Stefano Manzi won FIM Supersport World Championship Race One Saturday at Jerez de la Frontera, in Spain. Riding his Pata Ten Kate Yamaha YZF R9, the 2025 WSSP Champion won the 17-lap race by just 0.051 seconds.
Jeremy Alcoba was the runner-up on his Kawasaki ZX-6R 636, just 0.278 second ahead of third-place finisher Can Oncu, who rode his BluCru Evan Bros Yamaha YZF R9.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise crossed the finish line 9th on his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2.
Stefano Manzi leads the championship with 450 points, 91 ahead of Can Oncu who has 359 points. Tom Booth-Amos is third with 242 points.
Results wssp race 1
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Manzi makes it 11 wins in 2025 ahead of Masia in P3, who closes the battle for the bronze to just two points. Oncu tailed his rival in P2 for his 30th podium, while Booth-Amos’s P7 leaves the door open for Masia.
The FIM Supersport World Championship’s penultimate race closed out the Pirelli Spanish Round’s penultimate day as the field put rubber to the road at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Andalucia. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) stamped his name atop what’s already been a dominant season with his 19th podium of the season. He was joined on the podium by Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) as the rookie netted his second career podium, and Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team), who tied Bulega for ninth in the all-time WorldSSP podium standings with 30.
THE INSATIABLE ITALIAN: Despite having already wrapped up the Riders’ Championship, Manzi takes the Race win
Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) strode forward at lights out to take the holeshot ahead of Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) and Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME Air Racing) by Turn 7 of the first lap. Casadei and Masia had emerged in front of Oncu until Lap 2, when in Turn 6 the Turk barged Casadei out of the way, sending him back to P8. The incident was deemed Irresponsible Riding by FIM WorldSBK Stewards, which required him to drop back one position. That one position, however, became two positions when he let off the gas on the back straight. Masia made his way through at the same moment as Manzi. The Italian didn’t show his typical aggressiveness early on; he turned it on after he was gifted P1 from Oncu’s penalty. From there, he sized up Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) before making a late move on the rookie to take the win. Alcoba made a late play up into the podium spots in the second half of the race. He led the encounter into the final lap, but after running wide into Turn 13, he was bumped aside by Manzi to settle for P2. Oncu, with his usual blistering pace, early on, however, he struggled on Turn 9 as he was overtaken by Manzi with regularity, frustrating his efforts. Oncu crossed the line in fourth, but Masia was handed a track limits penalty in the final corner of the final lap by FIM WorldSBK Stewards, demoting him off the podium to be replaced by Oncu in P3.
TOUGH BREAKS: Masia penalised off the podium, and Casadei barged back to P6 finish
Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) looked strong at Jerez’s first encounter, giving Manzi and Oncu each headaches in the fight for the race win. He unfortunately ran wide in the final Turn 13, and after the penalty, he was moved off the podium to P4. Alberto Surra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) did very well to establish himself in the podium fight by Lap 5 after starting in P10; the Italian went on to finish P5. After he was sent wide by Oncu in Turn 6 in the early running, Casadei was unable to recover positions to rejoin the podium fight, going on to finish P6.
BOOTH-AMOS RECOVERS TO P7 finish after P20 grid start
Tom Booth-Amos’s (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) Championship third-place hopes were dealt a big blow in Race 1 as the Englishman finished P7 after he started back in P20. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) flexed a metronomic race pace in the first half of the race; however, when it decreased, so did his position, going on to finish P8. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) wasn’t able to keep his Race 1 win streak going at Jerez; instead, the Frenchman finished P9. Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA) carried the flag for the GMT94 squad after Mahias’s crash, bringing home P10.
MAHIAS UNFIT: Diagnosed with left distal radius fracture
Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) was pushing hard to try to make up for his back-of-the-grid start before Javier del Olmo (Kawasaki JDO Team) crashed out on turn 10 two laps later. Niccolo Antonelli (VFT Racing) was riding in the top 5 on Turn 6 of Lap 5 when he crashed out, spoiling what was otherwise a strong ride from him. Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) ran into technical issues in Turn 11, ending his day early.
The top six from the WorldSSP Race 1: Full results here!
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
6. Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME AIR Racing) +2.675s
Fastest Lap: Can Oncu (Yamaha), 1’42.702s
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