the second race of the day in the category, Sexton was the fastest on the track, thus swapping places with #96. This time the advantage was slightly larger, with the KTM rider finishing with a 7.1-second lead over his opponent. Dylan Ferrandis also improved substantially and finished third this time, after being sixth in the first race.

The top five was completed by Plessinger and Anderson.

In terms of championship standings, Sexton remains the leader with 407 points, while Lawrence is second with 379, and Plessinger closes out the podium with 319.

O conteúdo Chase Sexton and Hunter Lawrence shine at Unadilla in AMA 450MX return aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Chase Sexton continued his reign over the AMA Pro Motocross 450MX class this weekend at Washougal, securing two more moto wins and extending his championship lead over Hunter Lawrence, who had a less fortunate day.

Moto 1

Aaron Plessinger grabbed the holeshot in the first 450MX moto at Washougal, but a mistake on the final lap allowed Sexton to slip past and claim the victory. Lawrence battled Sexton for second place but went down and ended up in fifth. Justin Cooper completed the podium in third after a heated battle with Jason Anderson.

Plessinger took the lead early and quickly pulled away from Cooper while Lawrence and Anderson battled for third. Lawrence briefly went down but remounted quickly and applied pressure to Anderson. Sexton, who had a poor start, worked his way up through the pack and reached Ferrandis in fifth.

Sexton made the pass on Ferrandis and quickly closed in on Lawrence and Anderson. Lawrence made a mistake and went down, handing second place to Sexton. Sexton then made the move on Cooper to take the lead. Plessinger stalled his bike on the final lap, allowing Sexton to cruise to the moto win.

Moto 2

Sexton struck again to extend his winning streak to seven consecutive motos. The Red Bull KTM rider had to fight his way back to the front after a poor start but ultimately controlled the race.

Lawrence got out front early, grabbing the holeshot, but Jason Anderson quickly moved into the lead with Sexton close behind. Cooper went down early, opening the door for Sexton, who seized the opportunity.

Sexton pressured Lawrence heavily and eventually made the pass for the lead. Plessinger capitalized on Lawrence’s misfortune to move into second place, with Lawrence dropping back to fourth. Anderson, despite a strong pace, was unable to match Sexton and settled for second.

Malcolm Stewart and Dylan Ferrandis engaged in a spirited battle for fifth place, with Ferrandis emerging victorious.

O conteúdo Chase Sexton takes double win at Washougal and is mre and more in the AMA 450MX lead aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Chase Sexton is on top form and he took another double win in AMA Pro Motocross, this time at Spring Creek. In both motos he had to go from the back to the front, but once he was in the lead no one could beat him.

In the first moto, the holeshot belonged to Hunter Lawrence, with Aaron Plessinger and Chase Sexton as his closest challengers. It didn’t take long for Plessinger and Lawrence to start battling for the lead, and Sexton joined them later: first he beat Plessinger, and gradually he was closing in on Lawrence, with the latter responding later and making up a bit of the gap to #4.

With nine minutes to go, Sexton was able to confirm the overtake, and despite Lawrence’s initial response, the KTM rider was able to get the upper hand and pull ahead, thus finishing in first place with a lead of more than 10s over Lawrence, second, and Plessinger third.

For the second moto the scenario was different at the start. Justin Cooper took the holeshot, Lawrence was second and Jason Anderson third, with Sexton this time in sixth.

Lawrence began by putting pressure on the leader, while Sexton was gradually catching up and being between 1 and 2 seconds faster than those in front of him, lap by lap, and it was no surprise that, about halfway through the race, the main changes began to emerge: Lawrence took the lead and Sexton also took the opportunity to tighten the pace and he too overtook Cooper.

With the clock ticking down to ten minutes, Sexton finally got into the lead and started gaining time straight away. He ended up confirming the double, with Lawrence again in second and Cooper in third.

Sexton leads the championship with 310 points, 13 more than Hunter Lawrence, while Justin Cooper is third with 249.

Race 1:

Race 2:

O conteúdo Chase Sexton shines at AMA Pro 450MX at Spring Creek with double win aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

The RedBud National hosted the sixth round of the AMA Pro Motocross season last weekend. Chase Sexton (450 MX) and Chance Hymas (250 MX) celebrated their wins in Buchanan.

In the 450 MX class, Hunter Lawrence (Team Honda HRC) took the holeshot in the first race and led almost the entire distance… until he made a mistake on the penultimate lap, allowing Sexton (Red Bull KTM) to pass him. Once in the lead, Sexton didn’t waste the opportunity, winning with a 15.509s lead. Justin Cooper (Monster Energy Yamaha Star) finished third.

Jason Anderson (Monster Energy Kawasaki) grabbed the holeshot in the second race and led the first two laps until Sexton overtook him. From the third lap onwards, no one could beat Sexton, who gradually built a lead, finishing 21.179s ahead of Aaron Plessinger (Red Bull KTM), who passed Anderson on the sixth lap. Therefore, Sexton won the round with a maximum of 50 points, ten more than Plessinger and Lawrence.

As for the 250 MX, the class started with Ty Masterpool (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki) grabbing the holeshot in race 1, but Chance Hymas (Team Honda HRC) overtook him on the first lap. By lap 10, Masterpool regained the lead definitively and managed to resist Haiden Deegan (Monster Energy Yamaha Star). Tom Vialle (Red Bull KTM) finished third, and Hymas ended up in fourth place.

The second race in the category was quite different. Hymas took the holeshot and led from start to finish. He had a lead of over eight seconds at one point but ended up beating Jo Shimoda (Team HRC) by 3.023s. Levi Kitchen (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki) finished third, with Masterpool in fourth and Kitchen in fifth. Thus, Hymas sealed the victory in this round of 250 MX, scoring 43 points: just one more than Masterpool. Shimoda completed the podium with 39 points.

Results AMA 450 MX:

Results AMA 250 MX:

O conteúdo Chase Sexton and Chance Hymas sealed victories in the AMA Pro Motocross at RedBud aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

The fall took place on Tuesday, July 2, at the “Dog Pound” (the Lawrence family’s private training facility in Florida). Later the same day, Jett underwent X-ray and MRI scans, and it was determined that he had a torn ulnar collateral ligament, or UCL. [Technical diagnosis: proximal thumb avulsion fracture at the insertion of the UCL, a sprain of that same ligament, and an avulsive ligamentous tear of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) volar plate from its metacarpal attachment.]

Jett is scheduled to undergo a procedure on Thursday, July 4, at the Steadman Clinic in Colorado, after which he will focus on making a return in time for the SuperMotocross opener on September 7 in Concord, North Carolina.

“It’s obviously a bummer, but it’s part of our sport,” Lawrence said. “It was honestly a pretty small crash, but it is what it is. I’ve been pretty lucky with injuries in my career so far, so I guess it’s just my turn. I was happy with the progress we’ve made in the championship since my setback at Hangtown, and I was excited to try and keep my championship. That obviously won’t happen now, but I have a good team around me and will focus on getting healthy again and coming back at 100 percent. I look forward to cheering on Hunter and doing whatever I can to help him the rest of the series.”

Earlier this year, Jett earned the AMA Supercross 450 Championship, which was the seventh professional AMA crown of his young career. Having scored four of five overall wins so far in his AMA Pro Motocross 450 title defense, he currently sits a close second in the points standings to brother and teammate Hunter Lawrence.

‘We’re fully behind Jett and will support him through his recovery,” said Lars Lindstrom, Manager for Team Honda HRC. “It’s pretty crazy that three of the championship’s top riders have now been sidelined with the same injury, especially one that’s typically pretty rare. Of course it’s disappointing, but even though Jett has won the last seven championships he’s competed in, he’s still so young and has a lot of success ahead of him. Physically he’s a freak of nature and a specimen, so to keep it that way, allowing him to heal to 100 percent is the goal. With Hunter currently leading the points chase, I like our chances of keeping the AMA Pro Motocross 450 Championship with Honda, and we look forward to working on that this weekend at RedBud. In the meantime, everyone on the team and at Honda sends their love Jett’s way; we’ll miss having him on the line!’

O conteúdo Big blow for Honda at AMA Pro Motocross: Jett Lawrence will miss rest of the season due to injury and won’t be able to defend his title aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.