Dirt bike riders are back with their passion and new moves in the 2023 season. The 2023 SuperMotocross World Championship has returned starting January 7.
Are you looking for a famous dirt bike riders? Here is the list of 10 famous dirt bike riders to follow in 2023!
This season will see an overall champion of both the supercross and motocross categories.
With such a bang-on start to the year, dirt bike racing fans have more to look at besides the tournament's 31 rounds in both classes.
Born to handle the rough road and off-road motorcycles, these are some of the ten faces to search for in the crowd of dirt bikers this year.
10. Chase Sexton
Chase Sexton rides for Honda Racing Corporation HRC. He wears the No. 23 ride plate at the ongoing AMA Supercross in the 450cc Championship.
He attained third place in the 450cc class on January 28 race day at Anaheim 2.
Before his professional calling, Chase won the 2016 AMA Nicky Hayden Amateur Horizon Award. He acquired much fame as a bright rookie and knabbed the 2018 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Rookie of the year.
After his hit amateur career, he grabbed back-to-back win at AMA Supercross 250cc East Championships for Geico Honda in 2019 and 2020.
He then moved to the 450cc class and won his first premier class victory at the 2022 AMA Supercross Championship in San Diego. He was again victorious at the 2022 MXON tournament.
Sexton was a part of Team USA at the 2022 MXON team, where they emerged victorious.
With a very close second-place finish in the AMA Pro Motocross series final standings, he has always been a promising rider, solidified his status as a top prospect in the elite class during the 2022 season.
The Illinois native, well-known for his flawless riding technique, became a member of the Honda family early by signing with the amateur team Factory Connection in 2015.
He switched to the organization's professional team for his professional debut two years later, and he later went on to win the 250SX East Region Championship in 2019 and 2020.
Midway through the season, Sexton received a promotion to the factory Honda team, where he raced the CRF450RWE in AMA Pro Motocross, thrillingly capping the season with his maiden 450 overall victories.
He consistently placed on the podium in 2021, but in 2022 he made a significant outdoor improvement, frequently winning and making a strong challenge for the championship.
9. Christian Craig
Christian Craig wears a 1W number plate in this AMA season. He won the 2022 250cc Supercross West title.
He is 31 years old and has experience in both supercross and motocross. Craig is a part of the Rockstar Husqvarna team in the 450cc class.
However, he placed fifth in the 2022 AMA Pro Motocross Championship 450 class.
Christian competes in both AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross Championships.
He had won three out of four races in the last 2022 AMA season. He also competes in other minor racing tournaments besides AMA.
He has grabbed two Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship 250SX East Wins in his lengthy career.
Craig's other notable accomplishments include the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship 250SX West Championship.
He has also gained five Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship 250SX West wins and two Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship 250SX East wins.
Christian Craig has officially joined the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing for the 2023 season.
He will compete in the upcoming AMA Supercross and AMA Pro Motocross seasons on the 450cc.
Craig has long been a leader in the 250 class and is no stranger to the top division; in 450 SX and MX competitions, he has achieved one overall podium and 16 top-five results.
The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team is an experienced, successful team with a strong program.
Hd and the team look forward to winning the 2023 Supermotocross in May 2023.
8. Cooper Webb
Cooper Webb runs plate number 2, used by dirt biking legends Jeremy McGrath and Ryan Villopoto.
He has been competing in the AMA Motocross Championships since 2013. He is the 2019 and 2021 winner of the AMA Supercross Championship in the 450cc class.
Before taking up the 450cc calling, Webb was the 2016 250cc AMA Motocross national champion.
Cooper also won the western region supercross championship in 2015 and 2016. Regarding his supercross experience, he is a two-time Supercross national champion.
He rides for the KTM factory racing team and often promotes his gear on Instagram.
Webb represents many of the characteristics of riders from the early era of the sport due to his bluntness and toughness. He has been called "a warrior and a fighter" by Ricky Carmichael.
He was the 11th person to win back-to-back championships and had 11 victories out of 26 starts in the following season. He also successfully defended his 250SX Western Regional title.
In addition, Webb served as team captain for the American Motocross des Nations team in 2016, which came in second place to the French team.
In 2017, he advanced to the 450cc class, and in 2019, he joined the KTM factory racing squad. Under the direction of experienced motocross coach Aldon Baker, he works out with Marvin Musquin and Zach Osborne.
7. Aaron Plessinger
Aaron Plessinger is back with the No.7 plate, just like the past few seasons. Seven is his traditional plate number with a symbolic meaning for him.
He is originally from Hamilton, Ohio, and entered the AMA scene in 2015. He competes in both Supercross and Motocross divisions.
Plessinger is the 2018 AMA Supercross Champion in the 250SX West class. The same year, he became the AMA Motocross Champion in the 250 class.
Aaron was a part of the U.S. team in the 2018 Motocross des Nations. He joined the 450 class in 2019 in both supercross and motocross.
Plessinger's first season driving the KTM was in 2022, and altogether, it was a very successful year for the native of Ohio.
He had a strong start to the Supercross season, placing ninth, second, and sixth in the opening three races.
Unfortunately, he crashed in Round 4 and broke his wrist, which impacted the balance of his season and forced him to miss some races.
Moreover, he has two podium results and eight top-10 finishes during the Pro Motocross season this past summer, placing him seventh overall in the 450 Class standings.
The two parties agreed on a two-year deal. Aaron failed to make it to the last of the 2022 AMA Supercross Championship due to a practice injury.
He is back with energy this season to win the SuperMotocross World Championship.
Expectations are still high for Plessinger as he begins his second season driving the KTM following a successful Pro Motocross campaign.
The past Western Regional 250SX Class champion has already demonstrated his aptitude for success on the Supercross track, and he can certainly challenge for further podium finishes in 2023.
6. Adam Cianciarulo
Adam Cianciarulo hails from Port Orange, Florida. He is wearing the No.9 plate for this season.
He was out of action for the entire 2022 season due to a knee injury sustained during the 2022 AMA Supercross Championship Round 3 in San Diego.
He missed the whole Pro Motocross season due to the injury, which effectively rendered him inactive for close to a year.
Cianciarulo has been competing in the AMA Motocross Championships since 2013. He rides for the Monster Energy-Kawasaki team on a Kawasaki KX450.
Adam is the notable winner of the 2019 AMA 250cc motocross national championship. Before his professional rides, he won 11 amateur championships.
He is called a prodigy in the 250 class and first debuted in the 450 class in 2019 at Monster Energy Cup.
In his career thus far, Adam Cianciarulo has endured a number of difficult injury setbacks, and 2022 was regrettably no exception.
Adam did well in the first two Supercross races, finishing 11th and 12th, until the knee crash.
Adam is healthy and ready for 2023 after signing a new contract with Monster Energy Kawasaki. Adam is, without a doubt, a courageous front-runner who, when healthy, can compete with the best.
He consistently placed in the top five of a tough 450 Class in 2021, so there's no reason he can't do it again in 2023.
5. Dylan Ferrandis
Dylan Ferrandis wears the No.14 plate at the 2023 SuperMotocross World Championship. He is originally from Avignon, France.
He competes in both AMA Supercross and AMA Motorcross. Ferrnadis rides for the Star Yamaha racing team.
He is notable for knabbing a back-to-back win at AMA Supercross 250cc in 2019 and 2020 from the West division. Besides his 2020 AMA Supercross title, he also won the 250cc AMA Motocross Championship.
Ferrandis then leveled up to the 450 class in 2021. He won the AMA Motocross Championship in the new class that year. Besides, he also took home the 2021 AMA 450SX Rookie of the Year award.
Dylan Ferrandis hopes to continue building on his success in 2022 with the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing squad as he strives to put his name in the record books.
In 2017, the Frenchman competed in his first Monster Energy AMA Supercross race, placing fifth in the 250SX West Championship.
Unfortunately, an injury sustained at the Atlanta Supercross caused his 2018 sophomore season to end early.
Ferrandis had three victories in the support class of the FIM Motocross World Championship MX2 before he moved to the other side of the water.
He also competed on the French squad that won the Motocross of Nations championship in Red Bud in 2014 and 2018.
4. Zach Osborne
Zach Osborne competed in motocross, supercross, and enduro race. He has competed in every major global championship and enduro competition.
Cooper Webb and Jason Anderson under motocross coach Aldon Baker are his training partners. He is the 2010 British Motocross Champion MX2 and 2013 US Trophy Team member at the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE).
Osborne has bagged two AMA motocross national championships in his career. He was the captain of the US team in the 2019 Motocross des Nations.
Osborne retired in 2022 following a long career since 2006. However, he is back for the 2023 SuperMotocross World Championship.
He wears the No.16 plate in both the supercross and motocross tournaments. He also works as a rotating trackside reporter for Supercross races on NBC Sports.
He has participated in the most prominent enduro race in the world as well as every significant worldwide championship.
Zach is also the 2017 Eastern Regional 250SX Supercross Champion. He successfully defended his 250SX Eastern Regional championship the following year.
Osborne won the AMA 250MX Championship in 2017 and the AMA 450MX Championship in 2020.
In the 2019 Motocross des Nations, he served as the US team's captain.
3. Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson aka JA is the 2018 AMA Supercross and FIM World Champion. He became the 21st winner of the Supercross title, making No.21 his long-time plate for races.
Besides JA, his other nickname is "El Hombre," and he runs a clothing business under it on Facebook. He has been competing in the AMA Motocross and Supercross championships since 2011
Anderson signed with Monster Energy Kawasaki in October 2021 and currently rides with it. Before that, he had been a part of Suzuki, KTM, and Husqvarna.
He trained under Aldon Baker alongside Cooper Webb, Adam Cianciarulo, and Zach Osborne.
Regarding his career, he has knabbed five wins in the 250SX class and 14 in the 450 SX. Jason was the 2014 Western Regional 250SX Champion.
He completed his outdoor season without injury and finished up 3rd overall, making 2022 his best motocross season. JA finished second in the 450 SX, and third in the 450 MX, with a win at Hangtown that year.
Meanwhile, JA has a record of 72 amateur wins and 5 Loretta Lynn's Amateur Championships. He is the 2010 AMA Horizon Award winner for motocross and 450A Class champion.
He debuted as a pro in 2011 but finished the season with low results. JA's performance gradually improved in the coming years, and he had a breakthrough in 2015.
JA switched to Husqvarna bikes and moved into the 450 class that year. The following year, El Hombre came in third at the 450 Supercross Championship.
He continues to defend his 450cc legacy as of the 2023 season.
2. Jett Lawrence
Jett Lawrence wears the No.1 racing digit from the 250MX class. He is a 19-year-old moto racing prodigy from Landsborough, Australia.
His elite numbering came after his win at the 2021 and 2022 AMA motocross national championship.
He races for Honda Motorcycles USA as a professional supercross and motocross rider. His brother Hunter is also a competitive motocross rider.
The champion learned his ways of winning the AMAs through his family.
Lawrence had won in the 250cc men's (4-stroke) category. His further win at the 2022 AMA Supercross Champion in the 250 cc East category fueled his success.
Meanwhile, Jett had come third at the 2021 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship 250SX East division. He also enjoys two career Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship 250SX West Wins.
Jett has an impressive 14 career AMA Pro Motocross Championship 250 wins.
Besides racing, he also won the 2020 Marty Smith Rookie of the Year award in the Pro Motocross category. In 2022, he received the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations Ricky Carmichael award.
1. Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac is wearing the No.1 racing number at the ongoing 2023 AMA Supercross season. He finished at the top in the 450SX class at the 2022 championship to knab the position this year.
Tomac also bagged the Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award at the 2022 ESPY Awards.
With his heavy racing number, he is one of the first dirt bikers on the trail to look for. Tomac won AMA Supercross Champion in 2020 and 2022.
He has also won AMA Pro Motocross Championship five times in the 250XS class. Meanwhile, he is also a Regional 250 Supercross Champion.
Apart from his impressive wins in the past few years, Eli is an eight-time winner of Loretta Lynn’s Amateur Championship titles. He first won the race in 2004 in 65cc stock, followed by one win in 2006, two in 2007, 2008, and 2009.
The AMA champion made his professional debut in 2010 and has climbed to the top.
He has also represented the U.S. in the Motocross des Nations in 2013, 2014, 2018, and 2022. Tomac led his team to second place overall in 2013.
In 2014, his contribution put the American team in third position. In 2018, when he raced for the 450cc title, he put Team U.S.A in the fifth position.
Tomac became the team captain in the 2022 MXGP class alongside Justin Cooper and Chase Sexton. His team emerged victorious for the first time in 11 years.
