Supercross starts up in January, and it’s time to match the latest crop of riders to the numbers on their motorcycles. The biggest news for 2021 is that 250MX National Champion Dylan Ferrandis is sticking with #14 rather than taking advantage of the opportunity to run a single-digit number for the rest of his career. 450MX National Champion Zach Osborne made the same decision, keeping #16 as his permanent number. You won’t see 1W or 1E in the 250SX class—both Ferrandis and Sexton are moving up to the 450 class.Zach Osborne photo by Will EmbreeCurrently, the only single-digit numbers available for the foreseeable future are #5 and #8. To earn a career single-digit number, you have to win a 450SX, 450MX, or 250MX title. A regional 250SX championship doesn’t get it done.
There are many noteworthy changes, starting in the late 20s:
Colt Nichols ditches unlucky #13 in favor of #64
Weston Peick surrenders #18 to Jett Lawrence
Alex Ray gets Jett Lawrence’s old #83
Brandon Hartranft takes #28 from Michael Mosiman (now #42)
Christian Craig takes #29 from Cameron McAdoo (now #31)
Jo Shimoda picks up Hartranft’s old #30
Josh Hill gets Shimoda’s old #84
McAdoo takes #31 from Fredrik Norén (now #43)
Josh Grant surrenders #33 to Derek Drake
Max Anstie takes #34 from Tyler Bowers (now #44)
Mitchell Harrison takes #35 from Hunter Lawrence (now #41)
Martin Dávalos relinquishes #37 for #36, taking it from Garrett Marchbanks (now #48)
Benny Bloss picks up #37 from Dávalos
Austin Forkner takes #38 from Kyle Peters (now #56)
Carson Mumford takes #39 from Jordan Bailey (now #66)
Vince Friese takes #40 from Mitch Oldenburg (now #49)
Hunter Lawrence takes #41 from Ty Masterpool (now #53)
Michael Mosiman takes #42 from Ben LaMay (now #97)
Norén takes #43 from John Short (now #55)
Bowers takes #44 from Kyle Cunningham (now #78)
Pierce Brown takes #45 from Jacob Hayes (now #58)
Jalek Swoll takes #47 from Lorenzo Locurcio (now #82)
Marchbanks takes #48 from Henry Miller (now #70)
Oldenburg takes #49 from Chris Blose (now #60)
Enzo Lopes gets #50 from Bloss
Luke Clout gets #52 from Forkner
Masterpool takes #53 from Jimmy Decotis
Nick Gaines takes #54 from Jordon Smith (now #80)
Grant Harlan takes #76 from Mike Alessi
Nate Thrasher takes #91 from Ryan Sipes
Chase Marquier takes #92 from Austin Politelli
Hardy Munoz takes #93 from Blake Wharton
2021 AMA Supercross and Motocross Pro Numbers1 — 450SX: Eli Tomac1 — 450MX: Zach Osborne1 — 250MX: Dylan Ferrandis1W — Dylan Ferrandis1E — Chase Sexton2* — Cooper Webb3* — Eli Tomac4* — Blake Baggett6* — Jeremy Martin7* — Aaron Plessinger9* — Adam Cianciarulo10* — Justin Brayton11* — Kyle Chisholm12* — Shane McElrath14* — Dylan Ferrandis15* — Dean Wilson16* — Zach Osborne17* — Joey Savatgy18 — Jett Lawrence19* — Justin Bogle20* — Broc Tickle21* — Jason Anderson22* — Chad Reed23* — Chase Sexton24* — RJ Hampshire25* — Marvin Musquin26* — Alex Martin27* — Malcolm Stewart28 — Brandon Hartranft29 — Christian Craig30 — Jo Shimoda31 — Cameron McAdoo32* — Justin Cooper33 — Derek Drake34 — Max Anstie35 — Mitchell Harrison36 — Martin Davalos37 — Benny Bloss38 — Austin Forkner39 — Carson Mumford40 — Vince Friese41 — Hunter Lawrence42 — Michael Mosiman43 — Fredrik Noren44 — Tyler Bowers45 — Pierce Brown46* — Justin Hill47 — Jalek Swoll48 — Garrett Marchbanks49 — Mitchell Oldenburg50 — Enzo Lopes51* — Justin Barcia52 — Luke Clout53 — Jake Masterpool54 — Nick Gaines55 — John Short56 — Kyle Peters57 — Justin Rodbell58 — Jacob Hayes59 — Jarrett Frye60 — Chris Blose61 — Joey Crown62 — Mason Gonzales63 — Martin Castelo64 — Colt Nichols65 — Carson Brown66 — Jordan Bailey67 — Stilez Robertson68 — Jace Owen69 — Robbie Wageman70 — Henry Miller71 — Killian Auberson72 — Coty Schock73 — Derek Kelley74 — Mitchell Falk75 — Ty Masterpool76 — Grant Harlan77 — Jerry Robin78 — Kyle Cunningham79 — Isaac Teasdale80 — Jordon Smith81 — Justin Starling82 — Lorenzo Locurcio83 — Alex Ray84 — Josh Hill85 — Kevin Moranz86 — Darian Sanayei87 — Curren Thurman88 — Logan Karnow89 — Ryan Breece90 — Dilan Schwartz91 — Nate Thrasher92 — Chase Marquier93 — Hardy Munoz94* — Ken Roczen95 — Joshua Osby96 — Michael Leib97 — Ben LaMay98 — Justin Hoeft99 — Hunter Sayles*Career numbers