Next November 16-17 it’s time for the 40th Paris Supercross!
Paris, land of SX!
Since its first edition in March 1984, the Paris Supercross has always been a source of inspiration for French riders who discovered and then became passionate about this discipline that came directly from the United States. And it’s no coincidence that many French players have made their mark in the capital, before embarking on successful careers overseas!
When American pilots landed in Paris forty years ago, they created a unique spectacle in France and sparked vocations. We then had to wait a few years before French riders could compete with the specialists of the discipline, but since then it is no coincidence that the French have won more titles in the USA than any other country, Americans offside obviously!
A fantastic school
When the Supercross arrived in Paris on March 14 and 15, 1984, the European riders “got a slap in the face” and did not necessarily immediately understand what was happening to them, they who only knew the motocross terrain. Jean Luc Fouchet, French motocross champion in 1984, was one of the first to become passionate about SX. “The first time we rode with the Americans, we were convinced that they were using special bikes, especially with different gearboxes from ours” recalls Jean Luc who became passionate about Supercross, to the point of creating the French championship for the specialty. It was in Reygades, in Corrèze, that the first edition started in 1987, and the winners were none other than Christian and Jean Michel Bayle, the latter a few months later the first French rider to stand on the podium of the SX in Paris! Thirty-seven years later the French championship is still there, allowing young people to learn a discipline that no longer holds secrets for them, and Paris is still one of the stages of this French championship, welcoming the opening of the curtain for each evening of the SX2 category . And on Saturday and Sunday the best elements of this race will be invited to participate in the international event.
From Bayle to Vialle, thirty-four years of success
If the Americans have won 26 editions of the Paris Supercross and regularly dominate the US championship, the French have always been their most serious rivals, both in Paris where they achieved 10 successes and in the United States where they won no less. of nine Supercross titles! The first winner was Jean Michel Bayle, the first non-American rider to win in Paris in 1990 before taking the US title the following year, and the latest is none other than Tom Vialle who won this summer in the SX250 on the coast eastern. Both, like Mickael Pichon, Stéphane Roncada, Christophe Pourcel, Marvin Musquin and Dylan Ferrandis, cut their teeth in the French championship and in the Paris Supercross, before challenging the Americans and beating them on home soil to win titles! Last tricolors won in the USA, Dylan Ferrandis and Tom Vialle will return to the track in a few days at the Paris la Défense Arena, the former competing in the SX1 category and the latter in SX2. Will they be able to make the French colors triumph again, three years after Marvin Musquin (King of Paris in 2021) and Yannis Irsuti (Prince of Paris in 2017)? The opposition will be strong as Jett Lawrence and Jo Shimoda King and Prince respectively will be in attendance, along with Cooper Webb, Hunter Lawrence, Malcom Stewart and all the French Supercross specialists.
Provisional Entry List
The official entry list has not yet been released. However, the following riders have been confirmed for the 2024 Paris Supercross.
| Num | Rider | Country | Source |
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Inexhaustible enthusiasm
Like every edition, the fans have already responded as there are no more seats on sale for the evening of Saturday 16 November, apart from the Vialle and Ferrandis packs. For those who do not yet have a ticket, there are still possibilities on Sunday 17th where the times have been brought forward (doors opening at 10.30am, show presentation at 2.00pm, end of competitions at 6.00pm) and preferential rates have been offered for children, allowing families to come and watch the races and the “FMX” show where the riders will once again defy the laws of gravity.
An unmissable event!
It’s been exactly 40 years since a motorcycle entered the Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy for the first time, in March 1984. And it was a great performance achieved by the Paris Supercross, filling the POPB first (as no other sport has done) for thirty years then at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille and finally for 6 editions at the Arena La Défense in Paris.
The story will continue again on November 16th and 17th, at the Paris la Défense Arena in Nanterre, an ultra-modern venue that will allow us to push the limits of Supercross in our country!
2023 – Paris La Défense Arena – Jett Lawrence (AUS, Honda)
2022 – Paris La Défense Arena – Ken Roczen (ALL, Honda)
2021 – Paris La Défense Arena – Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM)
2019 – Paris La Défense Arena – Justin Barcia (USA, Yamaha)
2018 – Paris La Défense Arena – Jason Anderson (USA, Husqvarna)
2017 – Paris La Défense Arena – Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM)
2016 – Paris Lille XXXIV – Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM)
2015 – Paris Lille XXXIII – Weston Peick (USA, Yamaha)
2014 – Paris Lille XXXII – Eli Tomac (USA, Kawasaki)
2013 – Bercy XXXI – Justin Barcia (USA, Honda)
2012 – Bercy XXX – Jake Weimer (USA, Kawasaki)
2011 – Bercy XXIX – Kyle Chisholm (USA, Yamaha)
2010 – Bercy XXVIII – Justin Barcia (USA, Honda)
2009 – Bercy XXVII – Justin Brayton (USA, Yamaha)
2008 – Bercy XXVI – James Stewart (USA, Yamaha)
2007 – Bercy XXV – Chad Reed (Aus, Yamaha)
2006 – Bercy XXIV – Christophe Pourcel (Fra, Kawasaki)
2005 – Bercy XXIII – Andrew Short (USA, Honda)
2004 – Bercy XXII – Andrew Short (USA, Honda)
2003 – Bercy XXI – David Vuillemin (Fra, Yamaha)
2002 – Bercy XX – Grant Langston (AFS, KTM)
2001 – Bercy XIX – David Vuillemin (Fra, Yamaha)
2000 – Bercy XVIII – David Vuillemin (Fra, Yamaha)
1999 – Bercy XVII – David Vuillemin (Fr, Yamaha)
1998 – Bercy XVI – Larry Ward (USA, Suzuki)
1997 – Bercy XV – Jeff Emig (USA, Kawasaki)
1996 – Bercy XIV – Ryan Hughes (USA, Kawasaki)
1995 – Bercy XIII – Jeremy Mac Grath (USA, Honda)
1994 – Bercy XII – Mike Larocco (USA, Kawasaki)
1993 – Bercy XI – Jeremy Mac Grath (USA, Honda)
1992 – Bercy X – Jeff Stanton (USA, Honda)
1991 – Bercy IX – Jean Michel Bayle (Fra, Honda)
1990 – Bercy VIII – Jean Michel Bayle (Fra, Honda)
1989 – Bercy VII – Ricky Johnson (USA, Honda)
1988 – Bercy VI – Jeff Ward (USA, Kawasaki)
1987 – Bercy V – Ricky Johnson (USA, Honda)
1986 – Bercy IV – David Bailey (USA, Honda)
1985 – Bercy III – Johnny O’Mara (USA, Honda)
1984 – Bercy II – Johnny O’Mara (USA, Honda)
1984 – Bercy I – David Bailey (USA, Honda)
