Ai Ogura won the FIM Moto2 World Championship race Sunday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his MT Helmets – MSI Boscoscuro on Pirelli control tires, the Japanese star won the 22-lap race by 0.609 second.
Aron Canet was the runner-up on his Fantic Racing Kalex.
Tony Arbolino placed third, 4.6 seconds back, on his Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex.
American Joe Roberts finished 13th on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
Moto2 Race
Niki Tuuli won FIM Supersport World Championship Race One Sunday at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, in France. The Finnish rider used his EAB Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 to win the 12-lap race by nearly three seconds.
Federico Caricasulo was the runner-up on his Motozoo ME AIR Racing MV Agusta F3 800.
Glenn Van Straalen placed third on his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing YZF-R6.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise finished 10th on his Evan Bros. Yamaha.
WSS R1
Angel Piqueras won the FIM Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Leopard Racing Honda on Pirelli control tires, the Spaniard won the 20-lap race by just 0.036 second.
The top six riders crossed the finish line within 0.6 second of one another with Red Bull GASGAS Tech3’s Daniel Holgado second, MT Helmets – MSI’s Ivan Ortola third, Honda Team Asia’s Taiyo Furusato fourth, Liqui Moly Intact GP Husqvarna’s Collin Veijer fifth, and Gaviota Aspar Team CFMOTO’s David Alonso sixth.
Alonso, however, was ruled to have exceeded track limits on the final lap and was demoted one finishing position to seventh. Alonso still left Misano with a 70-point lead in the World Championship.
Moto3 Race
Nicolo Bulega won the FIM Superbike World Championship Superpole Race Sunday morning at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, in France. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R on Pirelli tires, the rookie won the 10-lap race by just 0.118 second, moving him into second place in the World Championship point standings.
Alex Lowes was the runner-up on his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR.
Danilo Petrucci placed third on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati.
American Garrett Gerloff finished sixth on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.
Two-time and defending World Champion Alvaro Bautista crashed out of the race and was declared unfit to compete in Race Two Sunday afternoon.
WSBK Superpole Race
Editorial Note: American Kristian Daniel Jr. got 13th in Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Race Two Sunday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. He finished tied for 11th in the final Championship point standings.
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More, from a press release issued by Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup:
Perrone wins the race, Carpe takes the Rookies Cup in Misano finale
Alvaro Carpe won the Cup by holding off Brian Uriarte at the final corner of the Red Bull Moto Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup for 2024. 0.061 seconds ahead of them, Valentine Perrone won the race but 2nd was good enough to give Carpe the title over 3rd placed Uriarte.
Thanks to the one-year dispensation for finishing in the top 3 of the Rookies Cup, both Carpe and Perrone have the possibility to move up to Moto3 next season as 17-year-olds. Màximo Quiles, who avoided serious injury in his last lap crash yesterday but didn’t ride today, can also move up as he finished 3rd in the Cup last year.
Carpe kept cool
“Even after the disappointment of yesterday I was planning to be sitting here as Cup champion today,” stated a very sweaty 17-year-old Spaniard after the podium ceremony. “Last night I was going through all the last-lap possibilities in my mind. It was a difficult final lap because with three laps to go, I went wide and it was difficult to manage. I told myself to stay calm, there was time to get back to the front.”
“In the last lap, I got into a good position, I went past Pini down the back straight behind Perrone. I was looking at the TV screens to see where Brian was and I saw he was third. I knew this would be difficult because I knew that he would try, he is a very good rider.”
“It is always a pleasure to fight with him because I know how good he is but also we are correct. One of the last-lap possibilities I was thinking about last night was Brian coming inside me at the last corner and that is what he did. I held my line, I closed and held on to second.”
“It is fantastic for me to win the Red Bull Rookies Cup, the team have done an incredible job, supporting me through two years in the Cup. This Cup gives us all a wonderful opportunity and I am so happy to have won.”
Perrone perfect
“It’s an amazing way to finish the season,” enthused the 16-year-old Argentine. “I was leading all the race, a good pace, a good rhythm, running first, second. It is incredible to finish the season with a victory after second yesterday.”
“It’s been a fantastic first year in the Rookies Cup. I have enjoyed it so much, improving little by little since the first races. To get six podiums, two victories is incredible. The Rookies Cup was a big step up for me and at the preseason test I was looking around at all the good riders and knowing what a high level the Cup is I was hoping to be in the top ten.”
“I have always looked up to the Rookies Cup and to be fighting at the front and winning races has been totally amazing.”
Uriarte did everything
“It was a good race today, I enjoyed it,” stated a slightly subdued 16-year-old Spaniard. “I did all I could, to do more would have been to crash. I wanted to do it clean and finish my race. If you cannot win you have to accept it.”
“I put everything into this weekend and that kept the challenge going into today. I have enjoyed the weekend so much and the whole season tremendously. I am really proud of the season I have done and give huge thanks to everyone who is part of this for a fantastic year.”
More, from a press release issued by ASBK:
Waters extends ASBK Superbike lead in a day of contrasts at Phillip Island
Mildura ace Josh Waters produced a heady mix of pace and patience to extend his lead in the 2024 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul (ASBK) at Phillip Island on September 8.
The McMartin Racing Ducati veteran finished with a 2-2 scorecard across the two AMA Warehouse Superbike races, with the opener held in dry conditions before the heavens opened for race two as DesmoSport Ducati rider Broc Pearson broke through for his first victory in the premier class.
Only hours earlier, gifted teenager Harrison Voight (McMartin Racing Ducati) also scored his maiden victory in the Superbike category.
Pearson (9-1) was second overall in the Victorian Government-backed round, with Glenn Allerton (5-4) third on the GT Racing BMW.
With two rounds remaining in the championship at One Raceway (October 4-6) and The Bend (November 8-10), 37-year-old Waters has strengthened his claims for a record-breaking fourth Superbike title.
He is now a 29pt (220.5 to 191.5) leader over Mike Jones (Yamaha Racing Team), while Pearson (176.5) has moved up to third ahead of Cru Halliday (Yamaha Racing Team, 173). Max Stauffer (Penrite Racing Yamaha) is fifth on 144pts.
“Congratulations to Broc (Pearson) on his first Superbike victory, and from my point of view today’s result is great for the championship,” said Waters.
“In race one, I didn’t want to do anything silly in the last few laps when I was behind Harrison (Voight), and I didn’t have great feel at the start of race two in the wet but I worked my way into it.
“I don’t actually enjoy riding in the wet that much, but I suppose my dirt track background helps when the conditions are really slick.”
AMA Warehouse Superbike race one
The balance of power in the AMA Warehouse Superbike opener was evident from the outset after polesitter Waters got the jump ahead of Voight – the latter making his third guest ride of the season for McMartin Racing Ducati.
The pair then immediately began pulling clear of the pack – a carbon copy of their front-running deeds from February’s Phillip Island round one – with the major intrigue in what pecking order the team quinella would eventually take.
Waters led over the line for the first six laps before Voight made his move on lap seven when he ducked up the inside at turn four.
With Voight firmly in the groove and with Waters determined to keep his powder dry, that was it for the remainder of the race as the duo flashed across the finish line 0.226secs apart.
It was a huge confidence booster for 18-year-old Voight ahead of next weekend’s European Moto2 round in Spain.
Meanwhile, there was plenty of stirring stuff going on behind the two leaders, thanks to a spicy four-way battle for the final podium position between Arthur Sissis (Stop and Seal Yamaha), Halliday, Jones and Allerton.
Sissis passed Halliday at turn one on the final lap, and then held his nerve to register his first podium in the Superbike category in his 85th race – and a continuation of his massive upswing in fortunes after a mid-season switch to the Queensland-based Stop and Seal team.
Halliday was fourth from Allerton, Jones, Stauffer and Anthony West (Addicted to Track Yamaha).
Pearson and John Lytras (Ricondi Yamaha) saw out the top 10.
AMA Warehouse Superbike race two
After the heavens opened, it was wet tyres for all 19 riders on the AMA Warehouse Superbike grid.
Pearson sensed it was his moment and, after nailing the holeshot, he held top spot for the majority of the race as he made it two maiden AMA Warehouse Superbike winners on the one day.
Pearson even upped the ante on the run home as he produced the fastest lap of the race (1:43.172) on the final circuit to put an exclamation mark on his breakout victory.
“That was really cool, and it certainly got the adrenaline going,” said an ebullient Pearson. “I saw the rain coming and thought to myself ‘This is yours’ but I then had to obviously go out and get the job done.
“I’m so lucky to have a really supportive network of family and friends, and I’d like to thank for my team for providing such a great bike.”
Waters was second from former Moto2 grand prix wet-weather master West, followed by Allerton, Cameron Dunker (Penrite Racing Yamaha) and Paris Hardwick (MotoGo Yamaha). Jones and Halliday lost ground in the championship race after labouring to eighth and 10th respectively.
Dunker had earlier been forced out of the opener with a mechanical issue, while Voight (in a preservation mode decision ahead of his return to Europe) and Stauffer (who crashed out of third position on the final lap) failed to see the distance in race two.
South Aussie Ty Lynch (Adelaide Motorcycle Recovery Yamaha) was also taking it right up to his more experienced Superbike rivals before crashing on lap three. Meanwhile, Sissis went down on the first attempt at race two before it was red-flagged.
Joe Roberts to stay with the OnlyFans American Racing Team for the 2025 Season
Misano, San Marino – September 7, 2024 – Joe Roberts will continue to race with the team for the 2025 Moto2™ season. Roberts, the talented Californian rider, has been instrumental to the team’s progress, and this continuation marks a strong commitment to growing our success on the global stage.
Roberts has demonstrated his talent throughout his Moto2 career, consistently earning points and podium finishes in 2024, that have solidified his place as one of the top American riders in the sport. By staying with the American Racing Team, Roberts aims to build on the momentum from the 2024 season and maintain his pursuit of a world championship title.
Team Principal Eitan Butbul: “We are very happy to have Joe remain a part of our family for another season. His dedication and drive align perfectly with the direction we are heading as a team. Together, we are confident that 2025 will be another year of strong results and progress.”
The American Racing Team and Joe Roberts have proven to be a dynamic combination, and fans can expect to see them competing at the highest level in the upcoming Moto2 season. With this renewal, the team strengthens its goal of being a consistent contender on the world stage while proudly representing the United States in one of the most competitive categories of motorcycle racing. With Roberts remaining in the team and the previous announcement of Marcos Ramirez for the 2025 season, the American Racing Team’s lineup is now complete, promising a competitive pairing as the team gears up for another strong season ahead.
Mahdi Salem swept both ASRA FIM MiniCup USA Ohvale 190 races Saturday on the Kart Track at VIRginia International Raceway, with Williams Dalu finishing second and third in the two races, and Ulises Weyrauch finishing third and second.
Jase Dill won the two Ohvale 160 races, followed by Connor Raymond in second and Zeal Farhand in third both times. Alessandro Giganti was fourth twice, with Gabriella Giganti fifth in both races.
Christian Berlowitz and Blake Sorrentino traded Stock 110 race wins, with Chase Jazikoff third in both races.
Chase Jazikoff won both Stock 50 races, with Cooper Jazikoff second in both races, ahead of third-place Douglas Finnerty. Zach Tancredi was fourth in Race One ahead of Tasmine Salem, but Tasmina Salem finished fourth in Race Two ahead of Carina Tancredi.
ASRA FIM MiniCup Saturday - 190 Ohvale - Race 1 Results
Editorial Note: American Kristian Daniel Jr. finished ninth in Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Race One Saturday at Misano.
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More, from a press release issued by Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup:
Uriarte snatches Rookies points lead from Carpe in sensational Misano win
Brian Uriarte snatched both victory and the Cup lead in Race 1 at Misano on the final lap. The 16-year-old Spaniard goes into the last race of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup 2024 tomorrow morning just 2 points ahead of season-long rival Álvaro Carpe.
Second across the line was pole man Valentin Perrone and the Argentine 16-year-old finished just 0.26 seconds ahead of Hakim Danish, the Malaysian 17-year-old who won last week. Carpe led down the back straight on the final lap but was passed at the end of it. Then Maximo Quiles crashed in front of him and Carpe finished 6th.
Uriarte’s simple solution
“The plan was to take care of the tyre, not to make the rear suffer too much and have something left for the last laps.”
“I think that I did the best I could. I was just going through the race and enjoying each corner because tomorrow will be the last race.”
Alvaro had an advantage halfway round the last lap. “Yes, but I thought I could catch him. Maybe on the TV, it looked a lot but on the bike, it didn’t look that bad. Maybe half a second, you take the slipstream, you brake a bit later and you have him.”
Sounds simple? “Yes it’s simple, but not that easy,” he concluded with a brilliant laugh.
Perrone kept out of trouble
“It was a crazy race. At the beginning of the race I decided to push, then I realised that the track was not perfect, not the grip we had on Friday so I decided to stay calm. As other riders passed me I didn’t fight too much, I followed.”
“At the end I saw Pini, Maximo, also Brian, all the group riding super crazy. I said to myself, ‘Keep calm, think about the championship.’ Then at the end of the last lap, it all happened right in front of me.”
“I saw Maximo enter the corner the corner a bit crazy, went a bit wide and when he opened the gas he was on the wrong line. I saw it happen, opened the line and kept away, so I could get P2. It’s great to be P3 in the Cup so I will enjoy the race tomorrow, try to win but enjoy it.”
Danish did it little by little
“It was a difficult, tough race for me today. I was a bit towards the back at the start and I was losing the group a bit but I kept my focus and momentum to follow the front group then try to catch them.”
“Little by little I caught them and finally I arrived and got into the lead group. On the last lap, I tried to win, but it was a bit difficult. Anyway, I finished P3, and I have to thank my family and everyone that supports me and we have another race tomorrow. So wish me luck and I will enjoy the race and do everything I can to win.”
Carpe knows he can win
“I’m unhappy today because I could win or at least get a podium,” stated the 17-year-old Spaniard. “But Maximo crashed in front of me. I know that it’s not his fault, also not my fault. Today I wanted my fifth win, and the points for the Cup.”
“Now Brian is in the lead and I need to win tomorrow or at least be on the podium with him behind me to win the Cup. I know it will be difficult, I will try my best.”
“The bike was good, I was fast and in the lead, I know that I can win.”
Waters masters Phillip Island with ASBK Superbike pole
Josh Waters’ affinity with the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit continued today with the hard-charger securing a hard-fought pole position for round five of the 2024 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul (ASBK).
On a thrilling day one of the Victorian Government-backed round at the majestic 4.448km circuit, Waters and his Ducati again proved to be an irrepressible combination as the Victorian locked in his 15th career pole position in the AMA Warehouse Superbike class.
The remaining ASBK classes at Phillip Island – Michelin Supersport, Race and Road Supersport 300 and Nolan Superbike Masters – also hit the track today, as well as the fast-twitch Aussie Racing Cars.
With all the practice and qualifying preliminaries now over, Sunday will feature races from go-to-whoa, starting at 9:55am and finishing at 4:30pm.
Spectators receive free entry into the ASBK paddock at Phillip Island and, in addition to the 11 races on the Sunday schedule, there will be a pit walk and autograph signing session, the ASBK Trade Alley to check out the latest and greatest from the motorcycle industry, ‘Mini Moto Come and Try’ sessions for kids, and some lucky people enjoying white-knuckle pillion rides behind former ASBK Superbike champions Troy Corser and Steve Martin.
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AMA Warehouse Superbike
Waters (McMartin Racing Ducati) always seems to find a way at Phillip Island, and today it was as much about grit as raw speed after he inched his way to the top of the timesheets in the AMA Warehouse Superbike final qualifying session.
In windy conditions which provided a challenge for the Superbike brigade, five riders led the 15-minute outing at different times – Mike Jones (Yamaha Racing Team) the first to lay down a marker – before Waters (1:31.126) finally wrested control with only two minutes remaining.
That was the last real moment of significance, with Waters securing the early weekend spoils ahead of Cru Halliday (Yamaha Racing Team, 1:31.206), lap record holder Harrison Voight (McMartin Racing Ducati, 1:31.412), Arthur Sissis (Stop and Seal Yamaha, 1:31.458), Jones (1:31.541) – currently on a four-race winning streak – and GT Racing BMW veteran Glenn Allerton (1:31.806).
“I’m really happy with my performance today,” said Waters. “It’s important to be on the front row given the field and what I’m up against.
“The wind was actually really challenging today, but it was the same for everyone. I will try my hardest tomorrow and see what I can do.”
Bryan Staring (MotoGo Yamaha, 1:31.840), Broc Pearson (DesmoSport Ducati, 1:31.906) and Max Stauffer (Penrite Racing Yamaha, 1:31.956) were the other riders to dip into the 31-second bracket, with Anthony West (Addicted to Track Yamaha, 1:32.062), Cameron Dunker (Penrite Racing Yamaha, 1:32.192) and Matt Walters (Kawasaki) completing the top 12.
Tomorrow’s two 11-lap races will be held at 11:00am and 2:35pm, with intrigue aplenty as the ASBK superstars go into battle.
Michelin Supersport
South Australian Olly Simpson (Yamaha) secured the bonus point for pole position in the Michelin Supersport class, with his last-gasp flying lap of 1:35.187 enough to annex top spot from Jonathan Nahlous (Yamaha) – who had only one-minute earlier performed the same displacement act on long-time leader Archie McDonald (Yamaha)!
It was Simpson’s first pole position in 2024 en route to a new Supersport qualifying record around Phillip Island – although the race lap record is still owned by Nahlous.
Nahlous (1:35.205) and McDonald (1:35.346) – who chose to sit out the second qualifying session to keep his body and bike fresh for Sunday’s two races – will join Simpson at the pointy end of the grid, with Honda’s Mark Chiodo (1:35.465) the first non-Yamaha rider in fourth from Jake Farnsworth (Yamaha, 1:35.516) and Jack Mahaffy (Yamaha, 1:35.675).
Tom Bramich (Yamaha) – who’s involved in a tight battle for second in the championship with McDonald, Simpson and Farnsworth – qualified in eighth, one spot behind Jack Favelle (Yamaha) and in front of Hayden Nelson (Kawasaki) and Hunter Ford (Yamaha).
Race and Road Supersport 300
Sixteen-year-old Wil Nassif (Yamaha) soared to his first pole position in the Race and Road Superport 300 class, nearly half a second ahead of Jordy Simpson (Yamaha).
It marked a massive 12-spot upward trajectory for Nassif from his qualifying position at Phillip Island’s round one in February, as he now looks to become the sixth rider to win a race in the 2024 championship.
Alongside Nassif and Simpson on the front row for tomorrow’s three seven-lap races will be Josh Newman (Kawasaki), followed by Valentino Knezovic (Yamaha), round one race winner Harrison Watts (Kawasaki) and Oliver Short (Kawasaki) in grid positions 4-6.
Newman currently leads the standings by 1pt ahead of Knezovic, followed by Watts, Simpson and Nassif.
Race one is at 9:55am on Sunday for the 23-rider field.
Nolan Superbike Masters
As expected, defending champion Keo Watson and main rival Jack Passfield quickly set about turning the opening Nolan Superbike Masters race into a battle of their Yamaha FZRs, with the former just getting the win by a scant 0.116 seconds after five pulsating laps.
The pair is now deadlocked on 90pts apiece in the title, ahead of another FZR pilot Dean Oughtred (65pts) who was third in race one after an arm wrestle against Suzuki GSX-R1100 riders Murray Clark and Ryan Taylor.
Races two and three will be held for the massive Superbike Masters field tomorrow.
Ai Ogura won the FIM Moto2 World Championship race Sunday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his MT Helmets – MSI Boscoscuro on Pirelli control tires, the Japanese star won the 22-lap race by 0.609 second.
Aron Canet was the runner-up on his Fantic Racing Kalex.
Tony Arbolino placed third, 4.6 seconds back, on his Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Kalex.
American Joe Roberts finished 13th on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
Moto2 Race
Niki Tuuli won FIM Supersport World Championship Race One Sunday at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, in France. The Finnish rider used his EAB Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 to win the 12-lap race by nearly three seconds.
Federico Caricasulo was the runner-up on his Motozoo ME AIR Racing MV Agusta F3 800.
Glenn Van Straalen placed third on his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing YZF-R6.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise finished 10th on his Evan Bros. Yamaha.
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Angel Piqueras won the FIM Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. Riding his Leopard Racing Honda on Pirelli control tires, the Spaniard won the 20-lap race by just 0.036 second.
The top six riders crossed the finish line within 0.6 second of one another with Red Bull GASGAS Tech3’s Daniel Holgado second, MT Helmets – MSI’s Ivan Ortola third, Honda Team Asia’s Taiyo Furusato fourth, Liqui Moly Intact GP Husqvarna’s Collin Veijer fifth, and Gaviota Aspar Team CFMOTO’s David Alonso sixth.
Alonso, however, was ruled to have exceeded track limits on the final lap and was demoted one finishing position to seventh. Alonso still left Misano with a 70-point lead in the World Championship.
Moto3 Race
Nicolo Bulega won the FIM Superbike World Championship Superpole Race Sunday morning at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, in France. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R on Pirelli tires, the rookie won the 10-lap race by just 0.118 second, moving him into second place in the World Championship point standings.
Alex Lowes was the runner-up on his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR.
Danilo Petrucci placed third on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati.
American Garrett Gerloff finished sixth on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.
Two-time and defending World Champion Alvaro Bautista crashed out of the race and was declared unfit to compete in Race Two Sunday afternoon.
WSBK Superpole Race
Editorial Note: American Kristian Daniel Jr. got 13th in Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Race Two Sunday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino. He finished tied for 11th in the final Championship point standings.
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More, from a press release issued by Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup:
Perrone wins the race, Carpe takes the Rookies Cup in Misano finale
Alvaro Carpe won the Cup by holding off Brian Uriarte at the final corner of the Red Bull Moto Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup for 2024. 0.061 seconds ahead of them, Valentine Perrone won the race but 2nd was good enough to give Carpe the title over 3rd placed Uriarte.
Thanks to the one-year dispensation for finishing in the top 3 of the Rookies Cup, both Carpe and Perrone have the possibility to move up to Moto3 next season as 17-year-olds. Màximo Quiles, who avoided serious injury in his last lap crash yesterday but didn’t ride today, can also move up as he finished 3rd in the Cup last year.
Carpe kept cool
“Even after the disappointment of yesterday I was planning to be sitting here as Cup champion today,” stated a very sweaty 17-year-old Spaniard after the podium ceremony. “Last night I was going through all the last-lap possibilities in my mind. It was a difficult final lap because with three laps to go, I went wide and it was difficult to manage. I told myself to stay calm, there was time to get back to the front.”
“In the last lap, I got into a good position, I went past Pini down the back straight behind Perrone. I was looking at the TV screens to see where Brian was and I saw he was third. I knew this would be difficult because I knew that he would try, he is a very good rider.”
“It is always a pleasure to fight with him because I know how good he is but also we are correct. One of the last-lap possibilities I was thinking about last night was Brian coming inside me at the last corner and that is what he did. I held my line, I closed and held on to second.”
“It is fantastic for me to win the Red Bull Rookies Cup, the team have done an incredible job, supporting me through two years in the Cup. This Cup gives us all a wonderful opportunity and I am so happy to have won.”
Perrone perfect
“It’s an amazing way to finish the season,” enthused the 16-year-old Argentine. “I was leading all the race, a good pace, a good rhythm, running first, second. It is incredible to finish the season with a victory after second yesterday.”
“It’s been a fantastic first year in the Rookies Cup. I have enjoyed it so much, improving little by little since the first races. To get six podiums, two victories is incredible. The Rookies Cup was a big step up for me and at the preseason test I was looking around at all the good riders and knowing what a high level the Cup is I was hoping to be in the top ten.”
“I have always looked up to the Rookies Cup and to be fighting at the front and winning races has been totally amazing.”
Uriarte did everything
“It was a good race today, I enjoyed it,” stated a slightly subdued 16-year-old Spaniard. “I did all I could, to do more would have been to crash. I wanted to do it clean and finish my race. If you cannot win you have to accept it.”
“I put everything into this weekend and that kept the challenge going into today. I have enjoyed the weekend so much and the whole season tremendously. I am really proud of the season I have done and give huge thanks to everyone who is part of this for a fantastic year.”
More, from a press release issued by ASBK:
Waters extends ASBK Superbike lead in a day of contrasts at Phillip Island
Mildura ace Josh Waters produced a heady mix of pace and patience to extend his lead in the 2024 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul (ASBK) at Phillip Island on September 8.
The McMartin Racing Ducati veteran finished with a 2-2 scorecard across the two AMA Warehouse Superbike races, with the opener held in dry conditions before the heavens opened for race two as DesmoSport Ducati rider Broc Pearson broke through for his first victory in the premier class.
Only hours earlier, gifted teenager Harrison Voight (McMartin Racing Ducati) also scored his maiden victory in the Superbike category.
Pearson (9-1) was second overall in the Victorian Government-backed round, with Glenn Allerton (5-4) third on the GT Racing BMW.
With two rounds remaining in the championship at One Raceway (October 4-6) and The Bend (November 8-10), 37-year-old Waters has strengthened his claims for a record-breaking fourth Superbike title.
He is now a 29pt (220.5 to 191.5) leader over Mike Jones (Yamaha Racing Team), while Pearson (176.5) has moved up to third ahead of Cru Halliday (Yamaha Racing Team, 173). Max Stauffer (Penrite Racing Yamaha) is fifth on 144pts.
“Congratulations to Broc (Pearson) on his first Superbike victory, and from my point of view today’s result is great for the championship,” said Waters.
“In race one, I didn’t want to do anything silly in the last few laps when I was behind Harrison (Voight), and I didn’t have great feel at the start of race two in the wet but I worked my way into it.
“I don’t actually enjoy riding in the wet that much, but I suppose my dirt track background helps when the conditions are really slick.”
AMA Warehouse Superbike race one
The balance of power in the AMA Warehouse Superbike opener was evident from the outset after polesitter Waters got the jump ahead of Voight – the latter making his third guest ride of the season for McMartin Racing Ducati.
The pair then immediately began pulling clear of the pack – a carbon copy of their front-running deeds from February’s Phillip Island round one – with the major intrigue in what pecking order the team quinella would eventually take.
Waters led over the line for the first six laps before Voight made his move on lap seven when he ducked up the inside at turn four.
With Voight firmly in the groove and with Waters determined to keep his powder dry, that was it for the remainder of the race as the duo flashed across the finish line 0.226secs apart.
It was a huge confidence booster for 18-year-old Voight ahead of next weekend’s European Moto2 round in Spain.
Meanwhile, there was plenty of stirring stuff going on behind the two leaders, thanks to a spicy four-way battle for the final podium position between Arthur Sissis (Stop and Seal Yamaha), Halliday, Jones and Allerton.
Sissis passed Halliday at turn one on the final lap, and then held his nerve to register his first podium in the Superbike category in his 85th race – and a continuation of his massive upswing in fortunes after a mid-season switch to the Queensland-based Stop and Seal team.
Halliday was fourth from Allerton, Jones, Stauffer and Anthony West (Addicted to Track Yamaha).
Pearson and John Lytras (Ricondi Yamaha) saw out the top 10.
AMA Warehouse Superbike race two
After the heavens opened, it was wet tyres for all 19 riders on the AMA Warehouse Superbike grid.
Pearson sensed it was his moment and, after nailing the holeshot, he held top spot for the majority of the race as he made it two maiden AMA Warehouse Superbike winners on the one day.
Pearson even upped the ante on the run home as he produced the fastest lap of the race (1:43.172) on the final circuit to put an exclamation mark on his breakout victory.
“That was really cool, and it certainly got the adrenaline going,” said an ebullient Pearson. “I saw the rain coming and thought to myself ‘This is yours’ but I then had to obviously go out and get the job done.
“I’m so lucky to have a really supportive network of family and friends, and I’d like to thank for my team for providing such a great bike.”
Waters was second from former Moto2 grand prix wet-weather master West, followed by Allerton, Cameron Dunker (Penrite Racing Yamaha) and Paris Hardwick (MotoGo Yamaha). Jones and Halliday lost ground in the championship race after labouring to eighth and 10th respectively.
Dunker had earlier been forced out of the opener with a mechanical issue, while Voight (in a preservation mode decision ahead of his return to Europe) and Stauffer (who crashed out of third position on the final lap) failed to see the distance in race two.
South Aussie Ty Lynch (Adelaide Motorcycle Recovery Yamaha) was also taking it right up to his more experienced Superbike rivals before crashing on lap three. Meanwhile, Sissis went down on the first attempt at race two before it was red-flagged.
Joe Roberts to stay with the OnlyFans American Racing Team for the 2025 Season
Misano, San Marino – September 7, 2024 – Joe Roberts will continue to race with the team for the 2025 Moto2™ season. Roberts, the talented Californian rider, has been instrumental to the team’s progress, and this continuation marks a strong commitment to growing our success on the global stage.
Roberts has demonstrated his talent throughout his Moto2 career, consistently earning points and podium finishes in 2024, that have solidified his place as one of the top American riders in the sport. By staying with the American Racing Team, Roberts aims to build on the momentum from the 2024 season and maintain his pursuit of a world championship title.
Team Principal Eitan Butbul: “We are very happy to have Joe remain a part of our family for another season. His dedication and drive align perfectly with the direction we are heading as a team. Together, we are confident that 2025 will be another year of strong results and progress.”
The American Racing Team and Joe Roberts have proven to be a dynamic combination, and fans can expect to see them competing at the highest level in the upcoming Moto2 season. With this renewal, the team strengthens its goal of being a consistent contender on the world stage while proudly representing the United States in one of the most competitive categories of motorcycle racing. With Roberts remaining in the team and the previous announcement of Marcos Ramirez for the 2025 season, the American Racing Team’s lineup is now complete, promising a competitive pairing as the team gears up for another strong season ahead.
Mahdi Salem swept both ASRA FIM MiniCup USA Ohvale 190 races Saturday on the Kart Track at VIRginia International Raceway, with Williams Dalu finishing second and third in the two races, and Ulises Weyrauch finishing third and second.
Jase Dill won the two Ohvale 160 races, followed by Connor Raymond in second and Zeal Farhand in third both times. Alessandro Giganti was fourth twice, with Gabriella Giganti fifth in both races.
Christian Berlowitz and Blake Sorrentino traded Stock 110 race wins, with Chase Jazikoff third in both races.
Chase Jazikoff won both Stock 50 races, with Cooper Jazikoff second in both races, ahead of third-place Douglas Finnerty. Zach Tancredi was fourth in Race One ahead of Tasmine Salem, but Tasmina Salem finished fourth in Race Two ahead of Carina Tancredi.
ASRA FIM MiniCup Saturday - 190 Ohvale - Race 1 Results
Editorial Note: American Kristian Daniel Jr. finished ninth in Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Race One Saturday at Misano.
Session for RSM RookiesCup RAC1
More, from a press release issued by Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup:
Uriarte snatches Rookies points lead from Carpe in sensational Misano win
Brian Uriarte snatched both victory and the Cup lead in Race 1 at Misano on the final lap. The 16-year-old Spaniard goes into the last race of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup 2024 tomorrow morning just 2 points ahead of season-long rival Álvaro Carpe.
Second across the line was pole man Valentin Perrone and the Argentine 16-year-old finished just 0.26 seconds ahead of Hakim Danish, the Malaysian 17-year-old who won last week. Carpe led down the back straight on the final lap but was passed at the end of it. Then Maximo Quiles crashed in front of him and Carpe finished 6th.
Uriarte’s simple solution
“The plan was to take care of the tyre, not to make the rear suffer too much and have something left for the last laps.”
“I think that I did the best I could. I was just going through the race and enjoying each corner because tomorrow will be the last race.”
Alvaro had an advantage halfway round the last lap. “Yes, but I thought I could catch him. Maybe on the TV, it looked a lot but on the bike, it didn’t look that bad. Maybe half a second, you take the slipstream, you brake a bit later and you have him.”
Sounds simple? “Yes it’s simple, but not that easy,” he concluded with a brilliant laugh.
Perrone kept out of trouble
“It was a crazy race. At the beginning of the race I decided to push, then I realised that the track was not perfect, not the grip we had on Friday so I decided to stay calm. As other riders passed me I didn’t fight too much, I followed.”
“At the end I saw Pini, Maximo, also Brian, all the group riding super crazy. I said to myself, ‘Keep calm, think about the championship.’ Then at the end of the last lap, it all happened right in front of me.”
“I saw Maximo enter the corner the corner a bit crazy, went a bit wide and when he opened the gas he was on the wrong line. I saw it happen, opened the line and kept away, so I could get P2. It’s great to be P3 in the Cup so I will enjoy the race tomorrow, try to win but enjoy it.”
Danish did it little by little
“It was a difficult, tough race for me today. I was a bit towards the back at the start and I was losing the group a bit but I kept my focus and momentum to follow the front group then try to catch them.”
“Little by little I caught them and finally I arrived and got into the lead group. On the last lap, I tried to win, but it was a bit difficult. Anyway, I finished P3, and I have to thank my family and everyone that supports me and we have another race tomorrow. So wish me luck and I will enjoy the race and do everything I can to win.”
Carpe knows he can win
“I’m unhappy today because I could win or at least get a podium,” stated the 17-year-old Spaniard. “But Maximo crashed in front of me. I know that it’s not his fault, also not my fault. Today I wanted my fifth win, and the points for the Cup.”
“Now Brian is in the lead and I need to win tomorrow or at least be on the podium with him behind me to win the Cup. I know it will be difficult, I will try my best.”
“The bike was good, I was fast and in the lead, I know that I can win.”
Waters masters Phillip Island with ASBK Superbike pole
Josh Waters’ affinity with the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit continued today with the hard-charger securing a hard-fought pole position for round five of the 2024 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul (ASBK).
On a thrilling day one of the Victorian Government-backed round at the majestic 4.448km circuit, Waters and his Ducati again proved to be an irrepressible combination as the Victorian locked in his 15th career pole position in the AMA Warehouse Superbike class.
The remaining ASBK classes at Phillip Island – Michelin Supersport, Race and Road Supersport 300 and Nolan Superbike Masters – also hit the track today, as well as the fast-twitch Aussie Racing Cars.
With all the practice and qualifying preliminaries now over, Sunday will feature races from go-to-whoa, starting at 9:55am and finishing at 4:30pm.
Spectators receive free entry into the ASBK paddock at Phillip Island and, in addition to the 11 races on the Sunday schedule, there will be a pit walk and autograph signing session, the ASBK Trade Alley to check out the latest and greatest from the motorcycle industry, ‘Mini Moto Come and Try’ sessions for kids, and some lucky people enjoying white-knuckle pillion rides behind former ASBK Superbike champions Troy Corser and Steve Martin.
To purchase tickets for Phillip Island, click here. Tickets will also be available at the gate.
AMA Warehouse Superbike
Waters (McMartin Racing Ducati) always seems to find a way at Phillip Island, and today it was as much about grit as raw speed after he inched his way to the top of the timesheets in the AMA Warehouse Superbike final qualifying session.
In windy conditions which provided a challenge for the Superbike brigade, five riders led the 15-minute outing at different times – Mike Jones (Yamaha Racing Team) the first to lay down a marker – before Waters (1:31.126) finally wrested control with only two minutes remaining.
That was the last real moment of significance, with Waters securing the early weekend spoils ahead of Cru Halliday (Yamaha Racing Team, 1:31.206), lap record holder Harrison Voight (McMartin Racing Ducati, 1:31.412), Arthur Sissis (Stop and Seal Yamaha, 1:31.458), Jones (1:31.541) – currently on a four-race winning streak – and GT Racing BMW veteran Glenn Allerton (1:31.806).
“I’m really happy with my performance today,” said Waters. “It’s important to be on the front row given the field and what I’m up against.
“The wind was actually really challenging today, but it was the same for everyone. I will try my hardest tomorrow and see what I can do.”
Bryan Staring (MotoGo Yamaha, 1:31.840), Broc Pearson (DesmoSport Ducati, 1:31.906) and Max Stauffer (Penrite Racing Yamaha, 1:31.956) were the other riders to dip into the 31-second bracket, with Anthony West (Addicted to Track Yamaha, 1:32.062), Cameron Dunker (Penrite Racing Yamaha, 1:32.192) and Matt Walters (Kawasaki) completing the top 12.
Tomorrow’s two 11-lap races will be held at 11:00am and 2:35pm, with intrigue aplenty as the ASBK superstars go into battle.
Michelin Supersport
South Australian Olly Simpson (Yamaha) secured the bonus point for pole position in the Michelin Supersport class, with his last-gasp flying lap of 1:35.187 enough to annex top spot from Jonathan Nahlous (Yamaha) – who had only one-minute earlier performed the same displacement act on long-time leader Archie McDonald (Yamaha)!
It was Simpson’s first pole position in 2024 en route to a new Supersport qualifying record around Phillip Island – although the race lap record is still owned by Nahlous.
Nahlous (1:35.205) and McDonald (1:35.346) – who chose to sit out the second qualifying session to keep his body and bike fresh for Sunday’s two races – will join Simpson at the pointy end of the grid, with Honda’s Mark Chiodo (1:35.465) the first non-Yamaha rider in fourth from Jake Farnsworth (Yamaha, 1:35.516) and Jack Mahaffy (Yamaha, 1:35.675).
Tom Bramich (Yamaha) – who’s involved in a tight battle for second in the championship with McDonald, Simpson and Farnsworth – qualified in eighth, one spot behind Jack Favelle (Yamaha) and in front of Hayden Nelson (Kawasaki) and Hunter Ford (Yamaha).
Race and Road Supersport 300
Sixteen-year-old Wil Nassif (Yamaha) soared to his first pole position in the Race and Road Superport 300 class, nearly half a second ahead of Jordy Simpson (Yamaha).
It marked a massive 12-spot upward trajectory for Nassif from his qualifying position at Phillip Island’s round one in February, as he now looks to become the sixth rider to win a race in the 2024 championship.
Alongside Nassif and Simpson on the front row for tomorrow’s three seven-lap races will be Josh Newman (Kawasaki), followed by Valentino Knezovic (Yamaha), round one race winner Harrison Watts (Kawasaki) and Oliver Short (Kawasaki) in grid positions 4-6.
Newman currently leads the standings by 1pt ahead of Knezovic, followed by Watts, Simpson and Nassif.
Race one is at 9:55am on Sunday for the 23-rider field.
Nolan Superbike Masters
As expected, defending champion Keo Watson and main rival Jack Passfield quickly set about turning the opening Nolan Superbike Masters race into a battle of their Yamaha FZRs, with the former just getting the win by a scant 0.116 seconds after five pulsating laps.
The pair is now deadlocked on 90pts apiece in the title, ahead of another FZR pilot Dean Oughtred (65pts) who was third in race one after an arm wrestle against Suzuki GSX-R1100 riders Murray Clark and Ryan Taylor.
Races two and three will be held for the massive Superbike Masters field tomorrow.
