In the FIM Supersport World Championship’s EICMA Estoril Round, Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) and his Ducati V2 kept to their recent winning ways. He has caught fire in the last two rounds in Iberia as Race 1 at the Circuito Estoril saw him outpace both title heavyweights to win his second career WorldSSP race. Crossing the line in P2, Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) beat out his title rival Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team), all but assuring the title will be his on Sunday, provided he doesn’t lose more than 14 points to Oncu in Race 2

DEBISE DOUBLES UP IN 2025: Two wins in three races for the French rider

Oncu protected his pole starting position by claiming the holeshot. Leading the race through the first lap, his title rival Manzi had already climbed up eight positions into P5 by the start of Lap 2. The title rivals clashed for P1 throughout the race; however, it was Debise who emerged victorious. The Frenchman scrapped with Oncu for P1 at the start of the race, even carving out a margin of a quarter of a second ahead of the Championship rivals as they sparred for P2 behind him. As the #61 and #62 fought in each corner, Debise increased his gap at the front, pulling away to win with nearly a half-second margin behind him. Manzi increased his title lead by four points to a total of 64 points thanks to his P2 over Oncu. With this result, Manzi is on track to be crowned WorldSSP Champion after Race 2 as long as there are no Sunday surprises.

OETTL MAKES IT THREE P4’S IN A ROW: The #65 picks up where he left off from Aragon

Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) fought at the front in the early running; however, by Lap 8, he had fallen to the back of the lead group in P5. The German righted the ship and maintained his pace to achieve a P4 finish. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) remained within visual range of the lead group; however, he lacked the several tenths of a second to close the gap and fight in earnest with the lead group, finishing in his same start position of P5. Alberto Surra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) was tailing his teammate Oncu in the podium fight early on. Surra’s grip wore down as the laps piled up, and the Italian ended up crossing the line in P6.

ALCOBA’S RECOVERY RUN: The Spanish rookie improved his P24 start to a P7 finish

Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) did well to gain positions to ride in P7 after his P10 grid start position; however, a late crash on Lap 16 saw the Brit hit the gravel, ending his race. Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) got his Kawasaki ZX-6R 636 into the top eight after starting mired down in P24, and after Booth-Amos’s misfortune, he gained his spot to finish in P7. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) recovered from his P15 start position to finish P8.  Raffaele de Rosa (QJMOTOR Factory Racing) continued his impressive Estoril form, holding onto his top 10 pace to place P9. Finishing off the top ten, Andorran rider Xavi Cardelus (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) took home P10 in Race 1.

The top six from the WorldSSP Race 1: Full results here!

1. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse)

2. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +0.440s

3. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +0.814s

4. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) +2.616s

5. Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) +2.667s

6. Alberto Surra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +3.122s

Fastest lap: Roberto García (Yamaha), 1’39.847s

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