Rookie of the Year awards are generally handed out for Supercross and motocross, but they are not always given out purely based on stats. So let's take a look at who did the best, and who struggled, according to just the stats.
Supercross Stats
Standings
Rank | 450 Riders | Points | Rank | 250 East Riders | Points | Rank | 250 West Riders | Points | Rank | 250 Riders | Points |
1 | Cooper Webb | 129 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 144 | 1 | Austin Forkner | 114 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 144 |
2 | Malcolm Stewart | 103 | 2 | Cameron McAdoo | 49 | 2 | Ryan Surratt | 37 | 2 | Austin Forkner | 114 |
3 | Lorenzo Locurcio | 46 | 3 | Jon Ames | 28 | 3 | Cameron McAdoo | 49 | |||
4 | Jerry Robin | 7 | 4 | Justin Hoeft | 24 | 4 | Lorenzo Locurcio | 46 | |||
5 | Bradley Taft | 9 | 5 | Ryan Surratt | 37 | ||||||
6 | Cade Autenrieth | 8 | 6 | Jon Ames | 28 | ||||||
7 | Justin Hoeft | 24 | |||||||||
8 | Bradley Taft | 9 | |||||||||
9 | Cade Autenrieth | 8 | |||||||||
10 | Jerry Robin | 7 |
Main Event Podiums
Rank | 450 Riders | # of Podiums | Rank | 250 Riders | # of Podiums |
1 | Cooper Webb | 1 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 2 |
2 | Austin Forkner | 2 |
Main Event Top 5s
Rank | 450 Riders | # of Top 5s | Rank | 250 Riders | # of Top 5s |
1 | Cooper Webb | 2 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 6 |
2 | Austin Forkner | 4 |
Main Event Top 10s
Rank | 450 Riders | # of Top 10s | Rank | 250 Riders | # of Top 10s |
1 | Cooper Webb | 7 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 8 |
2 | Malcolm Stewart | 2 | 2 | Austin Forkner | 6 |
3 | Cameron McAdoo | 3 | |||
4 | Justin Hoeft | 1 | |||
5 | Lorenzo Locurcio | 1 |
Motocross Stats
Standings
Rank | 450 Riders | Points | Rank | 250 Riders | Points |
1 | Cooper Webb | 268 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 305 |
2 | Dakota Alix | 152 | 2 | Chase Sexton | 188 |
3 | Henry Miller | 108 | 3 | Sean Cantrell | 176 |
4 | Justin Hoeft | 34 | 4 | Lorenzo Locurcio | 119 |
5 | Justin Cooper | 70 | |||
6 | Michael Mosiman | 64 | |||
7 | Mark Worth | 17 | |||
8 | Joey Crown | 16 | |||
9 | Cameron McAdoo | 11 | |||
10 | Jon Ames | 11 | |||
11 | Austin Root | 11 | |||
12 | Jayce Pennington | 9 |
Moto Wins
Rank | 450 Riders | # of Moto Wins | Rank | 250 Riders | # of Moto Wins |
1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 2 |
Moto Podiums
Rank | 450 Riders | # of Moto Podiums | Rank | 250 Riders | # of Moto Podiums |
1 | Martin Davalos | 3 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 5 |
2 | Cooper Webb | 2 | 2 | Justin Cooper | 1 |
Moto Top 5s
Rank | 450 Riders | # of Moto Top 5s | Rank | 250 Riders | # of Moto Top 5s |
1 | Cooper Webb | 7 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 10 |
2 | Martin Davalos | 6 | 2 | Justin Cooper | 1 |
Moto Top 10s
Rank | 450 Riders | # of Moto Top 10s | Rank | 250 Riders | # of Moto Top 10s |
1 | Cooper Webb | 18 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 17 |
2 | Martin Davalos | 12 | 2 | Chase Sexton | 10 |
3 | Henry Miller | 2 | 3 | Sean Cantrell | 6 |
4 | Justin Cooper | 3 | |||
5 | Michael Mosiman | 3 |
Overall Podiums
Rank | 450 Riders | # of Overall Podiums | Rank | 250 Riders | # of Overall Podiums |
1 | Martin Davalos | 2 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 3 |
Overall Top 5s
Rank | 450 Riders | # of Overall Top 5s | Rank | 250 Riders | # of Overall Top 5s |
1 | Cooper Webb | 5 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 6 |
2 | Martin Davalos | 3 | 2 | Justin Cooper | 1 |
Overall Top 10s
Rank | 450 Riders | # of Overall Top 10s | Rank | 250 Riders | # of Overall Top 10s |
1 | Cooper Webb | 8 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 8 |
2 | Martin Davalos | 6 | 2 | Chase Sexton | 5 |
3 | Dakota Alix | 1 | 3 | Michael Mosiman | 2 |
4 | Henry Miller | 1 | 4 | Justin Cooper | 1 |
5 | Sean Cantrell | 1 |
Supercross & Motocross Combined Stats
*Only riders who raced both series in the same class have been included in these lists.
Standings
Rank | 450 Riders | Points | Rank | 250 Riders | Points |
1 | Cooper Webb | 397 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 449 |
2 | Lorenzo Locurcio | 165 | |||
3 | Cameron McAdoo | 60 | |||
4 | Jon Ames | 39 |
Wins (Main Event + Moto)
Rank | 450 Riders | # of Wins | Rank | 250 Riders | # of Wins |
1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 2 |
Podiums (Main Event + Moto)
Rank | 450 Riders | # of Podiums | Rank | 250 Riders | # of Podiums |
1 | Cooper Webb | 3 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 7 |
Top 5s (Main Event + Moto)
Rank | 450 Riders | # of Top 5s | Rank | 250 Riders | # of Top 5s |
1 | Cooper Webb | 9 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 16 |
Top 10s (Main Event + Moto)
Rank | 450 Riders | # of Top 10s | Rank | 250 Riders | # of Top 10s |
1 | Cooper Webb | 25 | 1 | Dylan Ferrandis | 25 |
2 | Cameron McAdoo | 3 | |||
3 | Lorenzo Locurcio | 1 |
Vital MX Rookie of the Year Awards
250 Rookie of the Year: Dylan Ferrandis
Without question, Dylan Ferrandis is the 250 Rookie of the Year. (Yes, he raced the MXGP World Championship in the MX2 class for several years, but this was his rookie season in the U.S.) None of the other full-time (or motocross only) rookies even came close to him in the stats, and he was the only 250 rookie to win a race in either series this year. It'll be interesting to see what he can do in his sophomore season.
450 Rookie of the Year: Cooper Webb
It wasn't the rookie year Cooper Webb was hoping for, but he was basically a shoe-in for the 450 Rookie of the Year since he was the only full-time 450 rookie. Injuries, struggles with bike setup, and mistakes held him back throughout the year, but a couple of podiums in motocross proves that the speed is there...he just needs to get everything else sorted out.