Tissot Superpole Highlights
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team): Razgatlioglu shattered the lap record during the 15-minute Superpole session with a time of 1’30.064, securing his fourth pole position of the season.
Andrea Iannone (Team GoEleven): Iannone achieved his third front row start of the season, equaling his best qualifying performance with a second-place finish in Superpole.
Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati): Bautista received a three-place grid penalty, dropping him to tenth for Race 1. He was 0.953 seconds slower than Razgatlioglu. His teammate, Nicolo Bulega, failed to qualify on the front row for the first time in 2024.
Race 1 Highlights
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team): Razgatlioglu secured his eighth consecutive win with a dominant performance in the 22-lap race, finishing over five seconds ahead and extending his championship lead to 56 points over Bulega.
Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team): Starting from the second row, Petrucci finished second, matching his career-best performance in the Superbike class and earning his second podium of the season.
Andrea Iannone (Team GoEleven): Despite falling to fourth position early in the race, Iannone fought back to claim the final podium spot after opting for the harder front tyre.
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati): Bulega also chose the harder front tyre and faced a challenging race, finishing sixth but maintaining his second place in the championship standings.
Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati): After his grid penalty, Bautista spent much of the race in sixth but advanced in the final seven laps, overtaking Bulega on Lap 14 and Remy Gardner with four laps remaining.
Key Points:
- Pole position: Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
- Race 1 winner: Toprak Razgatlioglu
- Race fastest lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu, 1’31.540
Post-Race Interviews:
P1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team:
“I’m happy. We have won again and we had an amazing lap time in the Superpole session. I pushed a lot on the first lap and then I just found my rhythm. I had a very good pace in the race but during the last five laps the front was closing, especially on the left corner. After last year, when I crashed at corner two, it’s an incredible win. I want to say thanks to my team because we did an incredible job today! We have two more races tomorrow, and that’s my focus now.”
P2 | Danilo Petrucci | Barni Spark Racing Team:
“I’m really happy. I said that we could fight for the podium but when you are in the race you have to fight really hard to get that podium. At the beginning, I had a bit of trouble but then I saw that Nicolo and Andrea were a bit slower going into the corners and I tried to go ahead of them. Andrea gave me a hard time until the end. I know him very well and on the last lap it is always special with him! I tried to close the doors on that lap. I can’t believe I’m here after my motocross accident and now I’m again on the podium! I want to say thanks to everyone who helped me and we’ll try again tomorrow!”
P3 | Andrea Iannone | Team GoEleven:
“I’m really happy about today because we recovered a lot from yesterday. After FP1, we were 15th in the classification. My team believed in me and I want to thank them for believing we can achieve a great result today. It was a really difficult race because the temperature was really high. With Danilo in front it made it difficult for my tyre temperature and it wasn’t easy in the braking points for corners. Danilo rode faster than me today, Toprak was unbelievable but I didn’t give up and I tried my best. We’ll try a little more tomorrow!”
WorldSBK Race 1 Results
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +5.740s
3. Andrea Iannone (Team GoEleven) +5.881s
4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +9.217s
5. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +11.622s
6. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +13.841s
WSSP Huertas extends championship leads with Race 1 win
WorldSSP Race 1 Highlights
Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team): Montella led the opening lap before Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) took the lead on lap 2. Adrian Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) then moved ahead on lap 3 and maintained the lead to win the opening race of the weekend.
Adrian Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team): Huertas continued his impressive streak, securing his sixth win in the last seven races. The Ducati rider capitalized on the battles behind him to extend his lead to over three seconds. He will start from the front row in Race 2 after setting the third-fastest lap of Race 1.
Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing): Manzi will start Race 2 from pole position after breaking the lap record in Race 1. His hard-fought podium, his seventh of the season, came after a race-long battle with Valentin Debise (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) and Montella.
Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team): Montella finished off the podium for the first time since Round 3 at the Dutch Round, dropping 37 points behind Huertas in the championship standings.
Key Points:
- Pole position: Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team)
- Race 1 winner: Adrian Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team)
- Race fastest lap: Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing), 1’34.834s (New race lap record)
Post-Race Interviews:
P1 | Adrian Huertas | Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team:
“It was a positive race for me because in the beginning I needed to battle. I was intelligent in the early laps and I knew the areas of the track where I had an advantage. It was really important to make a gap and then start to increase it step by step without making mistakes. Now we have important information for tomorrow and I think we can make more steps to improve the bike for Race 2. The most important is that we won today, and that we are first in the Championship standings.”
WorldSSP Race 1 Results
1. Adrian Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team)
2. Valentin Debise (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) +3.758s
3. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +3.892s
4. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) +4.726s
5. Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME AIR Racing) +16.411s
6. Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) +19.043s
WSSP300 First win of the season for Veneman
WorldSSP300 Race 1 Highlights at Autodrom Most
Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki): Veneman clinched a dramatic last-lap victory, moving from third to first in the final three corners of the 12-lap race. The 17-year-old Dutchman capitalized on his rivals’ errors to take the lead and secure his first win of the season.
Inigo Iglesias Bravo (Fusport-RT Motorsport by SKM-Kawasaki): Championship leader Iglesias led for five laps but fell to fifth after a mistake while defending his lead on the final lap. Despite this, his solid performance extended his championship lead to 15 points over Aldi Mahendra, who finished eighth after serving a double long lap penalty.
Marc Garcia (KOVE Racing Team): The 2017 WorldSSP300 Champion secured his first podium of the season, finishing second. Garcia stayed in the lead group throughout the race and made his move in the final corner.
Carter Thompson (Fusport-RT Motorsport by SKM-Kawasaki): Making his World Championship debut, the 16-year-old Australian impressed with a podium finish. Thompson led two laps and was a constant presence in the lead group, setting the fastest lap on the final lap and securing pole position for Race 2.
Key Points:
- Pole position: Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki)
- Race 1 winner: Loris Veneman
- Race fastest lap: Carter Thompson (Fusport-RT Motorsport by SKM-Kawasaki)
Post-Race Interviews:
P1 | Loris Veneman | MTM Kawasaki:
“The race was really fast. It was difficult because it was so hot. From the beginning, our group could ride really fast and have a good rhythm. The group at the front was much smaller than we usually have. On the last lap, Inigo made a mistake and almost crashed. Mirko also had to close the throttle, and I could overtake them both. I got really lucky there. I’m really happy to take the victory.”
WorldSSP300 Race 1 Results
1. Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki)
2. Marc Garcia (KOVE Racing Team) +0.075s
3. Carter Thompson (Fusport-RT Motorsport by SKM-Kawasaki) +0.150s
4. Mirko Gennai (MTM Kawasaki) +0.214s
5. Inigo Iglesias (Fusport-RT Motorsports by SKM-Kawasaki) +0.398s
6. Oliver Svendsen (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing) +0.477s
Fastest lap: Carter Thompson (Kawasaki) – 1’45.666s – new lap record
WorldSBK action resumes on Sunday with Warm Up from 9:00 (Local Time), followed by Tissot Superpole Race at 11:00 and Race 2 at 14:00, while WorldSSP action continues on Sunday with Warm Up from 9:40, and Race 2 at 15:15. WorldSSP300‘s Warm Up will be at 9:20 followed by Race 2 at 12:45.
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