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MotoAmerica: Landers On Supersport Pole Position At Brainerd
Rocco Landers, age 18, will start the MotoAmerica Supersport races from pole position this weekend at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Landers, riding his Landers Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 as a wild card entry, was fastest during Qualifying One (Q1) on Friday with a lap time of 1:33.254, and that time held up during Qualifying Two (Q2) on Saturday, earning him pole position.
Veteran Josh Hayes led Q2 with a time of 1:33.486 on his Squid Hunter Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, but Hayes will start from second on the grid based on the 1:33.315 he did in Q1 on Friday.
Unlike Landers and Hayes, Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Teagg Hobbs did go faster in Q2, improving from 1:34.289 on Friday to 1:33.802 on Saturday, securing the third and final spot on the front row of the grid.
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MotoAmerica: Beaubier Bags Superbike Pole Position At Brainerd
Five-time Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier bagged pole position during MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR, Beaubier lapped the 2.5-mile course in 1:30.688.
“This place is definitely pretty tricky, pretty technical,” said Beaubier. “I’m getting more comfortable with it. It’s going to be a tough race.”
Beaubier’s teammate PJ Jacobsen earned the second spot on the grid with a 1:31.094, and two-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne earned the third and final spot on the front row with a time of 1:31.154 on his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1.
Matthew Scholtz made a huge improvement, jumping up from P10 and 1:32.512 in Q1 on Friday to P4 with a 1:31.424 in Q2 on his Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R1. Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch backed up his strong performance on Friday and held onto fifth place on the grid with a 1:31.436 in Q2. Paasch’s teammate Richie Escalante will start next to him on the second row courtesy of his 1:31.457.
Josh Herrin was seventh with a 1:31.466 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R. Four-time Josh Hayes, riding in place of injured Cameron Petersen, crashed his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha while on his final qualifying lap and will start his first Superbike race in six years from eighth based on the 1:31.518 he did in Q1 on Friday. Bobby Fong qualified ninth with a 1:31.532 on the Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1.
The top nine Superbike qualifiers were separated by just 0.844 second.
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MotoAmerica: De Keyrel Earns Stock 1000 Pole Position At Brainerd
Minnesota native Kaleb De Keyrel earned pole position in MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding his Orange Cat Racing BMW M 1000 RR, De Keyrel covered the 2.5-mile track in 1:32.926.
Hayden Gillim qualified second with a time of 1:33.126 on his Disrupt Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R, and Benjamin Smith earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:33.778 on the Benjamin Smith Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 he put together in the days just before the race.
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World Supersport: Race One Results From Autodrom Most
Nicolo Bulega won World Supersport Race One Saturday at Autodrom Most, in the Czech Republic. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V2, Bulega won the dry, red-flag-shortened, 12-lap race by 1.856 seconds. The victory, his ninth of the season, extended Bulega’s Championship point lead.
Stefano Manzi was the runner-up on his Ten Kate Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, and Bahattin Sofuoglu got third on his MV Agusta Reparto Corse F3 RR.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise finished 11th on his GMT94 Yamaha.
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MotoAmerica: Moor Takes Junior Cup Pole Position At Brainerd
Rossi Moor took pole position during MotoAmerica Junior Cup Qualifying Two Saturday morning at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding his Fairium NGRT – Gray Area KTM RC 390 R, Moor turned a 1:43.512 on the 2.5-mile course to top the field of 24 riders.
Jayden Fernandez qualified second with a 1:43.543 on his Fernandez Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400, and Max Van earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:43.823 on his SportbikeTrackGear.com Kawasaki.
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WorldSBK: Race One Results From Autodrom Most
Six-time World Champion Jonathan Rea won wet World Superbike Race One Saturday at Autodrom Most, in the Czech Republic. Riding his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR, Rea won the 22-lap race by over four seconds. It was his first race win of the 2023 season.
Toprak Razgatlioglu was the runner-up on his Pata Yamaha Prometeon YZF-R1, and Danilo Petrucci took third on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Defending World Champion Alvaro Bautista finished 12th on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati but still holds a significant point lead in the Championship standings.
American Garrett Gerloff crashed his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR and Did Not Finish (DNF).
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More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Rea triumphs with inspired ride in wet and wild WorldSBK Race 1 at Most
WorldSBK Race 1 at Most started in wet conditions, prompting riders to either opt for rain or intermediate tyres. Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) initially led the pack but lost ground to Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK), who chose intermediate tires. Bassani pitted later as track conditions improved, switching from rain tyres to slicks, but couldn’t regain the lost time, finishing seventh. The battle for the win intensified between Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK), with Rea’s consistent pace securing him his first victory since 2022, despite his rival’s efforts to close the gap after a cautious start. The Turkish rider finished in second place, continuing his impressive streak of 19 consecutive podiums and closing the gap on Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) to 54 points.
Meanwhile, Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team), who also chose to start on intermediates and not stop for slicks, secured his second career podium with third place. Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) also didn’t stop and finished fourth, while Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) took fifth place. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) rounded out the top six.
Championship leader Alvaro Bautista, however, missed the opportunity to establish a new absolute record of season wins (18) as he finished in 12th place. He started from 14th on the grid due to a penalty in the Tissot Superpole and started on the wet tyres, before pitting for slicks where he had an issue with the pit stop.
Read the full report from Race 1 on worldsbk.com
Jonathan Rea clinched his first win of the season and became the first rider to win at all 22 tracks on the current WorldSBK calendar, securing his 15th winning season in the Championship.
P1 | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
“I knew that today, sat on the grid in these conditions, it would be a good opportunity to push for a race win. I got a good start and was with the guys on wet tyres at the beginning. I knew the intermediates were the right choice.
Even in the garage, I watched the WorldSSP300 race and the guys in front stayed out there on wets and OK, the lap times weren’t great but I could see that even with slick tyres were much more performance in the ‘mizzling’ conditions. So, from that point of view, I was convinced that to get anything out of today, then the right choice was intermediates to generate heat in the tyre. On the sighting lap, I used wet knee sliders and got my knee down a couple of times and felt OK. I convinced myself to put heat in the tyres because the worst thing you can do is not put temperature in the tyre. It worked from Lap 2.
The gap in the middle of the race was quite big to Toprak and the others. The bike started moving a lot as the setup was quite soft, so I could benefit early on and then manage the race. What can I say? It’s such a nice present for my team, my crew… all their hard work! We look forward to tomorrow now and try to get back on the podium then too.”
Toprak Razgatlioglu continued his impressive streak with a 19th consecutive podium, finishing 4.007 seconds behind Rea at the line.
In third place, Danilo Petrucci claimed his 2nd career podium, finishing 7.939 seconds behind the race winner.
Scott Redding secured a fourth-place finish, crossing the line 14.736 seconds behind Rea.
WorldSBK: Razgatlioglu P1, Gerloff P6 In Superpole Qualifying At Most
Toprak Razgatlioglu broke the All-Time Lap Record and took pole position during World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at Most. Riding his Pata Yamaha Prometeon YZF-R1, the Turkish rider lapped the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) track in 1:30.801, eclipsing Jonathan Rea’s 2022 All-Time Lap Record of 1:30.947.
Danilo Petrucci was second-fastest with a lap at 1:31.261 on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R. Remy Gardner continued his strong weekend by taking the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:31.419 on his GYTR GRT Yamaha.
Axel Bassani heads row two with a 1:31.430 on his Motocorsa Racing Ducati. Six-time World Champion Jonathan Rea was fifth with a 1:31.458 in spite of crashing his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR during the session. And American Garrett Gerloff qualified sixth and on the second row with a 1:31.659 on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.
Like many, defending Champion and current point leader Alvaro Bautista had a lap cancelled due to waving yellow flags and ended up 14th with a 1:32.177 on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati.
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World Supersport: Bulega Breaks Lap Record, Takes Pole At Most
Nicolo Bulega broke the All-Time Lap Record during World Supersport Superpole qualifying Saturday at Autodrom Most, in the Czech Republic. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V2, the Italian covered the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) course in 1:34.479, breaking Dominique Aegerter’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:34.952 from 2022.
Stefano Manzi was second-best with a 1:34.882 on his Ten Kate Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, and Raffaele De Rosa earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:34.968 on his Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise qualified ninth with a time of 1:35.297 on his GMT94 Yamaha.
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MotoAmerica: Moore Takes Provisional Royal Enfield BTR Pole At Brainerd
Mikayla Moore took provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Qualifying One (Q1) Friday at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 twin, Moore, age 19, turned a lap time of 2:04.142 on the damp-but-drying 2.5-mile course.
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MotoAmerica: Landers On Supersport Pole Position At Brainerd
Rocco Landers, age 18, will start the MotoAmerica Supersport races from pole position this weekend at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Landers, riding his Landers Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 as a wild card entry, was fastest during Qualifying One (Q1) on Friday with a lap time of 1:33.254, and that time held up during Qualifying Two (Q2) on Saturday, earning him pole position.
Veteran Josh Hayes led Q2 with a time of 1:33.486 on his Squid Hunter Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, but Hayes will start from second on the grid based on the 1:33.315 he did in Q1 on Friday.
Unlike Landers and Hayes, Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Teagg Hobbs did go faster in Q2, improving from 1:34.289 on Friday to 1:33.802 on Saturday, securing the third and final spot on the front row of the grid.
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MotoAmerica: Beaubier Bags Superbike Pole Position At Brainerd
Five-time Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier bagged pole position during MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR, Beaubier lapped the 2.5-mile course in 1:30.688.
“This place is definitely pretty tricky, pretty technical,” said Beaubier. “I’m getting more comfortable with it. It’s going to be a tough race.”
Beaubier’s teammate PJ Jacobsen earned the second spot on the grid with a 1:31.094, and two-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne earned the third and final spot on the front row with a time of 1:31.154 on his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1.
Matthew Scholtz made a huge improvement, jumping up from P10 and 1:32.512 in Q1 on Friday to P4 with a 1:31.424 in Q2 on his Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R1. Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch backed up his strong performance on Friday and held onto fifth place on the grid with a 1:31.436 in Q2. Paasch’s teammate Richie Escalante will start next to him on the second row courtesy of his 1:31.457.
Josh Herrin was seventh with a 1:31.466 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R. Four-time Josh Hayes, riding in place of injured Cameron Petersen, crashed his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha while on his final qualifying lap and will start his first Superbike race in six years from eighth based on the 1:31.518 he did in Q1 on Friday. Bobby Fong qualified ninth with a 1:31.532 on the Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1.
The top nine Superbike qualifiers were separated by just 0.844 second.
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MotoAmerica: De Keyrel Earns Stock 1000 Pole Position At Brainerd
Minnesota native Kaleb De Keyrel earned pole position in MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding his Orange Cat Racing BMW M 1000 RR, De Keyrel covered the 2.5-mile track in 1:32.926.
Hayden Gillim qualified second with a time of 1:33.126 on his Disrupt Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R, and Benjamin Smith earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:33.778 on the Benjamin Smith Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 he put together in the days just before the race.
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World Supersport: Race One Results From Autodrom Most
Nicolo Bulega won World Supersport Race One Saturday at Autodrom Most, in the Czech Republic. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V2, Bulega won the dry, red-flag-shortened, 12-lap race by 1.856 seconds. The victory, his ninth of the season, extended Bulega’s Championship point lead.
Stefano Manzi was the runner-up on his Ten Kate Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, and Bahattin Sofuoglu got third on his MV Agusta Reparto Corse F3 RR.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise finished 11th on his GMT94 Yamaha.
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MotoAmerica: Moor Takes Junior Cup Pole Position At Brainerd
Rossi Moor took pole position during MotoAmerica Junior Cup Qualifying Two Saturday morning at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding his Fairium NGRT – Gray Area KTM RC 390 R, Moor turned a 1:43.512 on the 2.5-mile course to top the field of 24 riders.
Jayden Fernandez qualified second with a 1:43.543 on his Fernandez Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400, and Max Van earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:43.823 on his SportbikeTrackGear.com Kawasaki.
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WorldSBK: Race One Results From Autodrom Most
Six-time World Champion Jonathan Rea won wet World Superbike Race One Saturday at Autodrom Most, in the Czech Republic. Riding his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR, Rea won the 22-lap race by over four seconds. It was his first race win of the 2023 season.
Toprak Razgatlioglu was the runner-up on his Pata Yamaha Prometeon YZF-R1, and Danilo Petrucci took third on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Defending World Champion Alvaro Bautista finished 12th on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati but still holds a significant point lead in the Championship standings.
American Garrett Gerloff crashed his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR and Did Not Finish (DNF).
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More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Rea triumphs with inspired ride in wet and wild WorldSBK Race 1 at Most
WorldSBK Race 1 at Most started in wet conditions, prompting riders to either opt for rain or intermediate tyres. Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) initially led the pack but lost ground to Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK), who chose intermediate tires. Bassani pitted later as track conditions improved, switching from rain tyres to slicks, but couldn’t regain the lost time, finishing seventh. The battle for the win intensified between Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK), with Rea’s consistent pace securing him his first victory since 2022, despite his rival’s efforts to close the gap after a cautious start. The Turkish rider finished in second place, continuing his impressive streak of 19 consecutive podiums and closing the gap on Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) to 54 points.
Meanwhile, Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team), who also chose to start on intermediates and not stop for slicks, secured his second career podium with third place. Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) also didn’t stop and finished fourth, while Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) took fifth place. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) rounded out the top six.
Championship leader Alvaro Bautista, however, missed the opportunity to establish a new absolute record of season wins (18) as he finished in 12th place. He started from 14th on the grid due to a penalty in the Tissot Superpole and started on the wet tyres, before pitting for slicks where he had an issue with the pit stop.
Read the full report from Race 1 on worldsbk.com
Jonathan Rea clinched his first win of the season and became the first rider to win at all 22 tracks on the current WorldSBK calendar, securing his 15th winning season in the Championship.
P1 | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
“I knew that today, sat on the grid in these conditions, it would be a good opportunity to push for a race win. I got a good start and was with the guys on wet tyres at the beginning. I knew the intermediates were the right choice.
Even in the garage, I watched the WorldSSP300 race and the guys in front stayed out there on wets and OK, the lap times weren’t great but I could see that even with slick tyres were much more performance in the ‘mizzling’ conditions. So, from that point of view, I was convinced that to get anything out of today, then the right choice was intermediates to generate heat in the tyre. On the sighting lap, I used wet knee sliders and got my knee down a couple of times and felt OK. I convinced myself to put heat in the tyres because the worst thing you can do is not put temperature in the tyre. It worked from Lap 2.
The gap in the middle of the race was quite big to Toprak and the others. The bike started moving a lot as the setup was quite soft, so I could benefit early on and then manage the race. What can I say? It’s such a nice present for my team, my crew… all their hard work! We look forward to tomorrow now and try to get back on the podium then too.”
Toprak Razgatlioglu continued his impressive streak with a 19th consecutive podium, finishing 4.007 seconds behind Rea at the line.
In third place, Danilo Petrucci claimed his 2nd career podium, finishing 7.939 seconds behind the race winner.
Scott Redding secured a fourth-place finish, crossing the line 14.736 seconds behind Rea.
WorldSBK: Razgatlioglu P1, Gerloff P6 In Superpole Qualifying At Most
Toprak Razgatlioglu broke the All-Time Lap Record and took pole position during World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at Most. Riding his Pata Yamaha Prometeon YZF-R1, the Turkish rider lapped the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) track in 1:30.801, eclipsing Jonathan Rea’s 2022 All-Time Lap Record of 1:30.947.
Danilo Petrucci was second-fastest with a lap at 1:31.261 on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R. Remy Gardner continued his strong weekend by taking the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:31.419 on his GYTR GRT Yamaha.
Axel Bassani heads row two with a 1:31.430 on his Motocorsa Racing Ducati. Six-time World Champion Jonathan Rea was fifth with a 1:31.458 in spite of crashing his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR during the session. And American Garrett Gerloff qualified sixth and on the second row with a 1:31.659 on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.
Like many, defending Champion and current point leader Alvaro Bautista had a lap cancelled due to waving yellow flags and ended up 14th with a 1:32.177 on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati.
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World Supersport: Bulega Breaks Lap Record, Takes Pole At Most
Nicolo Bulega broke the All-Time Lap Record during World Supersport Superpole qualifying Saturday at Autodrom Most, in the Czech Republic. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V2, the Italian covered the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) course in 1:34.479, breaking Dominique Aegerter’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:34.952 from 2022.
Stefano Manzi was second-best with a 1:34.882 on his Ten Kate Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, and Raffaele De Rosa earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:34.968 on his Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise qualified ninth with a time of 1:35.297 on his GMT94 Yamaha.
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MotoAmerica: Moore Takes Provisional Royal Enfield BTR Pole At Brainerd
Mikayla Moore took provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Qualifying One (Q1) Friday at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 twin, Moore, age 19, turned a lap time of 2:04.142 on the damp-but-drying 2.5-mile course.
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