Press Release | October 3, 2022
Honda NILS Racing Announces Team to compete in FIM World Supercross Championship
French rider Jordi Tixier (pictured) will contest the WSX 450cc class for Honda NILS Racing, along with Italian Angelo Pellegrini. France’s Thomas Do and Italy’s Lorenzo Camporese are named for the Honda NILS SX2 250cc class team.
Italy (October 3, 2022) – Honda NILS Racing today announced its complete rider lineup for the FIM World Supercross Championship (WSX), including renowned French rider, Jordi Tixier and Italian, Angelo Pellegrini competing in the WSX (450cc) Class, while France’s Thomas Do and Italy’s Lorenzo Camporese will race in the SX2 (250cc) Class. All the action begins on October 8 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales where the team will compete for an FIM-sanctioned World Championship.
The Honda NILS racing team is comprised of all Europeans and is led by 2014 Motocross World Champion, Jordi Tixier. Making his professional debut in 2009, Tixier is an icon in the French motocross circles and will provide the championship pedigree needed for the NILS racing team to compete for a World Championship in the WSX class.
Tixier’s teammate in the WSX class is Supercross specialist hailing from Italy, Angelo Pellegrini. Beginning his Supercross career in 2012, Pellegrini is an experienced rider and European SX Champion, who has competed in the highest level supercross series around the world in both the 250 and 450 classes.
The Honda NILS Race Team is led by Livia Lancelot, the first ever women’s motocross World Championship won in 2008 who then followed it up with another world title run in 2016. Lancelot will utilize her championship-level experience to field a competitive foursome of riders competing on the global stage.
“We’re excited about our team’s chances to compete in the WSX class and believe the experience, drive and determination of Jordi and Angelo can propel us to top 5 finishes and an opportunity to win a World Championship in the Future,” said Lancelot.
Lancelot and the Honda NILS Racing Team will roll out two more European riders to compete in the SX2 (250cc) Class. Riding out of France, Thomas Do is a well-known Supercross rider competing in the states with several top-10 and top-5 performances throughout his career that dates back to 2016.
Completing the Honda NILS lineup of FIM World Supercross Championship riders is Italian, Lorenzo Camporese. An up-and-coming rider with extensive experience in racing, Camporese competed in nine main event AMA supercross races and brings youthful exuberance to a team rich with experience that will challenge and compete against the best 250 riders in the world.
The FIM World Supercross Championship will host the British Grand Prix at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday, October 8. The FIM World Supercross Championship 2022 will serve as a “pilot” season, allowing the championship to establish itself and build momentum going into 2023. From 2023, and subsequent years, the FIM World Supercross Championship expand annually between June and November, with up to 12 events in 2023.
PRESS RELEASE FROM AUGUST 12, 2022:
The 10th and final team has been announced for the upcoming World Supercross Championship (WSX). The Honda NILS team fills this spot on the grid, led by former women’s world champion Livia Lancelot. Lancelot has been a staple in the MXGP scene, managing the 114 Honda team for a number of years now. While the Honda NILS team is listed as Italian, this partnership with Lancelot is likely to have connections with her current team and other Honda MXGP brass. Riders for the team (two SX1 and two SX2) have yet to be announced but will come in the following weeks. The official press release can be read below.
Livia Lancelot and the NILS Honda team take the 10th spot on the WSX grid.
SX Global, the Australian sports and entertainment company spearheading the FIM World Supercross Championship (WSX), today announced Italian team, Honda NILS as its 10th and final team competing in the 2022 FIM World Supercross Championship. The team will announce its four riders in the coming weeks as it prepares for the Global WSX Championship kicking off on Saturday, October 8th in Cardiff, Wales at Principality Stadium.
The 34-year-old Lancelot won the first ever women’s motocross World Championship in 2008 and followed it up with another world title run in 2016. After retiring from competition, she has worked as a Team Manager since 2017 in the MX2 class of the MXGP World Championship scoring multiple podium wins. She now becomes the most decorated female Team Manager in major Supercross anywhere in the world.
“We are excited to get to work and believe we will make a strong showing during the pilot FIM World Supercross Championship season,” said Lancelot. “Our ‘offseason’ is only a few weeks, so we are quickly working to get riders and crew members under contract, and bikes ready to race, all while tackling the logistics a global series requires. It’s a great challenge, and we are ready to face it.”
Ruben Fernandez currently rides for Lancelot’s 114 Honda team in the MXGP series. No word yet if he will ride WSX. Photo: MXGP
