Albert Arenas won FIM Supersport World Championship Race Two Sunday at Balaton Park Circuit, in Hungary. The AS BLU CRU Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R9 rider won the 18-lap race by 0.419 second.
Can Oncu was a close second on his Pata Ten Kate Yamaha YZF-R9, and Roberto Garcia got third on his GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R9.
Former MotoAmerica regular Valentin Debise suffered a technical issue on his Eastroc Evan Bros ZXMOTO 820RR and did not finish the race.
Albert Arenas leads the championship with 150 points, 33 ahead of Jaume Masia who has 117 points. Valentin Debise is third with 97 points.
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More from a press release issued by WorldSBK:
Pole to flag: Arenas takes Race 2 victory ahead of Oncu and Garcia, Masia climbs from P25 to P5. Having finished third, Roberto Garcia took his maiden podium in Race 2.
Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) capped off what’s been an eventful round for the FIM Supersport World Championship’s title race as he finished the quickest of the bunch and solidified his new Riders’ Championship lead to 33 points. Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) followed him home for his third podium in a row, and Roberto Garcia (GMT94 Yamaha) took the bronze medal for his first-ever rostrum result in WorldSSP.
PAINTING THE PODIUM BLUE: Arenas brings Yamaha their 197th WorldSSP victory
Albert Arenas flew up the outside of the track to take the holeshot. By the end of lap 1, Oncu had made up the deficit to take P1. Leading Arenas as they rode four tenths ahead of the rest of the grid. The lead pair maintained their places at the front of the pack, overtaking one another on occasion, and the battle cost them pace, which allowed Roberto Garcia in P3 and Matteo Ferrari (WRP Racing) in P4 to within seven tenths of P1 with two laps to go. The leading pair this time around, however, held on, with Arenas showing off a brilliant defensive ride in the final quarter of the race and was rewarded with his first Race win since Australia after placing P2 in the final three races. While Oncu was outgunned in Race 2, the Turk has continued to rectify his bumpy start to 2026 by taking his third consecutive podium. Behind them, Garcia came out on top of Matteo Ferrari (WRP Racing) for the final podium spot, their battle having heated up lap after lap until Garcia pulled away to finish half a second clear. For his part, Garcia earned his maiden WorldSSP podium and landed Yamaha’s first WorldSSP podium lockout since Magny-Cours last season.
MASIA MAKES IT UP TO FIFTH: The Spaniard salvages his Sunday by recovering to P5
Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) had a recovery ride to remember, as by Lap 6 he had climbed 18 positions to sit P7 and was making time on the race leaders, lap after lap. He and Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) crossed swords for P6 until the Spaniard eventually came through on Lap 12. Two laps later, Masia cut past Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) to take P5. From there, while he was unable to close the gap to Ferrari and the podium fight, he will welcome the 11 points for his title campaign. Tom Booth Amos later made his way past the Kawasaki rider, landing the Englishman in sixth and Alcoba in seventh to close the weekend. Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) was running in the top five when he suffered a tech problem, which ended his fight for the podium as he retired shortly after.
MAHIAS BREAKS INTO TOP 10: The Frenchman improves on his Race 1 P11 from a P15 start.
Simon Jespersen (EAB Racing Team) couldn’t quite get a tow forward from the ascendant Masia when he made his way past; the Dane will leave Balaton Park having finished P8 in the race. Aldi Mahendra (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) tied his Race 1 P9 to meet his personal best this season. Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) started from P15 but battled his way forward to land within the top 10, one position better than Saturday’s Race 1 result.
The top six from the WorldSSP Race 2: Full results here!
1. Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team)
2. Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +0.419s
3. Roberto Garcia (GMT94 Yamaha) +0.509s
4. Matteo Ferrari (WRP Racing) +1.017s
5. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +2.524s
6. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +3.864s
Championship standings
1. Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) 150 points
2. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) 117
3. Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Evan Bros Factory) 97
4. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) 89
5. Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 188
6. Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) 65
That’s all she wrote for WorldSSP at Balaton Park! Watch the action next round in Czechia, May 15-17th, Live or OnDemand with the WorldSBK VideoPass!
