Friday practice
WorldSBK

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #11) topped the timesheets on Friday at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Andalucia, as the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s final round of the year kicked off in Spain. Bulega didn’t have Friday all his own way after hitting technical trouble in Free Practice 2, as he claimed top spot ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) at the Pirelli Spanish Round.

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WorldSSP

With the Riders’ Championship wrapped up, the FIM Supersport World Championship’s riders returned to Spain for the final round of their season at the beloved Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Andalucia. The Pirelli Spanish Round looked like it would host a thrilling final chapter as Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME Air Racing #40) took pole in the Tissot Superpole session. The Italian was joined on the front row by Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team #61) and Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura #51), the latter making his return to the front row for the first time in five rounds.

Saturday
WorldSBK

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) set a lap time that left jaws dropped in Tissot Superpole for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship as he claimed pole at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Andalucia. He was the only rider in the 1’36s bracket, as he obliterated his own lap record from last year on the way to beating Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) to P1 on the timesheets.

WorldSBK Race 1

The 2025 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship title race will go down to the wire after Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) dominated Race 1 at Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Andalucia, beating Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) by nearly four seconds. Bulega converted his pole into victory, remaining unbeaten on Saturday, while Razgatlioglu finished second but couldn’t clinch the championship early.

Razgatlioglu got a strong start and took the lead at Turn 1, but Bulega quickly responded and seized control by the opening sector. Razgatlioglu dropped down the order but fought back to P2 after passing Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven #29) at Turn 6. However, Bulega had already opened a two-second gap, lapping consistently in the 1’38s while Razgatlioglu stayed in the 1’39s. Bulega cruised to his 18th WorldSBK career win, while Razgatlioglu’s second place marked his 25th consecutive podium, tying Colin Edwards’ all-time record. Razgatlioglu now needs just three points in Sunday’s races to secure the title.

The battle for third was intense, with Iannone leading early but under pressure from Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team #22) and Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC #97). Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #19) was working his way up the field. Lowes often challenged Iannone through Turns 12 and 13, but Iannone held firm. By Lap 11, Bautista made a bold move at Turn 13, passing Vierge and Lowes to reach P4. Bautista’s attack on Iannone at Turn 13 on Lap 13 saw him briefly take third, though a mistake at Turn 2 dropped him back behind Iannone and Vierge.

Bautista reclaimed third at Turn 6 on Lap 15, strengthening his championship standing with a record sixth consecutive P3 finish. Meanwhile, Vierge pressured Iannone for fourth, eventually passing him at Turn 13 on Lap 18, though Iannone fought back on Lap 19 after Vierge ran wide. Iannone held on to fourth by the finish.

“On Saturday we made a step with the bike. In the morning, we had an incredible lap in the Superpole, and in Race 1 we did very well. I’m happy with my Saturday, and we’ll see about Sunday,” Bulega said.

WorldSBK Race 1 Results

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +3.766s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +9.569s
4. Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) +11.221s
5. Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) +12.272s

WorldSSP Race 1

The FIM Supersport World Championship’s penultimate race at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto saw Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing #62) continue his dominant season with his 19th podium, claiming victory. He was joined by rookie Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team #52), who scored his second career podium in P2, and Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team), who tied Nicolo Bulega for ninth on the all-time WorldSSP podium list with 30 finishes.

At the start, Oncu took the holeshot ahead of Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) and Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME Air Racing). On Lap 2, Oncu forced Casadei wide at Turn 6, pushing him back to P8; this move was deemed irresponsible riding by the FIM Stewards, resulting in a penalty that dropped Oncu two positions after he eased off on the back straight. Masia and Manzi then passed him, with Manzi capitalising on Oncu’s penalty to move into the lead.

Manzi later set his sights on Alcoba, making a decisive late-race pass to take the win. Alcoba pushed hard in the second half and led into the final lap but ran wide at Turn 13, allowing Manzi to reclaim the lead. Oncu, despite a strong start, struggled with pace in the closing stages, finishing fourth. However, a track limits penalty dropped Masia from the podium to P4, promoting Oncu to third.

Masia had looked strong early, challenging Manzi and Oncu for the lead, but his final corner mistake cost him a podium finish. Alberto Surra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team #76) impressed by moving from P10 to finish fifth, while Casadei, after being forced wide by Oncu early on, was unable to recover and settled for sixth.

WorldSSP Race 1 Results

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing)
2. Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) +0.051s
3. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +0.329
4. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) +0.400s
5. Alberto Surra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +1.625s

Sunday
Superpole Race

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) claimed victory despite a collision with Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) in the Tissot Superpole Race for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. The pair came together at Turn 5 on the opening lap, with the title fight going to Race 2 at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Andalucia, with Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) completing the podium at the Pirelli Spanish Round.

The title race took a HUGE twist when Bulega and Razgatlioglu collided at Turn 5, with ‘El Turco’ sliding into the gravel and out of the race. The incident was placed under investigation by the FIM WorldSBK Stewards, with the #11 given a Long Lap Penalty for irresponsible riding. Bulega went on to take victory and take 12 points out of Razgatlioglu’s Championship lead even after his penalty, while Razgatlioglu would start Race 2 from the fourth row in tenth place. The reigning Champion held a 22-point lead over Bulega heading into Race 2, meaning Bulega had to win with a non-score for Razgatlioglu to claim the title: ‘El Turco’ needed to lose 22 points or fewer to win the title, with countback going in his favour. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) battled his way up to second, ahead of Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) who completed the podium.

Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) once again fought for a podium, finishing in fourth place behind ‘The Maniac’ as he closed the gap on Iannone throughout the final few laps. However, he also had to resist a challenge from Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) to hold on to P4, with the #22 finishing fifth.

Superpole Race Results

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
2. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +4.055s
3. Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) +5.236s
4. Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) +6.484s
5. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +6.900s

WorldSBK Race 2

Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) secured his third MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship title with a podium finish in Race 2 at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, as Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) claimed victory to complete a Pirelli Spanish Round hat-trick. Starting tenth, Razgatlioglu finished third, clinching the championship in the final race of the season.

Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) led early at Turn 1 ahead of Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC), while Bulega dropped from P1 to P3 but quickly passed Vierge and Bautista to take the lead by Lap 2. Razgatlioglu steadily climbed from tenth to sixth by Lap 2, knowing he needed just three points to secure the title. He moved into fifth on Lap 4, then into fourth on Lap 6, and claimed third from Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha #55) on Lap 9, closing in on the podium as Bulega pulled away.

Bulega maintained a gap of over 3.5 seconds, but Bautista reduced it to 1.8 seconds by the finish. Bulega’s win secured Ducati the Manufacturers’ Championship and marked his 20th WorldSBK victory. Bautista rounded out the season with his 21st podium and 128th WorldSBK career podium. Razgatlioglu leaves WorldSBK as a three-time World Champion and joins an elite group moving to MotoGP alongside Carl Fogarty, Troy Bayliss and Jonathan Rea.

Behind the leaders, a fierce battle for fourth unfolded. Vierge briefly took fourth on Lap 10, with Locatelli responding. Both ran wide at Turn 13, allowing Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) to slip through, but he later ran wide at Turn 1, dropping to sixth. Locatelli ultimately edged Vierge by 0.098 seconds to claim fourth in a tight contest among future Yamaha teammates.

“The feeling is amazing. This weekend was a bit stressful because everything was going very well, especially on Saturday. Today I came to the track more relaxed, just needing a P7 in the Tissot Superpole Race, but we crashed in Turn 5. After that, I stayed calm and just focused on Race 2 because I just needed a strong performance there. In the end, we won the title,” Razgatlioglu reflected.

WorldSBK Race 2 Results

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
2. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +1.793s
3. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +6.339s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +8.833s
5. Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) +8.931s

Championship Points

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 616 points
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 603
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 337
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 310
5. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 284

WorldSSP Race 2

In what was the final event of the FIM Supersport World Championship’s 2025 campaign, and while Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) had already locked up the Riders’ Championship, the field didn’t pull any punches. Race 2 of the Pirelli Spanish Round at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Andalucia, saw Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) top the final podium of the season for his second WorldSSP win. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing #69) closed his campaign strong in P2 with his ninth podium of the season, ahead of P3 finisher Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing), who capped off his time in WorldSSP with his 20th rostrum result this crusade, one podium shy of Nicolo Bulega’s 2023 record. With the #51’s win, he overcame Booth-Amos’s two-point Championship lead to usurp the bronze medal from the fourth-year British rider.

At lights out, the front row maintained their positions on T1. In the run across the line to start Lap 2, Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) took the race lead from Oncu, kicking off a scrap at the front over the first third of the contest between Masia, Oncu, Manzi, Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA #37) and Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing). With seven laps to go, Masia emerged at the front of the pack with more than a second of margin between him and Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) behind him. Masia’s pace was very impressive, sticking lap after lap within the low 1’43’s. Booth-Amos looked as good as he had all season, battling with Manzi as the remaining laps ticked down. After a very tight final lap, Booth-Amos beat out the incumbent Champion in a mad dash to the line, shuffling the #62 to P3 while the #69 took P2. Unfortunately for the Englishman, however, with Masia’s win, he outscored the Brit by five points, enough to topple his two-point lead and boot Booth-Amos down to a P4 finish in the Riders’ Championship.

Can Oncu’s (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) pace fell off from Masia and the lead group as the race progressed; however, he did enough to claim P4. Oettl came out the faster of his protracted duel with Garcia, but in their battle, they let Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME Air Racing) past for P5.

WorldSSP Race 2 Results

1. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura)
2. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +3.255s
3. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +3.262s
4. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +6.089s
5. Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME Air Racing) +6.999s

Championship Points

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 466
2. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 372
3. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) 265
4. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) 262
5. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) 200

WorldSSP300
WorldSSP300 Race 1

The penultimate FIM Supersport 300 World Championship race in the category’s history was a spectacle to behold with plenty of drama as the field took to the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Andalucia, in their final Pirelli Spanish Round.

After a red flag stoppage, Matteo Vannucci (PATA AG Motorsport Italia WorldSSP300 #91) again led the field across the line for his third win in four races. David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI #38) followed him across the line as he took home critical Riders’ Championship points and was tailed by Daniel Mogeda (Pons Motosport Italika Racing #88) in P3. A better ending to the WorldSSP300 Championship couldn’t be written, as the stage was set for a winner-takes-all three-way Race 2 on Sunday.

WorldSSP300 Race 1 Results

1. Matteo Vannucci (PATA AG Motorsport Italia WorldSSP300)
2. David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) +0.019s
3. Daniel Mogeda (Pons Motosport Italika Racing) +0.248s
4. Antonio Torres (Team ProDina XCI) +0.438s
5. Pepe Osuna (ZAPPAS-DEZA-BOX 77 Racing Team) +0.513

WorldSSP300 Race 2

The final FIM Supersport 300 World Championship season was sent out with a bang as the title-deciding Race 2 came down to the final sector to proclaim Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove #7) the race winner and 2025 World Champion. After a litany of penalties, Daniel Mogeda (Pons Motosport Italika Racing) took home his fourth podium of the season in second and Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki #71) closed his 2025 with a fourth WorldSSP300 podium.

WorldSSP300 Race 2 Results

1. Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove)
2. Dani Mogeda (Pons Motosport Italika Racing) +0.404s
3. Antonio Torres (Team ProDina XCI) +0.450s
4. Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing) +0.500s
5. Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki) +0.735s

Championship Points

1. Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove) 231
2. Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki) 213
3. David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) 203
4. Matteo Vannucci (PATA AG Motorsport Italia WorldSSP300) 191
5. Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing) 168

WorldWCR
WorldWCR Race 1

The FIM Women’s World Circuit Racing World Championship took to the track for their penultimate race of the competition’s second season at the Pirelli Spanish Round.

And it was Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team #6) who benefitted from a dramatic final lap to top the podium for the sixth time this season. Chloe Jones (GR Motorsport #15) followed her home in P2 for her fifth second-place result of the season and Beatriz Nelia (Ampito Crescent Yamaha #36) was leading the race into the final lap, then finished in P4, but a penalty sent her back up onto the podium in P3.

With these results, Herrera headed into the final race on Sunday with a 15-point lead over Neila, and Jones increased her lead for P3 ahead of Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team #96) by a further three points.

WorldWCR Race 1 Results

1. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team)
2. Chloe Jones (GR Motosport) +0.291s
3. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) +1.114s
4. Paola Ramos (YVS Sabadell) +2.686s
5. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) +5.503s

WorldWCR Race 2

The FIM Women’s World Circuit Racing World Championship came all the way down to the wire as the deciding Race 2 at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Andalucia, crowned Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) as the 2025 World Champion!

18-year-old wildcard Paola Ramos (YVS Sabadell #58) capped off her debut weekend by winning the final race of the season. Joining her on the final podium of the Pirelli Spanish Round was Beatriz Nelia (Ampito Crescent Yamaha), who took her 12th podium of the season, placing both second in the race and the Championship.

Claiming her second podium of the season, Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA #17) finished in third place to see off the 2025 WorldWCR campaign.

WorldWCR Race 2 Results

1. Paola Ramos (YVS Sabadell)
2. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) +9.578s
3. Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) +9.678s
4. Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) +9.803s
5. Chloe Jones (GR Motosport) +10.032s

Championship Points

1. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) 245 points
2. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) 240
3. Chloe Jones (GR Motosport) 164
4. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) 156
5. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) 126

How did the Aussies Do?

Remy Gardner (#87) impressed in Superpole with a strong sixth (later promoted to fifth) on the grid and overcame a rear brake issue in Race 1 to finish a determined eighth after fighting in the podium group early on. Then, on Sunday, Gardner showed resilience after an early crash in the Superpole Race, battling through shoulder pain to finish 11th in Race 2 with a determined and steady performance.

PTR Triumph’s Oli Bayliss (#32) suffered bad luck again, retiring on lap 10 due to a technical issue while running P20 in the opening race. Starting from the same grid spot for the second bout, he frustratingly struggled to find his rhythm and finished just outside the points in 17th.

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Friday practice
WorldSBK

Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #14) was the fastest rider on Friday at Balaton Park as the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s first day at the new circuit concluded. The British star was one of only two riders to lap in the 1’39 bracket as he beat Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) by more than two tenths in the combined classification on the opening day of the Hungarian Round.

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Fresh from inking a new two-year deal with Yamaha, Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team #87) finished as the fastest rider in blue as he took fifth overall with a 1’40.484s behind Andrea Iannone (#29) and Iker Lecuona (#7).

WorldSSP

For the first time in the Championship’s history, the FIM Supersport World Championship grid took to the Hungarian Round’s new Balaton Park Circuit for their Tissot Superpole session. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse #11) earned a much-needed pole position, as he was followed on the front row by Riders’ Championship second-place rider Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team #61) and Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing #32).

Saturday
WorldSBK

Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) claimed his 22nd WorldSBK pole position and the first MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship pole at the Balaton Park Circuit by almost half a second during the Tissot Superpole session. ‘El Turco’ had been quick all weekend and logged an eye-catching 0.477s margin over Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) at the Hungarian Round, with Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha #55) on the front row for the first time in 664 days.

WorldSBK Race 1

MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s 999th race got off to a bumpy start with an early red flag restart. Once the race restarted, the defending Champion was off like a shot for his 13th win of the season. His victory marked his 31st win with BMW, tying Colin Edwards’ career win tally with Honda.

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #11) stemmed the #1’s point gain with his sixth-consecutive P2 to clinch his 43rd WorldSBK podium. In P3, Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #19) earned his 119th career rostrum finish.

As the pack funnelled into Turn 2 on the opening lap, seven riders took a spill in a chain reaction of crashes that took place, involving Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven), Petrucci (#9), Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team #5), Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing #17), Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC), Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team #31).

Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) was handed a double Long Lap Penalty for irresponsible riding by the FIM WorldSBK Stewards for the restarted race. While he was seen back in his box, Vickers did not take part in the restarted race. Gardner and Lecuona were taken to the medical centre following the crash and declared unfit. Lecuona was diagnosed with a left wrist fracture, and Gardner was transported to hospital for further assessment with a back contusion and suspected concussion.

At the second lights out, Razgatlioglu took the holeshot into Turn 1 ahead of Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team). Pulling away lap after lap, ‘El Turco’ was already 3.166s ahead of the rest of the grid by Lap 6, steaming ahead for his 70th career win. After Sam Lowes crashed from second place on Lap 7, Bulega inherited P2 to mitigate Toprak’s point gain. After a clinical overtake on Locatelli on Lap 9 at Turn 9, passing the Yamaha rider under braking, Bautista earned his second consecutive podium after tasting the Prosecco in Race 2 at Donington.

Locatelli started the race well, but to his misfortune, Bulega and later Bautista shuffled him aside to relegate the #55 to P4. Petrucci was forced to start at the back of the grid for the restarted race. ‘Petrux’ was unable to exit the pit lane in the one-minute window when it opened ahead of the sighting lap, meaning he joined the rest of the field for the Warm Up lap but started from last. Undeterred, Petrucci cut his way up the timesheet, finishing the contest in P5 – his original starting position.

“For me, the race started out easy, but when I was trying to manage the race in the last laps, I could feel the tyre starting to drop. I could manage it because I had a big gap, and it was overall a good start before the two races tomorrow,”explained Razgatlioglu.

WorldSBK Race 1 Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +3.738s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +6.002s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +13.993s
5. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +16.174s

WorldSSP Race 1

Closing out the opening day of racing action at Balaton Park Circuit’s Hungarian Round, the FIM Supersport World Championship grid took to the lakeside circuit for their first race of the weekend. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing #62) beat out Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) as the pair featured in P1 or P2 for the sixth race in a row. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) finished on the podium in P3 for his sixth podium of the year as he enjoyed a return to form.

Can Oncu was quick as usual at lights out, claiming the holeshot to start the race. Early on, he led the encounter ahead of Bo Bendsneyder, Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse #77) and Stefano Manzi, who started back in P5. Manzi slowly reeled in the Turkish rider, until striking on Lap 10 to push Oncu down from P1, and quickly carved out a margin of more than a second between him and the #61. The Championship leader would go on to lock down the race win from there.

Oncu finished in P2, complicating his comeback hopes in the Championship picture. Fellow Yamaha and WorldSSP rookie Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA #37) looked like he would earn his first WorldSSP podium for most of the encounter, battling well with factory MV Agusta teammates Bo Bendsneyder and Filippo Farioli. However, nearing the end of the race, Bendsneyder got out in front and didn’t let go of the podium position to finish P3.

Garcia was relegated off the podium for P4 by Bendsneyder and was later further demoted to P5 after being given an Irresponsible Riding penalty by FIM WorldSBK Stewards. Farioli finished in P5; however, after Garcia’s penalty, he was bumped up to P4. Simon Jespersen (Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team #43) in P6 earned the best result of his 39-race WorldSSP career.

WorldSSP Race 1 Results

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing)
2. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +3.834s
3. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +5.775s
4. Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 8.680s
5. Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA) 9.000s

Sunday
Superpole Race

The 1000th MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship race is in the books, closing out the first millennium of WorldSBK racing action.

The weather threw a spanner in the works, though, as morning rain left damp patches on the track. But Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) rode undeterred, winning his 14th race this season and eighth straight, leading Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) onto the podium. Bautista and Razgatlioglu have now shared the podium 83 times, just two rostrum finishes shy of Rea and Razgatlioglu, who hold the record. Sam Lowes’ P3 finish earned him his third podium for his second in two rounds.

Toprak landed the holeshot from pole position, looking poised to sail away from the rest of the grid, until Sam Lowes and Danilo Petrucci overtook him on Lap 3. As the race dragged into the latter laps, Petrucci sank down the order, falling out of the podium places to P7 with three laps to go.

Razgatlioglu laid down two 1’40s laps late in the contest to seal his second race win of the weekend, the defending Champion claiming the glory of having won Race 800, Race 900 and now Race 1000. Each milestone with a different manufacturer: first Kawasaki, then Yamaha and now BMW for Race 1000.

Sam Lowes’ (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) thunderous pace to start the race held on long enough to land him P2, but his first WorldSBK win continues to elude him. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) found a way through to P3 early in the running, earning him a solitary third-place rostrum finish as he was five seconds behind Lowes and three seconds ahead of Locatelli, who placed P4. Notably, tyre strategy seemed to play an important role in the mixed conditions, with the podium finishers all opting for slick tyres.

Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) followed ‘El Turco’ into the first corner in P2, but strong rides from Sam Lowes and Alvaro Bautista pushed him down to fourth for the 38th time in his career. Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) took home P5, tying his best result of the season.

Superpole Race Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’40.649s
2. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +2.810s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +7.251s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +10.216s
5. Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) +10.509s

WorldSBK Race 2

The final curtain was pulled on a historic return to Hungary for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. And Razgatlioglu came out on top, winning his ninth straight race. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) took P2, landing Italy’s 499th WorldSBK podium. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) took home the last rostrum spot for his fourth podium in the Championship.

Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) took the holeshot, leading the race momentarily before Razgatlioglu wrestled the position from him by cutting down the inside of the Spaniard. By the start of the race’s fifth lap, ‘El Turco’ had already accrued a gap of 4.127s, cruising with tranquillity for his second-consecutive hat trick.

Behind him, Lowes and Bautista battled for P2 in the early running, until Bulega, who had worked his way up the grid from his P10 start, slipped past the pair to claim P2 for his own. Lowes and Bautista continued their duel – now fighting for P3 – until Bautista suffered a costly Turn 8 lowside to end his race early.

Finishing in P4, Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) pushed hard to try to close the gap with the podium fight in front of him, having to make up time all by his lonesome as with nine laps to go, he had a three-second gap ahead of Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) in P5.

“It was an amazing weekend. We started very strong because this is a new track for everyone. I adapted quickly. We did a good job with the team. I’m happy with this,” Razgatlioglu reflected.

WorldSBK Race 2 Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +10.317s
3. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +13.154s
4. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +18.297s
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 18.752s

Championship Points

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 407 points
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 386
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 233
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 218
5. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 217

WorldSSP Race 2

For the final race of the inaugural round at Balaton Park Circuit, the FIM Supersport World Championship riders took to the grid for their Race 2.

Oncu took the holeshot ahead of contact between teammates Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA) and Lucas Mahias (#94), sending several riders wide. Simon Jespersen (Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team) overtook him a lap later, leading a race for the first time this season. While he was overtaken later by Oncu and Manzi, the Dane fought back to P2, riding with Manzi with a second behind the pair with six laps to go. Manzi increased his gap slightly lap after lap, finishing the race in first place by nearly two seconds.

Jespersen has much to be proud of, as the Danish rider will leave Hungary with not only his first results within the top 10 but his first WorldSSP podium in P2. Behind that pair, Oncu and Bayliss clashed for P3, with Oncu coming out on top, riding defensively to keep Bayliss off the podium and into P4.

FUN FACT: Jespersen landed Denmark’s first podium since Robbin Harms in 2008 at Philip Island. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse #53) rode with a sizeable gap both in front and behind him, riding a meditative Race 2 to finish in a strong P5.

WorldSSP Race 2 Results

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing)
2. Simon Jespersen (Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team) +1.953s
3. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +4.064s
4. Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +4.481s
5. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +6.335s

Championship Points

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 294 points
2. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 235
3. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) 191
4. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) 188
5. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 172

WorldWCR
WorldWCR Race 1

The FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship kicked off its fourth round with race action in Hungary. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team #6) found her way around the brand-new Balaton Park Circuit the fastest for her fourth win of the season. Chloe Jones (GR Motorsport #15) landed her second podium in a row after her maiden rostrum finish at her home round last time out at Donington. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha #36) finished in third place for her seventh podium of the season after starting the contest from pole position.

Maria Herrera jumped ahead with the holeshot, leading Neila and Jones, who had a similarly rapid leap off the line from P6. That trio threw caution to the wind and traded overtakes to lead the race for stretches. Sarah Sanchez (#64) had caught up to the lead group by Lap 5, throwing her hat in the ring to make it a four-rider battle. Sanchez made an incisive move through the pack to P1, leading the group until the #6 reasserted herself at the front.

Herrera would go on to run away from the pack, though, winning her 10th race in the category. Chloe Jones benefitted from a final lap error from Neila, cutting past her in the final chicane for her first-ever WorldWCR P2. Neila shuffled down to the last spot on the podium, dropping a total of nine points to Herrera to increase the deficit to 18 points.

WorldWCR Race 1 Results

1. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team)
2. Chloe Jones (GR Motosport) +1.395s
3. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) +1.536s
4. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) +3.575s
5. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +4.275s

WorldWCR Race 2

The Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship took to the track for their final race of the Hungarian Round at Balaton Park Circuit.

Herrera leapt forward from P3 for the holeshot, as Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team #46) and Jessica Howden (Team Trasimeno #52) also gained positions. As the race continued, Jones and Neila floated back to the podium battle with Herrera, separated by a margin of around a second from the rest of the group for most of the race. Neila rounded the outside of Herrera to pass her, leaving a window behind her just big enough for Jones to sneak by to shuffle Herrera to P3.

Neila led the race into the final lap, the pair having separated themselves from Herrera, who was behind them. Jones pushed hard, but she lacked the track position to make a move on Neila, landing the #36 her third career WorldWCR Race win. Jones finished in P2, for her third podium in four races. Championship leader Herrera earned her eighth consecutive podium, but her P3 means her title lead was cut down to nine points.

WorldWCR Race 2 Results

1. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha)
2. Chloe Jones (GR Motosport) +0.220s
3. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) +0.862s
4. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) +4.615s
5. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +4.997s

Championship Points

1. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) 172 points
2. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) 163
3. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) 112
4. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) 111
5. Chloe Jones (GR Motosport) 93

How did the Aussies Do?

Despite qualifying in a solid 11th, Remy Gardner’s weekend sadly came to a premature end after he was caught in a multi-rider incident at Turn 2 in Race 1. The Australian was taken to the medical centre before being transferred to hospital with a back contusion and suspected concussion. While initial scans came back clear, Gardner remained under observation overnight on Saturday and was declared unfit for Sunday’s races.

The #87 was subsequently released from hospital on Sunday and has now flown back to Barcelona to begin his recovery. After qualifying fourth before getting bumped onto his first front-row start due to a penalty for Jaume Masia, Oli Bayliss rode a solid Race 1 to claim eighth.

Then in Race 2, the Aussie really kicked into gear, rapidly moving into P4 in the opening laps. Bayliss held his position until lap eleven before making a decisive move on Can Oncu to launch his pursuit of a maiden podium finish.

What followed was a gripping scrap, as Bayliss and Oncu traded places in a thrilling back-and-forth battle. In the end, though, the young Australian crossed the line in fourth, which was his best-ever result in the World Supersport category.

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Friday practice
WorldSBK

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #11) topped the timesheets on Friday in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship despite a crash in the afternoon session at the Foggy Esses. The Championship leader set a 1’26.342s to claim P1 ahead of Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team #9) as the opening day of the Prosecco DOC UK Round concluded with a dramatic Free Practice 2 session at Donington Park.

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WorldSSP

Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing #62) was fastest on the timesheets in the opening FIM Supersport World Championship Tissot Superpole session of the Prosecco DOC UK Round. Despite leading much of the session, Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team #61) was shuffled to second place, ahead of Spanish rookie Jaume Masia in P3 (Orelac Racing VerdNatura #51), who continued to impress.

Saturday
WorldSBK

Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) fended off Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) to claim pole position at Donington Park in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship as ‘El Turco’ matched Carl Fogarty’s tally of poles. Just over a tenth separated the two title contenders as they prepared for their Donington battle, while Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team #22) claimed third in the Tissot Superpole session for the Prosecco DOC UK Round.

WorldSBK Race 1

The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship grid kicked off their Prosecco DOC UK Round in style as Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) cruised to a race win after Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) crashed out from P1 early on.

Moments after lights out on Lap 1, Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team), Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team #5) and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #19) got tangled up and were sent sprawling into the gravel. Nicolo Bulega and Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) claimed the two remaining podium positions, riding largely uncontested ahead of the rest of the grid. Behind them, however, a four-way battle for P5 raged as riders sought every point they could manage.

P1 fell into Razgatlioglu’s lap early on after home hero Alex Lowes took a turn three tumble, ending his race from P1. The defending Champion seized the opportunity, putting the hammer down and carving out a margin of more than five seconds by the race’s halfway point.

His win puts his name once more into the WorldSBK history books as he became the second-ever rider with 10 wins at two different tracks. Nicolo Bulega didn’t get an ideal jump off the line yet did enough to clear himself from the three-rider crash behind him. He wasn’t close enough to give Lowes, or later, Razgatlioglu, a run for their money, and his P2 finish, ‘Buelgas’ sees his Riders’ Championship lead fall to just four points.

Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha #55) came out on top of a four-way battle for P4 with teammate Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha #65), Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing #45) and Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team #77). Rea looked the most competitive he has looked all season so far, climbing to P2 on the jump off the line before settling for P5 for his strongest result in 2025.

“It was a really good start to this weekend, we are improving the bike with every session. The bike still doesn’t feel like last year, but we are still trying our best, always,” Razgatlioglu insisted.

WorldSBK Race 1 Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +6.535
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +11.775s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +14.446s
5. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +16.160s

WorldSSP Race 1

Supersport World Championship racing action took to the track Saturday afternoon, and Manzi put on a tyre management masterclass to land his fifth win of this season. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing #69) led much of the second half of the race. Still, Stefano Manzi’s (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) veteran experience saw him rope the Englishman back in, claiming Triumph’s 20th podium. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA #94) crossed swords with Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) for P3 for much of the race, and the #94 was the benefactor of a late mistake to spell the Frenchman’s 33rd career podium.

Starting back on P7, Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) flexed his familiarity with the British track as he methodically climbed up the grid, grasping P1 for much of the second half of the race.

With five laps remaining, Manzi began to reel the British rider in. The final three laps featured the home hero and the Championship leader trading overtakes in a thrilling battle to top the podium. Manzi came out on top after Booth-Amos ran wide, giving enough of a margin for the #62 to hold on for the win. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) showed grit as he started from P5, working his way forward and coming out on top in his duel with Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) after the young Turk ran wide late in the race.

Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) was fighting for the podium spots, however, he lacked the pace to keep up with the riders in front of him. He lucked into P4 after Oncu ran wide, picking up another couple of points. Oncu once again leapt off the line from P2 to take the holeshot from Manzi. However, he fell out of the battle for the race win. Later, after running wide onto the grass, he lost his late engagement with Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) and fell to P5.

WorldSSP Race 1 Results

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing)
2. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +4.261s
3. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) +5.784
4. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +6.498s
5. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +8.176s

Sunday
Superpole Race

The Prosecco DOC UK Round’s final day kicked off the day’s first race with the Tissot Superpole Race. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) landed his second win of the round and his fifth win in a row. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) finished in second place for his 41st podium. However, the Italians’ Championship lead has now been cut to a single point. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) took home his second career WorldSBK podium, earning Great Britain’s 890th podium royally as he claimed it at his home round.

Toprak Razgatlioglu started the race from pole position. After a big jump off the line, he put the hammer down and quickly established a lead, which he would not go on to relinquish, claiming his second win at Donington in 2025, his 11th career win at the venue.

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) had a slower jump than usual at lights out, however, he made up positions passing Rea to claim P2. He did well to limit the points damage in the Championship picture, but with Razgatlioglu’s P1, Bulega saw his Championship lead cut down to a single point. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) claimed a home podium to the elation of home fans, a welcome sight for a bruised up #14, who saw his Race 1 end very early on Saturday.

Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) finished top Yamaha after a late duel with his teammate Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) to finish P5.

Superpole Race Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’25.666s
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +2,804s
3. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +3.874s
4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +4.420s
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +6.943s

WorldSBK Race 2

The final MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship race of the Prosecco DOC UK Round sent Donington out with a bang as Toprak topped the podium for his 69th win, ahead of Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in P2 and teammate Alvaro Bautista, (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), who earned his 188th career WorldSBK podium. The #1 now leads the Riders’ Championship by four points ahead of Bulega.

Razgatlioglu claimed his third holeshot of the weekend, followed by Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Bautista, who gained positions as Bulega fell to fifth place by the end of the first lap after another poor jump. ‘El Turco’ steamed ahead at the front to claim his Donington hat-trick and make it 12 career wins at the British venue. With his victory, he claims the Riders’ Championship lead away from Nicolo Bulega for the first time this season, carving out a foothold in P1 of four points. Bulega’s P2 marks the 22nd time he has finished P2 behind ‘El Turco’. Bautista took home P3 for his 11th podium of the season.

Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) fought with Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in the early stages of the race, the #55 lacking the pace to stop Bulega as he made his way through and shuffled ‘Loka’ off the podium to P4. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) and Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team #31) fought throughout the race for P5, the pair trading better times sector by sector. The Texan rider was unable to pass by Petrucci, remaining in P6 when he crossed the finish line for his best result of the season.

“I’m very happy, before coming here, my target was the hat trick, and I did it, so I’m happy about that. I love this track, it’s my favourite. I always enjoy riding here. I’ve had some really special wins here,” Razgatlioglu said.

WorldSBK Race 2 Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +2.946s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +3.135s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +10.724s
5. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +12.401

Championship Points

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 345 puntos
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 341
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 209
4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 194
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 188

WorldSSP Race 2

The FIM Supersport World Championship grid took to the stage for the final race of the Prosecco DOC UK Round. Slightly cooler Sunday weather introduced a new factor that teams had to contend with.

Early in the running, Manzi ran wide on Turn 10 onto the grass, losing many positions and eventually recovering to P7. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) took home the Race 2 win, landing Turkey its 50th win. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) secured P2 for the home crowd, and Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) earned a P3 rostrum spot to cut the points deficit behind Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) in P5 to just six points.

Can Oncu jumped off the line like a shot, making a move into T1 to take P1 from Manzi, who later that same lap ran wide in the Melbourne Hairpin and fell to P14 by the next lap. Oncu and Booth-Amos did battle at the front for the rest of the race. Oncu made his move with just three laps remaining, sealing his fifth win of the season to tie Manzi for race wins.

Booth-Amos missed out on landing a win at home, his P2 earning him his eighth podium. Mahias rounded out the podium for his 34th rostrum finish, one shy of Aegerter and Federico Caricasulo (D34G WorldSSP Racing Team #64), tied for fifth place in all-time podium finishes.

Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) finished P4; he did well to protect his position ahead of the three riders close behind him. However, ahead of him, Mahias and the podium positions were too far to catch.

WorldSSP Race 2 Results

1. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team)
2. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +0.816s
3. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) +1.834s
4. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +4.193s
5. Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA) 5.358s

Championship Points

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 244
2. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 199
3. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) 182
4. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) 172
5. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 156

WorldWCR
WorldWCR Race 1

In the first FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship race of the Prosecco DOC UK Round, Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team #6) snatched the race win away from Beatriz Nelia (Ampito Crescent Yamaha #36) on the final lap to make it three wins in 2025 so far. Neila did well to overtake Herrera several times throughout the contest, however, in the end, the #36 fell to P2. For her first-ever podium, British rider Chloe Jones (GR Motorsport #15) brought home P3 for her home fans.

Hererra surged forward from P2 on the grid to claim the holeshot, taking P1 on the approach to the first corner from Neila, who had started from pole position for the first time this season. While the pair had pulled away early on, Jones and Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team #64) steadily caught back up, and by the last four laps, the quartet laid it all on the line for the win.

Neila led in the second-to-last lap, however, after running wide at the Melbourne Hairpin, she fell to the back of the group, and Herrera took P1. Neila jumped back ahead of Sanchez in P4 and Jones in P3; however, it was too little, too late as Herrera secured the race win despite Neila’s last lap clocking in nearly a second faster than Herrera and setting a new track record.

Jones held onto her P3 for her first career podium to the elation of the British fans in attendance. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) did well to collaborate with Jones to make up the gap to the group ahead of them, yet Sanchez found herself left off the podium in P4.

Rookie Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA #17) landed her best performance in her rookie season, finishing P5 as she gave chase behind the lead group.

WorldWCR Race 1 Results

1. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team)
2. Beatriz Nelia (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) +0.155s
3. Chloe Jones (GR Motorsport) +1.044s
4. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +1.426s
5. Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) +4.837s

WorldWCR Race 2

The fastest women on two wheels took to the track on Sunday for the FIM Womens’ Circuit Racing World Championship Race 2 of the Prosecco DOC UK Round. Neila topped the podium, leading Sara Sanchez across the line, who finished P2. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) rounded out the podium positions as she finished P3.

Herrera claimed the holeshot to start the race, chased into the first corners by Race 1’s same podium riders, Neila and Jones. Sara Sanchez hung close to the group in front of her, closing the gap and fighting with the group for the podium positions. By the final laps, the #36 and Sanchez fought for P1, Neila coming out on top, and her win cut Herrera’s Championship lead down to just nine points.

In the Melbourne Hairpin on the final lap, Jones and Herrera made contact, Jones ending up on the turf to finish P11. Hererra went on to finish P3 and earn her sixth podium of the season, but third place was her worst result of the season so far. Inversely, Sara Sanchez’s P2 was her best result of the season, ahead of her pair of P3s from Assen.

Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) and Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) clashed for P5 in the early laps. Ponziani eventually overtook the French rider, signalling to the #17 to follow her to cut down the gap to the podium fight in front of them. Their collaboration paid off, as with five laps to go, the pair had closed to within less than half a second of the podium fight in front of them. In the end, the Frenchwoman was able to climb past Ponziani for P4, yet they were not able to fight for the podium in earnest. Her Race 1 P5 and Race 2 P4 are a clear step forward for her, which she hopes to continue in rounds to come. Ponziani was pushed down to P5 and lost her P3 Riders’ Championship position to Sanchez.

WorldWCR Race 2 Results

1. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha)
2. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +0.304s
3. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) +1.006s
4. Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) +1.192s
5. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) +1.326s

Championship Points

1. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) 131 points
2. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) 122
3. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) 89
4. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) 86
5. Chloe Jones (GR Motosport) 53

How did the Aussies Do?

Remy Gardner (#87) set a 1’25.953 to qualify 16th after a mistake on his fastest lap, but in Race 1, he impressed by carving his way through the field to finish ninth, showcasing strong pace over the 23-lap bout. A solid Sunday followed, as the #87 secured 12th in the Superpole Race and another ninth in Race 2 to cap off a positive weekend.

Oli Bayliss (#32) showed his best form of the campaign on the Triumph in Race 1, climbing to seventh and eyeing a top-six finish before crashing at Turn 12 on lap nine. Eager to rebound in Race 2, the Aussie made a rapid start. However, grip issues saw him fade from the lead group to ultimately clinch 12th.

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Friday practice
WorldSBK

It wasn’t just the temperatures that were rising at the Misano World Circuit as the pace ramped up in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, with Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #11) claiming Friday honours by 0.190s ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team #1). The top two in the standings traded fastest laps throughout the day, with ‘El Turco’ fastest in FP1 and ‘Bulegas’ quickest in FP2, at the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna round.

Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team #5) was an impressive third in FP2, which gave him fourth in the combined classification after setting a 1’33.640s, although it wasn’t enough for third in the combined standings – that belonged to Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #19) who was fourth in FP2, just 0.014s away from Montella.

Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team #87) was the fastest Yamaha rider on Friday through his FP1 effort, with the Australian star losing track time in FP2 after a crash at Turn 3. He was able to rejoin the action in the final minutes of FP2, before he crashed at Turn 13, but his 1’.33.669s gave him P5 overall.

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WorldSSP

The FIM Supersport World Championship field popped the cork on Friday’s Tissot Superpole action at a balmy Misano. Taking pole position, Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura #51) was the fastest after the 45 minutes, followed on the timesheet by Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME Air Racing #40) and Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse #11) in P3.

Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing #23), with his 1’37.395s lap, missed the front row by just four hundredths of a second behind Bendsneyder. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team #61) snagged a second-row spot through his 1’37.513s lap, finishing as top Yamaha in the session.

Saturday
WorldSK
WorldSBK Race 1

Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) ran away with P1 as he put distance between himself and rival Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), who finished P2 for his 18th WorldSBK podium. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team #9) held off Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team #22) for P3 in a nail-biting battle for his 19th career podium in the category after Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team #47)’s strong start was ruined by his Lap 2 crash.

Razgatlioglu held onto his P1 grid start as he claimed the holeshot, followed into T1 by Bassani and Bulega; however, the pair of Italians strode past the #1 as he ran wide.

After Bassani disappointingly crashed out of the race, ‘El Turco’ thundered back towards Bulega in P1, overtaking him on Lap 4. The pair from there locked horns as the #1 doggedly defended his P1 to try to win back Championship points. Behind them, Alex Lowes and Petrucci had a protracted duel of their own as they each wanted to claim the final rostrum spot for their own.

In the late running, Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha #55) closed the gap to Alex Lowes in P4, nipping at the British rider’s heels as they battled in front of him. In the end, he lacked the pace to fight for P3 as well, finishing top Yamaha in P5.

“This is very good for me. After signing for next year in MotoGP, I’m really happy, but I’m just focused on my job. This weekend is very important for me because we’re still fighting for the title in WorldSBK,” Razgatlioglu said.

WorldSBK Race 1 Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +1.045s
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +16.684s
4. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +16.824s
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +17.450s

WorldSSP Race 1

Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing #62) took his 50th WorldSSP rostrum, becoming only the third rider to reach this milestone alongside Kenan Sofuoglu (85) and Jules Cluzel (63).

Manzi thundered across the line in the opening race for his 14th career win, and the fourth this year. Rookie Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) struck a late move on Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) to land P2, relegating Oncu to P3 for Masia’s third podium and Oncu’s 20th.

Manzi charged up the grid on the first lap of the race, and after just one lap, Manzi had recovered from his P10 starting position to P3. On lap 5, Oncu made an incisive move to take P1 from Masia, and Manzi followed him through the break, contacting Masia and Oncu as the riders went three wide, relegating Masia to P3. Manzi, shortly after setting up shop in P1, put on a defensive masterclass as Oncu launched assault after assault, and Manzi consistently held his P1 position. A late move by Masia on the race’s final lap cut in on Oncu and shuffled the Turk to the bottom rung of the podium as the Spaniard earned his third career WorldSSP podium.

Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing #69) hung with Schroetter and Debise in front of him for most of the race, as he eventually earned a solid P5.

WorldSSP Race 1 Results

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing)
2. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +0.514s
3. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +1.518s
4. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +1.573s
5. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +1.783s

Sunday
Superpole Race

The final day at Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” and the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna round got off to a jaw-dropping start as MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship leader Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) crashed out from the first two positions. Seizing the opportunity, the #1 topped the podium, followed by Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team), who notched his first podium since the Tissot Superpole Race at Jerez 2024, and Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha), who earned his first-ever podium at Misano.

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) found themselves in the gravel just moments after lights out as Bulega surged up for the holeshot. Bassani lost control of his bike as he lost the front on the inside, and his KB998 Rimini slid into Bulega, ending the race for both of them, and ending a 50-race streak of at least one Ducati on the podium. The incident was investigated by the FIM WorldSBK Stewards, and Bassani was given a double Long Lap Penalty for Race 2 for irresponsible riding at Turn 1.

Toprak cut inside of Bassani as his bike slid out from under him to avoid the danger and cruised home for P1 to give BMW its fifth consecutive podium at Misano, the best streak for a manufacturer since Kawasaki and Rea’s seven-race streak from 2014 to 2017. Joining Razgatllioglu on the podium was Alex Lowes and Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) for Bimota’s first podium in 25 years and Locatelli’s 22nd career WorldSBK podium, respectively.

Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) did well to climb positions as he started in P9, but he was unable to keep up with a strong jump off the line from Alex Lowes and Locatelli, finishing in P4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) gained positions up from his P11 starting position, battling with Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) for stretches of the race reminiscent of the pair’s duels from seasons past to finish in P5.

Superpole Race Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +4.281s
3. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +6.122s
4. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +7.542s
5. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +8.855s

WorldSBK Race 2

Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) landed his ninth season win as he cruised to a Race 2 win by nearly a 10-second margin. Bulega glided up the grid from his P10 grid start for his 15th podium of the season, limiting the damage to his Riders’ Championship lead. His lead now stands at a tenuous nine points ahead of the #1. In third place, Bautista earned his 10th podium of the year; however, his race win drought continues, as he last topped the podium at Aragon Race 2 in 2024.

Toprak flew off the line to claim the holeshot, followed into the first corner by Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha), and that was the closest any other rider got to home in the race. While Locatelli, Alex Lowes and Danilo Petrucci battled in the early running for P2 until Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) shuffled them aside as they tried in vain to catch ‘El Turco’. Toprak held a strong pace all race to cruise to an uncontested race win to complete his second Misano hat-trick in back-to-back years. Bulega and Bautista finished in a lonely P2 and P3, as they had the pace to separate themselves from the riders behind them but lacked the speed to catch the streaking #1.

Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) won a protracted battle with Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) (Barni Spark Racing Team) to claim P4. ‘Petrux’ and Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) gave a sequel to their Race 1 battle for P3, a struggle which Petrucci won, but not without Locatelli, Bulega and Bautista passing the pair, shuffling the #9 to P5.

“I’m really happy because I was pushing really hard this weekend, and I hit my target of winning all three races. In the last race especially, the bike felt much better; we have improved the bike step by step, and it allowed me to settle into my rhythm and have a very strong pace. I’m very happy, last year I had three wins here – and this year I did it again – now I’m looking forward to Donington,” explained Razgatlioglu.

WorldSBK Race 2 Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +9.685s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +14.438s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +16.752s
5. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +19.273s

Championship Points

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 292 points
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 283
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 179
4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 172
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 157

WorldSSP Race 2

Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) closed out the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna round at Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” with a race win over Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) and Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) in P2 and P3. Race 2 was the 30th race hosted at the Emilia-Romagna venue. Championship Leader Stefano Manzi crashed out on Turn 16 from P1, as another opportunity to solidify his championship lead was spoilt for the #62, as his lead over Oncu is now cut to 47 points.

Can Oncu and Stefano Manzi brought their Yamaha R1 machines to bear on each other as they battled from lights out. Manzi had established himself in front of Oncu by a slim margin, until a sudden Turn 16 lowside crash saw Oncu sail past him into P1. Several laps later, Japanese rider Kaito Toba (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team #27) had a big highside tumble over his handlebars on Turn 14, prompting a red flag and ending the race as it had run more than two-thirds of the distance. Disappointed as they had begun to show pace and looked like they could have given Oncu a run for his money, Jaume Masia and Valentin Debise settled for the second and third spots on the podium.

Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team #65) was in the mood in Race 2, battling with Jaume Masia, Valentin Debise and Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team #52) at different points in the race. He finished in P4 for his second-best finish of the season so far. Alcoba finished in P5, tying his best result of the season, which was earned at Phillip Island Race 2.

WorldSSP Race 2 Results

1. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team)
2. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +0.291s
3. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +0.424s
4. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) +0.846s
5. Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) +4.924s

Championship Points

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 210 points
2. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 163
3. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 156
4. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) 146
5. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) 142

WorldSSP300 Race 1

Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki #50) topped the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship podium for the first time in his career at the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna round Race 1. He was followed across the line by Marco Gaggi (Team BrCorse #43), who earned his first podium since Portimao 2023, and rounding out the podium was new championship leader Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Italka Racing #48).

Torres protected his P1 grid start as he claimed the holeshot, with Matteo Vannucci (PATA AG Motorsport Italia WorldSSP300 #91) in P2 all over the Spaniard as he badgered the #47 for P1 in the early running. The pair sparred throughout the first laps, contending with David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI #38), Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Italka Racing) and Carter Thompson, as the pack of Kawasaki Ninja 400s set their sights on the race win. Thompson’s podium hopes looked to be in dire straits as the Australian had fallen to P7 with just a few laps remaining, but, picking his moment well, the Australian slotted into P1 midway through the last lap, and didn’t leave enough time for any of his competitors to steal it from him for his first WorldSSP300 win of his career. Marco Gaggi (Team BrCorse) chased him across the line for his fourth podium in the category. In P3, Garcia made it 16 races in the points in a row, one point-scoring race shy of the record set by Dorren Loureiro from 2017 to 2018.

Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove #7) had his hopes of a fourth podium snubbed by Championship leader Garcia, shuffling the Kove rider to P4. David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) fell to P5 after his P4 grid start, battling for the podium spots throughout the race.

WorldSSP300 Race 1 Results

1. Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki)
2. Marco Gaggi (Team BrCorse) +0.338s
3. Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Racing Sport) +0.473s
4. Benat Fernandez (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kove) +0.494s
5. David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) +0.737s

WorldSSP300 Race 2

Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove) slipped by the Championship leader, Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Italka Racing) on the final straight of the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna round to claim the race win. Fernandez’s win raised his tally to two wins and four podiums in his rookie season so far. Garcia earned his 12th podium to tie Ana Carrasco in WorldSSP300 podiums, and David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) notched his fourth rostrum finish in his two years in the Championship.

Seconds after lights out, a crash between Felix Mulya (ProGP NitiRacing #27) and Emanuele Cazzaniga (Racestar Trasimeno #4) caused a red flag as medical attention was being rendered to Cazzaniga, who was taken to the medical centre before the race restarted over a decreased eight-lap distance.

The race saw a host of different leaders across the shortened distance, as Salvador Garcia and Benat Fernandez all led for stretches of the final lap. Garcia made a late move to brush aside Fernandez, riding defensively to hold off moves, corner after corner, by the Kove rider until a desperate dash to the line on the home straight. In a photo finish, the rookie #7 pipped Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Italka Racing) by just 0.009s. Behind him, teammate David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) was just behind the two fellow Spaniards ahead of him after overcoming his long-lap penalty, just 0.035s slower than Fernandez in P1.

Antonio Torres (Team ProDina XCI #47) was the odd man off the podium; a shame for him as he rode a strong race but couldn’t fight his way through the three riders ahead of him to get on the podium. Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki) was less than 0.05s behind Torres, and despite having led the race for stretches and starting from P1 on the grid, the Aussie was bundled down to P5 by the end of the race.

WorldSSP300 Race 2 Results

1 Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove)
2 Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Italka Racing) +0.009s
3 David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) +0.026s
4 Antonio Torres (Team ProDina XCI) +0.099s
5 Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki) +0.049s

Championship Points

1. Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove) 134
2. Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Italka Racing) 133
3. Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing) 114
4. David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) 104
5. Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki) 93

How did the Aussies Do?

Despite a strong qualifying to grab sixth and finishing eighth in the Superpole Race, Remy Gardner was frustratingly taken out while showing promising pace early in Race 2 to end his weekend on a low note. Oli Bayliss (#32) had a tough start to round six, dropping from P12 to P18 early in Race 1, as he struggled with the bike throughout the bout, ultimately finishing 19th. Although improvement was evident in Race 2, as he moved from P13 to 11th, a red flag halted his progress to end the race early.

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Friday practice
WorldSBK

Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) finished Friday at the Autodrom Most on top of the timesheets after two practice sessions for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship field. Razgatlioglu cemented his position as pre-round favourite as he topped both FP1 and FP2, posting a 1’31.318s in FP2 for his fastest time of the day to secure first place on the combined timesheets. ‘El Turco’ was the first rider to lap in the 1’31s bracket as the track dried in both practice sessions.

Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #14) secured P2 on Friday with a 1’31.542s to finish as the lead Ducati rider. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was fourth in the combined classification as he felt the effects of his huge FP1 highside at Turn 6, which left him with contusions to his right ankle and left knee.

WorldSSP

Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA #94) claimed his first pole since 2019 at the Motul Czech Round’s opening FIM Supersport World Championship Tissot Superpole session.

Following Mahias across the line was Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team #61) and Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse #53) to form Race 1’s front row. With their best results of the season so far, Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team #65) and Raffaele De Rosa (QJMOTOR Factory Racing #3) stepped up their game in the wet, earning P5 and P6 respectively.

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Saturday
WorldSK
WorldSBK Race 1

The sun was out as the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship grid took to the track for Race 1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) returned to the top of the podium, cruising past Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) for P1 and not letting go of it from then on. Bulega and Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team #9) claimed P2 and P3. Elsewhere, Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #19) recovered from a Lap 1 incident to secure P5.

Razgatlioglu overcame a streaking holeshot from Bulega, who started in P2, to top the podium in Race 1. He took P1 from Bulega with a vintage ‘El Turco’ late braking overtake on the inside of Bulega into T1. It was his fifth race win of the season so far and broke a three-race streak of placing P2 behind Bulega. For Bulega, tomorrow’s Tissot Superpole Race would be his 50th WorldSBK race. He had finished on the rostrum in more than 70% of those races. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) ran a solid race, doing well to convert his P3 in the Tissot Superpole session to P3 in Race 1.

Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team #22) had a good jump off the line, and while he was behind the streaking Bulega and Razgatlioglu, he powered to a P4 after holding off a late attack by Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati).

“This has been the best race of the season so far. I’m really happy because I needed a win. I had not won a long race since Portimao, so I’m really happy here after so many races. Every session we are improving the bike, but we still need more because there are still two more races tomorrow,” Razgatlioglu stated.

WorldSBK Race 1 Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +6.015s
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +10.230s
4. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +14.814s
5. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +15.520s

WorldSSP Race 1

Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura #51) claimed the first win of the Motul Czech Round weekend at the Autodrom Most as he led Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) and Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) into Parc Ferme.

Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing #62) crashed out of the race on Lap 8, but second and third in the FIM Supersport World Championship standings were unable to take advantage of Manzi’s misfortune as Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse #11) finished P8 and Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing #69) crashed out.

Grey skies once again hung above the Autodrom Most, causing low track temperatures, which affected grip on the track. Oncu, Masia, Mahias and Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) managed to hang on behind Manzi, who surged forward early in the race to claim P1. Debise fell out of the running early on with a crash in Lap 6, preventing him from being able to take advantage of Manzi’s crash.

After Manzi’s Turn 16, Lap 8 lowside, Oncu strode into P1, first fighting with Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) and then Masia, with Masia sliding up the inside of Oncu at Turn 20 to claim P1 and shuffle Oncu to P2. Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing #23) earned his second-best result of the season, which was also his best result since his P3 at Phillip Island’s Race 1.

Aldi Mahendra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team #57) landed his best-ever WorldSSP finish in P5, leaping up the grid from his P11 start. Corentin Perolari (Honda Racing World Supersport #6) was not only the fastest Honda on the day, but he was also the best-performing WorldSSP Challenge rider on the day in P6.

WorldSSP Race 1 Results

1. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura)
2. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +0.137s
3. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) +7.997s
4. Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing) +14.560s
5. Aldi Mahendra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +14.796s

Sunday
Superpole Race

The final day of race action at Autodrom Most’s Motul Czech Round saw Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) atop the podium. He was followed into the rostrum by Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in P2 for his second P2 of the weekend so far. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) took P3 for his second consecutive third-place finish at Most this weekend.

Bulega claimed the holeshot, passing Razgatlioglu into Turn 1. The pair then traded overtakes throughout the first half of the race before Bulega ran through the shortcut instead of taking the Turn 1-2 chicane, being forced to give up a second and granting the #1 a cushion behind him. From there, Razgatlioglu sailed ahead and finished the race with more than a second and a half margin. It was his tenth win at Most, the first circuit he’s recorded double-digit wins at. Bulega still managed to take home P2, finishing four seconds ahead of Petrucci.

Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) nearly finished top Independent ahead of Petrucci for what would have been his second WorldSBK podium; instead he took home a healthy P4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) again stacked up the overtakes after his Race 1 passing frenzy, moving up from his P10 start to finish in P5, including passing Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC #7) on the final lap at Turn 20, the penultimate corner, as the #7 finished in sixth.

Superpole Race Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +1.917s
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +5.943s
4. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +6.033s
5. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +7.700s

WorldSBK Race 2

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) stunned Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) with an overtake to steal away the Race 2 win from ‘El Turco’ in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. The venue is one the #1 historically dominates, however, Bulega’s dramatic late move rained on the #1’s parade and prevented his hat-trick.

The race’s first corner featured a chaotic incident, which sent Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC #97) tumbling, and a double long-lap penalty applied to Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha #65) for irresponsible riding. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Rea traded paint at the first chicane, the collision pushing Bautista sliding into Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC), ending the race for the pair of Spaniards and sending Vierge to the medical centre.

After the dust cleared, Bulega led the race ahead of Razgatlioglu, Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team). ‘El Turco’ was close behind Bulega, however, the #11 did well to hold off the #1 for the first half of the race. Turn 17 of Lap 12 was Toprak’s first assault on Bulega for P1, cutting inside on the home straight. Bulega quickly steamed back past him before Razgatlioglu caught Bulega by surprise on the Turn 2 switchback to wrestle P1 back.

Bulega hung around into the last laps of the race, meaning he was just close enough to reel in Toprak, and on the exit of the final corner, he pipped Razgatlioglu for his first-ever race win at Most and prevented the Turk’s hat-trick. Petrucci made a move on the inside on Sam Lowes to claim P3 from the Brit, the overtake earning ‘Petrux’ his 17th WorldSBK podium and his third P3 podium of the weekend. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) didn’t settle for P4 lying down, battling to the line with Petrucci and only crossing the line +0.176s behind.

Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team #87) did well to come out on top in his battle with Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team #47), Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) and others for P5.

“It was incredible, Toprak had more than I did all race; his pace was stronger than mine. But I was trying to push 200 per cent every lap to follow him. By halfway through, he was about a second ahead of me, but I never gave up. Most is not the best for my riding style or our bike, we prefer long and fast corners, and this one is small and slow, so I’m happy to win here. It’s very special,” Bulega explained.

WorldSBK Race 2 Results

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.027s
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +16.276s
4. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) 16.452s
5. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +20.703s

Championship Points

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 252 points
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 221
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 146
4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 141
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 127

WorldSSP Race 2

Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) topped the podium for his third win of the season ahead of Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) and Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team), with Oettl rounding out his best weekend of the season on the podium. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) and Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) battled in the podium positions early on before a crash out of the running for Masia dropped him out of the top positions to a P6 finish.

Oncu flew off the line to claim the holeshot from P1, followed into the second sector by Masia and Manzi. The pair passed Oncu back to lead the race at different points as the lead swapped hands on several occasions. Oncu took back P1 with a double overtake on the pair under braking at Turn 1 and pulled away from there to seal his first race win since Assen. Mahias went into Most podium-less, and now after his Race 2 P2, he will go to Misano with a pair of podiums under his belt.

Oettl took another step with his P3 podium finish, achieving his first WorldSSP podium result since returning to the Championship for the 2025 campaign. Masia was duelling with Manzi for P2, until the Spanish youngster crashed out of the race on Lap 12’s Turn 10, leaving him to finish with no points. Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing) in P4 will look ahead to Misano with a smile on his face as he seems to have returned to form after struggles at Cremona. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) righted the ship with his P5 finish after his Race 1 DNF.

Despite temporarily leading the race and fighting for the race win for most of the race, Manzi’s pace dropped off in the final laps and saw him fall to P6. This capped off a weekend of struggles for the Championship leader, as he only took away 10 points from Most.

WorldSSP Race 2 Results

1. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team)
2. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) +1.706s
3. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) +3.643s
4. Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing) +4.956s
5. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +5.081s

Championship Points

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 185 points
2. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 145
3. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) 131
4. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 122
5. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) 110

WorldSSP300 Race 1

Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Italka Racing #48) earned his first race win in 2025 and his second race win of his FIM Supersport 300 World Championship career at Autodrom Most’s Race 1 of the Motul Czech Round. He was followed across the line by David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI #38), who ran a tremendous race to overcome a P28 start and a long lap penalty in P2, and Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove #7) in P3 for his second podium in his rookie season so far.

Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing #6) had a rollercoaster race; the Championship leader going into the encounter fell as low as P8, climbing back to lead the race for moments before crashing out from P2 on the final lap. Garcia’s win was his second in WorldSSP300 and the 40th race win by a Spaniard in WorldSSP300. Salvador finished in P2 for his third podium, followed by Benat Fernandez in P3 for his second podium. Fernandez, however, was under investigation for his and Daniel Mogeda’s (Pons Motosport Italika Racing #88) last lap incident, which saw Mogeda crash out of the race.

Humberto Maier (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing #12) started from the front of the grid, but as the grid grouped up in the first corner, he found himself shuffled all the way down to P9. He recovered to lead the race for stretches but ultimately was beaten for pace by the trio of Spanish riders ahead of him in the final straight for P4.

WorldSSP300 Race 1 Results

1. Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Racing Sport)
2. David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) +0.012s
3. Benat Fernandez (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kove) +0.027s
4. Humberto Maier (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing) +0.041s
5. Matteo Vannucci (PATA AG Motorsport Italia WorldSSP300) +0.136s

WorldSSP300 Race 2

The FIM Supersport 300 World Championship’s Race 2 at the Motul Czech Round was rain-delayed during the Warm-Up lap. After a delay for teams to change tyres, the riders returned to the track for the race over a shortened 10-lap distance. The two-time WorldSSP300 World Champion reasserted himself atop the podium and Championship standings alike. Buis’ 25 points from the race win put him back on top of Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Italka Racing) with 97 and Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove) with 96.

David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI), Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki #50) and Benat Fernandez had a great start to the race, shooting off at lights out, however, after the first chicane, Buis had slid his way into P1. Fernandez, Maier, Buis, Salvador and Bartolini (#23) all battled for P1, overtaking each other repeatedly as the group slipstreamed off of each other to shuffle the order.

On the final lap, the Brazilian and the #7 tailed Buis as the final straight approached, and as they rounded the final corner, both lacked the pace to catch the streaking Buis, who claimed his first race win since his Assen double and his 17th career WorldSSP300 win. Maier’s P3 meant a sixth career podium for the Brazilian, who still chased his first win. Rookie Fernandez made it back-to-back podiums at Most for his third in his rookie season.

WorldSSP300 Race 2 Results

1. Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing)
2. Benat Fernandez (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kove) +0.045s
3. Humberto Maier (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing) +0.095s
4. David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) +0.167s
5. Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Racing Sport) +0.215s

Championship Points

1. Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing) 100 points
2. Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Racing Sport) 97
3. Benat Fernandez (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kove) 96
4. David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) 77
5. Humberto Maier (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing) 69

How did the Aussies Do?

Despite a DNF in Race 1, there were still many positives to be extracted from Remy Gardner’s Most, as he secured sixth place in the Tissot Superpole before claiming a brilliant fifth in Race 2.

PTR Triumph’s Oli Bayliss (#32) banked a solid ninth in Race 1 in the demanding Supersport class. Starting 17th, he fought his way up to challenge for sixth, but a late mistake saw him slip to ninth, in a race where he rode to his best finish since the season opener. His second race was then scuppered by two long lap penalties, but, to his credit, he recovered admirably to bag 12th.

Luke Power (#68) continued on his path to get back to his best following his shoulder injury, with an 18th in qualifying and 18th in Race 2 a decent effort by the Aussie.

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Friday practice
WorldSBK

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) concluded Friday on top once again as he ended the day three tenths clear of Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team #1) after two Free Practice sessions at the Cremona Circuit. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team #9) claimed third as the Acerbis Italian Round got underway, while Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #19) had three crashes on a tricky day for the #19 in Italy.

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WorldSSP

FIM Supersport World Championship actions kicked off at the Cremona Circuit as the championship took to Italy for the first time since September last year. In the Tissot Superpole session, a sequence of late fast laps shook up the order. When the dust settled, Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME Air Racing #64) emerged in P1, earning his 13th pole in WorldSSP. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team #61) powered up the field to finish P2, and Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing #62) was P3.

Saturday
WorldSK
WorldSBK Race 1

The first points of the Acerbis Italian Round were awarded as Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) led the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship field across the finish line, followed into Parc Ferme by Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati).

After starting in P3, Toprak jumped off the line into P2 behind Bulega ahead of him, cutting inside of the Italian star into Turn 13 on the opening lap. From there, ‘El Turco’ fought tooth and nail to stay ahead of ‘Bulegas’ but lost the lead back to the Italian rider on Lap 6’s Turn 11 at the end of the track’s main straight.

Bulega held off Razgatlioglu as he made further attempts to pass, but as the laps counted down and the tyres wore down, Bulega began to pull away from the defending champion, who finished P2. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in P3 had a lonely race, as he was almost nine seconds behind the pair at the front. However, he was almost 12 seconds ahead of the rest of the field behind him.

The second group remained bottled up, riding close together as Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven #29) defended his P4 doggedly from Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team #87) and the pair of Honda factory riders in Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC #7) and Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC #97).

After Lecuona crashed out of the race on Turn 3 of lap 15, Iannone asserted himself at the head of the second group, claiming P4. Behind him, Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) benefitted from a late move on Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) to claim P5, tying his best result of the season so far. Gardner finished as the top Yamaha, banking P6 for the Japanese manufacturer.

“After Assen, I needed a win, and to win here in Italy is incredible, especially here at Cremona. I never have a lot of fun riding here because this track, for me, is very difficult. It’s incredible to win here. It means we made a step from last year, and we can fight in every race,” insisted Bulega.

WorldSBK Race 1 Results

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +2.835s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +11.424s
4. Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) 23.247s
5. Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) +23.778s

WorldSSP Race 1

The 2025 FIM Supersport World Championship field took on Cremona in their first race at the Italian circuit. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) wiped out on Turn 2 of Lap 3 from third, a disappointment for the Turkish star.

From there, it was a four-way melee at the front of the pack, as Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing), Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing #69), Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse #53) and Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura #51) traded overtakes, battling not only for the podium but for the race win. In the end, Manzi came out on top.

Manzi was his consistent self once again in his home country, and with his win, he kept his P1 or P2 streak alive. He has not missed the top two positions in a race since his P3 at Estoril’s Race 1 back in October 2024. Despite running off the track early, Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) responded well and regained his spot in the pack at the front.

Booth-Amos finished in P2 and Debise in P3, with both riders lacking the pace to catch the Yamaha rider. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) unfortunately for him, despite being in the fight for the race win at the front, was the odd man out, finishing P4.

Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA #94) couldn’t keep up with the four-man pack at the front, but he was still able to clinch a solid P5.

WorldSSP Race 1 Results

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing)
2. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +0.344s
3. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +0.601s
4. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +1.109s
5. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) +5.628s

Sunday
Superpole Race

Sunday’s first Superbike World Championship racing didn’t disappoint at Cremona, as Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) made it two for two on home soil, running away from Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) in P2 and his teammate Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati).

Bulega flew off the line from pole position to claim the holeshot and protect his P1, as Razgatlioglu gave chase from his P3 starting position to claim an early P2. And similar to Saturday’s Race 1, while he was able to keep up for a handful of laps, Bulega pulled away to a margin of 1.631s by the beginning of lap 8. Razgatlioglu couldn’t hold tight to Bulega, however, he still had the pace to maintain his position above the rest of the grid, finishing with a four-and-a-half-second margin ahead of Bautista in P3.

Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) benefitted from a slow jump off the line from Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #14), which saw the British rider lose his P2 start position, as he was overtaken early by Bautista and Razgatlioglu, who he couldn’t catch by the end of the 10 laps.

Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) notched another P5, replicating his Race 1 result to again tie his best result of the season.

Superpole Race Results

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +1.456s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +6.060s
4. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +7.154s
5. Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) +10.838s

WorldSBK Race 2

The 2025 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship grid closed the book on Round 4 action at the Cremona Circuit. Just like Race 1, Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) fought with Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) in the early laps. ‘El Turco’ overtook Bulega early on, leading the race for four laps until Bulega struck back on Lap 4 during Race 2 at the Acerbis Italian Round to reinstate himself in P1. He would go on to claim the race win, making it a home hat-trick for ‘Bulegas’. Razgatlioglu did well to mitigate the point gain by Bulega through his P2 finish. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in third was again the fastest of the rest, claiming his ninth podium of the year.

Bulega made it a trio of race wins from Cremona, tying Giancarlo Falappa and Frankie Chilli for most race wins from an Italian riding for Ducati and his 34th career podium. He had troubles with Razgatlioglu early on before re-establishing control and adding to his lead. Razgatlioglu earned his 150th WorldSBK podium with his P2, following Bulega across the finish line 1.826s later. Bautista earned a third P3 place on the weekend, and in Race 2 he became the Spaniard with the most WorldSBK starts with 216, moving ahead of Ruben Xaus.

Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) started in P6 and climbed up to a P4 before crossing the finish line a distant 4.243s ahead of the rest of the grid. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) made a late run forward in the final laps of the race, overtaking both Honda factory riders to claim P5 despite still struggling with the flu.

Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) led the Honda factory pair across the finish line in P5, just 0.202s behind Sam Lowes and 0.617s ahead of his teammate Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) in P7.

“If someone had told me a few days ago that I’d win three races at Cremona, I wouldn’t have believed them! It’s incredible to have a hat-trick here at my worst track. It’s something out of my head. Thanks to all the Italian fans that came here to support us and all the Ducati guys. It’s very nice to win here in Italy,” explained a delighted Bulega.

WorldSBK Race 2 Results

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +1.826s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +8.995s
4. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +17.888s
5. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +22.131s

Championship Points

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 198 points
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 164
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 125
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 118
5. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 107

WorldSSP Race 2

The race weekend at Cremona Circuit’s Acerbis Italian Round ended with Manzi’s race win breaking the all-time record for the longest streak of podium finishes in WorldSSP with 17 podiums in a row.

Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) grabbed P1 early with an overtake on the Italian veteran Manzi, and while Manzi held with him early on, as the laps piled up, the Spanish rookie pulled farther away. Manzi looked perfectly comfortable to bide his time in P2 up until the last 2 laps when he found another gear, trading overtakes with Masia until he got by to claim his second race win in two races at Cremona.

Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) was put under heavy pressure by Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) as the Frenchman was chasing his first podium of the year. Booth-Amos withstood the pressure until Debise crashed out of the race on Turn 11 of Lap 17, insulating the podium for the trio, and he was opportunistic in following Manzi past Masia to claim P2 from the jaws of the Spaniard.

Masia’s P3 earned the rookie his first WorldSSP podium, and for Booth-Amos, his second podium of the weekend at Cremona following his Race 1 P2. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) found himself cruising across the finish line in P4 after pulling more than five seconds ahead of the rest of the pack yet couldn’t keep up with the pack at the front ahead of him.

In P5, Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse #11) will be disappointed to drop points to Manzi, however, the Dutchman did well to recover positions after falling to P12 due to a poor jump at lights out.

WorldSSP Race 2 Results

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing)
2. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +0.396s
3. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +0.721s
4. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) +6.304s
5. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +9.290s

Championship Points

1 Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 175
2 Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 131
3 Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) 124
4 Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) 81
5 Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 77

WorldWCR
WorldWCR Race 1

The Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship returned on Saturday for their Race 1 at Cremona. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team #96) took home the lion’s share of the points for her first-ever race win in the Championship during the Acerbis Italian round, as she was followed into Parc Ferme by teammate Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team #6) and Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha #36) for their P2 and P3 podium finishes respectively.

Herrera, Ponziani and Neila had separated themselves from the rest of the pack, as a 2.9 second gap had emerged by Lap 7 between Neila in P3 and Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team #64) behind them in P4. Herrera looked like she was going to lock down another race win until a dramatic move in the final sector to claim P1 from her teammate to claim her first WorldWCR win. While Herrera was shuffled down the order in the dying moments of the race, she can still hang her hat on the fact that she gained points on her title rival Nelia, who rounded out the podium behind her in P3.

Mexican rider Astrid Madrigal (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA #83) clashed with Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) for most of the race at the front of the second group, emerging victorious in the duel to secure her best-ever WorldWCR result in P4. A quarter of a second behind her, Sanchez earned a P5 finish.

WorldWCR Race 1 Results

1. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team)
2. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) +0.150s
3. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) +0.397s
4. Astrid Madrigal (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) +6.377s
5. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +6-616s

WorldWCR Race 2

The final instalment of the 2025 FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship at Cremona was full of thrills. After leading the race from the first corner, Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) held off a harrowing final-sector attack from Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) to win her first race of the weekend and grab the second win for her team of the weekend. Behind her, Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) took P2 and Neila P3.

After just two laps, a pack of five riders separated themselves from the rest of the field, led by Herrera, who rode hard to stay ahead of the pack behind her. Beatriz Neila and Roberta Ponziani closed down the distance in the closing laps bit by bit, until the final lap, where the pair of riders behind her made their move.

In the final turns of the race, Neila passed Herrera on the outside, going bar to bar with Herrera on the switchback and trading paint, before Herrera cut inside to regain her P1 spot. The contact was slight and deemed a race incident by WorldSBK FIM Stewards. However, unfortunately for Neila, Ponziani picked her moment well and followed Herrera through to claim P2, shuffling Neila to P3.

Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) and Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motorsports) tailed Herrera in the podium battle early on in the race before their pace fell off. Sanchez finished just over 2 seconds behind Neila and the podium positions, while Lewis was a comfortable 15 seconds ahead of Astrid Madrigal in P6.

WorldWCR Race 2 Results

1. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team)
2. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) +0.202s
3. Beatriz Nelia (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) +0.288s
4. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +2.445s
5. Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motorsports) +8.557s

Championship Points

1. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) 90 points
2. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) 77
3. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) 69
4. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) 56
5. Astrid Madrigal (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) 39

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