{"id":126540,"date":"2026-01-09T11:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/126540\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:36:11","slug":"facts-figures-and-starting-position-for-the-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/126540\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts, figures and starting position for the season opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"gt-block\">Saturday evening: Supercross Dortmund, the atmosphere of the arena, the applause, maybe one beer too many \u2013 and a few hours later the alarm clock rings again. Coffee instead of a cold drink, laptop instead of the stands.\u00a0Anaheim A1. The moment when Supercross is finally back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block\">Angel Stadium, the venue for the first round, has hosted more Supercross races than anywhere else.\u00a0\uff13\uff10 minutes\u00a0The 450SX class alone has already taken to the starting line here \u2013 a record. And the 250cc bikes have also made history here:\u00a078 Main Events\u00a0It will be 2026. Anaheim is not a warm-up. It&#8217;s a test.<\/p>\n<p>450SX: Experience, power \u2013 and a whole lot of history<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block\">Cooper Webb\u00a0He arrives in Anaheim as a man of numbers. Three 450SX titles \u2013 placing him in an extremely small circle. Only four riders have won more 450SX championships, all Hall of Fame names. Only four riders have won more titles \u2013 all long since Hall of Fame names. And yet: Webb has\u00a0nie\u00a0He won a 450SX opener. That suits Anaheim. It&#8217;s not about glamour here, it&#8217;s about avoiding damage. Another title would also put him in an exclusive Yamaha lineup, currently only occupied by Hannah, McGrath, and Reed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block\">Chase Sexton\u00a0It brings different numbers \u2013 and they hurt. Four wins in the last five races of 2025, yet still losing the title.\u00a0two points\u00a0Lost. 16 wins out of 78 starts, narrowly.\u00a020 percent success rateIt doesn&#8217;t get much faster than this. The only question is whether he can keep it under control this time. Anaheim isn&#8217;t an easy place for that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block\">And then there is\u00a0So TomacTwo 450SX titles, eight SMX championships, second-most wins, most podium finishes. With\u00a033 years\u00a0He&#8217;s at a milestone that can&#8217;t be planned for. A victory would make him the second-oldest 450SX winner in history. Anaheim has never been Tomac&#8217;s comfort zone \u2013 but perhaps that&#8217;s precisely why it&#8217;s the right place.<\/p>\n<p>Not a one-man show<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block\">It gets crowded behind the trio.\u00a0Hunter Lawrence\u00a0Honda&#8217;s expectations are being met after his brother&#8217;s withdrawal.\u00a0Ken Roczen\u00a0continues to chase after the one title that is still missing.\u00a0Jason Anderson\u00a0knows how to win championships.\u00a0Justin Cooper\u00a0ended in 2025 with\u00a0three podium finishes in a row\u00a0\u2013 that&#8217;s no coincidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block\">Dazu\u00a0Malcolm stewart, who finally achieved his first victory in 2025. And with\u00a0Justin Barcia\u00a0and\u00a0Dylan Ferrandis\u00a0Ducati is more than just present in its first year, and let&#8217;s not forget Jorge Prado, who wants to silence his critics.<\/p>\n<p>250SX West: Anaheim forgets nothing<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block\">In the 250SX West series, Anaheim is more than just a kick-off event. The first main event here took place on&#8230;\u00a0February 2rd 1985\u00a0instead \u2013 first the second 250SX race everSince then, Anaheim has been the standard for decades.\u00a030 of 41 Openers They were driven here before the classes were separated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block\">heute steht\u00a0Haiden Deegan\u00a0at the center. Five SMX titles, seven 250SX victories,\u00a025 wins in totalAnd at the same time his last 250SX-West seasonEveryone is expecting the title. And that&#8217;s precisely what makes it complicated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block\">At Pro Circuit they know\u00a0Kitchen\u00a0and\u00a0McAdoo, what&#8217;s at stake. Mitch Payton has been waiting since\u00a0eight years.\u00a0Chance Hymas\u00a0He has reached a point where talent alone is no longer enough.\u00a0Max Anstie\u00a0The Red Plate knows this.\u00a0Max Vohland 2025 brought something rare: It stood\u00a0every single round\u00a0At the starting line. That, too, is a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Numbers that explain Anaheim \u2013 without explaining it<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block\">Anaheim produces myths, but no certainties. Only\u00a035 percent\u00a0The winner of the 450SX opener later became champion. In Anaheim itself, the percentage has even dropped to [missing information] in recent years.\u00a0below 25 percentThings look a little better in the 250SX, but still not rosy. 44 percent\u00a0The winners of the opening tournament later became champions.<\/p>\n<p>Or to put it another way: Anaheim decides nothing. But Anaheim reveals very early on who is prepared \u2013 and who isn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>The A1 track<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"2026 a1 supercross track map 4\" class=\"wp-image-35561\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-a1-supercross-track-map-4-1024x768.webp.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-a1-supercross-track-map-4-1024x768.webp.webp\" alt=\"2026 a1 supercross track map 4\" class=\"wp-image-35561\"  \/>2026 A1 Supercross Track<\/p>\n<p>Anaheim A1 schedule<\/p>\n<p>(Times given in CET \u2013 Saturday night to Sunday morning \u2013 information without guarantee)<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying &amp; Practice<\/p>\n<p>18:30 \u2013 18:42\u00a0250 Group C Qualifying\u00a0(first 2 minutes free)<\/p>\n<p>18:47 \u2013 18:59\u00a0250 Group B Qualifying\u00a0(first 2 minutes free)<\/p>\n<p>19:04 \u2013 19:16\u00a0250 Group A Qualifying\u00a0(first 2 minutes free)<\/p>\n<p>19:21 \u2013 19:33\u00a0450 Group A Qualifying\u00a0(first 2 minutes free)<\/p>\n<p>19:38 \u2013 19:50\u00a0450 Group B Qualifying\u00a0(first 2 minutes free)<\/p>\n<p>19:55 \u2013 20:07\u00a0450 Group C Qualifying\u00a0(first 2 minutes free)<\/p>\n<p>Second Qualifying<\/p>\n<p>21:05 \u2013 21:17\u00a0250 Group C Qualifying<\/p>\n<p>21:22 \u2013 21:34\u00a0250 Group B Qualifying<\/p>\n<p>21:39 \u2013 21:51\u00a0250 Group A Qualifying<\/p>\n<p>21:56 \u2013 22:08\u00a0450 Group A Qualifying<\/p>\n<p>22:13 \u2013 22:25\u00a0450 Group B Qualifying<\/p>\n<p>22:30 \u2013 22:42\u00a0450 Group C Qualifying<\/p>\n<p>Night show<\/p>\n<p>00:30 \u2013 01:04\u00a0Opening Ceremonies<\/p>\n<p>01:04 \u2013 01:12\u00a0\u00b7 250 Heat 1\u00a0(6 min + 1 lap)<\/p>\n<p>01:18 \u2013 01:26\u00a0\u00b7 250 Heat 2\u00a0(6 min + 1 lap)<\/p>\n<p>01:32 \u2013 01:40\u00a0\u00b7 450 Heat 1\u00a0(6 min + 1 lap)<\/p>\n<p>01:46 \u2013 01:54\u00a0\u00b7 450 Heat 2\u00a0(6 min + 1 lap)<\/p>\n<p>Last Chance &amp; Main Events<\/p>\n<p>02:20 \u2013 02:27\u00a0250 Last Chance Qualifier\u00a0(5 min + 1 lap)<\/p>\n<p>02:32 \u2013 02:39\u00a0450 Last Chance Qualifier\u00a0(5 min + 1 lap)<\/p>\n<p>02:52 \u2013 03:09\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0250 Main Event\u00a0(15 min + 1 lap)<\/p>\n<p>03:29 \u2013 03:51\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0450 Main Event\u00a0(20 min + 1 lap)<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPost navigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saturday evening: Supercross Dortmund, the atmosphere of the arena, the applause, maybe one beer too many \u2013 and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126541,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[63647,163,165,164],"class_list":["post-126540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-ama-supercross","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}