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Moto2: World Championship Race Results From Assen

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Moto2: World Championship Race Results From Assen

David Alonso won the FIM Moto2 World Championship race Sunday at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands. Riding his CFMOTO Azul Marino Aspar Team Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Colombian rider won the 22-lap race by 0.024 second.

Manuel Gonzalez was the runner-up on his Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex and his teammate, Senna Agius was a close third. 

Izan Guevara finished fourth on his BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Boscoscuro.

Ivan Ortola took fifth on his QJMOTOR – Xeramic – MSI Kalex.

American Joe Roberts finished Sunday’s race 15th on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.

Manuel Gonzalez leads the championship with 185.5 points, 57.5 ahead of Izan Guevara who has 128 points. Senna Agius is third with 123 points.

 

 

More, from a press release issued by MotoGP:

Alonso vs Gonzalez vs Agius lights up the Cathedral. Colombia beats Spain by 0.024s, as Australia finish just 0.2s adrift in a Moto2 Assen stunner. 

A Moto2 Assen battle for the ages. David Alonso (CFMOTO Azul Marino Aspar Team) vs Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) vs Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP). A victory battle right out of the Cathedral’s top drawer, a fight that was settled at the final chicane, and an encounter that was won by Colombia. Alonso beat Gonzalez to the flag by just 0.024s to clinch his first win since the 2025 Hungarian GP, with Agius just 0.234s away in P3.

 

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Race winner, David Alonso, on the podium at Assen. Photo courtesy MotoGP.

 

From the front row, it was Alberto Ferrandez (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) who led the field for the first time, and it was teammate Izan Guevara who also got the better of Alonso into Turn 1. The Colombian was P3, as Agius made a solid start from P6 – the Australian was P4 on the opening lap, one place ahead of Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Azul Marino Aspar Team).

It was all change at the end of Lap 2 though. Guevara hit the front, Alonso carved his way through on Ferrandez too, and then Holgado grabbed a lovely two-for-one deal at the final chicane to pocket P3. And a lap later at the Geert Timmer chicane, Holgado led having got through on teammate Alonso and then Guevara.

On Lap 3, Celestino Vietti’s (HDR SpeedRS Team) race ended with a crash at Turn 10, which further dented his championship hopes in what’s been a bruising weekend for the Italian.

Back at the front, having sat behind teammate Holgado for a few laps, Alonso struck to retake the lead on Lap 6. An immediate fastest lap by the polesitter and going onto Lap 8, Alonso stretched his lead to 0.6s over Holgado, Guevara, Gonzalez, Agius, and Brno winner Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – Xeramic – MSI). And at this stage, as well as Alonso, the championship leader was making moves. Gonzalez carved his way up to P2, and shortly after, Agius shoved past Holgado to climb into P3.

By Lap 15, some relentless pace from Gonzalez saw the #18 reel in the #80. And on Lap 17 of 22, the door opened for Gonzalez to lead following a small Alonso mistake at Turn 5 – while at the same time, Agius was now less than a second away from the lead. The Aussie was 0.8s faster than the top two on Lap 17, and after setting the last lap of the race on Lap 18, Agius made it a six-wheeler in the victory fight.

This was some unbelievable pace from Agius, and sure enough, he struck for P2 on Lap 18. However, a mistake on the next lap coming through Turn 7 saw him lose crucial ground while he was hunting Gonzalez, and it was a small error that allowed Alonso to come back through.

Two to go. The top three split by 0.3s. Gonzalez vs Alonso vs Agius. And the blue touch paper was lit on the penultimate lap at the Geert Timmer chicane. Alonso lunged, Gonzalez defended, and as Agius tried to get both of them coming out of the chicane, Alonso was out of shape, which sat up Agius, and that allowed Gonzalez to keep the lead heading onto the final lap.

A final chicane fight for the win, anyone? Gonzalez, holding onto the lead, understandably went ultra defensive, as Alonso – who had a big moment at Turn 11 – rode around the outside of the title chase leader going into the chicane.

 

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David Alonso (80) and Manuel Gonzalez (18) on the finish line at Assen. Photo courtesy MotoGP.

 

Then it was all about the exit. Agius, attempting to get a phenomenal run out of the chicane and pounce, got blocked off by teammate Gonzalez, then lost the rear trying to get the power down, and on the run to the line, Alonso held off Gonzalez by 0.024s to win for the first time since the 2025 Hungarian GP, with Agius just 0.234s adrift of the 25 points.

Guevara picked up important points in P4, but the Spaniard loses more ground in the championship to Gonzalez ahead of the German GP. Ortola completed the top five, with Holgado eventually seven seconds off the win in P6. Adrian Huertas (Italtrans Racing Team) collects his equal-best Moto2 result in P7, Filip Salač (OnlyFans American Racing Team) comes home in P8, with home hero Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) collecting a top 10 in front of the Dutch crowd in P9.

Ferrandez earned his second top 10 of the season with a P10 finish, and it’s double Dutch delight in terms of points scoring rides for the home riders after Zonta van den Goorbergh (Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team) finishes P13.

Onto the Sachsenring we go then. What a race, what a weekend in Moto2. More of the same in Germany please!

Moto2 results!

Moto3: World Championship Race Results From Assen

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Moto3: World Championship Race Results From Assen

Maximo Quiles won the FIM Moto3 World Championship race Sunday morning at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands. Using his Pirelli-shod CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team KTM, the Spaniard won the 20-lap race by just 0.513 second.

David Almansa was the runner-up on his Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM.

Quiles’ teammate Marco Morelli completed the podium in third, 2.433 seconds behind the race winner.

Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Valentin Perrone crossed the finish line fourth. 

Jesus Rios got fifth on his Rivacold Snipers Team Honda. 

Maximo Quiles leads the championship with 211 points, 90 ahead of Alvaro Carpe who has 121 points. David Almansa is third with 109 points.

 

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More, from a press release issued by MotoGP:

Masterful Quiles resists Almansa challenge for Assen glory. The Championship leader bagged a sixth win of the year and sports a 90-point lead in the standings. 

Six of the very best for Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) who converted pole position to add his name to the iconic Assen winners’ list. The Championship leader put in a sublime end to the 20-lapper to defeat David Almansa (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) whilst Marco Morelli (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) came through for a second podium of the year. Suffering a DNF, Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) lost valuable ground in the Championship, remaining second but 90 points behind Quiles after Round 10.

 

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Maximo Quiles on the podium after claiming victory at Assen. Photo courtesy MotoGP.

 

Snatching the holeshot on the run to Turn 1, Quiles made a perfect start from pole position but was under attack straight away at Turn 5 by a rapid-starting Almansa. The usual Moto3 scrapping began but it didn’t last long for Carpe, who fell from the lead group at Turn 5 on Lap 2 after tagging the back the back of Morelli. The Argentinean stayed up but Adrian Cruces (CIP GreenPower) collected Carpe, the #11 out of action whilst the #83 rejoined. Halfway through Lap 4, Almansa was under attack from Veda Pratama (Honda Team Asia) and the Indonesian briefly led at Turn 12, only to be re-passed by Almansa at Turn 15.

As we entered the second third of the Grand Prix on Lap 7, there had been some big comebacks coming through the field and into the top ten. Hakim Danish (AEON Credit – MT Helmets – MSI) in third, Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Jesus Rios (Rivacold Snipers Team) elevated themselves from 16th, 19th and 21st respectively and were all fighting in the top six. One rider who was no longer in the fight despite leading a few laps prior was Pratama, falling at Turn 5. At half-race distance, Almansa attempted to stretch the field with Quiles right with him whilst Danish and Rios making it a small breakaway group of four ahead of Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing).

At the end of Lap 10, a messy final chicane between Rios, Danish and Almansa gave Quiles some breathing room at the front but on Lap 12, Almansa was back with the Championship leader. The #22 wasn’t content with just catching him either, getting back into the lead at Turn 14 and setting back-to-back personal best laps of the race, keen to break free from the #28 behind. That wasn’t going to work though and the battle that has played out various times in 2026 was doing so again as the #28 took the lead back at Turn 8 on Lap 13. Their squabbling had allowed Czech GP winner Danish to close back in, sat holding station in P3.

With 5 to go, Carpe called it a day after a valiant rejoin whilst as we approached the final three laps, Quiles had pulled the pin – but Almansa was going with him. They’d dropped Danish who was now in a fight for the final podium fight. In that fight for P3, Morelli had rocketed through once again on used rubber but the win was now out of reach.

 

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Maximo Quiles (28) and David Almansa (22) at Assen. Photo courtesy MotoGP.

 

Onto the last lap and Quiles led Almansa, an all-Spanish duel for honours at Assen. A moment for Almansa at Turn 9 decided everything and Championship leader Quiles was clear to take a sixth win of 2026 and extend his Championship advantage to 90. A second podium in three GPs for Almansa in second to move up to third in the standings whilst Morelli held onto P3. Perrone took his best result since he was P4 in COTA with P4 again, ahead of a mighty Rios. Brian Uriarte (Red Bull KTM Ajo) came home sixth ahead of Danish, Joel Kelso (GRYD Racing), Fernandez and Casey O’Gorman (SIC58 Squadra Corse). Rico Salmela (Red Bull KTM Tech3) crossed the line fifth but due to a 6-second time penalty equivalent to a double Long Lap, he came home in 11th.

Moto3 Grand Prix of the Netherlands results!

MotoAmerica: Results From Royal Enfield BTR Race One At The Ridge

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MotoAmerica: Results From Royal Enfield BTR Race One At The Ridge

Jasmine Noelle took the MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. victory on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park. Bryanna Everitt was second, Tati Paze finished third, Tiffanie Vo was fourth, and Brianna Cutler rounded out the top five.

 

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Red Bull Rookies Cup: American Daniel Jr. Podiums at Assen

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Red Bull Rookies Cup: American Daniel Jr. Podiums at Assen

Kristian Daniel Jr. Charges From 12th To Second For First 2026 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Podium At Assen. 

American teenager Kristian Daniel Jr. captured his first podium finish of the 2026 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season with an outstanding ride from 12th on the grid to second place at the legendary TT Circuit Assen on Saturday.

Although Daniel has spent multiple races fighting at the front and leading laps throughout the season, the Assen result marks his first podium of the year and another significant step forward in his development against one of the world’s most competitive fields of young motorcycle racers.

After a challenging qualifying session left him starting from the fourth row, Daniel quickly worked his way through the field despite the constant battles in the large lead group.

“I’m really happy with my performance today after not the best qualifying yesterday,” Daniel said. “Mid-pack was chaos the whole race, but I made sure to get to the front of the pack and take the fresh air.”

Once at the front, Daniel briefly led the race before tire wear, accelerated by his charge through the pack, limited his ability to attack in the closing laps.

 

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American Kristian Daniel Jr. in parc fermé after finishing second at Assen. Photo courtesy Kristian Daniel

 

“I tried leading, but battling mid-pack made me and my tires wear out quite a bit, and another rider was content with leading,” he explained. “There was one more move to make for the win, but I’ll take that for the next experience and try to do better.”

Daniel credited the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup for accelerating his growth during the 2026 season.

“I’m super grateful to the whole Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. I’m making huge steps because of my opportunity to ride, and I am trying to use it to the fullest.”

With another race remaining during the Assen weekend, Daniel was already focused on building on the momentum.

“Tomorrow is still another opportunity, so I will adapt and go even better.”

The second-place finish pushes Daniel to 4th in the overall standings of the championship.

MotoAmerica: Results From Hooligan Race One At The Ridge

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MotoAmerica: Results From Hooligan Race One At The Ridge

ARCH Motorcycle Racing’s Corey Alexander won the MotoAmerica Mission Super Hooligan race on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park. BPR Racing Yamaha’s Andy DiBrino was second, CoatzyMoto_LatinWe’s Robertino Pietri finished third, Saddlemen Race Development’s James Rispoli was fourth, and OrangeCat Racing’s Josh Herrin rounded out the top five.

 

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CSBK: Race 1 Results From Calabogie

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CSBK: Race 1 Results From Calabogie

Szoke Edges Young in Historic Tussle at Calabogie Motorsports Park. 

Calabogie, ON – 14-time Canadian Superbike Champion Jordan Szoke earned a dramatic last lap victory in Saturday’s GP Bikes Pro Superbike race one at Calabogie Motorsports Park during round three of the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship in conjunction with the Vintage Road Racing Association Summer Classic, presented by the Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame.

Szoke, based in Lynden, ON, is the dominant racer in the history of Superbike competition in Canada, earning his 79th career victory.  But it was an incredible 1,777 days since Szoke’s last success, at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, August 15, 2021.  Since then, Szoke has recovered from a serious dirt bike incident (not a crash) at Walton, ON, in early 2022, when he broke a number of bones.         

For much of the race, a resurgent Szoke was locked in a fight for first aboard his AIM Insurance backed Kawasaki ZX-10RR, battling for the lead with the Honda of Canada’s reigning Superbike Champ Ben Young of Thornbury, ON.  Young was on a winning streak, looking for his sixth consecutive victory. 

Young earned the BS Battery Pole Award pole position in the single morning “Q” session with a new outright lap record of 1:59.857 seconds, the first ever lap in the formerly considered magic two-minute range. Young started from pole position but was experiencing shifter issues with his CBR. 

Young’s challenges with his linkage put him under pressure from third year Superbike racer David MacKay from Stoney Creek, ON, aboard the Snow City Cycle Honda CBR1000RR-RR.  MacKay led a Superbike Feature race for the first time midway through the 14-lap final, taking advantage of Young’s issues and attempting to make a break at the front. 

Also in the lead mix was the Mountain View Honda of teenager Andrew Van Winkle, riding a nearly stock machine in company with full blown Superbikes.

But the impressive MacKay suffered a low-side crash in the first section of track early on lap 11, sliding off unhurt. Szoke moved into first, with Young and Van Winkle in remarkably close company.  From there, Szoke fought Young tooth and nail, with the Honda rider running wide into turns when he sometimes couldn’t select the gear he desired.

Szoke took advantage of a Young wide entry on the last lap to nip past for the lead, Young trying to take advantage of traffic in the final turn.  Szoke hung on to win by .235 of a second, with Van Winkle a solid third – his third such result of his rookie Superbike campaign.

“Man, I have been trying so long to win another one of these things,” said 47-year-old Szoke in Victory Lane, holding his toddler twins Reese and Murphy.  “It is just so great to get to race on a track like this, it is a chance to really test these motorcycles, it is what our sport is all about.”

Szoke’s comments refer to the recently repaved, 21 turn, hilly Calabogie’s 5-kilometer-long layout, one of the most demanding in Canada.

“I am so grateful for my team, my family, Kawasaki, Bridgestone for the great rubber, and for our competitors – it is so great to be back here for the first time in five years.”

For Young, the struggle with his mechanical issue was a tough challenge after the morning high of setting a new outright lap record, an achievement he confirmed was a big moment for him. Young also agreed he was fortunate to complete the race, fighting to deal with his mechanical challenges.

“I was happy with my start, those have really improved this year,” reflected Young.  “The pace was good, but when the shifter started acting up, maybe lap six, I knew I was in trouble.  I couldn’t be sure of what was going to happen going into some of those corners, so, not ideal, no.”

Van Winkle was all smiles with third place, explaining that “I don’t know the track, my first time out was yesterday, and I probably don’t have even 80 laps around here in total – but it is really fun.”

Following the race, the top machines were sent to post race Official Dynojet testing, provided by Brooklin Cycle Racing.  Szoke’s recently revamped “B” Ninja registered 190.7 horsepower, while Young’s Honda set a record for a Japanese built machine at 201.95.  Van Winkle’s entry managed186.54 horsepower.

Best lap of the race was Young at 2:00.65, MacKay solidly in the mix at 2:00.68, then victor Szoke early in the running with a tour at 2:00.79, remarkably close and set in near ideal warm weather conditions.

Fourth overall belonged to rookie Superbike racer Alex Michel of Montreal aboard the Mathias Sport Kawasaki ZX-10R Ninja, outdueling the Nelson International Raceway 50th Anniversary Suzuki of Sebastien Tremblay.  Michel had a solid power advantage, but Tremblay is considered a Calabogie expert, and harried Michel for most of the race. At the finish Tremblay cam up short of fourth by just .4 of a second, earning fifth overall. 

Not far behind was Quebec City’s Mavrick Cyr on another Suzuki GSX-R750, sixth overall.

Another racer with solid experience around Calabogie was “fast farmer” Ernest Bernhard of Ste-Bridget-d’Iberville, QC, piloting the Farnham Brewery Yamaha YZF-R1 to seventh overall.

 

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Lachlan Alexander (32) claimed another Lightweight Sportbike race win Saturday at Calabogie Motorsports Park. Here, Alexander leads during race one for the weekend over Sebastian Silva (98, second), Stefan Tanasic (15, third), and Mason Archer (819, fifth). Photo by Rob O’Brien / courtesy CSBK.

 

The only CSBK National support class running with VRRA at Calabogie was the Super Sonic Road Race School Lightweight Sportbike division, where Lachlan Alexander (age 16) extended his series points lead with a win, just .7 of a second clear of second placed Sebastien Silva, both on Kawasakis.  Alexander is the younger brother of Cole Alexander, 19, a rising star in the OPP Racing Pro Supersport class.

Third in Lightweight went to 15-year-old Stefan Tanasic, returning from injury aboard his Snow City Kawasaki, just under a further two seconds behind.

Race two on the weekend for both GP Bikes Pro Superbike and Super Sonic Road Race School Lightweight Sportbike are scheduled for Sunday at Calabogie.

For more information on the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship, visit www.csbk.ca or email info@csbk.ca.

 

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ASBK: Halliday Storms To Superbike Pole Position at Queensland

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ASBK: Halliday Storms To Superbike Pole Position at Queensland

Cru Halliday’s withering form at Queensland Raceway has continued, with the Ducati pilot securing pole position in the final round of the 2026 Penrite Australian Superbike Championship presented by Pirelli (ASBK).

After setting the tone in practice, Halliday turned the screws even more in qualifying to secure his first pole position at the 3.12km circuit and his fifth overall in the SW-Motech Superbike ranks.

Halliday’s late-season purple patch now makes him a serious contender for third in the championship, while qualifying was a more subdued affair for the two riders shooting for 2026 Superbike honours: McMartin Racing Ducati pair Harrison Voight and Josh Waters.

They will start from the second row of the grid, with some seriously in-form riders ahead of them in tomorrow’s two 16-lap races. Voight currently leads Waters by 24pts.

A cavalcade of new ASBK champions – or a returning champion in the case of Waters if he can overhaul Voight – will be crowned on Sunday, with all the on-track action to commence at 8:45am.

Tickets are available here for Queensland Raceway, or can be purchased at the gate.

 

 

 

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Halliday’s pole position was all class, his 1:06.858 just 0.013 seconds in arrears of Mike Jones’ best-ever Superbike lap at Queensland Raceway.

“It’s quite strange. I’m not trying that hard but I’m going faster,” said Haliday. “It’s the way the Ducati needs to be ridden.

“The bike feels really good and we’ve got good pace. The goal was to get pole, but I said to the team no less than a front row.”

Alongside the Sydneysider on Sunday will be the ominous figure of three-time ASBK champion Jones (Yamaha Racing Team), who’s been the dominant rider at the circuit in recent years and will again loom large on his YZF-R1M.

Jones’ teammate JJ Nahlous completes the front row, and on the second row it’ll be Glenn Allerton (Superbike Advocates Racing Ducati), Voight and Waters.

At last year’s corresponding round, Waters and Allerton shared the SW-Motech Superbike race victories.

Jack Favelle (Addicted to Track Yamaha), Anthony West (DesmoSport Ducati), John Lytras (Caboolture Yamaha) and Olly Simpson (DesmoSport Ducati) completed the top 10.

Tomorrow’s races will be held at 11:25am and 3:20pm.

 

 

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Mike Jones is back at his happy hunting ground. Photo courtesy ASBK.

 

 

  • Kawasaki Supersport and Supersport Next Gen

 

Pole position and bonus points for Tom Edwards (BCperformance Kawasaki) and Jake Farnsworth (Yamaha) respectively in the Kawasaki-backed Supersport Next Gen and Supersport classes at Queensland Raceway.

For Edwards, it was more precious breathing space over teammate Hayden Nelson in their championship battle, with Edwards extending his buffer to 5pts, while Farnsworth is now 15pts behind Valentino Knezovic (Addicted to Track Yamaha) in the Supersport title.

After a steady-as-she-goes Friday, Edwards sharpened his pace in qualifying, eclipsing Tom Toparis’ existing lap record to stop the clocks at 1:10.425 ahead of practice pacesetter Olly Simpson (DesmoSport Ducati, 1:10.462), Toparis (Stop and Seal Yamaha, 1:10.578), Nelson (1:10.703), Farnsworth (1:10.712) and Knezovic (1:11.082).

Sunday’s two races will be held over 14 laps.

 

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Tom Edwards won the battle of wits in Supersport qualifying. Photo courtesy ASBK.

 

 

  • Race and Road Supersport 300/BLU CRU R3 Cup

 

Races don’t get much more electrifying than the Race and Road Supersport 300 opener.

It was one for the ages, with championship leader Riley Nauta (Champions Ride Days Kawasaki) edging out championship rivals and fellow Kawasaki pilots Tyler King and Tara Morrison after 10 laps of pure adrenalin, with Thai rider Krittapat Keankum (MotoGO Yamaha) finishing on the tail of the top three.

Nauta did most of the leading, with his little extra dare under brakes making a small but decisive difference.

Nauta defeated King – who started from pole position – by 0.066 seconds to win his sixth race in a row and extend his championship lead to 8pts over King with two races remaining.

Meanwhile, Morrison bumped herself up to third in the standings at the expense of Orlando Peovitis (Champions Ride Days Kawasaki), who ran off the circuit on lap one but recovered to finish 15th.

Jake Senior (Yamaha) and Seth Dellow (Yamaha) completed the top six in race one.

In the BLU CRU R3 Cup opener, it was another thriller as Rossi McAdam got the chocolates from series leader Oscar Lewis, Connor Lewis, Jordy Simpson and Krue Knight. The riders were separated by just 0.87 seconds.

 

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King leads Nauta, Morrison and Keankum in a Supersport 300 humdinger. Photo courtesy ASBK.

 

  • Superbike Masters

Jack Passfield (Yamaha FZR1040) eased his way to another victory in Superbike Masters from Ashley Woolford (Suzuki GSX-R750) and Murray Clark (Suzuki GSX-R1127).

Brad Phelan (Yamaha YZF-R6) and Phil Allen (Ducati 851) were fourth and fifth.

Passfield has now moved into equal leadership with Woolford on 90pts, with two more races to separate the pair tomorrow.

 

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Master traders: (L to R) Woolford, Passfield and Clark. Photo courtesy ASBK.

 

 

  • BLU CRU Oceania Junior Cup

 

The BLU CRU Oceania Junior Cup is one championship that could have been decided today, but it wasn’t to be.

Instead, Thomas Cameron will now have to wait until Sunday to put the finishing touches on a remarkable season, currently holding a 44pt lead over Callum Campbell.

Cameron won again today as the junior brigade went at it hammer and tongs, with Ryder Chamberlan second ahead of Campbell, Lewis Birkle, Charlie Nichols and Leo Darling.

 

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Cameron (#23) leads the OJC field into turn three. Photo courtesy ASBK.

 

For more information on the Penrite Australian Superbike Championship presented by Pirelli:

MotoAmerica: Results From Superbike Race One At The Ridge

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MotoAmerica: Results From Superbike Race One At The Ridge

Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s JD Beach came from ninth on the grid to take the MotoAmerica Quad Lock Superbike win on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park. Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz was second, M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante finished third, Warhorse HSBK Ducati Flo4Law’s Benjamin Smith was fourth, and M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch rounded out the top five.

 

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MotoAmerica: Results From Talent Cup Race One At The Ridge

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MotoAmerica: Results From Talent Cup Race One At The Ridge

Quarterley Racing’s Nathan Gouker won a damp MotoAmerica Talent Cup race on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park. Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing’s Sam Drane was second, Team Roberts’ Kensei Matsudaira finished third, Real Steel Honda’s Derek Sanchez was fourth, and DCR/Motion Pro’s Colton Shafer rounded out the top five.

 

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MotoAmerica: Results From Supersport Race One At The Ridge

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MotoAmerica: Results From Supersport Race One At The Ridge

Rahal Ducati Moto with Desnuda Organic Tequila’s Josh Herrin won the MotoAmerica Supersport race on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park. Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse’s Darryn Binder was second, Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight’s Kayla Yaakov finished third, BPR Racing Yamaha’s Brenden Ketelsen was fourth, and M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott rounded out the top five.

 

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Moto2: World Championship Race Results From Assen

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Moto2 race start at Assen. Photo courtesy MotoGP.

David Alonso won the FIM Moto2 World Championship race Sunday at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands. Riding his CFMOTO Azul Marino Aspar Team Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Colombian rider won the 22-lap race by 0.024 second.

Manuel Gonzalez was the runner-up on his Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex and his teammate, Senna Agius was a close third. 

Izan Guevara finished fourth on his BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Boscoscuro.

Ivan Ortola took fifth on his QJMOTOR – Xeramic – MSI Kalex.

American Joe Roberts finished Sunday’s race 15th on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.

Manuel Gonzalez leads the championship with 185.5 points, 57.5 ahead of Izan Guevara who has 128 points. Senna Agius is third with 123 points.

 

 

More, from a press release issued by MotoGP:

Alonso vs Gonzalez vs Agius lights up the Cathedral. Colombia beats Spain by 0.024s, as Australia finish just 0.2s adrift in a Moto2 Assen stunner. 

A Moto2 Assen battle for the ages. David Alonso (CFMOTO Azul Marino Aspar Team) vs Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) vs Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP). A victory battle right out of the Cathedral’s top drawer, a fight that was settled at the final chicane, and an encounter that was won by Colombia. Alonso beat Gonzalez to the flag by just 0.024s to clinch his first win since the 2025 Hungarian GP, with Agius just 0.234s away in P3.

 

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Race winner, David Alonso, on the podium at Assen. Photo courtesy MotoGP.

 

From the front row, it was Alberto Ferrandez (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) who led the field for the first time, and it was teammate Izan Guevara who also got the better of Alonso into Turn 1. The Colombian was P3, as Agius made a solid start from P6 – the Australian was P4 on the opening lap, one place ahead of Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Azul Marino Aspar Team).

It was all change at the end of Lap 2 though. Guevara hit the front, Alonso carved his way through on Ferrandez too, and then Holgado grabbed a lovely two-for-one deal at the final chicane to pocket P3. And a lap later at the Geert Timmer chicane, Holgado led having got through on teammate Alonso and then Guevara.

On Lap 3, Celestino Vietti’s (HDR SpeedRS Team) race ended with a crash at Turn 10, which further dented his championship hopes in what’s been a bruising weekend for the Italian.

Back at the front, having sat behind teammate Holgado for a few laps, Alonso struck to retake the lead on Lap 6. An immediate fastest lap by the polesitter and going onto Lap 8, Alonso stretched his lead to 0.6s over Holgado, Guevara, Gonzalez, Agius, and Brno winner Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – Xeramic – MSI). And at this stage, as well as Alonso, the championship leader was making moves. Gonzalez carved his way up to P2, and shortly after, Agius shoved past Holgado to climb into P3.

By Lap 15, some relentless pace from Gonzalez saw the #18 reel in the #80. And on Lap 17 of 22, the door opened for Gonzalez to lead following a small Alonso mistake at Turn 5 – while at the same time, Agius was now less than a second away from the lead. The Aussie was 0.8s faster than the top two on Lap 17, and after setting the last lap of the race on Lap 18, Agius made it a six-wheeler in the victory fight.

This was some unbelievable pace from Agius, and sure enough, he struck for P2 on Lap 18. However, a mistake on the next lap coming through Turn 7 saw him lose crucial ground while he was hunting Gonzalez, and it was a small error that allowed Alonso to come back through.

Two to go. The top three split by 0.3s. Gonzalez vs Alonso vs Agius. And the blue touch paper was lit on the penultimate lap at the Geert Timmer chicane. Alonso lunged, Gonzalez defended, and as Agius tried to get both of them coming out of the chicane, Alonso was out of shape, which sat up Agius, and that allowed Gonzalez to keep the lead heading onto the final lap.

A final chicane fight for the win, anyone? Gonzalez, holding onto the lead, understandably went ultra defensive, as Alonso – who had a big moment at Turn 11 – rode around the outside of the title chase leader going into the chicane.

 

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David Alonso (80) and Manuel Gonzalez (18) on the finish line at Assen. Photo courtesy MotoGP.

 

Then it was all about the exit. Agius, attempting to get a phenomenal run out of the chicane and pounce, got blocked off by teammate Gonzalez, then lost the rear trying to get the power down, and on the run to the line, Alonso held off Gonzalez by 0.024s to win for the first time since the 2025 Hungarian GP, with Agius just 0.234s adrift of the 25 points.

Guevara picked up important points in P4, but the Spaniard loses more ground in the championship to Gonzalez ahead of the German GP. Ortola completed the top five, with Holgado eventually seven seconds off the win in P6. Adrian Huertas (Italtrans Racing Team) collects his equal-best Moto2 result in P7, Filip Salač (OnlyFans American Racing Team) comes home in P8, with home hero Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) collecting a top 10 in front of the Dutch crowd in P9.

Ferrandez earned his second top 10 of the season with a P10 finish, and it’s double Dutch delight in terms of points scoring rides for the home riders after Zonta van den Goorbergh (Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team) finishes P13.

Onto the Sachsenring we go then. What a race, what a weekend in Moto2. More of the same in Germany please!

Moto2 results!

Moto3: World Championship Race Results From Assen

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Moto3 race start at Assen. Photo courtesy MotoGP.

Maximo Quiles won the FIM Moto3 World Championship race Sunday morning at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands. Using his Pirelli-shod CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team KTM, the Spaniard won the 20-lap race by just 0.513 second.

David Almansa was the runner-up on his Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP KTM.

Quiles’ teammate Marco Morelli completed the podium in third, 2.433 seconds behind the race winner.

Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Valentin Perrone crossed the finish line fourth. 

Jesus Rios got fifth on his Rivacold Snipers Team Honda. 

Maximo Quiles leads the championship with 211 points, 90 ahead of Alvaro Carpe who has 121 points. David Almansa is third with 109 points.

 

Classification Moto3 race

 

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More, from a press release issued by MotoGP:

Masterful Quiles resists Almansa challenge for Assen glory. The Championship leader bagged a sixth win of the year and sports a 90-point lead in the standings. 

Six of the very best for Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) who converted pole position to add his name to the iconic Assen winners’ list. The Championship leader put in a sublime end to the 20-lapper to defeat David Almansa (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) whilst Marco Morelli (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) came through for a second podium of the year. Suffering a DNF, Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) lost valuable ground in the Championship, remaining second but 90 points behind Quiles after Round 10.

 

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Maximo Quiles on the podium after claiming victory at Assen. Photo courtesy MotoGP.

 

Snatching the holeshot on the run to Turn 1, Quiles made a perfect start from pole position but was under attack straight away at Turn 5 by a rapid-starting Almansa. The usual Moto3 scrapping began but it didn’t last long for Carpe, who fell from the lead group at Turn 5 on Lap 2 after tagging the back the back of Morelli. The Argentinean stayed up but Adrian Cruces (CIP GreenPower) collected Carpe, the #11 out of action whilst the #83 rejoined. Halfway through Lap 4, Almansa was under attack from Veda Pratama (Honda Team Asia) and the Indonesian briefly led at Turn 12, only to be re-passed by Almansa at Turn 15.

As we entered the second third of the Grand Prix on Lap 7, there had been some big comebacks coming through the field and into the top ten. Hakim Danish (AEON Credit – MT Helmets – MSI) in third, Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Jesus Rios (Rivacold Snipers Team) elevated themselves from 16th, 19th and 21st respectively and were all fighting in the top six. One rider who was no longer in the fight despite leading a few laps prior was Pratama, falling at Turn 5. At half-race distance, Almansa attempted to stretch the field with Quiles right with him whilst Danish and Rios making it a small breakaway group of four ahead of Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing).

At the end of Lap 10, a messy final chicane between Rios, Danish and Almansa gave Quiles some breathing room at the front but on Lap 12, Almansa was back with the Championship leader. The #22 wasn’t content with just catching him either, getting back into the lead at Turn 14 and setting back-to-back personal best laps of the race, keen to break free from the #28 behind. That wasn’t going to work though and the battle that has played out various times in 2026 was doing so again as the #28 took the lead back at Turn 8 on Lap 13. Their squabbling had allowed Czech GP winner Danish to close back in, sat holding station in P3.

With 5 to go, Carpe called it a day after a valiant rejoin whilst as we approached the final three laps, Quiles had pulled the pin – but Almansa was going with him. They’d dropped Danish who was now in a fight for the final podium fight. In that fight for P3, Morelli had rocketed through once again on used rubber but the win was now out of reach.

 

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Maximo Quiles (28) and David Almansa (22) at Assen. Photo courtesy MotoGP.

 

Onto the last lap and Quiles led Almansa, an all-Spanish duel for honours at Assen. A moment for Almansa at Turn 9 decided everything and Championship leader Quiles was clear to take a sixth win of 2026 and extend his Championship advantage to 90. A second podium in three GPs for Almansa in second to move up to third in the standings whilst Morelli held onto P3. Perrone took his best result since he was P4 in COTA with P4 again, ahead of a mighty Rios. Brian Uriarte (Red Bull KTM Ajo) came home sixth ahead of Danish, Joel Kelso (GRYD Racing), Fernandez and Casey O’Gorman (SIC58 Squadra Corse). Rico Salmela (Red Bull KTM Tech3) crossed the line fifth but due to a 6-second time penalty equivalent to a double Long Lap, he came home in 11th.

Moto3 Grand Prix of the Netherlands results!

MotoAmerica: Results From Royal Enfield BTR Race One At The Ridge

The Ridge Motorsports Park. Photo by Michael Gougis.

Jasmine Noelle took the MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. victory on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park. Bryanna Everitt was second, Tati Paze finished third, Tiffanie Vo was fourth, and Brianna Cutler rounded out the top five.

 

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Red Bull Rookies Cup: American Daniel Jr. Podiums at Assen

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American Kristian Daniel Jr. (70) at Assen. Photo courtesy Kristian Daniel

Kristian Daniel Jr. Charges From 12th To Second For First 2026 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Podium At Assen. 

American teenager Kristian Daniel Jr. captured his first podium finish of the 2026 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season with an outstanding ride from 12th on the grid to second place at the legendary TT Circuit Assen on Saturday.

Although Daniel has spent multiple races fighting at the front and leading laps throughout the season, the Assen result marks his first podium of the year and another significant step forward in his development against one of the world’s most competitive fields of young motorcycle racers.

After a challenging qualifying session left him starting from the fourth row, Daniel quickly worked his way through the field despite the constant battles in the large lead group.

“I’m really happy with my performance today after not the best qualifying yesterday,” Daniel said. “Mid-pack was chaos the whole race, but I made sure to get to the front of the pack and take the fresh air.”

Once at the front, Daniel briefly led the race before tire wear, accelerated by his charge through the pack, limited his ability to attack in the closing laps.

 

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American Kristian Daniel Jr. in parc fermé after finishing second at Assen. Photo courtesy Kristian Daniel

 

“I tried leading, but battling mid-pack made me and my tires wear out quite a bit, and another rider was content with leading,” he explained. “There was one more move to make for the win, but I’ll take that for the next experience and try to do better.”

Daniel credited the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup for accelerating his growth during the 2026 season.

“I’m super grateful to the whole Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. I’m making huge steps because of my opportunity to ride, and I am trying to use it to the fullest.”

With another race remaining during the Assen weekend, Daniel was already focused on building on the momentum.

“Tomorrow is still another opportunity, so I will adapt and go even better.”

The second-place finish pushes Daniel to 4th in the overall standings of the championship.

MotoAmerica: Results From Hooligan Race One At The Ridge

The Ridge Motorsports Park. Photo by Michael Gougis.

ARCH Motorcycle Racing’s Corey Alexander won the MotoAmerica Mission Super Hooligan race on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park. BPR Racing Yamaha’s Andy DiBrino was second, CoatzyMoto_LatinWe’s Robertino Pietri finished third, Saddlemen Race Development’s James Rispoli was fourth, and OrangeCat Racing’s Josh Herrin rounded out the top five.

 

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CSBK: Race 1 Results From Calabogie

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Jordan Szoke (101) leads Saturday's Pro Superbike race one at Calabogie Motorsports Park. The 14-time CSBK champion would go on to claim his 79th career victory over Ben Young (1, second) and Andrew Van Winkle (45, third). David MacKay (82) took a turn leading the 14-lap feature, but unfortunately crashed out on lap 11. Photo by Rob O'Brien / courtesy CSBK.

Szoke Edges Young in Historic Tussle at Calabogie Motorsports Park. 

Calabogie, ON – 14-time Canadian Superbike Champion Jordan Szoke earned a dramatic last lap victory in Saturday’s GP Bikes Pro Superbike race one at Calabogie Motorsports Park during round three of the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship in conjunction with the Vintage Road Racing Association Summer Classic, presented by the Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame.

Szoke, based in Lynden, ON, is the dominant racer in the history of Superbike competition in Canada, earning his 79th career victory.  But it was an incredible 1,777 days since Szoke’s last success, at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, August 15, 2021.  Since then, Szoke has recovered from a serious dirt bike incident (not a crash) at Walton, ON, in early 2022, when he broke a number of bones.         

For much of the race, a resurgent Szoke was locked in a fight for first aboard his AIM Insurance backed Kawasaki ZX-10RR, battling for the lead with the Honda of Canada’s reigning Superbike Champ Ben Young of Thornbury, ON.  Young was on a winning streak, looking for his sixth consecutive victory. 

Young earned the BS Battery Pole Award pole position in the single morning “Q” session with a new outright lap record of 1:59.857 seconds, the first ever lap in the formerly considered magic two-minute range. Young started from pole position but was experiencing shifter issues with his CBR. 

Young’s challenges with his linkage put him under pressure from third year Superbike racer David MacKay from Stoney Creek, ON, aboard the Snow City Cycle Honda CBR1000RR-RR.  MacKay led a Superbike Feature race for the first time midway through the 14-lap final, taking advantage of Young’s issues and attempting to make a break at the front. 

Also in the lead mix was the Mountain View Honda of teenager Andrew Van Winkle, riding a nearly stock machine in company with full blown Superbikes.

But the impressive MacKay suffered a low-side crash in the first section of track early on lap 11, sliding off unhurt. Szoke moved into first, with Young and Van Winkle in remarkably close company.  From there, Szoke fought Young tooth and nail, with the Honda rider running wide into turns when he sometimes couldn’t select the gear he desired.

Szoke took advantage of a Young wide entry on the last lap to nip past for the lead, Young trying to take advantage of traffic in the final turn.  Szoke hung on to win by .235 of a second, with Van Winkle a solid third – his third such result of his rookie Superbike campaign.

“Man, I have been trying so long to win another one of these things,” said 47-year-old Szoke in Victory Lane, holding his toddler twins Reese and Murphy.  “It is just so great to get to race on a track like this, it is a chance to really test these motorcycles, it is what our sport is all about.”

Szoke’s comments refer to the recently repaved, 21 turn, hilly Calabogie’s 5-kilometer-long layout, one of the most demanding in Canada.

“I am so grateful for my team, my family, Kawasaki, Bridgestone for the great rubber, and for our competitors – it is so great to be back here for the first time in five years.”

For Young, the struggle with his mechanical issue was a tough challenge after the morning high of setting a new outright lap record, an achievement he confirmed was a big moment for him. Young also agreed he was fortunate to complete the race, fighting to deal with his mechanical challenges.

“I was happy with my start, those have really improved this year,” reflected Young.  “The pace was good, but when the shifter started acting up, maybe lap six, I knew I was in trouble.  I couldn’t be sure of what was going to happen going into some of those corners, so, not ideal, no.”

Van Winkle was all smiles with third place, explaining that “I don’t know the track, my first time out was yesterday, and I probably don’t have even 80 laps around here in total – but it is really fun.”

Following the race, the top machines were sent to post race Official Dynojet testing, provided by Brooklin Cycle Racing.  Szoke’s recently revamped “B” Ninja registered 190.7 horsepower, while Young’s Honda set a record for a Japanese built machine at 201.95.  Van Winkle’s entry managed186.54 horsepower.

Best lap of the race was Young at 2:00.65, MacKay solidly in the mix at 2:00.68, then victor Szoke early in the running with a tour at 2:00.79, remarkably close and set in near ideal warm weather conditions.

Fourth overall belonged to rookie Superbike racer Alex Michel of Montreal aboard the Mathias Sport Kawasaki ZX-10R Ninja, outdueling the Nelson International Raceway 50th Anniversary Suzuki of Sebastien Tremblay.  Michel had a solid power advantage, but Tremblay is considered a Calabogie expert, and harried Michel for most of the race. At the finish Tremblay cam up short of fourth by just .4 of a second, earning fifth overall. 

Not far behind was Quebec City’s Mavrick Cyr on another Suzuki GSX-R750, sixth overall.

Another racer with solid experience around Calabogie was “fast farmer” Ernest Bernhard of Ste-Bridget-d’Iberville, QC, piloting the Farnham Brewery Yamaha YZF-R1 to seventh overall.

 

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Lachlan Alexander (32) claimed another Lightweight Sportbike race win Saturday at Calabogie Motorsports Park. Here, Alexander leads during race one for the weekend over Sebastian Silva (98, second), Stefan Tanasic (15, third), and Mason Archer (819, fifth). Photo by Rob O’Brien / courtesy CSBK.

 

The only CSBK National support class running with VRRA at Calabogie was the Super Sonic Road Race School Lightweight Sportbike division, where Lachlan Alexander (age 16) extended his series points lead with a win, just .7 of a second clear of second placed Sebastien Silva, both on Kawasakis.  Alexander is the younger brother of Cole Alexander, 19, a rising star in the OPP Racing Pro Supersport class.

Third in Lightweight went to 15-year-old Stefan Tanasic, returning from injury aboard his Snow City Kawasaki, just under a further two seconds behind.

Race two on the weekend for both GP Bikes Pro Superbike and Super Sonic Road Race School Lightweight Sportbike are scheduled for Sunday at Calabogie.

For more information on the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship, visit www.csbk.ca or email info@csbk.ca.

 

Pro Superbike - Race 1

ASBK: Halliday Storms To Superbike Pole Position at Queensland

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Cru Halliday has powered to his first Superbike pole position at Queensland Raceway. Photo courtesy ASBK.

Cru Halliday’s withering form at Queensland Raceway has continued, with the Ducati pilot securing pole position in the final round of the 2026 Penrite Australian Superbike Championship presented by Pirelli (ASBK).

After setting the tone in practice, Halliday turned the screws even more in qualifying to secure his first pole position at the 3.12km circuit and his fifth overall in the SW-Motech Superbike ranks.

Halliday’s late-season purple patch now makes him a serious contender for third in the championship, while qualifying was a more subdued affair for the two riders shooting for 2026 Superbike honours: McMartin Racing Ducati pair Harrison Voight and Josh Waters.

They will start from the second row of the grid, with some seriously in-form riders ahead of them in tomorrow’s two 16-lap races. Voight currently leads Waters by 24pts.

A cavalcade of new ASBK champions – or a returning champion in the case of Waters if he can overhaul Voight – will be crowned on Sunday, with all the on-track action to commence at 8:45am.

Tickets are available here for Queensland Raceway, or can be purchased at the gate.

 

 

 

  • SW-Motech Superbike

 

Halliday’s pole position was all class, his 1:06.858 just 0.013 seconds in arrears of Mike Jones’ best-ever Superbike lap at Queensland Raceway.

“It’s quite strange. I’m not trying that hard but I’m going faster,” said Haliday. “It’s the way the Ducati needs to be ridden.

“The bike feels really good and we’ve got good pace. The goal was to get pole, but I said to the team no less than a front row.”

Alongside the Sydneysider on Sunday will be the ominous figure of three-time ASBK champion Jones (Yamaha Racing Team), who’s been the dominant rider at the circuit in recent years and will again loom large on his YZF-R1M.

Jones’ teammate JJ Nahlous completes the front row, and on the second row it’ll be Glenn Allerton (Superbike Advocates Racing Ducati), Voight and Waters.

At last year’s corresponding round, Waters and Allerton shared the SW-Motech Superbike race victories.

Jack Favelle (Addicted to Track Yamaha), Anthony West (DesmoSport Ducati), John Lytras (Caboolture Yamaha) and Olly Simpson (DesmoSport Ducati) completed the top 10.

Tomorrow’s races will be held at 11:25am and 3:20pm.

 

 

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Mike Jones is back at his happy hunting ground. Photo courtesy ASBK.

 

 

  • Kawasaki Supersport and Supersport Next Gen

 

Pole position and bonus points for Tom Edwards (BCperformance Kawasaki) and Jake Farnsworth (Yamaha) respectively in the Kawasaki-backed Supersport Next Gen and Supersport classes at Queensland Raceway.

For Edwards, it was more precious breathing space over teammate Hayden Nelson in their championship battle, with Edwards extending his buffer to 5pts, while Farnsworth is now 15pts behind Valentino Knezovic (Addicted to Track Yamaha) in the Supersport title.

After a steady-as-she-goes Friday, Edwards sharpened his pace in qualifying, eclipsing Tom Toparis’ existing lap record to stop the clocks at 1:10.425 ahead of practice pacesetter Olly Simpson (DesmoSport Ducati, 1:10.462), Toparis (Stop and Seal Yamaha, 1:10.578), Nelson (1:10.703), Farnsworth (1:10.712) and Knezovic (1:11.082).

Sunday’s two races will be held over 14 laps.

 

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Tom Edwards won the battle of wits in Supersport qualifying. Photo courtesy ASBK.

 

 

  • Race and Road Supersport 300/BLU CRU R3 Cup

 

Races don’t get much more electrifying than the Race and Road Supersport 300 opener.

It was one for the ages, with championship leader Riley Nauta (Champions Ride Days Kawasaki) edging out championship rivals and fellow Kawasaki pilots Tyler King and Tara Morrison after 10 laps of pure adrenalin, with Thai rider Krittapat Keankum (MotoGO Yamaha) finishing on the tail of the top three.

Nauta did most of the leading, with his little extra dare under brakes making a small but decisive difference.

Nauta defeated King – who started from pole position – by 0.066 seconds to win his sixth race in a row and extend his championship lead to 8pts over King with two races remaining.

Meanwhile, Morrison bumped herself up to third in the standings at the expense of Orlando Peovitis (Champions Ride Days Kawasaki), who ran off the circuit on lap one but recovered to finish 15th.

Jake Senior (Yamaha) and Seth Dellow (Yamaha) completed the top six in race one.

In the BLU CRU R3 Cup opener, it was another thriller as Rossi McAdam got the chocolates from series leader Oscar Lewis, Connor Lewis, Jordy Simpson and Krue Knight. The riders were separated by just 0.87 seconds.

 

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King leads Nauta, Morrison and Keankum in a Supersport 300 humdinger. Photo courtesy ASBK.

 

  • Superbike Masters

Jack Passfield (Yamaha FZR1040) eased his way to another victory in Superbike Masters from Ashley Woolford (Suzuki GSX-R750) and Murray Clark (Suzuki GSX-R1127).

Brad Phelan (Yamaha YZF-R6) and Phil Allen (Ducati 851) were fourth and fifth.

Passfield has now moved into equal leadership with Woolford on 90pts, with two more races to separate the pair tomorrow.

 

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Master traders: (L to R) Woolford, Passfield and Clark. Photo courtesy ASBK.

 

 

  • BLU CRU Oceania Junior Cup

 

The BLU CRU Oceania Junior Cup is one championship that could have been decided today, but it wasn’t to be.

Instead, Thomas Cameron will now have to wait until Sunday to put the finishing touches on a remarkable season, currently holding a 44pt lead over Callum Campbell.

Cameron won again today as the junior brigade went at it hammer and tongs, with Ryder Chamberlan second ahead of Campbell, Lewis Birkle, Charlie Nichols and Leo Darling.

 

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Cameron (#23) leads the OJC field into turn three. Photo courtesy ASBK.

 

For more information on the Penrite Australian Superbike Championship presented by Pirelli:

MotoAmerica: Results From Superbike Race One At The Ridge

The Ridge Motorsports Park. Photo by Michael Gougis.

Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s JD Beach came from ninth on the grid to take the MotoAmerica Quad Lock Superbike win on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park. Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz was second, M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante finished third, Warhorse HSBK Ducati Flo4Law’s Benjamin Smith was fourth, and M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch rounded out the top five.

 

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MotoAmerica: Results From Talent Cup Race One At The Ridge

The Ridge Motorsports Park. Photo by Michael Gougis.

Quarterley Racing’s Nathan Gouker won a damp MotoAmerica Talent Cup race on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park. Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing’s Sam Drane was second, Team Roberts’ Kensei Matsudaira finished third, Real Steel Honda’s Derek Sanchez was fourth, and DCR/Motion Pro’s Colton Shafer rounded out the top five.

 

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MotoAmerica: Results From Supersport Race One At The Ridge

The Ridge Motorsports Park. Photo by Michael Gougis.

Rahal Ducati Moto with Desnuda Organic Tequila’s Josh Herrin won the MotoAmerica Supersport race on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park. Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse’s Darryn Binder was second, Rahal Ducati Moto with Droplight’s Kayla Yaakov finished third, BPR Racing Yamaha’s Brenden Ketelsen was fourth, and M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott rounded out the top five.

 

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