Australian brothers Jett and Hunter Lawrence notched up an historic 1-2 finish in 450SX class at Denver, Colorado, the 16th and penultimate round of the 2024 Supercross Championships in the United States.
Jett holds 20-point advantage in title chase heading into final round in Salt Lake City this coming weekend.
Meanwhile, Japanese rider Jo Shimoda earned his first victory of the season in 250SX West Coast Championship in Denver.
Team Honda HRC achieved a near-perfect performance in Denver, Jett and Hunter Lawrence making AMA Supercross history as the first brothers to stand on the premier-class podium together.
The factory Honda machines were quick out of the gate in the 450SX main event, with Hunter Lawrence grabbing the holeshot and Jett close in tow.
Hunter led the first half of the race, showing impressive speed and poise. At about the midway point, Jett made the pass for the lead, and from there, the Australian duo logged consistent laps and crossed the finish line just under two seconds apart.
It was Jett’s eighth win of the season, putting himself in a strong position in the title fight. Hunter’s career-best second-place finish comes on the heels of several strong showings in recent weeks, including a heat-race win and pole-position qualifying result.
With Jett’s victory at the weekend, Honda has surpassed Kawasaki for most premier-class wins in Denver, with three (Jeremy McGrath in 1996 and Chase Sexton in 2023).
Salt Lake City is a 250SX East-West Showdown, which means Chance Hymas and Jo Shimoda will both be in action.
Photo courtesy HRC Honda
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RESULTS & STANDINGS:
450SX Results
- Jett Lawrence (Hon)
- Hunter Lawrence (Hon)
- Jason Anderson (Kaw)
- Justin Barcia (Gas)
- Cooper Webb (Yam)
- Justin Cooper (Yam)
- Malcolm Stewart (Hus)
- Chase Sexton (KTM)
- Dylan Ferrandis (Hon)
- Eli Tomac (Yam)
450SX Championship Points (after 16 of 17 rounds)
- Jett Lawrence: 336
- Cooper Webb: 316
- Eli Tomac: 282
- Chase Sexton: 282
- Jason Anderson: 264
- Ken Roczen: 223
- Justin Cooper: 205
- Hunter Lawrence: 200
- Justin Barcia: 200
- Aaron Plessinger: 198
250SX West Region Results
- Jo Shimoda (Hon)
- Levi Kitchen (Kaw)
- R.J. Hampshire (Hus)
- Nate Thrasher (Yam)
- Jordan Smith (Yam)
- Phil Nicoletti (Yam)
- Cole Thompson (Yam)
- Robbie Wageman (Yam)
- Talon Hawkins (KTM)
- Julien Beaumer (KTM)
250SX West Region Championship Points (after 9 of 10 rounds)
- Levi Kitchen: 186
- R.J. Hampshire: 186
- Jordon Smith: 165
- Jo Shimoda: 163
- Garrett Marchbanks: 121
- Julien Beaumer: 118
- Nate Thrasher: 107
- Anthony Bourdon: 102
- Phil Nicoletti: 93
- Carson Mumford: 88