American Rossi Attila Moor tests with a new chief engineer at the official FIM JuniorGP Moto2 test in Jerez
On May 15–16, Jerez hosted the second official test of the season for teams competing in the FIM JuniorGP Moto2 category.
Following the season-opening race at Estoril (which saw Rossi struggle with set-up), Team MMR and Révész Racing decided that a change in the technical staff was necessary: for the remainder of the season, they will continue with a new chief engineer, the Italian Massimo Biagini.
Biagini is one of the most highly regarded engineers in the Moto2 category, having previously worked with teams such as Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 and Team Sprint Technology. He has extensive experience in engine control and electronic settings, which are crucial for optimizing racing machine performance and adapting them to the riders’ styles.
Although Biagini was only able to join the team on the evening of the first test day, by the second day he had already found common ground with Rossi. As a result of their collaboration, they managed to find settings that allowed the young Hungarian-American rider to consistently improve his lap times.
During the test, the team paid special attention to fine-tuning issues that arose during the Estoril race—such as braking distances and acceleration—which they successfully resolved.
The team eagerly looks forward to the next race weekend, which will also take place in Jerez on June 1.
Toprak Razgatlioglu won FIM Superbike World Championship Race One Saturday at Autodrom Most, in The Czech Republic. The poleman rode his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR to a 6.015-second margin of victory in the 22-lap race.
Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R and just held off Danilo Petrucci, who rode his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R to third.
Alex Lowes was fourth on his Kawasaki Racing Team bimota KB998 Rimini and Bulega’s teammate, Alvaro Bautista crossed the finish line fifth.
American Garrett Gerloff finished the race 11th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
For the championship, Razgatlioglu is 29 points behind his principal rival Bulega who has 218 points. Bautista is third with 136 points.
FIGHTING BACK: Razgatlioglu claims victory ahead of Bulega at Most, Bautista fights back to P5.The reigning Champion was in good form for Race 1 as he claimed victory in Czechia, finishing directly ahead of title rival Nicolo Bulega.
The sun was out at Autodrom Most as the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship grid took to the track for Race 1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) returned to the top of the podium, cruising past Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) for P1 and not letting go of it from then on. Bulega and Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) claimed P2 and P3 respectively. Elsewhere, Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) recovered from a Lap 1 incident to secure P5.
151st PODIUM FOR RAZGATLIOGLU: A win on Sunday would see him tie Bautista in career race wins
Razgatlioglu overcame a streaking holeshot from Bulega who started in P2 to top the podium in Race 1. He took P1 from Bulega with a vintage ‘El Turco’ late braking overtake on the inside of Bulega into T1. It was his fifth race win of the season so far and breaks a three-race streak of placing P2 behind Bulega. For Bulega, tomorrow’s Tissot Superpole Race will be his 50th WorldSBK race, spectacularly, he has finished on the rostrum in more than 70% of those races. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) ran a solid race, doing well to convert his P3 in the Tissot Superpole session to P3 in Race 1.
BAUTISTA’S STUNNING RECOVERY RIDING: After falling to P16, Bautista recovered to P5
Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) had a good jump off the line, and while he was behind the streaking Bulega and Razgatlioglu, he cruised to a P4 after holding off a late attack by Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati). The Spaniard was involved in a race incident on Turn 2 in which he was able to stay on his bike, with Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) going down. The contact sent him back to P16, however he found another gear and flew back up the grid to finish P5 after overtaking a host of the grid’s riders. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) notched another strong result for him and his Panigale V4 R machinery in P6.
LECUONA AND VIERGE AGAIN INSIDE TOP 10: The Honda factory riders finish P7 and P9 respectively
Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) held onto P6 for most of the race after recovering from an early drop to P8. He only lost P6 to a surging Bautista who slid past him on Lap 18. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) squeezed between the factory Honda pair, holding P7 for most of the race until Bautista passed him as well; his P8 spelling his joint-best result in WorldSBK so far. Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) crossed the line just over half a second behind Montella for P9. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) placed P10, landing his best result of the season so far, showing process on his return to race form after his injury; the #65 had a mega Lap 1, jumping up from 15th on the grid to run as high as P6. Garrett Gerloff’s( Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) P11 was his best of the season so far as well, as the American will hope to continue settling into his new surroundings in Kawasaki green.
AEGERTER P13: Climbs up from P19 grid start
Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) was the slower of the Bimota riders today, finishing less than half a second behind Gerloff for P12. In P13, Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) did well to make up ground from his P19 grid start. Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) did well as well to improve to a point scoring P14 finish after starting in P17. Rounding out the point-scoring positions, Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) claimed P15 to snag a point in Race 1, with Sofuoglu having to take a Long Lap Penalty for shortcutting Turn 1 and not losing one second. Fellow Rookie Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) finished P16, followed by Tito Rabat (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) in 17th to round out the finishing riders.
TO NOTE FROM RACE 1: three retirements from the first race
Aside from Locatelli and van der Mark, with ‘Loka’ retiring on the spot and van der Mark bringing his bike back to the pits before retiring, there was one other retirement after Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) didn’t finish the race. His teammate, Tarran Mackenzie, didn’t take the race start.
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +6.015s
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +10.230s
4. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +14.814s
5. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +15.520s
6. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +16.053s
Fastest lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW) – 1’31.109s – new lap record
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Jaume Masia won FIM Supersport World Championship Race One Saturday at Autodrom Most, in The Czech Republic. Riding his Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2, the Spaniard won the 19-lap race by 0.137 seconds.
Turkish rider Can Oncu was the runner-up on his BLU CRU Evan Bros Team Yamaha YZF-R9, 7.860 second ahead of third-place finisher Lucas Mahias who rode his GMT94-Yamaha YZF-R9.
Championship point leader, Stefano Manzi finished 26th after crashing his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing YZF-R9.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise crashed his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2 on turn one and Did Not Finish (DNF).
For the championship, Bendsneyder is 36 points behind his principal rival Manzi who has 175 points. Booth-Amos is third with 124 points.
P15 TO P1: Masia takes remarkable first WorldSSP win from the fifth row as Manzi crashes from the lead. Jaume Masia earned his first WorldSSP win at Most’s Race 1, building on his Cremona podium to take victory after a last-lap battle with Can Oncu.
Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) claimed the first win of the Motul Czech Round weekend at the Autodrom Most as he led Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) and Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) into Parc Ferme. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) crashed out of the race in Lap 8, however second and third-place in the FIM Supersport World Championship standings were unable to take advantage of Manzi’s misfortune as second-place Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) finished P8 and Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) crashed out.
MASIA MAKES HIS MOVE: last lap overtake to win his first race since his Moto3™ win at Qatar in 2023
Grey skies once again hung above the Autodrom Most, causing low track temperatures which affected grip on the track. Oncu, Masia, Mahias and Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) managed to hang on behind Manzi who surged forward early in the race to claim P1. Debise fell out of the running early on with a crash in Lap 6, preventing him from being able to take advantage of Manzi’s crash. After Manzi’s Turn 16, Lap 8 lowside, Oncu strode into P1, first fighting with Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) and then Masia, with Masia sliding up the inside of Oncu at Turn 20 to claim P1 and shuffle Oncu to P2.
SCHROETTER P7 to P4: The German rider enjoyed a positive Race 1
Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing) earned his second- best result of the season, his best result since his P3 at Phillip Island’s Race 1. Aldi Mahendra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) landed his best-ever WorldSSP finish in P5, leaping up the grid from his P11 start. Corentin Perolari (Honda Racing World Supersport) was not only the fastest Honda on the day, but he was the best-performing WorldSSP Challenge rider on the day in P6.
OETTL MAINTAINS STRONG FORM: P7 after P5 placement in Superpole
Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) landed another strong result at Most, finishing in P7, pipping Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) in P8 by a mere +0.088s. Behind the pair, in P9, Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) carried the day for Triumph as he earned his best result since his pair of P7’s at his home round at Phillip Island, his third top 10 of the season. Just behind the Australian, Spaniard Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) finished +0.027s slower, earning P10. Back in P15, Raffaele de Rosa (QJMOTOR Factory Racing) earned Chinese manufacturer QJMOTOR their first point in WorldSSP.
CRASHES AND RETIREMENTS:A total of seven riders saw their Race 1 end early
Cold track temperatures and a strong wind challenged riders to see the chequered flag; Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) and Glenn van Straalen (D34G WorldSSP Racing Team) were the first riders to crash in Race 1, taking a spill on Turn 2 of Lap 1. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) crashed on Turn 16 of Lap 5, another tough blow to his Championship hopes. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) saw his front-row start squandered after a Turn 1 lowside on Lap 6. Niki Tuuli (QJMOTOR Factory Racing) retired from the race on the same sixth Lap.
Toprak Razgatlioglu took pole position during World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at Autodrom Most, in The Czech Republic. Riding his Pirelli-shod ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR on the 2.61-mile (4.21km), the 2024 WorldSuperbike Champion recorded a lap time of 1:30.397 to lead the field of 22 riders.
Nicolo Bulega qualified second with a 1:30.430 on his Aruba.It Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R.
Danilo Petrucci did a 1:30.636 on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R to earn the third and final spot on the front row.
Row two starters include Kawasaki bimota KB998 Rimini’s Alex Lowes (1:30.779), Honda HRC CBR1000 RR-R’s Iker Lecuona (1:30.808), and Remy Gardner on his GYTR GRT Yamaha YZF R1 (1:30.873).
American Garrett Gerloff qualified 8th with a 1:30.954 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Razgatlioglu rockets to Most pole as he pips Bulega by 0.033s, all six manufacturers in the top ten. ‘El Turco’ continued his streak of topping sessions at Most as he claimed pole by just a third of a tenth ahead of title rival Bulega.
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) made it three Autodrom Most pole positions in a row in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship after putting in a 1’30.397s lap time during the Tissot Superpole session. ‘El Turco’ had topped all three practice sessions and now added pole position to his name during the Motul Czech Round, finishing just 0.033s ahead of title rival Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati).
THE FIRST RUN: three flying laps for Razgatlioglu, Bulega an early P2
Razgatlioglu was the fastest rider on the first lap with a 1’30.989s, matching his fastest lap of the weekend, before Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) set a 1’30.788s to claim provisional pole. Times improved on riders’ second laps with Razgatlioglu finding a huge half-a-second for a 1’30.450s to cement his place at the top of the timesheets. On a third consecutive lap, Razgatlioglu improved further to a 1’30.397s, while Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) slotted into second with a 1’30.606s as he set his first lap time later in the session.
SECURING POLE: Toprak’s first run enough for P1, Bulega and Petrucci on the front row
The #1 posted an incredible 1’29.799s but with yellow flags out for Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda) after he crashed at Turn 21, he lost the time. However, his 1’30.397s to claim pole ahead of Bulega, his 20th in WorldSBK, who closed the gap down to just 0.033s. The top three didn’t change from the first run with Petrucci securing third place, 0.239s behind Razgatlioglu, as he claimed his seventh front row start in WorldSBK.
FIVE MANUFACTURERS IN THE TOP SIX: Lecuona claims P5, Gardner sixth
Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) took fourth as he goes in search of Bimota’s first podium since their return to WorldSBK, lapping just under four tenths back from the pole time. Five manufacturers were in the top six with Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) putting his CBR1000RR-R machine in fifth place ahead of Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) in sixth. With teammate Xavi Vierge’s P5 at Cremona and Lecuona’s at Most, it marks the first time Honda have had two top-five Superpole results in a season since 2022. However, the #87 will serve a ride-through penalty in Race 1 for crashing under yellow flags during FP1 on Friday.
UPS AND DOWNS: best 2025 Superpole for Montella and Gerloff, worst for Bautista
Rookie Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) impressed as he took a third-row start with seventh after posting a 1’30.943s, ahead of Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) in eighth. Both the #5 and the #31 secured their best Superpole result of the season in seventh and eighth respectively. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team), who’d been quick throughout the weekend, was ninth after he had a lap time deleted due to yellow flags while Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was tenth; his worst Superpole result of the season.
The top six from WorldSBK Superpole, full results here:
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’30.397s
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.033s
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +0.239s
4. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +0.382s
Toprak Razgatlioglu led World Superbike Free practice 3 (FP3) Saturday morning, at Autodrom Most, in The Czech Republic. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR on spec Pirelli tires, Razgatlioglu recorded a lap time of 1:30.915 to lead the field of 23 riders.
Nicolo Bulega was second with a 1:31.113 on his Aruba.It Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R.
Danilo Petrucci did a 1:31.165 on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R to earn the third and final spot on the front row.
American Garrett Gerloff qualified 17th with a 1:32.099 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Razgatlioglu remains fastest on Saturday morning at Most as he beats Bulega by two tenths in FP3. The reigning Champion continued to be the rider to beat in Czechia as he topped the third and final practice session ahead of title rival Nicolo Bulega.
Saturday’s action for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship field kicked off with a 20-minute Free Practice 3 session, which was topped by Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) at the Autodrom Most. ‘El Turco’ made it three from three in practice for the Motul Czech Round as he finished ahead of Championship leader Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) by two tenths.
Unlike ahead of Friday’s action, the track was completely dry for Saturday morning as riders ventured out on track for their last chance to prepare for Tissot Superpole and racing at Most. However, like Friday’s action, Razgatlioglu was on top of the timesheets. His first representative lap was a 1’30.915s to move half-a-second clear at that point, although the gap came down as the session progressed. Bulega, declared fit following his FP1 highside, claimed second place with a 1’31.113s; two tenths away from ‘El Turco’. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) took third place, around half-a-tenth down on Bulega in second.
Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was fourth in the 20-minute session after setting a 1’31.352s, ahead of Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) in fifth after the #65 had a strong Saturday morning. The six-time Champion set a 1’31.391s to take P5 ahead of Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) in sixth, with just a few hundredths separating the Italian and the Brit.
Honda’s Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) was seventh with a 1’31.435s, finishing 0.036s clear of two-time Champion Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in eighth. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) was ninth but his session came to an early end when he crashed at Turn 20, the penultimate corner on the circuit. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) was 11th ahead of Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team). The #14 had posted a 1’31.391s, the same as Rea, but lost it due to yellow flags for his brother’s crash, meaning he finished the session in 11th and perhaps out of position.
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was also a crasher in FP3. The Italian fell at Turn 2, the left-hander that makes up the second part of the opening chicane, but he was able to re-join the action and take his Yamaha R1 back to the pits following his fall. He finished the session in P12 with a 1’31.848s.
The top six from Saturday morning’s FP3, full results here:
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’30.915s
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.198s
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +0.250s
4. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.437s
5. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +0.476s
6. Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +0.508s
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It may be a new year with new teams, but it was the same old rivalry at the top of the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship as Alex Dumas narrowly beat Ben Young to earn pole position for the season opener at Shannonville Motorsport Park (SMP).
With Young leaving BMW to join Honda this season and Dumas taking his place aboard the BMW M 1000 RR, it was unclear how much of a learning curve each rider would have and who might capitalize on it to begin 2025.
Instead, Dumas picked up right where he left off from his strong 2024 finale, adapting quickly to his Economy Lube BMW machine to pace P1 on Friday morning and advance directly to BS Battery Q2 under the new format.
Young would also be amongst the five names to bypass Q1, taking the second spot in the morning ahead of Jordan Szoke, Sam Guerin, and David MacKay.
Dumas would again carry his momentum through the first stint of Q2, pacing the field with a stellar lap of 1:04.738 – nearly a half-second clear of the rest of the field.
That gap would shrink gradually over the final 10 minutes, before Young turned in his best time of the weekend with a 1:04.752 lap aboard his Van Dolder’s Home Team Honda – only 0.014 seconds shy of Dumas.
It looked like things could get worse for the new BMW rider (Dumas) after he ran off-track in his final stint, negating any potential improvement, but it wouldn’t cost him in the end as Young could only settle for second and the middle of the front row.
The seventh BS Battery Pole Position of Dumas’ career will be a welcome one to start his BMW tenure, but it was an equally impressive showing by Young as the reigning champion finds himself almost even with his longtime foe after switching machines for the first time in his Superbike career.
The 0.014 second difference will wind up the second-closest margin of pole in Pro Superbike history, trailing only the infamous tie between Young and Dumas at AMP in 2022, with the four closest qualifying margins in history all now belonging to the two rivals.
Completing the front row for the weekend doubleheader will be Szoke, who has looked energized aboard his CKM Kawasaki after an off-season of improvements to both his health and his ZX-10RR.
The 14-time champion was briefly in P2 before Young’s late flyer shunted him one position, but Szoke will remain a major threat to the two front-runners as just 0.360 seconds covered the top four.
The Round 1 BS Battery Pole Award qualifying podium of (L-R) Jordan Szoke (3rd), Alex Dumas (1st), and Ben Young (3rd). Photo by Rob O’Brien/CSBK
At the end of that quartet was Sam Guerin, who will lead off row two despite finding himself within striking distance of pole. The EFC Group BMW rider was unable to find any late improvements to climb into the front row but was lapping consistently in the 1:05 range, keeping him firmly in the race-winning mix as well.
Rounding out the top five was David MacKay, the last of the automatic entries to Q2, as he continued to take another step in his sophomore season aboard the ODH/Snow City Cycle Honda.
MacKay tightened the gap to just 0.729 seconds behind pole and nearly a second clear of sixth place, putting him in position to join the lead group this weekend as the 2023 Supersport champion chases his first career Superbike podium.
One of the big stories of the day was Philip DeGama-Blanchet, who was leading Q1 for much of the session before crashing in his first appearance aboard the Taylor Racing Honda.
The 17-year-old would squeak through to Q2 despite it and manage to rebuild his machine in time to climb to sixth in the late stages of the BS Battery session, completing the second row and marking three Hondas inside the top-six.
Trevor Daley will lead off the third row after a great effort aboard his Supersport-spec OneSpeed Suzuki GSX-R750, having put in a number of strong laps late in Q1 to secure his spot in the final session.
Sebastien Tremblay would pace Q1 with a spectacular time of 1:06.795 aboard his own Supersport-spec Turcotte Performance Suzuki, only 0.027 seconds clear of Connor Campbell, but neither rider could improve in the second session as Tremblay settled for eighth on the grid while Campbell claimed ninth for B&T MacFarlane Kawasaki.
Superbike rookie Zoltan Frast put in a strong lap right as the clock hit zero to originally move into eighth and the middle of row three, though the Lean Angle BMW rider was relegated back to tenth after post-qualifying tech inspection revealed that he had used an ineligible tire for Q2.
Just missing out on a Q2 appearance was Elliot Vieira, who was knocked out of the five advancing spots in the final moments of Q1 by another last-lap performance from Frast, though Vieira will still wind up the top Ducati aboard his GP Bikes machine in eleventh.
The feature grid will now prepare for the first half of their round one doubleheader in uncertain conditions on Saturday, with rain expected to impact at least the morning sessions ahead of race one at 3 pm ET.
The full weekend schedule and results can be found on the series’ official website: https://www.csbk.ca/
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Humberto Maier (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing) claimed pole position for tomorrow’s FIM Supersport 300 World Championship Race 1 after topping the timesheet in Friday’s Tissot Superpole session. It marks his first pole since 2023. Joining him on the front row will be Kawasaki Ninja 400 riders David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) and Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Italka Racing). Notably, Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing) missed the top 10, placing P11 in the session.
JOGA BONITO: Humberto Maier earns first pole since Catalunya 2023
The morning’s damp conditions had largely cleared out by when the WorldSSP300 riders took to the track, warming track temperatures slightly above the temperatures seen earlier on Friday. Maier was around the top positions all session and finished with the best time of 1’46.325s. David Salvador took pole from the Brazilian, his time of 1’46.347s clocking in just 0.022s slower than Maier. Julio Garcia rounded out the front row in P3, finishing with a time of 1’46.418s.
MOGEDA TO LEAD SECOND ROW: the Catalan youngster snagged P4 by just 0.003s
Daniel Mogeda (Pons Motosport Italika Racing) put on a strong performance at his third appearance at the track, his time of 1’46.564s earning him P4. Marco Gaggi (Team BrCorse) was quick in the session, placing P5 a mere three thousandths of a second slower than Mogeda. Having recovered from an early multi-bike crash, Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove) and his bike escaped without damage, allowing him to continue from the restart with the rest of the grid. He went on to finish P6 with a time of 1’46.591s.
SVOBODA EARNS THIRD ROW AT HOME: Czech home hero takes P8
In P7, Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki) finished exactly two tenths of a second in front of Petr Svoboda (Kawasaki Junior Team by MTM) in front of him, Thompson finishing with 1’46.599s. Behind Svoboda in P8, riding in the place of Austrian replacement rider Jakob Rosenthaler (Freudenberg KTM- Paligo Racing) rounded out the third row with his P9 finish on the back of his 1’46.831s time. With the final spot of the top 10, Antonio Torres (Team ProDina XCI) pipped current Championship leader Jeffrey Buis for P10 by a mere 0.006s via his time of 1’46.837s
4-BIKE CRASH TO START THE SESSION: Ercolani and Sabatucci taken to medical centre
Early in the session, four riders were involved in a red-flag inducing chain reaction of crashes. Emiliano Ercolani (Kawasaki GP Project), Kevin Sabatucci (Accolade Funds Smrz Racing BGR), and Uriel Hidalgo (ZAPPAS-DEZA-BOX 77 Racing Team) were taken to the medical centre, and Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove) was able to return to the track once the green flag was shown. In the final minutes of the session, Unai Calatayud (ARCO MotoR University Team) crashed in the same Turn 10, preventing him from getting a final lap in and finished in P26. After consulting with the medical centre, Hidalgo was diagnosed with a fractured femur and will be transported to Usti Hospital via helicopter.
Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) claimed his first pole since 2019 at the Motul Czech Round’s opening FIM Supersport World Championship Tissot Superpole session. Following Mahias across the line was Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) and Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) to form Race 1’s front row. With their best results of the season so far, Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) and Raffaele De Rosa (QJMOTOR Factory Racing) stepped up their game in the wet, earning P5 and P6 respectively at the Autodrom Most.
MAHIAS FINDS ANOTHER GEAR: Claims first pole since Misano 2019
Rain fell in the early afternoon ahead of the Superpole session, limiting riders’ pace until later in the session as the track continued to dry. As time ticked down in the session, lap times decreased as well. After many provisional pole position changes, by the chequered flag Mahias came out on top with a 1’38.142s lap, almost six tenths of a second clear of his rivals. Oncu claimed second on the timesheet with his time of 1’38.733s, followed by Debise, who led most of the session’s early running to finish P3 with a time of 1’38.809s.
DE ROSA MAKES HISTORY WITH QJMOTOR: The Italian earned the Chinese manufacturer their best-ever placement
Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) placed P4 in the Superpole with his time of 1’38.983s not quite fast enough to land a front-row starting spot, but just 0.174s off front-row pace. Oettl in P5 had his best result of his season so far, his 1’39.016s potentially a springboard to get his first WorldSSP season back on track. Raffaele De Rosa earned QJMOTOR their best result in their two years of competition, not only their first top ten, but their first top six starting spot.
BOOTH-AMOS FOR THIRD ROW: P8 for the British rider
Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing) was one of the fastest in the wetter early running, but as session went on, he and his 1’39.252s was shuffled to P7 by the end of the session. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) was slower than his normally-pacey self in the wet, his time of 1’39.319s landing him P8. Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME Air Racing) finished in P9 with a time of 1’39.345s.
LUKE POWER CRASHES OUT: The Australian rider crashed early but returned to place P18
Luke Power (Motozoo ME Air Racing) had the first crash of the session, taking a spill into the gravel on Turn 13 but later returned to the track. Shortly after, Wildcard rider Filip Fiegl (Genius Racing by Motolife) crashed out in Turn 20. Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) had a late lowside crash which forced him to ride back to the pits and miss the rest of the session.
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) finished Friday at the Autodrom Most on top of the timesheets after two practice sessions for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship field. Like in FP1, a rain shower earlier in the day left the track damp but drying as the session started, with patches of water reported between Turns 6 and 10. Riders were quick to head out on track but it wasn’t until the second half of the session that the pace ramped up during the Motul Czech Round.
RAZGATLIOGLU ON TOP: a chance to claw back points?
Razgatlioglu cemented his position as pre-round favourite as he topped both FP1 and FP2, posting a 1’31.318s in FP2 for his fastest time of the day to secure first place on the combined timesheets. ‘El Turco’ was the first rider to lap in the 1’31s bracket as the track dried in both practice sessions, although several other riders did join him in that bracket in FP2. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was the last rider to improve his time compared to FP1, lapping just under six tenths down on teammate Razgatlioglu after posting a 1’31.899s.
SAM LOWES IN FORM: the #14 leads Ducati’s charge, Bulega P4
Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) secured P2 on Friday with a 1’31.542s to finish as the lead Ducati rider, and a couple of tenths behind Razgatlioglu. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was fourth in the combined classification as he felt the effects of his huge FP1 highside at Turn 6, which left him with contusions to his right ankle and left knee. ‘Bulegas’ is set to be reviewed after FP2. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was fifth, around a quarter of a tenth behind his teammate, while Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) claimed P6. ‘Petrux’ set a 1’31.727s to finish. Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) showed some good potential in FP2 as he claimed 12th place with a 1’32.441s. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) was 17th with Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) in 18th; the Brit had a late-session crash at Turn 20 in FP2.
BIMOTA IN PODIUM CONTENTION? Alex Lowes third, Bassani seveth…
Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) led the Bimota charge on Friday in Czechia, finishing third with a 1’31.607s, lapping around three tenths back from pacesetter Razgatlioglu as he showed strong pace. Teammate Axel Bassani put both KB998 Rimini machines in the top ten as he claimed seventh with a 1’31.738s, just a tenth back from his teammate but with four riders between the Bimota duo.
TRICKY DAY FOR YAMAHA: three riders crash, Locatelli leads the way
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was one of several crashers in FP1, when he crashed at Turn 17, but he was back out on track in FP2 as he claimed ninth place in the combined classification, with teammate Jonathan Rea four places behind the #55; Rea also crashed in FP1, at Turn 8. Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) has shown impressive speed at Most and finished the day in 14th place, ahead of Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) in 15th; the Australian had a crash at Turn 21 in FP1. Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and Tito Rabat (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) finished the day in 19th and 21st respectively.
HONDAS AS CLOSE AS EVER: Vierge just pips Lecuona
As is often the case at Honda, Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) and teammate Xavi Vierge were close on the timesheets – to the point where, with seven minutes remaining, they’d both posted a 1’32.065s. However, in the final seconds, Vierge improved to a 1’32.014s to just move clear of Lecuona, although they finished P10 and P11 respectively. Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda) finished in 20th while Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) was 22nd; the Malaysian rider had an early crash in FP2 at Turn 10 but was able to re-join the session.
GERLOFF CLOSE TO THE TOP TEN: just half-a-tenth away…
Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) finished in 16th as the sole Kawasaki rider on the grid, although, with a condensed field in FP2, was 1.2 seconds off the pace however, finding two tenths would move him up to 12th place.
American Rossi Moor made progress testing with his new crew chief at Jerez. Photo courtesy Révész Racing
American Rossi Attila Moor tests with a new chief engineer at the official FIM JuniorGP Moto2 test in Jerez
On May 15–16, Jerez hosted the second official test of the season for teams competing in the FIM JuniorGP Moto2 category.
Following the season-opening race at Estoril (which saw Rossi struggle with set-up), Team MMR and Révész Racing decided that a change in the technical staff was necessary: for the remainder of the season, they will continue with a new chief engineer, the Italian Massimo Biagini.
Biagini is one of the most highly regarded engineers in the Moto2 category, having previously worked with teams such as Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 and Team Sprint Technology. He has extensive experience in engine control and electronic settings, which are crucial for optimizing racing machine performance and adapting them to the riders’ styles.
Although Biagini was only able to join the team on the evening of the first test day, by the second day he had already found common ground with Rossi. As a result of their collaboration, they managed to find settings that allowed the young Hungarian-American rider to consistently improve his lap times.
During the test, the team paid special attention to fine-tuning issues that arose during the Estoril race—such as braking distances and acceleration—which they successfully resolved.
The team eagerly looks forward to the next race weekend, which will also take place in Jerez on June 1.
Toprak Razgatlioglu won FIM Superbike World Championship Race One Saturday at Autodrom Most, in The Czech Republic. The poleman rode his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR to a 6.015-second margin of victory in the 22-lap race.
Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R and just held off Danilo Petrucci, who rode his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R to third.
Alex Lowes was fourth on his Kawasaki Racing Team bimota KB998 Rimini and Bulega’s teammate, Alvaro Bautista crossed the finish line fifth.
American Garrett Gerloff finished the race 11th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
For the championship, Razgatlioglu is 29 points behind his principal rival Bulega who has 218 points. Bautista is third with 136 points.
FIGHTING BACK: Razgatlioglu claims victory ahead of Bulega at Most, Bautista fights back to P5.The reigning Champion was in good form for Race 1 as he claimed victory in Czechia, finishing directly ahead of title rival Nicolo Bulega.
The sun was out at Autodrom Most as the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship grid took to the track for Race 1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) returned to the top of the podium, cruising past Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) for P1 and not letting go of it from then on. Bulega and Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) claimed P2 and P3 respectively. Elsewhere, Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) recovered from a Lap 1 incident to secure P5.
151st PODIUM FOR RAZGATLIOGLU: A win on Sunday would see him tie Bautista in career race wins
Razgatlioglu overcame a streaking holeshot from Bulega who started in P2 to top the podium in Race 1. He took P1 from Bulega with a vintage ‘El Turco’ late braking overtake on the inside of Bulega into T1. It was his fifth race win of the season so far and breaks a three-race streak of placing P2 behind Bulega. For Bulega, tomorrow’s Tissot Superpole Race will be his 50th WorldSBK race, spectacularly, he has finished on the rostrum in more than 70% of those races. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) ran a solid race, doing well to convert his P3 in the Tissot Superpole session to P3 in Race 1.
BAUTISTA’S STUNNING RECOVERY RIDING: After falling to P16, Bautista recovered to P5
Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) had a good jump off the line, and while he was behind the streaking Bulega and Razgatlioglu, he cruised to a P4 after holding off a late attack by Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati). The Spaniard was involved in a race incident on Turn 2 in which he was able to stay on his bike, with Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) going down. The contact sent him back to P16, however he found another gear and flew back up the grid to finish P5 after overtaking a host of the grid’s riders. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) notched another strong result for him and his Panigale V4 R machinery in P6.
LECUONA AND VIERGE AGAIN INSIDE TOP 10: The Honda factory riders finish P7 and P9 respectively
Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) held onto P6 for most of the race after recovering from an early drop to P8. He only lost P6 to a surging Bautista who slid past him on Lap 18. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) squeezed between the factory Honda pair, holding P7 for most of the race until Bautista passed him as well; his P8 spelling his joint-best result in WorldSBK so far. Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) crossed the line just over half a second behind Montella for P9. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) placed P10, landing his best result of the season so far, showing process on his return to race form after his injury; the #65 had a mega Lap 1, jumping up from 15th on the grid to run as high as P6. Garrett Gerloff’s( Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) P11 was his best of the season so far as well, as the American will hope to continue settling into his new surroundings in Kawasaki green.
AEGERTER P13: Climbs up from P19 grid start
Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) was the slower of the Bimota riders today, finishing less than half a second behind Gerloff for P12. In P13, Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) did well to make up ground from his P19 grid start. Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) did well as well to improve to a point scoring P14 finish after starting in P17. Rounding out the point-scoring positions, Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) claimed P15 to snag a point in Race 1, with Sofuoglu having to take a Long Lap Penalty for shortcutting Turn 1 and not losing one second. Fellow Rookie Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) finished P16, followed by Tito Rabat (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) in 17th to round out the finishing riders.
TO NOTE FROM RACE 1: three retirements from the first race
Aside from Locatelli and van der Mark, with ‘Loka’ retiring on the spot and van der Mark bringing his bike back to the pits before retiring, there was one other retirement after Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) didn’t finish the race. His teammate, Tarran Mackenzie, didn’t take the race start.
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +6.015s
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +10.230s
4. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +14.814s
5. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +15.520s
6. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +16.053s
Fastest lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW) – 1’31.109s – new lap record
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Lucas Mahias (94), Jaume Masia (51) and Can Oncu (61) during World Supersport race. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Jaume Masia won FIM Supersport World Championship Race One Saturday at Autodrom Most, in The Czech Republic. Riding his Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2, the Spaniard won the 19-lap race by 0.137 seconds.
Turkish rider Can Oncu was the runner-up on his BLU CRU Evan Bros Team Yamaha YZF-R9, 7.860 second ahead of third-place finisher Lucas Mahias who rode his GMT94-Yamaha YZF-R9.
Championship point leader, Stefano Manzi finished 26th after crashing his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing YZF-R9.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise crashed his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2 on turn one and Did Not Finish (DNF).
For the championship, Bendsneyder is 36 points behind his principal rival Manzi who has 175 points. Booth-Amos is third with 124 points.
P15 TO P1: Masia takes remarkable first WorldSSP win from the fifth row as Manzi crashes from the lead. Jaume Masia earned his first WorldSSP win at Most’s Race 1, building on his Cremona podium to take victory after a last-lap battle with Can Oncu.
Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) claimed the first win of the Motul Czech Round weekend at the Autodrom Most as he led Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) and Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) into Parc Ferme. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) crashed out of the race in Lap 8, however second and third-place in the FIM Supersport World Championship standings were unable to take advantage of Manzi’s misfortune as second-place Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) finished P8 and Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) crashed out.
MASIA MAKES HIS MOVE: last lap overtake to win his first race since his Moto3™ win at Qatar in 2023
Grey skies once again hung above the Autodrom Most, causing low track temperatures which affected grip on the track. Oncu, Masia, Mahias and Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) managed to hang on behind Manzi who surged forward early in the race to claim P1. Debise fell out of the running early on with a crash in Lap 6, preventing him from being able to take advantage of Manzi’s crash. After Manzi’s Turn 16, Lap 8 lowside, Oncu strode into P1, first fighting with Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) and then Masia, with Masia sliding up the inside of Oncu at Turn 20 to claim P1 and shuffle Oncu to P2.
SCHROETTER P7 to P4: The German rider enjoyed a positive Race 1
Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing) earned his second- best result of the season, his best result since his P3 at Phillip Island’s Race 1. Aldi Mahendra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) landed his best-ever WorldSSP finish in P5, leaping up the grid from his P11 start. Corentin Perolari (Honda Racing World Supersport) was not only the fastest Honda on the day, but he was the best-performing WorldSSP Challenge rider on the day in P6.
OETTL MAINTAINS STRONG FORM: P7 after P5 placement in Superpole
Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) landed another strong result at Most, finishing in P7, pipping Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) in P8 by a mere +0.088s. Behind the pair, in P9, Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) carried the day for Triumph as he earned his best result since his pair of P7’s at his home round at Phillip Island, his third top 10 of the season. Just behind the Australian, Spaniard Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) finished +0.027s slower, earning P10. Back in P15, Raffaele de Rosa (QJMOTOR Factory Racing) earned Chinese manufacturer QJMOTOR their first point in WorldSSP.
CRASHES AND RETIREMENTS:A total of seven riders saw their Race 1 end early
Cold track temperatures and a strong wind challenged riders to see the chequered flag; Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) and Glenn van Straalen (D34G WorldSSP Racing Team) were the first riders to crash in Race 1, taking a spill on Turn 2 of Lap 1. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) crashed on Turn 16 of Lap 5, another tough blow to his Championship hopes. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) saw his front-row start squandered after a Turn 1 lowside on Lap 6. Niki Tuuli (QJMOTOR Factory Racing) retired from the race on the same sixth Lap.
Razgatlioglu, Bulega and Petrucci in parc fermé after the Tissot Superpole. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Toprak Razgatlioglu took pole position during World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at Autodrom Most, in The Czech Republic. Riding his Pirelli-shod ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR on the 2.61-mile (4.21km), the 2024 WorldSuperbike Champion recorded a lap time of 1:30.397 to lead the field of 22 riders.
Nicolo Bulega qualified second with a 1:30.430 on his Aruba.It Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R.
Danilo Petrucci did a 1:30.636 on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R to earn the third and final spot on the front row.
Row two starters include Kawasaki bimota KB998 Rimini’s Alex Lowes (1:30.779), Honda HRC CBR1000 RR-R’s Iker Lecuona (1:30.808), and Remy Gardner on his GYTR GRT Yamaha YZF R1 (1:30.873).
American Garrett Gerloff qualified 8th with a 1:30.954 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Razgatlioglu rockets to Most pole as he pips Bulega by 0.033s, all six manufacturers in the top ten. ‘El Turco’ continued his streak of topping sessions at Most as he claimed pole by just a third of a tenth ahead of title rival Bulega.
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) made it three Autodrom Most pole positions in a row in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship after putting in a 1’30.397s lap time during the Tissot Superpole session. ‘El Turco’ had topped all three practice sessions and now added pole position to his name during the Motul Czech Round, finishing just 0.033s ahead of title rival Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati).
THE FIRST RUN: three flying laps for Razgatlioglu, Bulega an early P2
Razgatlioglu was the fastest rider on the first lap with a 1’30.989s, matching his fastest lap of the weekend, before Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) set a 1’30.788s to claim provisional pole. Times improved on riders’ second laps with Razgatlioglu finding a huge half-a-second for a 1’30.450s to cement his place at the top of the timesheets. On a third consecutive lap, Razgatlioglu improved further to a 1’30.397s, while Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) slotted into second with a 1’30.606s as he set his first lap time later in the session.
SECURING POLE: Toprak’s first run enough for P1, Bulega and Petrucci on the front row
The #1 posted an incredible 1’29.799s but with yellow flags out for Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda) after he crashed at Turn 21, he lost the time. However, his 1’30.397s to claim pole ahead of Bulega, his 20th in WorldSBK, who closed the gap down to just 0.033s. The top three didn’t change from the first run with Petrucci securing third place, 0.239s behind Razgatlioglu, as he claimed his seventh front row start in WorldSBK.
FIVE MANUFACTURERS IN THE TOP SIX: Lecuona claims P5, Gardner sixth
Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) took fourth as he goes in search of Bimota’s first podium since their return to WorldSBK, lapping just under four tenths back from the pole time. Five manufacturers were in the top six with Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) putting his CBR1000RR-R machine in fifth place ahead of Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) in sixth. With teammate Xavi Vierge’s P5 at Cremona and Lecuona’s at Most, it marks the first time Honda have had two top-five Superpole results in a season since 2022. However, the #87 will serve a ride-through penalty in Race 1 for crashing under yellow flags during FP1 on Friday.
UPS AND DOWNS: best 2025 Superpole for Montella and Gerloff, worst for Bautista
Rookie Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) impressed as he took a third-row start with seventh after posting a 1’30.943s, ahead of Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) in eighth. Both the #5 and the #31 secured their best Superpole result of the season in seventh and eighth respectively. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team), who’d been quick throughout the weekend, was ninth after he had a lap time deleted due to yellow flags while Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was tenth; his worst Superpole result of the season.
The top six from WorldSBK Superpole, full results here:
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’30.397s
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.033s
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +0.239s
4. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +0.382s
Toprak Razgatlioglu was fastest this morning during FP3 at Autodrom Most. Photo courtesy wsbk.
Toprak Razgatlioglu led World Superbike Free practice 3 (FP3) Saturday morning, at Autodrom Most, in The Czech Republic. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR on spec Pirelli tires, Razgatlioglu recorded a lap time of 1:30.915 to lead the field of 23 riders.
Nicolo Bulega was second with a 1:31.113 on his Aruba.It Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R.
Danilo Petrucci did a 1:31.165 on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R to earn the third and final spot on the front row.
American Garrett Gerloff qualified 17th with a 1:32.099 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Razgatlioglu remains fastest on Saturday morning at Most as he beats Bulega by two tenths in FP3. The reigning Champion continued to be the rider to beat in Czechia as he topped the third and final practice session ahead of title rival Nicolo Bulega.
Saturday’s action for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship field kicked off with a 20-minute Free Practice 3 session, which was topped by Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) at the Autodrom Most. ‘El Turco’ made it three from three in practice for the Motul Czech Round as he finished ahead of Championship leader Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) by two tenths.
Unlike ahead of Friday’s action, the track was completely dry for Saturday morning as riders ventured out on track for their last chance to prepare for Tissot Superpole and racing at Most. However, like Friday’s action, Razgatlioglu was on top of the timesheets. His first representative lap was a 1’30.915s to move half-a-second clear at that point, although the gap came down as the session progressed. Bulega, declared fit following his FP1 highside, claimed second place with a 1’31.113s; two tenths away from ‘El Turco’. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) took third place, around half-a-tenth down on Bulega in second.
Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was fourth in the 20-minute session after setting a 1’31.352s, ahead of Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) in fifth after the #65 had a strong Saturday morning. The six-time Champion set a 1’31.391s to take P5 ahead of Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) in sixth, with just a few hundredths separating the Italian and the Brit.
Honda’s Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) was seventh with a 1’31.435s, finishing 0.036s clear of two-time Champion Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in eighth. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) was ninth but his session came to an early end when he crashed at Turn 20, the penultimate corner on the circuit. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) was 11th ahead of Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team). The #14 had posted a 1’31.391s, the same as Rea, but lost it due to yellow flags for his brother’s crash, meaning he finished the session in 11th and perhaps out of position.
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was also a crasher in FP3. The Italian fell at Turn 2, the left-hander that makes up the second part of the opening chicane, but he was able to re-join the action and take his Yamaha R1 back to the pits following his fall. He finished the session in P12 with a 1’31.848s.
The top six from Saturday morning’s FP3, full results here:
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’30.915s
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.198s
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +0.250s
4. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.437s
5. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +0.476s
6. Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +0.508s
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Alex Dumas (23) will start his first two races on a BMW from pole position after topping the BS Battery Superbike Pole Award Q2 qualifying session Friday afternoon at Shannonville Motorsport Park. Photo by Rob O'Brien/CSBK
Dumas on pole for Bridgestone CSBK opener at SMP
It may be a new year with new teams, but it was the same old rivalry at the top of the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship as Alex Dumas narrowly beat Ben Young to earn pole position for the season opener at Shannonville Motorsport Park (SMP).
With Young leaving BMW to join Honda this season and Dumas taking his place aboard the BMW M 1000 RR, it was unclear how much of a learning curve each rider would have and who might capitalize on it to begin 2025.
Instead, Dumas picked up right where he left off from his strong 2024 finale, adapting quickly to his Economy Lube BMW machine to pace P1 on Friday morning and advance directly to BS Battery Q2 under the new format.
Young would also be amongst the five names to bypass Q1, taking the second spot in the morning ahead of Jordan Szoke, Sam Guerin, and David MacKay.
Dumas would again carry his momentum through the first stint of Q2, pacing the field with a stellar lap of 1:04.738 – nearly a half-second clear of the rest of the field.
That gap would shrink gradually over the final 10 minutes, before Young turned in his best time of the weekend with a 1:04.752 lap aboard his Van Dolder’s Home Team Honda – only 0.014 seconds shy of Dumas.
It looked like things could get worse for the new BMW rider (Dumas) after he ran off-track in his final stint, negating any potential improvement, but it wouldn’t cost him in the end as Young could only settle for second and the middle of the front row.
The seventh BS Battery Pole Position of Dumas’ career will be a welcome one to start his BMW tenure, but it was an equally impressive showing by Young as the reigning champion finds himself almost even with his longtime foe after switching machines for the first time in his Superbike career.
The 0.014 second difference will wind up the second-closest margin of pole in Pro Superbike history, trailing only the infamous tie between Young and Dumas at AMP in 2022, with the four closest qualifying margins in history all now belonging to the two rivals.
Completing the front row for the weekend doubleheader will be Szoke, who has looked energized aboard his CKM Kawasaki after an off-season of improvements to both his health and his ZX-10RR.
The 14-time champion was briefly in P2 before Young’s late flyer shunted him one position, but Szoke will remain a major threat to the two front-runners as just 0.360 seconds covered the top four.
The Round 1 BS Battery Pole Award qualifying podium of (L-R) Jordan Szoke (3rd), Alex Dumas (1st), and Ben Young (3rd). Photo by Rob O’Brien/CSBK
At the end of that quartet was Sam Guerin, who will lead off row two despite finding himself within striking distance of pole. The EFC Group BMW rider was unable to find any late improvements to climb into the front row but was lapping consistently in the 1:05 range, keeping him firmly in the race-winning mix as well.
Rounding out the top five was David MacKay, the last of the automatic entries to Q2, as he continued to take another step in his sophomore season aboard the ODH/Snow City Cycle Honda.
MacKay tightened the gap to just 0.729 seconds behind pole and nearly a second clear of sixth place, putting him in position to join the lead group this weekend as the 2023 Supersport champion chases his first career Superbike podium.
One of the big stories of the day was Philip DeGama-Blanchet, who was leading Q1 for much of the session before crashing in his first appearance aboard the Taylor Racing Honda.
The 17-year-old would squeak through to Q2 despite it and manage to rebuild his machine in time to climb to sixth in the late stages of the BS Battery session, completing the second row and marking three Hondas inside the top-six.
Trevor Daley will lead off the third row after a great effort aboard his Supersport-spec OneSpeed Suzuki GSX-R750, having put in a number of strong laps late in Q1 to secure his spot in the final session.
Sebastien Tremblay would pace Q1 with a spectacular time of 1:06.795 aboard his own Supersport-spec Turcotte Performance Suzuki, only 0.027 seconds clear of Connor Campbell, but neither rider could improve in the second session as Tremblay settled for eighth on the grid while Campbell claimed ninth for B&T MacFarlane Kawasaki.
Superbike rookie Zoltan Frast put in a strong lap right as the clock hit zero to originally move into eighth and the middle of row three, though the Lean Angle BMW rider was relegated back to tenth after post-qualifying tech inspection revealed that he had used an ineligible tire for Q2.
Just missing out on a Q2 appearance was Elliot Vieira, who was knocked out of the five advancing spots in the final moments of Q1 by another last-lap performance from Frast, though Vieira will still wind up the top Ducati aboard his GP Bikes machine in eleventh.
The feature grid will now prepare for the first half of their round one doubleheader in uncertain conditions on Saturday, with rain expected to impact at least the morning sessions ahead of race one at 3 pm ET.
The full weekend schedule and results can be found on the series’ official website: https://www.csbk.ca/
BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. ANNOUNCES PRODUCTION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPORT TOURING MOTORCYCLE
SuperTouring to Begin Production This Fall with Industry-Leading Performance Metrics
The moment touring enthusiasts have been waiting for is finally here! Buell Motorcycle Co. is thrilled to announce that production of the SuperTouring will commence this Fall.
Engineered to unleash freedom on every road, the SuperTouring’s performance components
transform ordinary journeys into extraordinary adventures. After months of anticipation, we’re finally unleashing the long-awaited details you’ve been waiting for.
“We are beyond excited to releasing the Buell SuperTouring shortly ahead of the Super Cruiser. It is a big year for Buell; we are back and excited to see our team’s hard work and dedication come to fruition,” said Bill Melvin, Buell Motorcycle Co. Owner & CEO.
The Buell SuperTouring is going into production this fall, with pre-ordering available soon.
Performance Meets Comfort – MSRP $23,995
The SuperTouring delivers an exceptional riding experience with class-leading specifications:
• 185 horsepower and 102 ft-lbs. of torque
• 439 lbs. wet weight (without bags)
• Industry-leading power-to-weight ratio of 0.421 hp/lb.
*NOTE: Production specifications are subject to slight variances upon model release.
These impressive metrics are born from Buell’s racing heritage and maintain our signature Fuel in Frame (FiF) design.
Premium Components Standard
Every SuperTouring comes equipped with premium components:
• Dual-disc Brembo brakes with EBC rotors
• Fox suspension system and steering stabilizer
• Custom Saddlemen seat designed for comfortable two-up riding
• Carbon fiber bodywork
• Dunlop Sportmax Q5A tires
• Redesigned Buell footpegs with improved grip and 1-inch lowered stance
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Riders can personalize their SuperTouring with various dealer or customer installed add-on
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• Sales order deposits ($1,000) open July 1, 2025
• Special pricing of $22,495 for deposits made between July 1 – August 31, 2025
• Standard MSRP will be $23,995
Pre-order holders will have priority access to submit their sales orders between July 1 – August 31, 2025. Starting September 1, 2025, sales order deposits will open to the general public with an MSRP of $23,995. At production start, the SuperTouring will be available in the United States and Canada with additional global markets following in the near future.
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We recognize and respect the role of our sales partners in the broader customer journey and are committing to a phased roll-out system.
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About Buell Motorcycle Co.
Buell Motorcycles is an American motorcycle manufacturer known for its distinctive styling and high-performance motorcycles. With a focus on delivering an unparalleled riding experience, Buell continues to push the boundaries of American motorcycling by prioritizing quality components via domestic sourcing. Buell’s team is thoroughly dedicated to the superior care of both the machine and the wild soul that rides it. For more information and to secure an early-bird discount, visit www.buellmotorcycle.com.
Humberto Maier (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing) claimed pole position for tomorrow’s FIM Supersport 300 World Championship Race 1 after topping the timesheet in Friday’s Tissot Superpole session. It marks his first pole since 2023. Joining him on the front row will be Kawasaki Ninja 400 riders David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) and Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Italka Racing). Notably, Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing) missed the top 10, placing P11 in the session.
JOGA BONITO: Humberto Maier earns first pole since Catalunya 2023
The morning’s damp conditions had largely cleared out by when the WorldSSP300 riders took to the track, warming track temperatures slightly above the temperatures seen earlier on Friday. Maier was around the top positions all session and finished with the best time of 1’46.325s. David Salvador took pole from the Brazilian, his time of 1’46.347s clocking in just 0.022s slower than Maier. Julio Garcia rounded out the front row in P3, finishing with a time of 1’46.418s.
MOGEDA TO LEAD SECOND ROW: the Catalan youngster snagged P4 by just 0.003s
Daniel Mogeda (Pons Motosport Italika Racing) put on a strong performance at his third appearance at the track, his time of 1’46.564s earning him P4. Marco Gaggi (Team BrCorse) was quick in the session, placing P5 a mere three thousandths of a second slower than Mogeda. Having recovered from an early multi-bike crash, Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove) and his bike escaped without damage, allowing him to continue from the restart with the rest of the grid. He went on to finish P6 with a time of 1’46.591s.
SVOBODA EARNS THIRD ROW AT HOME: Czech home hero takes P8
In P7, Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki) finished exactly two tenths of a second in front of Petr Svoboda (Kawasaki Junior Team by MTM) in front of him, Thompson finishing with 1’46.599s. Behind Svoboda in P8, riding in the place of Austrian replacement rider Jakob Rosenthaler (Freudenberg KTM- Paligo Racing) rounded out the third row with his P9 finish on the back of his 1’46.831s time. With the final spot of the top 10, Antonio Torres (Team ProDina XCI) pipped current Championship leader Jeffrey Buis for P10 by a mere 0.006s via his time of 1’46.837s
4-BIKE CRASH TO START THE SESSION: Ercolani and Sabatucci taken to medical centre
Early in the session, four riders were involved in a red-flag inducing chain reaction of crashes. Emiliano Ercolani (Kawasaki GP Project), Kevin Sabatucci (Accolade Funds Smrz Racing BGR), and Uriel Hidalgo (ZAPPAS-DEZA-BOX 77 Racing Team) were taken to the medical centre, and Benat Fernandez (Team #109 Retro Traffic Kove) was able to return to the track once the green flag was shown. In the final minutes of the session, Unai Calatayud (ARCO MotoR University Team) crashed in the same Turn 10, preventing him from getting a final lap in and finished in P26. After consulting with the medical centre, Hidalgo was diagnosed with a fractured femur and will be transported to Usti Hospital via helicopter.
Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) claimed his first pole since 2019 at the Motul Czech Round’s opening FIM Supersport World Championship Tissot Superpole session. Following Mahias across the line was Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) and Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) to form Race 1’s front row. With their best results of the season so far, Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) and Raffaele De Rosa (QJMOTOR Factory Racing) stepped up their game in the wet, earning P5 and P6 respectively at the Autodrom Most.
MAHIAS FINDS ANOTHER GEAR: Claims first pole since Misano 2019
Rain fell in the early afternoon ahead of the Superpole session, limiting riders’ pace until later in the session as the track continued to dry. As time ticked down in the session, lap times decreased as well. After many provisional pole position changes, by the chequered flag Mahias came out on top with a 1’38.142s lap, almost six tenths of a second clear of his rivals. Oncu claimed second on the timesheet with his time of 1’38.733s, followed by Debise, who led most of the session’s early running to finish P3 with a time of 1’38.809s.
DE ROSA MAKES HISTORY WITH QJMOTOR: The Italian earned the Chinese manufacturer their best-ever placement
Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) placed P4 in the Superpole with his time of 1’38.983s not quite fast enough to land a front-row starting spot, but just 0.174s off front-row pace. Oettl in P5 had his best result of his season so far, his 1’39.016s potentially a springboard to get his first WorldSSP season back on track. Raffaele De Rosa earned QJMOTOR their best result in their two years of competition, not only their first top ten, but their first top six starting spot.
BOOTH-AMOS FOR THIRD ROW: P8 for the British rider
Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing) was one of the fastest in the wetter early running, but as session went on, he and his 1’39.252s was shuffled to P7 by the end of the session. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) was slower than his normally-pacey self in the wet, his time of 1’39.319s landing him P8. Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME Air Racing) finished in P9 with a time of 1’39.345s.
LUKE POWER CRASHES OUT: The Australian rider crashed early but returned to place P18
Luke Power (Motozoo ME Air Racing) had the first crash of the session, taking a spill into the gravel on Turn 13 but later returned to the track. Shortly after, Wildcard rider Filip Fiegl (Genius Racing by Motolife) crashed out in Turn 20. Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) had a late lowside crash which forced him to ride back to the pits and miss the rest of the session.
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) finished Friday at the Autodrom Most on top of the timesheets after two practice sessions for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship field. Like in FP1, a rain shower earlier in the day left the track damp but drying as the session started, with patches of water reported between Turns 6 and 10. Riders were quick to head out on track but it wasn’t until the second half of the session that the pace ramped up during the Motul Czech Round.
RAZGATLIOGLU ON TOP: a chance to claw back points?
Razgatlioglu cemented his position as pre-round favourite as he topped both FP1 and FP2, posting a 1’31.318s in FP2 for his fastest time of the day to secure first place on the combined timesheets. ‘El Turco’ was the first rider to lap in the 1’31s bracket as the track dried in both practice sessions, although several other riders did join him in that bracket in FP2. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was the last rider to improve his time compared to FP1, lapping just under six tenths down on teammate Razgatlioglu after posting a 1’31.899s.
SAM LOWES IN FORM: the #14 leads Ducati’s charge, Bulega P4
Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) secured P2 on Friday with a 1’31.542s to finish as the lead Ducati rider, and a couple of tenths behind Razgatlioglu. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was fourth in the combined classification as he felt the effects of his huge FP1 highside at Turn 6, which left him with contusions to his right ankle and left knee. ‘Bulegas’ is set to be reviewed after FP2. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was fifth, around a quarter of a tenth behind his teammate, while Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) claimed P6. ‘Petrux’ set a 1’31.727s to finish. Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) showed some good potential in FP2 as he claimed 12th place with a 1’32.441s. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) was 17th with Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) in 18th; the Brit had a late-session crash at Turn 20 in FP2.
BIMOTA IN PODIUM CONTENTION? Alex Lowes third, Bassani seveth…
Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) led the Bimota charge on Friday in Czechia, finishing third with a 1’31.607s, lapping around three tenths back from pacesetter Razgatlioglu as he showed strong pace. Teammate Axel Bassani put both KB998 Rimini machines in the top ten as he claimed seventh with a 1’31.738s, just a tenth back from his teammate but with four riders between the Bimota duo.
TRICKY DAY FOR YAMAHA: three riders crash, Locatelli leads the way
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was one of several crashers in FP1, when he crashed at Turn 17, but he was back out on track in FP2 as he claimed ninth place in the combined classification, with teammate Jonathan Rea four places behind the #55; Rea also crashed in FP1, at Turn 8. Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) has shown impressive speed at Most and finished the day in 14th place, ahead of Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) in 15th; the Australian had a crash at Turn 21 in FP1. Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and Tito Rabat (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) finished the day in 19th and 21st respectively.
HONDAS AS CLOSE AS EVER: Vierge just pips Lecuona
As is often the case at Honda, Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) and teammate Xavi Vierge were close on the timesheets – to the point where, with seven minutes remaining, they’d both posted a 1’32.065s. However, in the final seconds, Vierge improved to a 1’32.014s to just move clear of Lecuona, although they finished P10 and P11 respectively. Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda) finished in 20th while Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) was 22nd; the Malaysian rider had an early crash in FP2 at Turn 10 but was able to re-join the session.
GERLOFF CLOSE TO THE TOP TEN: just half-a-tenth away…
Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) finished in 16th as the sole Kawasaki rider on the grid, although, with a condensed field in FP2, was 1.2 seconds off the pace however, finding two tenths would move him up to 12th place.
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