2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship

The 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship season was the 8th season of the MotoAmerica Supersport class. The defending class champion was Sean Dylan Kelly, who vacated his title during 2022 to race internationally in Moto2.[1]

Impact of Next-Generation Supersport Regulations

The 2022 Supersport season was noteworthy for the adoption of the FIM's Next-Generation Supersport rules. Prior to the introduction of the Next-Generation concept, Supersport grids were comprised mainly of 600cc four-cylinder motorcycles produced by the Japanese manufacturing companies, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Honda and Suzuki. To encourage participation by a wider range of motorcycle manufacturers, the FIM devised a new formula to balance the performance of larger-displacement motorcycles with the existing quartet of 600cc supersport motorcycles.[2]

In response to MotoAmerica's adoption of Next-Generation Supersport regulations, WarHorse HSBK Racing NYC partnered with Ducati to form a single-rider team to campaign the Ducati Panigale V2 in MotorAmerica Supersport. On November 12, 2021 the team announced that former-MotoAmerica-Superbike champion, Josh Herrin, had signed with the team to race the 2022 Daytona 200 and the 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport season.[3] Herrin would go on to win 9 of 18 races during the 2022 season, taking the championship by a 106pt margin.

Though Sean Dylan Kelly had taken the 2021 Supersport championship aboard a Suzuki GSX-R600, MotoAmerica received Supersport entries from teams who intended to compete under Next-Gen rules with the Suzuki GSX-R750. California-based Team Hammer prepared the GSX-R750 for its return to competition, which led the team to form a technical partnership with UK-based Bike Sports Development to retro-fit the GSX-R750 with a compulsory throttle-by-wire racing kit.[4] During 2022, Team Hammer's throttle conversion kit was the only homologated throttle upgrade for Next-Generation Supersport competition, signifying that MotoAmerica Supersport was the global development laboratory in 2022 for the GSX-R750.[5] In February 2022, Team Hammer announced it would retain Sam Lochoff and add Liam Grant to their Supersport rider lineup.[6] In April 2022, the team also added the 2021 Junior Cup champion, Tyler Scott, to their roster just before the first event at Road Atlanta.[7] Team Hammer scored four consecutive podiums in the first four races of the 2022 season. Their success prompted other teams to adopt Suzuki's 750cc platform. Altus Motorsports switched from the GSX-R600 to the GSX-R750 for Round 2 at Virginia International Raceway[8] and 3D Motorsports LLC followed at Road America.[9]

The Return of Josh Hayes

The 2022 Supersport season also marked the return of four-time AMA Pro Superbike champion, Josh Hayes, who planned to participate at select events with the Squid Hunter racing team aboard a Yamaha R6. Hayes entered the 2022 MotoAmerica season just 3 wins shy of Miguel Duhamel's record for career wins in AMA Pro Roadracing competition. After narrowly missing victory at the 2022 Daytona 200,[10] Hayes scored his first victory of the 2022 season during Race 1 at Virginia International Raceway.[11] After a 3-event break, Hayes was asked to sub for Kevin Olmedo, who could not compete with the N2 Racing Bobblehead Moto Team due to illness.[12] The partnership with N2 Racing did not produce additional victories for Hayes, but when he reunited with the Squid Hunter racing team at New Jersey Motorsports Park, the 47-year-old scored his 85th and 86th career victories to tie Duhamel's record.[13] With one event remaining in 2022, Hayes hoped to break Duhamel's record at Barber Motorsports Park, but he suffered a high-speed crash during free practice. The crash broke Hayes' leg, and he was forced to end the 2022 season as the co-record-holder for career wins in Ama Pro Roadracing competition.[14]

Calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner
Florida Daytona International Speedway March 10–12 Non-championship event Non-championship event
1 Georgia (U.S. state) Road Atlanta April 22–24 United States Josh Herrin United States Josh Herrin
2 Virginia Virginia May 20–22 United States Josh Hayes United States Josh Herrin
3 Wisconsin Road America June 3–5 United States Tyler Scott United States Jason Farrell
4 Washington (state) The Ridge June 24–26 United States Josh Herrin United States Josh Herrin
5 California Monterey July 8–10 United States Josh Herrin United States Josh Herrin
6 Minnesota Brainerd July 29–31 United States Rocco Landers United States Rocco Landers
7 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh August 19–21 United States Rocco Landers United States Josh Herrin
8 New Jersey New Jersey September 9–11 United States Josh Hayes United States Josh Hayes
9 Alabama Alabama September 23–25 United States Rocco Landers United States Josh Herrin

Teams and riders

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2022 Entry List
Team Constructor No. Rider Rounds
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Ducati 2 United States Josh Herrin All
Squid Hunter Yamaha 4 United States Josh Hayes 2,8-9
Blackall Racing LLC Yamaha 11 United States Tony Blackall 1,3,7
73 United States Neal Scalf 3,7
Star Race Team Kawasaki 12 United States Jamie Starace 9
Team Velocity Racing Yamaha 13 United States Chuck Ivey 1,3,7
BobbleHeadMoto / N2 Racing Yamaha 16 El Salvador Kevin Olmedo 1-5
4 United States Josh Hayes 6-7
99 El Salvador Emerson Amaya 9
Tango Racing Kawasaki 17 Argentina Roberto Hernan Medina 1
Nitido Racing Yamaha 18 United States Christian Miranda 9
North East Cycle Outlet Yamaha 20 United States CJ LaRoche All
88 United States Benjamin Smith All
Mi Scusi Racing Team Yamaha 22 United States Sloan West 2
91 United States Thomas McQuigg 2
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki Suzuki 24 United States Cory Ventura 5-7
44 South Africa Samule Lochoff 1-4,8,9
70 United States Tyler Scott All
90 United States Liam Grant All
Disrupt Racing Suzuki 25 United States Dominic Doyle 6-9
60 United States Carl Soltisz All
EZ Racing Yamaha 27 Mexico Edgar Zaragoza All
89 Mexico Ivan Munoz 5
DMK Racing Kawasaki 29 United States David Kohlstaedt 4-5
Catalyst Reaction Racing Yamaha 30 United States Michael Kim 5
MP13 Racing Yamaha 33 United States Chad Lewin 1-3,5
PDR Motorsports Yamaha 35 Spain Diego Perez 1–3,5
Mallory Dobbs Racing Kawasaki 36 United States Mallory Dobbs 4-5
Mesa37 Racing Kawasaki 37 United States Stefano Mesa 3
Team Schwags Yamaha 38 United States Jonathan Schweiger 1,3
Hopkins Racing Yamaha 39 United States Sean Hopkins 9
Mosites Motorsports Kawasaki 43 United States Gary Yancoskie 7
All Hustle Racing Yamaha 46 United States Nick Patenaude 1
Duo Rotae Racing Yamaha 47 United States Harm Jansen 5
Turn One Racing Yamaha 49 United States Blake Holt 3,9
Allegro Racing Suzuki 52 United States Douglas Jacobsen 9
Dirty T Race Team Suzuki 54 United States Jordan Tropkoff 3,5,7
Wawa Racing Team Kawasaki 55 Israel Sahar Svik 5
56 Israel Orel Madar 5
LFrey Racing Yamaha 58 United States Timothy Frey 9
Altus Motorsports Suzuki 59 United States Jaret Nassaney All
75 United States Justin Jones 1-4
Miller Racing Kawasaki 61 United States Austin Miller 2
Seethaler Racing Yamaha 62 United States Nathan Seethaler 7
Max Angles Racing Team Kawasaki 64 United States Max Angles 1
Rosso Racing Yamaha 65 Mexico Aldo Rovirosa 5
Coleman Racing Kawasaki 66 United States Patrick Coleman 1,5
3D Motorsports LLC Suzuki 68 Australia Luke Power All
HONOS Racing Yamaha 71 Mexico Jorge Ehrenstein 5
Hot Sauce Kawasaki 74 United States Chris Sarbora 1,4,5,7-9
Burdett Racing Yamaha 77 United States Matt Burdett 1
Thermiotis Racing Yamaha 78 Venezuela Alejandro Thermiotis 1
Farrell Performance Kawasaki 85 United States Jason Farrell 3
Reded Racing Team Yamaha 86 Brazil Rodrigo Donde 3
129Photos.com Racing Team Kawasaki 87 United States Kevin Netto 9
Open Source Racing Yamaha 92 United States Joel Ohman 4-5
Landers Racing Yamaha 97 United States Rocco Landers All

Championship standings

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Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Bike RAT
Georgia (U.S. state)
VIR
Virginia
RAM
Wisconsin
RID
Washington (state)
MON
California
BRA
Minnesota
PIT
Pennsylvania
NJE
New Jersey
ALA
Alabama
Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 United States Josh Herrin Ducati 1 1 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 387
2 United States Rocco Landers Yamaha 4 3 3 5 3 15 2 4 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 16 1 9 281
3 United States Tyler Scott Suzuki DNS 5 2 3 1 Ret 5 2 2 2 4 12 3 3 Ret 6 5 3 229
4 United States Benjamin Smith Yamaha 3 Ret 9 7 15 4 6 11 5 10 6 5 4 5 5 3 4 6 173
5 Australia Luke Power Suzuki 8 7 6 Ret 4 2 Ret 5 6 Ret 7 8 10 7 8 8 Ret 2 149
6 United States Josh Hayes Yamaha 1 2 3 3 5 6 1 1 148
7 United States Jaret Nassaney Suzuki 11 8 5 Ret 9 7 7 10 7 Ret 8 9 9 9 6 5 6 4 137
8 El Salvador Kevin Olmedo Yamaha 6 4 8 6 6 8 4 3 4 4 114
9 South Africa Samuel Lochoff Suzuki 2 2 12 4 7 Ret 3 15 7 12 Ret 5 107
10 United States Stefano Mesa Kawasaki 5 5 7 4 4 2 3 7 102
11 United States Carl Soltisz Suzuki 13 11 18 Ret 8 9 10 7 9 9 9 7 12 12 10 9 11 12 98
12 United States CJ LaRoche Yamaha 12 10 13 9 11 11 12 9 10 8 11 11 11 11 9 11 Ret 8 95
13 United States Liam Grant Suzuki 14 12 10 Ret 10 16 9 6 DNS 10 10 13 13 11 10 8 16 72
14 United States Cory Ventura Suzuki 8 5 5 4 6 8 61
15 United States Dominic Doyle Suzuki Ret 6 8 10 Ret 7 7 11 47
16 Venezuela Alejandro Thermiotis Yamaha 10 9 14 8 Ret 12 8 Ret DNS 6 45
17 Mexico Edgar Zaragoza Yamaha 20 14 16 11 19 18 15 14 13 12 12 Ret 15 14 13 14 12 15 34
18 Spain Diego Perez Yamaha 5 DNS 7 Ret Ret 6 17 14 32
19 United States Jason Farrell Kawasaki 13 1 28
20 United States David Kohlstaedt Kawasaki 11 8 11 7 27
21 United States Justin Jones Suzuki 15 13 19 10 14 10 18
22 United States Max Angles Kawasaki 9 6 17
23 United States Blake Holt Yamaha 12 Ret 10 Ret 10
24 United States Christian Miranda Yamaha 9 13 10
25 United States Chad Lewin Yamaha 7 Ret 17 DNS Ret Ret Ret DNS 9
26 United States Sean Hopkins Yamaha 13 10 9
27 United States Emerson Amaya Yamaha 12 13 Ret Ret 7
28 United States Jordan Tropkoff Suzuki 21 14 12 19 Ret Ret 6
29 United States Joel Ohman Yamaha 14 12 Ret 18 6
30 United States Mallory Dobbs Kawasaki 13 13 21 21 6
31 United States Sloan West Yamaha 11 Ret 5
32 Mexico Aldo Rovirosa Yamaha 20 11 5
33 Brazil Rodrigo Donde Yamaha Ret 13 14 17 5
34 United States Neal Scalf Yamaha 16 13 Ret 15 4
35 United States Nathan Seethaler Yamaha 20 12 19 20 4
36 United States Chris Sarbora Kawasaki 18 15 DNS DNS 16 16 16 18 15 15 DNS Ret 3
37 Mexico Jorge Ehrenstein Yamaha 18 Ret 18 13 3
38 United States Kevin Netto Kawasaki 15 14 3
39 United States Douglas Jacobsen Suzuki 14 17 2
40 United States Gary Yancoskie Kawasaki 14 17 2
41 Israel Sahar Zvik Kawasaki 14 20 2
42 United States Patrick Coleman Kawasaki 16 17 15 DNS 1
43 United States Austin Miller Kawasaki 15 Ret 1
44 United States Harm Jansen Yamaha Ret 15 1
45 Israel Orel Madar Kawasaki DNS Ret 0
46 United States Jonathan Schweiger Yamaha 22 20 17 Ret 0
47 United States Thomas McQuigg Yamaha Ret Ret 0
48 Argentina Roberto Hernan Medina Kawasaki DNS Ret 0
49 United States Tony Blackall Yamaha Ret Ret 20 17 18 16 0
50 United States Chuck Ivey Yamaha 17 16 0
51 Mexico Ivan Munoz Yamaha 19 17 0
52 United States Timothy Frey Yamaha 16 18 0
53 United States Nick Patenaude Yamaha 19 18 0
54 United States Jamie Starace Kawasaki Ret 19 0
55 United States Chris Murphy Yamaha 17 19 0
56 United States Matt Burdett Yamaha 21 19 0
57 United States Michael Kim Yamaha Ret 22 0
Pos Rider Bike RAT
Georgia (U.S. state)
VIR
Virginia
RAM
Wisconsin
RID
Washington (state)
MON
California
BRA
Minnesota
PIT
Pennsylvania
NJE
New Jersey
ALA
Alabama
Pts

References

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