The Lawrence brothers didn’t just set the bar for the 2024 postseason.
They owned it.
Both Jett and Hunter Lawrence swept all three rounds of the SuperMotocross World Championship Finals Fueled by Monster Energy with Jett Lawrence claiming his second consecutive world title.
“I feel like dad’s going to be real happy with those results,” Jett Lawrence laughed as he and his brother both celebrated their 1-2 world championship crown together post-race.
Jett won the opening round at Concord, N.C. with Hunter claiming the overall victory at Fort Worth, Texas.
In a winner-take-all situation, Jett rose to the occasion to defend his title and the million-dollar bonus.
“I sat out the Outdoors with injury, and it sucked, so it’s good to come back and start where I left off,” declared Jett Lawrence during the post-race press conference in Las Vegas. “[I’m] super pumped. I’m happy but also it still sucks again because it’s against Hunter, so it’s a little harder to swallow but I’m just super happy with the team. This new bike is unreal, as you can see. I had to show up because the Australians came out, so I had to make sure I put Australia on top, either it was me or Hunter, so thanks to them.”
For Hunter, it was still a victory in his eyes being one of the three that had an even chance at the world title. Other sports have siblings that both find success: Eli and Payton Manning in football, or Serena and Venus Williams in tennis. The Lawrence brothers may be the next pair of siblings talked about on the world stage.
“I have (thought about it) a bit actually,” said Hunter. “Not too long ago we were watching Eli (Tomac) before we turned pro. It’s cool to be at that level and have that same effect on other kids.
Hopefully we gave the fans what they wanted to come and see, in a good battle all the way down to the wire. So, it was a fun race, regardless of the outcome I still had fun. That was a really good moto, and a huge thank you to the team. They’ve been working their butts off all year, so thanks so much to everyone that makes it possible.”
Eli Tomac had a long shot but took advantage of the situation to finish third overall in the championship points.
“I gave it my best,” admitted Tomac. “I just started behind them there, and did what I could, but we were all really fast tonight. They maybe had a couple little sections at the beginning [where] they were kind of sneaking away from me. So overall, [it was a] pretty good SMX series here [for me], and glad I was fighting towards the front of the races for this comeback. And just thank you to the team, all the fans, everyone.
“It’s good to be back.”
Chase Sexton, the third winner-take-all contender, suffered a hand injury in Moto 1 and did not compete in Moto 2. He finished seventh in the standings.
Some riders will be competing in the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations starting October 4 at Matterly Basin in Great Britain. For most others, the next race will be in 2025 during the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship, scheduled to be announced in coming weeks.