HONDA CLAIMS EIGHTH AUSX TITLE

Honda Australia has displayed its dominance for an eighth straight season, with Scotsman Dean Wilson delivering a remarkable performance to claim the 2025 Australian Supercross Championship. Wilson won an incredible eight of the ten races, with the other two going to Honda’s Jett Lawrence at the Round 4 AUSX Open. Across the five-round championship, Wilson claimed four round victories and finished second in the other.

Although Wilson was under no major pressure to ride out of his skin in Adelaide, he still produced his best performance of the season and won both SX1 finals to put an exclamation mark on a dominant campaign – winning the championship by a massive 64pts over Frenchman and fellow-Honda rider Cedric Soubeyras, followed by privateer sensation Hayden Mellross.

Dean Wilson:
“That’s some of my best riding. I was locked in. Life is short, you have to give it your all, and you also have to have fun. Next year will be my fifth season with the team. I don’t know which championship we’ll race yet, but I feel at home with Honda.”  

Yamaha’s Aaron Tanti with a 5-2 result, and Kawasaki rider Luke Clout’s 2-7 resultes saw the two round out the weekend’s Top 3 overall. Yamaha’s Mitchell Harrison and KTM’s Dylan Walsh finished third in the two races respectively.

In SX2, Honda’s Alex Larwood went 2-1 to win the night in a rousing last-ditch tilt at the championship, but ultimately Yamaha’s Ryder Kingsford and his 3-4 result was enough to claim the 2025 honours by just 3pts after a consummate campaign, with Kawasaki’s Rhys Budd finishing third overall.

Ryder Kingsford:
“Well, I made that a lot harder than it needed to be. My starts were terrible, and it doesn’t matter how much speed you have, on a track like this with the starts I got, it was never going to be easy. But thankfully I had some points up my sleeve, knew what I needed to do and even with a few hiccups, I was able to get it done. The team have done a great job all year and it’s been an amazing season for me. I finished second in the ProMX championship and then won the AUSX championship, so things couldn’t have been much better. The boys kept working all the way to the end and I made them work even more during the last final when I was on the ground. Thanks to everyone who supported me this year. I grateful for the help and will look back in 2025 with amazing memories.”

In a tense SX3 finale, Kayd Kingsford’s clean sweep on his Honda saw him win the championship by 5pts over Husqvarna’s Jack Deveson. The two were deadlocked on points heading into the second race, but a faultless ride from Kingsford the put the issue beyond doubt. Injured Yamaha rider Ryder Malinoski, who led the championship heading into Adelaide, drifted to third overall, just holding off Honda’s Jet Alsop.

In the 85cc class, it was a torrid day for Yamaha’s well-known Blake Bohannon with a couple of crashes, but he managed to dig deep to hold off a hard-charging Ollie Birkitt by 6pts. Bohannon’s irresistible, unbeaten form in the first four founds ultimately told the story however, as the emerging star added more silverware to his cabinet.