Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series Stats
- This is the 34th season of AMA Supercross racing.
- The first AMA Supercross race took place at Daytona.
- Pierre Karsmakers was the first rider in history to win an AMA Supercross race. He did so aboard a Yamaha.
- Karsmakers won the first AMA Supercross championship
- Since ’74, 454 rounds of AMA Supercross have taken place.
- Since ’74, 47 different riders have won an AMA Supercross main event.
- 17 different riders have won an AMA Supercross championship.
- Seven different brands have won an AMA Supercross main event.
- Five different brands have won an AMA Supercross championship.
- Six riders have won two or more AMA Supercross titles.
- Four riders have won three or more AMA Supercross titles.
AMA Supercross championships by Manufacturer
Honda-15
Yamaha-9
Kawasaki-5
Suzuki-3
Can-am-1
AMA Supercross Runner Up by Manufacturer
Yamaha: 11
Honda: 11
Kawasaki: 6
Suzuki: 5
Wins by brand
Honda: 185
Yamaha: 137
Kawasaki: 77
Suzuki: 46
Can-am: 7
AMA Supercross First Win by Manufacturer
Yamaha: 1974
Can-Am: 1975
Honda: 1976
Kawasaki: 1976
Suzuki: 1976
First AMA Supercross Championship by Manufacturer
Yamaha: 1974
Can-Am: 1975
Kawasaki: 1976
Suzuki: 1981
Honda: 1982
Since 1974 there have been 17 AMA Supercross champions
- Jeremy McGrath-7 ('93,’94,’95,’96,’98,’99,’00)
- Ricky Carmicheal-5 ('01;'02;'03;'05;'06)
- Bob Hannah-3 ('77;'78;'79)
- Jeff Stanton-3 ('89;'90;'92)
- Jeff Ward-2 ('85;'87)
- Rick Johnson-2 ('86;'88)
- Pierre Karsmakers-1 ('74)
- Jim Ellis-1 ('75)
- Jim Wienert-1 ('76)
- Mike Bell-1('80
- Mark Barnett-1 ('81)
- Donnie Hansen-1 ('82)
- David Bailey-1 ('83)
- Johnny O'Mara-1('84)
- J.M. Bayle-1 ('91)
- Jeff Emig-1 ('97)
- Chad Reed-1 ('04)
Past AMA Supercross Champion’s Finish at the Opening Round of Their Winning Season
'74: Karsmakers: 1st
'75: Ellis: 1st
'76: Weinert: 3rd
'77: Hannah: 1st
'78: Hannah: 3rd
'79:Hannah: 2nd
'80:Bell: 1st
'81:Barnett: 2nd
'82:Hansen: 1st
'83:Bailey: 1st
'84:O'Mara: 1st
'85:Ward: 5th
'86:Johnson: 2nd
'87:Ward: 1st
'88:Johnson: 1st
'89:Stanton: 2nd
’90: Bayle: 2nd
’91: Stanton: 1st
’92: Stanton: 3rd
’93: McGrath: 4th
’94: McGrath: 1st
’95: McGrath: 1st
’96: McGrath: 1st
’97: Emig: 6th
’98: McGrath: 3rd
’99: McGrath: 7th
’00: McGrath: 1st
’01: Carmichael: 3rd
’02: Carmichael: 21st
’03: Carmichael: 2nd
’04: Reed: 1st
’05: Carmichael: 3rd
’06: Carmichael 3rd
AMA Supercross Championship Stats
- 30 times the AMA Supercross champion finished in the top five at the opening round of their championship season.
- Emig finished sixth at the opening round in ’97 and won the title.
- McGrath finished seventh at the opening round in ’99 and won the title
- Carmichael finished 21st at the opening round in ’02 and won the title
Riders That Won Their First AMA Supercross Race at the Opening Race of the Season
- Karsmakers: ‘74
- Ellis: ‘75
- DiStefano: ‘76
- Hannah: ‘77
- Hansen: ‘82
- Bailey: ‘83
- O’Mara ‘84
- Bradshaw: ‘90
- Albertyn: ‘97
- Tortelli: ‘98
- Reed: ‘03
Anaheim 1 Stats
- The first race in Anaheim was held on December 4, 1976 and Marty Smith won on a Honda.
- This weekend marks the 42nd AMA Supercross race held in Anaheim, second in career races only to Pontiac (46 races)
- Anaheim is the only city to host three AMA Supercross races in one year
- Anaheim 1 is the only race that Carmichael has never won
- Carmichael will make his 109th start this weekend; he has 46 wins and 80 podium finishes in AMA Supercross competition
- Reed will make his 65th start this weekend; he has 25 wins and 58 podium finishes in AMA Supercross competition
- Eight riders have won their first race in Anaheim: Mosier: ’78; Bailey: ’83; Bradshaw: ‘90; Hansen: ’82; Howerton: ’79; O’Mara: ’84; McGrath: ’93; Reed: ’03.
- This weekend marks the 17th time that the AMA Supercross season has started in Anaheim
- Lechien, Lusk, McGrath, LaRocco and Carmichael have all won AMA Supercross races on three different brands.
- Carmichael is the only rider to win an AMA Supercross title on three different brands, Kawasaki, Honda and Kawasaki.
- McGrath won AMA Supercross titles on two different brands, Honda and Yamaha.
- McGrath and Carmichael are tied on the all-time win list in Anaheim with eight.
Wins by Brand in Anaheim
- Honda: 19
- Yamaha: 12
- Suzuki: 6
- Kawasaki: 4
First Round Wins by Brand
Honda: 13
Yamaha: 9
Kawasaki: 7
Suzuki: 3
Can-Am: 1
AMA Supercross History
- In 1977, there were 10 races in 6 different states with 5 different winners.
- In 1987, there were 14 races in 7 different states with 4 different winners.
- In 1997, there were 15 races in 12 different states with 7 different winners.
AMA Supercross Lites Stats
- This is the 23rd year of AMA Supercross Lites racing. The class started in 1985
- On January 26, 1985, Todd Campbell won the first-ever AMA Supercross Lites main event in San Diego on a Kawasaki.
- There have been 333 rounds of AMA Supercross Lites class racing.
- Former AMA Supercross Lites class champions that went on to win the premier AMA Supercross title: McGrath, Carmichael and Reed.
- Kawasaki, who has 99 AMA Supercross Lites class wins, can win their 100th this year.
AMA Supercross Lites Wins by Brand
Kawasaki: 99
Suzuki: 79
Yamaha: 73
Honda: 72
KTM: 9
Husqvarna: 1
AMA Supercross Lites Titles by Brand
Kawasaki: 16
Suzuki: 12
Yamaha: 8
Honda: 8