WorldSBK: Superpole Race Results From Hungary

Mathilde Gasnier

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July 27, 2025

WorldSBK: Superpole Race Results From Hungary

Toprak Razgatlioglu won the World Superbike Superpole Race Sunday morning at Balaton Park Circuit, in Hungary. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR, the Turkish racer won the 10-lap race by 2.810 seconds.

Sam Lowes was the runner-up on his ELF Marc VDS Ducati Panigale V4R, and Alvaro Bautista was third on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.

Danilo Petrucci finished his race 10th on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R and Nicolo Bulega, Bautista’s teammate, crossed the finish line 13th.

American Garrett Gerloff was declared unfit with a lower back injury after his crash in race 1.

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More from a press release issued by Dorna:

MIXED CONDITIONS THRILLER: Razgatlioglu takes victory in WorldSBK’s 1000th race as Bulega’s tyre gamble fails. Razgatlioglu makes it eight straight race wins as his title rival misses the points for the first time in his two-year WorldSBK career.

The 1000^th MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship race is in the books, closing out the first millennium of WorldSBK racing action. The weather threw a spanner in the works at Balaton Park Circuit, as morning rain left damp patches on the track. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) rode undeterred, winning his 14^th race this season, leading Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) onto the podium. Bautista and Razgatlioglu have now shared the podium 83 times, just two rostrum finishes shy of Rea and Razgatlioglu, who hold the record. Sam Lowes’ P3 finish earned him his third podium for his second in two rounds, all three podiums earned in Tissot Superpole Races.

Another milestone for Razgatlioglu: With his 60^th fastest race lap, he passes Noriyuki Haga, now second all time behind Rea with 104

Toprak landed the holeshot from pole position, looking poised to sail away from the rest of the grid, until Sam Lowes and Danilo Petrucci overtook him on Lap 3. As the race dragged into the latter laps, Petrucci sank the order, falling out of the podium places to P7 with three laps to go. Razgatlioglu laid down two 1’40s laps late in the contest to seal his second race win of the weekend, the defending Champion claiming the glory of having won Race 800, Race 900, and now Race 1000. Each milestone with a different manufacturer: first Kawasaki, then Yamaha and now BMW for Race 1000. Sam Lowes’ (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) thunderous pace to start the race held on long enough to land him P2, but his first WorldSBK win continues to elude him. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) found a way through to P3 early in the running, earning him a solitary third place rostrum finish as he was five seconds behind Lowes, and three seconds ahead of Locatelli, who placed P4. Notably, tyre strategy seemed to play an important role in the mixed conditions, with the podium finishers all opting for slick tyres.

Vierge matches season high: The #97 lands P5 in a wet ride at Balaton

Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) followed ‘El Turco’ into the first corner in P2, but strong rides from Sam Lowes and Alvaro Bautista pushed him down to fourth for the 38^th time in his career. Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) took home P5, tying his best result of the season. Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) led the Bimota tandem with his P6 finish.

British trio close out point-scoring positions: Rookie Ryan Vickers leads from P7

Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) shone in the morning’s Warm Up session, finishing in P3. In the Superpole Race, while he wasn’t quite as fast, he wasn’t far behind, finishing P7 for his career-best WorldSBK result. Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) in P8 improved on his career-best finish, a P9 set at Assen in a rainy Superpole Race earlier this season. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) snagged the last point-scoring spot in P9, finishing just over a second behind the Scotsman in front of him. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) closed out the top 10, slipping down the order to tenth after a robust start to the race. Petrucci was the fastest rider to race with a pair of intermediate tyres, riding well to place within the top 10 in the difficult conditions.

Bulega slides down the order to P13: Tough break in the rain as the result comes as #11’s worst WorldSBK result

Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) fought with Rea in the last laps to try to land in the points, but the Swiss rider lost out and was shuffled to P11. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) struggled to keep to his regular pace, finishing 0.880s behind the #77. Just before the start of the race, Bulega and his team swapped to intermediate tyres on both wheels, a move that appears to have backfired, as he finished in P13, outside the points for the first time in his WorldSBK career, in a race that he completed. In P14, Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) led Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team), Michael Rinaldi (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team), and Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team on the timesheet. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) crashed in Lap 3 from running in the top 10 positions on Turn 14, ending his race before Tito Rabat (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) was forced to retire later in the contest before he saw the chequered flag.

The top nine from the WorldSBK Superpole Race full results here!

1 Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’40.649s

2. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +2.810s

3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +7.251s

4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +10.216s

5. Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) +10.509s

6. Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +12.295s

7. Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) +17.005s

8. Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) +17.065s

9. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +18.241s

Fastest Lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu 1’40.649s

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BSB: Ray Won Race 1 at Brands Hatch

Mathilde Gasnier

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July 26, 2025

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Ray claims first Bennetts BSB Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit victory as Redding closes.

Bradley Ray ended his winning drought on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit by claiming the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship race victory of the weekend as Scott Redding continued to close and Kyle Ryde returned to the podium.

Ray had seized the advantage at the start of the race with Christian Iddon and Rory Skinner initially holding the top three positions ahead of Ryde and Redding.

Ryde was soon into third on the Nitrous Competitions OMG Racing Yamaha, and behind Skinner went wide on lap three at Graham Hill Bend, giving Redding the invitation he needed to move ahead.

Ray was pushing to claim his first Superbike victory at his home circuit and started to edge an advantage, but behind Iddon was holding second until lap six when Ryde attacked at Hawthorns.

Iddon was ready to fight back and he made his move on lap ten at Paddock Hill Bend with a dive down the inside, but the defending champion regained the position at Hawthorns.

Redding though was also in the hunt and he moved into third at Hawthorns and then had Ryde in his sights as Iddon held fourth place on the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki.

The champions then were duelling for second place and Redding launched his move on Ryde at Surtees with a dive down the inside. The Hager PBM Ducati then had his sights firmly set on closing the gap to Ray at the front as Ryde gave chase.

Redding was closing but despite setting the fastest lap of the race to take tomorrow’s Omologato Pole Position, he had to settle for second and take his first podium finish with Hager PBM Ducati since his 2019 title-winning year.

Ryde held third to add to his podium tally for Nitrous Competitions OMG Racing Yamaha, but Iddon and Danny Kent were also in close contention as Team Green equalled their best result of the season and McAMS Racing Yamaha claimed their highest finish of 2025.

Tommy Bridewell fought off Max Cook for sixth place ahead of Skinner who dropped to eighth with DAO Racing Honda’s Josh Brookes and Lee Jackson completing the top ten.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Brands Hatch, Race 1 result:

Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha)
Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati) +1.085s
Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions OMG Racing Yamaha) +2.824s
Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +3.376s
Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) + 3.420s
Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +9.867s
Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +10.109s
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) +11.854s
Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) +12.539s
Lee Jackson (DAO Racing Honda) +12.695s

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:

Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) 210
Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions OMG Racing Yamaha) 154
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) 130
Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) 122
Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 111
Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) 93
Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 88
Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 81
Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) 74
Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing BMW) 73

For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com

BRADLEY RAY – RACEWAYS YAMAHA:

“At the start I was just setting a rhythm and pulled just a little bit of a gap, not a lot to feel safe. Mid race it got out a little bit more over a second and I had this sort of weird feeling with the bike that was like something was going to go wrong with it, and I did like two 26.0s in a row and that led to Scott (Redding) getting close to me at the end. It’s a stressful race watching the pit board every lap not sure if the time is going to be going up or coming down!

“Towards the end, I was watching the pit board and to be honest I had nothing left, I was giving it everything, especially the last three or four laps. It was a long race I didn’t properly look at my pit board until lap 12 and there was still eight laps of the race to go and I felt like I’d done an endurance race already!

“It was a tough race, Scott was strong at the end and Kyle (Ryde) was strong in the middle of the race and was closing in. I think tomorrow is going to be a big fight between all of us, we have a few small things to maybe improve for tomorrow, especially for the second part of the race. I am happy to finally get the first podium here on the GP track on a superbike and to make it a win is even more special.”

MotoAmerica: Results From Saturday’s Talent Cup Race At Mid-Ohio (updated)

Mathilde Gasnier

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July 26, 2025

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MotoAmerica: Results From Saturday’s Talent Cup Race At Mid-Ohio (updated)

Warhorse Ducati/American Racing’s Alessandro Di Mario won Saturday’s MotoAmerica Talent Cup race over Tytler Cycle Racing’s Hank Vossberg, with CTR/D&D Cycles’ Bodie Paige third. Yamaha Blu Cru Estenson Racing’s Sam Drane was fourth, ahead of MP13 Racing’s Ella Dreher in fifth.

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More from a press release issued by MotoAmerica:

Warhorse Ducati/American Racing’s Alessandro Di Mario didn’t lead the most laps, but he led the only lap that mattered to win a thrilling Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul race at high noon on Saturday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

How close was this one? Seven riders finished within the same second as Di Mario with the race winner besting Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Hank Vossberg by a scant .050 of a second after 10 fast and furious laps of Mid-Ohio.

Pole sitter Bodie Paige ran out of gearing and that prevented him from making moves on the back straight on his CTR/D&D Cycles Krämer APX-350 MA. Still, Paige was third and just .250 of a second from victory.

Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing’s Sam Drane, the only rider to take to the track in a very wet Q2 on Saturday morning, was fourth, just .346 of a second off the lead as seven riders crossed the finish line in a tightly knit pack.

MP13 Racing’s Ella Dreher was fifth, .602 of a second behind Di Mario, with Royalty Racing’s Carson King sixth and Team Roberts’ Kody Kopp seventh, the last rider crossing the line within a second of Di Mario.

Kopp, however, set the fastest lap of the race – a 1:37.038 – on the fourth lap while Di Mario recorded just the sixth fastest lap en route to victory.

Bettencourt Racing’s Nathan Bettencourt battled to eighth as he tried in vain to latch on to the lead pack. Even so, he was just a tick over a second from victory.

Ice Barn Racing’s Solly Mervis and D&D Certified Racing’s Landen Smith rounded out the top 10 finishers.

Three different riders – Di Mario, Paige and Vossberg – led laps across the stripe, but there were at least 12 lead changes over the course of the 10-lap race.

After seven races, Di Mario’s fourth victory has stretched his championship points advantage over Drane to 33 points, 152-119. Paige is third with 102 points.

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Alessandro Di Mario
Hank Vossberg
Bodie Paige
Sam Drane
Ella Dreher
Carson King
Kody Kopp
Nathan Bettencourt
Solly Mervis
Landen Smith

A pack of six Talent Cup racers head to the finish line on the final lap with Alessandro Di Mario (27) winning his fourth race of the season by just .050 of a second over Hank Vossberg (31). Bodie Paige (65), Sam Drane (59), Ella Dreher (22), and Carson King give chase. Photo by Brian J. Nelson

Quotes:

Alessandro Di Mario – Winner

“The chatter was insane. As soon as I started pushing a little bit, my outside foot was slipping out and I was doing everything I could, and it was chattering a lot. I knew I didn’t have the pace to be up there. In the first part of the track they were a little faster, so I didn’t care if I got passed because I knew the straightaway was right after and it’s downhill, so it helped. After I figured out I didn’t have the pace, I just figured I had to be smart about it, and I knew I wanted to make a pass on the last lap, and it just worked out perfectly. When Hank passed me, I knew the group was pretty big, so I just tried to calm down and take it easy and I knew it was going to come down to the last lap and no lap before that mattered. When I was third, I knew that I could draft them, so I decided to make the move on the last lap.”

Hank Vossberg – Second Place

“It was crazy. I got not so great of a start, but I just tried to get up with the lead group because I knew that Bodie (Paige) would try and break away. He had some gear problems that allowed me to stay in the lead, and I just knew if I wanted to have a chance in the fight, I had to stay in the top three and get away from all the carnage. I just can’t give it up enough for the team.”

Bodie Paige – Third Place

“We just had a little bit of difficulty with our gearing. On the first lap I came down the straight and was hitting the rev limiter right before the speed trap so that definitely didn’t help with my race. Other than that, it was good. I definitely felt like I had the superior speed in that group, but it was just unfortunate, but that’s racing. Sometimes you just miss a setup. We’ll go back and fix it and look forward to the next one. It definitely made me a little bit angry coming down that backstraight knowing that I couldn’t really do anything because I knew I was going to hit the limiter. I tried to place myself in the best possible position but that backstraight definitely killed my last lap. We’ll look at the data and see what gearing we can put on for the next one.”

European Talent Cup: Sanchez P12 in Q2 and Matsudaira P6 in Q1

Mathilde Gasnier

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July 26, 2025

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European Talent Cup: Sanchez P12 in Q2 and Matsudaira P6 in Q1

American Mikey Lou Sanchez was 12th during European Talent Cup Qualifying 2 Friday afternoon at MotorLand Aragón, in Spain. Riding his AC RACING TEAM A.S.D. Honda on the 3.15-mile (5.07 km) track, the Texan recorded a 2:03.513.

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American Kensei Matsudaira finished Qualifying 1 in 6th on his Snipers Igaxteam Honda with a lap time of 2:04.235. Matsudaira will start P3 for the Last Chance race tomorrow.

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WorldSSP: Race One Results From Hungary

Mathilde Gasnier

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July 26, 2025

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Stefano Manzi won FIM Supersport World Championship Race One Saturday at Balaton Park Circuit, in Hungary. Riding his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate YZF R9, the Italian won the 18-lap race by 3.834 seconds.

Can Oncu was the runner-up on his Blu Cru Evan Bros Yamaha YZF R9, 1.941 second ahead of third-place finisher Bo Bendsneyder, who rode a MV Agusta Reparto Corse F3 800 RR.

Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise suffered a technical issue on his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2 on Turn 9 and Did Not Finish (DNF).

Stefano Manzi leads the championship with 269 points, 50 ahead of Can Oncu who has 219 points. Tom Booth-Amos is third with 182 points.

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More from a press release issued by Dorna:

Manzi lands first blow at Balaton for 16th WorldSSP win, stealing critical Championship points from Oncu. Oncu led early, but Manzi made up the gap and took Race 1, further insulating his Championship lead.

Closing out the opening day of racing action at Balaton Park Circuit’s Hungarian Round, the FIM Supersport World Championship grid took to the lakeside circuit for their first race of the weekend. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) beat out Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) as the pair featured in P1 or P2 for the sixth race in a row. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) finished on the rostrum in P3 for his sixth podium of the year as he looks to be enjoying a return to form at Balaton.

Manzi lands first blow at Balaton: The Italian increased his Championship lead to 50 points

Can Oncu was quick as usual at lights out, claiming the holeshot to start the race. Early on, he led the encounter ahead of Bo Bendsneyder, Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) and Stefano Manzi, who started back in P5. Manzi slowly reeled in the Turkish rider, until striking on Lap 10 to push Oncu down from P1, quickly carving out a margin of more than a second between him and the #61. The Championship leader would go on to lock down the race win from there. Oncu finished in P2, complicating his comeback hopes in the Championship picture. Fellow Yamaha and WorldSSP rookie Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA) looked like he would earn his first WorldSSP podium for most of the encounter, battling well with factory MV Agusta teammates Bo Bendsneyder and Filippo Farioli. However, nearing the end of the race, Bendsneyder got out in front and didn’t let go of the podium position to finish P3.

Jespersen career-high: The Danish rider, in his second full season, finished P6

Garcia was relegated off the podium for P4 by Bendsneyder and was later further demoted to P5 after being applied an Irresponsible Riding penalty by FIM WorldSBK Stewards. Farioli finished in P5; however, after Garcia’s penalty, he was bumped up to P4. Simon Jespersen (Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team) in P6 earned the best result of his 39-race WorldSSP career. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) had already made up 18 positions by Lap 3, going on to make up a total of 24 positions to finish P7 after his back-of-grid start due to being applied a technical infraction after the Tissot Superpole session.

Top ten spots: Bayliss P8, Oettl P9, Cardelus P10

Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) slipped down five positions after his front-row P3 start, finishing P8, 0.302s behind Masia. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) finished in P9 for his ninth top ten finish of his third WorldSSP season. Xavi Cardelus (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) finished in P10, rounding out the top 10 spots.

Mahias and Booth-Amos taste gravel: Current Championship P6 and P3 DNF

Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) went down in the first lap of the race, followed by Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) a few turns later in the early running. Booth-Amos returned, however, crashed again with four laps to go on Turn 9. Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME Air Racing) was the next to tumble as he and Masia went bar to bar, later resulting in Masia’s Irresponsible Riding Penalty. Niccolo Antonelli (VFT Racing) went down next on the Turn 11 chicane on lap 6. Corentin Perolari (Honda Racing World Supersport) crashed out on Lap 8 from P15 to miss out on scoring in Race 1. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) retired early with three laps to go. Kaito Toba (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) was the next to fall, spilling over on Turn 11.

The top six from the WorldSSP Race 1: Full results here!

1 Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing)

2. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +3.834s

3. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +5.775s

4. Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 8.680s

5. Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA) 9.000s

6. Simon Jespersen (Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team) 10.545s

Fastest lap: Stefano Manzi – 1’43.358s

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Moto2 European Championship: Moor P18 in Q2

Mathilde Gasnier

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July 26, 2025

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Moto2 European Championship: Moor P18 in Q2

American Rossi Attila Moor was 18th during Moto2 European Championship Qualifying 2 Saturday afternoon at MotorLand Aragón, in Spain. Riding his MMR Kalex on the 3.15-mile (5.07 km) track, the American recorded a 1:53.235. Moor Matsudaira will start P17 for the tomorrow’s race.

Reminder: American Max Toth is out having a shoulder surgery.

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MotoAmerica: Paige On Talent Cup Pole At Mid-Ohio

Mathilde Gasnier

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July 26, 2025

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MotoAmerica: Paige On Talent Cup Pole At Mid-Ohio

In a wet-to-dry Talent Cup Q2 at Mid-Ohio, only Sam Drane braved the tricky conditions. While others stayed in the pits, he went out alone, seizing the moment and logging valuable laps.

The starting grid has been determined based on the Q1 times recorded during yesterday’s qualifying one session.

CTR/D&D Cycles Bodie Paige took pole on Saturday in the MotoAmerica Talent Cup class at Mid-Ohio with a lap time of 1:36.084.

Warhorse Ducati/American Racing’s Alessandro Di Mario was second with a time of 1:36.685.

Tytler Cycles Racing’s Hank Vossberg was third with a time of 1:37.046.

The Talent Cup is running in conjunction with AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, along with selected WERA classes. Event operations are being run by WERA Motorcycle Roadracing, with the exception of Talent Cup officiating and timing & scoring, which is being handled by the usual MotoAmerica crew.

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WorldSBK: Race One Results From Hungary

Mathilde Gasnier

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July 26, 2025

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Toprak Razgatlioglu won FIM Superbike World Championship Race One Saturday at Balaton Park Circuit, in Hungary. The 2024 WorldSuperbike Champion, started from pole position, rode his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR to a 3.738- seconds margin of victory in the 20-lap race.

Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R and his teammate Alvaro Bautista finished third.

Andrea Locatelli, riding his Pata Maxus Yamaha YZF R1, took fourth.

Danilo Petrucci crossed the finish line fifth on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.

American Garrett Gerloff went from 14th on the grid to 9th at the finish on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.

Toprak Razgatlioglu leads the championship with 370 points, 9 ahead of Nicolo Bulega who has 361 points. Danilo Petrucci is third with 220 points.

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More from a press release issued by Dorna:

LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN: Seven wins in a row for Razgatlioglu as he wins red-flagged maiden race at Balaton. ‘El Turco’ led ‘Bulegas’ and Bautista across the line for his 160^th WorldSBK podium.

MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s 999^th race got off to a bumpy start with an early red flag restart. Once the Race resumed, the defending Champion was off like a shot for his 13^th win of the season. His win marks his 31^st win with BMW, tying Colin Edwards’ career win tally with Honda. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) stemmed the #1’s point gain with his sixth-consecutive P2, marking his 43^rd WorldSBK podium. In P3, Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) earned his 119^thcareer rostrum finish, now only 10 points behind Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team), who sits in front of him in third place in the Riders’ Championship.

Chaos at lights out: Seven riders came to grief seconds after lights out

As the pack funnelled into Lap 1’s first chicane, seven riders took a spill in a chain reaction of crashes that took place, involving: Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven), Danilo Petrucci, Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team), Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing), Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC), Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team), and Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team). Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) was applied a Double Long Lap Penalty for Irresponsible Riding by FIM WorldSBK stewards to start the restarted race. While they were uninjured, Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) and Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) didn’t make the start of the race, ending their Saturday early. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC), who were taken to the medical centre they remained as the race began again. Later, Lecuona was diagnosed with a left wrist fracture, and Gardner was transported to the hospital with a back contusion and suspected concussion.

Beachead at Balaton: Razgatlioglu carves out a larger Championship points margin for himself with Race 1 win

At the second lights out, Razgatlioglu took the holeshot into the first chicane ahead of Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team). Pulling away lap after lap by Lap 6, ‘El Turco’ was already 3.166s ahead of the rest of the grid, steaming ahead for his 70^th career win. After his crash, Bulega inherited P2 to mitigate ‘El Turco’s point gain. After a clinical overtake on Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha), Alvaro Bautista earned his second consecutive podium after tasting the prosecco at Donington’s Race 2.

Petrucci’s recovery ride: From the back of the grid to P5 for the Italian

Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) started the race well, but to his misfortune, Bulega and later Bautista shuffled him aside to relegate the #55 to P4. Danilo Petrucci’s (Barni Spark Racing Team) bike was still undergoing repairs on the sighting lap, obligating him to start the race from the exit of pit lane for a back-of-grid start. Undeterred, Petrucci cut his way up the timesheet, finishing the contest in P5. After Petrucci overtook him for P5, Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) gave chase but was unable to recover the position. His P6 still comes as a welcome result, landing four manufacturers in the top six.

Battle for P8: Rea, Montella, Vierge and Gerloff lock horns

Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team), Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) and Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) wrestled for P8 throughout the race before Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) crashed out with six laps to go. Montella ended up coming out on top, followed by Vierge in P8 and Gerloff in P9. Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) rounded out the top 10, recovering from several lost positions after he ran wide early in the race. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) took home P11 and P12, Aegerter finishing just over half a second behind the Dutchman.

Mackenzie scores with new team: P14 for the Scotsman

Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) was hampered by his double long lap penalty but rode well to salvage points from the race and finish in P13. Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) finished in P14 in his first WorldSBK race on Ducati machinery, leading Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) in the final point-scoring positions. Michael Rinaldi (GMT94-YAMAHA), Tito Rabat (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team), and Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team rounded out the last three finishers in P16, P17 and P18, respectively.

Letdown for Lowes: Crashes out after running in P2.

After the restart, Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) was the first rider to crash, a disappointing Race 1 for the English rider after his P2 finish in the Tissot Superpole. Riding well in the top eight, with six laps to go, Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) crashed twice in two laps to finish with a DNF.

The top six from the WorldSBK Race 1: Full results here!

1 Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)

2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +3.738s

3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +6.002s

4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +13.993s

5. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +16.174s

6. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +16.590s

Fastest lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu – 1’39.732s

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WorldWCR: Race One Results From Balaton Park

Mathilde Gasnier

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July 26, 2025

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WorldWCR: Race One Results From Balaton Park

Maria Herrera won Race One of the World Women’s Circuit Racing at Balaton Park Circuit, in Hungary. Riding her Klint Forward Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R7 on Pirelli control tires, Herrera won the 11-lap race by 1.395 second.

Chloe Jones was the runner-up on her GR Motosport Yamaha YZF-R7.

Beatriz Neila was third on her Ampito Crescent Yamaha YZF-R7.

American Mallory Dobbs finished 15th on her Diva Racing Yamaha YZF-R7 and American Sonya Lloyd got 20th on her Team Trasimeno Yamaha YZF-R7. Wild-card Elisa Gendron finished the first race 23th on her Pons Italika Racing FIMLA Yamaha YZF-R7.

Results WWCR RACE 1

More from a press release issued by Dorna:

Herrera fortifies WorldWCR Championship lead with Race 1 victory at Balaton, Jones strikes late for P2. Hererra increases her title lead to 18 points while the British rider earned her best result of her WorldWCR career behind her.

FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship kicked off its fourth round with race action in Hungary. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) found her way around the brand-new Balaton Park Circuit the fastest for her fourth win of the season. Chloe Jones (GR Motorsport) landed her second podium in a row after her maiden rostrum finish at her home round last time out at Donington. Beatriz Nelia (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) finished in third place for her seventh podium of the season after starting the contest from pole position.

Late Burst of speed: Herrera finished the race with the largest margin yet seen in a WorldWCR race, just +1.395s

Maria Herrera jumped ahead with the holeshot, leading Neila and Jones, who had a similarly rapid leap off the line from P6. That trio threw caution to the wind and traded overtakes to lead the race for stretches. Sarah Sanchez had caught up to the lead group by Lap 5, throwing her hat in the ring to make it a four-rider battle. Sanchez made an incisive move through the pack to P1, leading the group until the #6 reasserted herself at the front. Herrera would go on to run away from the pack, winning her 10^th race in the category. Chloe Jones benefitted from a final-lap error from Neila, cutting past her in the final chicane for her first-ever WorldWCR P2. Neila shuffled down to the last spot on the podium, dropping a total of nine points to Herrera to increase the deficit to 18 points.

Bad luck for Sanchez: Despite riding in the thick of the fight for the race win, she falls to P5

Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) showed determination in closing the distance to the lead group, and while she wasn’t able to fight through to battle for the race win, she finished in P4 for a solid 13 points it was a tough break for Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) who despite riding well and even leading the race after fighting through the pack at the front, she was overtaken by the lead posse to finish in P5. Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) finished the race in P6, leading the second group after overtaking Jessica Howden (Team Trasimeno), who was shuffled to P7.

Metronomic consistency from Lewis: The Kiwi rider has never missed the top 10 in races that she has finished

Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motorsports) finished P8 in Race 1, just under two seconds behind Howden. In P9, French rookie Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) led Astrid Madrigal (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) across the finish line after the Mexican rider charged up the grid from a P15 start to round out the top 10 positions.

Ongaro unfit: Lap 1 crash sees her Hungarian Round end early.

Ornella Ongaro was the first to crash out on Turn 11 of the Race’s first lap, being escorted on a stretcher to be reviewed in the medical centre. She was later diagnosed with a broken right humerus; she will be transported to Vezprem Hospital for further assessment. Tayla Relph (Full Throttle Racing) went down in Turn 5 with just three laps to go.

The top six from the WorldWCR Race 1: Full results here!

1 Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team)

2. Chloe Jones (GR Motosport) +1.395s

3. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) +1.536s

4. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) +3.575s

5. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +4.275s

6. Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) +6.820s

Fastest lap: Roberta Ponziani – 1’53.338s

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WorldSBK: Razgatlioglu Takes Pole Position In Hungary

Mathilde Gasnier

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July 26, 2025

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WorldSBK: Razgatlioglu Takes Pole Position In Hungary

Toprak Razgatlioglu took pole position during World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at Balaton Park Circuit, in Hungary. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR, the 2024 WorldSuperbike Champion recorded a lap time of 1:38.357 to lead the field of 23 riders.

Sam Lowes qualified second with a 1:38.834 on his ELF Marc VDS Ducati Panigale V4R.

Andrea Locatelli did a 1:38.843 on his Pata Maxus Yamaha YZF R1 to earn the third and final spot on the front row.

Row two starters include Aruba.it Racing’s Nicolo Bulega (1:38.969), Barni Spark Racing Team’s Danilo Petrucci (1:39.080), and Honda HRC’s Iker Lecuona (1:39.130).

American Garrett Gerloff qualified 14th with a 1:39.665 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.

Here, you can watch the Superpole last 5 minutes.

Results superpole wsbk

More from a press release issued by Dorna:

Rapid Razgatlioglu storms to Balaton Park pole ahead of Sam Lowes, title rival Bulega fourth. Reigning Champion Razgatlioglu was uncatchable during Superpole as he claimed his 22nd WorldSBK pole position.

Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) claimed the first MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship pole position at the Balaton Park Circuit by almost half-a-second during the Tissot Superpole session. ‘El Turco’ has been quick all weekend and backed that up with pole position with a 0.477s margin over Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) at the Hungarian Round, with Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) on the front row for the first time in 664 days.

The first run: Razgatlioglu goes quicker than FP3 on his first lap

It didn’t take long for Razgatlioglu to beat his time from FP3 as he set a blistering 1’38.459s, 0.459s quicker than his closest challenger, Locatelli. On his second run, he went a tenth quicker to set a new benchmark of 1’38.369s to extend his lead at the head of the field. Sam Lowes, the pacesetter in two of the three practice sessions, was third after the first runs.

Reed flag interrupt proceedings: Razgatlioglu almost half-a-second clear

A big crash for Tito Rabat (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) at Turn 9 brought out the red flags, with the #53 able to walk away from the crash but he was taken to the medical centre for a check-up. He was declared fit follow his check and was 18^thin Superpole. There was a separate crash at Turn 16 for Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) before the red flags were shown, interrupting the second runs. The session was resumed with 2’43 on the clock. When the session restarted, the #22 crashed again at Turn 1, ending his hopes of improving his times. The Brit was classified in 12^th place.

Razgatlioglu was ahead of the Bimota rider’s second spill and was able to improve his time to a 1’38.357s as he secured pole position at a 14^th different venue and his 22^nd in WorldSBK, while it’s also the ninth venue BMW have recorded a pole position at. Sam Lowes also improved his time to usurp Locatelli, lining up alongside ‘El Turco’ and Locatelli falling to third. It’s Locatelli’s first front row start since Portimao 2023, a wait of almost two years for the Italian.

Bulega on the second row: three places behind the Championship leader…

Title contender Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) will lead away the second row after claiming P4 in Superpole, his 1’38.969s coming after the red flag as he moved up a few positions but unable to put himself on the front row, two tenths away from Locatelli. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) is alongside ‘Bulegas’ in fifth with Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) the lead Honda rider in sixth, completing the second row.

Starting from the third row: Bautista leads Iannone and Vierge

Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was nine tenths away from Razgatlioglu’s time as he claimed seventh with a 1’39.266s, with Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) in eighth. Two Honda machines were in the top nine with Lecuona’s teammate, Xavi Vierge, taking ninth with a 1’39.350s. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) completed the top ten after posting a 1’39.375s, finishing half-a-tenth clear of Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) in 11^th.

The top six from WorldSBK Superpole, full results here:

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’38.357s

2. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.477s

3. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +0.486s

4. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.612s

5. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +0.723s

6. Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) +0.773s

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WorldSBK: Superpole Race Results From Hungary

July 27, 2025

Balaton Park, in Hungary. Photo courtesy Dorna.