US Supercross loses FIM World Championship status

US Supercross will go back to being a domestic series in 2022 after promoters Feld Entertainment opted not to renew its association with the FIM, therefore losing world championship status.

The long standing dual sanctioning agreement has been in place for the last two decades and has seen a strong and successful relationship forged between the FIM, Feld Entertainment and the AMA.

The FIM’s involvement started early in the new millennium, at a time when the international expansion of events was seen as the next growth area for the sport. From 2002 through to 2006, the series started in December and visited Switzerland, Holland, Spain and Canada before settling into a recurring domestic schedule.

“Firstly, I would like to say a huge thank you to Feld Entertainment not only for such a long and great partnership, but also for their immense work in making the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship the wonderful product it is today,” said FIM boss Jorge Viegas.

“I firmly believe under normal circumstances that this is an agreement that would have been extended for a further period and that would have continued to go from strength to strength. That said we fully understand the current situation and respect the decision that has been taken.

“With the ongoing support of our national federation in North America – the AMA – I am confident that the series will soon recover the levels it enjoyed before the pandemic and that in the future we will have the opportunity to explore a new agreement. In the meantime, on behalf of the FIM I would like to wish our American friends every success.”

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