Kit Palmer | December 22, 2015
The start of the 2016 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship is just around the corner and many of the teams—factory and private—are pretty much settled, so we’ve compiled a rundown of some of the teams that plan to follow the 2016 series. Many of them are finalized, but there is still some scrambling going on. For example, Chad Reed has yet finalized his plans for 2016 but it looks like he will be on a Yamaha no matter what. A factory-backed Yamaha? That seems to be the question at the moment. For now, we’ll just list Reed as riding a Yamaha.
There are a few higher profile riders who are still seeking a ride, like former factory Kawasaki and JGRMX Yamaha rider Josh Grant, who recently purchased a Suzuki and has been doing laps on it at many of the local SoCal tracks. If the Yoshimura Suzuki factory team decides to hire a fill-in rider while Blake Baggett mends from his recent injuries, Grant might be the right guy for the job. We’ll see what happens there over the next couple weeks.
Our list includes many of the 250-class riders, but which series they will follow—east or west—is usually kept a secret until A1.
Anyway, here is our list, which could change at anytime (or might have already), so we’ll try to update it en route to January 9.
Also included at the bottom is the 2016 rider numbers for Supercross and schedule.
For the second time in his career, Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey gets to defend the number-one plate. Photography Kit Palmer
Red Bull KTM
#1 Ryan Dungey 450
#15 Dean Wilson 450
#25 Marvin Musquin 450
RCH/Soaring Eagle/Jimmy John’s Suzuki
#20 Broc Tickle 450
#94 Ken Roczen 450
Yoshimura Suzuki
#4 Blake Baggett 450
#7 James Stewart 450
Eli Tomac will make his Kawasaki debut at Anaheim I. Photography by Hoppenworld.com
Monster Energy Kawasaki
#3 Eli Tomac 450
#54 Wil Hahn 450
Honda HRC
#14 Cole Seely 450
#41 Trey Canard 450
Yamaha
#22 Chad Reed 450
AutoTrader.com/Toyota/JGRMX Yamaha Team
#28 Weston Peick 450
#34 Phil Nicoletti 450
#51 Justin Barcia 450
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing
#16 Zach Osborne 250
#21 Jason Anderson 450
#49 Martin Davalos 250
#377 Christophe Pourcel 450
BTOSports.com/KTM
#10 Justin Brayton 450
#18 Davi Millsaps 450
#29 Andrew Short 450
Cooper Webb will be back to defend his number-one plate in the 250 West series on the Yamalube/Star Racing/Yamaha YZ250F. Photography by Steve Cox
Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha
#6 Jeremy Martin 250
#17 Cooper Webb 250
#23 Aaron Plessinger 250
#26 Alex Martin 250
#229 Mitchell Harrison 250
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki
#35 Chris Alldredge 250
#37 Joey Savatgy 250
#44 Adam Cianciarulo 250
#53 Tyler Bowers 250
#66 Arnaud Tonus 250
GEICO Honda
#19 Justin Bogle 450
#31 RJ Hampshire 250
#38 Christian Craig 250
#50 Malcolm Stewart 250
#58 Jimmy Decotis 250
Team Tedder/Monster Energy Racing
#12 Jake Weimer 450
#151 Dakota Tedder 250 (West), 450 (East)
Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Red Bull KTM
#13 Jessy Nelson 250
#30 Shane McElrath 250
#36 Justin Hill 250
#42 Mitchell Oldenburg 250
#128 Alex Frye 250
Red Bull KTM’s Marvin Musquin moves up to the 450 class in 2016. Photography by Kit Palmer
Smartop MotoConcepts Racing
#55 Vince Friese 450
#800 Mike Alessi 450
GPI/Motosport.com/Crossland Racing
#40 Kyle Peters (250)
#976 Chase Marquier (250)
Crossland Racing
#40 Kyle Peters 250
MAD Racing powered by Yoshimura/Dirt Candy Suzuki
#32 Matt Bisceglia 250
#78 Daniel Baker 250
Team MicroBilt/PRBC
#88 Ronnie Stewart 450
CycleTrader.com/Rock River Yamaha
#46 Luke Renzland 250
#69 Colt Nichols 250
Motorcycle Superstore Suzuki
#45 Kyle Cunningham 250
#84 Jimmy Albertson 250
#172 Mark Worth 250
#174 Josh Osby 250
Jimmy Albertson will head the new Motorcycle Superstore Team.
51FIFTY Energy Drink Yamaha
#65 Zach Bell 250 (West)
#72 Hayden Mellross 250 (West)
Slaton Racing USA KTM
#103 Zac Commans 250
#148 Cole Thompson 250
Barn Pros/Home Depot Yamaha
#68 Cole Martinez 250 (West)
#76 Scott Champion 250 (West)
#87 Austin Politelli 250 (West)
Bud Racing/Monster Energy Kawasaki
#98 Darian Sanayei 250
TBD Maxime Desprey 250
Traders Racing Kawasaki
#48 Anthony Rodrigues 250 (East)
#62 Justin Starling 250 (East)
#70 Tony Archer 450 (East)
#73 Nick Gaines 250 (East)
Strikt-Triple Effect Racing/US Racing
#196 Damon Back 250
#820 Dalton Oxborrow 250
#91 Brandon Scharer 250
#92 Ryan Breece 250
Blue Buffalo/Slater Skins/Herrera Ranch Yamaha
#85 Michael Leib 250 (West)
#548 Broc Schmelyun 450
#934 Benny Bloss 250 (East)
Moto Mafia
#27 Nick Wey 450
Team Chiz
#11 Kyle Chisholm 450
Team ROCKWELL
#47 Tommy Hahn 450
2016 SUPERCROSS NUMBERS
1: 450SX: Ryan Dungey
1: – 250SX West: Cooper Webb
3: Eli Tomac
4: Blake Baggett
5: Ryan Dungey
6: Jeremy Martin
7: James Stewart
10: Justin Brayton
11: Kyle Chisholm
12: Jake Weimer
13: Jessy Nelson
14: Cole Seely
15: Dean Wilson
16: Zach Osborne
17: Cooper Webb
18: David Millsaps
19: Justin Bogle
20: Broc Tickle
21: Jason Anderson
22: Chad Reed
23: Aaron Plessinger
24: Brett Metcalfe
25: Marvin Musquin
26: Alex Martin
27: Nicholas Wey
28: Weston Peick
29: Andrew Short
30: Shane McElrath
31: RJ Hampshire
32: Matthew Bisceglia
33: Joshua Grant
34: Phillip Nicoletti
35: Chris Alldredge
36: Justin Hill
37: Joey Savatgy
38: Christian Craig
39: Jordon Smith
40: Kyle Peters
41: Trey Canard
42: Mitchell Oldenburg
43: Fredrik Noren
44: Adam Cianciarulo
45: Kyle Cunningham
46: Luke Renzland
47: Thomas Hahn
48: Anthony Rodriquez
49: Martin Davalos
50: Malcolm Stewart
51: Justin Barcia
52: Ben Lamay
53: Tyler Bowers
54: Wil Hahn
55: Vince Friese
56: Jackson Richardson
57: Josh Hansen
58: James Decotis
59: Jace Owen
60: Matthew Lemoine
61: Gannon Audette
62: Justin Starling
63: Jesse Wentland
64: Dakota Alix
65: Zachary Bell
66: Arnaud Tonus
67: Killian Rusk
68: Cole Martinez
69: Colt Nichols
70: Tony Archer
71: Kyle Partridge
72: Hayden Mellross
73: Nick Gaines
74: Ryan Sipes
75: Josh Hill
76: Scott Champion
77: Zackery Freeberg
78: Daniel Baker
79: Nicholas Schmidt
80: Zachary Williams
81: Jason Brooks
82: Trevor Reis
83: Daniel Herrlein
84: Jimmy Albertson
85: Michael Leib
86: AJ Catanzaro
87: Austin Politelli
88: Ronnie Stewart
89: Marshal Weltin
90: John Short
91: Brandon Scharer
92: Ryan Breece
93: Colton Facciotti
94: Ken Roczen
95: Dustin Pipes
96: Noah McConahy
97: Tevin Tapia
98: Darian Sanayei
99: Heath Harrison
377: Christophe Pourcel
800: Mike Alessi
2016 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series Schedule
| Date |
Venue |
City |
Event Time |
| January 9 |
Angel Stadium |
Anaheim, Calif. |
6:30pm local |
| January 16 |
Petco Park |
San Diego |
6:30pm local |
| January 23 |
Angel Stadium |
Anaheim, Calif. |
6:30pm local |
| January 30 |
O.Co Coliseum |
Oakland, Calif. |
6:30pm local |
| February 6 |
University of Phoenix Stadium |
Glendale, Ariz. |
6:30pm local |
| February 13 |
Petco Park |
San Diego |
6:30pm local |
| February 20 |
AT&T Stadium |
Arlington, Texas |
6:30pm local |
| February 27 |
Georgia Dome |
Atlanta |
6:30pm local |
| March 5** |
Daytona International Speedway |
Daytona Beach, Fla. |
6:30pm local |
| March 12 |
Rogers Centre |
Toronto |
3:30pm local |
| March 19 |
Ford Field |
Detroit |
6:30pm local |
| April 2 |
Levi’s Stadium |
Santa Clara, Calif. |
6:30pm local |
| April 9 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Indianapolis |
6:30pm local |
| April 16 |
Edward Jones Dome |
St. Louis |
6:30pm local |
| April 23 |
Gillette Stadium |
Foxboro, Mass. |
3:30pm local |
| April 30 |
MetLife Stadium |
East Rutherford, N.J. |
2:30pm local |
| May 7 |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
Las Vegas |
6:30pm local |
