AMA Supercross loses FIM world championship status

The promoter responsible for AMA Supercross has ended its agreement with the FIM after nearly two decades, meaning the series will lose its status as an official World Championship.

Feld Entertainment made the tough call to cut ties with the international governing body for motorcycling, citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as the primary reason.

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As of 2022, the AMA Supercross series will revert back to a domestic series under the direct control of the American Motorcyclist Association.

The FIM first partnered with Feld in 2002, with the goal of expanding the AMA Supercross championship beyond American borders. While the series visited a number of European countries early in the agreement, travel costs saw it settle into a North American-centric schedule.

FIM President Jorege Viegas thanked Feld in a statement, and left the door open for a new agreement in the future. “I would like to say a huge thank you to Feld Entertainment for such a long and great partnership,” he said. “I firmly believe under normal circumstances that this is an agreement that would have been extended for a further period.

“That said we fully understand the current situation and respect the decision that has been taken. I am confident that the series will soon recover the levels it enjoyed before the pandemic and that in the future we will have the opportunity to explore a new agreement.”

While fans can expect the 2022 series to look the same as previous years, the winners will no longer be crowned world champions by the FIM. It is also yet to be seen if there will be any rule changes with the AMA taking full control of the series.