Ryan Villopoto (born August 13, 1988 in Poulsbo, Washington) is a motocross and supercross racer who currently competes in the AMA Supercross series and the AMA Lucas Oil Motocross series. He currently resides in Murrieta California and races for the Monster Energy Kawasaki team.

Ryan Villopoto is the third person in history to win his first premier class race and the only other person besides Carmichael to claim three-straight 250 motocross titles and then win his 450-class debut.

His first championship came outdoors in 2006 following a third place in the Western SX Lites series. He backed that up with a sweep of 2007 and was poised to do it again in ’08 but came up short in the final SX Lites race. Newcomer Trey Canard pulled an aggressive move in the battle for the race win and championship that sent RV off the track. Villopoto would have his revenge once the series took it outside and he blitzed the AMA Motocross Lites for his third consecutive outdoor title.

Perhaps the most crowning achievement of RV’s young career was his utter dominance of the 2007 Motocross of Nations. Riding his 250F, Ryan smoked the world’s best MX offerings regardless of bike, country or credentials. Even the other Americans couldn’t hang with him and Ricky Carmichael and Tim Ferry followed his lead to sweep the MXoN event. Villopoto again contributed to a MXoN victory in 2008, his final appearance on the quarter-liter.

In 2009 Villopoto raced in the AMA Supercross Series, racing a Team Kawasaki Factory KX450. Ryan Villopoto’s first win in the 450 class, after a long recovery from knee surgery, took place on his “hometown” track at Quest Field, Seattle. He dominated the field and won convincingly over Chad Reed (2008 Supercross Series Champion) and James Stewart. Villopoto wrapped up the AMA Supercross series of 2009 with his second win in Las Vegas, NV, on May 2, 2009.