Luca Lunetta led Moto3 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Lunetta used his Pirelli-shod SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda to lap the 2.82-mile track in 1:40.053, which led the field of 26 riders.
David Muñoz was second-best with a time of 1:40.262 on his LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP KTM.
Joel Kelso, piloting his LEVELUP-MTA KTM, claimed the third and final spot on the front with a lap time of 1:40.445.
Lunetta earns Friday top spot as big hitters face Q1. The Italian leads Muñoz and Kelso as Mugello’s top two, Quiles and Carpe, will be in Q1 on Saturday.
A 1:40.053 in the latter stages of a dry Moto3 Practice saw Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) top the Friday afternoon rush at Assen, and his margin to second place was a healthy one. David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) was the rider closest to Lunetta, 0.209s the gap, as Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) completed the top three.
It was a good session for World Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), the #99 was P4 ahead of impressive rookie Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3), but it wasn’t an ideal afternoon for the top two from Mugello.
Both Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) and Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) will be in the Q1 fight after finishing outside the top 14, and they’ll be joined by 2025 podium finishers Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) and Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) in a big-hitting Q1 line-up.
What does Saturday have in store for Moto3 then? They’ll be hoping FP2 will be dry before qualifying gets underway at 12:50 local time.
Marc Marquez topped MotoGP World Championship Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Riding his Michelin-shod Lenovo Ducati Desmosedici GP25, the six-time MotoGP World Champion turned a lap of 1:32.216 around the 2.82-mile (4.54 km) track and led the 22-rider field.
Maverick Viñales was second-best with a 1:32.529 on his Red Bull KTM Tech3 RC16.
Marco Bezzecchi was third with a lap of 1:32.570 on his Aprilia Racing RS-GP25.
Big crash to P1: Marc Marquez leads Viñales on Friday morning. The title race leader crashed at Turn 15 but eventually went on to grab top spot by three tenths ahead of Viñales and Bezzecchi.
More proof MotoGP riders are built differently. Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) didn’t let a huge Turn 15 crash stop him from setting the fastest time in FP1, as the #93 endures a dramatic start to his Motul Grand Prix of the Netherlands. Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) were P2 and P3 to see three manufacturers sitting at the top of the times early into the weekend.
With 37 minutes to go, Marc Marquez suffered a big crash at Ramshoek – the fast Turn 15 left-hander. The #93 highsided on the way into the corner and was up on his feet, but the title chase leader looked in some discomfort with his left hand, as he made his way back to pit lane and into his office. Team Manager, Davide Tardozzi, reported that Marquez was in a little bit of pain with his left elbow, and the crash was potentially caused by the 93-time Grand Prix winner downshifting too quickly.
Not an ideal start to the weekend, but in true Marquez fashion, he ventured back out on track with 19 minutes to go and with just over 12 minutes left, the #93 rose to P1 by three tenths of a second. Talk about a rollercoaster ride. And on his penultimate lap, Marquez went even quicker with a 1:32.216 – impressive is one word to explain what we just saw.
Rounding out the top five heading into this afternoon’s Practice session were Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), with Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) in P6.
Alonso Lopez was quickest during Moto2 World Championship Free Practice Friday morning at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Riding his Pirelli-shod Folladore SpeedRS Boscoscuro on the 2.82-mile (4.54 km) track, the Spaniard recorded a 1:36.025 to lead the field of 28 riders.
Manuel Gonzalez was the best of the rest with a 1:36.035 on his LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex.
Albert Arenas was third-fastest with a 1:36.091 on his ITALJET Gresini Moto2 Kalex.
American Joe Roberts finished the opening session in 20th with a 1:37.297 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
Alvaro Carpe was quickest during Moto3 World Championship practice Friday morning at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Riding his Red Bull KTM Ajo on Pirelli control tires, the Spaniard covered the 2.82-mile (4.54 km) road course in 1:46.078, topping the field of 26 riders.
Maximo Quiles was the best of the rest with a 1:46.189 on his CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team KTM.
Angel Piqueras was third with a lap time of 1:46.457 on his FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI KTM.
The service will last approximately 20 minutes. Following the service, David’s ashes will be placed in the columbarium. We are permitted to view the placement from our vehicles, but kindly note that approaching the columbarium during interment is not allowed.
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American rider Garrett Gerloff has extended his current contract with the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team to race the Ninja ZX-10RR in the 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship season.
Garrett Gerloff (31) scored his best finish of the season at Misano in June. Photo courtesy Puccetti Racing.
Gerloff, now 29 years of age, came to WorldSBK after a successful MotoAmerica career, which saw him finish third in the Supersport category in 2015, securing two race wins on the way. His prowess and even greater potential was made clear by his successive MotoAmerica Supersport Championship wins in 2016 and 2017.
Promoted to the Superbike category in MotoAmerica in 2018, he would race there for two seasons. He progressed from fifth in year one to third in year two, before he was picked up by an officially supported WorldSBK satellite team for the 2020 season.
Garrett Gerloff rides the only Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10 RR on the 2025 World Superbike grid. Photo courtesy Puccetti Racing.
Having ridden for two different manufacturers before joining Kawasaki in 2025, Garrett has scored eight podiums in all, with this total including two second-place rankings.
Since he became the ‘Lone Star’ in the new Puccetti Racing-operated Kawasaki WorldSBK Team this season, the Texan rider has made progress in what is one of the most closely contested WorldSBK line-ups in a decade or more.
The continuation of an official Kawasaki entry in WorldSBK on the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR demonstrates in a very public way not only Kawasaki’s relentless focus on the Ninja brand through all levels of production-derived racing, it also underlines a desire to continue the success that has been achieved by several iterations of the Ninja ZX-10R and ZX-10RR including seven WorldSBK Rider Championship wins.
Despite being new in the WorldSBK entry list this season, the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team is already well established in the paddock. The current season is at the exact halfway point right now, making the signing of Gerloff for the 2026 campaign at such an early stage a strong vote of confidence on what the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team thinks can be achieved alongside Garrett – not just in the second half of 2025 but next year as well.
Manuel Puccetti:
“It is a pleasure to continue to work with Garrett because, for us, he is a real top rider, the same level as the front guys. I think we will have better and better results. Our collaboration started this year, together with our new Kawasaki supported team, in WorldSBK. This achievement makes me incredibly proud. It is also a big responsibility to do our best for a wonderful brand that we have worked with for more than 20 years, in one form or another. We have continuously improved with Garrett this year, and I am quite positive that for next year, we will make a good step and have better and better results. We are super-pleased to work with Garrett as he is such a nice guy. I saw in the history of Kawasaki’s collaboration with new riders that they only improve in their speed, progression, and performance.”
Garrett Gerloff:
“I am very happy to have signed again with the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team for the 2026 season. I have been confident in the team and everything we have been doing. We are moving forward, even if it has been tough at times. I am happy with the team, the progress that we have made in the first half of the season, and their belief in me. They have been great at not putting undue pressure on me. I can see that they believe in the project and they also believe in me. We all want to keep investing and developing the bike. I am excited to build on what I have come to know about the Ninja ZX-10RR. It’s going to be nice to continue with the same project, the same people, and while not having to re-learn anything fundamental. For 2026, I am sure that is going to be positive for us.”
“We are sure Ninja fans will be enthusiastic about Garrett Gerloff extending his agreement to ride for the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team into 2026. From a factory perspective, his feedback helps us to continually develop our Ninja machines for riders everywhere. The Ninja brand has a global significance – including in Garrett’s USA homeland where the Ninja concept was originally conceived. We join all Kawasaki fans wishing him good fortune in 2026.”
Assen is the only venue that has hosted a Grand Prix every year since our inaugural season in 1949, with the sole exception of 2020. This year also marks the 100th anniversary since racing began in the area.
The original Assen circuit used up to 1954 measured 16.54 km, reduced to 7.7 km in 1955 and then 6.1 km in 1984. The current layout has been used since 2006, with minor adjustments. In 2016, the Dutch TT was held on Sunday for the first time after previously taking place on Saturday.
The 500cc race at the 1975 Dutch TT is the only MotoGP race where the first two riders were credited with the same race time. Barry Sheene and Giacomo Agostini finished so close that the timekeepers of the day, using manual timing accurate to 0.1 seconds, were unable to split them.
The top 15 at the 2018 Dutch GP was the closest in MotoGP at the time, with 16.043 seconds between Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa. The record is now 8.928, from the 2021 Doha GP. Assen 2018 is now the fifth.
MOTOGP™ WINNERS IN ASSEN ON THE GRID
Francesco Bagnaia 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) – Marc Marquez 2 (2014, 2018) – Fabio Quartararo 1 (2021) – Maverick Viñales 1 (2019) – Jack Miller 1 (2016)
SPRINT WINNERS IN ASSEN
Marco Bezzecchi 1 (2023) – Francesco Bagnaia 1 (2024)
Honda ’s most recent MotoGP win at Assen was Marc Marquez in 2018 from pole. Honda have seven MotoGP™ wins in the modern era here with six riders: Valentino Rossi, Sete Gibernau, Nicky Hayden, Casey Stoner, Marc Marquez and Miller.
Yamaha ’s most recent MotoGP win here was for Quartararo in 2021. Yamaha have 11 wins in the modern era with five riders: Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Ben Spies, Viñales and Quartararo.
Ducati ’s four MotoGP wins here are Stoner in 2008 (from pole), Bagnaia in 2022 (from pole), 2023 and 2024 (also from pole). Ducati have then taken the last three poles in Assen, including with Bezzecchi in 2023.
Aprilia ’s best MotoGP results in the modern era at the Dutch TT are Viñales, P3 in 2022, his maiden podium with the Noale factory, and Aleix Espargaro, P3 in 2023.
KTM have a best MotoGP™ result here of P4 for Brad Binder in 2023.
EXTRA FACTS AND STATS
11 riders on the grid have MotoGP podiums in Assen: Marc Marquez (7), Viñales (4), Bagnaia (3), Quartararo (2), Bezzecchi (2), Miller (1), Joan Mir (1), Alex Rins (1), Enea Bastianini (1), Jorge Martin (1) and substitute rider Aleix Espargaro (1). 7 have
taken pole: Bagnaia (2), M. Marquez (1), Johann Zarco (1), Quartararo (1), Viñales and A. Espargaro (1) and Bezzecchi (1).
Only two of the current riders have scored points in all ninth Tissot Sprints: Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez.
The only two riders to win the MotoGP™ race at Assen in successive years are Bagnaia (2022, 2023 and 2024), and Rossi (2004 and 2005). In the 500cc class, Giacomo Agostini and Mick Doohan both won the Dutch TT five years in a row.
WHAT HAPPENS IF…
90 If a Ducati qualifies in the top three, it will be the 90th consecutive GP that a Ducati rider starts on the front row, a run that stretches back to Valencia 2020.
76 Ducati are on a streak of 75 podiums in a row. Another will extend their own record to 76. The only manufacturer with more than 75 podiums in a row is Honda with 83 from the FIM GP 1993 to the Imola GP 1999.
68 If Marc Marquez wins the GP at the Dutch TT, it will be his 68th win in MotoGP, equalling MotoGP Legend Giacomo Agostini in second on the list riders with most MotoGP wins, behind MotoGP Legend Valentino Rossi (89).
20 Rookie Fermin Aldeguer will be 20 years and 85 days old on Sunday and would be the second-youngest MotoGP winner after Marc Marquez (20 years and 63 days old in Austin, 2013), if he wins on Sunday.
10 If Marc and Alex Marquez both finish either P1 or P2 in the Sprint in Assen, it will be all 10 Sprints in 2025 that have been a Marquez 1-2 – Marc-Alex or Alex-Marc.
5 There are five riders on the grid who could take their maiden MotoGP win this weekend: Raul Fernandez, Pedro Acosta and rookies Ai Ogura, Somkiat Chantra and Fermin Aldeguer.
3 If Marc Marquez wins on Sunday at the Dutch TT, it will be the first time he wins in the three successive GP races since 2019 (five, from the San Marino GP to the Australian GP).
1 KTM and Aprilia riders could give their factory a maiden premier class win in Assen.
The new range of small Aprilia 125 sports bikes is further enhanced by the arrival of the
new Aprilia RS 125 GP Replica, a homage to the refined Aprilia RS-GP25, the prototype
used to compete in the MotoGP World Championship, ridden by World Champion Jorge
Martin and Marco Bezzecchi.
Graphics on the RS 125 GP Replica are a reproduction of those on the company’s 2025 MotoGP RS-GP. Photo courtesy Aprilia.
The Aprilia RS 125 GP Replica boasts the same edgy livery as the official MotoGP bikes,
dominated by black with red and purple graphics, including the logos of the Aprilia Racing
team sponsors.
A high-adrenaline “Race Replica”, with the aesthetics of the original reproduced in every
detail, it also stands out from the competition thanks to its superb standard equipment,
including the QuickShift electronic gearbox for rapid, precise gear changes and the
single-seat cover for an even sportier look.
The Aprilia RS 125 GP Replica comes with ABS, an electronic quickshifter, traction control and a “rollover prevention” system for emergency braking. Photo courtesy Aprilia.
A bold aesthetic that instantly evokes the track and a sense of competition, further
enhanced by the bold matte black paint finish of the swingarm and frame, crafted
from die-cast aluminium beams with cross-ribbed reinforcement – the result of Aprilia’s
extensive expertise.
The Aprilia RS 125 GP Replica also benefits from the major technical improvements
introduced on the RS 125 for 2025. The tuning of the single-cylinder engine with fourvalve timing and liquid cooling has also been overhauled, and boasts the same firstclass performance as the previous model, despite being compliant with the more stringent
Euro 5+ regulations: 15 hp (11 kW) at 10,500 rpm and 11.5 Nm at 8,500 rpm, figures
which set a new benchmark in this category.
The single-cylinder, 15 bhp, Euro5-compliant powerplant of the RS 125 GP Replica. Photo courtesy Aprilia.
Traction control (which can be disabled) and the cutting-edge dual-channel ABS
developed in collaboration with Bosch also come as standard, and the bike also features
a rollover prevention system in the event of emergency braking.
Things were going quite smoothly for Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier heading into the Road America round of the 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. He’d won three of the first four races, and it appeared to be clear sailing in his attempt to win a sixth MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. Even after making a few mistakes in race one in Wisconsin, Beaubier emerged from Saturday’s race with a third-place finish and a 26-point lead over Jake Gagne.
Then Sunday happened.
While battling with race-one winner Josh Herrin for the lead in race two, Beaubier crashed his BMW in the Carousel and could only watch as the defending MotoAmerica Superbike Champion won his second successive race on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati. And, just like that, the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship is a wide-open battle with just 18 points covering the top four and only two points separating the two men who fought for the title last year – Beaubier and Herrin.
Josh Herrin (1). Photo by Michael Gougis.
Now the teams head west for the all-important three-week stretch with rounds five and six slated for Ridge Motorsports Park and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, respectively.
First up, Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington, June 27-29.
While his early-season points lead has evaporated, don’t expect Beaubier to panic as the series heads to the Pacific Northwest. And why would he? After all, he just needs to remember that he hobbled into the Ridge round last June (for what was round five) on crutches after suffering a broken heel at Road America. His points lead may be gone, but Beaubier is healthy and ready to restart a season in which he’s had race-winning pace in the first three rounds.
For Herrin, the 2025 season didn’t start great with three third-place finishes and a fifth in the first two rounds, but that all changed with his two wins at Road America. Herrin has made a habit of starting slowly and then building momentum as summer hits, and for all intents and purposes, the championship will start fresh in Washington – at least for the two at the top.
Beaubier and Herrin, however, aren’t the only ones in this title fight after the first three rounds. Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong has four second-place finishes to start his season, and only a semi-disastrous 10th-place finish in race two’s rainstorm at Road Atlanta have stopped him from being even closer than the 15 points between him and Beaubier.
Fong has shown that he’s comfortable in the Yamaha factory team, and he’s making the most of a situation that he’s always wanted to be in.
Fong’s teammate Jake Gagne is back and healthy with the three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion just three points behind his teammate and 18 points from Beaubier. Gagne has three podium finishes so far, including his dominant wet-weather victory in race two at Barber. Gagne is coming off his worst finish of the season, an eighth in race two at Road America when he collided with Sean Dylan Kelly off the start, ran off track, and had to charge through the field to score his eight points.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante started his season with a crash in the first race of the year at Barber Motorsports Park, but he’s been consistent ever since as he tries to climb out of a points-deficit hole. Escalante earned his first podium of the season in race two at Road America with his third-place finish. He is fifth in the championship, 54 points adrift of Beaubier.
Real Steel Honda’s Hayden Gillim is sixth in the title chase on his Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP as he continues to get Superbike upgrades race by race. Gillim has finished every race with a best of sixth on three occasions.
Escalante’s teammate Kelly will show up at Ridge tied with Gillim for sixth, and hopeful of having a short memory as he attempts to put a horrendous weekend at Road America behind him. After starting the season with four successive fourth-place finishes, Kelly earned just two points from the two races in Wisconsin.
Even though the point standings don’t reflect it, FLO4LAW/SBU Racing’s Benjamin Smith has been impressive. Two non-finishes blemish his standing in the championship, but he comes to Ridge Motorsports Park hot off a career Superbike best fourth-place in race two at Road America.
Gillim’s teammate JD Beach is tied with Smith for seventh in the Superbike standings with his non-finish in race one at Road America the only blemish in his season that sees him atop the title chase in the Superbike Cup, a class within a class for those racing Stock 1000-spec motorcycles. Beach’s mechanical DNF in race one in Wisconsin ended his hopes of a perfect Superbike Cup season, but he bounced back the next day, however, to start a new streak.
Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates rounds out the top 10 as the series heads west with the Georgian 10 points behind Smith and Beach.
Pre-Ridge Motorsports Park Notes…
The Ridge Motorsports Park round of the 2025 MotoAmerica Championship will feature five classes: Superbike, Motovation Supersport, SC-Project Twins Cup, the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship, and Royal Enfield’s Build.Train.Race.
Cameron Petersen beat Jake Gagne by a scant .032 of a second to win a wet Superbike race one at Ridge in 2024. Coincidently, the .032 matched Gagne’s number. Xavi Forés was third in his fill-in ride for the injured Richie Escalante on the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki.
Race two featured a dry racetrack and a different outcome with Josh Herrin taking the victory over Bobby Fong and Cameron Petersen.
The difference between a wet racetrack and a dry racetrack? Almost 17 seconds a lap at Ridge Motorsports Park on a Superbike. At least according to last year’s best race laps. In the wet race one, Jake Gagne had the fastest lap of the race, a 1:57.079. In the dry race two, Josh Herrin clicked off a best of 1:40.167.
Frenchman Loris Baz earned pole position for the two Superbike races last year with his lap of 1:39.478. Baz was joined on the front row by Cameron Petersen and Josh Herrin.
The Superbike lap record at Ridge Motorsports Park is still held by Jake Gagne with his record-setting lap of 1:39.145 set during Q2 in 2022.
Cameron Beaubier and Josh Hayes arrive in Washington still tied atop the all-time AMA road race wins list with 89 vicxtories apiece.
With his 68 AMA Superbike wins, Beaubier is getting to the point of being within reach of all-time AMA Superbike wins leader Mat Mladin, with the Australian sitting at the top of the list with 82 Superbike victories.
Three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne is the winningest rider in the five-year (10-race) history of MotoAmerica holding a round of its championship at Ridge Motorsports Park. Gagne has won five Superbike races at Ridge with Cameron Beaubier winning three, including the first two races in 2020.
More, from a another news release issued by MotoAmerica:
Although there have been four different race winners in the first three rounds of the 2025 Motovation Supersport season, the cream of a year ago has already risen to the top, giving us another PJ Jacobsen vs. Mathew Scholtz slugfest as the series heads to the Pacific Northwest for round four at Ridge Motorsports Park, June 27-29.
PJ Jacobsen (15). Photo by Michael Gougis.
The name at the top of the heap is Jacobsen and his Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL Ducati Panigale V2, with the New Yorker consistently fast with two wins, three seconds, and a third, which translates to him finishing on the podium in all six races.
Scholtz and his Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R9 have also won two races, but his non-wins haven’t been as strong as Jacobsen’s, with two thirds, a fourth, and a fifth. The South African rolls into Shelton, Washington, trailing Jacobsen by 20 points.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott hasn’t won a race yet in 2025, but you can sense that it’s coming. And he needs it, as he can’t let the top two get much farther ahead and still have a fighting chance in the championship. Scott is coming off a good weekend at Road America with a second in race one and a fifth in race two. He heads to round four 46 points behind Jacobsen and 26 in arrears of Scholtz.
Scholtz’s teammate Blake Davis is the third rider to win a Motovation Supersport race, with the youngster arriving at Ridge fresh off a race-two victory at Road America. Unfortunately, Davis crashed out of race one. The 19-year-old is two points behind Scott in the battle for third.
The fourth rider to win a race is BPR Racing’s Josh Hayes, with the four-time AMA Superbike Champion winning in the rain in the second race of the year at Road Atlanta. Hayes had a miserable Road America and has dropped down to eighth in the title chase.
Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis was happy to see Road America in his rear-view mirror, with the Kentuckian’s size always a problem at the track in Elkhart Lake. Lewis salvaged two seventh-place finishes to hold on to fifth in the championship, just two points ahead of Celtic/Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen, with the South African scoring his first podium finish of the year in race two with his second-place finish.
Petersen is just four points ahead of Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s Kayla Yaakov and 10 ahead of Hayes.
SC-Project Twins Cup – Back To Work
The last time the SC-Project Twins Cup racers turned a wheel in anger was way back on April 4 at Barber Motorsports Park, which means that many of them haven’t raced a motorcycle since then.
Alessandro Di Mario isn’t among them, as the Robem Engineering-backed Kentuckian has been competing and is leading the Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul Championship. But this coming weekend, Di Mario will be back on his Aprilia RS 660 in an effort to successfully defend his 2024 Twins Cup title.
So far, so good for Di Mario, as he leads the title chase heading to Ridge by 19 points over RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Matthew Chapin.
Chapin leads the way in race wins with his two victories from Daytona back in March, but he has a non-score in race two at Barber, while Di Mario has been both fast and consistent with a win and three second-place finishes.
Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing’s Dominic Doyle is third in the championship by just five points over Bad Boys Racing’s Avery Dreher and seven over Koch Racing’s Sean Ungvarsky.
Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul race winner Hank Vossberg will make his SC-Project Twins Cup debut at Ridge Motorsports Park on a Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660.
The top three in the championship are racing motorcycles from three different manufacturers – Aprilia, Suzuki, and Yamaha.
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship – Lewis Red Hot
Saddlemen Race Development’s Jake Lewis heads to the Pacific Northwest with the hot hand in the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship. Lewis has won three of the four races held thus far in 2025 – race two at Daytona International Speedway and a doubleheader sweep at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
The three wins put him atop the championship standings by 15 points over his teammate Travis Wyman, who in turn is just five points ahead of his younger brother Cody and his KWR Harley-Davidson Pan America.
Saddlemen Race Development’s defending class champion Cory West is the only rider other than Lewis to win a race (race one at Daytona) and he’s currently fourth in the title chase, a point behind Cody Wyman and 21 points behind Lewis.
Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing’s Dominic Doyle is the first non-Harley in the championship point standings. Doyle and his Yamaha MT-09 SP are fifth in the title chase.
Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race. – Tripleheader!
The women of the Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race. program will race three times this weekend at Ridge Motorsports Park to make up for the race that was pushed off the schedule by inclement weather at Barber Motorsports Park in April.
With three races on their scorecard thus far in 2025, Miranda Cain is atop the point standings, with the Road America race-two winner leading Kira Knebel by four points in what promises to be a hotly contested championship.
Knebel is the only multi-time winner so far in 2025, with her wins coming in the lone Barber race and the recent race one at Road America.
Shea MacGregor is only six points out of the lead in third, with her two second-place finishes putting her just four points clear of Camille Conrad and eight ahead of Cassie Creer, who rounds out the top five in the championship as the series has its first tripleheader at Ridge.
Pre-Ridge Motorsports Park Notes…
Last year’s race at Ridge Motorsports Park was the fifth round of the MotoAmerica Championship, and Mathew Scholtz left the Pacific Northwest with four wins in a row, including his two at Ridge. Scholtz beat PJ Jacobsen and Kayla Yaakov to win race one prior to the controversial race two in which Scholtz and Jacobsen came together, with the latter crashing out of the race. Scholtz was able to carry on, beating Yaakov and Tyler Scott.
Cody Wyman and Jake Lewis were the winners in the two Mission Super Hooligan National Championship races at Ridge. Wyman beat Hayden Schultz and Tyler O’Hara in race one, with Lewis topping O’Hara and Cory West in race two.
Mikayla Moore won both races in the Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race. program at Ridge in 2024, beating Camille Conrad and Kira Knebel in race one and Lauren Prince and Aubrey Credaroli in race two.
The SC-Project Twins Cup class didn’t race at Ridge last year, but Dominic Doyle and Rocco Landers emerged victorious in the two races in 2023.
PJ Jacobsen leads all active Supersport racers on the all-time MotoAmerica Supersport wins list with 13 career victories. That puts him sixth all-time and just one behind Josh Herrin (fifth) and two behind Richie Escalante (fourth). The all-time wins leader in the class is JD Beach with 32 career victories.
Seven riders have won Mission Super Hooligan National Championship races in the four-year history of the class: Tyler O’Hara, Cory West, Jake Lewis, Andy DiBrino, Jeremy McWilliams, Cody Wyman, and Troy Herfoss. O’Hara leads the way with eight wins.
David Muñoz (64) and Luca Lunetta (58) during the practice session at TT Assen. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Luca Lunetta led Moto3 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Lunetta used his Pirelli-shod SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda to lap the 2.82-mile track in 1:40.053, which led the field of 26 riders.
David Muñoz was second-best with a time of 1:40.262 on his LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP KTM.
Joel Kelso, piloting his LEVELUP-MTA KTM, claimed the third and final spot on the front with a lap time of 1:40.445.
Lunetta earns Friday top spot as big hitters face Q1. The Italian leads Muñoz and Kelso as Mugello’s top two, Quiles and Carpe, will be in Q1 on Saturday.
A 1:40.053 in the latter stages of a dry Moto3 Practice saw Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) top the Friday afternoon rush at Assen, and his margin to second place was a healthy one. David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) was the rider closest to Lunetta, 0.209s the gap, as Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) completed the top three.
It was a good session for World Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), the #99 was P4 ahead of impressive rookie Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3), but it wasn’t an ideal afternoon for the top two from Mugello.
Both Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) and Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) will be in the Q1 fight after finishing outside the top 14, and they’ll be joined by 2025 podium finishers Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) and Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) in a big-hitting Q1 line-up.
What does Saturday have in store for Moto3 then? They’ll be hoping FP2 will be dry before qualifying gets underway at 12:50 local time.
Marc Marquez was fastest this morning during FP1 at Assen. Photo courtesy Ducati Corse Team.
Marc Marquez topped MotoGP World Championship Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Riding his Michelin-shod Lenovo Ducati Desmosedici GP25, the six-time MotoGP World Champion turned a lap of 1:32.216 around the 2.82-mile (4.54 km) track and led the 22-rider field.
Maverick Viñales was second-best with a 1:32.529 on his Red Bull KTM Tech3 RC16.
Marco Bezzecchi was third with a lap of 1:32.570 on his Aprilia Racing RS-GP25.
Big crash to P1: Marc Marquez leads Viñales on Friday morning. The title race leader crashed at Turn 15 but eventually went on to grab top spot by three tenths ahead of Viñales and Bezzecchi.
More proof MotoGP riders are built differently. Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) didn’t let a huge Turn 15 crash stop him from setting the fastest time in FP1, as the #93 endures a dramatic start to his Motul Grand Prix of the Netherlands. Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) were P2 and P3 to see three manufacturers sitting at the top of the times early into the weekend.
With 37 minutes to go, Marc Marquez suffered a big crash at Ramshoek – the fast Turn 15 left-hander. The #93 highsided on the way into the corner and was up on his feet, but the title chase leader looked in some discomfort with his left hand, as he made his way back to pit lane and into his office. Team Manager, Davide Tardozzi, reported that Marquez was in a little bit of pain with his left elbow, and the crash was potentially caused by the 93-time Grand Prix winner downshifting too quickly.
Not an ideal start to the weekend, but in true Marquez fashion, he ventured back out on track with 19 minutes to go and with just over 12 minutes left, the #93 rose to P1 by three tenths of a second. Talk about a rollercoaster ride. And on his penultimate lap, Marquez went even quicker with a 1:32.216 – impressive is one word to explain what we just saw.
Rounding out the top five heading into this afternoon’s Practice session were Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), with Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) in P6.
Alonso Lopez was fastest this morning at wet TT Assen Circuit. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Alonso Lopez was quickest during Moto2 World Championship Free Practice Friday morning at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Riding his Pirelli-shod Folladore SpeedRS Boscoscuro on the 2.82-mile (4.54 km) track, the Spaniard recorded a 1:36.025 to lead the field of 28 riders.
Manuel Gonzalez was the best of the rest with a 1:36.035 on his LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex.
Albert Arenas was third-fastest with a 1:36.091 on his ITALJET Gresini Moto2 Kalex.
American Joe Roberts finished the opening session in 20th with a 1:37.297 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
Alvaro Carpe was fastest this morning during FP1 at TT Assen. Photo courtesy Red Bull KTM Ajo Team.
Alvaro Carpe was quickest during Moto3 World Championship practice Friday morning at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Riding his Red Bull KTM Ajo on Pirelli control tires, the Spaniard covered the 2.82-mile (4.54 km) road course in 1:46.078, topping the field of 26 riders.
Maximo Quiles was the best of the rest with a 1:46.189 on his CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team KTM.
Angel Piqueras was third with a lap time of 1:46.457 on his FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI KTM.
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American rider Garrett Gerloff has extended his current contract with the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team to race the Ninja ZX-10RR in the 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship season.
Garrett Gerloff (31) scored his best finish of the season at Misano in June. Photo courtesy Puccetti Racing.
Gerloff, now 29 years of age, came to WorldSBK after a successful MotoAmerica career, which saw him finish third in the Supersport category in 2015, securing two race wins on the way. His prowess and even greater potential was made clear by his successive MotoAmerica Supersport Championship wins in 2016 and 2017.
Promoted to the Superbike category in MotoAmerica in 2018, he would race there for two seasons. He progressed from fifth in year one to third in year two, before he was picked up by an officially supported WorldSBK satellite team for the 2020 season.
Garrett Gerloff rides the only Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10 RR on the 2025 World Superbike grid. Photo courtesy Puccetti Racing.
Having ridden for two different manufacturers before joining Kawasaki in 2025, Garrett has scored eight podiums in all, with this total including two second-place rankings.
Since he became the ‘Lone Star’ in the new Puccetti Racing-operated Kawasaki WorldSBK Team this season, the Texan rider has made progress in what is one of the most closely contested WorldSBK line-ups in a decade or more.
The continuation of an official Kawasaki entry in WorldSBK on the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR demonstrates in a very public way not only Kawasaki’s relentless focus on the Ninja brand through all levels of production-derived racing, it also underlines a desire to continue the success that has been achieved by several iterations of the Ninja ZX-10R and ZX-10RR including seven WorldSBK Rider Championship wins.
Despite being new in the WorldSBK entry list this season, the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team is already well established in the paddock. The current season is at the exact halfway point right now, making the signing of Gerloff for the 2026 campaign at such an early stage a strong vote of confidence on what the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team thinks can be achieved alongside Garrett – not just in the second half of 2025 but next year as well.
Manuel Puccetti:
“It is a pleasure to continue to work with Garrett because, for us, he is a real top rider, the same level as the front guys. I think we will have better and better results. Our collaboration started this year, together with our new Kawasaki supported team, in WorldSBK. This achievement makes me incredibly proud. It is also a big responsibility to do our best for a wonderful brand that we have worked with for more than 20 years, in one form or another. We have continuously improved with Garrett this year, and I am quite positive that for next year, we will make a good step and have better and better results. We are super-pleased to work with Garrett as he is such a nice guy. I saw in the history of Kawasaki’s collaboration with new riders that they only improve in their speed, progression, and performance.”
Garrett Gerloff:
“I am very happy to have signed again with the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team for the 2026 season. I have been confident in the team and everything we have been doing. We are moving forward, even if it has been tough at times. I am happy with the team, the progress that we have made in the first half of the season, and their belief in me. They have been great at not putting undue pressure on me. I can see that they believe in the project and they also believe in me. We all want to keep investing and developing the bike. I am excited to build on what I have come to know about the Ninja ZX-10RR. It’s going to be nice to continue with the same project, the same people, and while not having to re-learn anything fundamental. For 2026, I am sure that is going to be positive for us.”
“We are sure Ninja fans will be enthusiastic about Garrett Gerloff extending his agreement to ride for the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team into 2026. From a factory perspective, his feedback helps us to continually develop our Ninja machines for riders everywhere. The Ninja brand has a global significance – including in Garrett’s USA homeland where the Ninja concept was originally conceived. We join all Kawasaki fans wishing him good fortune in 2026.”
Marc Marquez (93) leads the MotoGP World Championship heading into the Motul Grand Prix of The Netherlands. Photo by Michael Gougis.
Assen is the only venue that has hosted a Grand Prix every year since our inaugural season in 1949, with the sole exception of 2020. This year also marks the 100th anniversary since racing began in the area.
The original Assen circuit used up to 1954 measured 16.54 km, reduced to 7.7 km in 1955 and then 6.1 km in 1984. The current layout has been used since 2006, with minor adjustments. In 2016, the Dutch TT was held on Sunday for the first time after previously taking place on Saturday.
The 500cc race at the 1975 Dutch TT is the only MotoGP race where the first two riders were credited with the same race time. Barry Sheene and Giacomo Agostini finished so close that the timekeepers of the day, using manual timing accurate to 0.1 seconds, were unable to split them.
The top 15 at the 2018 Dutch GP was the closest in MotoGP at the time, with 16.043 seconds between Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa. The record is now 8.928, from the 2021 Doha GP. Assen 2018 is now the fifth.
MOTOGP™ WINNERS IN ASSEN ON THE GRID
Francesco Bagnaia 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) – Marc Marquez 2 (2014, 2018) – Fabio Quartararo 1 (2021) – Maverick Viñales 1 (2019) – Jack Miller 1 (2016)
SPRINT WINNERS IN ASSEN
Marco Bezzecchi 1 (2023) – Francesco Bagnaia 1 (2024)
Honda ’s most recent MotoGP win at Assen was Marc Marquez in 2018 from pole. Honda have seven MotoGP™ wins in the modern era here with six riders: Valentino Rossi, Sete Gibernau, Nicky Hayden, Casey Stoner, Marc Marquez and Miller.
Yamaha ’s most recent MotoGP win here was for Quartararo in 2021. Yamaha have 11 wins in the modern era with five riders: Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Ben Spies, Viñales and Quartararo.
Ducati ’s four MotoGP wins here are Stoner in 2008 (from pole), Bagnaia in 2022 (from pole), 2023 and 2024 (also from pole). Ducati have then taken the last three poles in Assen, including with Bezzecchi in 2023.
Aprilia ’s best MotoGP results in the modern era at the Dutch TT are Viñales, P3 in 2022, his maiden podium with the Noale factory, and Aleix Espargaro, P3 in 2023.
KTM have a best MotoGP™ result here of P4 for Brad Binder in 2023.
EXTRA FACTS AND STATS
11 riders on the grid have MotoGP podiums in Assen: Marc Marquez (7), Viñales (4), Bagnaia (3), Quartararo (2), Bezzecchi (2), Miller (1), Joan Mir (1), Alex Rins (1), Enea Bastianini (1), Jorge Martin (1) and substitute rider Aleix Espargaro (1). 7 have
taken pole: Bagnaia (2), M. Marquez (1), Johann Zarco (1), Quartararo (1), Viñales and A. Espargaro (1) and Bezzecchi (1).
Only two of the current riders have scored points in all ninth Tissot Sprints: Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez.
The only two riders to win the MotoGP™ race at Assen in successive years are Bagnaia (2022, 2023 and 2024), and Rossi (2004 and 2005). In the 500cc class, Giacomo Agostini and Mick Doohan both won the Dutch TT five years in a row.
WHAT HAPPENS IF…
90 If a Ducati qualifies in the top three, it will be the 90th consecutive GP that a Ducati rider starts on the front row, a run that stretches back to Valencia 2020.
76 Ducati are on a streak of 75 podiums in a row. Another will extend their own record to 76. The only manufacturer with more than 75 podiums in a row is Honda with 83 from the FIM GP 1993 to the Imola GP 1999.
68 If Marc Marquez wins the GP at the Dutch TT, it will be his 68th win in MotoGP, equalling MotoGP Legend Giacomo Agostini in second on the list riders with most MotoGP wins, behind MotoGP Legend Valentino Rossi (89).
20 Rookie Fermin Aldeguer will be 20 years and 85 days old on Sunday and would be the second-youngest MotoGP winner after Marc Marquez (20 years and 63 days old in Austin, 2013), if he wins on Sunday.
10 If Marc and Alex Marquez both finish either P1 or P2 in the Sprint in Assen, it will be all 10 Sprints in 2025 that have been a Marquez 1-2 – Marc-Alex or Alex-Marc.
5 There are five riders on the grid who could take their maiden MotoGP win this weekend: Raul Fernandez, Pedro Acosta and rookies Ai Ogura, Somkiat Chantra and Fermin Aldeguer.
3 If Marc Marquez wins on Sunday at the Dutch TT, it will be the first time he wins in the three successive GP races since 2019 (five, from the San Marino GP to the Australian GP).
1 KTM and Aprilia riders could give their factory a maiden premier class win in Assen.
The Aprilia RS 125 GP Replica. Photo courtesy Aprilia.
The new range of small Aprilia 125 sports bikes is further enhanced by the arrival of the
new Aprilia RS 125 GP Replica, a homage to the refined Aprilia RS-GP25, the prototype
used to compete in the MotoGP World Championship, ridden by World Champion Jorge
Martin and Marco Bezzecchi.
Graphics on the RS 125 GP Replica are a reproduction of those on the company’s 2025 MotoGP RS-GP. Photo courtesy Aprilia.
The Aprilia RS 125 GP Replica boasts the same edgy livery as the official MotoGP bikes,
dominated by black with red and purple graphics, including the logos of the Aprilia Racing
team sponsors.
A high-adrenaline “Race Replica”, with the aesthetics of the original reproduced in every
detail, it also stands out from the competition thanks to its superb standard equipment,
including the QuickShift electronic gearbox for rapid, precise gear changes and the
single-seat cover for an even sportier look.
The Aprilia RS 125 GP Replica comes with ABS, an electronic quickshifter, traction control and a “rollover prevention” system for emergency braking. Photo courtesy Aprilia.
A bold aesthetic that instantly evokes the track and a sense of competition, further
enhanced by the bold matte black paint finish of the swingarm and frame, crafted
from die-cast aluminium beams with cross-ribbed reinforcement – the result of Aprilia’s
extensive expertise.
The Aprilia RS 125 GP Replica also benefits from the major technical improvements
introduced on the RS 125 for 2025. The tuning of the single-cylinder engine with fourvalve timing and liquid cooling has also been overhauled, and boasts the same firstclass performance as the previous model, despite being compliant with the more stringent
Euro 5+ regulations: 15 hp (11 kW) at 10,500 rpm and 11.5 Nm at 8,500 rpm, figures
which set a new benchmark in this category.
The single-cylinder, 15 bhp, Euro5-compliant powerplant of the RS 125 GP Replica. Photo courtesy Aprilia.
Traction control (which can be disabled) and the cutting-edge dual-channel ABS
developed in collaboration with Bosch also come as standard, and the bike also features
a rollover prevention system in the event of emergency braking.
Cameron Beaubier (6) leads the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship heading into the Ridge Motorsports Park round. Photo by Michael Gougis.
Things were going quite smoothly for Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier heading into the Road America round of the 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. He’d won three of the first four races, and it appeared to be clear sailing in his attempt to win a sixth MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. Even after making a few mistakes in race one in Wisconsin, Beaubier emerged from Saturday’s race with a third-place finish and a 26-point lead over Jake Gagne.
Then Sunday happened.
While battling with race-one winner Josh Herrin for the lead in race two, Beaubier crashed his BMW in the Carousel and could only watch as the defending MotoAmerica Superbike Champion won his second successive race on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati. And, just like that, the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship is a wide-open battle with just 18 points covering the top four and only two points separating the two men who fought for the title last year – Beaubier and Herrin.
Josh Herrin (1). Photo by Michael Gougis.
Now the teams head west for the all-important three-week stretch with rounds five and six slated for Ridge Motorsports Park and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, respectively.
First up, Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington, June 27-29.
While his early-season points lead has evaporated, don’t expect Beaubier to panic as the series heads to the Pacific Northwest. And why would he? After all, he just needs to remember that he hobbled into the Ridge round last June (for what was round five) on crutches after suffering a broken heel at Road America. His points lead may be gone, but Beaubier is healthy and ready to restart a season in which he’s had race-winning pace in the first three rounds.
For Herrin, the 2025 season didn’t start great with three third-place finishes and a fifth in the first two rounds, but that all changed with his two wins at Road America. Herrin has made a habit of starting slowly and then building momentum as summer hits, and for all intents and purposes, the championship will start fresh in Washington – at least for the two at the top.
Beaubier and Herrin, however, aren’t the only ones in this title fight after the first three rounds. Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong has four second-place finishes to start his season, and only a semi-disastrous 10th-place finish in race two’s rainstorm at Road Atlanta have stopped him from being even closer than the 15 points between him and Beaubier.
Fong has shown that he’s comfortable in the Yamaha factory team, and he’s making the most of a situation that he’s always wanted to be in.
Fong’s teammate Jake Gagne is back and healthy with the three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion just three points behind his teammate and 18 points from Beaubier. Gagne has three podium finishes so far, including his dominant wet-weather victory in race two at Barber. Gagne is coming off his worst finish of the season, an eighth in race two at Road America when he collided with Sean Dylan Kelly off the start, ran off track, and had to charge through the field to score his eight points.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante started his season with a crash in the first race of the year at Barber Motorsports Park, but he’s been consistent ever since as he tries to climb out of a points-deficit hole. Escalante earned his first podium of the season in race two at Road America with his third-place finish. He is fifth in the championship, 54 points adrift of Beaubier.
Real Steel Honda’s Hayden Gillim is sixth in the title chase on his Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP as he continues to get Superbike upgrades race by race. Gillim has finished every race with a best of sixth on three occasions.
Escalante’s teammate Kelly will show up at Ridge tied with Gillim for sixth, and hopeful of having a short memory as he attempts to put a horrendous weekend at Road America behind him. After starting the season with four successive fourth-place finishes, Kelly earned just two points from the two races in Wisconsin.
Even though the point standings don’t reflect it, FLO4LAW/SBU Racing’s Benjamin Smith has been impressive. Two non-finishes blemish his standing in the championship, but he comes to Ridge Motorsports Park hot off a career Superbike best fourth-place in race two at Road America.
Gillim’s teammate JD Beach is tied with Smith for seventh in the Superbike standings with his non-finish in race one at Road America the only blemish in his season that sees him atop the title chase in the Superbike Cup, a class within a class for those racing Stock 1000-spec motorcycles. Beach’s mechanical DNF in race one in Wisconsin ended his hopes of a perfect Superbike Cup season, but he bounced back the next day, however, to start a new streak.
Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates rounds out the top 10 as the series heads west with the Georgian 10 points behind Smith and Beach.
Pre-Ridge Motorsports Park Notes…
The Ridge Motorsports Park round of the 2025 MotoAmerica Championship will feature five classes: Superbike, Motovation Supersport, SC-Project Twins Cup, the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship, and Royal Enfield’s Build.Train.Race.
Cameron Petersen beat Jake Gagne by a scant .032 of a second to win a wet Superbike race one at Ridge in 2024. Coincidently, the .032 matched Gagne’s number. Xavi Forés was third in his fill-in ride for the injured Richie Escalante on the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki.
Race two featured a dry racetrack and a different outcome with Josh Herrin taking the victory over Bobby Fong and Cameron Petersen.
The difference between a wet racetrack and a dry racetrack? Almost 17 seconds a lap at Ridge Motorsports Park on a Superbike. At least according to last year’s best race laps. In the wet race one, Jake Gagne had the fastest lap of the race, a 1:57.079. In the dry race two, Josh Herrin clicked off a best of 1:40.167.
Frenchman Loris Baz earned pole position for the two Superbike races last year with his lap of 1:39.478. Baz was joined on the front row by Cameron Petersen and Josh Herrin.
The Superbike lap record at Ridge Motorsports Park is still held by Jake Gagne with his record-setting lap of 1:39.145 set during Q2 in 2022.
Cameron Beaubier and Josh Hayes arrive in Washington still tied atop the all-time AMA road race wins list with 89 vicxtories apiece.
With his 68 AMA Superbike wins, Beaubier is getting to the point of being within reach of all-time AMA Superbike wins leader Mat Mladin, with the Australian sitting at the top of the list with 82 Superbike victories.
Three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne is the winningest rider in the five-year (10-race) history of MotoAmerica holding a round of its championship at Ridge Motorsports Park. Gagne has won five Superbike races at Ridge with Cameron Beaubier winning three, including the first two races in 2020.
More, from a another news release issued by MotoAmerica:
Although there have been four different race winners in the first three rounds of the 2025 Motovation Supersport season, the cream of a year ago has already risen to the top, giving us another PJ Jacobsen vs. Mathew Scholtz slugfest as the series heads to the Pacific Northwest for round four at Ridge Motorsports Park, June 27-29.
PJ Jacobsen (15). Photo by Michael Gougis.
The name at the top of the heap is Jacobsen and his Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL Ducati Panigale V2, with the New Yorker consistently fast with two wins, three seconds, and a third, which translates to him finishing on the podium in all six races.
Scholtz and his Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R9 have also won two races, but his non-wins haven’t been as strong as Jacobsen’s, with two thirds, a fourth, and a fifth. The South African rolls into Shelton, Washington, trailing Jacobsen by 20 points.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott hasn’t won a race yet in 2025, but you can sense that it’s coming. And he needs it, as he can’t let the top two get much farther ahead and still have a fighting chance in the championship. Scott is coming off a good weekend at Road America with a second in race one and a fifth in race two. He heads to round four 46 points behind Jacobsen and 26 in arrears of Scholtz.
Scholtz’s teammate Blake Davis is the third rider to win a Motovation Supersport race, with the youngster arriving at Ridge fresh off a race-two victory at Road America. Unfortunately, Davis crashed out of race one. The 19-year-old is two points behind Scott in the battle for third.
The fourth rider to win a race is BPR Racing’s Josh Hayes, with the four-time AMA Superbike Champion winning in the rain in the second race of the year at Road Atlanta. Hayes had a miserable Road America and has dropped down to eighth in the title chase.
Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis was happy to see Road America in his rear-view mirror, with the Kentuckian’s size always a problem at the track in Elkhart Lake. Lewis salvaged two seventh-place finishes to hold on to fifth in the championship, just two points ahead of Celtic/Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen, with the South African scoring his first podium finish of the year in race two with his second-place finish.
Petersen is just four points ahead of Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s Kayla Yaakov and 10 ahead of Hayes.
SC-Project Twins Cup – Back To Work
The last time the SC-Project Twins Cup racers turned a wheel in anger was way back on April 4 at Barber Motorsports Park, which means that many of them haven’t raced a motorcycle since then.
Alessandro Di Mario isn’t among them, as the Robem Engineering-backed Kentuckian has been competing and is leading the Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul Championship. But this coming weekend, Di Mario will be back on his Aprilia RS 660 in an effort to successfully defend his 2024 Twins Cup title.
So far, so good for Di Mario, as he leads the title chase heading to Ridge by 19 points over RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Matthew Chapin.
Chapin leads the way in race wins with his two victories from Daytona back in March, but he has a non-score in race two at Barber, while Di Mario has been both fast and consistent with a win and three second-place finishes.
Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing’s Dominic Doyle is third in the championship by just five points over Bad Boys Racing’s Avery Dreher and seven over Koch Racing’s Sean Ungvarsky.
Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul race winner Hank Vossberg will make his SC-Project Twins Cup debut at Ridge Motorsports Park on a Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660.
The top three in the championship are racing motorcycles from three different manufacturers – Aprilia, Suzuki, and Yamaha.
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship – Lewis Red Hot
Saddlemen Race Development’s Jake Lewis heads to the Pacific Northwest with the hot hand in the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship. Lewis has won three of the four races held thus far in 2025 – race two at Daytona International Speedway and a doubleheader sweep at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
The three wins put him atop the championship standings by 15 points over his teammate Travis Wyman, who in turn is just five points ahead of his younger brother Cody and his KWR Harley-Davidson Pan America.
Saddlemen Race Development’s defending class champion Cory West is the only rider other than Lewis to win a race (race one at Daytona) and he’s currently fourth in the title chase, a point behind Cody Wyman and 21 points behind Lewis.
Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing’s Dominic Doyle is the first non-Harley in the championship point standings. Doyle and his Yamaha MT-09 SP are fifth in the title chase.
Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race. – Tripleheader!
The women of the Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race. program will race three times this weekend at Ridge Motorsports Park to make up for the race that was pushed off the schedule by inclement weather at Barber Motorsports Park in April.
With three races on their scorecard thus far in 2025, Miranda Cain is atop the point standings, with the Road America race-two winner leading Kira Knebel by four points in what promises to be a hotly contested championship.
Knebel is the only multi-time winner so far in 2025, with her wins coming in the lone Barber race and the recent race one at Road America.
Shea MacGregor is only six points out of the lead in third, with her two second-place finishes putting her just four points clear of Camille Conrad and eight ahead of Cassie Creer, who rounds out the top five in the championship as the series has its first tripleheader at Ridge.
Pre-Ridge Motorsports Park Notes…
Last year’s race at Ridge Motorsports Park was the fifth round of the MotoAmerica Championship, and Mathew Scholtz left the Pacific Northwest with four wins in a row, including his two at Ridge. Scholtz beat PJ Jacobsen and Kayla Yaakov to win race one prior to the controversial race two in which Scholtz and Jacobsen came together, with the latter crashing out of the race. Scholtz was able to carry on, beating Yaakov and Tyler Scott.
Cody Wyman and Jake Lewis were the winners in the two Mission Super Hooligan National Championship races at Ridge. Wyman beat Hayden Schultz and Tyler O’Hara in race one, with Lewis topping O’Hara and Cory West in race two.
Mikayla Moore won both races in the Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race. program at Ridge in 2024, beating Camille Conrad and Kira Knebel in race one and Lauren Prince and Aubrey Credaroli in race two.
The SC-Project Twins Cup class didn’t race at Ridge last year, but Dominic Doyle and Rocco Landers emerged victorious in the two races in 2023.
PJ Jacobsen leads all active Supersport racers on the all-time MotoAmerica Supersport wins list with 13 career victories. That puts him sixth all-time and just one behind Josh Herrin (fifth) and two behind Richie Escalante (fourth). The all-time wins leader in the class is JD Beach with 32 career victories.
Seven riders have won Mission Super Hooligan National Championship races in the four-year history of the class: Tyler O’Hara, Cory West, Jake Lewis, Andy DiBrino, Jeremy McWilliams, Cody Wyman, and Troy Herfoss. O’Hara leads the way with eight wins.
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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 23, 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
