Jett Lawrence will miss the start of the Monster Energy Supercross season after suffering an ankle and foot injury in pre-season training.
“Just got out of surgery,” Lawrence said on social media. “Fractures to my talus and navicular bone in my right ankle/foot. My freaking goal was to complete all 31 races, and give myself the best chance at each title. Didn’t even get a shot at that… I just gotta rebuild and get back to doing what I love the most.”
This is the second consecutive season in which Lawrence will be unable to contend for the Supercross championship, a title he won as a rookie in 2024, but was unable to defend last year when he suffered an injury in the third moto of the Glendale Triple Crown. Lawrence finished second in the first to races that weekend.
Lawrence returned for the start of the 2025 Pro Motocross season and earned that championship. On the strength of his outdoor season, he qualified for the SuperMotocross championship and won his third consecutive SMX title.
“Words can’t describe how I’m feeling right now,” Lawrence said in a news release. “The team and I put in so much work during the offseason to improve. I keep reminding myself that we have overcome challenges before, and this is no different. I’ll put the same focus into my recovery that I put into being the best athlete I can be each day. My goal is to get this ankle fully healed up and return as competitive as ever and make the 2026 season as successful as we can.”
Honda HRC has not said when Lawrence will return, but typically this type of injury takes three months to heal.
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