The 2025 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship came to a dramatic close under the lights of Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, where title hopes, personal redemption, and season-long rivalries all played out in front of a packed crowd.
With the 450 championship still on the line, Chase Sexton did everything he could to keep his title hopes alive—qualifying fastest and winning the main event—but it was Cooper Webb who did just enough to secure his third 450 crown. Meanwhile, in the 250 class, the highly anticipated East-West Showdown delivered fireworks as the sport’s rising stars battled not just for bragging rights but for a championship still hanging in the balance.
In the end, Sexton delivered a flawless ride to take the final win of the season, while Malcolm Stewart and Justin Cooper rounded out the 450 podium. Webb crossed the line in fourth to seal the championship. On the 250 side, newly crowned West champ Haiden Deegan put on a dominant display to win the Showdown, but it was Tom Vialle who walked away with the night’s biggest prize, clutching third place in the main event to lock up his second consecutive 250 East Championship.
450 Class
With the 2025 Supercross title hanging in the balance, Chase Sexton rose to the occasion, topping qualifying with a scorching 46.764—the only rider to break into the 46-second bracket. The Red Bull KTM rider was on form early, setting the time in the first session and holding the top spot as conditions became increasingly slick throughout the day.
Justin Cooper clocked the second-fastest time at 47.195, 0.431 seconds off Sexton’s pace, while teammate and title leader Cooper Webb was just behind with a 47.373—0.178 seconds slower than Cooper but still comfortably in the mix. Shane McElrath posted a 47.840 to take fourth, 0.467 seconds back from Webb, with Malcolm Stewart rounding out the top five at 47.909—only 0.069 seconds behind McElrath.
Heat One saw Aaron Plessinger light up the stadium with another crowd-pleasing holeshot, leading Stewart and Cooper into turn one. The trio quickly pulled away from the pack, setting the tone early. Stewart briefly challenged for the lead midway through, but Plessinger responded with calm, measured laps. As the race wore on, Stewart ramped up the pressure in the final laps, but Plessinger held firm, crossing the line just under a second ahead. Cooper secured a lonely third, followed by Dylan Ferrandis and Justin Hill in fourth and fifth.
Heat Two offered a teaser of the main event showdown as title contenders Cooper Webb and Chase Sexton lined up side by side. Webb fired out of the gate for the holeshot while Sexton started mid-pack. By lap two, Sexton was surging, finding his flow and slicing through the field until he landed on Webb’s rear wheel. Knowing the championship was on the line, Sexton didn’t wait long. He made a clean move into the lead and never looked back. Behind them, Dean Wilson put together one of his strongest rides of the season to take third, holding off a determined Shane McElrath. Joey Savatgy finished fifth.
When the gate dropped for the final 450 Main Event of 2025, it was Plessinger once again grabbing the holeshot—his second of the night—but all eyes were on the two riders behind him: Webb and Sexton. Webb moved into the lead early, but Sexton stayed close, showing patience and maturity. A few laps in, Sexton made a smooth pass for the lead and began logging fast, consistent laps, needing a win—and hoping for Webb to falter—to keep his title hopes alive.
Webb looked solid in second until Justin Cooper and Stewart arrived on the scene. McElrath had been pressuring Cooper before crashing, handing the chase over to Stewart. With under ten minutes to go, Stewart found his way past Webb, dropping him to third. Still, Webb’s points lead remained safe. Cooper later overtook Webb as well, but the Yamaha teammates kept it clean, knowing the bigger picture.
Out front, Sexton did all he could, charging to a dominant win. Stewart capped a strong run with second, and Cooper rounded out the podium. Webb cruised home in fourth—more than enough to clinch his third 450SX Championship.
Cooper Webb was emotional after clinching his third 450 title, reflecting on his journey and resilience:
“It means everything man, just waking up and wanting to get this again. Never give up on yourself. I might not be the best, but I knew I wasn’t done after those first two. I couldn’t do this without the whole team and my wife and family. It means the world, because this might never happen again, so I am going to enjoy the shit out of it. Never give up on yourself, kids.”
He went on to acknowledge the team that took a chance on him and the challenges he overcame:
“A long time ago, Star Racing was the only team that would give me a job and it is like a family for me, and Bobby is like my grandpa. To deliver a championship to them is unreal. I think, as a racer, you have doubts and off years, and I have been close the last two years, but the doubt kept me going. I am not Jett, or Chase or Eli, but I am Cooper Webb, man. I just wanted to get this for the team, my family and myself—another championship.”
Webb also revealed the physical adversity he quietly battled through all season:
“We didn’t want to talk about the injury, but I retore my ACL and it was 50/50 if I could race this year. I told the boys, I am going out there and see what we could do.”
Chase Sexton was gracious in defeat after closing the season with a dominant win but coming up short in the title chase:
“Today, I think I did everything that I could’ve done. Obviously, we came up short on the championship, which is a bummer and it’s a tough pill to swallow, but Cooper [Webb] had a great season. We were able to achieve seven race wins this year, and throughout the season I became a much more complete rider, having learned from some of my mistakes, so I’ll take that and head into the outdoors. I am proud of what we were able to achieve together with the team and am happy to beat my personal season win record with seven this year.”
Malcolm Stewart was all smiles after securing second place in the final 450 Main Event of the year, capping off a strong end to the season:
“Tonight was awesome,” commented Stewart. “These last few weeks at altitude have been solid for us, and when I got into second position tonight for a split second I couldn’t hear my motorcycle – these fans were so loud! It was a great race for me, we did everything that we could, and I’m just stoked to end this championship with a second-place finish. We made a lot of progress this year, because last year we were coming back from injury and I was just overthinking things. Tampa really turned things around for me with having the confidence of being able to run at the front, so all-in-all, I’m really happy and excited to go racing outdoors.”
250 Showdown
With the 250 West title already sealed, Julien Beaumer topped combined qualifying with a 47.036—just 0.276 seconds ahead of champion Haiden Deegan, while Cole Davies held onto third with a 47.633 despite a heavy crash that brought Q1 to a halt.
The incident occurred when Jordon Smith mistimed a jump and came down directly on top of Davies mid-air. Both riders went down hard, and the session was red-flagged immediately. Davies was taken off the track and later transported to a local hospital with an arm injury. Smith initially planned to race but was later ruled out due to a large hematoma and rib pain.
In the 250 East division, Seth Hammaker laid down a 47.415 to lead the East riders, just ahead of title rivals RJ Hampshire (47.757, +0.342) and Tom Vialle (47.811, +0.396), setting the stage for a thrilling championship showdown in the East-West Showdown.
The 250 East Heat saw Hammaker make his intentions clear, leading from start to finish in a commanding performance. Championship challengers Hampshire and Vialle held second and third for most of the race, but it all came undone for Hampshire with just two laps to go. Running wide, he clipped a tough block and was sent on a wild, bucking ride to the ground. Although he remounted, Hampshire could only manage tenth, forcing him into the LCQ and leaving his title hopes hanging by a thread. Chance Hymas, Nate Thrasher, and Austin Forkner rounded out the top three.
In the West Coast Heat, newly crowned champion Deegan led the early laps with rival Beaumer in close pursuit. Coty Schock initially held third before being overtaken by Drew Adams. The race had a processional rhythm until the halfway mark, when Deegan faltered through a rhythm section, allowing Beaumer, who had a better drive through the whoops, to pounce. The pair traded tense moves over the next few corners, but both rode with maturity. Beaumer eventually pulled away to win by over four seconds. Deegan settled for second, with Adams third, Michael Mosiman fourth, and Schock rounding out the top five.
Hampshire bounced back in the LCQ, making no mistakes as he led every lap to secure his place in the main event—and keep his championship hopes alive.
The 20-lap Main Event was set to crown the 2025 250 East Coast Champion, with Deegan having already secured the West title the previous weekend. With no pressure and only bragging rights on the line, Deegan launched out of the gate with a perfect holeshot, leading into the first turn ahead of Vialle and Hammaker.
Vialle, the defending champion, entered the race trailing by a single point in the standings and needed to get ahead to secure a second straight title. The Frenchman quickly worked past Beaumer to move into second, leaving Hammaker and RJ Hampshire with work to do to keep their own title hopes alive.
As Vialle began making small errors and losing touch with Deegan, both Hammaker and Hampshire closed in. They soon made clean passes to push Vialle back to fourth, setting the stage for a dramatic title-deciding duel between the Kawasaki and Husqvarna riders. Deegan, meanwhile, controlled the race out front and rode a flawless 20 laps to take an unchallenged victory.
The championship fight took a dramatic turn when Hampshire attempted an undercut move on Hammaker, resulting in both riders crashing to the ground, along with their title chances. Vialle, now promoted back into third, needed only to hold his position to clinch the championship. He did just that, riding smart to the chequered flag and locking up back-to-back 250 East titles.
Hammaker remounted and charged hard to finish just behind Vialle in fourth, but it wasn’t enough. With the final standings set, it was Tom Vialle who emerged as champion once again.
Tom Vialle was nearly lost for words after a wild turn of events handed him a second straight 250 East Championship:
“I can’t believe this, to be honest! I got a good start behind Haiden [Deegan], and I was feeling good, then I started to make a couple of mistakes, and both Seth [Hammaker] and RJ [Hampshire] got me, so then I was about five seconds back. I saw them both down in the corner, and I couldn’t believe it – I thought, ‘This is crazy!’ There were still about four laps to go, and I just did it from there to clinch the title. The speed was really high this year from everyone and I lost a lot of points in the mud at Foxborough, but overall I just tried to stay steady, and that’s what paid off in the end. I came to the United States to win Supercross titles, so to have two now is insane! Two championships are hard to win, so this feels really good to achieve this with the whole Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team.”
“It was a great season overall,” said runner-up Hammaker. “Obviously, coming up just short is tough, especially when you’re that close. It was a wild race. I got a decent start, but from there it was chaos. I got around Tom (Vialle) early and was holding a good pace, but then Juju (Julien Beaumer) came in and made an aggressive move on me that I wasn’t expecting. I shouldn’t have left the door open like that.
Then, RJ (Hampshire) came in hot. I just tried to keep fighting to the end. I pushed to close the gap on Tom, but second place is how the season wraps. Huge shoutout to the entire team—I really wanted to get this one done for them. I can’t thank everyone at Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki and the whole Dog Pound crew enough. We’ll get back to work and stay focused on the outdoors. The season’s still building, and I’m proud of the fight we showed. Congrats to Tom on a great season.”
RJ Hampshire reflected on a dramatic and ultimately heartbreaking night in Salt Lake City after a last-lap clash ended his championship hopes:
“Today was a very eventful day,” said Hampshire. “I felt good on the bike, then the Heat Race didn’t go so well after having a big one that sent me to my first LCQ in a couple of years. That’s always stressful, so then the outside gate pick for the Main gave me an average start, but I put my head down and charged. I had a chance for the championship at the end there, and I went for it, which didn’t go in my favour, and it’s unfortunate to take us both down. Overall, I did everything I could, I tried, and we’ll leave here and move on – I’m looking forward to this next chapter of my career.”
| 450 Main Event Results | Pos | No | Rider | Nat | Bike | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Chase Sexton | USA | KTM | +0:00.000 |
| 2 | 27 | Malcolm Stewart | USA | Husqvarna | +9.589 |
| 3 | 32 | Justin Cooper | USA | Yamaha | +14.280 |
| 4 | 2 | Cooper Webb | USA | Yamaha | +20.297 |
| 5 | 17 | Joey Savatgy | USA | Honda | +24.871 |
| 6 | 7 | Aaron Plessinger | USA | KTM | +25.736 |
| 7 | 15 | Dean Wilson | GBR | Honda | +30.164 |
| 8 | 46 | Justin Hill | USA | Kawasaki | +35.751 |
| 9 | 12 | Shane McElrath | USA | Honda | +42.877 |
| 10 | 14 | Dylan Ferrandis | FRA | Honda | +45.155 |
| 11 | 28 | Christian Craig | USA | Yamaha | +46.697 |
| 12 | 45 | Colt Nichols | USA | Suzuki | +1 Lap |
| 13 | 33 | Freddie Noren | SWE | Kawasaki | +1 Lap |
| 14 | 11 | Kyle Chisholm | USA | Suzuki | +1 Lap |
| 15 | 68 | Jeremy Hand | USA | Kawasaki | +1 Lap |
| 16 | 78 | Cade Clason | USA | Kawasaki | +2 Laps |
| 17 | 86 | Mitchell Harrison | USA | Kawasaki | +2 Laps |
| 18 | 146 | Kevin Moranz | USA | KTM | +2 Laps |
| 19 | 43 | Grant Harlan | USA | Yamaha | +2 Laps |
| 20 | 122 | Justin Starling | USA | Honda | +2 Laps |
| 21 | 72 | Anthony Rodriguez | VEN | Yamaha | +13 Laps |
| 22 | 57 | Benny Bloss | USA | Beta | +25 Laps |
| 2025 450 Class Final Championship Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Nr | Rider Name | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Cooper Webb | 365 points |
| 2 | 4 | Chase Sexton | 363 points |
| 3 | 32 | Justin Cooper | 281 points |
| 4 | 27 | Malcolm Stewart | 277 points |
| 5 | 94 | Ken Roczen | 271 points |
| 6 | 7 | Aaron Plessinger | 255 points |
| 7 | 14 | Dylan Ferrandis | 194 points |
| 8 | 46 | Justin Hill | 194 points |
| 9 | 12 | Shane McElrath | 192 points |
| 10 | 51 | Justin Barcia | 185 points |
| 11 | 17 | Joey Savatgy | 153 points |
| 12 | 21 | Jason Anderson | 151 points |
| 13 | 49 | Mitchell Oldenburg | 134 points |
| 14 | 45 | Colt Nichols | 130 points |
| 15 | 57 | Benny Bloss | 113 points |
| 16 | 3 | Eli Tomac | 80 points |
| 17 | 11 | Kyle Chisholm | 78 points |
| 18 | 1 | Jett Lawrence | 71 points |
| 19 | 28 | Christian Craig | 69 points |
| 20 | 86 | Mitchell Harrison | 65 points |
| 21 | 96 | Hunter Lawrence | 62 points |
| 22 | 15 | Dean Wilson | 57 points |
| 23 | 33 | Freddie Noren | 43 points |
| 24 | 146 | Kevin Moranz | 42 points |
| 25 | 77 | Jerry Robin | 39 points |
| Dave Coombs Sr. 250 East West Showdown Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | No | Rider | Nat | Bike | Gap |
| 1 | 1W | Haiden Deegan | USA | Yamaha | +0.000 |
| 2 | 23 | Julien Beaumer | USA | KTM | +9.255 |
| 3 | 1E | Tom Vialle | FRA | KTM | +11.472 |
| 4 | 56 | Seth Hammaker | USA | Kawasaki | +12.284 |
| 5 | 93 | Michael Mosiman | USA | Yamaha | +18.750 |
| 6 | 24 | R.J. Hampshire | USA | Husqvarna | +19.838 |
| 7 | 36 | Garrett Marchbanks | USA | Kawasaki | +21.076 |
| 8 | 30 | Jo Shimoda | JPN | Honda | +23.614 |
| 9 | 37 | Coty Schock | USA | Yamaha | +27.662 |
| 10 | 98 | Drew Adams | USA | Kawasaki | +30.726 |
| 11 | 10 | Chance Hymas | USA | Honda | +37.682 |
| 12 | 92 | Maximus Vohland | USA | Yamaha | +39.925 |
| 13 | 41 | Nate Thrasher | USA | Yamaha | +41.156 |
| 14 | 87 | Hardy Munoz | CHL | Yamaha | +1 Lap |
| 15 | 59 | Cullin Park | USA | Honda | +1 Lap |
| 16 | 65 | Lux Turner | USA | KTM | +1 Lap |
| 17 | 63 | Hunter Yoder | USA | Kawasaki | +1 Lap |
| 18 | 88 | Devin Simonson | USA | Yamaha | +1 Lap |
| 19 | 115 | Gavin Towers | USA | Honda | +1 Lap |
| 20 | 166 | Enzo Lopes | BRA | Yamaha | +2 Laps |
| 21 | 192 | Jack Chambers | USA | Kawasaki | +2 Laps |
| 22 | 83 | Austin Forkner | USA | Triumph | +8 Laps |
| Final 2025 250 East Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | No | Rider Name | Points |
| 1 | 1E | Tom Vialle | 180 Points |
| 2 | 56 | Seth Hammaker | 177 Points |
| 3 | 24 | R.J. Hampshire | 173 Points |
| 4 | 41 | Nate Thrasher | 137 Points |
| 5 | 59 | Cullin Park | 131 Points |
| 6 | 10 | Chance Hymas | 130 Points |
| 7 | 92 | Maximus Vohland | 120 Points |
| 8 | 55 | Henry Miller | 85 Points |
| 9 | 31 | Max Anstie | 78 Points |
| 10 | 34 | Daxton Bennick | 77 Points |
| 11 | 83 | Austin Forkner | 75 Points |
| 12 | 87 | Hardy Munoz | 58 Points |
| 13 | 60 | Carson Mumford | 51 Points |
| 14 | 89 | Trevor Colip | 51 Points |
| 15 | 192 | Jack Chambers | 48 Points |
| 16 | 195 | Lance Kobusch | 43 Points |
| 17 | 75 | Gage Linville | 42 Points |
| 18 | 47 | Levi Kitchen | 39 Points |
| 19 | 148 | Justin Rodbell | 34 Points |
| 20 | 88 | Devin Simonson | 30 Points |
| 21 | 682 | Izaih Clark | 29 Points |
| 22 | 125 | Luke Neese | 25 Points |
| 23 | 50 | Cameron Mcadoo | 20 Points |
| 24 | 62 | Mark Fineis | 20 Points |
| 25 | 97 | Bryce Shelly | 20 Points |
| Final 2025 250 West Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | No | Rider Name | Points |
| 1 | 1W | Haiden Deegan | 221 Points |
| 2 | 23 | Julien Beaumer | 189 Points |
| 3 | 100 | Cole Davies | 171 Points |
| 4 | 30 | Jo Shimoda | 163 Points |
| 5 | 36 | Garrett Marchbanks | 145 Points |
| 6 | 37 | Coty Schock | 144 Points |
| 7 | 93 | Michael Mosiman | 131 Points |
| 8 | 19 | Jordon Smith | 126 Points |
| 9 | 63 | Hunter Yoder | 78 Points |
| 10 | 65 | Lux Turner | 71 Points |
| 11 | 61 | Cole Thompson | 58 Points |
| 12 | 166 | Enzo Lopes | 57 Points |
| 13 | 302 | Parker Ross | 57 Points |
| 14 | 52 | Anthony Bourdon | 54 Points |
| 15 | 115 | Gavin Towers | 46 Points |
| 16 | 101 | Dylan Walsh | 41 Points |
| 17 | 98 | Drew Adams | 40 Points |
| 18 | 91 | Tj Albright | 36 Points |
| 19 | 25 | Ryder Difrancesco | 35 Points |
| 20 | 54 | Jett Reynolds | 34 Points |
| 21 | 134 | Avery Long | 29 Points |
| 22 | 334 | Brad West | 17 Points |
| 23 | 67 | Joshua Varize | 14 Points |
| 24 | 58 | Derek Kelley | 13 Points |
| 25 | 964 | Dominique Thury | 12 Points |
