AMA Supersport, now known as MotoAmerica Supersport Championship, is an American motorcycle racing series. The race series was founded and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1987.
This racing series is placed directly below the MotoAmerica Superbike championship, described by the organization as “MotoAmerica’s middleweight championship, the Supersport class features the series’ rising stars competing aboard production-based motorcycles that are slightly less powerful than Superbikes, but are no less exciting to watch.”https://www.motoamerica.com/supersport/
What was formerly known as AMA Pro Supersport became the Superstock 600 class in 2015 (eventually being dropped altogether) and featured homologated production bikes with engines sized up to 600cc, four stroke, four cylinder engines. The Daytona Sportbike class evolved into the MotoAmerica Supersport class, taking on the FIM Supersport regulations as the MotoAmerica organization sought to simplify the amount of work manufacturers needed to do to enter the series and thus attract more involvement in North American road racing. Before being dropped altogether, the Superstock 600 and Supersport classes were run together due to the low number of entrants in the Supersport class.
The Supersport class now features several manufacturers bringing bikes into competition with a variety of engine types and sizes following the new Next Generation Supersport regulations and homologation rules.
Next Generation SuperSport Regulations
Engine Over 400cc up to 636cc 4 stroke 4 cylinders Over 500cc up to 800cc 4 stroke 3 cylinders Over 600cc up to 955cc 4 stroke 2 cylinders
Weight
The combined minimum weight (bike and rider in full racing equipment) is 239kg, except for the Kawasaki ZX-6R which is 242kg and the Ducati Panigale V2 at 244kg.
Champions Season Champion 1987 Doug Polen 1988 Doug Polen 1989 Scott Zampach 1990 David Sadowski 1991 Miguel Duhamel 1992 Tom Kipp 1993 Miguel Duhamel 1994 Jamie James 1995 Miguel Duhamel 1996 Miguel Duhamel 1997 Miguel Duhamel 1998 Steve Crevier 1999 Nicky Hayden 2000 Kurtis Roberts 2001 Eric Bostrom 2002 Aaron Yates 2003 Jamie Hacking 2004 Tommy Hayden 2005 Tommy Hayden 2006 Jamie Hacking 2007 Roger Lee Hayden 2008 Ben Bostrom 2009 East: Josh DayWest: Ricky ParkerNational: Leandro Mercado 2010 East: J. D. BeachWest: Joey PascarellaNational: Austin DeHaven 2011 East: James RispoliWest: David GaviriaNational: James Rispoli 2012 East: Jake LewisWest: James RispoliNational: James Rispoli 2013 East: Corey AlexanderWest: Tomás PuertaNational: Tomás Puerta 2014 Hayden Gillim 2015 J. D. Beach 2016 Garrett Gerloff 2017 Garrett Gerloff 2018 J. D. Beach 2019 Bobby Fong 2020 Richie Escalante 2021 Sean Dylan Kelly 2022 Josh Herrin 2023 Xavi Fores 2024 Mathew Scholtz 2025 Mathew Scholtz 2026 TBD
Circuits
The Supersport class shares the same circuits as the superbike class and have raced at these locations within the past 5 years: Barber Motorsports Park (Leeds, Alabama) Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta (Braselton, Georgia) Brainerd International Raceway (Brainerd, Minnesota) Pittsburgh International Race Complex (Wampum, Pennsylvania) Road America (Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin) Ridge Motorsports Park (Shelton, Washington) Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca (Salinas, California) Virginia International Raceway (Alton, Virginia) Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Lexington, Ohio) Circuit of the Americas (Del Valle, Texas) New Jersey Motorsports Park (Millville, New Jersey)
Teams/Manufacturers TeamBike BPR Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R9 MP13 Racing/One Cure Racing MV Agusta F3RR Rahal Ducati Moto with Desnuda Organic Tequila Ducati Panigale V2 Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight Ducati Panigale V2 Rahal Ducati Moto with Roller Die + Forming Ducati Panigale V2 Liberty Yamaha Racing Yamaha YZF-R9 Altus Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R9 M4 ECSTAR Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 TopPro Motorsports/Edge Racing Ducati Panigale V2 Rodio Racing Ducati Panigale V2 BPR Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R9 Superbike Supply Suzuki GSX-R750 Donut Racing Suzuki GSX-R750 Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse Ducati Panigale V2 Horney Racing Suzuki GSX-R750 Ducati Pittsburgh/Mosites Motorsports Ducati Panigale V2 Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R9 Shane Maggs Racing Suzuki GSX-R750 Chase Black Racing Ducati Panigale V2
See also AMA Superbike Championship AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Championship
References
External links Official AMA Racing Site