By Sonia Isaacs
Sunshine Coast brothers Jett and Hunter Lawrence have made history on the world stage, finishing first and second at the 2025 (SMX) SuperMotocross World Championship Finals in Las Vegas.
The former Landsborough locals are two of the biggest names in global motorsport, and on Sunday, September 21, they confirmed their dominance of the sport. Twenty-two-year-old Jett secured his third consecutive SMX world title, collecting $US1 million ($1.5 million) in prize money, while older brother Hunter claimed second place.
The three-round championship came down to the final laps, with Jett launching a decisive late move to edge out Hunter, who had battled through illness in the lead-up to the event. “Three-time SMX World Championships the playoffs are intense,” Jett said. “Battling all the athletes is never easy, but battling your brother for a World Championship is tough. I’m proud of us as a family and we did it together.”
Speaking at the post event press conference, Jett said “I think we had three laps to go, and I’m just like, I’m just going to try and send it, and if we pull it off, sweet, if I crash, well, that’s going to hurt. So I just went for it.”
The younger brother also spoke candidly about the difficulty of competing against family. “As a brother, I want to see him do so well. And it’s, it’s difficult to swallow that, because I’m the [one] that’s beating him. So I beat myself up on that, because I want to see him do good. He’s the one person that really deserves getting one of these.”
Jett acknowledged that the flu had hampered Hunter’s performance at World Championships but praised his brother’s effort. “If he’d been 100 per cent, it could’ve been a different story,” he said.
Jett said the family connection was what made the achievement so special. “As a family It’s awesome. You know, I’m super pumped. Hunter laid the whole the pathway….he deserves [this win] even more than me, but as a family, and as a team, I think that’s just what it’s really cool. I’m happy for the team and happy for my family that we’re able to go one two again this year. So it’s, it’s really cool.”
Their father Darren described the moment as “unreal for the sport” and said he was proud simply to watch his sons battle for the title. “We never thought we’d get this far … we’re blessed,” he said.
The Lawrence brothers left Australia a decade ago to chase their dreams in Europe before relocating to the United States, where they now race for Honda’s HRC team.
With the world championship season wrapped up, the pair will next unite to represent Australia at the Motocross of Nations in October.
Image supplied by Honda Racing Corporation
