Jayson Uribe was fastest in MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Qualifying One Friday afternoon at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, in Monterey, California. Riding his OrangeCat Racing BMW M 1000 RR on spec Dunlop slicks, the Californian lapped the 2.2-mile course in 1:24.733 to lead the field of 33 entries.
Defending Champion Hayden Gillim was second-best with a time of 1:26.049 on his Real Steel Motorsports Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.
Andrew Lee, another California native, earned the third and final spot on the provisional front row with a 1:26.214 on his Motorsport Exotica BMW.
Josh Herrin was fastest during MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, in Monterey, California. Riding his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R on Dunlop Sportmax Slick control tires, Herrin lapped the 2.2-mile course in 1:23.827 to lead the tight session.
Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier led practice on Friday morning and was second in Q1 with a time of 1:23.885 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW in spite of still recovering from a broken right foot suffered at Road America.
Superbike rookie Sean Dylan Kelly jumped up to third in the final 90 seconds of Q1 with a lap of 1:24.107 on his EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Three-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne limited the laps he did during Q1, presumably to keep from aggravating his ongoing arm pump issues, but he was fourth-fastest at 1:24.168 on his Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1.
Gagne’s teammate Cameron Petersen was right behind him with a fifth-fastest 1:24.192.
Current Superbike Championship point leader Bobby Fong didn’t put in any fast laps at the end of Q1 and ended up sixth with a 1:24.307 on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz was seventh with a lap time of 1:24.379, making it 0.552 second separating the top seven riders.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch finished Q1 in eighth with a time of 1:24.928.
Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach (1:24.940) was ninth, and Paasch’s teammate Xavi Fores (1:25.808) rounded out the top 10 riders.
Herrin Stays Hot With Provisional Pole At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Josh Herrin Leads Steel Commander Superbike Qualifying 1 In Ultra-Close Afternoon Session
Josh Herrin (2). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
MONTEREY, CA (July 12, 2024) – Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin continued with the hot hand in the MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike series as he stormed to provisional pole position on Friday afternoon at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Herrin, the lap record holder at the 2.238-mile course in the hills east of Monterey, lapped at 1:23.827 to better Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier’s best by just .058 of a second. Herrin, who won the second of two races at Ridge Motorsports Park two weeks ago, said his lap record of 1:22.908 will be difficult to top as the track is bumpier than when that record was set in 2018.
TopPro Racing’s Superbike rookie Sean Dylan Kelly continues to impress as he ended the opening day third fastest and just .280 of a second off Herrin’s session leader.
Fourth fastest on Friday was Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne with the three-time and defending series champion turning in a best of 1:24.168 to finish slightly faster than his teammate Cameron Petersen.
Steel Commander Superbike Championship points leader Bobby Fong was sixth fastest on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1 and less than half a second from Herrin.
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Loris Baz was seventh and .552 of a second from his teammate. Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch, Tytlers Cycle Racing’s JD Beach and Paasch’s teammate Xavi Forés rounded out the top 10.
Stock 1000 – Uribe On Top
OrangeCat Racing’s Jayson Uribe used all of his home-track knowledge to lead the way in the first of two Stock 1000 qualifying sessions, besting his championship rival Hayden Gillim by .306 of a second.
Uribe lapped at 1:25.733 with Gillim turning in a 1:26.049 with the Californian getting the best of the Kentuckian for the first time in a qualifying session.
Another Californian was third quickest with Motorsport Exotica’s Andrew Lee ending up third on his BMW M 1000 RR. Two more racers were within a second of Uribe with FLO4LAW Racing’s Benjamin Smith fourth and OrangeCat Racing’s Travis Wyman fifth.
Mission King Of The Baggers – Wyman Down And Up
Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman didn’t let a little crash slow him down as he bounced back from an early-session tipover in turn 11 to earn provisional pole position for the two Mission King Of The Baggers races.
Wyman’s fast lap came late in the session and his 1:28.705 topped RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Rocco Landers by just .122 of a second. Yes, you read that right – Rocco Landers.
Landers continued to gain momentum in his rookie season of Baggers racing and he put that all together to hold the top spot until getting knocked down a peg by Wyman in the closing stages of the session.
Landers’ teammate Hayden Gillim was third fastest, the defending class champion only .190 of a second behind Wyman.
Laguna first-timer Troy Herfoss was fourth fastest on the S&S Cycle/Indian Motorcycle Challenger, a second slower than Wyman and .2 faster than Wyman’s teammate James Rispoli.
Supersport – Jacobsen Strikes First
The season-long Supersport battle between Rahal Ducati Moto’s PJ Jacobsen and Mathew Scholtz resumed at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with Jacobsen striking first in Q1 on Friday afternoon.
But, like all the races held thus far in 2024, the pair weren’t separated by very much.
Jacobsen ripped off a 1:27.031 lap to lead the way over Scholtz, with the South African just .032 of a second adrift of the New Yorker with his 1:27.063. But those two were by no means alone at the top.
N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto’s Blake Davis was next best, and he was closer to the front than he’s been all year, trailing Jacobsen by just .217 of a second.
TopPro Racing’s Maxi Gerardo ended up fourth quickest with Jacobsen’s teammate Corey Alexander rounding out the top five.
The top nine were all within a second of Jacobsen with Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott, the only rider other than Scholtz or Jacobsen to win a race in 2024, ninth and .990 of a second from the top.
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship – West Goes West
Saddlemen Racing/Harley-Davidson’s Cory West saved his best for last in stealing provisional pole position for the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship in the waning moments of the final session of the day at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
West and his Harley-Davidson Pan America lapped at 1:29.624 to snatch pole from his teammate Jake Lewis by .153 of a second.
S&S Cycle/Indian Motorcycle’s Tyler O’Hara ended the day third fastest with KWR Harley-Davidson’s Cody Wyman and his teammate Hayden Schultz rounding out the top five.
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Josh Herrin shines at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Friday
Sunnyvale, Calif., July 12, 2024 — When you’re hot, you’re hot! That’s exactly how Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin feels after topping the Friday times for the sixth round of the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Noting the increased confidence and stability that stems from his second year within the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati superbike team, Herrin completed the opening practice session in third place but then rocketed to P1 with a 1:23.827s lap time. Herrin completed a marathon of 36 laps of the legendary 2.23-mile venue over the day.
The result puts Herrin in a provisional pole position. The final grid places for the two 20-lap races will be decided after Qualifying 2 tomorrow morning.
Fellow Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati teamster Loris Baz was also on the pace in California. The Frenchman circulated 27 times around the undulating WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca across the day to finish seventh overall, 0.55s off his teammate Herrin in an incredibly close top 10.
2024 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Superbike Qualifying 1 Results – Top 5
P1 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 1:23.827
P2 – Cameron Beaubier 1:23.885
P3 – Sean Dylan Kelly 1:24.107
P4 – Jake Gagne 1:24.168
P5 – Cameron Petersen 1:24.192
P6 – Bobby Fong 1:24.307
P7 – Loris Baz (Ducati) 1:24.379
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#2)
“I’m really happy with that,” Herrin said. “I just feel like everything has been clicking of late. I really like this track but this second year—I’ve been talking it up—but having two years on the same bike and the same team has been a huge help. We have what it takes to not just win but win by five, but 10 seconds or more.
“I’m getting confident again now that we haven’t had as many wet races. Everything is feeling great in the team and it’s really nice being able to put on a show in Ducati North America’s backyard for the fans. The Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati team is so good to be around, and that makes my job easier when all the pieces fall together.”
Loris Baz (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#76)
“Today wasn’t as good as the last round at The Ridge, where we had a super good feeling of the bike as today I missed a bit of feeling with the front and a bit of rear grip, but that’s the same for everyone,” Baz said. It’s really tight—we have seven guys within half a second.
“We’ll try to find a better set-up for the front-end. More than anything, I want a bike that will allow me to take different lines and overtake people, so that’s what we’re working towards. I love this track, so we’ll go through the data, improve the bike, and make sure we are in the battle for the win.”
Qualifying 2 for round six of the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. PST on Saturday, July 13.
Race one of the Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike class is scheduled for 3:10 p.m. PST on Saturday, July 13, with race two set for 3:10 p.m. PST on Sunday, July 14.
PJ Jacobsen led MotoAmerica Supersport Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna, in Monterey, California. Riding his Rahal Ducati Moto Panigale V2 on spec Dunlop tires, the New York native navigated the 2.2-mile course in 1:27.031 to take provisional pole position.
Mathew Scholtz, the current Championship point leader, was the best of the rest with a 1:27.063 on his Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R6.
Blake Davis continued his strong performance on Friday with a third-quickest 1:27.248 on his N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto Yamaha.
Like Davis, Maxi Gerardo has returned to his early-season form at Laguna Seca and was fourth in Q1 at 1:27.507 on his EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing Suzuki GSX-R750.
Rahal Ducati Moto w/Roller Die + Forming’s Corey Alexander was fifth in the session with a 1:27.735.
Jake Lewis posted the sixth-best lap time, a 1:27.838, on his Altus Motorsports Suzuki.
Stefano Mesa was seventh in the session with a 1:27.923 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R.
David Anthony was in the top five for most of the session but slipped to eighth at 1:27.936 on his Wrench Motorcycles Suzuki.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott finished the session ninth at 1:28.021, just 0.990 second behind Jacobsen.
And Jacobsen’s teammate Kayla Yaakov rounded out the top 10 riders in the tight group with a lap of 1:28.272.
More, from a press release issued by Rahal Ducati Moto:
WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA
FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2024 | PRACTICE & QUALIFYING 1
MONTEREY, CA., (7.12.2024) – All three riders ended Qualifying 1 at the iconic WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in the top 10, with PJ Jacobsen topping the charts, Corey Alexander following in fifth, and Kayla Yaakov rounding out the top 10.
Jacobsen sits on provisional pole after Qualifying 1, and heads into tomorrow’s race looking to close the gap to championship leader Mathew Scholtz, who is currently 28 points ahead.
Yaakov has jumped up to 6th in the championship after a double-podium finish at The Ridge.
Tomorrow’s schedule hosts Qualifying 2 from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM EST and the green flag will wave for Race 1 at 5:10 PM. Coverage of Race 1 will be available live on MAVTV and streamed at motoamericaliveplus.com.
PJ JACOBSEN
No. 15 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P1 (1:27.477)
QUALIFYING 1: P1 (1:27.031)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “Today went really well. I’m on Provisional Pole, which is always a good feeling. We’ll make some changes to try and improve our lap times even further for tomorrow’s qualifying session. We have both groups together tomorrow, which will make it more difficult to find a clean lap, but we’ll try our hardest. Right now we are on Provisional Pole so we just need to keep it up. I’m looking forward to Race 1 tomorrow.”
COREY ALEXANDER
No. 23 ROLLER DIE + FORMING PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P7 (1:28.568)
QUALIFYING 1: P5 (1:27.735)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “Today was a productive day here at Laguna. The pace was definitely very fast and close up at the front, so to be fifth and as close to the leaders as we are says a lot for where the class is at. We’ll go back to work tonight and try to get a bit more comfortable to find that next step that we’re missing to run with PJ up at the front.”
KAYLA YAAKOV
No. 19 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P10 (1:29.430)
QUALIFYING 1: P10 (1:28.272)
WHAT SHE’S SAYING: “Day one was pretty decent. This is one of those tracks that I’ve honestly, never had good luck at, but we’re making it happen step by step. Being within about a second and a half of pole is great. We’re getting closer and closer to the top guys here, which is great, but we’re still struggling with some feeling with the front end. We’re going to try to improve that for tomorrow. I’m super excited to keep improving on the bike and have a good race.”
BEN SPIES
TEAM PRINCIPAL
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “It was a good Friday. PJ being on Provisional Pole is always good. Obviously his times are tight with Mathew like we knew they would be. Corey and Kayla are both riding really well. We have a few changes to the bikes we’ll make tonight that will hopefully find them a little bit of time so they can move up into the top five or top six. We’re looking forward to the race. Laguna is always a special track for everybody. The weather looks really good this week, so hopefully we can put it all together for some good results.”
Young nabs fourth consecutive CSBK pole on Friday at AMP
Shubenacadie, NS – Ben Young continued his impeccable qualifying run on Friday, securing his fourth BS Battery Pole Position in a row to begin the fourth round of the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship at Atlantic Motorsport Park, presented by Pro Cycle and Canadian Kawasaki.
After starting the opening three rounds from the front of the GP Bikes Pro Superbike grid, Young’s perfect streak of 2024 came under some threat when he encountered a mechanical issue late in FP1, allowing rival Alex Dumas to top the session and carry a bit of extra momentum into Q1.
The Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW squad quickly resolved the issue though, and it took Young only three minutes to jump to the front of a scorching-hot Q1 as he leapfrogged Sam Guerin and Jordan Szoke.
The defending champion was safe to rest for the remainder of the session, with the top six of Young, Guerin, Szoke, Dumas, David MacKay, and Mavrick Cyr all within a comfortable range of earning a top-ten spot in Q2.
Sport Bike frontrunners Andrew Van Winkle and Sebastien Tremblay would improve their times enough to later join that group, pushing local favourite John Fraser and star rookie Connor Campbell onto the cut line. However, both would sneak through at the expense of Elliot Vieira in eleventh, setting the top-ten for BS Battery Q2.
It was there where the tactics shifted at the front of the grid, with Sam Guerin and later Alex Dumas trying to tuck in behind Young for a tow around the 2.5 km circuit, though Young quickly wised up to it and backed out of his opening few laps.
That cat-and-mouse game allowed Szoke to take the early lead in Q2, but it was short-lived as Young promptly returned to the front with the first 1:07 lap of the weekend, surpassing it just one lap later with a time of 1:07.702.
The lead quartet would stay in the same order for majority of Q2 before Dumas put in a pair of late flyers with under five minutes to go, climbing to second but still 0.618 seconds behind Young as no one could touch the three-time Canada Cup winner.
“Obviously the races are the focus, but qualifying is such an important part of the weekend so it’s always nice to start at the front,” Young said. “I have a big week coming up [at Suzuka] so I didn’t really want to risk it any more than I did, but we put down a couple good laps and were able to keep the BMW on pole.”
The 17th pole of Young’s career was also enough to clinch the season-long BS Battery Pole Position Award, giving him a 20-point advantage over Szoke with only 20 points remaining and Young owning the tiebreaker.
“That’s really great news. It’s awesome that BS Battery sponsors the series and we’re really happy to have them on board, so it’s a nice award to add heading into the weekend,” Young said.
Dumas would settle for second in his first trip to AMP aboard the Economy Lube Ducati, a result that brought him mixed emotions ahead of race one.
“Most of our qualifying was just about setup, because we’ve really been struggling the last two days,” Dumas admitted. “It’s not pole, but it’s not third or worse, so I’ll take it. The four of us should still be really close and it should be a fun couple of races.”
Completing the front row was Szoke, who avoided the early Q2 antics to put in a strong time all on his own for CKM Kawasaki.
“I saw a bit of a freight train behind Ben, so I just tried to jump in after the queue and put a good lap in,” Szoke said. “Alex managed to squeak by me at the end there, and no one was catching Ben today, but it’s a super close difference between the front four so hopefully we can take advantage of that tomorrow.”
Missing out on a front row spot was Guerin, who ran in the top-three for almost the entire qualifying process before a late crash in Q2 left him relegated to fourth.
The EFC Group BMW rider was thankfully unhurt and should be good to go for race one on Saturday, with the top four separated by less than a second through qualifying.
Completing the top five and centering the second row will be MacKay, who ended both Q1 and Q2 in a strong fifth for ODH Snow City Cycle Honda.
Ending the second row will be rookie sensation Cyr, posting a career-best Superbike effort in just his second weekend with the Economy Lube Ducati program.
Local favourite Fraser could only marginally improve in Q2, putting himself seventh on the grid for his home round aboard the RLS Contracting Suzuki as he tries to make up ground and latch onto the lead group this weekend.
The feature class will now prepare for the first half of their doubleheader at AMP at approximately 3 pm local time (2 pm ET) on Saturday, with Young chasing a fourth victory of the season from pole position.
Full results can be found on the series’ official website.
Carrasco on pole for WorldWCR Race 1 at Donington Park
Superpole Highlights:
Under very cloudy skies but on a dry track, it is Spaniard Ana Carrasco (Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team) who comes out on top in Superpole at Donington Park, setting an impressive 1’40.581 to snatch pole for WorldWCR Race 1
Demonstrating strong pace right from the outset, 27-year old Carrasco dominated the qualifying session, setting a series of very fast lap times that her rivals were simply unable to match
Misano race winner Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Factory Team) and Sara Sanchez (511 Terra&Vita Racing Team) set a best of 1’41.113 and 1’41.420 respectively to secure a place alongside Ana on the front row
In a repeat of her round 1 performance at Misano, Italian Roberta Ponziani (Yamaha Motoxracing WCR Team) places fourth, joined on the second row of the grid by Beatriz Neila (Ampito / Pata Prometeon Yamaha), fifth despite a crash in the early stages, and Australian Tayla Relph (Tayco Motorsport), sixth
Carrasco also finished out front during Friday’s free practice, setting a 1’43.134 on a damp track and closing ahead of Sanchez and Relph
American rider Mallory Dobbs (Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team) suffered no physical consequences after crashing through turn 3 during morning practice, while German Lucy Michel (TSL-Racing) sustained an elbow contusion as a result of a turn 3 crash in Superpole. Her condition will be reassessed prior to Saturday’s warm-up
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P1 | Ana Carrasco | Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team | 1’40.581
“I’m very happy because I felt good right from the start of practice this morning, and we’ve been able to demonstrate good pace across both sessions. I hadn’t ridden here for five years, so I’m quite surprised, but I was able to continuously improve and think we even have the potential to do a little more tomorrow. My pace is good, to be honest, and so I expect to be in the fight for the win tomorrow; if I find I have a free track, perhaps I can even try to build a gap. I didn’t really expect to have an advantage over Maria and Sara, also because they know the track too, so I’m pleased with today’s outcome. Now we just hope it stays dry for the races.”
P2 | María Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team | 1’41.113
“I’m very happy with second also because I’m not very well today so it wasn’t easy to ride. I think it’s important to start on the front row in order to be able to follow Ana, also because she knows the track well. I have raced here before but back in 2018, so I didn’t feel that I had any references when we started out this morning. I was able to improve on my lap times and manage the pace anyway, and I think we’ve worked well as a team. We can battle with Ana tomorrow I’d say, although I think she has an advantage along the straight that we will need to compensate for. For now I’m pleased, also considering my condition, and I’m confident I’ll feel better tomorrow.”
P3 | Sara Sánchez | 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team | 1’41.420
“This morning was a little tricky because the track was still damp, but we didn’t make a bad start and were not too far off in terms of pace. The important thing is to have qualified on the front row so that we can be in the mix with Ana and Maria tomorrow. Ana set an impressive qualifying time, but I don’t think anyone has a huge advantage in terms of race pace; I guess we’ll see tomorrow. I only saw the track for the first time a few weeks ago and was basically starting from scratch this weekend, so I think we can be pleased with our performance today.”
Third pole for Huertas as red flag brings an early end to Superpole
Superpole Highlights
Mid-session spots of rain did little to deter Adrian Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) as the Spanish star claimed his third Superpole of the season with a lap record of 1’28.322
Until the final moments Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) had looked set to claim a second consecutive Superpole. The Italian ended the day just 0.063s slower than Huertas but his consistent pace will give him lots of confidence ahead of Race 1
Late crashes for Kaito Toba (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda), Piotr Biesiekirski (Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team) and Ondrej Vostatek (PTR Triumph) brought out the red flags at the end of the session and confirmed Huertas’ pole position with Stefan Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) claiming third position and the final spot on the front row of the grid
Tom Booth Amos (PTR Triumph) was the leading British rider. The 28 year old will start from Race 1 seventh position
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P1 | Adrian Huertas | Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team
“This morning we had many problems, but in the end, the team worked hard to resolve all of them. I think it was a good lap time and it’s a good pole position for us because the morning was tough. The team worked a lot this morning and I want to dedicate this pole position to them. I don’t care too much about the pole position itself; what I care about is the feeling we had, that is the most important thing. The pole position is just for Saturday. The most important thing is that we have a good pace for the race, we feel really happy, and we have everything ready for tomorrow.”
Cameron Beaubier was fastest in MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, in Monterey, California. Riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR on Dunlop control tires, the five-time Champion lapped the undulating 2.2-mile track in 1:24.305.
Bobby Fong, the current Championship point leader, was second-best with a 1:24.506 on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1.
Josh Herrin, the current MotoAmerica Superbike lap record holder at Laguna Seca, was third with a 1:24.545 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Cameron Petersen, a three-time race winner so far in 2024, was fourth-quickest at 1:24.766 on his Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz, who says Laguna Seca is one of his favorite tracks in the world, was fifth with a 1:24.862.
Remarkable rookie Sean Dylan Kelly completed the tightly packed top six with a 1:24.877 on his EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing BMW.
That’s just 0.572 second separating the top six riders.
Three-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne, Petersen’s teammate, was seventh with a 1:25.228.
Brandon Paasch was eighth with a 1:25.347 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R.
Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach finished the session ninth with a lap time of 1:25.872.
Paasch’s teammate Xavi Fores rounded out the top 10 with a 1:26.513.
Toprak Razgatlioglu led World Superbike Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at Donington Park, in England. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad M 1000 RR on spec Pirelli slicks, the Turkish racer covered the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) track in 1:26.013, topping the field of 23 riders.
As he was in Free Practice One (FP1), Danilo Petrucci was the best of the rest again with a 1:26.235 on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati in FP2.
Rookie sensation Nicolo Bulega was third-fastest with a time of 1:26.238 on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
After posting the third-quickest time in FP1, American Garrett Gerloff slipped to 16th in FP2 with a 1:27.154 on his Bonovo Action BMW.
Toprak tops the times on the opening day at Donington Park
Superbike Free Practice
After rain overnight the day started with damp patches around the 4.023km Donington Park started. Rain stayed away for the rest of the day and conditions improved throughout with lots of track action across multiple classes
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) led the way in both sessions. His fastest time was 1’26.013 and the championship leader put little doubt on his status as the favourite for this weekend. An early save at the final corner in FP2 was the only time he seemed flustered throughout the course of 34 laps
Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) was second fastest in both sessions. The Italian continues to recover injuries sustained in a training crash in April but looked very comfortable today. Petrucci completed 32 laps today despite staying in his pit garage for the first 15 minutes of FP2
It was a difficult day for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati pair of Nicolo Bulega and Alvaro Bautista who finished the day third and sixth fastest. Bautista crashed at Redgate while his teammate ran off the track on two occasions
Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) was the leading British rider at his home round. The Kawasaki rider ended the day 0.283s slower than Razgatlioglu
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P1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
“I was feeling very positive coming here because I remember last year I was losing time in some corners and sectors due to the bike setup. I love the engine braking with the BMW and it’s working well. The bike stops easily and turns efficiently. We are very strong, especially in the last sector, but I’m not feeling 100% confident in the last two corners. We are trying to improve there. In all sectors, we are strong, but I feel like I am losing in some areas. I need to improve in those areas and I think tomorrow we can ride better than today.”
P2 | Danilo Petrucci | Barni Spark Racing Team
“Today was good. It’s always good fun to ride on this track. It’s one of my favourite circuits. I especially like the first part of the lap because it’s so fast and exciting every time. After Misano, I spent two weeks resting and not using my right arm and shoulder because after the race the inflammation was very difficult. During the last two weeks we have worked on the shoulder but I couldn’t train properly. The situation is a little bit better compared to Misano, but I still lack a lot of power. It’s good to be here and to be fast.”
P4 | Alex Lowes | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
“It’s been quite a good day honestly. Last year when we came to Donington it was a brand new surface and the track was quite abrasive. I was pretty fast on both compounds of tyres. Donington Park is a great circuit and everybody loves it and the lap times are always really close. It’s not the longest lap so you’ve got to be on it and be consistent. The bike was working well and I enjoyed it, it’s great to see a good crowd here already on Friday and I’m looking forward to the weekend.”
Jayson Uribe was fastest in MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Qualifying One Friday afternoon at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, in Monterey, California. Riding his OrangeCat Racing BMW M 1000 RR on spec Dunlop slicks, the Californian lapped the 2.2-mile course in 1:24.733 to lead the field of 33 entries.
Defending Champion Hayden Gillim was second-best with a time of 1:26.049 on his Real Steel Motorsports Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.
Andrew Lee, another California native, earned the third and final spot on the provisional front row with a 1:26.214 on his Motorsport Exotica BMW.
Josh Herrin was fastest during MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, in Monterey, California. Riding his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R on Dunlop Sportmax Slick control tires, Herrin lapped the 2.2-mile course in 1:23.827 to lead the tight session.
Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier led practice on Friday morning and was second in Q1 with a time of 1:23.885 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW in spite of still recovering from a broken right foot suffered at Road America.
Superbike rookie Sean Dylan Kelly jumped up to third in the final 90 seconds of Q1 with a lap of 1:24.107 on his EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Three-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne limited the laps he did during Q1, presumably to keep from aggravating his ongoing arm pump issues, but he was fourth-fastest at 1:24.168 on his Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1.
Gagne’s teammate Cameron Petersen was right behind him with a fifth-fastest 1:24.192.
Current Superbike Championship point leader Bobby Fong didn’t put in any fast laps at the end of Q1 and ended up sixth with a 1:24.307 on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz was seventh with a lap time of 1:24.379, making it 0.552 second separating the top seven riders.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch finished Q1 in eighth with a time of 1:24.928.
Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach (1:24.940) was ninth, and Paasch’s teammate Xavi Fores (1:25.808) rounded out the top 10 riders.
Herrin Stays Hot With Provisional Pole At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Josh Herrin Leads Steel Commander Superbike Qualifying 1 In Ultra-Close Afternoon Session
Josh Herrin (2). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
MONTEREY, CA (July 12, 2024) – Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin continued with the hot hand in the MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike series as he stormed to provisional pole position on Friday afternoon at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Herrin, the lap record holder at the 2.238-mile course in the hills east of Monterey, lapped at 1:23.827 to better Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier’s best by just .058 of a second. Herrin, who won the second of two races at Ridge Motorsports Park two weeks ago, said his lap record of 1:22.908 will be difficult to top as the track is bumpier than when that record was set in 2018.
TopPro Racing’s Superbike rookie Sean Dylan Kelly continues to impress as he ended the opening day third fastest and just .280 of a second off Herrin’s session leader.
Fourth fastest on Friday was Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne with the three-time and defending series champion turning in a best of 1:24.168 to finish slightly faster than his teammate Cameron Petersen.
Steel Commander Superbike Championship points leader Bobby Fong was sixth fastest on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1 and less than half a second from Herrin.
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Loris Baz was seventh and .552 of a second from his teammate. Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch, Tytlers Cycle Racing’s JD Beach and Paasch’s teammate Xavi Forés rounded out the top 10.
Stock 1000 – Uribe On Top
OrangeCat Racing’s Jayson Uribe used all of his home-track knowledge to lead the way in the first of two Stock 1000 qualifying sessions, besting his championship rival Hayden Gillim by .306 of a second.
Uribe lapped at 1:25.733 with Gillim turning in a 1:26.049 with the Californian getting the best of the Kentuckian for the first time in a qualifying session.
Another Californian was third quickest with Motorsport Exotica’s Andrew Lee ending up third on his BMW M 1000 RR. Two more racers were within a second of Uribe with FLO4LAW Racing’s Benjamin Smith fourth and OrangeCat Racing’s Travis Wyman fifth.
Mission King Of The Baggers – Wyman Down And Up
Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman didn’t let a little crash slow him down as he bounced back from an early-session tipover in turn 11 to earn provisional pole position for the two Mission King Of The Baggers races.
Wyman’s fast lap came late in the session and his 1:28.705 topped RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Rocco Landers by just .122 of a second. Yes, you read that right – Rocco Landers.
Landers continued to gain momentum in his rookie season of Baggers racing and he put that all together to hold the top spot until getting knocked down a peg by Wyman in the closing stages of the session.
Landers’ teammate Hayden Gillim was third fastest, the defending class champion only .190 of a second behind Wyman.
Laguna first-timer Troy Herfoss was fourth fastest on the S&S Cycle/Indian Motorcycle Challenger, a second slower than Wyman and .2 faster than Wyman’s teammate James Rispoli.
Supersport – Jacobsen Strikes First
The season-long Supersport battle between Rahal Ducati Moto’s PJ Jacobsen and Mathew Scholtz resumed at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with Jacobsen striking first in Q1 on Friday afternoon.
But, like all the races held thus far in 2024, the pair weren’t separated by very much.
Jacobsen ripped off a 1:27.031 lap to lead the way over Scholtz, with the South African just .032 of a second adrift of the New Yorker with his 1:27.063. But those two were by no means alone at the top.
N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto’s Blake Davis was next best, and he was closer to the front than he’s been all year, trailing Jacobsen by just .217 of a second.
TopPro Racing’s Maxi Gerardo ended up fourth quickest with Jacobsen’s teammate Corey Alexander rounding out the top five.
The top nine were all within a second of Jacobsen with Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott, the only rider other than Scholtz or Jacobsen to win a race in 2024, ninth and .990 of a second from the top.
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship – West Goes West
Saddlemen Racing/Harley-Davidson’s Cory West saved his best for last in stealing provisional pole position for the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship in the waning moments of the final session of the day at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
West and his Harley-Davidson Pan America lapped at 1:29.624 to snatch pole from his teammate Jake Lewis by .153 of a second.
S&S Cycle/Indian Motorcycle’s Tyler O’Hara ended the day third fastest with KWR Harley-Davidson’s Cody Wyman and his teammate Hayden Schultz rounding out the top five.
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Josh Herrin shines at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Friday
Sunnyvale, Calif., July 12, 2024 — When you’re hot, you’re hot! That’s exactly how Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin feels after topping the Friday times for the sixth round of the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Noting the increased confidence and stability that stems from his second year within the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati superbike team, Herrin completed the opening practice session in third place but then rocketed to P1 with a 1:23.827s lap time. Herrin completed a marathon of 36 laps of the legendary 2.23-mile venue over the day.
The result puts Herrin in a provisional pole position. The final grid places for the two 20-lap races will be decided after Qualifying 2 tomorrow morning.
Fellow Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati teamster Loris Baz was also on the pace in California. The Frenchman circulated 27 times around the undulating WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca across the day to finish seventh overall, 0.55s off his teammate Herrin in an incredibly close top 10.
2024 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Superbike Qualifying 1 Results – Top 5
P1 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 1:23.827
P2 – Cameron Beaubier 1:23.885
P3 – Sean Dylan Kelly 1:24.107
P4 – Jake Gagne 1:24.168
P5 – Cameron Petersen 1:24.192
P6 – Bobby Fong 1:24.307
P7 – Loris Baz (Ducati) 1:24.379
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#2)
“I’m really happy with that,” Herrin said. “I just feel like everything has been clicking of late. I really like this track but this second year—I’ve been talking it up—but having two years on the same bike and the same team has been a huge help. We have what it takes to not just win but win by five, but 10 seconds or more.
“I’m getting confident again now that we haven’t had as many wet races. Everything is feeling great in the team and it’s really nice being able to put on a show in Ducati North America’s backyard for the fans. The Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati team is so good to be around, and that makes my job easier when all the pieces fall together.”
Loris Baz (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#76)
“Today wasn’t as good as the last round at The Ridge, where we had a super good feeling of the bike as today I missed a bit of feeling with the front and a bit of rear grip, but that’s the same for everyone,” Baz said. It’s really tight—we have seven guys within half a second.
“We’ll try to find a better set-up for the front-end. More than anything, I want a bike that will allow me to take different lines and overtake people, so that’s what we’re working towards. I love this track, so we’ll go through the data, improve the bike, and make sure we are in the battle for the win.”
Qualifying 2 for round six of the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. PST on Saturday, July 13.
Race one of the Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike class is scheduled for 3:10 p.m. PST on Saturday, July 13, with race two set for 3:10 p.m. PST on Sunday, July 14.
PJ Jacobsen led MotoAmerica Supersport Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna, in Monterey, California. Riding his Rahal Ducati Moto Panigale V2 on spec Dunlop tires, the New York native navigated the 2.2-mile course in 1:27.031 to take provisional pole position.
Mathew Scholtz, the current Championship point leader, was the best of the rest with a 1:27.063 on his Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R6.
Blake Davis continued his strong performance on Friday with a third-quickest 1:27.248 on his N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto Yamaha.
Like Davis, Maxi Gerardo has returned to his early-season form at Laguna Seca and was fourth in Q1 at 1:27.507 on his EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing Suzuki GSX-R750.
Rahal Ducati Moto w/Roller Die + Forming’s Corey Alexander was fifth in the session with a 1:27.735.
Jake Lewis posted the sixth-best lap time, a 1:27.838, on his Altus Motorsports Suzuki.
Stefano Mesa was seventh in the session with a 1:27.923 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R.
David Anthony was in the top five for most of the session but slipped to eighth at 1:27.936 on his Wrench Motorcycles Suzuki.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott finished the session ninth at 1:28.021, just 0.990 second behind Jacobsen.
And Jacobsen’s teammate Kayla Yaakov rounded out the top 10 riders in the tight group with a lap of 1:28.272.
More, from a press release issued by Rahal Ducati Moto:
WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA
FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2024 | PRACTICE & QUALIFYING 1
MONTEREY, CA., (7.12.2024) – All three riders ended Qualifying 1 at the iconic WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in the top 10, with PJ Jacobsen topping the charts, Corey Alexander following in fifth, and Kayla Yaakov rounding out the top 10.
Jacobsen sits on provisional pole after Qualifying 1, and heads into tomorrow’s race looking to close the gap to championship leader Mathew Scholtz, who is currently 28 points ahead.
Yaakov has jumped up to 6th in the championship after a double-podium finish at The Ridge.
Tomorrow’s schedule hosts Qualifying 2 from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM EST and the green flag will wave for Race 1 at 5:10 PM. Coverage of Race 1 will be available live on MAVTV and streamed at motoamericaliveplus.com.
PJ JACOBSEN
No. 15 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P1 (1:27.477)
QUALIFYING 1: P1 (1:27.031)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “Today went really well. I’m on Provisional Pole, which is always a good feeling. We’ll make some changes to try and improve our lap times even further for tomorrow’s qualifying session. We have both groups together tomorrow, which will make it more difficult to find a clean lap, but we’ll try our hardest. Right now we are on Provisional Pole so we just need to keep it up. I’m looking forward to Race 1 tomorrow.”
COREY ALEXANDER
No. 23 ROLLER DIE + FORMING PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P7 (1:28.568)
QUALIFYING 1: P5 (1:27.735)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “Today was a productive day here at Laguna. The pace was definitely very fast and close up at the front, so to be fifth and as close to the leaders as we are says a lot for where the class is at. We’ll go back to work tonight and try to get a bit more comfortable to find that next step that we’re missing to run with PJ up at the front.”
KAYLA YAAKOV
No. 19 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P10 (1:29.430)
QUALIFYING 1: P10 (1:28.272)
WHAT SHE’S SAYING: “Day one was pretty decent. This is one of those tracks that I’ve honestly, never had good luck at, but we’re making it happen step by step. Being within about a second and a half of pole is great. We’re getting closer and closer to the top guys here, which is great, but we’re still struggling with some feeling with the front end. We’re going to try to improve that for tomorrow. I’m super excited to keep improving on the bike and have a good race.”
BEN SPIES
TEAM PRINCIPAL
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “It was a good Friday. PJ being on Provisional Pole is always good. Obviously his times are tight with Mathew like we knew they would be. Corey and Kayla are both riding really well. We have a few changes to the bikes we’ll make tonight that will hopefully find them a little bit of time so they can move up into the top five or top six. We’re looking forward to the race. Laguna is always a special track for everybody. The weather looks really good this week, so hopefully we can put it all together for some good results.”
Ben Young (1) will start this weekend's Superbike races from pole position after topping BS Battery Pole Position qualifying at Atlantic Motorsport Park on Friday. Photo by Rob O'Brien, courtesy CSBK.
Young nabs fourth consecutive CSBK pole on Friday at AMP
Shubenacadie, NS – Ben Young continued his impeccable qualifying run on Friday, securing his fourth BS Battery Pole Position in a row to begin the fourth round of the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship at Atlantic Motorsport Park, presented by Pro Cycle and Canadian Kawasaki.
After starting the opening three rounds from the front of the GP Bikes Pro Superbike grid, Young’s perfect streak of 2024 came under some threat when he encountered a mechanical issue late in FP1, allowing rival Alex Dumas to top the session and carry a bit of extra momentum into Q1.
The Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW squad quickly resolved the issue though, and it took Young only three minutes to jump to the front of a scorching-hot Q1 as he leapfrogged Sam Guerin and Jordan Szoke.
The defending champion was safe to rest for the remainder of the session, with the top six of Young, Guerin, Szoke, Dumas, David MacKay, and Mavrick Cyr all within a comfortable range of earning a top-ten spot in Q2.
Sport Bike frontrunners Andrew Van Winkle and Sebastien Tremblay would improve their times enough to later join that group, pushing local favourite John Fraser and star rookie Connor Campbell onto the cut line. However, both would sneak through at the expense of Elliot Vieira in eleventh, setting the top-ten for BS Battery Q2.
It was there where the tactics shifted at the front of the grid, with Sam Guerin and later Alex Dumas trying to tuck in behind Young for a tow around the 2.5 km circuit, though Young quickly wised up to it and backed out of his opening few laps.
That cat-and-mouse game allowed Szoke to take the early lead in Q2, but it was short-lived as Young promptly returned to the front with the first 1:07 lap of the weekend, surpassing it just one lap later with a time of 1:07.702.
The lead quartet would stay in the same order for majority of Q2 before Dumas put in a pair of late flyers with under five minutes to go, climbing to second but still 0.618 seconds behind Young as no one could touch the three-time Canada Cup winner.
“Obviously the races are the focus, but qualifying is such an important part of the weekend so it’s always nice to start at the front,” Young said. “I have a big week coming up [at Suzuka] so I didn’t really want to risk it any more than I did, but we put down a couple good laps and were able to keep the BMW on pole.”
The 17th pole of Young’s career was also enough to clinch the season-long BS Battery Pole Position Award, giving him a 20-point advantage over Szoke with only 20 points remaining and Young owning the tiebreaker.
“That’s really great news. It’s awesome that BS Battery sponsors the series and we’re really happy to have them on board, so it’s a nice award to add heading into the weekend,” Young said.
Dumas would settle for second in his first trip to AMP aboard the Economy Lube Ducati, a result that brought him mixed emotions ahead of race one.
“Most of our qualifying was just about setup, because we’ve really been struggling the last two days,” Dumas admitted. “It’s not pole, but it’s not third or worse, so I’ll take it. The four of us should still be really close and it should be a fun couple of races.”
Completing the front row was Szoke, who avoided the early Q2 antics to put in a strong time all on his own for CKM Kawasaki.
“I saw a bit of a freight train behind Ben, so I just tried to jump in after the queue and put a good lap in,” Szoke said. “Alex managed to squeak by me at the end there, and no one was catching Ben today, but it’s a super close difference between the front four so hopefully we can take advantage of that tomorrow.”
Missing out on a front row spot was Guerin, who ran in the top-three for almost the entire qualifying process before a late crash in Q2 left him relegated to fourth.
The EFC Group BMW rider was thankfully unhurt and should be good to go for race one on Saturday, with the top four separated by less than a second through qualifying.
Completing the top five and centering the second row will be MacKay, who ended both Q1 and Q2 in a strong fifth for ODH Snow City Cycle Honda.
Ending the second row will be rookie sensation Cyr, posting a career-best Superbike effort in just his second weekend with the Economy Lube Ducati program.
Local favourite Fraser could only marginally improve in Q2, putting himself seventh on the grid for his home round aboard the RLS Contracting Suzuki as he tries to make up ground and latch onto the lead group this weekend.
The feature class will now prepare for the first half of their doubleheader at AMP at approximately 3 pm local time (2 pm ET) on Saturday, with Young chasing a fourth victory of the season from pole position.
Full results can be found on the series’ official website.
Carrasco on pole for WorldWCR Race 1 at Donington Park
Superpole Highlights:
Under very cloudy skies but on a dry track, it is Spaniard Ana Carrasco (Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team) who comes out on top in Superpole at Donington Park, setting an impressive 1’40.581 to snatch pole for WorldWCR Race 1
Demonstrating strong pace right from the outset, 27-year old Carrasco dominated the qualifying session, setting a series of very fast lap times that her rivals were simply unable to match
Misano race winner Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Factory Team) and Sara Sanchez (511 Terra&Vita Racing Team) set a best of 1’41.113 and 1’41.420 respectively to secure a place alongside Ana on the front row
In a repeat of her round 1 performance at Misano, Italian Roberta Ponziani (Yamaha Motoxracing WCR Team) places fourth, joined on the second row of the grid by Beatriz Neila (Ampito / Pata Prometeon Yamaha), fifth despite a crash in the early stages, and Australian Tayla Relph (Tayco Motorsport), sixth
Carrasco also finished out front during Friday’s free practice, setting a 1’43.134 on a damp track and closing ahead of Sanchez and Relph
American rider Mallory Dobbs (Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team) suffered no physical consequences after crashing through turn 3 during morning practice, while German Lucy Michel (TSL-Racing) sustained an elbow contusion as a result of a turn 3 crash in Superpole. Her condition will be reassessed prior to Saturday’s warm-up
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P1 | Ana Carrasco | Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team | 1’40.581
“I’m very happy because I felt good right from the start of practice this morning, and we’ve been able to demonstrate good pace across both sessions. I hadn’t ridden here for five years, so I’m quite surprised, but I was able to continuously improve and think we even have the potential to do a little more tomorrow. My pace is good, to be honest, and so I expect to be in the fight for the win tomorrow; if I find I have a free track, perhaps I can even try to build a gap. I didn’t really expect to have an advantage over Maria and Sara, also because they know the track too, so I’m pleased with today’s outcome. Now we just hope it stays dry for the races.”
P2 | María Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team | 1’41.113
“I’m very happy with second also because I’m not very well today so it wasn’t easy to ride. I think it’s important to start on the front row in order to be able to follow Ana, also because she knows the track well. I have raced here before but back in 2018, so I didn’t feel that I had any references when we started out this morning. I was able to improve on my lap times and manage the pace anyway, and I think we’ve worked well as a team. We can battle with Ana tomorrow I’d say, although I think she has an advantage along the straight that we will need to compensate for. For now I’m pleased, also considering my condition, and I’m confident I’ll feel better tomorrow.”
P3 | Sara Sánchez | 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team | 1’41.420
“This morning was a little tricky because the track was still damp, but we didn’t make a bad start and were not too far off in terms of pace. The important thing is to have qualified on the front row so that we can be in the mix with Ana and Maria tomorrow. Ana set an impressive qualifying time, but I don’t think anyone has a huge advantage in terms of race pace; I guess we’ll see tomorrow. I only saw the track for the first time a few weeks ago and was basically starting from scratch this weekend, so I think we can be pleased with our performance today.”
Third pole for Huertas as red flag brings an early end to Superpole
Superpole Highlights
Mid-session spots of rain did little to deter Adrian Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) as the Spanish star claimed his third Superpole of the season with a lap record of 1’28.322
Until the final moments Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) had looked set to claim a second consecutive Superpole. The Italian ended the day just 0.063s slower than Huertas but his consistent pace will give him lots of confidence ahead of Race 1
Late crashes for Kaito Toba (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda), Piotr Biesiekirski (Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team) and Ondrej Vostatek (PTR Triumph) brought out the red flags at the end of the session and confirmed Huertas’ pole position with Stefan Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) claiming third position and the final spot on the front row of the grid
Tom Booth Amos (PTR Triumph) was the leading British rider. The 28 year old will start from Race 1 seventh position
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P1 | Adrian Huertas | Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team
“This morning we had many problems, but in the end, the team worked hard to resolve all of them. I think it was a good lap time and it’s a good pole position for us because the morning was tough. The team worked a lot this morning and I want to dedicate this pole position to them. I don’t care too much about the pole position itself; what I care about is the feeling we had, that is the most important thing. The pole position is just for Saturday. The most important thing is that we have a good pace for the race, we feel really happy, and we have everything ready for tomorrow.”
Cameron Beaubier was fastest in MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, in Monterey, California. Riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR on Dunlop control tires, the five-time Champion lapped the undulating 2.2-mile track in 1:24.305.
Bobby Fong, the current Championship point leader, was second-best with a 1:24.506 on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1.
Josh Herrin, the current MotoAmerica Superbike lap record holder at Laguna Seca, was third with a 1:24.545 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Cameron Petersen, a three-time race winner so far in 2024, was fourth-quickest at 1:24.766 on his Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz, who says Laguna Seca is one of his favorite tracks in the world, was fifth with a 1:24.862.
Remarkable rookie Sean Dylan Kelly completed the tightly packed top six with a 1:24.877 on his EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing BMW.
That’s just 0.572 second separating the top six riders.
Three-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne, Petersen’s teammate, was seventh with a 1:25.228.
Brandon Paasch was eighth with a 1:25.347 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R.
Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach finished the session ninth with a lap time of 1:25.872.
Paasch’s teammate Xavi Fores rounded out the top 10 with a 1:26.513.
Toprak Razgatlioglu led World Superbike Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at Donington Park, in England. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad M 1000 RR on spec Pirelli slicks, the Turkish racer covered the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) track in 1:26.013, topping the field of 23 riders.
As he was in Free Practice One (FP1), Danilo Petrucci was the best of the rest again with a 1:26.235 on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati in FP2.
Rookie sensation Nicolo Bulega was third-fastest with a time of 1:26.238 on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
After posting the third-quickest time in FP1, American Garrett Gerloff slipped to 16th in FP2 with a 1:27.154 on his Bonovo Action BMW.
Toprak tops the times on the opening day at Donington Park
Superbike Free Practice
After rain overnight the day started with damp patches around the 4.023km Donington Park started. Rain stayed away for the rest of the day and conditions improved throughout with lots of track action across multiple classes
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) led the way in both sessions. His fastest time was 1’26.013 and the championship leader put little doubt on his status as the favourite for this weekend. An early save at the final corner in FP2 was the only time he seemed flustered throughout the course of 34 laps
Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) was second fastest in both sessions. The Italian continues to recover injuries sustained in a training crash in April but looked very comfortable today. Petrucci completed 32 laps today despite staying in his pit garage for the first 15 minutes of FP2
It was a difficult day for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati pair of Nicolo Bulega and Alvaro Bautista who finished the day third and sixth fastest. Bautista crashed at Redgate while his teammate ran off the track on two occasions
Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) was the leading British rider at his home round. The Kawasaki rider ended the day 0.283s slower than Razgatlioglu
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P1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
“I was feeling very positive coming here because I remember last year I was losing time in some corners and sectors due to the bike setup. I love the engine braking with the BMW and it’s working well. The bike stops easily and turns efficiently. We are very strong, especially in the last sector, but I’m not feeling 100% confident in the last two corners. We are trying to improve there. In all sectors, we are strong, but I feel like I am losing in some areas. I need to improve in those areas and I think tomorrow we can ride better than today.”
P2 | Danilo Petrucci | Barni Spark Racing Team
“Today was good. It’s always good fun to ride on this track. It’s one of my favourite circuits. I especially like the first part of the lap because it’s so fast and exciting every time. After Misano, I spent two weeks resting and not using my right arm and shoulder because after the race the inflammation was very difficult. During the last two weeks we have worked on the shoulder but I couldn’t train properly. The situation is a little bit better compared to Misano, but I still lack a lot of power. It’s good to be here and to be fast.”
P4 | Alex Lowes | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
“It’s been quite a good day honestly. Last year when we came to Donington it was a brand new surface and the track was quite abrasive. I was pretty fast on both compounds of tyres. Donington Park is a great circuit and everybody loves it and the lap times are always really close. It’s not the longest lap so you’ve got to be on it and be consistent. The bike was working well and I enjoyed it, it’s great to see a good crowd here already on Friday and I’m looking forward to the weekend.”
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ADHD Friendly Mode
Reduces distractions and improve focus
This mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
Blindness Mode
Allows using the site with your screen-reader
This mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
Online Dictionary
Readable Experience
Content Scaling
Default
Text Magnifier
Readable Font
Dyslexia Friendly
Highlight Titles
Highlight Links
Font Sizing
Default
Line Height
Default
Letter Spacing
Default
Left Aligned
Center Aligned
Right Aligned
Visually Pleasing Experience
Dark Contrast
Light Contrast
Monochrome
High Contrast
High Saturation
Low Saturation
Adjust Text Colors
Adjust Title Colors
Adjust Background Colors
Easy Orientation
Mute Sounds
Hide Images
Hide Emoji
Reading Guide
Stop Animations
Reading Mask
Highlight Hover
Highlight Focus
Big Dark Cursor
Big Light Cursor
Cognitive Reading
Virtual Keyboard
Navigation Keys
Voice Navigation
Accessibility Statement
www.roadracingworld.com
July 11, 2025
Compliance status
We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience,
regardless of circumstance and ability.
To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level.
These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible
to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific
disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML,
adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email
Screen-reader and keyboard navigation
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with
screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive
a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements,
alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website.
In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels;
descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups),
and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag
for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology.
To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on
as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Disability profiles supported in our website
Epilepsy Safe Mode: this profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures that result from flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
Visually Impaired Mode: this mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
Cognitive Disability Mode: this mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily.
ADHD Friendly Mode: this mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
Blindness Mode: this mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): this profile enables motor-impaired persons to operate the website using the keyboard Tab, Shift+Tab, and the Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments
Font adjustments – users, can increase and decrease its size, change its family (type), adjust the spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
Color adjustments – users can select various color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap color schemes of titles, texts, and backgrounds, with over seven different coloring options.
Animations – person with epilepsy can stop all running animations with the click of a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs, and CSS flashing transitions.
Content highlighting – users can choose to emphasize important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight focused or hovered elements only.
Audio muting – users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the entire website instantly.
Cognitive disorders – we utilize a search engine that is linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of phrases, initials, slang, and others.
Additional functions – we provide users the option to change cursor color and size, use a printing mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and many other functions.
Browser and assistive technology compatibility
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Notes, comments, and feedback
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to
