Eli Tomac to make competitive KTM debut this weekend

FIM WSX

State of play heading into round two

The 2025 FIM World Supercross Championship kicked off in Argentina last weekend, marking the fourth season of the somewhat troubled FIM WSX format that will see the series contested over a quick-fire five rounds.

The second round of the WSX series will take place this weekend in Vancouver, where the primary point of interest will surround the debut of Eli Tomac in KTM colours as a wildcard entrant.

One of the primary talking points heading into the Buenos Aires series opener last weekend was Haiden Deegan’s competitive debut in the 450 ranks. The 19-year-old didn’t disappoint.

Deegan qualified seventh, then went on to card fourth and sixth place finishes in the Sprint races before finishing on the podium in the Main to take third overall for the night. The youngster struggled with clutch problems in the Sprints and outside gate picks due to a misunderstanding of how the picks are executed in WSX.   Deegan was a wildcard entrant in the WSX opener but will not be on the gates this weekend in Canada.

Ken Roczen entered the series as the favourite and proved that form guide right by winning every contest by a handsome margin on his way to scoring a perfect 45 points on his PMG Suzuki, despite being weakened by a gastro-related illness heading into the event.

Justin Cooper improved as the night progressed, and second place in the Main added to his fifth and second place finishes in the Sprints to give the wildcard entrant second overall on the night, eight points behind Roczen.

Quad Lock Honda’s Christian Craig finished one point behind Deegan after a best of second place in the opening Sprint.

Jason Anderson was only one point further behind with a best of third in the second Sprint before taking fourth in the Main on his PMG Suzuki. An early fall in the opening Sprint proved costly for the American.

Matt Moss is contesting the series for Bud Kawasaki and carded 8-9-12 results across the night to tally 14 points, placing him equal eighth in the series standings as he fronts the gates again in Vancouver this weekend.

Another point of interest was the debut of an official Stark team with Vince Friese alongside Jorge Zaragoza. Friese failed to score a point and didn’t make the start of the Main, but his Spanish team-mate did. Zaragoza rode the electric bike to tenth in the opening Sprint before finishing a lap down in both the second Sprint and also the Main. The pair will be charged up to shock the field in Canada this weekend… (TIC)

Star Yamaha’s Max Anstie dominated the 250 contests for Star Racing Yamaha. Quad Lock Honda’s Shane McElrath finished second on points, ahead of Coty Schock and Canadian Cole Thompson.

WSX heads north to Vancouver this weekend before the long trek down to Australia for round three at what is dubbed the ‘Australian GP’ on the Gold Coast at the end of November. The penultimate round is contested in Stockholm the following weekend before the finale in Cape Town on December 13.

SX1 Entries – 2025 FIM World Supercross Round Two

SX2 Entries – 2025 FIM World Supercross Round Two

Round One – Argentina – Results

SX1 Race One – Sprint

SX1 Race Two – Sprint

SX1 Race Three – Main

SX1 Round Points

SX1 Qualifying Results

SX1 Superpole

SX2 Race One – Sprint

SX2 Race Two – Sprint

SX2 Race Three – Main

SX2 Round Points

SX2 Qualifying Results

SX2 Superpole