On July 1, the FIM World Supercross Championship of 2023 will commence at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. This year, the series will comprise six rounds and will make stops in Singapore, Europe, Australia, and Canada, expanding from the two-round launch it had last year.
View the full schedule and purchase tickets to the opening round here.
With the opening round nearing, let’s take a dive into the purse money for each round, as there will be a lot of coin on the line this year.
Signing Fee for each team = $650,000
Payments split:
2022 = $400,000
2023 = $125,000
2024 = $125,000
Appearance Fee for each team = $50,000 per event
Freight is covered globally for teams
Each round, the winner of the WSX (450) Class will get $40,000 with second place getting $30,000 and third $20,000. In the SX2 (250) Class, the winner will receive $16,000 with second $12,000 and third $8,000.
Check out the full breakdown of the purse for each round below.
Position | Points | Prize Purse | |
Superpole (WSX Only) | 1 | WSX | SX2 |
Superfinal Fastest Lap (WSX and SX2) | 1 | ||
1 | 25 | $40,000 | $16,000 |
2 | 22 | $30,000 | $12,000 |
3 | 20 | $20,000 | $8,000 |
4 | 18 | $15,000 | $6,000 |
5 | 16 | $10,000 | $4,000 |
6 | 15 | $9,000 | $3,600 |
7 | 14 | $8,050 | $3,220 |
8 | 13 | $7,050 | $2,820 |
9 | 12 | $5,050 | $2,020 |
10 | 11 | $3,850 | $1,540 |
11 | 10 | $3,650 | $1,460 |
12 | 9 | $3,450 | $1,380 |
13 | 8 | $3,250 | $1,300 |
14 | 7 | $3,050 | $1,220 |
15 | 6 | $2,850 | $1,140 |
16 | 5 | $2,650 | $1,060 |
17 | 4 | $2,450 | $980 |
18 | 3 | $2,250 | $900 |
19 | 2 | $2,050 | $820 |
20 | 1 | $1,850 | $740 |
21 | 0 | $1,650 | $640 |
22 | 0 | $1,450 | $560 |