Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise won FIM Supersport World Championship Race One Saturday at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. Riding his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2, the Frechman won the 15-lap race by just 0.197 second.
Can Oncu was the runner-up on his Blu Cru Evan Bros Yamaha YZF R9, 3.039 seconds ahead of third-place finisher Stefano Manzi, who rode a Pata Ten Kate Yamaha YZF R9.
Philipp Oettl crossed the finish line fourth on his Feel Racing Ducati Panigale V2.
Filippo Farioli got fifth on his MV Agusta Reparto Corse F3 800 RR.
Stefano Manzi leads the championship with 360 points, 65 ahead of Can Oncu who has 295 points. Tom Booth-Amos is third with 215 points.
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More from a press release issued by Dorna:
DEBISE KNEES: The #53 holds off Oncu for his maiden win in the class, Manzi P3 prevents Aragon coronation. The Frenchman got the monkey off his back in Spain, winning for the first time in his 88th race.
Race action has kicked off in Spain as the FIM Supersport World Championship’s Tissot Aragon Round’s first race is in the books. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) struck first in Spain as he took home his first race win in the first race at MotorLand Aragon in 2025, and the win marked his first win of his WorldSSP career. Joining him in Parc Ferme was Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) in P2 for his 13th podium of the season, and Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing), whose P3 marked his 56th career podium. The Yamaha riders’ P2 and P3 raise the Japanese Manufacturer’s WorldSSP podium tally to 440 all-time.
At home in Aragon: Debise takes 70th win for France
Debise shot off the line from P2 for the holeshot, followed into the first corner by Can Oncu and Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) while polesitter Mattia Casadei tumbled down to P8. Oncu and Debise leapt ahead to separate themselves from the pack by over seven tenths of a second, leaving the rest of the pack behind by Lap 2. By Lap 4, Championship leader Stefano Manzi had consolidated his position at the front of the pack behind the lead pair and had cut down the gap to less than half a second. Oncu and Debise fought tooth and nail for P1, trading overtakes at T16 and T1 lap in and lap out. Oncu led across the line in Lap 16; however, Debise used his straight-line speed to reel in Oncu, taking back P1 repeatedly. Oncu tried for a last-lap move; however, Debise’s Ducati Panigale V2 outgunned him on the back straight to hold off the Turkish star and claim his first win. Manzi, in the end, finished more than three seconds behind Debise, picking his battles, and while he now can’t win it this round, his P3 sees him cruise a step closer to clinching his first WorldSSP title.
Oettl shines under the Spanish sun: The German showed good race pace to nearly close the gap back to the podium group
Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) and Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) clocked horns for P4 behind the lead trio. Oettl had established himself in the front of the pair as they tried to put their quarrel aside to catch the podium group; however, the German-Italian pair lacked the pace to close the gap, finishing with Oettl in P4 and Farioli as top MV Agusta in P5. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) was stuck locked out of the top eight positions until late in the contest, where the Spanish youngster was able to sneak his way up to P6.
Cardelus climbs back up the order: P14 to P7
Having launched his attack from P14, Xavi Cardelus (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) finished in P7, and has now made it eight scoring races in a row. The Andorran rider, however, will have to wait for Race 2 to see if he can land a podium here after earning two at this circuit back in Moto2. While Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) didn’t have quite the successful Saturday of his countryman Debise, he recovered well from his Free Practice incident with Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) that saw him take a tumble and the Brit penalised with a Long Lap Penalty to finish in P8. Alberto Surra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) continues to shine as he rides as a replacement for the injured Aldi Mahendra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team), with the young Italian placing P9. While Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) initially stayed with Oettl and Farioli in front of him during the first laps of the race, they soon left him behind. By Lap 10 of 15, he was three and a half seconds behind the duo. And shortly after, by Lap 12, he had fallen down to P10 where he finished.
The top six from the WorldSSP Race 1: Full results here!
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
6. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +10.503s
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