Cooper Webb finished third in Moto 1 and won the second moto in Night 1 of the Paris Supercross SX1 (450cc) division at Paris La Defense Arena to claim the overall win.
Webb’s points total for the night included a second-place finish in the Super Pole competition, giving him a slim advantage over Malcolm Stewart, who finished third in that round and second in both motos. Stewart’s consistent strength placed him second overall.
Webb was also the beneficiary of a crash in the second race by the Moto 1 winner Jett Lawrence.
Jett appeared to be well on his way to sweeping the night, just as he did in 2023, before he ran up on a lapped rider and crashed in the second race. His bike was damaged badly enough to force his retirement with two laps remaining.
That created a thrilling finish with Webb narrowly edging Stewart by two-tenths of a second in Moto 2.
Dylan Ferrandis rounded out the podium, also with consistency. He finished fourth in both motos and in the Super Pole round to score 12 point overall and narrowly edge Hunter Lawrence who was fifth and third in the motos and place fifth in the Super Pole competition.
Lawrence’s crash in Moto 2 dropped him from contention for the Night 1 overall victory but after winning Moto 1 and the Super Pole, he scored 15 points overall and rounded out the top five.
At the Paris Supercross over the weekend, Jett Lawrence won five out of the six races, but a crash while leading and 13th place finish in one race cost him the overall King of Paris, which went to Cooper Webb. Malcolm Stewart finished second overall with 2-2-3-3-4-2 finishes ahead of Jett Lawrence’s 1-13-1-1-1-1 for third overall and Hunter Lawrence 5-3-5-4-3-4. Stewart did not race the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations like the other three top riders did, but he was solid.
The Honda HRC Progressive brother duo of Jett and Hunter battled for the King of Paris honors last year, which went to Jett. This go round, they were getting their first taste of a supercross race on the all-new generation 2025 Honda CRF450R. While Jett did not get the overall win after his costly DNF, it was a good day. Despite not being where he was last year at this time, Hunter knows he can improve with almost two months before the 2025 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season opener January 11 in California.
Steve Matthes caught up with the trio after the race to get their thoughts on the 41st Paris Supercross.
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