10vs5Rutgers Maria Herrera won Race One of the World Women’s Circuit Racing at TT Assen Circuit Riding her Klint Forward Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R7 on Pirelli control tires Herrera won the 12-lap race by 0.133 second Beatriz Neila was the runner-up on her Ampito Crescent Yamaha YZF-R7 Sara Sanchez was third on her Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha YZF-R7 American Mallory Dobbs finished 15th on her Diva Racing Yamaha YZF-R7 and fellow American Sonya Lloyd finished 18th on her Team Trasimeno Yamaha YZF-R7.  Results race 1 WCR Herrera claims season-opening win over Neila in Race 1 in final chicane battle The WorldWCR season is officially underway as Herrera tops its first podium after a track limits penalty for Neila Saturday’s Race 1 in Assen is in the books as the FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship took to the track for the first point-scoring opportunity of the season The second-ever season in WorldWCR history was inaugurated with a win by Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) who battled all race with Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) hinting at what might be a battle in the season to come for the Riders’ Championship HERRERA VS NEILA SHOOTOUT GOES DOWN TO THE FINAL CHICANE: Neila overtakes for P1 but track limits violation shuffles her to P2 Herrera’s pole position start helped her to a quick start out of the gates she had a tougher time defending P1 than she did in Friday’s Superpole however looming nearly within striking distance for most of the race She gave Herrera a run for her money from Lap 9 on trading overtakes in consecutive laps; culminating in a final sector duel she was given a one position penalty for exceeding track limits on the final lap at Turn 17 LEWIS AND SANCHEZ DUEL FOR P3: New Zealander stakes her claim on P3 Rookie Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motorsports) jumped up from the second row to take P3 into the first corner Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) and Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) entered a protracted battle for P3 repeatedly overtaking each other as none of the three riders could pull away until Ponziani fell slightly behind the pair of Lewis and Sanchez As Sanchez and Lewis separated themselves from the pack behind them they locked horns and battled for P3 until Sanchez in turn pulled away from the New Zealander rookie who impressed in her first career WorldWCR race ROOKIE JONES’ STANDOUT RESULT: British rider earns P6 British rookie Chloe Jones (GR Motorsport) distinguished herself in her first WorldWCR race earning P6 ahead of second-year Australian rider Tayla Relph (Full Throttle Racing) in P7 Mexican rider Astrid Madrigal (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) worked her way up from a P11 start to finish P8 Emily Bondi (ZELOS Trasimeno) was the best performing French rider in Race 1 charging up the grid from a P12 start to finish P9 Isis Carreno (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) logged a top-10 finish in Race 1 MICHEL AND BOUDESSEUL CRASH OUT: Turn 11 and Turn 7 respectively Lucy Michel (TSL-Racing) crashed out of the race in Lap 5 on the long righthanded Turn 11 In the medical centre she was diagnosed with a chest bruise to be reevaluated tomorrow before the Warm Up Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) crashed out in Lap 9 on Turn 7 taken to the medical centre where she was fortunately assessed to be fit with a left thigh contusion The top six from WorldWCR’s Race 1: Full results here! Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) +0.133s Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +8.976s Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motorsports) +10.348s Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) +16.455s Tune in this afternoon and Sunday to catch the rest of the action in Assen via the WorldSBK VideoPass! | © document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) A press release is not an article written by Roadracingworld.com staffers When a post is labeled with the words “press release” it means that Roadracingworld.com is not responsible for its content and that Roadracingworld.com makes no guarantee that it is accurate Not all press releases are posted and Roadracingworld.com may reject press releases if the content is too heavy on commercial promotion with little or no news value or if the press release contains obvious errors If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys trigger buttons and links using the Enter key navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus) and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible we are continually improving our accessibility updating and improving its options and features and developing and adopting new technologies All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility Here you can see the webcast of the BMW Group Press Conference at the Auto Shanghai 2025 Toprak Razgatlioglu delivers frank assessment of BMW package - Credit: BMW Motorrad Toprak Razgatlioglu didn’t mince his words after Friday’s WorldSBK practice at Assen, expressing frustration that his BMW “wasn’t working” to the standard he expected Despite the fuel flow limits imposed on his BMW the two-time WorldSBK champion finished second and third in the two practice sessions Though he occupied the upper echelons of the practice classification spots Razgatlioglu admitted that despite his best efforts he was unable to turn the bike in areas he was stronger at this time last year “We are pushing so hard because I am not feeling like last year,” he told media including Motorsport Week “It was very strange also because I feel really angry because I remember last year I tried to use the same line but the bike isn’t working there and the team is still working hard and also I am not so happy because the feeling is not really good I am just pushing hard but the bike is not working “I come back to box and try to change something and push one more lap [It wasn’t] so bad but my opinion the bike isn’t working.” the Turkish rider pinpointed where the BMW loses its overall competitiveness to the rest of the field tomorrow I’m feeling similar to [my] feeling in Portimao but tomorrow I hope we improve a little bit and maybe feeling much better on the bike “I am not really enjoying on the bike especially the long corners [the BMW] not turning “I lose a lot in corner 2 and more in corners 3 and 4 and 5 doesn’t change but we will see The practice session saw Ducati rider Alvaro Bautista finish the practice sessions 10km/h faster pinpointing the lack of overall speed the Bavarian brand has over its main rival rid of big yellow streak down his back and start racing and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Click here for full Riders’ Standings We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website and to ensure we show advertising that is relevant to you. 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You can change this and find out more by following: Cookie Policy or Close Bo Bendsneyder won FIM Supersport World Championship Race One Saturday at TT Assen Circuit Riding his MV Agusta Reparto Corse F3 800 RR the Dutchman won the 12-lap race by 3.228 seconds Stefano Manzi was the runner-up on his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing YZF- R9 just 0.702 second ahead of third-place finisher and poleman Can Oncu who rode his Yamaha BluCru Evan Bros YZF R9 Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise crashed his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2 on turn 3 and Did Not Finish (DNF) WSSP RACE 1 but Bendsneyder and later Oncu’s fellow Yamaha rider Manzi caught him in dramatic fashion late at Race 1 Assen’s ‘Cathedral of Speed’ welcomed the FIM Supersport World Championship riders for their Race 1 in the Pirelli Dutch Round The afternoon’s action saw the stacked WorldSSP grid lay it on the line again with Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) coming out on top for his home fans after a Lap 2 red flag and later Manzi caught him to delegate him to P3 after Loic Arbel and Eduardo Montero collided at Turn 5 with both riders immediately being taken to the medical centre where Montero will be reassessed tomorrow,however Arbel was diagnosed with a lower leg fracture The race was restarted over a 12-lap distance with the grid based on the Superpole results BENDSNEYDER WINS FOR THE HOME CROWD: Catches Oncu for P1  Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) had another trademark quick start to claim the holeshot establishing a margin for himself at the front of the pack Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) -who leaped up the timesheet into the first corner from P6- and Bo Bendsneyder gradually cut away at the lead of Oncu until the Dutchman caught Oncu and overtook the Turk for P1 Manzi then seized his opportunity and took on Oncu in the final chicane to claim P2 MASIA SOLID DAY AT ASSEN: P4 for the top Spaniard Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) didn’t quite have the pace to battle with Manzi and Bendsneyder for the podium positions but a strong day at the office for the young Spaniard earned him a comfortable P4 Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) and Leonardo Taccini (Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team) had a thrilling dogfight for the P5 the Italian and the Brit trading overtakes until Booth-Amos sealed the fight and claimed P5 and left P6 for Taccini STRONG SHOWINGS FROM OETTL AND MAHENDRA: Best results of the season for the pair Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) and Aldi Mahendra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) earned P7 and P8 finishes a step in the right direction they will look continue Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) had a deceptively strong Race 1 at Assen finishing P9 while he was a mere half second out of P5 Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) rounded out the top 10 to claim another top ten for his Kawasaki manufacturer MONTERO CRASH OUT: Cardelus and Montero to be reevaluated tomorrow Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) was leading the second pack of riders as they pushed to catch Masia and Manzi ahead of them when he crashed at Turn 3 on Lap 5 Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing) and Xavi Cardelus (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) crashed on Turn 5 of Lap 5 after the restart and While Schroetter was given the all-clear Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) and Niccolo Antonelli (VFT Racing) crashed on Turn 1 after the restart and while Antonelli was able to restart Kaito Toba (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) was forced to end his day early with a tech issue after entering the pit lane early before the session restart The top six from WorldSSP’s Race 1: Full results here! Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +3.228s Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +3.930s Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +6.298s Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +10.800s Leonardo Taccini (Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team) +10.924s Fastest lap: Stefano Manzi (Yamaha) – 1’36.952s WorldSSP action will continue tomorrow for the final day of racing from Assen, tune in tomorrow with the WorldSBK VideoPass! | Jonathan Rea postpones WorldSBK return amid injury - Credit: Yamaha WorldSBK Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea will not compete in the Assen round as he continues his recovery from the multiple foot fractures he sustained in Phillip Island Rea was present at the second round at Portimao to catch up with his team while continuing his recovery stating in Portugal that he didn’t completely rule out an Assen return Rea will miss the third round of the championship to continue his recovery Former British Superbike race winner Jason O’Halloran will again fill in for the Northern Irish rider after finishing 17th and 20th in Race 1 and the Superpole race in Portimao “It was nice to watch from the track, I enjoyed that part, but you don’t really have a job to do; you’re a bit of a spare part,” Rea stated on his YouTube channel “It was nice to catch up with the crew see Jason [O’Halloran] a little bit and see how he’s getting on “I don’t enjoy bikes that much; I enjoy racing them and being competitive “I think you’ll have gathered by now that I won’t be at Assen which is a real shame keep working hard at home and come back stronger.” Yamaha released the following statement: “Following consultation with his medical team earlier this week we can now confirm that Jonathan Rea will not compete in Round 3 at the TT Circuit Assen “He will again be replaced in the Pata Maxus Yamaha Team by Jason O’Halloran.” the page that you are looking for is not available.There could be various reasons for this: Andrea Locatelli won the World Superbike Race Two Sunday at TT Assen Circuit Locatelli won the 21-lap race by 2.968 seconds Alvaro Bautista was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R and surprisingly Remy Gardner was third on his GYTR GRT Yamaha YZF R1 Toprak Razgatlioglu was 8th on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR.  Danilo Petrucci finish the race 11th on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R American Garrett Gerloff crossed the finish line 16th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR Nicolo Bulega suffered again technical issues on his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R.  Razgatlioglu is 21 points behind his principal rival Bulega who has 136 points race 2 WSBK Results LIVING LA VIDA LOKA: Locatelli claims first race win at Assen’s Race 2 after Bulega forced to resign making this the first race weekend with three different race winners since last time out at Assen in 2024 It’s curtains on the Pirelli Dutch Round for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship riders here in Assen as we have our winners from Race 2 Andrea Locatelli topped the podium in the final race at the ‘Cathedral of Speed’ after Nicolo Bulega’s likely victory was dashed due to a tech issue Alvaro Bautista scored another podium for Ducati and Remy Gardner again showed his improvement earning his first podium since Assen’s Race 2 in 2024 LOCATELLI BRINGS HOME YAMAHA’S 3RD EVER WIN IN ASSEN: Follows Haga in 2000 and Spies in 2009 Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) fought his way back up to the front after starting in P10 ‘Bulegas’ started a race for the first time outside of the top five in his two years competing in WorldSBK; but that made no difference to the Championship leader as he pulled into P1 by Lap 16 to what seemed like he would cruise to claim his second Race win of the weekend Everything changed when suddenly his bike sputtered to a stop and was forced out of the race with a tech issue Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) took first to claim his first-ever race win in WorldSBK in his 153rd race start for Yamaha Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing Ducati) made his rostrum return in P2 Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) rounded out the rostrum for his first podium since Assen 2024 in Race 2; showcasing the progress made by him and his Yamaha factory team with their Yamaha R1 Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) fell behind from having started in the first two grid positions They were each overtaken quickly by Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) who took an early P1 from there Lowes battled for the podium positions before falling out of the podium fight Razgatlioglu fell farther back and continued to lose positions which he was unable to make back before he finished in P8 Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) once again carried the flag forward for his new Bimota team Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) followed his Bimota teammate across the line for P6 the pair of Bimota riders finishing close to one another as we had seen earlier throughout the season prior to Assen Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) continues his string of strong results after recovering from injury Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) had a middling result in P9 capping off a weekend to forget for the Italian star Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) made it three Yamahas in the top 10 his second top 10 of the weekend as he finished P10 Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) had a similarly disappointing Race 2 to Iannone TARRAN MACKENZIE IN THE POINTS AGAIN: Follows Superpole Race P9 with P14 finish Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) was obligated to take a Long Lap Penalty for Irresponsible riding after his incident with Tito Rabat (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) in the Superpole Race Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) Finished in P13 ahead of Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) and Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) to round out the point-scoring positions BMW WOES: van der Mark and Razgatlioglu both struggle in Race 2 Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) missed out on the points by a mere two tenths of a second showing grit as he continues to try to adapt to his new surroundings in green Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) had a disappointing result in the last race of the round Rookie Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) in P18 finished ahead of Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) in P19 and Tito Rabat (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) in P20; Rabat less than a second back on Redding Jason O’Halloran (Pata Maxus Yamaha) crossed the finish line in P21 followed by Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) in 22nd The top six from the WorldSBK Race 2: Full results here! 2. Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +2.968s Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +4.396s Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +4.803s Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +7.380s Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +12.109s 1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 136 points Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 115 4. Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 86 Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 81 Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) 41 Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 38 Mark your calendars for next the Acerbis Italian Round next up on May 2nd-May 4th. Tune in live or watch On-Demand with the WorldSBK VideoPass! | Can Oncu won FIM Supersport World Championship Race Two Sunday at TT Assen Circuit The BLU CRU Evan Bros Team Yamaha YZF R9 rider won the 18-lap race by just 0.012 second Stefano Manzi was a very close second on his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing YZF R9 and Bo Bendsneyder got third on his MV Agusta Reparto Corse F3 800 RR.  Former MotoAmerica regular Valentin Debise finished fourth just 3.422 seconds behind the winner and just 0.272 behind Bendsneyder on his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2.  Results WSSP RACE 2 Oncu claims Race 2 win in dramatic return to Assen after career threatening injury in 2023 Manzi takes P2 after a move by Oncu in the final chicane Dutchman Bendsneyder takes in P3 takes his second podium at his home round The Pirelli Dutch Round is officially in the books as the final race of the last round of the day has seen the chequered flag The FIM Supersport World Championship’s Race 2 at Assen featured a dramatic last lap overtake Turkish young star Can Oncu overtook Stefano Manzi who led most of the affair to take his first race win of the weekend as it was here in Assen back in 2023 when he suffered a very concerning arm injury which cast doubts on his ability to return to competition Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) was up in the podium battle once again until an unfortunate spill late in the running on Turn 10 dashed his podium dreams TRIUMPHANT RETURN: Oncu’s late move on Manzi claims Race 2 win in Assen Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) led the race for a majority of the contest fighting off constant pressure from Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) and Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) repeatedly until the final chicane and while Manzi passed him back upon the exit of the chicane riding onto the green and was applied a one position penalty for Exceeding Track Limits jumping up from a P5 grid start position to nip at Manzi’s heels until his late move Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) lacked the pace to catch up to Oncu and Manzi ahead of him for the race but powered forward to lead the second group for his second podium of his home round Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) similarly battled his way up into the podium battle before crashing out late in the race in Turn 10 to miss out on the podium however salvage a point from the round to finish P15 SCHROETTER SAVES RACE 2: climbs 8 positions for P6 Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) partook in the spirited battle P5 among Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) and Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing) eventually coming out on top of the group to finish P4 enjoying a strong start to the race before falling back to P6 Later he recovered a position to finish P5 Marcel Schroetter‘s (WRP Racing) P6 undersells the work the German had to put in to earn it Schroetter made up 8 positions to help his Championship position involved in podium fight until running wide Another solid performance by Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) earned the grid’s only Kawasaki rider a P7 to cap off the weekend Aldi Mahendra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) had another strong showing at Assen He hung with his teammate Oncu in the podium battle before unfortunately running wide onto the grass on Turn 15 tying his best ever WorldSSP result achieved in Race 1 Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME Air Racing) made Schroetter’s effort look small however converting his P29 grid start position into a P9 finish Corentin Perolari (Honda Racing World Supersport) earned Honda their best result of the weekend with his P10 placement just a quarter of a second behind Caricasulo DEMOLITION DERBY: 7 riders forced to retire early Glenn van Straalen (D34G WorldSSP Racing Team) crashed out of the Race on Lap 6 Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) cruised up the grid early to P5 in Lap 2 from his P11 start; until a collision with Philipp Oettl sent him sprawling into the gravel FIM WorldSBK Stewards later ruled a Long Lap Penalty for Oettl for Irresponsible Riding for the incident Leonardo Taccini’s (Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team) race ended ahead of schedule as he crashed out of the race on Lap 8 at turn 10 Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) suffered a tech issue a lap later on Lap 9 Dutch Duo Loris Veneman (EAB Racing Team) and Melvin van Der Voort (Track and Trades Wixx Racing) retired due to separate tech issues on laps 10 nd 12 respectively Kaito Toba (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) crashed out of the race in the final lap of the race in Turn 16 The top nine from the WorldSSP Race 2: Full results here! 1 Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +0.012s Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +3.150s Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +5.131s Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) +9.478s Aldi Mahendra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +15.909s Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME Air Racing) +18.199s Be sure to tune in next time out in Cremona at the Acerbis Italian Round May 2nd-4th via the WorldSBK VideoPass! | Nicolo Bulega won FIM Superbike World Championship Race One Saturday at TT Assen Circuit Bulega rode his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R to a 7.80- second margin of victory in the 21-lap race Andrea Locatelli was the runner-up on his Pata Maxus Yamaha YZF-R1 and just held off Danilo Petrucci who rode his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R to third.  Toprak Razgatlioglu was fourth on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR.  American Garrett Gerloff went from 17th on the grid to 13th at the finish on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.  Results race 1 WSBK MIXED FORTUNES: Bulega unbeatable in Race 1 at Assen Andrea Locatelli and Danilo Petrucci distinguish themselves as they overcome ‘El Turco’ in duels to secure podium spots The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s first race at Assen is in the books and the ‘Cathedral of Speed’ hosted another thriller as Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) topped the podium followed by Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) in his return to the podium after featuring at Portimao and Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) in P3 Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) saw his hopes to continue his podium streak dashed after missing the rostrum spots in P4 LOCATELLI PROGRESSING: Second podium for ‘Loka’ Bulega (claimed the holeshot into the first corner ahead of Locatelli with ‘Loka’ bundling his way through at Turn 5 before Bulega responded immediately That allowed Bulega to cruise his way to victory while the chasing pack scrapped it out over the remaining podium places sharks in the form of Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Razgatlioglu began to circle; until out of nowhere in Lap 7 when Bautista and Lowes collided at Turn 9 wiping them both out of the race from the podium fight however the much-improved Yamaha rider battled back to lock in P2 after following the reigning Champion for a few laps Petrucci surged late to pass Toprak to bump ‘El Turco’ off the podium for his first podium since Australia’s Tissot Superpole Race RAZGATLIOGLU MISSES PODIUM: Second time this season after Race 2 in Australia Razgatlioglu had a sluggish start to the race however by Lap 3 he was already back up into the podium fight Strong performances from Locatelli and Petrucci saw them overtake Toprak’s BMW M 1000 RR to shut the rostrum’s doors to the Turkish star Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) and Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) both had strong results earning the best combined result of the season for the Honda factory riders with Vierge only two tenths of a second behind his teammate AEGERTER BEST RESULT OF THE SEASON: P7 at Assen Race 1 Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) earned the best result of his season so far in P7 Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) charged up the grid from P13 to the top six and Aegerter bumped him back to P9 for the Dutchman at his home round Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) sealed off the top 10 after starting the race back in P16 ALEX LOWES RECOVERS FROM CRASH TO SCORE: P11 for the British Bimota rider Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) crashed on Turn 5 of Lap 7; however he was able to rejoin the race and finished in a P11 salvaged what could have been a pity of a result for Bimota Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) similarly recovered well after having to serve two Long Lap Penalties for a jump start to the race Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) finished in P13 in Race 1 Tito Rabat (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) finished in P14 his second time scoring points this season Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) was the only rookie to finish in the points on the day Jason O’Halloran (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team finished P16 and P17 to close out the timesheet BASSANI CRASHES OUT IN LAST LAP: Turn 8 spoils Bassani’s otherwise positive day Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) only scored 9 points in his last time out at Assen in WorldSSP this time unfortunately continued his run of poor luck in Holland crashing out of the race in Lap 2’s Turn 1 Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) had an unfortunate crash at Turn 1 of Lap 6 followed shortly after by Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) who crashed in Lap 7’s Turn 4 Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) saw his otherwise strong race spoiled by a crash while rounding Turn 8 The top six from the WorldSBK Race 1 in Assen: Full results here! 1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +7.801s Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +14.827s Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +17.137s Fastest lap: Nicolo Bulega (Ducati) – 1’33.581s – new lap record Tune in tomorrow for the final day of the Pirelli Dutch Round with the WorldSBK VideoPass! | Can Oncu topped FIM Supersport World Championship Superpole qualifying Friday at TT Circuit Assen Riding his BluCru Evan Bros Team Yamaha YZF R9 on Pirelli control tires Oncu lapped the 2.83-mile (4.54 km) course in 1:36.184 Not only was that good enough to lead the 33-rider field it was also good enough to eclipse Nicolo Bulega’s 2023 All-Time Lap Record of 1:36.900 Tom Booth-Amos was the best of the rest with a 1:36.734 on his PTR Triumph Factory Racing Street Triple RS 765 and Bo Bendsneyder earned the third and final spot on the front row with a lap time of 1:36.765 on his MV Agusta Reparto Corse F3 800 RR Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise was 4th with a 1:36.894 on his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2 Results Superpole WSSP TWO IN A ROW: Oncu secures Assen pole by obliterating the lap record in WorldSSP  After a first pole last time out at Portimao the #61 made it two in a row after setting the fastest time in Superpole at Assen Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) secured his second consecutive pole position in the FIM Supersport World Championship by a huge half-a-tenth margin over Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) in P2 at the TT Circuit Assen The Turkish star had waited until his sixth season to claim his first pole but didn’t have to wait as long for his second as he smashed the lap record in Tissot Superpole to start from P1 for Race 1 at the Pirelli Dutch Round LIKE BUSES: you wait ages for one pole and two come along at once… Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) was quick out of the blocks as he set a 1’36.765s before that gap closed as the 40-minute session progressed Britain’s Booth-Amos posted a 1’36.734s to usurp the home hero to break the lap record set by Bendsneyder in the morning FP session 0.031s separated the pair heading into the final run despite the #11 often setting the fastest times in Sectors 1 and 2 they were both bested by Oncu who set a 1’36.184s to take a half-a-second margin over Booth-Amos and Bendsneyder It is Oncu’s second consecutive pole after his Portimao success P6 FOR MANZI: places to gain for the Championship leader Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) was the lead Ducati rider as he claimed fourth place with a 1’36.894s ahead of rookie Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) in P5 as the Spaniard continued to impress in the early days of his WorldSSP career Championship leader Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) will start Race 1 from the back of the second row after claiming P6 with a 1’37.179s lapping almost a second slower than Oncu’s pole-claiming time Xavi Cardelus (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) was seventh with a 1’37.201s as he just pipped 2017 WorldSSP Champion Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) to P8 with just 0.020s separating the Andorran rider and the French star Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) was ninth ahead of Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) in tenth DE ROSA COLLIDE: a red flag at the end of Superpole The session was red-flagged after the chequered flag had flown for an incident at Turn 5 involving Raffaele De Rosa (QJMOTOR Factory Racing) and Loris Veneman (EAB Racing Team) Both riders were taken to the medical centre for a check-up following the crash Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME air Racing) had a crash at Turn 11 The top six from WorldSSP Superpole, full results here: Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 1’36.184s Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +0.550s Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +0.581s Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +0.968s Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +0.995s Don’t miss WorldSSP Race 1 on Saturday at 15:15 Local Time (UTC+2) using the WorldSBK VideoPass! | BMW and Ducati fuel flow changes - Credit: BMW WorldSBK has announced that BMW and Ducati’s fuel flow limits will be adjusted starting from this weekend’s Assen round This weekend’s round at Assen is the season’s first “Concession Checkpoint,” following the opening two races at Phillip Island and Portimao WorldSBK and the FIM posted a statement stating: “Following the conclusion of the first two MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship races the FIM has evaluated the manufacturers’ performance using the MSMA algorithm as stated in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship Regulations “According to article 2.4.3.2 of the FIM WorldSBK Regulations – Overperformance Penalisation – the performance values for both Ducati and BMW have exceeded the -0.250 threshold and remain below the -0.500 limit both manufacturers fall within the range defined for a Step 1 Fuel Flow reduction.” The statement read that the Step 1 Fuel Flow reduction equates to a decrease of 0.5 kg/h Ducatis Nicolo Bulega dominated the first round at Phillip Island where he claimed his first treble in his WorldSBK career In Portimao, Toprak Razgatlioglu bounced back to win all three races where he and Bulega went hammer and tongs in a fierce battle around the Algarve It is said that these adjustments have been put in place to monitor “manufacturer performances” at “each concession checkpoint to ensure a balanced and competitive Championship.” © 3XNMeasuring a surface of 700 square meters the two-story building features a central part designed in a cross shape that generates pockets of both indoor and outdoor spaces Small gathering places are also located under the roof The arrival room is intended as one of the main social spaces offering the framework for community gatherings and activities exhibition spaces are designed for flexibility with possibilities to be divided and subdivided into smaller rooms to adapt to the curatorial concept Related Article 3XN GXN Unveils Design for Hybrid-Timber Office Building in Amsterdam’s Zuidas District The center is designed to align with the industrial character of the surrounding fishing area, with an open pier around the building offering unobstructed views of the sea and town. 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But the defending champion delivered a reminder of his brilliance last time out in Portimao, winning all three races. “The winner is always friends with everybody, it’s second and third who struggle to put a smile on their face,” Toseland said about Razgatlioglu. “He wasn’t so happy in Australia, was he? He didn’t have any friends there!” Toseland noted where Bulega went wrong in Portimao, insisting he was simply unable to catch the BMW. “It was a bit of desperation of not wanting to lose a triple in Portugal, but he didn’t have any choice,” he said. “Bulega did absolutely everything that he could. “You could tell he was encouraged by pushing Toprak to the chequered flag, because we know how good Toprak is around here. © Crash Media Group Ltd 2025.The total or partial reproduction of text photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form Andrea Locatelli has spoken of his amazement at taking his first WorldSBK victory in Race 2 at Assen Andrea Locatelli, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK, podium. Credit: Gold and Goose. © Gold & Goose With two laps to go, Andrea Locatelli looked nailed on for second place in WorldSBK Race 2 at Assen but just a few hundred metres after that penultimate lap started he was elevated to the lead and just under two laps later he scored his first victory Locatelli’s victory was certainly fairly fortuitous with Nicolo Bulega retiring with two laps to go but he was also almost four seconds clear of Alvaro Bautista by the time the chequered flag was waved “Honestly, it’s an amazing day,” said Locatelli, speaking to WorldSBK.com after his maiden World Superbike win. “I cannot understand that it’s true, but I need to enjoy the moment. “I have good memories here from 2021, it was my first podium, [now] my first victory, so it’s a [sign] maybe. “We did an amazing job all weekend, we were strong in every situation; we were strong in the wet. So, [we will] keep pushing in this way and looking forward because we have many races [ahead].” Locatelli is also optimistic that more wins can follow for him and Yamaha in the remaining races, having achieved one so early in the season. “It’s just the first round, finally [my] first victory and third podium of the season,” he said. “We need to push in this way and for sure we can get more. “Now I just want to enjoy and reset a bit because I need to stop a bit now because I was working quite [hard] to be in this position, and relax a bit and keep fighting again because the next round will be Cremona and there I would like to be on the podium again, and maybe the victory also, in front of the Italian fans.” The Italian was fortunate that his compatriot, Bulega, retired in front of him, but he explained that he was not sure what was happening when Bulega slowed. “He was pushing hard and he got a big gap, so in the last couple of laps he had a technical problem and he stopped the bike,” he said. “[My first thought] was that he took the chequered flag so I was also scared because I didn’t see the chequered flag so I was pushing, and in the end we get the first victory. “But I’m happy because [I was] fighting with all competitors, we recover from P4 to P2, I was pushing harder and I get confidence lap-by-lap, and in the end we did an amazing job.” Nicolo Bulega perplexed about double DNF - Credit: Ducati Media House Nicolo Bulega was left searching for answers after recording a double Sunday retirement at the Dutch WorldSBK round in Assen The championship leader had the perfect Saturday as he claimed his fourth win of the season but an unexplainable double retirement on Sunday ended hopes of a possible treble The Italian’s retirement in the Superpole race forced him to start from tenth on the grid but he carved his way through the field to hold a near three-second lead before the penultimate lap of Race 2 visibly frustrated as he smashed the bike to pieces “Now It’s difficult [to take],” Bulega admitted post-race to media including Motorsport Week “And then arrived two laps to go and the bike stopped for the second time today I didn’t ask [what the problem was from the Superpole race] I think the problem that I feel was the same but I don’t know if it’s really the same His nearest challenger Toprak Razgatlioglu secured the Superpole and finished Race 2 in eighth position they give you points after the checkered flag But here we lose too much [points].” Alvaro Bautista says he was affected by colder windier conditions in WorldSBK Race 2 at Assen compared to Race 1 Alvaro Bautista, 2025 Dutch WorldSBK, podium. Credit: Gold and Goose. © Gold & Goose Two-time World Superbike Champion Alvaro Bautista made a “positive” summary of his Sunday at the Dutch WorldSBK despite being affected by cooler temperatures and higher winds in Race 2 compared to Saturday’s Race 1 Sunday began wet at Assen, and the Aruba.it Racing Ducati rider was able to finish third behind Toprak Razgatlioglu and Sam Lowes. In Race 2, he looked set for third place again, but a late retirement for Nicolo Bulega promoted him to second. “Overall it has been a positive Sunday for us because in the Superpole Race I was able to manage the situation and understand how the track conditions were,” Bautista said. “We were quite good to manage it and finishing in third position was really good, especially after yesterday’s crash – today it was important to finish the races. “In Race 2, the conditions were a bit different from [Saturday]: it was much cooler and much more windy, so it wasn’t easy. “Fortunately I did a good start, so I took the lead, but suddenly I felt not the same confidence as [Saturday] in dry conditions and I just tried to survive, I tried to not make mistakes, I tried to end the race as [well] as possible.” Bautista admitted that his second place in Race 2 was slightly artificial, having benefitted from Bulega’s retirement when the Italian was leading, and said that some setup changes made before Race 2 “didn’t work”. “To be realistic, today we were third because Nicolo [Bulega] had a technical problem but he was faster than everybody,” Bautista said. “Then, Locatelli did an amazing job, an amazing race, and his pace was really good, and for me I didn’t have the confidence with the bike so today I didn’t feel that I can push. “It’s true that also we tried some small changes on the setup to try to use them in this condition with more cold and more wind, but it didn’t work. “So, I’m happy because at the end at least we can end both races, in very different [conditions]. I hope to keep this tendency for the next races and try to not miss more the Saturday race.” A day of progress for Joan Mir as he captured 14th in the Sprint pleased with data gathered as attentions turn to Sunday Luca Marini was victim to an unforunate early end With an intense evening of work behind them the Repsol Honda Team approached Saturday with their usual determination aiming to extract all the day had to offer Joan Mir recovered well from a tough Friday to improve his one-lap pace into the 1’32s for Q1 and end two tenths behind leading Honda Zarco Following this up with a strong start when the lights went out in the race Mir would set a steady and consistent pace in the Sprint to end in 14th the #36 finished well and gathered important information for the future while demonstrating his pace Luca Marini qualified just 0.130s behind his teammate and was eager to put together a strong Sprint to gather data to improve further on Sunday he was forced to retire early with an issue during the opening stages of the race The Repsol Honda Team will take the time to fully diagnose what occured but are already confident it will not be a factor during the Grand Prix The 26-lap Dutch GP is scheduled to commence at 14:00 Local Time before the quick turn around for the MotoGP paddock to the German GP next week “We had a solid race today; our pace was quite consistent We know the areas we have to improve and at the moment it’s about giving the best of myself each time we’re on the bike Right now it’s very important to finish races get information and work for things to come in the future Another chance to go again tomorrow in the full race and see we can do over the longer distance “At the start I already felt something strange with the bike and after a lap I had to come back to the pit so I tried to continue but it was clear we weren’t able to The team will investigate what happened deeply but we already know it won’t be a problem tomorrow – this is always positive We can learn a lot from the Sprint so we just two laps we missed out on some data Assen is the only venue to have held a round of the Motorcycle World Championship every year since its creation in 1949. The circuit was purpose built for the Dutch TT in 1955, with previous events having been held on public roads. The track is narrow, with rapid changes in… read more.