AMA Supersport Championship
Current season, competition or edition: 2026 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship | |
 | |
| Sport | Motorcycle sport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country | United States |
Most recent champion |  Mathew Scholtz |
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.”[1]
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.[2] Before being dropped altogether, the Superstock 600 and Supersport classes were run together due to the low number of entrants in the Supersport class.[3]
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[4]
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.[5]
Champions
| Season | Champion[6] |
|---|---|
| 1987 |  Doug Polen |
| 1988 | Doug Polen |
| 1989 | Scott Zampach |
| 1990 | David Sadowski |
| 1991 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 Day West: Ricky ParkerNational:  Leandro Mercado |
| 2010 | East: J. D. Beach West: Joey PascarellaNational: Austin DeHaven |
| 2011 | East: James Rispoli West:  David GaviriaNational: James Rispoli |
| 2012 | East: Jake Lewis West: James RispoliNational: James Rispoli |
| 2013 | East: Corey Alexander West: 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
| Team | Bike |
|---|---|
| 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
References
- ↑ https://www.motoamerica.com/supersport/
- ↑ "MotoAmerica Releases Its Rules, Class Structure". Cycle News. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
- ↑ "MotoAmerica Supersport and Superstock 600 Classes Combined". Cycleworld.
- ↑ "2026 MotoAmerica Supersport Supplemental Technical Regulations" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. p. 4.
- ↑ "2026 MotoAmerica Supersport Supplemental Technical Regulations" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. p. 6.
- ↑ "2014 Media Guide" (PDF). AMA Pro Racing. p. 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links
- Official AMA Racing Site Archived 2011-09-21 at the Wayback Machine