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Hayden Gillim was fastest on the RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson in the MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers practice on Friday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Tyler O’Hara was second on the S&S Indian, ahead of Rocco Landers on the second RevZilla Harley-Davidson and Kyle Wyman and James Rispoli on the Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing machines.
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Stefano Manzi topped FIM Supersport World Championship Superpole qualifying Friday at Donington Park, in England. Riding his Pata Yamata Ten Kate Racing YZF-R9 on Pirelli control tires, Manzi lapped the 2.50-mile (4.02 km) course in 1:29.450 to top the field of 34 riders and earn pole position.
Can Oncu was the best of the rest with a 1:29.551 on his BLU CRU Evan Bros Yamaha YZF R9, and Jaume Masia earned the third and final spot on the front row with a lap time of 1:29.593 on his Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise of France was 6th with a 1:29.714 on his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2.
Results WSSP SUPERPOLE
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Manzi claims 2025’s first pole position after time attack battle with Oncu. Stefano Manzi will look to defend his Championship lead from the front of the grid after claiming pole on Friday at Donington.
Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) was fastest on the timesheets in the opening FIM Supersport World Championship Tissot Superpole session of the Prosecco DOC UK Round. Despite leading much of the session, Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) was shuffled to second place, ahead of Spanish rookie Jaume Masia in P3(Orelac Racing VerdNatura), who continues to impress
Luca Ottaviani (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) and Yuki Okamoto (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) got their bikes tangled on the home straight at the session’s start, the pair taking a tumble which prompted a red flag with 36 minutes left in the session. Okamoto was later assessed at the medical centre and was taken to the Queen’s Nottingham Medical Centre Hospital with an initial diagnosis of a concussion, chest injury and collarbone injury.
Manzi At The Helm: The current Championship leader will start from P1 for the first time in over a year
Stefano Manzi earned his first pole of the season on Friday at Donington. Despite a strong performance from Can Oncu, the Italian took P1 on his 21st lap of 21 laps after time had expired on the session. The #62 outpaced the Turkish #61 by 0.101s via his 1’29.450s lap. Just over four hundredths of a second behind the Turk in P2, Jaume Masia earned a front-row start with his 1’29.593 time.
Casadei Undeterred: Despite slow early running, the Italian followed up on his Misano P2 with another strong Superpole result
Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME Air Racing) battled his way up the timesheet late in the session, going from tenth to sixth to finish in fourth position on the day, his 1’29.621s lap the fastest of his 17 laps. Behind him, French pair Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) and Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) punched their ticket to the second row thanks to their 1’29.658s and 1’29.714s laps.
Garci Showing Improvement: After P20 in Misano Superpole, Garcia improves to P9 at Donington
Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) will see lights out from the third row in his home round. The English rider finished P7 with a time of 1’29.734s. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) will sit behind the Brit in P8. With a time of 1’29.738s, the German finished just four thousandths of a second behind. Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA) earned P9 for third row in just his second round in WorldSSP. His time of 1’29.878s placed him ahead of Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) in P10, who slipped inside the top 10 with his time of 1’29.921s.
The top six from the WorldSSP Superpole, full results here!
1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 1’29.450s
2. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +0.101s
3. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) +0.143s
4. Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME AIR Racing) +0.171s
5. Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) +0.208s
6. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +0.264s
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Attack Performance Progressive Insurance Yamaha’s Bobby Fong led Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s Cameron Beaubier in the MotoAmerica Superbike practice at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Friday. Attack’s Jake Gagne was third, ahead of Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Josh Herrin and Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly.
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Rahal Ducati Moto/XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen was fastest in MotoAmerica Motovation Supersport practice on Friday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz and Blake Davis were second and third, ahead of Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen and Rahal Ducati’s Kayla Yaakov.
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Robem Engineering’s Alessandro Di Mario led the MotoAmerica SC-Project Twins Cup practice at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Friday morning. Matthew Chapin on the RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki was second, ahead of Logan Cunnison on the Speeddemon Racing Aprilia, Hank Vossberg on the second Robem Aprilia and Avery Dreher on the Bad Boys Racing Aprilia.
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James Rispoli on the KWR Harley-Davidson led Saddlemen Race Revelopment’s Cory West in the opening MotoAmerica Super Hooligan practice on Friday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. KWR’s Cody Wyman and Hayden Schultz were third and fourth, ahead of Andy DiBrino on the Competition Werkes Racing Triumph.
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After the latest Concession Checkpoint (Checkpoint 3), the FIM has determined that both BMW and Ducati have exceeded the performance threshold defined in Article 2.4.3.2 of the regulations. As a result, both manufacturers will now face a revised Fuel Flow penalty.
In accordance with the newly introduced linear penalty algorithm (in place since Checkpoint 2), BMW’s and Ducati’s Performance Threshold values have surpassed the limit, triggering an increased fuel flow restriction. Specifically, both manufacturers will now receive a Fuel Flow Limit penalty of 1.5 kg/h, raised from the previous 1.0 kg/h, reflecting a stronger overperformance relative to the balanced field.
The updated system replaces the former step-based model with a proportional, continuous scale of penalisation, with penalties applied linearly between -0.250 and -1.000:
These penalties are cumulative and remain in place unless recovered through improved relative performance, as defined in the same article.
BoP Update for Yamaha in Supersport Next Generation
In the Supersport World Championship, Yamaha’s performance over the last six rounds has been consistently above the competitive average. Following the mid-season review as per Article 2.5.3.1 – Balancing Calculation, and in light of the manufacturer’s recent swingarm update request, the FIM has taken further balancing measures.
Effective from the Donington Park round this coming weekend, the Yamaha YZF-R9’s hard minimum weight will be increased by 5 kg, moving from 161 kg to 166 kg. The updated BoP parameters are as follows:
Brand Hard Minimum Weight Soft Maximum Combined Bike & Rider Minimum* Yamaha YZF-R9 166 kg 175 kg 244 kg
This adjustment is made in accordance with Article 2.5.3 – Balancing Various Motorcycle Concepts and is aligned with Yamaha’s agreement to accept future technical modifications if any performance gain was observed post swingarm change. Despite the unchanged engine performance figures, overall competitiveness improvement necessitated this revision.
Nicolò Bulega led FIM Superbike World Championship Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at Donington Park, in England. Riding his Aruba.It Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R on spec Pirelli tires, the Italian rider covered the 2.50-mile (4.02 km) track in 1:26.342 to lead the field of 24 riders.
His countryman, Danilo Petrucci was second-best with a 1:26.523 on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.
Sam Lowes was third with a 1:26.591 on his ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R.
2024 WorldSuperbike Champion, Toprak Razgatlioglu got fourth with a 1:26.621 on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR.
American Garrett Gerloff was 5th with a time of 1:26.624 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Results WSBK FP2
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Up and Down day: Bulega tops Friday WorldSBK running despite FP2 crash, Razgatlioglu fifth. Points leader Bulega crashed at the Foggy Esses which disrupted his running, but he was still able to claim P1 in both FP2 and overall.
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) topped the timesheets on Friday in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship despite a crash in the afternoon session at the Foggy Esses. The Championship leader set a 1’26.342s to claim P1 ahead of Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) as the opening day of the Prosecco DOC UK Round concluded with a dramatic Free Practice 2 session at Donington Park.
Bulega Top Despite Crash: ‘Bulegas’ leads the way
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) finished second in FP1 and was fastest in the early stages of FP2 with a 1’26.342s, but he crashed at the Foggy Esses right after he set that lap time which disrupted his session although his bike did make it back to pitlane after ‘Bulegas’ was able to restart it. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) has always gelled with Donington and was third overall on Friday, only 0.181s off Bulega’s pace. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) claimed fourth overall with a 1’26.591s with Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Action) enjoying his best Friday since Australia with seventh, and rookie Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) claiming eighth. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was 11th as he struggled on Friday, although he did find time compared to FP1, while Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) and Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) were 12th and 13th respectively.
Lowes Fastest In FP1: quick from the off, Bassani crashes in FP2
Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) topped FP1 in the morning as he got his home round off to a flying start, while he was also quick in FP2. The #22 was the highest-placed rider to not improve his time in FP2 but he was able to finish third in the combined times. Teammate Axel Bassani had a tricky morning, finishing in 17th place, and his FP2 got off to a bad start when he crashed at Turn 7 with his KB998 Rimini tumbling through the gravel. Despite only completing one flying lap in FP2, Bassani was 16th in the combined times.
Fifth For Razgatlioglu: not improving his time in FP2
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) is aiming to make it 10 wins at Donington this weekend and started off with P5 in the combined classification, leading BMW’s charge as he finished only behind Bulega. ‘El Turco’ set a 1’26.592s in FP1, Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) finished the day in 14th after posting a 1’27.045s, but his time was only seven tenths away from Bulega in what was a closely-contested Friday at Donington.
Gerloff Rapid At Donington: a top six for the Texan
Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) has made steps on his ZX-10RR machine in recent rounds and that seemed to continue at Donington, with the #31 inside the top ten in Free Practice 1 and kept that pace going in FP2. He set a 1’26.624s to finish sixth in the combined standings, less than three tenths off Bulega’s pace.
Two Bikes In The Top10: Locatelli leads Yamaha charge
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was ninth as he claimed lead Yamaha honours on Friday, finishing with a 1’26.903s. He was directly ahead of Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) in tenth with the Swiss rider putting in an impressive time to lap within a couple of hundredths of ‘Loka’. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) finished the day in 15th place with Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) in 17th; the #65 was less than eight tenths away from Bulega’s time and two tenths away from his teammate. Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) was 21st with teammate Michael Rinaldi a tenth behind in 22nd.
Honda Stuggle On Friday: a lot of work to do
All five Hondas on the grid at Donington could be found 18th or lower. Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) was the fastest of the group after setting a 1’27.189s for P18, with wildcard Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) a tenth away from the Spaniard in 19th. Lecuona’s teammate, Xavi Vierge, was 20th. Tito Rabat (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team), on his first appearance for the MIE Honda squad, was 23rd with Ivo Lopes (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) rounding out the WorldSBK field.
The top six from Friday at Donington, full results here:
1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 1’26.342s
2. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +0.181s
3. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +0.202s
4. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.249s
5. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.250s
6. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) +0.282s
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Fabio Di Giannantonio led MotoGP World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati Desmosedici GP25 on spec Michelin tires, the Italian turned a lap time of 1:19.071. Not only was that good enough to lead the 20-rider field, it was also good enough to eclipse Jorge Martin’s 2024 All-Time Lap Record of 1:19.423.
Alex Marquez was the best of the rest with a 1:19.408 on his BK8 Gresini Ducati Desmosedici GP24.
Marc Marquez, the current World Championship point leader, was third at 1:19.461 on his Lenovo Ducati Desmosedici GP25.
Fabio Quartararo finished the session fourth with a 1:19.524 on his Monster Energy Yamaha YZR-M1.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pedro Acosta got fifth with a lap time of 1:19.560.
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Di Giannantonio and Alex Marquez dethrone Marc Marquez on Friday. The VR46 Italian sets a new Sachsenring lap record to lead the championship top two on Day 1, as Yamaha and KTM pocket top five Practice results.
Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) fastest at the Sachsenring? Not today. That accolade went the way of Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) after the Italian clocked an outstanding new all-time lap record to lead the MotoGP field by a whopping three tenths. That 1:19.071 was a belter and the closest challenger to it was Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) despite the #73 nursing his left hand fracture, a phenomenal effort from the Spaniard, as Marc Marquez is forced to settle for P3 in Practice.
A SLICE OF EARLY DRAMA FOR BEZ
Less than 10 minutes into Practice, Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) suffered a tip off at the final corner to get his session off to a far from ideal start. Meanwhile, it was Marc Marquez sitting at the summit after the first 20 minutes, the #93 was 0.191s clear of second place Di Giannantonio.
THE FIGHT FOR Q2
The top two stayed the same as we approached the final 20 minutes, with Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) provisional P3 ahead of Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) and and Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol). However, we were yet to see a flurry of soft tyre time attacks come in, so we strapped ourselves in for a busy end to Friday. The usual state of play for a MotoGP Friday afternoon.
There was a small crash for Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) at Turn 1 and shortly after, Marc Marquez ran on at the same part of the circuit briefly after enduring a big moment coming up the hill at Turn 10. An eventful end to a seamless middle stint in Practice for the championship leader.
With 13 minutes to go, Acosta set a 1:19.843 to go 0.031s behind Marc Marquez, as Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) climbed to P5. A lap later, Acosta improved again and this time, it was good enough to knock Marc Marquez off top spot – a 1:19.772 was now the benchmark.
Acosta and KTM’s time at the top didn’t last very long though. Marc Marquez, with fresh rear Michelin soft rubber, sailed back to P1 to lead Di Giannantonio and Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP). Marc Marquez and Di Giannantonio went quicker again on their second efforts, the gap between the leading duo was 0.128s with nine minutes left.
When he needed it, walking wounded Alex Marquez fired in a 1:19.649 to slot himself into the top three. That was a cracking effort, and surely that was enough to book his place into the top 10?
P3 was then Bezzecchi’s as the Italian responded to his early crash in fine style, but then another Italian was third quickest as Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) rose up the order. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) was on a flyer though and soon enough, the Dutch GP polesitter was P2, 0.063s away from Marc Marquez, as Acosta then rejoined the top three party with three minutes to go.
Before the close of play, we had two more changes. First, Alex Marquez beat his brother and title rival, but then Di Giannantonio cooked up that phenomenal, table-topping time to head into Saturday as the rider to beat – and by some distance too. What a session for the Italian, and it’s was equally impressive stuff by Alex Marquez to earn P2 following his injury woes in Assen.
THE AUTOMATIC Q2 CONTENDERS
Quartararo ended Friday in P4 ahead of Acosta and Yamaha and KTM stick their noses inside the top five in Germany. Morbidelli was sixth quickest ahead of Bezzecchi and Miller, the Aussie making sure two YZR-M1s are into Q2, as Bagnaia holds onto a top 10 place in P9 ahead of Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing).
COMING UP: QUALI AND THE TISSOT SPRINT
So it’s Di Giannantonio who acts as the rider to be so far in Germany, but we’re expecting the weather to now play a leading role in proceedings. You don’t want to miss any of Saturday’s action at the Sachsenring.
MotoGP Practice results from the Sachsenring!
Celestino Vietti led Moto2 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Folladore SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro on Pirelli control tires, the Italian lapped the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course in 1:22.329, topping the field of 28 riders and breaking Somkiat Chantra’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:22.698 from 2024.
Senna Agius was second-best with a time of 1:22.459 on his LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex. His teammate, Manuel Gonzalez did a third-fastest 1:22.606.
American Joe Roberts finished Friday afternoon’s practice session 8th with a best time of 1:22.838 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Vietti ends Friday on top in Moto2™ as Championship contenders head for Q1. Relentless and intense, the Sachsenring doesn’t give an inch – neither at the top or bottom of the standings.
The sun continued to beat down for Moto2™ at the Sachsenring and leaving it late, Celestino Vietti (Folladore SpeedRS Team) put Boscoscuro on top on Friday in Germany. The Italian set the lap time in the closing minutes, rocketing up the order and disrupting the Kalex party at the front. Elsewhere and there were headlining names who found themselves mired down the field and will have the added pressure of graduating from Q1 on Saturday.
A strong session for Vietti, who fired himself into P1 with around five minutes left on the clock. His 1’22.329 was enough to beat Senna Agius (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) by 0.130s; improving in the final seven minutes and with a new contract in his back pocket for 2026, Agius was in good form and went top provisionally, in the end finishing in P2 ahead of his Championship-leading teammate Manuel Gonzalez, who was 0.147s further adrift and not fully at one with his Kalex.
Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing Team) had a solid session to finish up in P4, guaranteeing his slot in Q2. Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) clinched fifth at the flag, just 0.049s ahead of a very impressive Ayumu Sasaki (RW – Idrofoglia Racing GP), the best we’ve seen of the Japanese rider in 2025, finishing in P6.
Filip Salac (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) had a small tip off at Turn 1 whilst he was ay the top of the timesheets; he was able to walk away and get back to his box, ending his day in 7th. Further down and there was drama for three of the top five riders in the Championship standings. Assen winner Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team), Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) all find themselves in Q1 having finished 16th, 17th and 18th respectively. In P15, Yuki Kunii (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) missed out by just 0.050s and will be looking to get into Q1 with the big names too.
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Hayden Gillim was fastest on the RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson in the MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers practice on Friday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Tyler O’Hara was second on the S&S Indian, ahead of Rocco Landers on the second RevZilla Harley-Davidson and Kyle Wyman and James Rispoli on the Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing machines.
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Stefano Manzi topped FIM Supersport World Championship Superpole qualifying Friday at Donington Park, in England. Riding his Pata Yamata Ten Kate Racing YZF-R9 on Pirelli control tires, Manzi lapped the 2.50-mile (4.02 km) course in 1:29.450 to top the field of 34 riders and earn pole position.
Can Oncu was the best of the rest with a 1:29.551 on his BLU CRU Evan Bros Yamaha YZF R9, and Jaume Masia earned the third and final spot on the front row with a lap time of 1:29.593 on his Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise of France was 6th with a 1:29.714 on his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2.
Results WSSP SUPERPOLE
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Manzi claims 2025’s first pole position after time attack battle with Oncu. Stefano Manzi will look to defend his Championship lead from the front of the grid after claiming pole on Friday at Donington.
Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) was fastest on the timesheets in the opening FIM Supersport World Championship Tissot Superpole session of the Prosecco DOC UK Round. Despite leading much of the session, Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) was shuffled to second place, ahead of Spanish rookie Jaume Masia in P3(Orelac Racing VerdNatura), who continues to impress
Luca Ottaviani (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) and Yuki Okamoto (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) got their bikes tangled on the home straight at the session’s start, the pair taking a tumble which prompted a red flag with 36 minutes left in the session. Okamoto was later assessed at the medical centre and was taken to the Queen’s Nottingham Medical Centre Hospital with an initial diagnosis of a concussion, chest injury and collarbone injury.
Manzi At The Helm: The current Championship leader will start from P1 for the first time in over a year
Stefano Manzi earned his first pole of the season on Friday at Donington. Despite a strong performance from Can Oncu, the Italian took P1 on his 21st lap of 21 laps after time had expired on the session. The #62 outpaced the Turkish #61 by 0.101s via his 1’29.450s lap. Just over four hundredths of a second behind the Turk in P2, Jaume Masia earned a front-row start with his 1’29.593 time.
Casadei Undeterred: Despite slow early running, the Italian followed up on his Misano P2 with another strong Superpole result
Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME Air Racing) battled his way up the timesheet late in the session, going from tenth to sixth to finish in fourth position on the day, his 1’29.621s lap the fastest of his 17 laps. Behind him, French pair Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) and Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) punched their ticket to the second row thanks to their 1’29.658s and 1’29.714s laps.
Garci Showing Improvement: After P20 in Misano Superpole, Garcia improves to P9 at Donington
Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) will see lights out from the third row in his home round. The English rider finished P7 with a time of 1’29.734s. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) will sit behind the Brit in P8. With a time of 1’29.738s, the German finished just four thousandths of a second behind. Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA) earned P9 for third row in just his second round in WorldSSP. His time of 1’29.878s placed him ahead of Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) in P10, who slipped inside the top 10 with his time of 1’29.921s.
The top six from the WorldSSP Superpole, full results here!
1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 1’29.450s
2. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +0.101s
3. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) +0.143s
4. Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME AIR Racing) +0.171s
5. Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) +0.208s
6. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +0.264s
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Attack Performance Progressive Insurance Yamaha’s Bobby Fong led Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s Cameron Beaubier in the MotoAmerica Superbike practice at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Friday. Attack’s Jake Gagne was third, ahead of Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Josh Herrin and Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly.
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Rahal Ducati Moto/XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen was fastest in MotoAmerica Motovation Supersport practice on Friday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz and Blake Davis were second and third, ahead of Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen and Rahal Ducati’s Kayla Yaakov.
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Robem Engineering’s Alessandro Di Mario led the MotoAmerica SC-Project Twins Cup practice at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Friday morning. Matthew Chapin on the RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki was second, ahead of Logan Cunnison on the Speeddemon Racing Aprilia, Hank Vossberg on the second Robem Aprilia and Avery Dreher on the Bad Boys Racing Aprilia.
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James Rispoli on the KWR Harley-Davidson led Saddlemen Race Revelopment’s Cory West in the opening MotoAmerica Super Hooligan practice on Friday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. KWR’s Cody Wyman and Hayden Schultz were third and fourth, ahead of Andy DiBrino on the Competition Werkes Racing Triumph.
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After the latest Concession Checkpoint (Checkpoint 3), the FIM has determined that both BMW and Ducati have exceeded the performance threshold defined in Article 2.4.3.2 of the regulations. As a result, both manufacturers will now face a revised Fuel Flow penalty.
In accordance with the newly introduced linear penalty algorithm (in place since Checkpoint 2), BMW’s and Ducati’s Performance Threshold values have surpassed the limit, triggering an increased fuel flow restriction. Specifically, both manufacturers will now receive a Fuel Flow Limit penalty of 1.5 kg/h, raised from the previous 1.0 kg/h, reflecting a stronger overperformance relative to the balanced field.
The updated system replaces the former step-based model with a proportional, continuous scale of penalisation, with penalties applied linearly between -0.250 and -1.000:
These penalties are cumulative and remain in place unless recovered through improved relative performance, as defined in the same article.
BoP Update for Yamaha in Supersport Next Generation
In the Supersport World Championship, Yamaha’s performance over the last six rounds has been consistently above the competitive average. Following the mid-season review as per Article 2.5.3.1 – Balancing Calculation, and in light of the manufacturer’s recent swingarm update request, the FIM has taken further balancing measures.
Effective from the Donington Park round this coming weekend, the Yamaha YZF-R9’s hard minimum weight will be increased by 5 kg, moving from 161 kg to 166 kg. The updated BoP parameters are as follows:
Brand Hard Minimum Weight Soft Maximum Combined Bike & Rider Minimum* Yamaha YZF-R9 166 kg 175 kg 244 kg
This adjustment is made in accordance with Article 2.5.3 – Balancing Various Motorcycle Concepts and is aligned with Yamaha’s agreement to accept future technical modifications if any performance gain was observed post swingarm change. Despite the unchanged engine performance figures, overall competitiveness improvement necessitated this revision.
Nicolò Bulega led FIM Superbike World Championship Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at Donington Park, in England. Riding his Aruba.It Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R on spec Pirelli tires, the Italian rider covered the 2.50-mile (4.02 km) track in 1:26.342 to lead the field of 24 riders.
His countryman, Danilo Petrucci was second-best with a 1:26.523 on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.
Sam Lowes was third with a 1:26.591 on his ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R.
2024 WorldSuperbike Champion, Toprak Razgatlioglu got fourth with a 1:26.621 on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR.
American Garrett Gerloff was 5th with a time of 1:26.624 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Results WSBK FP2
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Up and Down day: Bulega tops Friday WorldSBK running despite FP2 crash, Razgatlioglu fifth. Points leader Bulega crashed at the Foggy Esses which disrupted his running, but he was still able to claim P1 in both FP2 and overall.
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) topped the timesheets on Friday in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship despite a crash in the afternoon session at the Foggy Esses. The Championship leader set a 1’26.342s to claim P1 ahead of Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) as the opening day of the Prosecco DOC UK Round concluded with a dramatic Free Practice 2 session at Donington Park.
Bulega Top Despite Crash: ‘Bulegas’ leads the way
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) finished second in FP1 and was fastest in the early stages of FP2 with a 1’26.342s, but he crashed at the Foggy Esses right after he set that lap time which disrupted his session although his bike did make it back to pitlane after ‘Bulegas’ was able to restart it. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) has always gelled with Donington and was third overall on Friday, only 0.181s off Bulega’s pace. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) claimed fourth overall with a 1’26.591s with Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Action) enjoying his best Friday since Australia with seventh, and rookie Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) claiming eighth. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was 11th as he struggled on Friday, although he did find time compared to FP1, while Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) and Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) were 12th and 13th respectively.
Lowes Fastest In FP1: quick from the off, Bassani crashes in FP2
Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) topped FP1 in the morning as he got his home round off to a flying start, while he was also quick in FP2. The #22 was the highest-placed rider to not improve his time in FP2 but he was able to finish third in the combined times. Teammate Axel Bassani had a tricky morning, finishing in 17th place, and his FP2 got off to a bad start when he crashed at Turn 7 with his KB998 Rimini tumbling through the gravel. Despite only completing one flying lap in FP2, Bassani was 16th in the combined times.
Fifth For Razgatlioglu: not improving his time in FP2
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) is aiming to make it 10 wins at Donington this weekend and started off with P5 in the combined classification, leading BMW’s charge as he finished only behind Bulega. ‘El Turco’ set a 1’26.592s in FP1, Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) finished the day in 14th after posting a 1’27.045s, but his time was only seven tenths away from Bulega in what was a closely-contested Friday at Donington.
Gerloff Rapid At Donington: a top six for the Texan
Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) has made steps on his ZX-10RR machine in recent rounds and that seemed to continue at Donington, with the #31 inside the top ten in Free Practice 1 and kept that pace going in FP2. He set a 1’26.624s to finish sixth in the combined standings, less than three tenths off Bulega’s pace.
Two Bikes In The Top10: Locatelli leads Yamaha charge
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was ninth as he claimed lead Yamaha honours on Friday, finishing with a 1’26.903s. He was directly ahead of Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) in tenth with the Swiss rider putting in an impressive time to lap within a couple of hundredths of ‘Loka’. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) finished the day in 15th place with Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) in 17th; the #65 was less than eight tenths away from Bulega’s time and two tenths away from his teammate. Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) was 21st with teammate Michael Rinaldi a tenth behind in 22nd.
Honda Stuggle On Friday: a lot of work to do
All five Hondas on the grid at Donington could be found 18th or lower. Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) was the fastest of the group after setting a 1’27.189s for P18, with wildcard Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) a tenth away from the Spaniard in 19th. Lecuona’s teammate, Xavi Vierge, was 20th. Tito Rabat (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team), on his first appearance for the MIE Honda squad, was 23rd with Ivo Lopes (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) rounding out the WorldSBK field.
The top six from Friday at Donington, full results here:
1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 1’26.342s
2. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +0.181s
3. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +0.202s
4. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.249s
5. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.250s
6. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) +0.282s
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Fabio Di Giannantonio led MotoGP World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team Ducati Desmosedici GP25 on spec Michelin tires, the Italian turned a lap time of 1:19.071. Not only was that good enough to lead the 20-rider field, it was also good enough to eclipse Jorge Martin’s 2024 All-Time Lap Record of 1:19.423.
Alex Marquez was the best of the rest with a 1:19.408 on his BK8 Gresini Ducati Desmosedici GP24.
Marc Marquez, the current World Championship point leader, was third at 1:19.461 on his Lenovo Ducati Desmosedici GP25.
Fabio Quartararo finished the session fourth with a 1:19.524 on his Monster Energy Yamaha YZR-M1.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pedro Acosta got fifth with a lap time of 1:19.560.
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Di Giannantonio and Alex Marquez dethrone Marc Marquez on Friday. The VR46 Italian sets a new Sachsenring lap record to lead the championship top two on Day 1, as Yamaha and KTM pocket top five Practice results.
Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) fastest at the Sachsenring? Not today. That accolade went the way of Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) after the Italian clocked an outstanding new all-time lap record to lead the MotoGP field by a whopping three tenths. That 1:19.071 was a belter and the closest challenger to it was Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) despite the #73 nursing his left hand fracture, a phenomenal effort from the Spaniard, as Marc Marquez is forced to settle for P3 in Practice.
A SLICE OF EARLY DRAMA FOR BEZ
Less than 10 minutes into Practice, Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) suffered a tip off at the final corner to get his session off to a far from ideal start. Meanwhile, it was Marc Marquez sitting at the summit after the first 20 minutes, the #93 was 0.191s clear of second place Di Giannantonio.
THE FIGHT FOR Q2
The top two stayed the same as we approached the final 20 minutes, with Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) provisional P3 ahead of Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) and and Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol). However, we were yet to see a flurry of soft tyre time attacks come in, so we strapped ourselves in for a busy end to Friday. The usual state of play for a MotoGP Friday afternoon.
There was a small crash for Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) at Turn 1 and shortly after, Marc Marquez ran on at the same part of the circuit briefly after enduring a big moment coming up the hill at Turn 10. An eventful end to a seamless middle stint in Practice for the championship leader.
With 13 minutes to go, Acosta set a 1:19.843 to go 0.031s behind Marc Marquez, as Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) climbed to P5. A lap later, Acosta improved again and this time, it was good enough to knock Marc Marquez off top spot – a 1:19.772 was now the benchmark.
Acosta and KTM’s time at the top didn’t last very long though. Marc Marquez, with fresh rear Michelin soft rubber, sailed back to P1 to lead Di Giannantonio and Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP). Marc Marquez and Di Giannantonio went quicker again on their second efforts, the gap between the leading duo was 0.128s with nine minutes left.
When he needed it, walking wounded Alex Marquez fired in a 1:19.649 to slot himself into the top three. That was a cracking effort, and surely that was enough to book his place into the top 10?
P3 was then Bezzecchi’s as the Italian responded to his early crash in fine style, but then another Italian was third quickest as Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) rose up the order. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) was on a flyer though and soon enough, the Dutch GP polesitter was P2, 0.063s away from Marc Marquez, as Acosta then rejoined the top three party with three minutes to go.
Before the close of play, we had two more changes. First, Alex Marquez beat his brother and title rival, but then Di Giannantonio cooked up that phenomenal, table-topping time to head into Saturday as the rider to beat – and by some distance too. What a session for the Italian, and it’s was equally impressive stuff by Alex Marquez to earn P2 following his injury woes in Assen.
THE AUTOMATIC Q2 CONTENDERS
Quartararo ended Friday in P4 ahead of Acosta and Yamaha and KTM stick their noses inside the top five in Germany. Morbidelli was sixth quickest ahead of Bezzecchi and Miller, the Aussie making sure two YZR-M1s are into Q2, as Bagnaia holds onto a top 10 place in P9 ahead of Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing).
COMING UP: QUALI AND THE TISSOT SPRINT
So it’s Di Giannantonio who acts as the rider to be so far in Germany, but we’re expecting the weather to now play a leading role in proceedings. You don’t want to miss any of Saturday’s action at the Sachsenring.
MotoGP Practice results from the Sachsenring!
Celestino Vietti led Moto2 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Folladore SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro on Pirelli control tires, the Italian lapped the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course in 1:22.329, topping the field of 28 riders and breaking Somkiat Chantra’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:22.698 from 2024.
Senna Agius was second-best with a time of 1:22.459 on his LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex. His teammate, Manuel Gonzalez did a third-fastest 1:22.606.
American Joe Roberts finished Friday afternoon’s practice session 8th with a best time of 1:22.838 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Vietti ends Friday on top in Moto2™ as Championship contenders head for Q1. Relentless and intense, the Sachsenring doesn’t give an inch – neither at the top or bottom of the standings.
The sun continued to beat down for Moto2™ at the Sachsenring and leaving it late, Celestino Vietti (Folladore SpeedRS Team) put Boscoscuro on top on Friday in Germany. The Italian set the lap time in the closing minutes, rocketing up the order and disrupting the Kalex party at the front. Elsewhere and there were headlining names who found themselves mired down the field and will have the added pressure of graduating from Q1 on Saturday.
A strong session for Vietti, who fired himself into P1 with around five minutes left on the clock. His 1’22.329 was enough to beat Senna Agius (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) by 0.130s; improving in the final seven minutes and with a new contract in his back pocket for 2026, Agius was in good form and went top provisionally, in the end finishing in P2 ahead of his Championship-leading teammate Manuel Gonzalez, who was 0.147s further adrift and not fully at one with his Kalex.
Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing Team) had a solid session to finish up in P4, guaranteeing his slot in Q2. Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) clinched fifth at the flag, just 0.049s ahead of a very impressive Ayumu Sasaki (RW – Idrofoglia Racing GP), the best we’ve seen of the Japanese rider in 2025, finishing in P6.
Filip Salac (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) had a small tip off at Turn 1 whilst he was ay the top of the timesheets; he was able to walk away and get back to his box, ending his day in 7th. Further down and there was drama for three of the top five riders in the Championship standings. Assen winner Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team), Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) all find themselves in Q1 having finished 16th, 17th and 18th respectively. In P15, Yuki Kunii (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) missed out by just 0.050s and will be looking to get into Q1 with the big names too.
