LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Fighting the effects of illness, Hunter Lawrence won the second moto at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway but Jett Lawrence scored the overall victory after scoring the Moto 1 win and finishing second in Moto 2.
The overall victory was enough to give him the championship for the third consecutive season. He remains the only 450 champion in the three-year history of the SuperMotocross World Championship.
“I’m a little confused in the mind right now,” Jett said. “Battling the emotions. I obviously wanted to win this, but also to see [Hunter]. ... Today he deserved the win. He executed two really good starts and is battling with a cold right now. I’m bummed to see him sad because he worked really hard. We both worked hard and halfway through, I had some doubts. I couldn’t even catch those guys. Those guys were riding really well, but I had to dig deep and send it. It was either send it or crash at that point.”
Jett spent much of the race outside of second, but he found speed in the closing laps to take the spot away from Tomac. That was the position Jett needed to win the title.
Despite winning Moto 2, Hunter finished second overall after a result of third in Moto 1.
Tomac was third overall with results of second and third.
Ken Roczen finished fourth overall with a fifth in Moto 1 and fourth in Moto 2.
Justin Cooper finished fifth overall with a 4-6.
- Jett won the first moto.
- Cooper Webb took the early lead, but Hunter grabbed the top spot on Lap 1.
- Tomac moved into second around Webb on Lap 3.
- Jett moved into third around Webb on Lap 5.
- Chase Sexton moved into fourth around Webb on Lap 6.
- Sexton crashed on Lap 9.
- Jett ran third on Lap 12, but was two seconds behind Tomac.
- Roczen moved to fourth with RJ Hampshire fifth on Lap 12.
- Jett took second from Tomac on Lap 13.
- Hunter won the battle; Jett won the war.
In Race Notes
Webb took the lead in the first half of Lap 1, but Hunter roared back to take the lead at the end of that lap.
Tomac moved into second quickly.
Jett moved around Webb on Lap 5 for third.
Webb continues to fade and allowed Sexton to take fourth on Lap 6.
Even under the weather, Hunter extended his lead to 2.8 seconds over Tomac on Lap 8.
Roczen took fifth away from Webb on Lap 7.
Jett is not moving up and is 3.771 seconds behind Hunter. As they ran, Hunter had a nine-point lead in the championship.
Sexton crashed on Lap 9. This is the third season in a row that he’s crashed out of the finale.
Jett finds another gear and closed on Tomac on Lap 12. This position would give him the championship.
Jett made the pass on the following lap.
Hunter hung on to win the race, but with Jett moving into second around Tomac in the closing laps, Jett scores the overall and the 2025 championship.
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