Following an exhilarating season-opener in Vancouver, Canada, the FIM World Supercross Championship (WSX) is down under for the Aussie SXGP, held at HBF Park in Perth.

As WSX’s first-ever double-header event, there’ll be not one, but two nights of high-octane racing, and as the final race weekend before the 2024 season finale, everything is still to play for.

Here are the 2024 WSX Australian GP results…

WSX Canadian GP winner, Eli Tomac, led the way in practice for the premier WSX 450cc class, producing a fastest time of 54.139 seconds for CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing. On his way to the top, Tomac outpaced Fire Power Honda’s Joey Savatgy while an impressive early performance from Team GSM saw Greg Aranda rank third.

Defending two-time WSX World Champion, Ken Roczen, completed the top five, separated from the top three by Dean Wilson on the second Fire Power Honda.

1 Eli Tomac CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing 54.139

2 Joey Savatgy Fire Power Honda 54.852

3 Greg Aranda Team GSM 54.975

4 Dean Wilson Fire Power Honda 55.280

5 Ken Roczen PMG 55.528

6 Luke Clout Rick Ware Racing 55.740

7 Mitch Oldenburg Rick Ware Racing 55.798

8 Colt Nichols PMG 56.166

9 Kyle Webster Wildcard Rider 56.251

10 Vince Friese MotoConcepts Racing 56.402

11 Anthony Bourdon Bud Racing 56.686

12 Matt Moss CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing 57.298

13 Ryan Breece MotoConcepts Racing 57.784

14 Ander Lasheras Team GSM 57.821

15 Nathan Crawford Wildcard Rider 58.809

16 Adrien Escoffier Bud Racing 59.099

Enzo Lopes was fastest in SX2 practice for the WSX Australian GP, leading the field for Rick Ware Racing with a best lap of 55.552 seconds. Fire Power Honda’s Cole Thompson was his closest match by ranking second, while Shane McElrath, who won the WSX Canadian GP, left practice with the third-fastest time.

1 Enzo Lopes Rick Ware Racing 55.552

2 Cole Thompson Fire Power Honda 55.630

3 Shane McElrath Fire Power Honda 55.750

4 Cullin Park MotoConcepts Racing 55.830

5 Coty Schock Rick Ware Racing 55.963

6 Derek Kelley PMG 56.609

7 Maxime Desprey Team GSM 56.664

8 Kaleb Barham CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing 56.974

9 Ryder Kingsford CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing 57.099

10 Kyle Chisholm PMG 57.102

11 Reid Taylor Wildcard Rider 57.279

12 Brice Maylin Bud Racing 57.870

13 Kayden Minear Wildcard Rider 58.391

14 Calvin Fonvieille Bud Racing 58.451

15 Noah VineyMotoConcepts Racing 59.210

16 Julien Lebeau Team GSM 59.581

Qualifying

After showing evident pace in practice, McElrath carried his speed into Qualifying to lead the session and carve his way into SuperPole, 0.077 seconds ahead of Lopes who set the second-fastest time. The Brazilian was trailed by Thompson who was third while series veteran, Maxime Despray, delivered the highlight of the season so far for Team GSM by placing fourth.

WSX Australian GP SX2 SuperPole Qualifiers

1 Shane McElrath Fire Power Honda 55.552

2 Enzo Lopes Rick Ware Racing 55.629

3 Cole Thompson Fire Power Honda 56.125

4 Maxime Desprey Team GSM 56.536

WSX Australian GP SX1 SuperPole Qualifiers

1 Eli Tomac CDR Yamaha Supported by Star Racing 53.988

2 Joey Savatgy Fire Power Honda 54.624

3 Mitch Oldenburg Rick Ware Racing 54.647

4 Greg Aranda Team GSM 54.677

With practice complete, it was time for Qualifying – the first competitive session of the weekend where riders vie for a place in SuperPole for the chance to duel for an additional five World Championship points.

The results in Qualifying almost mirrored practice, with Tomac crucially maintaining his pace at the head of the field and outpacing his closest title rival, Roczen, who was only sixth.

In the timings, Savatgy remained as Tomac’s closest rival with second. Mitch Oldenburg bagged his position in SuperPole by setting the third-fastest time, just 0.023s short of Savatgy, while Aranda continued his impressive start to the 2024 WSX Australian GP in fourth, a further 0.030s down.