Friday practice
WorldSBK

Friday honours were split between Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team #1) and Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) on Friday at MotorLand Aragon as the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship descended on Spain. ‘El Turco’ set the pace in the morning FP1 session for the Tissot Aragon Round, before ‘Bulegas’ responded in FP2, with Razgatlioglu’s opening effort from Free Practice 1 the fastest time of the day.

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WorldSSP

The FIM Supersport World Championship field attacked their Tissot Superpole session on Friday as they led the paddock into the weekend’s action. Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME Air Racing #40) topped the timesheets at MotorLand Aragon to open the weekend, followed on the front row by Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse #53) and Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team #52).

Saturday
WorldSBK

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) stormed to a first MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship pole position since Misano as he obliterated the lap record at MotorLand Aragon. The #11 had waited 104 days since his last pole as he put in an unbelievable performance as the grid was set for the Tissot Aragon Round, with Championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) going from second and Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team #22) completing the front row.

WorldSBK Race 1

Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) secured his 13th consecutive win after a thrilling 18-lap battle with Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) at MotorLand Aragon. This marked Razgatlioglu’s first victory at the Spanish circuit and extended his record streak. At the start, Razgatlioglu aggressively took the lead from Bulega, who was briefly pushed to third behind Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team). Bulega quickly regained positions, passing Lowes at Turn 7 and Razgatlioglu at Turn 16 to lead on lap one. The lead swapped repeatedly over the opening laps, with Razgatlioglu and Bulega trading places multiple times through key corners like Turn 1, Turn 7 and Turn 15.

By lap five, Bulega took the lead again at Turn 1, closely followed by Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #14). Razgatlioglu pushed back at Turn 15, keeping the intense battle alive. The two riders continued swapping the lead several times between laps seven and eight, with Bulega’s bold moves challenged by Razgatlioglu’s strong defences. Despite Bulega’s persistent attacks, Razgatlioglu pulled away slightly on lap ten, but the race remained tightly contested. On the final lap, Bulega attempted a last-ditch pass at Turn 1, but Razgatlioglu held firm, crossing the line with a 0.338 second gap. Notably, Bulega set the fastest lap of the race during this final push.

Razgatlioglu’s win marked his 19th of the year – the most in a single season – and matched his own record of 13 consecutive victories. Bulega earned his 48th career podium, while Sam Lowes completed the podium in third, witnessing the intense duel from a close vantage point. Further back, Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team #9) defended his position against Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #19) until Bautista crashed at Turn 15. This promoted Alex Lowes to fifth, while Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven #29) overtook Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha #55) late to finish sixth.

“I’m very happy because finally I’ve won at Aragon. It was a difficult race for me. We fought a lot in the beginning. I was just focused on winning, but this was difficult for me because Bulega was very strong in the final corner,” Razgatlioglu said.

WorldSBK Race 1 Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’49.049s
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.030s
3. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.977s
4. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 4.114s
5. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +6.485s

WorldSSP Race 1

The Frenchman Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) finally broke through in Spain, securing his first career win in his 88th WorldSSP race at the Tissot Aragon Round. The victory at MotorLand Aragon was a milestone for Debise, who fought off stiff competition to claim the top step. Joining him on the podium were Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team #61) in second, earning his 13th podium of the season, and Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing #62), who added his 56th career podium by finishing third. Oncu and Manzi’s Yamaha machines helped boost the manufacturer’s all-time WorldSSP podium tally to 440.

Debise launched aggressively from P2 on the grid to take the holeshot, closely followed by Oncu and Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team). Meanwhile, polesitter Mattia Casadei dropped back to P8 early on. By Lap 2, Debise and Oncu had pulled nearly seven-tenths of a second clear of the chasing pack. By Lap 4, Championship leader Manzi had positioned himself just behind the front two and began cutting the gap to less than half a second. The front duo traded intense overtakes repeatedly at Turn 16 and Turn 1 throughout the race. Oncu led across the line on Lap 16, but Debise used his Ducati Panigale V2’s superior straight-line speed to regain the lead multiple times.

On the final lap, Oncu attempted a last-ditch move, but Debise’s power on the back straight proved decisive, holding off the Turkish star for a historic first win. Manzi finished over three seconds behind, securing a strategic P3 that keeps him on course to clinch his first WorldSSP title. Further back, Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team #65) and Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse #77) battled for fourth. Oettl edged out Farioli, who was the top MV Agusta finisher in fifth. Spanish rider Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura #51) climbed late to sixth after being locked out of the top eight for much of the race.

WorldSSP Race 1 Results

1. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) 1’53.213s
2. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +0.197s
3. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +3.236s
4. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) +5.842s
5. Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +8.685s

Sunday
Superpole Race

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #11) returned to the top step at MotorLand Aragon after a thrilling last-corner pass on Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team #1) in the 10-lap Tissot Superpole Race. This marked Bulega’s first win since May, again secured with a decisive final-corner overtake on Razgatlioglu. Bulega grabbed the holeshot, but Razgatlioglu quickly took the lead at Turn 15 on lap one. The #1 defended at Turn 16 but ran wide at Turn 17, allowing Bulega back ahead. The pair swapped positions multiple times – on lap two, Razgatlioglu passed, only to be outbraked by Bulega at Turn 1, though ‘El Turco’ held the outside line at Turn 2.

Lap three saw them side-by-side through several corners, with Razgatlioglu leading out of Turn 17. On lap four, Bulega made a move at Turn 16, pulling a small gap before Razgatlioglu forced his way through at Turn 15. Bulega responded immediately, regaining the lead through Turn 16. This back-and-forth continued lap after lap, with multiple position swaps at Turns 7, 12, 15 and 16. On the final lap, Bulega took the lead at Turn 16 but ran wide at Turn 7, allowing Razgatlioglu to slip ahead at Turn 8. However, ‘El Turco’ then ran wide at Turn 16, giving Bulega the opportunity to reclaim the lead on the back straight and secure a hard-fought victory. Lap eight was the only lap without a position change between the two.

Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) finished third, returning to the podium and ending Razgatlioglu’s 13-race winning streak, which matched his own record. This also marked BMW’s 100th podium in WorldSBK. Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven #29) claimed P4, less than a second behind Bautista, fending off Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #14), who finished fifth after running in podium positions.

Superpole Race Results

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.105s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.703s
4. Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) +1.593s
5. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +1.810s

WorldSBK Race 2

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #11) made it two wins from two races on Sunday at MotorLand Aragon in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, edging out Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team #1) in another fierce battle at the Tissot Aragon Round. The Ducati star claimed his 10th win of the season, matching Max Biaggi’s record for Italian riders, while scoring his 50th career podium.

The race opened with Razgatlioglu making a move at Turn 15, only for Bulega to respond at Turn 16. Lap 2 saw ‘El Turco’ take the lead at Turn 14, but Bulega fought back at Turn 16. The pair exchanged positions repeatedly over key corners, including Turn 1 and Turn 16, battling fiercely throughout the race. On Lap 7, Razgatlioglu led at his favourite Turn 15, but Bulega re-passed at Turn 16. This duelling continued through laps 8 and 9, with position swaps at Turns 7, 12, 15 and 16. On Lap 11, Bulega took the lead at Turn 16, and despite Razgatlioglu’s efforts, a wide line at Turn 7 on Lap 12 allowed Bulega to pull ahead by about a second.

Bulega held the lead on the back straight and defended successfully, securing the victory and extending Razgatlioglu’s podium streak to 21 races, a personal best. The fight for the final podium spot heated up early as Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #19) had a poor start but quickly climbed back. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha #65) moved into the top five and challenged Bautista but settled into P4 as Bautista pulled away to finish third.

Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven #29) passed Rea on Lap 14 to take fourth. Rea then battled Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #14), who fell at Turn 14 on the penultimate lap, leaving Rea to finish fifth – matching his best result of the season.

“I’m really happy because I needed these two wins this Sunday. It was very difficult because Toprak was very strong and aggressive throughout the whole weekend. I just tried to stay with him and respond to his overtakes, and it was a great pair of battles. I enjoyed it a lot,” Bulega insisted.

WorldSBK Race 2 Results

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 1’48.459s
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +3.248s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +4.973s
4. Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) +12.904s
5. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +13.521s

Championship Points

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 523
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 487
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 284
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 254
5. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 253

WorldSSP Race 2

Oncu’s win breathes life into the 2025 Championship picture, cutting Manzi’s lead down to 60 points. After Saturday’s Race 1 saw Valentin Debise earn his first win in the FIM Supersport World Championship, the WorldSSP field took to the track for the last time for the final race of their Tissot Aragon Round at Motorland Aragon. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) emerged victorious on Sunday afternoon, winning his 6th race of the season and the 7th race of his career. Joining him on the podium were Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) and Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse), who enjoyed their 16th and 4th podium appearances of the season, respectively.

Manzi leapt forward from P2, overtaking polesitter Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team,) who by T3 was back to P3. Oncu powered off the line from P7 to take the race lead by the second sector. Manzi saw himself back in fifth by Lap 5, overtaken by Oettl, Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) and Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse).

Manzi, however, showcased his trademark composure and made a late climb back up to P1, battling with Oncu in the last five laps for the race lead, as the pair had put roughly a quarter of a second between them and Debise in P3 by Lap 13. By the final lap, Debise closed the gap between the pair, and in the back straight, the trio went three wide as they sprinted towards the final loop. Oncu cut across the nose of Manzi in P2 from the inside towards the outside, leading the trio out of Turn 17 towards the finish line. The two Yamaha rivals opened up the throttle and pipped the title leader Manzi by 0.027s in P2 and Valentin Debise was top Ducati in P3.

Oettl’s return to the podium fight will put wind in the sails of the Feel Racing camp as they hope to close their season strong. The German finished in P4. Jaume Masia by Lap 3 had carved seven positions forward to P4 from his P11 start position, finishing just a position behind that as the Spanish rookie finished P5.

WorldSSP Race 2 Results

1. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 1’53.310s
2. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +0.027s
3. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +0.146s
4. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) +0.499s
5. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +2.846s

Championship Points

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 344 points
2. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 275
3. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) 214
4. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) 191
5. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 178

WorldSSP300
WorldSSP300 Race 1

A dramatic conclusion to the WorldSSP300 season is building as David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI #38) closed to within seven points of title leader Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove #7) following an intense race at MotorLand Aragon. Carter Thompson (#50) took his second career WorldSSP300 victory, with Salvador and Fernandez joining him on the podium for P2 and P3, respectively. Fernandez grabbed the holeshot ahead of Matteo Vannucci (PATA AG Motorsport Italia WorldSSP300 #91) and Thompson as a competitive pack followed closely. A group of five riders traded the lead freely but struggled to break away, with seven riders within one second of P1 by mid-race. Salvador consistently attacked from within the pack, making late moves to gain positions.

On the final lap, Salvador led going into the back straight, but Thompson managed to slip ahead and block him through Turn 16, securing the win and pushing Salvador to second. Riding in his home round, Fernandez used his Red Bull Rookies Cup experience to make a smart late move, boxing out Vannucci to clinch P3 and maintain a narrow seven-point championship lead. Matteo Vannucci, who earned pole with a record-breaking Tissot Superpole time, stayed with the leaders early but was forced wide in a congested corner on Lap 2, dropping to P16. He fought back impressively to contest the podium late in the race, finishing fourth.

Juan Risueno (MS Racing #39) followed his fellow Yamaha rider across the line for P5, a solid finish after starting the race in sixth position.

WorldSSP300 Race 1 Results

1. Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki) 2’06.522s
2. David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) +0.037s
3. Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove) +0.202s
4. Matteo Vannucci (PATA AG Motorsport Italia WorldSSP300) +0.317s
5. Juan Risueno (MS Racing) +0.358s

WorldSSP300 Race 2

Matteo Vannucci (PATA AG Motorsport Italia WorldSSP300 #91) cruised to his first win since 2023 as the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship concluded the Tissot Aragon Round with a chaotic race at MotorLand Aragon. Despite crashes shaking up the field behind him, Vannucci rode clear to take his fourth career victory and his first since Imola 2023. Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki #71) secured his second podium since returning to the class, while Humberto Maier (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing #12) rounded out the rostrum with his seventh career podium. Championship leader Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove #7) dropped to P10 but extended his lead to 13 points after his main rivals all went down.

Juan Risueno (MS Racing #39) took the holeshot and led early until Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki #50) pushed him down to second at Turn 4 on Lap 1. The front group of Risueno, Thompson, Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing #6) and Vannucci battled fiercely until Thompson suffered a big high-side crash at Turn 5, collecting Buis in the process and ending both their races. David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI #38) and Phillip Tonn (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing #66) crashed at Turn 14, while Roberto Fernandez (Kawasaki Junior Team by MTM #13) went down at Turn 7.

Risueno later crashed at Turn 3 on Lap 6 and was taken to the medical centre. Meanwhile, Vannucci pulled away to build an 8 second lead by Lap 7 and finished with a 10.135 second gap, the third-largest in WorldSSP300 history. Daniel Mogeda (Pons Motosport Italika Racing #88) improved to P4, matching his Magny-Cours Race 2 result. Wildcard Jakob Rosenthaler (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing #78) impressed with P5, and Pepe Osuna (ZAPPAS-DEZA-BOX 77 Racing Team #77) celebrated a career-best P6 on home soil.

WorldSSP300 Race 2 Results

1. Matteo Vannucci (PATA AG Motorsport Italia WorldSSP300)
2. Loris Veneman (EAB Racing Team) +10.135s
3. Humberto Maier (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing) +10.182s
4. Daniel Mogeda (Pons Motosport Italika Racing) +10.273s
5. Jakob Rosenthaler (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing) +10.374s

Championship Points

1. Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove) 172
2. David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) 159
3. Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki) 150
4. Julio García (Prodina Kawasaki Racing Sport) 136
5. Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing) 131

How did the Aussies Do?

Remy Gardner (#87) endured a tough weekend in Aragon on a track that didn’t suit his Yamaha machine, with an electrical issue forcing him to retire in Race One before claiming 16th in the Superpole Race and P12 in Race Two. Race One proved to be a difficult outing for PTR Triumph’s Oli Bayliss (#32) after a crash in qualifying, with him only able to muster 23rd. The talented Aussie then bounced back in the second bout, where he surged through the field from as far back as 25th to claim 13th.

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Friday practice
WorldSBK

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #11) claimed top spot on Friday as the first day of the Pirelli Dutch Round for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship concluded. Bulega was one of three riders to set a lap time in the 1’33s as he laid down his marker at the iconic TT Circuit Assen, finishing ahead of Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team #47) as he secured a P2 finish. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team #1) completed the top three.

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WorldSSP

Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team #61) secured his second consecutive pole position in the FIM Supersport World Championship by a huge half-a-second margin over Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing #69) in P2 at the TT Circuit Assen. The Turkish star had waited until his sixth season to claim his first pole but didn’t have to wait as long for his second as he smashed the lap record in Tissot Superpole to start from P1 for Race 1.

Saturday
WorldSK

WorldSBK Race 1

The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s first race at Assen was a good one, as Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) topped the podium, followed by Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) in his return to the podium after featuring at Portimao and Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team #9) in P3. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) saw his hopes of continuing his podium streak dashed after missing the rostrum spots in P4.

Bulega claimed the holeshot into the first corner ahead of Locatelli, with ‘Loka’ bundling his way through at Turn 5 before Bulega responded immediately. That allowed Bulega to cruise his way to victory while the chasing pack scrapped it out over the remaining podium places.

Meanwhile, behind Locatelli, sharks in the form of Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #14), Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Razgatlioglu began to circle until, out of nowhere, on Lap 7, Bautista and Lowes collided at Turn 9 to wipe them both out of the race from the podium fight.

‘El Turco’ briefly overtook Locatelli, however the much-improved Yamaha rider battled back to lock in P2 after following the reigning Champion for a few laps. Petrucci surged late to pass Toprak to bump ‘El Turco’ off the podium for his first podium since Australia’s Tissot Superpole Race.

Razgatlioglu had a sluggish start to the race, falling to P8 in Lap 1, however by Lap 3 he was already back up into the podium fight. Strong performances from Locatelli and Petrucci saw them overtake Toprak’s BMW M 1000 RR to shut the rostrum’s doors to the Turkish star. Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC #7) and Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC #97) both had strong results, earning the best combined result of the season for the Honda factory riders, with Vierge only two tenths of a second behind his teammate.

Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team #77) earned the best result of his season so far in P7.

“I’m very happy because we started really well from FP1, and we improved a little bit in every session,” said Bulega. “I had a lot of fun riding my bike during the race, so thanks to my team. They gave me a very good package and I tried to use it 100 percent until the last lap.”

WorldSBK Race 1 Results

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
2. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +7.801s
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +14.827s
4. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +17.137s
5. Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) +22.653s

WorldSSP Race 1

Assen’s ‘Cathedral of Speed’ welcomed the FIM Supersport World Championship riders for their Race 1 in the Pirelli Dutch Round. The afternoon’s action saw the stacked WorldSSP grid lay it on the line again, with Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse #11) coming out on top for his home fans after a Lap 2 red flag. Oncu held an early lead, but first Bendsneyder and later Manzi (#62) caught him to drop him to P3.

The red flag was waved on Lap 2, after Loic Arbel (#4) and Eduardo Montero (#33) collided at Turn 5, with both riders immediately being taken to the medical centre, where Montero was to be reassessed, however Arbel was diagnosed with a lower leg fracture. The race was restarted over a 12-lap distance with the grid based on the Superpole results.

Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) had another trademark quick start to claim the holeshot, establishing a margin for himself at the front of the pack. As the race continued, Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) – who leaped up the timesheet into the first corner from P6 – and Bo Bendsneyder gradually cut away at the lead of Oncu until the Dutchman caught Oncu and overtook the Turk for P1. Manzi then seized his opportunity and took on Oncu in the final chicane to claim P2, relegating the polesitter to P3.

Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura #51) didn’t quite have the pace to battle with Manzi and Bendsneyder for the podium positions, but a strong day at the office for the young Spaniard earned him a comfortable P4. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) and Leonardo Taccini had a thrilling dogfight for P5, as the Italian and the Brit trading overtakes until Booth-Amos sealed the fight and claimed P5 and left P6 for Taccini.

WorldSSP Race 1 Results

1. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse)
2. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +3.228s
3. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +3.930s
4. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +6.298s
5. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +10.800s

Sunday
Superpole Race

The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s final day at Assen got off to a flying start with the Tissot Superpole Race. Rain fell overnight, leaving the track saturated with water, and by the 10-lap race’s start, the track remained wet, however the sun had broken through the cloud cover. Toprak took his first P1 of the weekend for his first-ever career win in the wet, overtaking Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) who suffered a tech issue which forced him to retire. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) seized the opportunity to take his first-ever WorldSBK podium in P2 at the same track his brother had his maiden win back in 2014. In P3, Alvaro Bautista (#19) claimed his 112th podium, his 12th in Assen.

Bulega started the race in P2, behind only Sam Lowes who started from pole. He claimed an early P1 after overtaking the #14, a lead he clung to until Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) took his chance and passed ‘Bulegas’ on the inside to claim P1.

From there, Razgatlioglu pulled away and went on to top the race in P1. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) later was able to take advantage of a tech issue which forced Bulega to retire and passed him in Turn 1 of Lap 7 to earn his best-ever WorldSBK result, although this was after he dropped all the way back down to P10 at the start after running wide at Turn 1. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) benefitted from his teammates’ misfortune, claiming P3.

Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) stayed hot in the damp conditions at Assen, right around the battle at the front once again, and finished P4. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) had his best result of his latest home round so far, placing P5 after almost passing ‘Loka’ on several occasions, finishing just two tenths of a second behind the Italian. Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing #45) enjoyed a ride in the rain and earned P6 after fighting his way up from P16.

Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team #87) nearly broke into the second row for Race 2 with his P7 in the Superpole Race, finishing four tenths shy of Redding for P6.

Superpole Race Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +3.798s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +6.895s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +9.907s
5. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +10.147s

WorldSBK Race 2

Andrea Locatelli topped the podium in the final race after Nicolo Bulega’s likely victory was dashed due to a tech issue. Alvaro Bautista scored another podium for Ducati, and Remy Gardner again showed his improvement, earning his first podium since Assen’s Race 2 in 2024.

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) fought his way back up to the front after starting in P10. ‘Bulegas’ started a race for the first time outside of the top five in his two years competing in WorldSBK; but that made no difference to the Championship leader as he pulled into P1 by Lap 16, to what seemed like he would cruise to claim his second Race win of the weekend. Everything changed when suddenly his bike sputtered to a stop and he was forced out of the race with a tech issue.

Seizing the opportunity, Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) took first to claim his first-ever race win in WorldSBK in his 153rd race start for Yamaha. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing Ducati) made his rostrum return in P2, earning his 113th career podium. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) rounded out the podium for his first podium since Assen 2024 in Race 2, showcasing the progress made by him and his Yamaha factory team with their Yamaha R1.

Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) fell behind from having started in the first two grid positions. They were each overtaken quickly by Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) who took an early P1. From there Lowes battled for the podium positions before falling out of the podium fight, finishing in a still-strong P4. Razgatlioglu fell farther back and continued to lose positions, which he was unable to make back before he finished in P8. In P5, Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) once again carried the flag forward for his new Bimota team, charging up the grid from his P11 start.

“It’s an amazing day! I cannot understand that it’s true. I have good memories here from 2021; I got my first podium, and now my first victory; it’s a sign, maybe! We did an amazing job this weekend,” Locatelli explained.

WorldSBK Race 2 Results

1. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha)
2. Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +2.968s
3. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +4.396s
4. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +4.803s
5. Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +7.380s

Championship Points

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 136 points
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 115
3. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 107
4. Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 86
5. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 81

WorldSSP Race 2

The final race at Assen featured a dramatic last lap overtake, where Turkish young star Can Oncu got by Stefano Manzi who led most of the affair to take his first race win of the weekend. The win was a special moment for Oncu, as it was here in Assen back in 2023 when he suffered a very concerning arm injury which cast doubts on his ability to return to competition. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) was up in the podium battle once again, until an unfortunate spill late in the running on Turn 10 dashed his podium dreams. He was, however, able to continue, and without a fairing, he took P15 to salvage a point.

Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) led the race for the majority of the contest, fighting off constant pressure from Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) and Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) repeatedly until the final chicane. Oncu passed Manzi, and while Manzi passed him back upon the exit of the chicane, he did so by cutting the corner, riding onto the green, and was applied a one position penalty for Exceeding Track Limits. Oncu had a blistering start to the race, jumping up from a P5 grid start position to nip at Manzi’s heels until his late move.

Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) lacked the pace to catch up to Oncu and Manzi ahead of him for the race but powered forward to lead the second group for his second podium of his home round. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) similarly battled his way up into the podium battle before crashing out late in the race at Turn 10 to miss out on the podium, however, as he salvaged a point from the round to finish P15.

Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse #53) partook in the spirited battle for P5 among Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) and Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing #23), eventually coming out on top of the group to finish P4. Masia started from P3 on the grid, enjoying a strong start to the race before falling back to P6.

WorldSSP Race 2 Results

1 Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team)
2 Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +0.012s
3 Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +3.150s
4 Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +3.422s
5 Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +5.131s

Championship Points

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 125
2. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 111
3. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) 84
4. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 77
5. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) 52

WorldWCR
WorldWCR Race 1

The WorldWCR season is officially underway as Herrera (#6) topped its first podium after a track limits penalty for Neila (#36). The FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship took to the track for the first point-scoring opportunity of the season. The second-ever season in WorldWCR history was inaugurated with a win by Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team), who battled all race with Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha), hinting at what might be a battle in the season to come for the Riders’ Championship.

Herrera’s pole position start helped her to a quick getaway, taking the holeshot into Turn 1. She had a tougher time defending P1 than she did in Friday’s Superpole however, as Nelia clung to Herrera’s shadow, looming nearly within striking distance for most of the race. She gave Herrera a run for her money from Lap 9 on, trading overtakes in consecutive laps; culminating in a final sector duel, where Neila overtook Herrera for P1. However, she was given a one position penalty for exceeding track limits on the final lap at Turn 17, demoting her to P2.

Rookie Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motorsports #21) jumped up from the second row to take P3 into the first corner. From there, Lewis, Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team #96) and Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team #64) entered a protracted battle for P3, repeatedly overtaking each other as none of the three riders could pull away until Ponziani fell slightly behind the pair of Lewis and Sanchez, going on to finish in P5. As Sanchez and Lewis separated themselves from the pack behind them, they locked horns and battled for P3 until Sanchez in turn pulled away from the New Zealander rookie, who impressed in her first career WorldWCR race, earning P4.

British rookie Chloe Jones (GR Motorsport #6) distinguished herself in her first WorldWCR race, earning P6 ahead of second-year Australian rider Tayla Relph (Full Throttle Racing #8) in P7.

WorldWCR Race 1 Results

1. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team)
2. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) +0.133s
3. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +8.976s
4. Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motorsports) +10.348s
5. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) +16.455s

WorldWCR Race 2

The opening round of the WorldWCR season saw a tie for first and second place between Neila and Herrera for the title lead after Neila claimed P1 in Race 2 via a brave final lap overtake.

The final event of the weekend for the FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship capped off a season-debut weekend to remember. Unlike the rest of the weekend, Sunday’s Race 2 was impacted by overnight rain, which left the track soaked throughout the morning’s warm up sessions. By WorldWCR’s Race 2, the track had largely dried out, allowing the riders to open the throttle, something Maria Herrera was able to do to claim an early P1. However, a dramatic late overtake by Neila earned the #36 her first WorldWCR win, with Sara Sanchez rounding out the top three.

Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) had a quick jump off of the line from P2, pipping Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) for an early P1. Behind Herrera, the trio of Beatriz Neila, Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) and Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motorsports) all rode close behind, whittling time off the margin between them and P1. The group stayed compacted as the race wound down, until Madrid Native Neila made her move in the final lap, holding off Herrera in the final chicane to claim her first career WorldWCR win. Herrera and Sanchez followed her across the line for P2 and P3, while Lewis caught a tough break when she suffered a lowside crash in the final chicane to lose out on her P4.

WorldWCR Race 2 Results

1. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha)
2. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) +0.173s
3. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +.423s
4. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) +19.732s
5. Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) +19.919s

Championship Points

1. Beatriz Neila – 45
2. Maria Herrera – 45
3. Sara Sanchez – 32
4. Roberta Ponziani – 24
5. Tayla Relph – 19

WorldSSP 300
WorldSSP 300 Race 1

Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing #6) secured an emotional home victory at the TT Circuit Assen after a last-lap scrap featuring six riders fighting until the final chicane and to the line in the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship as he fended off Humberto Maier (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing #12) and Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Racing Sport #48) in Race 1 for the Pirelli Dutch Round.

Buis got the holeshot when lights went out as he looked to win on home soil and, while he was able to pull out an initial gap, he was soon swallowed up by the chasing pack as six riders battled for victory.

While the lead was predictably changing hands throughout the 12-lap battle, Brazil’s Humberto Maier (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing) took the lead on the run to the chicane on the final lap, but the #6 responded under braking to claim a famous home win, his 15th in the Championship. Maier was P2 and less than a tenth away from Buis, while Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Racing Sport) completed the rostrum, just 0.191s away from victory.

Benat Fernandez (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kove #7) crossed the line in fourth place but was demoted one place for exceeding track limits on the final lap, putting him in fifth. That promoted David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI #38) to fourth, while Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki #50) was sixth.

WorldSSP 300 Race 1 Results

1. Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing)
2. Humberto Maier (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing) +0.093s
3. Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Racing Sport) +0.191s
4. David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) +0.355s
5. Benat Fernandez (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kove) +0.400s

WorldSSP 300 Race 2

Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing) and David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) made history in the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship as they crossed the line separated by just 0.001s after a 12-lap Race 2 duel at the TT Circuit Assen. 10 riders were fighting for victory across the line as Buis completed a home double and took the championship lead following the Pirelli Dutch Round.

The fight for victory went down to the final chicane with 10 riders separated by a second across the line, before penalties for track limits violations were applied. Buis led heading into the final chicane and held it through the three-turn complex, before just fending off Salvador by 0.001s at the line, breaking the record for closest ever finish.

Daniel Mogeda (Pons Motosport Italika Racing #88) was classified in third after Benat Fernandez (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kove) and Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki) were given two-place penalties for course cutting on the final lap. Fernandez and Thompson were therefore classified in fourth and fifth respectively.

WorldSSP 300 Race 2 Results

1. Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing)
2. David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) +0.001s
3. Daniel Mogeda (Pons Motosport Italika Racing) +0.656s
4. Benat Fernandez (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kove) +0.665s
5. Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki) +0.827s

Championship Points

1. Jeffrey Buis – 75
2. Julio Garcia – 61
3. Benat Fernandez – 60
4. David Salvador – 44
5. Carter Thompson – 43

How Did the Aussies Do?

Remy Gardner produced an outstanding effort in Assen in what was an extremely positive weekend by the Australian ace. While P8 in Race 1 and P7 in the Superpole Race were great, his third Race 2 was exceptional to cap off a terrific weekend at the office. Despite illustrating many glimpses of his excellent speed, a crash in Race 1 and a technical issue in Race 2 meant Assen was a rough one for Oli Bayliss aboard his PTR Factory Triumph machine.

Having missed Portimao, Luke Power was back for Assen. And while his shoulder injury was still giving him grief, getting P2 in the warm up and 17th in Race 2 were highlights.

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Friday practice

WorldSBK

Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was the rider to beat after Friday’s MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship action after he set a 1’39.995s to claim P1 ahead of rival Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #11). The Turkish superstar set no times in FP1 due to a technical issue, but responded in style in FP2 for the Pirelli Portuguese Round with the only 1’39s lap of the day, with Bulega trailing the #1 by three tenths at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve.

The day got off to a terrible start for Razgatlioglu, with just one out lap completed in FP1 thanks to a technical issue. However, in FP2, the #1 was back out on track – and one of the first riders to hit the track – and it didn’t take him long to be towards the top of the timesheets. He moved into P2 with his first flying lap with a 1’40.735s as he embarked on the first of two 10-lap stints as he traded times with Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati). He later improved to a 1’40.637s on that first run before his times dropped off as the stint progressed.

Read our Round One report here…

With 12 minutes remaining, ‘El Turco’ set a 1’40.089s to move into a provisional P1 before improving to a 1’39.995s for the first lap in the 1’39s bracket this weekend. Teammate Michael van der Mark (#60) put in a late lap of a 1’40.506s to ensure both BMWs were in the top three, lapping more than half a second slower than Razgatlioglu.

The reigning Champion narrowly missed out on a 1’38s lap time, but claimed his second consecutive pole at Portimao ahead of Bulega.

For the second time in one day, Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) utterly annihilated the lap record at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve as he claimed his 19th MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship pole position. ‘El Turco’ posted two times that beat his previous record in Tissot Superpole for the Pirelli Portuguese Round as he took P1 ahead of Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team #9), who both beat last year’s pole time to complete the front row.

WorldSSP

Round 2 of the FIM Supersport World Championship got going at a sunny Portimao with Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team #61) claiming his first career WorldSSP pole, as the Turkish superstar ousted Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA #94), who snuck into P2 minutes before the end of the session, followed by Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME Air Racing #64) in P3. Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team #52) earned his best result of the season so far with his P4 on the back of his 1’43.603s lap, only missing out on the front row by 0.033s.

Saturday
WorldSK
WorldSBK Race 1

MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship action burst back onto the track on Saturday, Race 1 bringing with it the possibility of claiming the first points of the Pirelli Portuguese Round.

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) claimed the holeshot, however after Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) recuperated his positions from his poor start to the race; what followed was the best duel between the two since the Italian rider joined WorldSBK last year.

Neither rider backed down as they stayed close behind one another from Lap 4 until Toprak claimed P1 on Lap 19, where he was able to hold off Bulega’s final assaults. The defending Riders’ Champion now sits behind Bulega in second in the Championship standings, Bulega’s 82 points to Toprak’s 45. Toprak’s 58th win puts him just one win behind four-time World Champion Carl Fogarty. His triumph also marked the sixth win for BMW at Portimao and the first time the German manufacturer has hit that number of wins on any track.

Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha #55) secured a podium finish by holding off Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) for P3. For his part, Petrucci was once again metronomically consistent, finishing the race where he started in P4 after regaining the position from Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team #14) on Lap 9, with ‘Petrux’ finishing as top Independent rider.

“It wasn’t a good start, I made some mistakes. But after that I went step by step until I started fighting with Nicolo. He did some really, really good riding especially with pushing hard on every lap. Ducati has an advantage here with the hot conditions and in the corner exits from what I was seeing, but also Nicolo was riding very well. We are still learning, and we hope to improve the bike tonight, especially in some corners. The Ducati in some corners has some really, really good acceleration. I need more grip as well, anyway, in general. But I am really happy because we are back in the race,” Razgatlioglu said.

WorldSBK Race 1 Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.067s
3. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +7.855s
4. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +8.991s
5. Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) +15.475s

WorldSSP Race 1

Oncu brought home Yamaha’s 150th WorldSSP win from Portimao’s Race 1, followed by Manzi (#62) and Bendsneyder (#11). Oncu claimed the holeshot from pole position and quickly stretched his margin to establish a commanding lead, 2.658s ahead of Manzi in P2 by Lap 8.

Manzi and Lucas Mahias (GMT94-Yamaha) were glued to one another for the first 10 laps, the two veterans battling with one another as they both tried to make time on Oncu in the distance ahead of them.

After putting distance between him and the rest of the pack, Bendsneyder closed down the Yamaha pair in P2 and P3. He passed both Manzi and Mahias in consecutive laps before the #62 brushed him back out of the way to claim P2 on Lap 14. Manzi, from there, staved off the Dutchman to secure second, earning his 44th WorldSSP podium, equaling Fabian Foret for third in all time podiums. Bendsneyder, who started the race in P5, locked down P3 to taste the prosecco for the 3rd time in WorldSSP.

WorldSSP Race 1 Results

1. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team)
2. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +0.836s
3. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +1.767s
4. Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) +3.801s
5. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +9.630s

Sunday

Superpole Race

Portimao’s Tissot Superpole Race kicked off racing action in the Pirelli Portuguese Round’s final day. Razgatlioglu and Bulega battled once again in the first laps of the Superpole Race. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) followed up his Race 1 duel with Toprak by seizing the holeshot from the Turkish polesitter. He clung to P1 as Toprak made time on the Italian rider until in Turn 3 of Lap 5, when Razgatlioglu overtook him to go first.

Bulega clung to his heels and almost passed the #1 exiting the race’s final corner as Toprak had a moment, trying to push his bike to the limit in the straight. Alvaro Bautista’s (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) Portimao weekend had been a rollercoaster of its own up to this point. He began the Superpole race from P9 on the third row, climbing up to P5 by Lap 2, and by Lap 9, he sprung a move on Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) in Turn 1 to claim a spot on the podium in P3.

Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) had been up around the top positions all weekend, P3 in the Superpole session, P4 in Race 1, and then finished the Superpole Race P4, snubbed from the podium by a streaking Bautista.

Superpole Race Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.055s
3. Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +4.407s
4. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +5.327s
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +6.206s

WorldSBK Race 2

The final ride on WorldSBK’s favourite rollercoaster took place Sunday afternoon, providing another nail-biting battle between rivals Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati).

A red flag was thrown on Lap 10 after Jason O’Halloran (Pata Maxus Yamaha #20) crashed at Turn 1. In the ensuing 11-lap sprint, two of the title contenders engaged in a thrilling battle for the race win. ‘El Turco’ came out on top for the third time on the weekend, completing his second consecutive Portimao hat-trick to earn his ninth win at this track to equal his tally at Donington Park.

Prior to the red flag, Toprak and ‘Bulegas’ had paired off at the front of the pack, while Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) had maintained his P3 grid start, and Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) had fallen down to P9 from his P4 grid position.

Bulega took the holeshot of the restarted race; and he was able to defend his P1 until Toprak overtook him, taking P1 momentarily on Lap 2, at Turn 1. Bulega retook the lead in the run to Turn 1 of Lap 3, then Laps 6-8 saw the pair grit their teeth and throw caution to the wind, overtaking each other a total of 6 times.

The final three laps were fought tooth and nail as Toprak held on through the final stages of the race to claim his 60th WorldSBK win, which means he now sits third all-time in WorldSBK wins ahead of Fogarty.

Bautista pushed his Ducati Panigale V4R hard to try to keep up with the #1 and his factory Ducati teammate, however the gap increased as the race went on, with him crossing the line 3.512s behind the #1 as he secured third place.

Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) had a good jump off the line after the red-flag restart, moving into second place before falling to P4, closing out a strong weekend for the top Yamaha rider.

“For me, I love fighting. I never give up. The bike isn’t 100%, but I’m only pushing for the win. Race 1 was a hard race because I lost the front a few times. I just tried to follow him and then win the race. In Sunday’s two races, the pace was incredible. We improved the bike and I felt more grip, but turning was the same. I’m just fighting for the wins, and everyone enjoyed it. After Phillip Island, we are coming back very strongly and showed everyone we’re here,” Razgatlioglu stated.

WorldSBK Race 2 Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.195s
3. Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +3.512s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +6.617s
5. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +7.478s

Championship Points

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 111 points
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 82
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 60
4. Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 59
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 56

WorldSSP Race 2

The final event of the FIM Supersport World Championship’s Portimao weekend jumped off the line at lights out. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) became the fourth different race winner in four races to claim his first win in any championship since his Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup win in 2015 at Misano.

Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) had enjoyed a dominant weekend up to this point, winning Race 1 from pole and leading Race 2 until Lap 9, when the Turkish rider crashed and opened the fight for the race win to a pack of condensed riders who had struggled to catch him prior to the crash.

Tailing Bendsneyder into the podium spots was Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) and Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing #69), with Manzi securing his 13th consecutive podium and Booth-Amos claiming his fourth WorldSSP rostrum.

Bendsneyder was the only rider who was able to keep up with the Yamaha R9s in the podium fight in Race 1, and after dropping to P5 from his P3 start, he surged all the way up the grid, eventually taking P1 from Manzi, clinging on to win his first race in WorldSSP.

Manzi, Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) and Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura #51) spent much of the race tightly grouped as the trio tried to cut away at the front that Oncu had carved out for himself, leading to a battle which sprung to life after the #61’s crash.

Aside from Bendsneyder’s pass, pushing him down to P2, Manzi held off the rest of the pack behind him to take home his fourth podium of the 2025 season, maintaining his lead in the Riders’ Championship. Booth-Amos chipped away at the leading group from his starting position behind them in P6, eventually whittling away at the margin to pass Mahias on Lap 12.

Mahias spent the majority of the race in P3, hunting Manzi, then after Oncu’s crash, P2, narrowly missing out on what would be his first podium appearance of 2025. His P4 finish places him P4 in the Championship after Portimao. Fellow Frenchman Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse #53) was the top performing Ducati on the day, charging up the grid from a P11 start to bank fifth.

WorldSSP Race 2 Results

1. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse)
2. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +2.348s
3. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +3.443s
4. Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) +3.684s
5. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +3.900s

Championship Points

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 85 points
2. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) 72
3. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 70
4. Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) 43
5. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 36

How Did the Aussies Do?

Kicking off his Portimao with a pair of tenths on the Saturday in the Tissot Superpole and the opening race, this was a promising beginning to the second stop on the calendar for Remy Gardner.

Wanting more on the Sunday, it frustratingly was a day full of ups and downs, for he bagged a respectable 10th in the Superpole Race, which was followed by a fall in Race 2.

Stepping in for the injured Jonathan Rea in WorldSBK, Jason O’Halloran made strong progress across the weekend, with his best effort being a 17th in Race 1.

It was also a challenging one for Oli Bayliss in World Supersport, as he battled to find grip and comfort throughout on his way to bagging 17th in Race 1 before crashing in the second race when on track for bagging a decent points haul.

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