Bruising opening night in Paris for Lawrence brothers – Clout tops SX2

Supercross De Paris 2025
Saturday Night

Malcolm Stewart dominated the opening night of the 2025 Paris Supercross, winning all three SX1 finals at the Paris La Défense Arena to take a strong early lead in the chase for the King of Paris title. The packed venue witnessed competitive racing across SX1, SX2 and Junior classes.

The evening began with Hunter Lawrence winning Superpole ahead of Stewart, after Jett Lawrence went down early on. It was a sign of things to come on what was a difficult opening night for the Australian brothers; however, an Aussie was on top in SX2…

SX1 Final One

In Final 1, Cooper Webb grabbed the holeshot ahead of Malcolm Stewart, while incidents early on dented the charges of the Australians.

Hunter Lawrence got caught up in a turn one pile-up while Jett Lawrence tangled with Tom Vialle in the second as the 25-year-old Frenchman made his Honda debut on home soil.

Stewart passed Webb mid-race after blitzing through the whoops to march away to the win.

Cooper Webb second ahead of Cédric Soubeyras.

Hunter Lawrence recovered to fourth.

SX1 Final One Results

1. M Stewart – 9:25.948
2. C Webb – + 11.959
3. C Soubeyras – +25.540
4. H Lawrence – +28.140
5. M Weltin – +31.274
6. M Harrison -+34.042
7. A Escoffier – +38.271
8. J Lawrence – +44.849
9. Valentin – +1 lap
10. A Malaval – +1lap

SX1 Final Two

Stewart also won Final 2, with Hunter Lawrence in close pursuit but unable to challenge for the lead.

Jett Lawrence finished third after overtaking Webb at half distance.

SX1 Final Two Results

1. M Stewart – 9:26.076
2. H Lawrence – +4.610
3. J Lawrence – +7.687
4. C Webb – +13.739
5. T Vialle – +18.624
6. C Soubeyras – +30.514
7. M Weltin – +37.194
8. A Escoffier – +41.704
9. L Imbert – +51.129
10. Valentin – +1 lap

SX1 Final Three

The third and final bout saw Stewart again take control early.

Jett Lawrence crashed on lap seven and retired.

Hunter Lawrence also withdrew several laps later after a fall in the whoops.

Webb finished second, ahead of Tom Vialle.

Cedric Soubeyras’ consistency placed him third on the night after he took a fourth place result in the third final.

SX1 Final Three Results

1. Stewart – 14.16.330
2. Webb – +22.166
3. Vialle – +33.446
4. Soubeyras – +48.352
5. Harrison – +1 lap
6. Escoffier – +1 lap
7. Weltin – +1 lap
8. Haberland – +1 lap
9. Camporese – +1 lap
10. Malaval – +2 lap

SX1 Overall – Night One

1. Stewart (Husqvarna) – 3 points
2. Webb (Yamaha) – 8 points
3. Soubeyras (Honda) – 13 points
4. Hunter Lawrence (Honda) – 17 points
5. Vialle (Honda) – 19 points

SX2 – Luke Clouts them

Australia’s Luke Clout (Kawasaki) claimed the opening night of SX2, securing the overall after a win and a second in the first two motos, which placed him level on points with Anthony Bourdon (Honda) heading into the final.

A strong start in the last race allowed Clout to pull clear, while Bourdon recovered to second but could not close the gap. Calvin Fonvieille took third place, further extending his lead in the French SX2 championship.

SX2 Overall – Night One

1. Clout (Kawasaki) – 4 points
2. Bourdon (Honda) – 5 points
3. Calvin Fonvieille (KTM) – 10 points
4. Piètre (Yamaha) – 14 points
5. Cannon (Kawasaki, AUS) – 17 points

Junior Class

The single Junior moto was won by championship leader Yannis Lopez (Husqvarna) ahead of Mas (Yamaha) and Ferrer (KTM).

Junior Results – Saturday

1. Lopez (Husqvarna)
2. Mas (Yamaha)
3. Ferrer (KTM)
4. Suteau (KTM)
5. Biondi (Yamaha)