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Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha’s Bobby Fong won Sunday’s first MotoAmerica Superbike at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Josh Herrin was second ahead of Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s Cameron Beaubier. Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly was fourth, ahead of Attack’s Jake Gagne. Superbikes are racing three times this weekend, once on Saturday and twice on Sunday.
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Factory Harley-Davidson x Dynojet’s Kyle Wyman led the Sunday MotoAmerica Mission King of The Baggers warmup over teammate Bradley Smith at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Rocco Landers on the RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson was third, ahead of the factory Harley-Davidson of James Rispoli, with Troy Herfoss on the S&S Indian in fifth.
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Josh Herrin on the Warhorse HSBK Ducati led Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha’s Bobby Fong in the Sunday MotoAmerica Superbike warmup session at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, with Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s Cameron Beaubier third. Attack’s Jake Gagne was fourth, ahead of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly.
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Cameron Petersen on the Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati led PJ Jacobsen on the Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL Panigale V2 in the Sunday Motovation Supersport warmup at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz was third ahead of Altus Motorsports’ Maximilano Gerardo and Strack’s Blake Davis, all three on Yamaha YZF-R9s.
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RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Matthew Chapin led the MotoAmerica SC-Project Twins Cup warmup on Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca over Logan Cunnison on the Speeddemon Aprilia. Avery Dreher was third on the Bad Boys Racing Aprilia, Isaac Woodworth on a Karms/TST Industries Suzuki was fourth and Sean Ungvarsky on the Kock Racing Suzuki was fifth.
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Hayden Schultz on a KWR Harley-Davidson led the MotoAmerica Mission Super Hooligan warmup on Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Hunter Dunham on the Fighting Charlie’s/HDR Yamaha was second, ahead of Hawk Mazzotta on the Strack Racing Yamaha, Travis Wyman on the Saddlemen Race Development Harley-Davidson, and Danny Spina on a National City Harley-Davidson.
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Beatriz Neila won Race Two of the World Women’s Circuit Racing at Donington Park, in England. Riding her Ampito Crescent Yamaha YZF-R7 on Pirelli control tires, Neila won the 12-lap race by 0.304 second.
Sara Sanchez was the runner-up on her Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha YZF-R7.
Maria Herrera was third on her Klint Forward Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R7.
American Mallory Dobbs got 12th on her Diva Racing Yamaha YZF-R7 and American Sonya Lloyd finished 22nd on her Team Trasimeno Yamaha YZF-R7.
Results WWCR RACE2
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Neila closes Donington with a win, drawing to within just nine points of Title leader Herrera. Beatriz Neila seized her moment with a late overtake on Sara Sanchez to claim her second win of the season.
The fastest women on two wheels took to the track on Sunday for the FIM Womens’ Circuit Racing World Championship Race 2 of the Prosecco DOC UK Round. Neila topped the podium, leading Sara Sanchez across the line, who finished P2. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) rounded out the podium positions as she finished P3.
Neila’s UK Double: The Madrid rider scores her first win since Assen
Herrera claimed the holeshot to start the race, chased into the first corners by Race 1’s same podium riders Neila and Jones. Sara Sanchez hung close to the group in front of her, closing the gap and fighting with the group for the podium positions. By the final laps, the #36 and Sanchez fought for P1, Neila coming out on top, and her win cut Herrera’s Championship lead down to just nine points. In the Melbourne Hairpin on the final lap, Jones and Herrera made contact, Jones ending up on the turf to finish P11. Hererra went on to finish P3 and earn her sixth podium of the season; however, third place means her worst result of the season so far. Inversely, Sara Sanchez’s P2 was her best result of the season, ahead of her pair of P3s from Assen.
Boudesseul Shines Again: Tops her Saturday P5 with a Race 2 P4, a new season best
Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) and Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) clashed for P5 in the early laps. Ponziani eventually overtook the French rider, signalling to the #17 to follow her to cut down the gap to the podium fight in front of them. Their collaboration paid off as with five laps to go, the pair had closed to within less than half a second of the podium fight in front of them. In the end, the Frenchwoman was able to climb past Ponziani for P4, yet they were not able to fight for the podium in earnest. Her Race 1 P5 and Race 2 P4 are a clear step forward for her, which she hopes to continue in rounds to come. Ponziani was pushed down to P5 and lost her P3 Riders’ Championship position to Sanchez.
Ruiz P6 Again: ties her second-best season result twice at Donington
Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) led the riders behind the group at the front, well behind Ponziani in P5, yet over three seconds clear of Tayla Relph (Full Throttle Racing) behind her in P7. Ornella Ongaro (Ornella Ongaro Racing Team) finished in P8, ahead of Natalia Rivera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) in P9 and Mexican rider Astrid Madrigal (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) in P10.
The top six from the WorldWCR Race 2: Full results here!
1 Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha)
2. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +0.304s
3. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) +1.006s
4. Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) +1.192s
5. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) +1.326s
6. Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) +15.446s
Fastest lap: Beatriz Neila – 1’39.270s
Championship Standings:
1 Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) 131 points
2. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) 122
3. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) 89
4. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) 86
5. Chloe Jones (GR Motosport) 53
6. Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) 50
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Can Oncu won FIM Supersport World Championship Race Two Sunday at Donington Park, in England. The Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros YZF R9 rider won the 19-lap race by 0.816 second.
Home hero, Tom Booth-Amos was a close second on his PTR Triumph Street Triple RS 765, and Lucas Mahias got third on his GMT94-YAMAHA YZF R9.
Former MotoAmerica regular Valentin Debise finished 11th on his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2.
Stefano Manzi leads the championship with 244 points, 45 ahead of Can Oncu who has 199 points. Tom Booth-Amos is third with 182 points.
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Oncu closes out Donington with WorldSSP Race 2 win, joined on podium by home hero Booth-Amos.
The FIM Supersport World Championship grid took to the stage for the final race of the Prosecco DOC UK Round. Slightly cooler Sunday weather introduced a new factor that teams had to contend with. Early in the running, Manzi ran wide on Turn 10 onto the grass, losing many positions and eventually recovering to P7. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) took home the Race 2 win, landing Turkey its 50thwin. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) landed P2 for the home crowd, and Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) earned a P3 rostrum spot to cut the points deficit behind Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) in P5 to just six points.
Oncu Chips Away At Manzi’s Championship Lead: Manzi’s lead down to 45 points
Can Oncu jumped off the line like a shot, making a move into T1 to take P1 from Manzi, who later that same lap ran wide in the Melbourne Hairpin and fell to P14 by the next lap. Oncu and Booth-Amos did battle at the front for the rest of the race. Oncu made his move with just three laps remaining, sealing his fifth win of the season to tie Manzi for race wins. Booth-Amos missed out on landing a win at home, his P2 earning him his 8th podium. Mahias rounded out the podium for his 34th rostrum finish, one shy of Aegerter and Federico Caricasulo (D34G WorldSSP Racing Team), tied for fifth place in all-time podium finishes.
Masia Misses Podium But Strong Form Continues: Back-to-back P4s
Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) finished P4; he did well to protect his position ahead of the three riders close behind him. However, ahead of him, Mahias and the podium positions were too far to catch. Spanish WorldSSP rookie in his second round improved on his Misano Race 2 P6 to finish P5 at Donington for his best result of the season. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) continues his strong run of form that he has enjoyed since Assen, finishing with his second P6 of the weekend.
Manzi Battles Back To P7: Moment with Oncu sends him down the grid early in the running
Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) saw himself fall far down the grid after running wide in Turn 10. He charged back up the grid, gaining positions lap after lap to finish in P7. Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) led Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) and Stefano Manzi behind him, both riders nipping at his heels as they sought to break into the top eight positions. Manzi was able to weave his way through the pair, leaving Alcoba behind him to finish P8. Corentin Perolari was ahead of the other three riders; however, after Manzi overtook him, Alcoba made a late move past the Frenchman to knock him to P9. Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) landed in P10 to close out the UK Round, responding well after his Race 1 crash on Saturday.
The top six from the WorldSSP Race 2: Full results here!
1 Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team)
2 Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +0.816s
3 Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) +1.834s
4 Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +4.193s
5. Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA) 5.358s
6. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) +6.700s
Fastest lap: Jaume Masia (Lap 8) – 1’29.462s
Championship standings:
1 Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 244
2. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 199
3 Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) 182
4. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) 172
5. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 156
6. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) 150
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Toprak Razgatlioglu won World Superbike Race Two Sunday at Donington Park, in England. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR, Razgatlioglu won the 23-lap race by 2.946 seconds.
Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R, and his teammate Alvaro Bautista took third.
Andrea Locatelli was fourth on his Pata Maxus Yamaha YZF R1.
Danilo Petrucci was fifth on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.
American Garrett Gerloff finished 6th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Toprak Razgatlioglu leads the championship with 345 points, 4 ahead of Nicolo Bulega who has 341 points. Danilo Petrucci is third with 209 points.
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NEW CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER: Razgatlioglu wraps up Donington hat-trick and claims title race lead. With his win, ‘El Turco’ becomes the first rider to win a hat trick at the same venue three separate times.
The final MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship race of the Prosecco DOC UK Round sent Donington out with a bang as Toprak topped the podium for his 69th win, ahead of Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in P2, and teammate Alvaro Bautista, (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) who earned his 188th career WorldSBK podium. The #1 now leads the Riders’ Championship by four points ahead of Bulega.
Six Straight For Razgatlioglu: Takes home his 30th win for BMW, rising their total tally to 44
Razgatlioglu claimed his third holeshot of the weekend, followed by Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Bautista, who gained positions as Bulega fell to fifth place by the end of the last lap after another poor jump. ‘El Turco’ steamed ahead at the front to claim his Donington hat trick and make it 12 career wins at the British venue. With his victory, he claims the Riders’ Championship lead away from Nicolo Bulega for the first time this season, carving out a foothold in P1 of four points. Bulega’s P2 marks the 22nd time he has finished P2 behind ‘El Turco’. Bautista took home P3 for his 11th podium of the season.
‘Petrux’ VS.Gerloff: The Italian veteran held off the resurgent American
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) fought with Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in the early stages of the race, the #55 lacking the pace to stop the ‘Bulegas’ as he made his way through and shuffled ‘Loka’ off the podium to P4. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) and Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) fought throughout the race for P5, the pair trading better times sector by sector. The Texan rider was unable to pass by ‘Petrux’, remaining in P6 when he crossed the finish line for his best result of the season.
Iannone Defensive Clinic: Seals P7 for his team
Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) led the group fighting for P7. Early in the running, the group was laying it all on the line, going three wide early in several corners. Iannone held off the other riders. The melee saw Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) stake claim to P8 and P9, Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha), unfortunately for him, tumbled down the order as a result to finish in P15. In P10, Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) landed a P10 to give a silver lining to what was otherwise a forgettable weekend for the Honda factory team.
Home Rookie Vickers On The Bubble: Just outside his stated goal of P10 for the weekend
British Rookie Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) ended Donington with back-to-back P11 finishes, showing improved consistency to place around the top 10 and well within the point-scoring positions. Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) bounced back to record a solid P12 after suffering a DNF with a tech issue in Race 1. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) finished the race in P14; however, after a track limits penalty applied to Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) by FIM WorldSBK Stewards saw the pair switch positions with Montella to P13 and Vierge to P14. Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) ended his lukewarm weekend at Donington with a P16 finish, leading Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) in P17, Michael Rinaldi (GMT94-YAMAHA) in P18, Tito Rabat (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) in P19, and Ivo Lopez (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) in P20.
Home Hero Wipeout From P2: Sam Lowes sees gravel
Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) saw his race end on Turn 1 of Lap 3 as he was pushing hard to keep up with Razgatlioglu, crashing out from P2. His crash makes him the second Lowes brother to crash out from a podium position in their home weekend at Donington. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) ended up in the gravel on Turn 9 shortly after, ending his race.
The top six from the WorldSBK Race 2: Full results here!
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +2.946s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +3.135s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +10.724s
5. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +12.401
6. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) +13.419s
Fastest Lap: Nicolo Bulega, Ducati – 1’25.961s
Championship standings:
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 345 puntos
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 341
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 209
4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 194
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 188
6. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) 131
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Marc Marquez won the FIM MotoGP World Championship race Sunday at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP25 on Michelin control tires, the Six-time MotoGP World Champion won the 30-lap race by over six seconds.
Alex Marquez was the runner-up on his BK8 Gresini Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP24.
M. Marquez’s teammate and two-time World Champion Francesco Bagnaia placed third.
Fabio Quartararo, riding his Monster Energy Yamaha YZR-M1, crossed the finish line fourth.
A. Marquez’s teammate, Fermin Aldeguer took fifth.
Marc Marquez leads the championship with 344 points, 83 ahead of Alex Marquez who has 261 points. Bagnaia is third with 197 points.
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Magnificent Marquez reigns in Germany as podium contenders crash. The #93’s charge rolls on with a ninth Sachsenring MotoGP win as Alex Marquez and Bagnaia pocket podiums.
Simply put, different class. On his 200th start, Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) moved into second place on the MotoGP victory tally charts – surpassing Legend Giacomo Agostini – in a display of perfection at the Liqui Moly Grand Prix of Germany. It’s 69 wins now for the King of the Sachsenring, as Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), on his 100th start, strung together an impressive ride to finish P2 while injured. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) bounced back with a podium finish in P3 in a battle that saw rostrum contenders crash out at the Sachsenring.
LIGHTS OUT: MARC GRABS HOLESHOT, DIGGIA POUNCES
With the threat of wet weather forcing its way into playing a leading role diminishing towards go time, we strapped ourselves in for a dry German GP and as the lights went out, it was Marc Marquez who collected the holeshot as Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) made a blinder from P6 to grab an early P3. Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) slotted into P2, as Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) slipped to P5 on the opening lap from the middle of the front row.
Di Giannantonio and Bezzecchi exchanged P2 on the opening lap before the former made a move stick at Turn 12, as Alex Marquez and Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) engaged battle too. Marc Marquez, meanwhile, was blissfully unaware of the fight unfolding behind him as he stretched his advantage to 0.7s at the end of Lap 3.
ACOSTA CRASHES AS MARC EXTENDS ADVANTAGE
Acosta’s Grand Prix then ended with a crash at Turn 2 from P5, so that was KTM’s main hopes of the Sachsenring podium over. That promoted Bagnaia to P5, with Alex Marquez swarming all over the tailpipes of Bezzecchi for P3. 0.6s up the road in P2, Di Giannantonio was losing around a tenth a lap to Marc Marquez at this stage of the Grand Prix.
It was more than that for the next few laps though. The #93 was the only rider capable of lapping in the 1:20s on a consistent basis, he hadn’t dropped into the 1:21 bracket, and the gap on Lap 8 of 30 was up to 1.7s. And by Lap 16, just over half race distance, Marc Marquez’s lead was north of three seconds.
PODIUM CONTENDERS CRASH
Di Giannantonio was under a second ahead of Bezzecchi, with Alex Marquez and then Bagnaia all operating at equal distance behind each other. But then, we lost our second place rider from the Grand Prix. Di Giannantonio tucked the front at Turn 1 on Lap 18, and Zarco was out of the race at the same corner – albeit a little further around – as two of the top six had premature ends to their German GPs.
That meant Alex Marquez was lifted to a podium position in P3, and the rider second in the championship chase had 1.2s to play with to Pecco in P4. But then, Turn 1 caught out our P2 rider again. Bezzecchi’s impressive race was over in similar fashion to Di Giannantonio, so that meant it was Marc Marquez leading Alex Marquez by 5.9s, with Bagnaia now P3.
Turn 1 was really proving tricky. In the fight for the top 10, Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) took out the luckless Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol), and while the yellow flags were waving, Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia Racing) chucked it down the road at Turn 1 too.
THE SACHSENKING KEEPS HIS CROWN
In terms of the victory and podium fight, there was nothing much to report. Marc Marquez cruised to a 9th MotoGP victory at the Sachsenring, with Alex Marquez limiting the points damage with a brilliant ride to P2 while nursing his fractured left hand, as Pecco salvages a solid P3 after a Saturday to forget.
YOUR POINTS SCORERS
In the fight for P4, Quartararo fended off Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) as the Frenchman and Spaniard claim P4 and P5 in Germany. The returning Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol) earned his best HRC result in P6, in what was a fantastic fight between the Italian, seventh place Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and eighth place Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP).
Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) and Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) rounded out the top 10 and that was your lot in terms of finishers in a race of attrition at the Sachsenring.
NEXT UP: BRNO!
200 starts, 69 victories and that magical seventh MotoGP title firmly locked on the radar. The SachsenKing reigns again as we now set our sights on a return to Brno. Can the pack halt Marc Marquez’s formidable run in Czechia?
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Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha’s Bobby Fong won Sunday’s first MotoAmerica Superbike at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Josh Herrin was second ahead of Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s Cameron Beaubier. Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly was fourth, ahead of Attack’s Jake Gagne. Superbikes are racing three times this weekend, once on Saturday and twice on Sunday.
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Factory Harley-Davidson x Dynojet’s Kyle Wyman led the Sunday MotoAmerica Mission King of The Baggers warmup over teammate Bradley Smith at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Rocco Landers on the RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson was third, ahead of the factory Harley-Davidson of James Rispoli, with Troy Herfoss on the S&S Indian in fifth.
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Josh Herrin on the Warhorse HSBK Ducati led Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha’s Bobby Fong in the Sunday MotoAmerica Superbike warmup session at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, with Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s Cameron Beaubier third. Attack’s Jake Gagne was fourth, ahead of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly.
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Cameron Petersen on the Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati led PJ Jacobsen on the Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL Panigale V2 in the Sunday Motovation Supersport warmup at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz was third ahead of Altus Motorsports’ Maximilano Gerardo and Strack’s Blake Davis, all three on Yamaha YZF-R9s.
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RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Matthew Chapin led the MotoAmerica SC-Project Twins Cup warmup on Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca over Logan Cunnison on the Speeddemon Aprilia. Avery Dreher was third on the Bad Boys Racing Aprilia, Isaac Woodworth on a Karms/TST Industries Suzuki was fourth and Sean Ungvarsky on the Kock Racing Suzuki was fifth.
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Hayden Schultz on a KWR Harley-Davidson led the MotoAmerica Mission Super Hooligan warmup on Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Hunter Dunham on the Fighting Charlie’s/HDR Yamaha was second, ahead of Hawk Mazzotta on the Strack Racing Yamaha, Travis Wyman on the Saddlemen Race Development Harley-Davidson, and Danny Spina on a National City Harley-Davidson.
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Beatriz Neila won Race Two of the World Women’s Circuit Racing at Donington Park, in England. Riding her Ampito Crescent Yamaha YZF-R7 on Pirelli control tires, Neila won the 12-lap race by 0.304 second.
Sara Sanchez was the runner-up on her Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha YZF-R7.
Maria Herrera was third on her Klint Forward Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R7.
American Mallory Dobbs got 12th on her Diva Racing Yamaha YZF-R7 and American Sonya Lloyd finished 22nd on her Team Trasimeno Yamaha YZF-R7.
Results WWCR RACE2
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Neila closes Donington with a win, drawing to within just nine points of Title leader Herrera. Beatriz Neila seized her moment with a late overtake on Sara Sanchez to claim her second win of the season.
The fastest women on two wheels took to the track on Sunday for the FIM Womens’ Circuit Racing World Championship Race 2 of the Prosecco DOC UK Round. Neila topped the podium, leading Sara Sanchez across the line, who finished P2. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) rounded out the podium positions as she finished P3.
Neila’s UK Double: The Madrid rider scores her first win since Assen
Herrera claimed the holeshot to start the race, chased into the first corners by Race 1’s same podium riders Neila and Jones. Sara Sanchez hung close to the group in front of her, closing the gap and fighting with the group for the podium positions. By the final laps, the #36 and Sanchez fought for P1, Neila coming out on top, and her win cut Herrera’s Championship lead down to just nine points. In the Melbourne Hairpin on the final lap, Jones and Herrera made contact, Jones ending up on the turf to finish P11. Hererra went on to finish P3 and earn her sixth podium of the season; however, third place means her worst result of the season so far. Inversely, Sara Sanchez’s P2 was her best result of the season, ahead of her pair of P3s from Assen.
Boudesseul Shines Again: Tops her Saturday P5 with a Race 2 P4, a new season best
Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) and Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) clashed for P5 in the early laps. Ponziani eventually overtook the French rider, signalling to the #17 to follow her to cut down the gap to the podium fight in front of them. Their collaboration paid off as with five laps to go, the pair had closed to within less than half a second of the podium fight in front of them. In the end, the Frenchwoman was able to climb past Ponziani for P4, yet they were not able to fight for the podium in earnest. Her Race 1 P5 and Race 2 P4 are a clear step forward for her, which she hopes to continue in rounds to come. Ponziani was pushed down to P5 and lost her P3 Riders’ Championship position to Sanchez.
Ruiz P6 Again: ties her second-best season result twice at Donington
Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) led the riders behind the group at the front, well behind Ponziani in P5, yet over three seconds clear of Tayla Relph (Full Throttle Racing) behind her in P7. Ornella Ongaro (Ornella Ongaro Racing Team) finished in P8, ahead of Natalia Rivera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) in P9 and Mexican rider Astrid Madrigal (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) in P10.
The top six from the WorldWCR Race 2: Full results here!
1 Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha)
2. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +0.304s
3. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) +1.006s
4. Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) +1.192s
5. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) +1.326s
6. Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) +15.446s
Fastest lap: Beatriz Neila – 1’39.270s
Championship Standings:
1 Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) 131 points
2. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) 122
3. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) 89
4. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) 86
5. Chloe Jones (GR Motosport) 53
6. Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) 50
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Can Oncu won FIM Supersport World Championship Race Two Sunday at Donington Park, in England. The Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros YZF R9 rider won the 19-lap race by 0.816 second.
Home hero, Tom Booth-Amos was a close second on his PTR Triumph Street Triple RS 765, and Lucas Mahias got third on his GMT94-YAMAHA YZF R9.
Former MotoAmerica regular Valentin Debise finished 11th on his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2.
Stefano Manzi leads the championship with 244 points, 45 ahead of Can Oncu who has 199 points. Tom Booth-Amos is third with 182 points.
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Oncu closes out Donington with WorldSSP Race 2 win, joined on podium by home hero Booth-Amos.
The FIM Supersport World Championship grid took to the stage for the final race of the Prosecco DOC UK Round. Slightly cooler Sunday weather introduced a new factor that teams had to contend with. Early in the running, Manzi ran wide on Turn 10 onto the grass, losing many positions and eventually recovering to P7. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) took home the Race 2 win, landing Turkey its 50thwin. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) landed P2 for the home crowd, and Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) earned a P3 rostrum spot to cut the points deficit behind Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) in P5 to just six points.
Oncu Chips Away At Manzi’s Championship Lead: Manzi’s lead down to 45 points
Can Oncu jumped off the line like a shot, making a move into T1 to take P1 from Manzi, who later that same lap ran wide in the Melbourne Hairpin and fell to P14 by the next lap. Oncu and Booth-Amos did battle at the front for the rest of the race. Oncu made his move with just three laps remaining, sealing his fifth win of the season to tie Manzi for race wins. Booth-Amos missed out on landing a win at home, his P2 earning him his 8th podium. Mahias rounded out the podium for his 34th rostrum finish, one shy of Aegerter and Federico Caricasulo (D34G WorldSSP Racing Team), tied for fifth place in all-time podium finishes.
Masia Misses Podium But Strong Form Continues: Back-to-back P4s
Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) finished P4; he did well to protect his position ahead of the three riders close behind him. However, ahead of him, Mahias and the podium positions were too far to catch. Spanish WorldSSP rookie in his second round improved on his Misano Race 2 P6 to finish P5 at Donington for his best result of the season. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) continues his strong run of form that he has enjoyed since Assen, finishing with his second P6 of the weekend.
Manzi Battles Back To P7: Moment with Oncu sends him down the grid early in the running
Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) saw himself fall far down the grid after running wide in Turn 10. He charged back up the grid, gaining positions lap after lap to finish in P7. Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) led Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) and Stefano Manzi behind him, both riders nipping at his heels as they sought to break into the top eight positions. Manzi was able to weave his way through the pair, leaving Alcoba behind him to finish P8. Corentin Perolari was ahead of the other three riders; however, after Manzi overtook him, Alcoba made a late move past the Frenchman to knock him to P9. Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) landed in P10 to close out the UK Round, responding well after his Race 1 crash on Saturday.
The top six from the WorldSSP Race 2: Full results here!
1 Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team)
2 Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +0.816s
3 Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) +1.834s
4 Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +4.193s
5. Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA) 5.358s
6. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) +6.700s
Fastest lap: Jaume Masia (Lap 8) – 1’29.462s
Championship standings:
1 Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 244
2. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 199
3 Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) 182
4. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) 172
5. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 156
6. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) 150
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Toprak Razgatlioglu won World Superbike Race Two Sunday at Donington Park, in England. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR, Razgatlioglu won the 23-lap race by 2.946 seconds.
Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R, and his teammate Alvaro Bautista took third.
Andrea Locatelli was fourth on his Pata Maxus Yamaha YZF R1.
Danilo Petrucci was fifth on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.
American Garrett Gerloff finished 6th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Toprak Razgatlioglu leads the championship with 345 points, 4 ahead of Nicolo Bulega who has 341 points. Danilo Petrucci is third with 209 points.
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
NEW CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER: Razgatlioglu wraps up Donington hat-trick and claims title race lead. With his win, ‘El Turco’ becomes the first rider to win a hat trick at the same venue three separate times.
The final MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship race of the Prosecco DOC UK Round sent Donington out with a bang as Toprak topped the podium for his 69th win, ahead of Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in P2, and teammate Alvaro Bautista, (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) who earned his 188th career WorldSBK podium. The #1 now leads the Riders’ Championship by four points ahead of Bulega.
Six Straight For Razgatlioglu: Takes home his 30th win for BMW, rising their total tally to 44
Razgatlioglu claimed his third holeshot of the weekend, followed by Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Bautista, who gained positions as Bulega fell to fifth place by the end of the last lap after another poor jump. ‘El Turco’ steamed ahead at the front to claim his Donington hat trick and make it 12 career wins at the British venue. With his victory, he claims the Riders’ Championship lead away from Nicolo Bulega for the first time this season, carving out a foothold in P1 of four points. Bulega’s P2 marks the 22nd time he has finished P2 behind ‘El Turco’. Bautista took home P3 for his 11th podium of the season.
‘Petrux’ VS.Gerloff: The Italian veteran held off the resurgent American
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) fought with Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in the early stages of the race, the #55 lacking the pace to stop the ‘Bulegas’ as he made his way through and shuffled ‘Loka’ off the podium to P4. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) and Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) fought throughout the race for P5, the pair trading better times sector by sector. The Texan rider was unable to pass by ‘Petrux’, remaining in P6 when he crossed the finish line for his best result of the season.
Iannone Defensive Clinic: Seals P7 for his team
Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) led the group fighting for P7. Early in the running, the group was laying it all on the line, going three wide early in several corners. Iannone held off the other riders. The melee saw Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) stake claim to P8 and P9, Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha), unfortunately for him, tumbled down the order as a result to finish in P15. In P10, Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) landed a P10 to give a silver lining to what was otherwise a forgettable weekend for the Honda factory team.
Home Rookie Vickers On The Bubble: Just outside his stated goal of P10 for the weekend
British Rookie Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) ended Donington with back-to-back P11 finishes, showing improved consistency to place around the top 10 and well within the point-scoring positions. Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) bounced back to record a solid P12 after suffering a DNF with a tech issue in Race 1. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) finished the race in P14; however, after a track limits penalty applied to Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) by FIM WorldSBK Stewards saw the pair switch positions with Montella to P13 and Vierge to P14. Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) ended his lukewarm weekend at Donington with a P16 finish, leading Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) in P17, Michael Rinaldi (GMT94-YAMAHA) in P18, Tito Rabat (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) in P19, and Ivo Lopez (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) in P20.
Home Hero Wipeout From P2: Sam Lowes sees gravel
Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) saw his race end on Turn 1 of Lap 3 as he was pushing hard to keep up with Razgatlioglu, crashing out from P2. His crash makes him the second Lowes brother to crash out from a podium position in their home weekend at Donington. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) ended up in the gravel on Turn 9 shortly after, ending his race.
The top six from the WorldSBK Race 2: Full results here!
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +2.946s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +3.135s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +10.724s
5. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +12.401
6. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) +13.419s
Fastest Lap: Nicolo Bulega, Ducati – 1’25.961s
Championship standings:
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 345 puntos
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 341
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 209
4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 194
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 188
6. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) 131
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Marc Marquez won the FIM MotoGP World Championship race Sunday at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP25 on Michelin control tires, the Six-time MotoGP World Champion won the 30-lap race by over six seconds.
Alex Marquez was the runner-up on his BK8 Gresini Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP24.
M. Marquez’s teammate and two-time World Champion Francesco Bagnaia placed third.
Fabio Quartararo, riding his Monster Energy Yamaha YZR-M1, crossed the finish line fourth.
A. Marquez’s teammate, Fermin Aldeguer took fifth.
Marc Marquez leads the championship with 344 points, 83 ahead of Alex Marquez who has 261 points. Bagnaia is third with 197 points.
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Magnificent Marquez reigns in Germany as podium contenders crash. The #93’s charge rolls on with a ninth Sachsenring MotoGP win as Alex Marquez and Bagnaia pocket podiums.
Simply put, different class. On his 200th start, Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) moved into second place on the MotoGP victory tally charts – surpassing Legend Giacomo Agostini – in a display of perfection at the Liqui Moly Grand Prix of Germany. It’s 69 wins now for the King of the Sachsenring, as Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), on his 100th start, strung together an impressive ride to finish P2 while injured. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) bounced back with a podium finish in P3 in a battle that saw rostrum contenders crash out at the Sachsenring.
LIGHTS OUT: MARC GRABS HOLESHOT, DIGGIA POUNCES
With the threat of wet weather forcing its way into playing a leading role diminishing towards go time, we strapped ourselves in for a dry German GP and as the lights went out, it was Marc Marquez who collected the holeshot as Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) made a blinder from P6 to grab an early P3. Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) slotted into P2, as Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) slipped to P5 on the opening lap from the middle of the front row.
Di Giannantonio and Bezzecchi exchanged P2 on the opening lap before the former made a move stick at Turn 12, as Alex Marquez and Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) engaged battle too. Marc Marquez, meanwhile, was blissfully unaware of the fight unfolding behind him as he stretched his advantage to 0.7s at the end of Lap 3.
ACOSTA CRASHES AS MARC EXTENDS ADVANTAGE
Acosta’s Grand Prix then ended with a crash at Turn 2 from P5, so that was KTM’s main hopes of the Sachsenring podium over. That promoted Bagnaia to P5, with Alex Marquez swarming all over the tailpipes of Bezzecchi for P3. 0.6s up the road in P2, Di Giannantonio was losing around a tenth a lap to Marc Marquez at this stage of the Grand Prix.
It was more than that for the next few laps though. The #93 was the only rider capable of lapping in the 1:20s on a consistent basis, he hadn’t dropped into the 1:21 bracket, and the gap on Lap 8 of 30 was up to 1.7s. And by Lap 16, just over half race distance, Marc Marquez’s lead was north of three seconds.
PODIUM CONTENDERS CRASH
Di Giannantonio was under a second ahead of Bezzecchi, with Alex Marquez and then Bagnaia all operating at equal distance behind each other. But then, we lost our second place rider from the Grand Prix. Di Giannantonio tucked the front at Turn 1 on Lap 18, and Zarco was out of the race at the same corner – albeit a little further around – as two of the top six had premature ends to their German GPs.
That meant Alex Marquez was lifted to a podium position in P3, and the rider second in the championship chase had 1.2s to play with to Pecco in P4. But then, Turn 1 caught out our P2 rider again. Bezzecchi’s impressive race was over in similar fashion to Di Giannantonio, so that meant it was Marc Marquez leading Alex Marquez by 5.9s, with Bagnaia now P3.
Turn 1 was really proving tricky. In the fight for the top 10, Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) took out the luckless Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol), and while the yellow flags were waving, Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia Racing) chucked it down the road at Turn 1 too.
THE SACHSENKING KEEPS HIS CROWN
In terms of the victory and podium fight, there was nothing much to report. Marc Marquez cruised to a 9th MotoGP victory at the Sachsenring, with Alex Marquez limiting the points damage with a brilliant ride to P2 while nursing his fractured left hand, as Pecco salvages a solid P3 after a Saturday to forget.
YOUR POINTS SCORERS
In the fight for P4, Quartararo fended off Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) as the Frenchman and Spaniard claim P4 and P5 in Germany. The returning Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol) earned his best HRC result in P6, in what was a fantastic fight between the Italian, seventh place Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and eighth place Jack Miller (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP).
Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) and Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) rounded out the top 10 and that was your lot in terms of finishers in a race of attrition at the Sachsenring.
NEXT UP: BRNO!
200 starts, 69 victories and that magical seventh MotoGP title firmly locked on the radar. The SachsenKing reigns again as we now set our sights on a return to Brno. Can the pack halt Marc Marquez’s formidable run in Czechia?
