ASBK Round Seven 2025 Report | Jones clean sweeps One Raceway

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ASBK Round Seven 2025 Report | Yamaha star Mike Jones (#46) clean sweeped the field at round seven of the 2025 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul (ASBK) at One Raceway in Goulburn. Report: Ed Stratmann/ASBK Media.

Friday/Saturday

Still clinging to a faint hope of clinching the SW-Motech Superbike title from runaway leader Josh Waters (McMartin Racing Ducati #1), the Queenslander displayed his customary dash – and even more – on the Yamaha Racing Team YZF-R1, obliterating his previous One Raceway qualifying mark to bank his 18th premier class pole position ahead of teen star Cameron Dunker (MotoGo Yamaha Racing Team #3). Waters would start from third on the grid for Sunday’s two 20-lap races.


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Under clear skies and with Friday’s fierce crosswinds gone, qualifying and race records tumbled at One Raceway across all the classes, including Kawasaki Supersport, where Archie McDonald (Stop and Seal Yamaha #69) reigned supreme as he continues to make a late lunge at championship success.

The opening races were also held in the Race and Road Supersport 300 and BLU CRU Oceania Junior Cup classes on Saturday, complete with their usual level of jaw-dropping unpredictability and first-time winners in Riley Nauta (#42) and Ghage Plowman (#27).

SW-MOTECH SUPERBIKE

Jones and Dunker owned SW-Motech Superbike qualifying, with Dunker setting the early pace before Jones hit the front with a brilliant 58.420. “I treat every weekend the same, and that’s doing the best I can,” said Jones. “I’m feeling really comfortable on my bike, which is always great when that happens. I know the racing is going to be really close and tough on a track like this, but I’m ready for it.”

Dunker’s second place on the grid (58.707) was his best qualifying performance in two years of Superbike competition, while Waters (58.768) lurked in third after inching his way up the order during the last five minutes. As expected, Goulburn hometown hero Troy Herfoss (Yamaha Racing Team #17, 58.772) started to make his move after methodically chipping away on setup, and he lead the second row from 2024 race one winner Broc Pearson (DesmoSport Ducati #11, 58.799) and Anthony West (Addicted to Track Yamaha #13, 58.921), who’s locked in combat with Jones for second in the championship. The top eight was completed by Cru Halliday (Stop and Seal Ducati #65, 58.986) and Jack Favelle (Addicted to Track Yamaha #33, 59.040).

KAWASAKI SUPERSPORT AND SUPERSPORT NEXT GEN

Archie McDonald continued from where he left off on Friday, transferring his impeccable Kawasaki Supersport practice form into the qualifying arena on his Stop and Seal Yamaha YZF-R6.

After producing a masterful 1:00.138 in the first qualifying session – eclipsing his previous best lap by over 0.2 seconds – he used the second outing more for race simulation purposes in preparation for Sunday’s two 16-lappers. McDonald’s pole position, which included a $500 bonus cheque from Michelin, was his second in 2025 and his fifth in the last two seasons.

McDonald completed qualifying ahead of teammates Jack Mahaffy (Yamaha #37) and Tom Toparis (Ducati #7) aboard his Supersport Next Gen machine. Then it was the BCperformance Kawasakis of Hayden Nelson (#279) and Olly Simpson (#5) – the latter set to come under attack from McDonald for second in the championship, while Nelson will be looking to replicate his double podium from 2024.

Jake Farnsworth (Yamaha #49) started from the final spot on row two, with Tommy Edwards (Team BWR Yamaha #71), Marcus Hamod (Motocity Honda #13) and Will Nassif (Omega Racing Team Yamaha #65) on row three.

RACE AND ROAD SUPERSPORT 300

A Champions Ride Days Kawasaki quinella in Race and Supersport 300 race one, as a spritely Riley Nauta broke away from the main pack to score a runaway three-second victory over teammate – and fellow junior dirt track gun – Jake Paige (#55). It was Nauta’s first victory in the category.

Valentino Knezovic (Yamaha #48) was third, while Scott Nicholson (Kawasaki #39) inched closer to winning the championship at One Raceway with his seventh place. Polesitter Jai Russo (Yamaha #132) was fourth from Nikolas Lazos (Yamaha #11), Tyler King (Kawasaki #128), Nicholson and Mitch Simpson (Yamaha #66), with Nicholson also setting a new lap record of 1:05.710.

BLU CRU OCEANIA JUNIOR CUP

Another crackerjack contest between the Yamaha YZF-R15 brigade, as Ghage Plowman scored his first win in the BLU CRU Oceania Junior Cup, followed in quick succession by Rossi McAdam (#61) and championship leader Connor Lewis (#77).

The top 11 riders were separated by 1.8 seconds, with Thomas Cameron (#23), Hunter Charlett (#73) and Xavier Curmi (#82) filling positions 3-6.

Sunday

A brilliant performance by Mike Jones at One Raceway has incredibly kept alive the 2025 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul (ASBK) until the final round in November.

The Queenslander was at his silky-smooth best on October 5 as he won both SW-Motech Superbike races – his 26th and 27th in the ASBK ranks – from pole position on his Yamaha Racing Team machine around the tight and twisty Goulburn circuit. Meanwhile, Jones’ heroics also coincided with the lowest scoring round of the season for championship leader Josh Waters (McMartin Racing Ducati).

Waters posted a 5-5 scorecard, which allowed Jones to slash Waters’ lead to 50pts (338 to 288), down from 69pts at the start of the weekend. A maximum of 51pts are available at The Bend from November 7-9, so it’s clearly still Waters’ championship to lose.

However, Jones is remaining upbeat. “It’s been a really good feeling today, so special thanks to the Yamaha Racing Team for putting in such a big effort to give me a great motorbike,” said Jones. “It was really special to get two wins for them. I’ll just keep the championship alive and roll onto the next one and see how we go.”

At One Raceway, Jones defeated the mightily impressive 17-year-old Cameron Dunker (MotoGO Yamaha Racing Team) in both races after soaking up relentless pressure, while Troy Herfoss (Yamaha Racing Team) and Anthony West (Addicted to Track Yamaha) shared the third places.

West remains third in the championship on 269pts, while Dunker (215pts) slingshotted into fourth past Glenn Allerton (Superbike Advocates Racing Ducati #14, 213pts) and Broc Pearson (DesmoSport Ducati, 212pts).

SW-Motech Superbike Race One

Dunker’s form at One Raceway in 2024 was top-shelf, and this year he took it to the next level as he led race one until lap eight before Jones – fully aware passing opportunities were at a premium – slipped past the teen after he ran slightly wide at turn two. Jones then put down the hammer for a few laps to weaken Dunker’s resolve, with the final winning margin just under 2.5 seconds.

Herfoss, whose return to his former home track began in measured fashion on Friday, flicked into combat mode when it really mattered, fending off the slow-starting West to finish third. Herfoss also set a new lap record of 58.776 to show he’s lost none of the spark that took him to three Superbike titles, the last in 2023. Waters was fifth, circulating near the front throughout but just unable to find a way past his main rivals.

The top 10 was completed by Cru Halliday (Stop and Seal Ducati), Pearson, Jack Favelle (Addicted to Track Yamaha), Jonathan Nahlous (Omega Racing Team Honda #20) and Allerton. Nahlous was riding a replacement machine after his first bike was badly damaged earlier in the weekend.


Race One Results

  1. Mike Jones
  2. Cameron Dunker (+2.492)
  3. Troy Herfoss (+5.578)
  4. Anthony West (5.637)
  5. Josh Waters (5.760)

SW-Motech Superbike race two

Riders were greeted with slightly tougher conditions in the afternoon, including a higher track temperature and a stiff breeze – but no-one told Dunker, who broke Herfoss’ hours-old lap record to set a new benchmark of 58.626. That was on lap five as he tried to keep Jones in his orbit as both riders cleared away from the main pack in the shortened 10-lapper – the first attempt red-flagged after Favelle went down hard at turn four.

With the leaders firmly ensconced at the front, West slotted into third ahead of Herfoss, Waters and Halliday, and that’s how they remained for the balance of the race. Nahlous was seventh from Pearson, Allerton and John Lytras (Caboolture Yamaha #308).


Race Two Results

  1. Mike Jones
  2. Cameron Dunker (+0.117)
  3. Anthony West (3.528)
  4. Troy Herfoss (+4.819)
  5. Josh Waters (4.906)

Championship Points

  1. Josh Waters – 338 Points
  2. Mike Jones – 288 Points
  3. Anthony West – 269 Points
  4. Cameron Dunker – 215 Points
  5. Glenn Allerton – 213 Points

All detailed ASBK Championship class results are here.


Kawasaki Supersport

It was 2024 all over again at One Raceway, as Stop and Seal teammates Jack Mahaffy and Archie McDonald shared victories and second places in Kawasaki Supersport, with the latter winning overall courtesy of his bonus point for pole position on Saturday. Olly Simpson (BCperformance Kawasaki, 4-3) was third overall, which means the championship will go down to the wire at The Bend from November 7-9 with Mahaffy leading on 265pts from McDonald (241) and Simpson (234).

Meanwhile, the Supersport Next Gen class was again held in conjunction with Kawasaki Supersport, with Goulburn’s very own hard-charger Tom Toparis (Stop and Seal Ducati) easily accounting for Luca Durning (DesmoSport Ducati #21) in both races as well as finishing 2-3 amongst all the runners.

In race one, an early bingle for Hayden Nelson (BCperformance Kawasaki) – who would also go down (and remount) in race two in a dirty day for the 2024 One Raceway double podium finisher – brought out the red flag, and in the 15-lap restart, McDonald got the perfect jump from pole before the back end of his Yamaha skipped out a few corners later and he ran off the circuit, rejoining in 17th.

He immediately began carving his way back through the pack, with a new lap record of 1:00.155 on lap five an indication of his haste. McDonald’s early error opened the door for Mahaffy, and he seized his opportunity by hitting the lead and checking out, with Toparis second from McDonald, Tom Edwards (Team BWR Yamaha), Simpson, Marcus Hamod (Motocity Honda), Tom Bramich (Apex Yamaha #44) and Mitch Simpson (Yamaha).

Jake Farnsworth (Worth Race Developments Yamaha) and Will Nassif (Yamaha) were among the three DNFs after the former crashed and Nassif was caught up as collateral damage. Race two saw three leaders – Toparis (laps 1-5), Mahaffy (6-7) and McDonald (8-16) – as the trio made it an intra-team scrimmage. McDonald held out Mahaffy by 0.214 seconds in a tense final lap, with Toparis third from Simpson, Hamod, Edwards, Farnsworth and Bramich. Bramich (184pts) moved onto fourth in the standings at the expense of Nelson (172) at One Raceway, while Farnsworth (162) is sixth.


Round Results

  1. Archie Mcdonald – 46 Points
  2. Jack Mahaffy – 45 Points
  3. Olly Simpson – 35 Points
  4. Tom Edwards – 34 Points
  5. Marcos Hamod – 33 Points

Championship Points

  1. Jack Mahaffy – 265 Points
  2. Archie Mcdonald – 241 Points
  3. Olly Simpson – 234 Points
  4. Tom Bramich – 184 Points
  5. Hayden Nelson – 172 Points

Race and Road Supersport 300

Nicholson (Kawasaki) is the 2025 champion, building an insurmountable lead at One Raceway after his 7-4-4 finishes and a new lap record of 1:05.710. He now joins the likes of current Moto2 pilot Senna Agius and Dunker as recent Supersport 300 winners, in a season where his consistency has set him apart from the rest of the field: 13 podiums in 18 races, including five wins.

“The hard work behind the scenes to get here has been enormous, including Mum and Dad, who have supported me throughout my career and put in so much effort,” said an elated Nicholson, who’s also studying for a commerce degree. My partner and brothers also join me at all the race meetings, so everyone puts in a tonne of work.”

Nicholson (340pts) now heads to The Bend with the weight lifted off his shoulders. He’s ahead of Jake Paige (Kawasaki, 260pts), Jordy Simpson (Yamaha, 243pts), Tara Morrison (Kawasaki, 233pts) and Tyler King (Kawasaki, 228pts). Paige (2-1-1) was the overall winner at One Raceway ahead of teammate Riley Nauta (1-2-3) and Valentino Knezovic (Yamaha, 3-3-5), while Hudson Thompson (Yamaha #41) also finished on the podium with his second in race three.

Nauta’s victory in race one went against the normal Supersport 300 grain, with his margin over Paige a whopping 3.497 seconds. Normal service was then resumed in races two and three, with Page winning those by a combined 0.287 seconds.


Championship Points

  1. Scott Nicholson – 340 Points
  2. Jake Paige – 260 Points
  3. Jordy Simpson – 243 Points
  4. Tara Morrison – 233 Points
  5. Tyler King – 228 Points

BLU CRU Oceania Junior Cup

The 2025 BLU CRU Oceania Junior Cup (OJC) continued at One Raceway from October 3-5, with the compact nature of the Goulburn circuit perfectly suited to the fleet of diminutive Yamaha YZF-R15s. And that equated to crackerjack entertainment, with three different winners – Ghage Plowman, Rossi McAdam and Chaz Willliams (#18) – a new lap record and the normal wafer-thin margins right through the 17-rider field.

In terms of standings, Williams clawed back precious points on Connor Lewis, which means we’re set for a grandstand finish at The Bend from November 7-9 to see who will become the seventh OJC champion since 2019. After strong and biting winds on Friday made it hard work for the OJC field – and the rest of the ASBK paddock for that matter – the riders were greeted with more benign conditions on Saturday for qualifying and race one. Williams was on pole, but in the opener it was Plowman, who won his first OJC race ahead of McAdam and Lewis.

It was then McAdam’s turn to shine in the first race on Sunday from Thomas Cameron and Hunter Charlett, although it was Lewis who set a new lap record of 1:14.968 in what was the fastest of the three races. Williams, who was 8-5 until that point, then went up a notch in race three to defeat Lewis and trim the championship gap back to 3pts. Third was McAdam, who took the round honours ahead of Williams and Cameron.


Championship Points

  1. Connor Lewis – 270 Points
  2. Chaz Williams – 267 Points
  3. Rossi McAdam – 232 Points
  4. Hunter Charlett – 223 Points
  5. Xavi Curmi – 219 Points

 

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