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NBC Sports
4 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
World Supercross Championship (WSX) announces five-round 2025 schedule
The World Supercross Championship (WSX) announced a five-round schedule that begins October 18, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and ends December 13, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. A previously announced round in London was canceled. These five rounds will bridge five continents. 'The 2025 calendar is a defining moment for World Supercross, as we continue to push the sport to new territories and audiences,' said Tom Burwell, CEO of SX Global in a news release. 'Expanding into new regions like Malaysia, Argentina and South Africa, alongside returning to key markets like Canada and Australia, highlights our vision to make supercross a truly global spectacle. Delivering elite supercross racing to five continents for the first time is a huge moment. This will be the biggest and best season yet.' The season opener in Malaysia will be hosted at Stadium Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur and it marks the first time in series history that a race has been held in that country. Round 2 also represents a new venue with Buenos Aries hosting a round on November 8 at the Oscar & Juan Gálvez Racetrack. This is the first time a WSX supercross track has been built in the confines of an existing racetrack. Vancouver, British Columbia, returns to the schedule at BC Place on November 15. Last year's round represented a return to the market for the first time in 20 years. Eli Tomac and Shane McElrath were victorious. Australia also returns to the schedule, but the venue has changed. Last year the WSX raced in Perth. In 2025, Robina on the Gold Coast will host the fourth round on November 29 at Cbus Super Stadium. The season ends with the South African GP in Cape Town, South Africa, on December 13 at DHL Stadium. This will be the first time a WSX race is held on the continent of Africa. 2025 World Supercross Championship (WSX) Schedule 10-18-2025: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11-08-2025: Buenos Aires, Argentina 11-15-2025: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 11-29-2025: Robina, Gold Coast, Australia 12-13-2025: Cape Town, South Africa
Time Out
5 days ago
- Sport
- Time Out
Helmets at the ready! World Supercross is coming to Cape Town
Get ready, Cape Town! For the very first time in the history of World Supercross, Cape Town will be hosting a major race. And not just any race - it's the season finale of the 2025 FIM World Supercross Championship. Now that's lekker! The South African GP is set to take place on Saturday, 13 December 2025, at the magnificent DHL Stadium. With the introduction of an African leg of the Championship, the full calendar of races will now be contested across five continents. Asia, North America, South America and Australasia are the other host continents... but we bet their crowds won't be anything like ours! Tom Burwell, the CEO of World Supercross, revealed: 'The 2025 calendar is a defining moment for World Supercross, as we continue to push the sport to new territories and audiences. "Expanding into new regions like Malaysia, Argentina and South Africa, alongside returning to key markets like Canada and Australia, highlights our vision to make supercross a truly global spectacle. Delivering elite supercross racing to five continents for the first time is a huge moment. This will be the biggest and best season yet.' Eli Tomac (450cc), Shane McElrath (250cc) and Fire Power Honda (Team) were the victors of the 2024 season. It is unclear as to whether the champions of last year will participate in 2025, as the team schedules will only be released at a later date. 2025 FIM World Supercross Championship Calendar For more information around tickets and everything World Supercross, check out the official website of the championship.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Morocco reveals ambitious £887m plan to host African F1 race
The coastal city of Tangiers in Morocco could host an F1 race (AFP via Getty Images) Morocco looks set to enter the competitive race to host an F1 race in Africa with a spectacular $1.2m (£887m) plan revealed near the coastal city of Tangier. Both South Africa – at either the Kyalami track near Johannesburg or a Cape Town street circuit, and Rwanda have expressed strong interest in hosting a grand prix, perhaps as early as 2027. Advertisement Africa is the only habitable continent that F1 does not host a race in, amidst the congested 24-event calendar. The last grand prix in Africa was the 1993 South African GP. But now, Morocco is aiming to build a mega-project 20km south of Tangier, which will include a Grade 1 circuit fit to host F1 and MotoGP, a theme park, a shopping mall and a marina. The architect behind the plan, ex-McLaren and Lotus team principal Eric Boullier, has his sights set on the project being something close to a 'mini-Abu Dhabi.' 'We went there [Tangier] to do a feasibility study to assess the potential of one day Formula 1 racing in Morocco,' Boullier told RacingNews365. Advertisement "We found the spot they selected met all the criteria, and from that point, we built the project. This is quite a big project. It is a mini-Abu Dhabi, if I may compare, creating a completely independent ecosystem, obviously based on tourism. "It will have a huge impact on the region, based south of Tangier, so additional hotels and the airport are all within 15 kilometres. It's a strategic project for the country, a very serious project, which needs to have the approval at the highest level. Ex-McLaren and Lotus team principal Eric Boullier has been tasked with bringing F1 to Morocco (Getty Images) 'If we get that, it will tick all the boxes of what F1 wants to achieve in Africa. It would make sense to hold F1 there, making it the pinnacle of the year, but with an ecosystem created to survive all year." Advertisement The project has already generated $800m of private investment, with the hope that more will be obtained if the spectacular plans are approved at the highest level in Morocco. Boullier was previously managing director of the French Grand Prix, last on the calendar in 2022 at Circuit Paul Ricard. F1 boss Stefano Domenicali has spoken numerous times of his focus on finding Africa a spot on the calendar, while Lewis Hamilton has also insisted that the sport must try and host a race on the continent.
