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 consisted 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
Daytona International Speedway March 10–12 Non-championship event Non-championship event
1 Road Atlanta April 22–24 Josh Herrin Josh Herrin
2 Virginia May 20–22 Josh Hayes Josh Herrin
3 Road America June 3–5 Tyler Scott Jason Farrell
4 The Ridge June 24–26 Josh Herrin Josh Herrin
5 Monterey July 8–10 Josh Herrin Josh Herrin
6 Brainerd July 29–31 Rocco Landers Rocco Landers
7 Pittsburgh August 19–21 Rocco Landers Josh Herrin
8 New Jersey September 9–11 Josh Hayes Josh Hayes
9 Alabama September 23–25 Rocco Landers Josh Herrin

Teams and riders

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2022 Entry List
Team Constructor No. Rider Rounds
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Ducati 2 Josh Herrin All
Squid Hunter Yamaha 4 Josh Hayes 2,8-9
Blackall Racing LLC Yamaha 11 Tony Blackall 1,3,7
73 Neal Scalf 3,7
Star Race Team Kawasaki 12 Jamie Starace 9
Team Velocity Racing Yamaha 13 Chuck Ivey 1,3,7
BobbleHeadMoto / N2 Racing Yamaha 16 Kevin Olmedo 1-5
4 Josh Hayes 6-7
99 Emerson Amaya 9
Tango Racing Kawasaki 17 Roberto Hernan Medina 1
Nitido Racing Yamaha 18 Christian Miranda 9
North East Cycle Outlet Yamaha 20 CJ LaRoche All
88 Benjamin Smith All
Mi Scusi Racing Team Yamaha 22 Sloan West 2
91 Thomas McQuigg 2
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki Suzuki 24 Cory Ventura 5-7
44 Samuel Lochoff 1-4,8,9
70 Tyler Scott All
90 Liam Grant All
Disrupt Racing Suzuki 25 Dominic Doyle 6-9
60 Carl Soltisz All
EZ Racing Yamaha 27 Edgar Zaragoza All
89 Ivan Munoz 5
DMK Racing Kawasaki 29 David Kohlstaedt 4-5
Catalyst Reaction Racing Yamaha 30 Michael Kim 5
MP13 Racing Yamaha 33 Chad Lewin 1-3,5
PDR Motorsports Yamaha 35 Diego Perez 1–3,5
Mallory Dobbs Racing Kawasaki 36 Mallory Dobbs 4-5
Mesa37 Racing Kawasaki 37 Stefano Mesa 3
Team Schwags Yamaha 38 Jonathan Schweiger 1,3
Hopkins Racing Yamaha 39 Sean Hopkins 9
Mosites Motorsports Kawasaki 43 Gary Yancoskie 7
All Hustle Racing Yamaha 46 Nick Patenaude 1
Duo Rotae Racing Yamaha 47 Harm Jansen 5
Turn One Racing Yamaha 49 Blake Holt 3,9
Allegro Racing Suzuki 52 Douglas Jacobsen 9
Dirty T Race Team Suzuki 54 Jordan Tropkoff 3,5,7
Wawa Racing Team Kawasaki 55 Sahar Svik 5
56 Orel Madar 5
LFrey Racing Yamaha 58 Timothy Frey 9
Altus Motorsports Suzuki 59 Jaret Nassaney All
75 Justin Jones 1-4
Miller Racing Kawasaki 61 Austin Miller 2
Seethaler Racing Yamaha 62 Nathan Seethaler 7
Max Angles Racing Team Kawasaki 64 Max Angles 1
Rosso Racing Yamaha 65 Aldo Rovirosa 5
Coleman Racing Kawasaki 66 Patrick Coleman 1,5
3D Motorsports LLC Suzuki 68 Luke Power All
HONOS Racing Yamaha 71 Jorge Ehrenstein 5
Hot Sauce Kawasaki 74 Chris Sarbora 1,4,5,7-9
Burdett Racing Yamaha 77 Matt Burdett 1
Thermiotis Racing Yamaha 78 Alejandro Thermiotis 1
Farrell Performance Kawasaki 85 Jason Farrell 3
Reded Racing Team Yamaha 86 Rodrigo Donde 3
129Photos.com Racing Team Kawasaki 87 Kevin Netto 9
Open Source Racing Yamaha 92 Joel Ohman 4-5
Landers Racing Yamaha 97 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
 VIR
 RAM
 RID
 MON
 BRA
 PIT
 NJE
 ALA
 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Josh Herrin Ducati 1 1 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 387
2 Rocco Landers Yamaha 4 3 3 5 3 15 2 4 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 16 1 9 281
3 Tyler Scott Suzuki DNS 5 2 3 1 Ret 5 2 2 2 4 12 3 3 Ret 6 5 3 229
4 Benjamin Smith Yamaha 3 Ret 9 7 15 4 6 11 5 10 6 5 4 5 5 3 4 6 173
5 Luke Power Suzuki 8 7 6 Ret 4 2 Ret 5 6 Ret 7 8 10 7 8 8 Ret 2 149
6 Josh Hayes Yamaha 1 2 3 3 5 6 1 1 148
7 Jaret Nassaney Suzuki 11 8 5 Ret 9 7 7 10 7 Ret 8 9 9 9 6 5 6 4 137
8 Kevin Olmedo Yamaha 6 4 8 6 6 8 4 3 4 4 114
9 Samuel Lochoff Suzuki 2 2 12 4 7 Ret 3 15 7 12 Ret 5 107
10 Stefano Mesa Kawasaki 5 5 7 4 4 2 3 7 102
11 Carl Soltisz Suzuki 13 11 18 Ret 8 9 10 7 9 9 9 7 12 12 10 9 11 12 98
12 CJ LaRoche Yamaha 12 10 13 9 11 11 12 9 10 8 11 11 11 11 9 11 Ret 8 95
13 Liam Grant Suzuki 14 12 10 Ret 10 16 9 6 DNS 10 10 13 13 11 10 8 16 72
14 Cory Ventura Suzuki 8 5 5 4 6 8 61
15 Dominic Doyle Suzuki Ret 6 8 10 Ret 7 7 11 47
16 Alejandro Thermiotis Yamaha 10 9 14 8 Ret 12 8 Ret DNS 6 45
17 Edgar Zaragoza Yamaha 20 14 16 11 19 18 15 14 13 12 12 Ret 15 14 13 14 12 15 34
18 Diego Perez Yamaha 5 DNS 7 Ret Ret 6 17 14 32
19 Jason Farrell Kawasaki 13 1 28
20 David Kohlstaedt Kawasaki 11 8 11 7 27
21 Justin Jones Suzuki 15 13 19 10 14 10 18
22 Max Angles Kawasaki 9 6 17
23 Blake Holt Yamaha 12 Ret 10 Ret 10
24 Christian Miranda Yamaha 9 13 10
25 Chad Lewin Yamaha 7 Ret 17 DNS Ret Ret Ret DNS 9
26 Sean Hopkins Yamaha 13 10 9
27 Emerson Amaya Yamaha 12 13 Ret Ret 7
28 Jordan Tropkoff Suzuki 21 14 12 19 Ret Ret 6
29 Joel Ohman Yamaha 14 12 Ret 18 6
30 Mallory Dobbs Kawasaki 13 13 21 21 6
31 Sloan West Yamaha 11 Ret 5
32 Aldo Rovirosa Yamaha 20 11 5
33 Rodrigo Donde Yamaha Ret 13 14 17 5
34 Neal Scalf Yamaha 16 13 Ret 15 4
35 Nathan Seethaler Yamaha 20 12 19 20 4
36 Chris Sarbora Kawasaki 18 15 DNS DNS 16 16 16 18 15 15 DNS Ret 3
37 Jorge Ehrenstein Yamaha 18 Ret 18 13 3
38 Kevin Netto Kawasaki 15 14 3
39 Douglas Jacobsen Suzuki 14 17 2
40 Gary Yancoskie Kawasaki 14 17 2
41 Sahar Zvik Kawasaki 14 20 2
42 Patrick Coleman Kawasaki 16 17 15 DNS 1
43 Austin Miller Kawasaki 15 Ret 1
44 Harm Jansen Yamaha Ret 15 1
45 Orel Madar Kawasaki DNS Ret 0
46 Jonathan Schweiger Yamaha 22 20 17 Ret 0
47 Thomas McQuigg Yamaha Ret Ret 0
48 Roberto Hernan Medina Kawasaki DNS Ret 0
49 Tony Blackall Yamaha Ret Ret 20 17 18 16 0
50 Chuck Ivey Yamaha 17 16 0
51 Ivan Munoz Yamaha 19 17 0
52 Timothy Frey Yamaha 16 18 0
53 Nick Patenaude Yamaha 19 18 0
54 Jamie Starace Kawasaki Ret 19 0
55 Chris Murphy Yamaha 17 19 0
56 Matt Burdett Yamaha 21 19 0
57 Michael Kim Yamaha Ret 22 0
Pos Rider Bike RAT
 VIR
 RAM
 RID
 MON
 BRA
 PIT
 NJE
 ALA
 Pts

References

  1. ^ "Sean Dylan Kelly to join American Racing Team". American Racing Team. motogp.com. September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "MotoAmerica Answers Questions About 2022 Supersport Rules". October 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Josh Herrin To Ride Ducati Panigale V2 In MotoAmerica Supersport And Daytona 200".
  4. ^ "How Team Hammer Got The Suzuki GSX-R750 Back In The Race".
  5. ^ "FIM Eligible Parts For Competition V2.1".
  6. ^ "Suzuki Announced New Rider Team For 2022". February 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "Tyler Scott Will Race For Team Hammer In 2022". April 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "And Then There Were Four". May 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "3D Motorsports LLC Adds More Power". June 2, 2022.
  10. ^ "The 80th Daytona 200 Ends In Photo Finish". March 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "It's Josh Hayes' Day At VIR" (Press release). May 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "Josh Hayes Subbing for Olmedo in Supersport At Brainerd". July 28, 2022.
  13. ^ "At 47 Hayes Ties All Time AMA Roadracing Win Record".
  14. ^ "Hayes Out With Broken Leg". September 23, 2022.
  15. ^ "MotoAmerica Event Calendar 2022/". September 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "2022 Road Atlanta Rider Entry List" (PDF).
  17. ^ "VIR Rider Entry List" (PDF).
  18. ^ "Road America Rider Entry List" (PDF).
  19. ^ "Ridge Motorsport Park Rider Entry List" (PDF).
  20. ^ "Laguna Seca Rider Entry List" (PDF).
  21. ^ "Brainerd Rider Entry List" (PDF).
  22. ^ "Pittsburgh Rider Entry List" (PDF).
  23. ^ "NJMP Rider Entry List" (PDF).
  24. ^ "NJMP Rider Entry List" (PDF).
  25. ^ "2022 Calendar & Results" (PDF). MotoAmerica. MotoAmerica.
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