Round 15 of the 2026 AMA Supercross Championship featured ultra-tough, rain-soaked conditions inside Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday night, where Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado ultimately recorded a P16 result in the 450SX Main Event.
The afternoon qualifying sessions provided a dry race track in Pennsylvania, with 25-year-old Prado powering his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION to a competitive fifth on the combined timesheets with a 48.030s laptime.
The skies then opened between qualifying and the night program, with a heavy downpour transforming the circuit into a mud race, where both speed and consistency would be at a premium for the remainder of the evening.
In 450SX Heat 2, the four-time world champion claimed a vital holeshot, delivering a P5 result and – most importantly – a direct transfer into the night’s Main Event.
A difficult start and intensifying weather saw Prado circulate well outside the top 10 on Lap 1, with the Spaniard forced to persevere with impaired vision from the outset. From there, he would climb to 16th by race’s end and continue his Supercross learning curve in 2026.
Jorge Prado: “Philadelphia is done, and I had a great feeling in the morning. Qualifying was good – I felt super comfortable with the bike and track in dry conditions. Then everything changed for the Heat Race and Main Event – the Heat was actually not too bad, I was riding decent. And then in the Main Event, I had a terrible jump out of the gate with wheel-spin, and that made it super-hard for me. I wasn't really in a flow and struggling a lot, so that's it for Round 15. We'll come back next weekend!"
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammate and two-time 450SX Champion Eli Tomac was absent from Round 15, as he continues to recover from his qualifying incident at the previous SMX World Championship round in Cleveland.
Next Race: May 2 – Denver, Colorado
Results 450SX Class – Philadelphia
1. Ken Roczen (Suzuki)
2. Cooper Webb (Yamaha)
3. Hunter Lawrence (Honda)
5. Justin Hill (KTM)
11. Malcolm Stewart (Husqvarna)
16. Jorge Prado (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)
19. Grant Harlan (KTM)
Standings 450SX Class 2026 after 15 of 17 rounds
1. Ken Roczen, 310 points
2. Hunter Lawrence, 306
3. Cooper Webb, 268
4. Eli Tomac, 255
8. Malcolm Stewart, 171
11. Jorge Prado, 153
16. Aaron Plessinger, 99
22. RJ Hampshire, 38