KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
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
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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.
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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?
Toprak Razgatlioglu won the World Superbike Superpole Race Sunday morning at Donington Park, in England. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR, the Turk won the 10-lap race by 2.804 seconds.
Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R, and Sam Lowes took third on his ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R.
Danilo Petrucci finished his race 7th on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.
American Garrett Gerloff finished 8th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Results superpole race WSBK
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Two for two so far in Donington for Razgatlioglu ahead of Bulega and Sam Lowes in P3 who tastes the Prosecco at home. The #1 landed his 11th win at Donington, for his 68th career WorldSBK win, to reduce the Riders’ Championship margin to a single point with one race still to ride at Donington.
The Prosecco DOC UK Round’s final day kicked off the day’s first race with the Tissot Superpole Race. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) landed his second win of the round and his fifth win in a row. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) finished in second place for his 41st podium. However, the Italians’ Championship lead has now been cut to a single point. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) took home his second career WorldSBK podium, earning Great Britain’s 890th podium royally as he claimed it at his home round.
Toprak Makes More History: claims BMW’s 100th podium
Toprak Razgatlioglu started the race from pole position. After a big jump off the line, he put the hammer down and quickly established a lead which he would not go on to relinquish, claiming his second win at Donington in 2025, his 11th career win at the venue. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) had a slower jump than usual at lights out; however, he made up positions passing Rea to claim P2. He did well to limit the points damage in the Championship picture, but with ‘El Turco’s P1, ‘Bulegas’ sees his Championship lead now cut down to a single point. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) claims a home podium to the elation of home fans, a welcome sight for a bruised up #14 who saw his Race 1 end very early on Saturday.
Yamaha On Yamaha Duel: Locatelli pips Rea for P5 despite strong early running from Rea
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) finished top Yamaha after a late duel with his teammate Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) to finish P5. Rea shot off the line to sit P2 behind Razgatlioglu; however, he saw himself outrun by the trio of Ducatis ridden by Bulega, Sam Lowes, and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) . The latter going on to finish in P4. In the race’s final lap, he was overtaken by teammate Locatelli, relegating him to P6. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) finished in P7, a step slower than Race 1 but still in the thick of the fight at the front.
Gerloff P8 Again: For the third consecutive time, the ‘Lone Star’ takes home P8
After a protracted battle with Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven), Gerloff took home another top eight finish as he crossed the finish line in eighth place. Behind him, Iannone held off the Kawasaki rider until the closing laps, where the American rider overtook him, shuffling Iannone to P9. Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) made it three Yamahas in the top 10, finishing ahead of British rookie Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing), who was in a multiple-rider battle for P7 with Petrucci and others until he unfortunately ran wide with two laps to go on Turn 11.
The top six from the WorldSBK Superpole Race, full results here!
1 Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’25.666s
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +2,804s
3. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +3.874s
4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +4.420s
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +6.943s
6. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +7.387s
7. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +8.699s
8. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) +9.141s
9. Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) +9.546s
Fastest Lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu Lap 2- 1’25.666s
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Deniz Oncu won the FIM Moto2 World Championship race Sunday at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Turk won the 20-lap race by 0.129 second.
Barry Baltus was the runner-up on his Fantic Racing Lino Sonego Kalex.
Jake Dixon was a close third on his ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro, just 1.131 second behind race winner Oncu.
Championship point leader Manuel Gonzalez finished fourth on his LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex.
Celestino Vietti took fifth on his Folladore SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro.
American Joe Roberts finished Sunday’s race 6th on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
Manuel Gonzalez leads the championship with 172 points, 9 ahead of Aron Canet who has 163 points. Diogo Moreira is third with 128 points.
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Öncü victorious in drama-filled Moto2 encounter. Baltus and Dixon join the Turk on the Sachsenring podium as Moreira’s phenomenal comeback ends with a controversial crash.
Talking points aplenty surfaced from a dramatic Moto2 Liqui Moly Grand Prix of Germany, and one of them is Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) becoming a winner for the second time in 2025 after the Turkish star fended off Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) before the red flags brought a premature end to the race. Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) crossed the line in P3 to bag his 19th podium, with the British rider involved in a couple of talking points through no fault of his own…
As dark clouds loomed, the Moto2 Grand Prix fired off in dramatic fashion as fourth on the grid Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) jumped the start, and then there was contact between the Australian and polesitter Dixon, which cost the Briton plenty of places. Dixon was down to P6 on the opening lap, with Tony Arbolino (BLUCRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) leading the way from Öncü and Baltus.
Further back, Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) was enjoying a storming start. The Brazilian was up to P10 on Lap 4 from P25 on the grid, with Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) P9 and title chase leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) P13.
That was soon P8 as Moreira continued to carve his way through the pack like a hot knife through butter. At the end of Lap 6, the #10 was P7. That became P6 on the next lap, but that was because Arbolino crashed from P2 down at T12, which meant Dixon was promoted to P3.
On Lap 12 of 25, Moreira passed Albert Arenas (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) to climb into P4 and he now had Dixon 0.7s ahead – in other words, a podium position. And that podium fight was beginning to bunch up before drama unfolded.
Moreira was trying to overtake Dixon at Turn 3 on Lap 16 but it was too impatient. There wasn’t really much of a gap there and having made contact with the rear wheel of Dixon, Moreira was off track. Then, coming back onto the circuit, Moriera was on the racing line and it left the helpless David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) with nowhere to go. The Colombian collided with the Brazilian as both riders crashed out at Turn 4, but thankfully both were at least back up on their feet and able to walk away from the crash. A fantastic comeback ride from Moriera ends in disaster.
That left Öncü and Baltus as the duo fighting for the victory, 1.1s up the road from Arenas, Dixon and Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing Team). And in that battle, more drama. Ramirez, out of control into Turn 1 at the start of Lap 21, slammed into Arenas. The two Spaniards were out of the Grand Prix and because of that incident, the red flags were shown because of the Turn 1 air fence needing to be redeployed.
And that meant Öncü, who led over the line on the previous full lap ahead of Baltus, clinched his second Moto2 win, with Dixon passing Arenas a lap earlier to return to the podium since his Austin win.
Gonzalez salvaged a very important P4 to extend his championship lead, with Celestino Vietti (Folladore SpeedRS Team) rounding out the top five. Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team) was P6 ahead of Canet, who collects a decent tally of points considering his big qualifying crash. Izan Guevara (BLUCRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) was P8, Ayumu Sasaki (RW – Idrofoglia Racing Team) earned a first Moto2 top 10 with a P9, as Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) now turns his attentions to his home Grand Prix at Brno next weekend following a P10 result.
Drama to say the least then on Sunday at the Sachsenring, as a trip back to the legendary Brno awaits the next round of this fascinating Moto2 championship chase.
David Muñoz won the FIM Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at Sachsenring, in Germany. Using his Pirelli-shod LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP KTM, the Spaniard won the 23-lap race by just 0.241 second.
Rookie, Maximo Quiles was the runner-up on his CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team KTM.
Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Jose Antonio Rueda was third, just 0.250 second behind Muñoz.
Angel Piqueras was fourth on his FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI KTM.
Rueda’s teammate, Alvaro Carpe crossed the finish line fifth.
Polesitter, Scott Ogden crashed his CIP Green Power KTM.
Jose Antonio Rueda leads the championship with 203 points, 73 ahead of Angel Piqueras who has 130 points. Alvaro Carpe is third with 129 points.
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Muñoz grabs victory in final corner showdown at the Sachsenring. The #64 was back to his best to put give his home team something to celebrate in Germany.
Moto3 never disappoints and the Sachsenring’s short, sharp layout brings plenty of action; David Muñoz (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) was the one who came out on top to deliver his team a home win, beating Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) at the last corner, whilst Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) also got ahead of the #99 in a last corner shootout to remember.
Grabbing the holeshot from pole, polesitter Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power) avoided drama behind him as Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) pushed and shoved his way through into P3, slotting in behind a fast-starting David Muñoz. Carpe’s ambitious opening corner pushed David Almansa (Leopard Racing) out wide – Carpe getting a Long Lap Penalty. At the front at Turn 12, Muñoz led. With the Grand Prix settling down, Maximo Quiles moved into P3 whilst Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI), Cormac Buchanan (DENSSI Racing – BOE) and Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) all joined the huge fight at the front.
On Lap 4, the race came to an end for Eddie O’Shea (GRYD MLav Racing) and Leonardo Abruzzo (DENSSI Racing – BOE) in separate incidents whilst on Lap 6, Nicola Carraro (Rivacold Snipers Team) fell and rejoined at Turn 1. A lead group of 15 riders chopped and changed and one of the highlights was Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia), donning his Sunday best and coming into the podium places from 17th on Lap 8. On Lap 9, contact at Turn 2 between Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) and Rueda at Turn 2, taking off Fernandez’s mudguard; at Turn 3, the #31 crashed out. Teammate Almansa fell on Lap 16 at Turn 13 as Rueda’s led the way.
As the final third of the race kicked off, it was without Almansa who fell at Turn 13 trying to fight his way back into contention. At the start of Lap 20, Turn 1 caught out more riders – Yamanaka went into the gravel and behind, Ogden fell out of contention. Rueda led into the last two laps but with Muñoz and Quiles behind, attacks were imminent. Muñoz got his elbows out on the #99 and led at Turn 1 and with a gap behind, it was all about the top two. Rueda hit the front again at Turn 8 but it wasn’t done.
Furusato was back in the mix until he crashed with two corners to go but at the front, Muñoz lunged up the inside in a final corner shootout. He managed to get the job done over Rueda who was pushed wide, bringing Quiles into P2. Muñoz took a second career victory to deliver the goods for the home team with Quiles behind, Championship leader Rueda extending his advantage in P3 and to 73. Piqueras came back through to P4 to retake second in the standings ahead of Carpe who recovered to fifth.
Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) ghosted his way into the top six ahead of Pini who equals his best-ever result. Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) and Buchanan took eighth and ninth, highlighting a strong day for riders from Oceania – Australia in P6 and P8 and New Zealand in P9 and a career-best for the #14 of ‘Mac Attack’. Marcos Uriarte (LEVELUP-MTA) rounded out the top ten whilst behind, it was an impressive comeback from Dennis Foggia (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) from P24 to P11.
Check out the full results from Moto3 at Sachsenring and see you for more in Brno!
MILLVILLE, Minn. – The 2025 Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, kicked off the second half of its summer campaign with an annual visit to the Land of 10,000 Lakes and scenic Spring Creek MX Park. A picture-perfect afternoon set the stage for a memorable day of racing at the FXR Spring Creek National Presented by Frescados Tortillas, which saw the Honda HRC Progressive siblings of Jett and Hunter Lawrence trade moto wins to tie atop the overall classification, with the second moto tiebreaker going to Jett Lawrence for his seventh consecutive victory. In the 250 Class, it was Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan who prevailed with his fifth win of the season to extend his points lead. However, his win was overshadowed by a storybook ending to the decorated career of 32-year-old teammate Jeremy Martin, as the Millville native and two-time champion won his final moto to secure a runner-up finish in front of the hometown crowd.
Jett Lawrence Edges Out Hunter Lawrence Via Tiebreaker at Spring Creek for Seventh Pro Motocross Championship Victory.
Moto 1
The first premier class moto got underway with the Honda HRC Progressive siblings of Jett and Hunter Lawrence leading the way over Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Aaron Plessinger. However, Jett Lawrence lost traction and went down, which caused him to drop outside the top 10 and remount in 15th position. Hunter Lawrence took over the lead from Plessinger, while a battle for third unfolded between Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jorge Prado and Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac, with Tomac able to get the upper hand.
As Hunter Lawrence opened a lead of just over two seconds the attention shifted to Jett Lawrence’s climb back up the running order. The young Australian made quick work to break into the top 10 and found himself on the verge of the top five within the first 10 minutes of the moto. Back up front, Tomac closed in on Plessinger to initiate a battle for second, which was short lived as Tomac surged into the runner-up spot. Mere moments after the pass, a three-rider battle for third emerged between Plessinger, his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammate Chase Sexton, the defending champion, and a charging Lawrence, who was able to pass both riders in one turn and take control of third. The points leader’s push continued to Tomac, who he caught and passed with ease to take over second.
Nearly 10 seconds separated the Lawrence brothers with about 18 minutes remaining as Sexton made the pass on Tomac for third. An initial charge did see Jett Lawrence gain a little ground on Hunter, but the elder sibling was in top form and cemented his hold on the top spot. Hunter Lawrence took his first moto win of the season and fourth of his career by 15.2 seconds over Jett Lawrence, with Sexton well back in third. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire was fourth, while Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Justin Cooper rounded out the top five.
Moto 2
The final moto of the afternoon was a carbon copy of Moto 1 with the Lawrences leading the way as Jett swept the Pro Motocross Holeshots. Muc-Off/FXR/ClubMX Yamaha’s Coty Schock slotted into third initially but gave way to an aggressive Sexton. The lead trio then set sail and quickly pulled away from the field.
It only took a couple laps for the Lawrences to put distance on Sexton to set up a head-to-head battle for the win. Jett Lawrence’s lap times were impressive in the roughest conditions of the day, but Hunter Lawrence answered to keep the deficit at about 1.5 seconds. They continued to mirror lap times until just past the halfway point, when Jett was able to push his advantage to just over two seconds as they worked through lappers.
The younger Lawrence continued to build on his lead and moved out nearly four seconds clear of Hunter in the closing stages. Jett Lawrence carried on to claim his 11th moto win of the season by 8.9 seconds over his brother, while Sexton followed nearly 50 seconds behind in third.
Overall
With identical results for the Honda teammates, a second moto tiebreaker was needed to solidify the 22nd career win for Jett Lawrence (2-1), who moved into a tie with Rick Johnson for fifth on the all-time 450 Class wins list. Lawrence also sustained his career winning percentage of 95% with 22 victories in 23 starts. Hunter Lawrence amassed his highest point total of the season in second (1-2) to complete the fourth consecutive 1-2 finish for the siblings, while Sexton, in his second race back from an extended layoff, made his debut podium result of the season in third (3-3).
Jett Lawrence’s lead in the championship standings remains at 51 points over Hunter Lawrence, while Cooper, who finished 10th (5-13), sits third, 90 points out of the lead.
Despite his worst result of the summer, Cooper moved into the top spot of the SMX World Championship standings, surpassing his Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing teammate Cooper Webb, who was forced to bow out of the remainder of the Pro Motocross Championship due to injury.
1st Place: Jett Lawrence, Honda HRC Progressive (2-1)
“Hunter [Lawrence] was riding really well and wouldn’t let it go [in Moto 2]. My bike was better, but I had to be patient on the downhills. Hunter kept me honest, but we needed to keep the win streak going and I had to dig deep today to do that.”
2nd Place: Hunter Lawrence, Honda HRC Progressive (1-2)
“I just need to be faster. If I was faster, I would have passed [Jett Lawrence]. The kid is good. I appreciate how much work the team continues to put into the bike, and it was great today. We’ll keep working.”
3rd Place: Chase Sexton, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (3-3)
“I felt like my opening laps were better today, but I lost a lot of time on the downhills. We’re pretty good everywhere else but just need to keep working. Those guys [the Lawrences] are riding really good right now.”
450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish // Points)
450 Class Championship Standings (Race 7 of 11)
450SMX Regular Season Standings (Round 24 of 28)
Deegan Wins in 250 Class, but Jeremy Martin Steals the Show in Final Race.
Moto 1
The first moto afternoon started with the hometown hero of Martin leading the way to the Pro Motocross Holeshot as the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing rider began the final race of his career out front, ahead of Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker and Honda HRC Progressive’s Jo Shimoda, while Deegan, who was nursing a leg injury suffered at the previous race, started fourth. With the crowd behind him, Martin looked to assert his hold of the top spot, but Hammaker made a push to take the lead just before the completion of the opening lap. Not long after that, Deegan made the pass on Shimoda for third.
The lead trio then settled in through the first half of the moto, separated by about three seconds. Deegan was able to gradually close in on his teammate’s rear fender and easily took the position. Then, on the following lap, Hammaker went down and gave up the lead, which allowed Deegan to assume first, Martin second, and Shimoda third, as the Kawasaki rider remounted in fourth. Once in the lead, Deegan moved out a couple seconds ahead of his rivals. Shimoda then bided his time behind Martin and made the move for second with just over 10 minutes remaining.
Three seconds separated Deegan and Shimoda in the final phase, but the Japanese rider started to take chunks out of Deegan’s lead, particularly as they navigated lapped riders. Shimoda closed in and seized control of the moto with just under five minutes to go. Deegan kept Shimoda within striking distance and pulled the trigger on a pass to reclaim the lead with just over two minutes remaining, which seemed to catch Shimoda off guard.
Deegan rode strong in the closing laps and fended off a late charge by Shimoda to capture his ninth moto win of the season by just seventh tenths of a second. Martin finished in third, with Triumph Factory Racing’s Mikkel Haarup in a career-best fourth and Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Michael Mosiman in fifth.
Moto 2
The second moto began the same way as Moto 1, with Martin able to once again lead the field to the Pro Motocross Holeshot, with Shimoda tucked into second and Triumph Factory Racing’s Jalek Swoll in third. Deegan started eighth. As the top two began a battle for the lead nearly 10 minutes into the moto, Haarup made the pass on his teammate for third and closed in on the leaders. Shimoda then made his move on Martin to take the lead.
As Shimoda pulled away, Martin and Haarup battled it out for second. The Danish rider hounded the former champion, but Martin’s expertise on his family’s track allowed him to fend off the pressure. Not long after, Shimoda briefly went off the track, which allowed Martin to reclaim the lead as Shimoda continued in second. Not too far behind, Deegan closed in on the lead group from fourth and was able to make his way around Haarup for third. He then made the pass on Shimoda for second as the Honda rider appeared to be battling through an issue with his motorcycle. Shimoda then lost third to Haarup and slowly continued to lose positions before settling into fifth.
Back up front, Martin looked to manage a lead of about 2.5 seconds over his teammate with a little more than 10 minutes to go. The Yamaha duo traded bursts of momentum, but the gap between them ultimately remained the same. As the race entered its final five minutes, Martin’s lead grew as he logged the fastest laps on the track and soon enough moved out to an advantage of more than five seconds. He continued to add to his lead and with thousands of home fans cheering him on, Martin claimed the 41st moto win of his career by 7.1 seconds over Deegan. Haarup earned his first moto podium in third while Shimoda made a last lap pass to claim fourth.
Overall
As he’s done all summer long, Deegan rose to the occasion and prevailed with his fifth win of the season (1-2) and 12th win of his career. Martin’s memorable final performance landed him in the runner-up spot (3-1) for the 46th podium finish of his career, one away from the all-time 250 Class record held by Steve Lamson. Shimoda’s ability to salvage positions in the final moto helped him finish third overall (2-4).
Deegan’s lead in the championship now sits at 45 points over Shimoda. Third place is now a tie between Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki teammates Levi Kitchen, who finished sixth (13-6), and Garrett Marchbanks, who finished fifth (7-7), 107 points out of the lead.
1st Place: Haiden Deegan, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing (1-2)
“First, congrats to JMart [Martin]. That was bad ass. All week I’ve been resting my [injured] leg and to come out and get a win, I’m stoked. We’ll look to get back to a normal week and come out swinging next weekend.”
2nd Place: Jeremy Martin, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing (3-1)
“I was definitely tired after Moto 1. We made a slight suspension adjustment, and I knew that if I got a start I could do something. My bike was on rails. It’s been an awful past two or three years [with injuries], but everyone stuck behind me. To do this in front of my family, friends, and this home crowd, it’s just a dream come true.”
3rd Place: Jo Shimoda, Honda HRC Progressive (2-4)
“After I got into the lead [in Moto 2] my rear brake was just totally gone. I couldn’t do much [initially], but later in the moto as the berms built up, I was able to use them to my advantage and find some more speed. It’s not what we wanted but I’m happy to still be on the podium.”
250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finishes // Points)
250 Class Championship Standings (Race 7 of 11)
250SMX Regular Season Standings (Round 24 of 28)
The 2025 Pro Motocross Championship continues next Saturday, July 19, with Round 25 of the SMX regular season, when Washington’s Washougal MX Park will host the final west coast race of the summer with the FLY Racing Washougal National Presented by Peterson CAT. The eighth race of the summer will feature a live two-hour network showcase of the opening motos on NBC Broadcast Network, beginning at 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET. Comprehensive live streaming coverage can be seen on Peacock, beginning with Race Day Live at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET, followed by uninterrupted coverage of the motos at 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET.
KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Josh Herrin came back from a massive crash in Friday practice that left his Warhorse HSBK Ducati Panigale V4 R on top of the inflatable barriers to take a narrow win over Bobby Fong on an Attack Performance Progressive Insurance Yamaha. Fong was relentless, even taking a shot at Herrin in the final corner, but Herrin rode defensively where he had to and his bike was faster on the top end. Cameron Beaubier crashed, losing the front end of his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW again, but remounted to finish sixth. Sean Dylan Kelly was running third when he lost the front of his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki entering the Corkscrew and launched it into the air. That handed third to Attack’s Jake Gagne. Honda’s JD Beach was fourth on a Stock 1000-spec machine, and Vision Wheel’s Richie Escalante took fifth.
Blake Davis took advantage when PJ Jacobsen left the door open going into Turn Two, stood the Championship leader up at the exit and was untouchable for the remainder of the Supersport race.
More, from a news release issued by MotoAmerica:
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin won his fifth straight MotoAmerica Superbike race on Saturday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, taking full advantage of a miscue by his championship rival Cameron Beaubier to extend his eight-point championship lead to 23 points.
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Beaubier led from pole position but gave way to Herrin on the third lap. From there, Herrin used his slow-the-pace strategy and led for three more laps before Beaubier went to the front again. Just when it looked like Beaubier was ready to pull the trigger, he tucked the front in turn two and crashed. The five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion was able to remount and finish sixth, scoring 10 points that may prove valuable at season’s end.
If Herrin thought he was going to have it easy after watching Beaubier crash out, he had another thing coming in the form of Bobby Fong. Fong hounded Herrin for the duration but failed in his attempt to take victory with a last-lap, last-corner pass that came up just .367 of-a-second short at the finish line. It was Fong’s fifth second-place finish of the season.
Fong’s teammate Jake Gagne finished third for his sixth-podium finish of the season. Gagne knew he was a bit lucky with Beaubier’s crash in turn two and Sean Dylan Kelly’s crash in the Corkscrew.
Real Steel Honda’s JD Beach turned in a solid performance to finish fourth on his Stock 1000-spec Honda CBR1000RR-R SP, which also earned him victory in the MotoAmerica Superbike Cup Championship.
A beaten and bruised Richie Escalante was fifth on the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki after a second practice crash in two days. Escalante was less than a second behind Beach at the finish and well clear of Beaubier.
BPR Racing’s Bryce Kornbau was seventh, a few seconds ahead of Aftercare Scheibe Racing’s Danilo Lewis. Thrashed Bike Racing’s Max Flinders was ninth with Edge Racing’s Jason Waters rounding out the top 10.
Notable among the non-finishers was Real Steel Honda’s Hayden Gillim, who went out with a mechanical issue, and crashers Kelly, Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates, and FLO4LAW/SBU Racing’s Benjamin Smith.
After nine races, Herrin leads Beaubier, 184-161, and Gagne is third with 141 points. Fong gained some ground on his teammate and now trails him by four points. Escalante rounds out the top five in the series standings with 92 points.
Superbike Race 1
Jake Gagne – Third Place
“Ridge went pretty well. We were closer to Josh (Herrin), Cam (Beaubier), Bobby (Fong), and those guys. I’ve just kind of been a little off pace here all weekend. We’ve been trying to find something to make me a little more comfortable. I was definitely hoping to be closer to those guys. Like I said, I got lucky with those guys going down. Beaubs (Beaubier) going down, and then SDK (Sean Dylan Kelly) went down in the Corkscrew. Then I was just kind of rolling around, trying to think about what we could do, how we could close the gap to these guys because they’ll be rolling. Two races tomorrow, so we’ve got a long day. I want to be in the fight with those guys, but thanks to the team. It’s always good being at Laguna. The crowd is sick. Let’s go racing tomorrow.”
Bobby Fong – Second Place
“Could have, would have, should have. You look back at the race and you’re like, ‘maybe I should have passed here, or I should have passed there.’ But Josh (Herrin) rode a good race. I couldn’t get the job done today, but tomorrow we have two more shots. I think we have a direction on what I want to work on a little bit for tomorrow. It got a little greasy out there, for sure. Once we lose our roll speed on this thing, I’m kind of a sitting duck. I think we can improve on that tomorrow and see if I could put my head down tomorrow and see what we can do. I know Beaubs (Beaubier) will be up there tomorrow. Everybody is going to take another step tomorrow and we’ve just got to do the same.”
Josh Herrin – Winner
“I knew today with my neck being as sore as it is, it was going to be a hard race for me. I knew Cam (Beaubier) had pace. It’s his home track. He’s going to push hard. Lately I’ve been approaching the races different. This guy’s (Beaubier) been my main competition for the last two years and I want to kind of find out what I need to do to try to beat him. Coming into this race, I knew it was going to be hard, but I know that he’s all or nothing. I don’t know if it’s his bike or if it’s just the way that he is, but he’s got to be pushing to the limit the whole time. He can’t slow the pace down and then go back. He’s got to be out there charging from the back or charging from the front. My goal was to just disrupt him a little bit, slow the pace down, throw him off his game a little bit. I knew he’d come back around and try to go hard. That’s when I was counting on the mistakes. As soon as he made the pass, he made the mistake. If you can’t beat him straight up, you got to figure out how to beat him mentally. I think I’ve figured that out. I’m just going to keep playing that as long as I can whenever I need to. We go to tracks where I’m just not as strong as him. That’s just how it is. Sometimes you’ve just got to play that mental warfare and try something a little bit different. Instead of me just taking all the risk and blowing wide all the time, I’m just trying to be smart. It comes with age. It comes with being a father and being patient, I guess. Today it worked out in our favor. It’s not going to always go like that, but today it worked out.”
Still more, from a news release issued by MotoAmerica:
Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman continued his dominant season of Mission King Of The Baggers racing with his fifth win of the season coming on a sunny Saturday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Gillim led off the start with Wyman in tow, but Gillim’s effort went for naught when his Road Glide expired, spewing oil on the racetrack and bringing out the red flag.
After a delay, the race was restarted, and Wyman led from the start and was never headed. S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Loris Baz kept Wyman honest throughout, coming up a tick over two seconds behind the 23-time King Of The Baggers race winner.
RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Rocco Landers was third, taking over the spot when Baz’s teammate Troy Herfoss made a last-gasp effort to pass his teammate going into the Corkscrew. The defending series champion, however, ran wide, which allowed Landers to scoot through to finish third.
Herfoss held on to fourth with the Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing Road Glides behind him, ridden by Bradley Smith and James Rispoli.
Saddlemen Race Development’s Cory West, Lyndall Brakes/M3’s Max Flinders and S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Tyler O’Hara was the final finisher in ninth place.
“I definitely expected him to be there, just like last year,” Wyman said of Gillim. “He just goes good here. He had pace all weekend. I was able to pull something out this morning in qualifying, but the conditions in the morning are so much different than the afternoon. I knew that we weren’t going to do any 27s this afternoon. I really didn’t expect that. Obviously, we pretty much did high 28’s most of the race because of the oil dry situation. It wasn’t a surprise to me when I made a mistake on the first lap and Hayden (Gillim) got by. Then to me, I guess I was in front of him for half a lap, so I didn’t really notice the oil until turn five, coming out of three and four. Then it seemed to get worse very quickly. That’s when I was like, ‘I’m out.’ I don’t want any part of this. Sure enough, he nearly went down. Glad he’s all right. Glad nobody went down. It could have been really bad. Then made for a pretty tricky race, with the oil dry and trying to figure out where you could actually put your tires. On the warmup lap, I got out on the curb out of six and almost crashed on the warmup lap there. Just was able to kind of lock in and focus on where you can’t put your wheels. Once I figured out kind of what I could do, then I could try to make a rhythm out of that, and I was able to dip into the 28’s. That’s when I was able to start bridging the gap.
Motovation Supersport – Davis Does It
Strack Racing’s Blake Davis has been looking forward to racing at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and now we know why. The teenager beat two veterans, his veteran teammate Mathew Scholtz and Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen, in winning his second Motovation Supersport race of the season and the third of his young career.
At the end of the first of two 17-lap races, Davis was .756 of a second ahead of Scholtz with Jacobsen 1.9 seconds behind after the three battled for most of the race.
Jacobsen’s championship points lead shrunk to just six points over his rival Scholtz, 182-176, with Jacobsen not overly pleased with some of Scholtz’s on-track antics and complaining of such in the post-race press conference.
Davis is a solid third in the title chase with 132 points, 25 more than Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott, who was ninth in Saturday’s race.
Celtic/Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen was fourth, .6 of a second behind Jacobsen and some 10 seconds ahead of Altus Motorsports’ Maxi Gerardo.
Rahal Ducati Moto w/Roller Die’s Corey Alexander was sixth and hot on Gerardo’s rear wheel at the finish, and some three seconds ahead of MP13 Racing’s Aiden Sneed, who had his best finish of the season.
Scott and Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s Kayla Yaakov rounded out the top 10.
“I love this place,” Davis said. “I couldn’t wait to get here, especially after the Ridge. I kind of struggled at the Ridge. I always do. I always have a hard time there. So, I was really excited to get out here to Laguna. I knew I could have pace this weekend. The race for me, it just went amazing. It was a little rough start. I wish I could have done better the first lap or two. But from there, I started making moves and got my way to the front. I agree, it was kind of a slow pace out there. I just felt like the track was really slick today. So, ready to get back out tomorrow. Do some more work overnight. Try and find some more pace for the race tomorrow. I felt amazing. Got to lead most of the race. It was just a great time for me.”
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship – Rispoli’s First
A thrilled James Rispoli stood on the top step of the podium in Saturday’s Mission Super Hooligan National Championship race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday, the New Yorker having won in the class for the first time in his first season on the KWR Harley-Davidson Pan America.
Rispoli took over at the front from Saddlemen Race Development’s Cory West when the defending class champion ran a little wide in turn two to start the third lap. Rispoli didn’t need much of an invitation and he made an inside pass on West. From there it was clear sailing as Rispoli rode to a 2.7-second maiden victory.
Third place went to Rispoli’s KWR Harley-Davidson teammate Cody Wyman after a race-long battle with his teammate Hayden Schultz. Saddlemen Race Development’s Travis Wyman ended up fifth, barely besting the first non-Harley Pan America in the race, ridden by Competition Werkes Racing’s Andy DiBrino.
Edge Racing’s Jason Waters rode his Triumph to seventh, well clear of ARCH Racing’s Corey Alexander. Fighting Charlie’s/HDR’s Hunter Dunham raced his Yamaha to ninth with Strack Racing’s Hawk Mazzotta 10th.
With championship points leader Jake Lewis knocked out of this weekend’s racing after suffering injury in Friday practice, West has moved to within four points of the Saddlemen Race Development rider who had won four of the past races coming into the Laguna round.
“Man, I’m absolutely thrilled,” Rispoli said. “I got the whole HD crew here. I got my teammate on the podium. We got the big dog, Kyle Wyman, at this one. I saw what he did in that challenge, and I was like, ‘I need to throw something, maybe a little 33 chatter on that bad boy. I tried to throw something down. (Cory) West had a great pace out there. He ran a little bit wide and maybe a little bit tight into turn two, but all clear. I just put my head down. It was just really good. My whole bike, the KWR Harley-Davidson, the Pan America is just amazing. Even slapping all this weight on, you just can’t stop us at the moment. We got some great people here. We got the head honcho from Alpinestars here. They support us and give us all these badass suits. The other thing I want to say is, Jake Lewis, I hope you’re healing up right now. I know you’d be up battling with us. So please heal up. Come back to the next race. We want to race you hard. Just heal up, man. Thank you so much to everybody. This one feels so good. The first win. They don’t come easy, but this one feels good.”
SC-Project Twins Cup – Who Else But Di Mario?
Robem Engineering’s Alessandro Di Mario is making a habit out of winning SC-Project Twins Cup races and that doesn’t bode well for anyone else in the class.
Di Mario won his fourth race in a row on Saturday at Laguna Seca, and it was again a runaway with the Kentuckian winning by a tick over nine seconds. Early in the season, Di Mario wasn’t winning, but he was second in those first three races. And he hasn’t lost since race two at Barber on April 4.
The battle for second went the distance with RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Matthew Chapin battling with fellow class rookie Hank Vossberg for the duration. At the finish line it was Chapin by just .124 of a second over Di Mario’s teammate Vossberg.
Karns/TST Industries’ Levi Badie was fourth after a battle with Bad Boys Racing’s Avery Dreher.
“I got the holeshot and I was pretty happy about that,” Di Mario said. “I was like, ‘I’m just going to set the pace.’ But in the first lap, the bike was sliding everywhere. I think the tires were pretty cold. So, it took a lap or two to get up to pace, but I saw the gap increasing so I just tried to be as consistent as possible. I caught a false neutral going up at the Corkscrew, I think around lap seven or eight. Then I caught a lot of lappers, so I slowed down a little bit. I saw a nine-second gap or something. I was like, ‘I’m just going to manage.’ That’s what I did.”
KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
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
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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.
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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?
Toprak Razgatlioglu won the World Superbike Superpole Race Sunday morning at Donington Park, in England. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR, the Turk won the 10-lap race by 2.804 seconds.
Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R, and Sam Lowes took third on his ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R.
Danilo Petrucci finished his race 7th on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.
American Garrett Gerloff finished 8th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Results superpole race WSBK
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Two for two so far in Donington for Razgatlioglu ahead of Bulega and Sam Lowes in P3 who tastes the Prosecco at home. The #1 landed his 11th win at Donington, for his 68th career WorldSBK win, to reduce the Riders’ Championship margin to a single point with one race still to ride at Donington.
The Prosecco DOC UK Round’s final day kicked off the day’s first race with the Tissot Superpole Race. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) landed his second win of the round and his fifth win in a row. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) finished in second place for his 41st podium. However, the Italians’ Championship lead has now been cut to a single point. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) took home his second career WorldSBK podium, earning Great Britain’s 890th podium royally as he claimed it at his home round.
Toprak Makes More History: claims BMW’s 100th podium
Toprak Razgatlioglu started the race from pole position. After a big jump off the line, he put the hammer down and quickly established a lead which he would not go on to relinquish, claiming his second win at Donington in 2025, his 11th career win at the venue. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) had a slower jump than usual at lights out; however, he made up positions passing Rea to claim P2. He did well to limit the points damage in the Championship picture, but with ‘El Turco’s P1, ‘Bulegas’ sees his Championship lead now cut down to a single point. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) claims a home podium to the elation of home fans, a welcome sight for a bruised up #14 who saw his Race 1 end very early on Saturday.
Yamaha On Yamaha Duel: Locatelli pips Rea for P5 despite strong early running from Rea
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) finished top Yamaha after a late duel with his teammate Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) to finish P5. Rea shot off the line to sit P2 behind Razgatlioglu; however, he saw himself outrun by the trio of Ducatis ridden by Bulega, Sam Lowes, and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) . The latter going on to finish in P4. In the race’s final lap, he was overtaken by teammate Locatelli, relegating him to P6. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) finished in P7, a step slower than Race 1 but still in the thick of the fight at the front.
Gerloff P8 Again: For the third consecutive time, the ‘Lone Star’ takes home P8
After a protracted battle with Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven), Gerloff took home another top eight finish as he crossed the finish line in eighth place. Behind him, Iannone held off the Kawasaki rider until the closing laps, where the American rider overtook him, shuffling Iannone to P9. Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) made it three Yamahas in the top 10, finishing ahead of British rookie Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing), who was in a multiple-rider battle for P7 with Petrucci and others until he unfortunately ran wide with two laps to go on Turn 11.
The top six from the WorldSBK Superpole Race, full results here!
1 Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’25.666s
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +2,804s
3. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +3.874s
4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +4.420s
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +6.943s
6. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +7.387s
7. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +8.699s
8. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) +9.141s
9. Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) +9.546s
Fastest Lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu Lap 2- 1’25.666s
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Deniz Oncu won the FIM Moto2 World Championship race Sunday at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Turk won the 20-lap race by 0.129 second.
Barry Baltus was the runner-up on his Fantic Racing Lino Sonego Kalex.
Jake Dixon was a close third on his ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Boscoscuro, just 1.131 second behind race winner Oncu.
Championship point leader Manuel Gonzalez finished fourth on his LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex.
Celestino Vietti took fifth on his Folladore SpeedRS Team Boscoscuro.
American Joe Roberts finished Sunday’s race 6th on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
Manuel Gonzalez leads the championship with 172 points, 9 ahead of Aron Canet who has 163 points. Diogo Moreira is third with 128 points.
Classification moto2 race
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Öncü victorious in drama-filled Moto2 encounter. Baltus and Dixon join the Turk on the Sachsenring podium as Moreira’s phenomenal comeback ends with a controversial crash.
Talking points aplenty surfaced from a dramatic Moto2 Liqui Moly Grand Prix of Germany, and one of them is Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) becoming a winner for the second time in 2025 after the Turkish star fended off Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) before the red flags brought a premature end to the race. Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) crossed the line in P3 to bag his 19th podium, with the British rider involved in a couple of talking points through no fault of his own…
As dark clouds loomed, the Moto2 Grand Prix fired off in dramatic fashion as fourth on the grid Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) jumped the start, and then there was contact between the Australian and polesitter Dixon, which cost the Briton plenty of places. Dixon was down to P6 on the opening lap, with Tony Arbolino (BLUCRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) leading the way from Öncü and Baltus.
Further back, Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) was enjoying a storming start. The Brazilian was up to P10 on Lap 4 from P25 on the grid, with Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) P9 and title chase leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) P13.
That was soon P8 as Moreira continued to carve his way through the pack like a hot knife through butter. At the end of Lap 6, the #10 was P7. That became P6 on the next lap, but that was because Arbolino crashed from P2 down at T12, which meant Dixon was promoted to P3.
On Lap 12 of 25, Moreira passed Albert Arenas (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) to climb into P4 and he now had Dixon 0.7s ahead – in other words, a podium position. And that podium fight was beginning to bunch up before drama unfolded.
Moreira was trying to overtake Dixon at Turn 3 on Lap 16 but it was too impatient. There wasn’t really much of a gap there and having made contact with the rear wheel of Dixon, Moreira was off track. Then, coming back onto the circuit, Moriera was on the racing line and it left the helpless David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) with nowhere to go. The Colombian collided with the Brazilian as both riders crashed out at Turn 4, but thankfully both were at least back up on their feet and able to walk away from the crash. A fantastic comeback ride from Moriera ends in disaster.
That left Öncü and Baltus as the duo fighting for the victory, 1.1s up the road from Arenas, Dixon and Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing Team). And in that battle, more drama. Ramirez, out of control into Turn 1 at the start of Lap 21, slammed into Arenas. The two Spaniards were out of the Grand Prix and because of that incident, the red flags were shown because of the Turn 1 air fence needing to be redeployed.
And that meant Öncü, who led over the line on the previous full lap ahead of Baltus, clinched his second Moto2 win, with Dixon passing Arenas a lap earlier to return to the podium since his Austin win.
Gonzalez salvaged a very important P4 to extend his championship lead, with Celestino Vietti (Folladore SpeedRS Team) rounding out the top five. Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team) was P6 ahead of Canet, who collects a decent tally of points considering his big qualifying crash. Izan Guevara (BLUCRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) was P8, Ayumu Sasaki (RW – Idrofoglia Racing Team) earned a first Moto2 top 10 with a P9, as Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) now turns his attentions to his home Grand Prix at Brno next weekend following a P10 result.
Drama to say the least then on Sunday at the Sachsenring, as a trip back to the legendary Brno awaits the next round of this fascinating Moto2 championship chase.
David Muñoz won the FIM Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at Sachsenring, in Germany. Using his Pirelli-shod LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP KTM, the Spaniard won the 23-lap race by just 0.241 second.
Rookie, Maximo Quiles was the runner-up on his CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team KTM.
Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Jose Antonio Rueda was third, just 0.250 second behind Muñoz.
Angel Piqueras was fourth on his FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI KTM.
Rueda’s teammate, Alvaro Carpe crossed the finish line fifth.
Polesitter, Scott Ogden crashed his CIP Green Power KTM.
Jose Antonio Rueda leads the championship with 203 points, 73 ahead of Angel Piqueras who has 130 points. Alvaro Carpe is third with 129 points.
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Muñoz grabs victory in final corner showdown at the Sachsenring. The #64 was back to his best to put give his home team something to celebrate in Germany.
Moto3 never disappoints and the Sachsenring’s short, sharp layout brings plenty of action; David Muñoz (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) was the one who came out on top to deliver his team a home win, beating Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) at the last corner, whilst Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) also got ahead of the #99 in a last corner shootout to remember.
Grabbing the holeshot from pole, polesitter Scott Ogden (CIP Green Power) avoided drama behind him as Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) pushed and shoved his way through into P3, slotting in behind a fast-starting David Muñoz. Carpe’s ambitious opening corner pushed David Almansa (Leopard Racing) out wide – Carpe getting a Long Lap Penalty. At the front at Turn 12, Muñoz led. With the Grand Prix settling down, Maximo Quiles moved into P3 whilst Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI), Cormac Buchanan (DENSSI Racing – BOE) and Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) all joined the huge fight at the front.
On Lap 4, the race came to an end for Eddie O’Shea (GRYD MLav Racing) and Leonardo Abruzzo (DENSSI Racing – BOE) in separate incidents whilst on Lap 6, Nicola Carraro (Rivacold Snipers Team) fell and rejoined at Turn 1. A lead group of 15 riders chopped and changed and one of the highlights was Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia), donning his Sunday best and coming into the podium places from 17th on Lap 8. On Lap 9, contact at Turn 2 between Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) and Rueda at Turn 2, taking off Fernandez’s mudguard; at Turn 3, the #31 crashed out. Teammate Almansa fell on Lap 16 at Turn 13 as Rueda’s led the way.
As the final third of the race kicked off, it was without Almansa who fell at Turn 13 trying to fight his way back into contention. At the start of Lap 20, Turn 1 caught out more riders – Yamanaka went into the gravel and behind, Ogden fell out of contention. Rueda led into the last two laps but with Muñoz and Quiles behind, attacks were imminent. Muñoz got his elbows out on the #99 and led at Turn 1 and with a gap behind, it was all about the top two. Rueda hit the front again at Turn 8 but it wasn’t done.
Furusato was back in the mix until he crashed with two corners to go but at the front, Muñoz lunged up the inside in a final corner shootout. He managed to get the job done over Rueda who was pushed wide, bringing Quiles into P2. Muñoz took a second career victory to deliver the goods for the home team with Quiles behind, Championship leader Rueda extending his advantage in P3 and to 73. Piqueras came back through to P4 to retake second in the standings ahead of Carpe who recovered to fifth.
Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) ghosted his way into the top six ahead of Pini who equals his best-ever result. Jacob Roulstone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) and Buchanan took eighth and ninth, highlighting a strong day for riders from Oceania – Australia in P6 and P8 and New Zealand in P9 and a career-best for the #14 of ‘Mac Attack’. Marcos Uriarte (LEVELUP-MTA) rounded out the top ten whilst behind, it was an impressive comeback from Dennis Foggia (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) from P24 to P11.
Check out the full results from Moto3 at Sachsenring and see you for more in Brno!
MILLVILLE, Minn. – The 2025 Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, kicked off the second half of its summer campaign with an annual visit to the Land of 10,000 Lakes and scenic Spring Creek MX Park. A picture-perfect afternoon set the stage for a memorable day of racing at the FXR Spring Creek National Presented by Frescados Tortillas, which saw the Honda HRC Progressive siblings of Jett and Hunter Lawrence trade moto wins to tie atop the overall classification, with the second moto tiebreaker going to Jett Lawrence for his seventh consecutive victory. In the 250 Class, it was Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Haiden Deegan who prevailed with his fifth win of the season to extend his points lead. However, his win was overshadowed by a storybook ending to the decorated career of 32-year-old teammate Jeremy Martin, as the Millville native and two-time champion won his final moto to secure a runner-up finish in front of the hometown crowd.
Jett Lawrence Edges Out Hunter Lawrence Via Tiebreaker at Spring Creek for Seventh Pro Motocross Championship Victory.
Moto 1
The first premier class moto got underway with the Honda HRC Progressive siblings of Jett and Hunter Lawrence leading the way over Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Aaron Plessinger. However, Jett Lawrence lost traction and went down, which caused him to drop outside the top 10 and remount in 15th position. Hunter Lawrence took over the lead from Plessinger, while a battle for third unfolded between Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jorge Prado and Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac, with Tomac able to get the upper hand.
As Hunter Lawrence opened a lead of just over two seconds the attention shifted to Jett Lawrence’s climb back up the running order. The young Australian made quick work to break into the top 10 and found himself on the verge of the top five within the first 10 minutes of the moto. Back up front, Tomac closed in on Plessinger to initiate a battle for second, which was short lived as Tomac surged into the runner-up spot. Mere moments after the pass, a three-rider battle for third emerged between Plessinger, his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammate Chase Sexton, the defending champion, and a charging Lawrence, who was able to pass both riders in one turn and take control of third. The points leader’s push continued to Tomac, who he caught and passed with ease to take over second.
Nearly 10 seconds separated the Lawrence brothers with about 18 minutes remaining as Sexton made the pass on Tomac for third. An initial charge did see Jett Lawrence gain a little ground on Hunter, but the elder sibling was in top form and cemented his hold on the top spot. Hunter Lawrence took his first moto win of the season and fourth of his career by 15.2 seconds over Jett Lawrence, with Sexton well back in third. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire was fourth, while Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Justin Cooper rounded out the top five.
Moto 2
The final moto of the afternoon was a carbon copy of Moto 1 with the Lawrences leading the way as Jett swept the Pro Motocross Holeshots. Muc-Off/FXR/ClubMX Yamaha’s Coty Schock slotted into third initially but gave way to an aggressive Sexton. The lead trio then set sail and quickly pulled away from the field.
It only took a couple laps for the Lawrences to put distance on Sexton to set up a head-to-head battle for the win. Jett Lawrence’s lap times were impressive in the roughest conditions of the day, but Hunter Lawrence answered to keep the deficit at about 1.5 seconds. They continued to mirror lap times until just past the halfway point, when Jett was able to push his advantage to just over two seconds as they worked through lappers.
The younger Lawrence continued to build on his lead and moved out nearly four seconds clear of Hunter in the closing stages. Jett Lawrence carried on to claim his 11th moto win of the season by 8.9 seconds over his brother, while Sexton followed nearly 50 seconds behind in third.
Overall
With identical results for the Honda teammates, a second moto tiebreaker was needed to solidify the 22nd career win for Jett Lawrence (2-1), who moved into a tie with Rick Johnson for fifth on the all-time 450 Class wins list. Lawrence also sustained his career winning percentage of 95% with 22 victories in 23 starts. Hunter Lawrence amassed his highest point total of the season in second (1-2) to complete the fourth consecutive 1-2 finish for the siblings, while Sexton, in his second race back from an extended layoff, made his debut podium result of the season in third (3-3).
Jett Lawrence’s lead in the championship standings remains at 51 points over Hunter Lawrence, while Cooper, who finished 10th (5-13), sits third, 90 points out of the lead.
Despite his worst result of the summer, Cooper moved into the top spot of the SMX World Championship standings, surpassing his Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing teammate Cooper Webb, who was forced to bow out of the remainder of the Pro Motocross Championship due to injury.
1st Place: Jett Lawrence, Honda HRC Progressive (2-1)
“Hunter [Lawrence] was riding really well and wouldn’t let it go [in Moto 2]. My bike was better, but I had to be patient on the downhills. Hunter kept me honest, but we needed to keep the win streak going and I had to dig deep today to do that.”
2nd Place: Hunter Lawrence, Honda HRC Progressive (1-2)
“I just need to be faster. If I was faster, I would have passed [Jett Lawrence]. The kid is good. I appreciate how much work the team continues to put into the bike, and it was great today. We’ll keep working.”
3rd Place: Chase Sexton, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (3-3)
“I felt like my opening laps were better today, but I lost a lot of time on the downhills. We’re pretty good everywhere else but just need to keep working. Those guys [the Lawrences] are riding really good right now.”
450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish // Points)
450 Class Championship Standings (Race 7 of 11)
450SMX Regular Season Standings (Round 24 of 28)
Deegan Wins in 250 Class, but Jeremy Martin Steals the Show in Final Race.
Moto 1
The first moto afternoon started with the hometown hero of Martin leading the way to the Pro Motocross Holeshot as the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing rider began the final race of his career out front, ahead of Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker and Honda HRC Progressive’s Jo Shimoda, while Deegan, who was nursing a leg injury suffered at the previous race, started fourth. With the crowd behind him, Martin looked to assert his hold of the top spot, but Hammaker made a push to take the lead just before the completion of the opening lap. Not long after that, Deegan made the pass on Shimoda for third.
The lead trio then settled in through the first half of the moto, separated by about three seconds. Deegan was able to gradually close in on his teammate’s rear fender and easily took the position. Then, on the following lap, Hammaker went down and gave up the lead, which allowed Deegan to assume first, Martin second, and Shimoda third, as the Kawasaki rider remounted in fourth. Once in the lead, Deegan moved out a couple seconds ahead of his rivals. Shimoda then bided his time behind Martin and made the move for second with just over 10 minutes remaining.
Three seconds separated Deegan and Shimoda in the final phase, but the Japanese rider started to take chunks out of Deegan’s lead, particularly as they navigated lapped riders. Shimoda closed in and seized control of the moto with just under five minutes to go. Deegan kept Shimoda within striking distance and pulled the trigger on a pass to reclaim the lead with just over two minutes remaining, which seemed to catch Shimoda off guard.
Deegan rode strong in the closing laps and fended off a late charge by Shimoda to capture his ninth moto win of the season by just seventh tenths of a second. Martin finished in third, with Triumph Factory Racing’s Mikkel Haarup in a career-best fourth and Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Michael Mosiman in fifth.
Moto 2
The second moto began the same way as Moto 1, with Martin able to once again lead the field to the Pro Motocross Holeshot, with Shimoda tucked into second and Triumph Factory Racing’s Jalek Swoll in third. Deegan started eighth. As the top two began a battle for the lead nearly 10 minutes into the moto, Haarup made the pass on his teammate for third and closed in on the leaders. Shimoda then made his move on Martin to take the lead.
As Shimoda pulled away, Martin and Haarup battled it out for second. The Danish rider hounded the former champion, but Martin’s expertise on his family’s track allowed him to fend off the pressure. Not long after, Shimoda briefly went off the track, which allowed Martin to reclaim the lead as Shimoda continued in second. Not too far behind, Deegan closed in on the lead group from fourth and was able to make his way around Haarup for third. He then made the pass on Shimoda for second as the Honda rider appeared to be battling through an issue with his motorcycle. Shimoda then lost third to Haarup and slowly continued to lose positions before settling into fifth.
Back up front, Martin looked to manage a lead of about 2.5 seconds over his teammate with a little more than 10 minutes to go. The Yamaha duo traded bursts of momentum, but the gap between them ultimately remained the same. As the race entered its final five minutes, Martin’s lead grew as he logged the fastest laps on the track and soon enough moved out to an advantage of more than five seconds. He continued to add to his lead and with thousands of home fans cheering him on, Martin claimed the 41st moto win of his career by 7.1 seconds over Deegan. Haarup earned his first moto podium in third while Shimoda made a last lap pass to claim fourth.
Overall
As he’s done all summer long, Deegan rose to the occasion and prevailed with his fifth win of the season (1-2) and 12th win of his career. Martin’s memorable final performance landed him in the runner-up spot (3-1) for the 46th podium finish of his career, one away from the all-time 250 Class record held by Steve Lamson. Shimoda’s ability to salvage positions in the final moto helped him finish third overall (2-4).
Deegan’s lead in the championship now sits at 45 points over Shimoda. Third place is now a tie between Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki teammates Levi Kitchen, who finished sixth (13-6), and Garrett Marchbanks, who finished fifth (7-7), 107 points out of the lead.
1st Place: Haiden Deegan, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing (1-2)
“First, congrats to JMart [Martin]. That was bad ass. All week I’ve been resting my [injured] leg and to come out and get a win, I’m stoked. We’ll look to get back to a normal week and come out swinging next weekend.”
2nd Place: Jeremy Martin, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing (3-1)
“I was definitely tired after Moto 1. We made a slight suspension adjustment, and I knew that if I got a start I could do something. My bike was on rails. It’s been an awful past two or three years [with injuries], but everyone stuck behind me. To do this in front of my family, friends, and this home crowd, it’s just a dream come true.”
3rd Place: Jo Shimoda, Honda HRC Progressive (2-4)
“After I got into the lead [in Moto 2] my rear brake was just totally gone. I couldn’t do much [initially], but later in the moto as the berms built up, I was able to use them to my advantage and find some more speed. It’s not what we wanted but I’m happy to still be on the podium.”
250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finishes // Points)
250 Class Championship Standings (Race 7 of 11)
250SMX Regular Season Standings (Round 24 of 28)
The 2025 Pro Motocross Championship continues next Saturday, July 19, with Round 25 of the SMX regular season, when Washington’s Washougal MX Park will host the final west coast race of the summer with the FLY Racing Washougal National Presented by Peterson CAT. The eighth race of the summer will feature a live two-hour network showcase of the opening motos on NBC Broadcast Network, beginning at 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET. Comprehensive live streaming coverage can be seen on Peacock, beginning with Race Day Live at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET, followed by uninterrupted coverage of the motos at 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET.
KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Josh Herrin came back from a massive crash in Friday practice that left his Warhorse HSBK Ducati Panigale V4 R on top of the inflatable barriers to take a narrow win over Bobby Fong on an Attack Performance Progressive Insurance Yamaha. Fong was relentless, even taking a shot at Herrin in the final corner, but Herrin rode defensively where he had to and his bike was faster on the top end. Cameron Beaubier crashed, losing the front end of his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW again, but remounted to finish sixth. Sean Dylan Kelly was running third when he lost the front of his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki entering the Corkscrew and launched it into the air. That handed third to Attack’s Jake Gagne. Honda’s JD Beach was fourth on a Stock 1000-spec machine, and Vision Wheel’s Richie Escalante took fifth.
Blake Davis took advantage when PJ Jacobsen left the door open going into Turn Two, stood the Championship leader up at the exit and was untouchable for the remainder of the Supersport race.
More, from a news release issued by MotoAmerica:
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin won his fifth straight MotoAmerica Superbike race on Saturday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, taking full advantage of a miscue by his championship rival Cameron Beaubier to extend his eight-point championship lead to 23 points.
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Beaubier led from pole position but gave way to Herrin on the third lap. From there, Herrin used his slow-the-pace strategy and led for three more laps before Beaubier went to the front again. Just when it looked like Beaubier was ready to pull the trigger, he tucked the front in turn two and crashed. The five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion was able to remount and finish sixth, scoring 10 points that may prove valuable at season’s end.
If Herrin thought he was going to have it easy after watching Beaubier crash out, he had another thing coming in the form of Bobby Fong. Fong hounded Herrin for the duration but failed in his attempt to take victory with a last-lap, last-corner pass that came up just .367 of-a-second short at the finish line. It was Fong’s fifth second-place finish of the season.
Fong’s teammate Jake Gagne finished third for his sixth-podium finish of the season. Gagne knew he was a bit lucky with Beaubier’s crash in turn two and Sean Dylan Kelly’s crash in the Corkscrew.
Real Steel Honda’s JD Beach turned in a solid performance to finish fourth on his Stock 1000-spec Honda CBR1000RR-R SP, which also earned him victory in the MotoAmerica Superbike Cup Championship.
A beaten and bruised Richie Escalante was fifth on the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki after a second practice crash in two days. Escalante was less than a second behind Beach at the finish and well clear of Beaubier.
BPR Racing’s Bryce Kornbau was seventh, a few seconds ahead of Aftercare Scheibe Racing’s Danilo Lewis. Thrashed Bike Racing’s Max Flinders was ninth with Edge Racing’s Jason Waters rounding out the top 10.
Notable among the non-finishers was Real Steel Honda’s Hayden Gillim, who went out with a mechanical issue, and crashers Kelly, Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates, and FLO4LAW/SBU Racing’s Benjamin Smith.
After nine races, Herrin leads Beaubier, 184-161, and Gagne is third with 141 points. Fong gained some ground on his teammate and now trails him by four points. Escalante rounds out the top five in the series standings with 92 points.
Superbike Race 1
Jake Gagne – Third Place
“Ridge went pretty well. We were closer to Josh (Herrin), Cam (Beaubier), Bobby (Fong), and those guys. I’ve just kind of been a little off pace here all weekend. We’ve been trying to find something to make me a little more comfortable. I was definitely hoping to be closer to those guys. Like I said, I got lucky with those guys going down. Beaubs (Beaubier) going down, and then SDK (Sean Dylan Kelly) went down in the Corkscrew. Then I was just kind of rolling around, trying to think about what we could do, how we could close the gap to these guys because they’ll be rolling. Two races tomorrow, so we’ve got a long day. I want to be in the fight with those guys, but thanks to the team. It’s always good being at Laguna. The crowd is sick. Let’s go racing tomorrow.”
Bobby Fong – Second Place
“Could have, would have, should have. You look back at the race and you’re like, ‘maybe I should have passed here, or I should have passed there.’ But Josh (Herrin) rode a good race. I couldn’t get the job done today, but tomorrow we have two more shots. I think we have a direction on what I want to work on a little bit for tomorrow. It got a little greasy out there, for sure. Once we lose our roll speed on this thing, I’m kind of a sitting duck. I think we can improve on that tomorrow and see if I could put my head down tomorrow and see what we can do. I know Beaubs (Beaubier) will be up there tomorrow. Everybody is going to take another step tomorrow and we’ve just got to do the same.”
Josh Herrin – Winner
“I knew today with my neck being as sore as it is, it was going to be a hard race for me. I knew Cam (Beaubier) had pace. It’s his home track. He’s going to push hard. Lately I’ve been approaching the races different. This guy’s (Beaubier) been my main competition for the last two years and I want to kind of find out what I need to do to try to beat him. Coming into this race, I knew it was going to be hard, but I know that he’s all or nothing. I don’t know if it’s his bike or if it’s just the way that he is, but he’s got to be pushing to the limit the whole time. He can’t slow the pace down and then go back. He’s got to be out there charging from the back or charging from the front. My goal was to just disrupt him a little bit, slow the pace down, throw him off his game a little bit. I knew he’d come back around and try to go hard. That’s when I was counting on the mistakes. As soon as he made the pass, he made the mistake. If you can’t beat him straight up, you got to figure out how to beat him mentally. I think I’ve figured that out. I’m just going to keep playing that as long as I can whenever I need to. We go to tracks where I’m just not as strong as him. That’s just how it is. Sometimes you’ve just got to play that mental warfare and try something a little bit different. Instead of me just taking all the risk and blowing wide all the time, I’m just trying to be smart. It comes with age. It comes with being a father and being patient, I guess. Today it worked out in our favor. It’s not going to always go like that, but today it worked out.”
Still more, from a news release issued by MotoAmerica:
Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman continued his dominant season of Mission King Of The Baggers racing with his fifth win of the season coming on a sunny Saturday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Gillim led off the start with Wyman in tow, but Gillim’s effort went for naught when his Road Glide expired, spewing oil on the racetrack and bringing out the red flag.
After a delay, the race was restarted, and Wyman led from the start and was never headed. S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Loris Baz kept Wyman honest throughout, coming up a tick over two seconds behind the 23-time King Of The Baggers race winner.
RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Rocco Landers was third, taking over the spot when Baz’s teammate Troy Herfoss made a last-gasp effort to pass his teammate going into the Corkscrew. The defending series champion, however, ran wide, which allowed Landers to scoot through to finish third.
Herfoss held on to fourth with the Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing Road Glides behind him, ridden by Bradley Smith and James Rispoli.
Saddlemen Race Development’s Cory West, Lyndall Brakes/M3’s Max Flinders and S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Tyler O’Hara was the final finisher in ninth place.
“I definitely expected him to be there, just like last year,” Wyman said of Gillim. “He just goes good here. He had pace all weekend. I was able to pull something out this morning in qualifying, but the conditions in the morning are so much different than the afternoon. I knew that we weren’t going to do any 27s this afternoon. I really didn’t expect that. Obviously, we pretty much did high 28’s most of the race because of the oil dry situation. It wasn’t a surprise to me when I made a mistake on the first lap and Hayden (Gillim) got by. Then to me, I guess I was in front of him for half a lap, so I didn’t really notice the oil until turn five, coming out of three and four. Then it seemed to get worse very quickly. That’s when I was like, ‘I’m out.’ I don’t want any part of this. Sure enough, he nearly went down. Glad he’s all right. Glad nobody went down. It could have been really bad. Then made for a pretty tricky race, with the oil dry and trying to figure out where you could actually put your tires. On the warmup lap, I got out on the curb out of six and almost crashed on the warmup lap there. Just was able to kind of lock in and focus on where you can’t put your wheels. Once I figured out kind of what I could do, then I could try to make a rhythm out of that, and I was able to dip into the 28’s. That’s when I was able to start bridging the gap.
Motovation Supersport – Davis Does It
Strack Racing’s Blake Davis has been looking forward to racing at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and now we know why. The teenager beat two veterans, his veteran teammate Mathew Scholtz and Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen, in winning his second Motovation Supersport race of the season and the third of his young career.
At the end of the first of two 17-lap races, Davis was .756 of a second ahead of Scholtz with Jacobsen 1.9 seconds behind after the three battled for most of the race.
Jacobsen’s championship points lead shrunk to just six points over his rival Scholtz, 182-176, with Jacobsen not overly pleased with some of Scholtz’s on-track antics and complaining of such in the post-race press conference.
Davis is a solid third in the title chase with 132 points, 25 more than Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott, who was ninth in Saturday’s race.
Celtic/Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen was fourth, .6 of a second behind Jacobsen and some 10 seconds ahead of Altus Motorsports’ Maxi Gerardo.
Rahal Ducati Moto w/Roller Die’s Corey Alexander was sixth and hot on Gerardo’s rear wheel at the finish, and some three seconds ahead of MP13 Racing’s Aiden Sneed, who had his best finish of the season.
Scott and Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s Kayla Yaakov rounded out the top 10.
“I love this place,” Davis said. “I couldn’t wait to get here, especially after the Ridge. I kind of struggled at the Ridge. I always do. I always have a hard time there. So, I was really excited to get out here to Laguna. I knew I could have pace this weekend. The race for me, it just went amazing. It was a little rough start. I wish I could have done better the first lap or two. But from there, I started making moves and got my way to the front. I agree, it was kind of a slow pace out there. I just felt like the track was really slick today. So, ready to get back out tomorrow. Do some more work overnight. Try and find some more pace for the race tomorrow. I felt amazing. Got to lead most of the race. It was just a great time for me.”
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship – Rispoli’s First
A thrilled James Rispoli stood on the top step of the podium in Saturday’s Mission Super Hooligan National Championship race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday, the New Yorker having won in the class for the first time in his first season on the KWR Harley-Davidson Pan America.
Rispoli took over at the front from Saddlemen Race Development’s Cory West when the defending class champion ran a little wide in turn two to start the third lap. Rispoli didn’t need much of an invitation and he made an inside pass on West. From there it was clear sailing as Rispoli rode to a 2.7-second maiden victory.
Third place went to Rispoli’s KWR Harley-Davidson teammate Cody Wyman after a race-long battle with his teammate Hayden Schultz. Saddlemen Race Development’s Travis Wyman ended up fifth, barely besting the first non-Harley Pan America in the race, ridden by Competition Werkes Racing’s Andy DiBrino.
Edge Racing’s Jason Waters rode his Triumph to seventh, well clear of ARCH Racing’s Corey Alexander. Fighting Charlie’s/HDR’s Hunter Dunham raced his Yamaha to ninth with Strack Racing’s Hawk Mazzotta 10th.
With championship points leader Jake Lewis knocked out of this weekend’s racing after suffering injury in Friday practice, West has moved to within four points of the Saddlemen Race Development rider who had won four of the past races coming into the Laguna round.
“Man, I’m absolutely thrilled,” Rispoli said. “I got the whole HD crew here. I got my teammate on the podium. We got the big dog, Kyle Wyman, at this one. I saw what he did in that challenge, and I was like, ‘I need to throw something, maybe a little 33 chatter on that bad boy. I tried to throw something down. (Cory) West had a great pace out there. He ran a little bit wide and maybe a little bit tight into turn two, but all clear. I just put my head down. It was just really good. My whole bike, the KWR Harley-Davidson, the Pan America is just amazing. Even slapping all this weight on, you just can’t stop us at the moment. We got some great people here. We got the head honcho from Alpinestars here. They support us and give us all these badass suits. The other thing I want to say is, Jake Lewis, I hope you’re healing up right now. I know you’d be up battling with us. So please heal up. Come back to the next race. We want to race you hard. Just heal up, man. Thank you so much to everybody. This one feels so good. The first win. They don’t come easy, but this one feels good.”
SC-Project Twins Cup – Who Else But Di Mario?
Robem Engineering’s Alessandro Di Mario is making a habit out of winning SC-Project Twins Cup races and that doesn’t bode well for anyone else in the class.
Di Mario won his fourth race in a row on Saturday at Laguna Seca, and it was again a runaway with the Kentuckian winning by a tick over nine seconds. Early in the season, Di Mario wasn’t winning, but he was second in those first three races. And he hasn’t lost since race two at Barber on April 4.
The battle for second went the distance with RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Matthew Chapin battling with fellow class rookie Hank Vossberg for the duration. At the finish line it was Chapin by just .124 of a second over Di Mario’s teammate Vossberg.
Karns/TST Industries’ Levi Badie was fourth after a battle with Bad Boys Racing’s Avery Dreher.
“I got the holeshot and I was pretty happy about that,” Di Mario said. “I was like, ‘I’m just going to set the pace.’ But in the first lap, the bike was sliding everywhere. I think the tires were pretty cold. So, it took a lap or two to get up to pace, but I saw the gap increasing so I just tried to be as consistent as possible. I caught a false neutral going up at the Corkscrew, I think around lap seven or eight. Then I caught a lot of lappers, so I slowed down a little bit. I saw a nine-second gap or something. I was like, ‘I’m just going to manage.’ That’s what I did.”
