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! 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You can change this and find out more by following: Cookie Policy or Close 10vs5Rutgers Here you can see the webcast of the BMW Group Press Conference at the Auto Shanghai 2025 Nicolo Bulega is raring to go at Assen - Credit: Ducati Media House Nicolo Bulega heads into the Assen WorldSBK round feeling “completely different” in comparison to his debut outing at the circuit in 2024 The Italian is the distant leader at the top of the championship with 29 points separating himself and defending champion Toprak Razgatlioglu Bulega’s past success has seen two wins and a pole position when he was in the junior categories completing a dominant display back in 2023 speaking on Thursday’s press conference Assen is a track that I like a lot and in WorldSSP “Last year in WorldSBK wasn’t easy because the weather was difficult “I feel completely different this year “I like the track for my riding style Bulega commentated that he is also unsure what the new fuel rule changes mean for overall competitiveness but his engineers have the best-placed knowledge to provide conclusive results Alvaro Bautista praised his 25-year-old teammate for his ability to extract the maximum performance out of the V4 R Panigale The two-time champion admitted that work still has to be done to compete with Bulega and BMW rider Toprak Razgatlioglu Following a turbulent start to the 2025 season marked by crashes at Phillip Island and Portimao Bautista finds himself fourth in the championship standings The 40-year-old is still finding his feet after a difficult 2024 season where he racked up only four race wins throughout the season “Nicolo’s [Bulega] very strong and he has a lot of confidence with the bike and he can ride it at its best,” Bautista began “The most important is the feeling I have with the bike I want to keep the feeling I had in Australia and Portimao I feel that I’m closing the gap but we’re not at the top with the feeling “There’s not a big difference in the data the big difference is the confidence he has with the bike It’s a track I’ve been fast at in the past but every year is totally different.” Bautista remains focused on optimising his feeling with the Ducati revealing that results aren’t his main concern at this stage of the season “I don’t have any expectations about the results but it will be nice if I can enjoy this racetrack like in the past I’m recovering my confidence and I feel strong.” READ MORE – Danilo Petrucci targets Assen WorldSBK podium but expects stiff competition and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Click here for full Riders’ Standings 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! | 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 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! | 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.” 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 in cruise control at Assen WorldSBK - Credit: Ducati Media House Aruba.it Ducati rider Nicolo Bulega earned a truly dominant WorldSBK victory in Race 1 of the Dutch round in Assen The Italian secured his fourth race win of the season after claiming the lead in the early stages Bulega took the holeshot into Turn 1 as Sam Lowes lost his pole position and fell down to third place Yamahas Andrea Locatelli laid down a strong marker to climb into the lead into Turn 3 as he caught Bulega off guard The Pata Maxus Yamaha rider relinquished his lead later on inside the first lap as Bulega lunged his way through once again Bulega established a 0.5s advantage after Lap 1 before doubling his advantage by the end of Lap 2 to hold a 1.1s advantage over Locatelli Toprak Razgatlioglu qualified third but started sixth due to impeding in the Superpole but climbed from seventh to fourth in only three laps The BMW rider and Danilo Petrucci lunged their way through two-time champion Alvaro Bautista in the early stages as the former MotoGP riders went toe-to-toe in the opening stages Bautista slotted his way through by producing an impressive block pass on Petrucci at Turn 8 Razgatlioglu remained behind Marc VD rider Lowes and Bautista found his groove to slice his way through his rival The Spaniard was fastest in the first practice on Friday and had his eyes set on Lowes for third place later setting the fastest lap of the race and was the only rider to lap inside the 1.33s bracket Razgatlioglu forged his way through both riders and on Lap 6 at Turn 9 Bautista produced an overly-optimistic move on Lowes which saw both riders retire into the gravel The 40-year-old lost the front which left Lowes nowhere to go resulting in both Ducati riders ending Saturday without any points on the board Locatelli and Razgatlioglu bounced around the second sector and swapped positions raising the defending champion to second place with only Bulega left on his hit list Bulega extended his advantage further over Razgatlioglu to over 5s by the midway point of the race but Locatelli was all over the back of the Bavarian machine Locatelli showed his class to regain second place at Turn 5 where his competitor was notoriously fast all weekend before building a second gap from the next two laps To make matters worse for the defending champion Petrucci was waiting in the wings and was all over the back of Razgatlioglu’s rear tyre The three-time WorldSBK winner made an impressive move on Razgatlioglu at Turn 10 but on Lap 15 both riders swapped positions Petrucci lingered behind the BMW rider for the next five laps but extracted more grip out of his tyres to sneak back to third on Lap 18 Bulega’s dominant win saw him take his fourth victory of the season in the glorious Dutch sunshine Yamahas Andrea Locatelli produced a strong performance to claim second place finishing 7.8s behind the factory Ducati rider Barni Spark Racing’s Petrucci produced a strong third position and finished as the lead independent rider once again Razgtalioglu couldn’t offer anything significant in this race finishing 17s adrift off his championship protagonist Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge rose through the field from a poor Superpole to finish fifth and sixth for Honda Racing The GRT Yamaha duo of Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner produced the goods to claim seventh and eighth place Michael van der Mark rose from 13th in qualifying to finish in ninth place finishing ahead of former teammate Scott Redding who completed the top ten positions Alex Lowes crashed early on but regained composure to seal 11th place giving Bimota points on the board considering Axel Bassani’s last-lap crash Tarran Mackenzie finished in 12th place after a late battle with Garrett Gerloff and Tito Rabat Ryan Vickers closed out the final point-scoring positions for his debut outing at Assen in the series 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! | Alvaro Bautista was quickest during FIM Superbike World Championship Free Practice 1 Friday morning at TT Assen Circuit Riding his Pirelli-shod Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R on the 2.83-mile (4.54 km) track the Spaniard recorded a 1:34.365 to lead the field of 23 riders Toprak Razgatlioglu was the best of the rest with a 1:34.467 on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR Nicolo Bulega was third-fastest with a 1:34.637 Danilo Petrucci crossed the finish line 9th with a lap time of 1:35.095 on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R American Garrett Gerloff finished the opening session in 12th with a 1:35.319 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR Results fp1 WSBK from a press release issued by Dorna:  Bautista leads Razgatlioglu and Bulega in FP1 at Assen The #19 was the rider to beat as the Dutch Round kicked off with an incredibly close FP1 Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) laid down a marker at the TT Circuit Assen at the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship kicked off its Pirelli Dutch Round The Spaniard secured first place ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and teammate Nicolo Bulega in Free Practice 1 with the top five separated by 0.500s and the top 12 less than a second apart Bautista had a strong start to his round as he posted some consistent lap times as well as fast His best time was a 1’34.365s to lead reigning Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) by just a tenth of a second in the 45-minute session Third place belonged to Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) with a 1’34.640s as just three tenths separated by three tenths in a close start to the weekend Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) was fourth as he posted a 1’34.670s to missing out on a top three spot by just a tenth while Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) was fifth as the lead Yamaha rider The #77 was exactly half-a-second down on Bautista’s P1 time while he was less than a tenth clear of homo hero Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) in sixth Portimao podium finisher Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was seventh as he lapped 0.010s slower than van der Mark ahead with Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) in eighth as three Yamaha riders secured a place in the top eight Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) was ninth with Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) completing the top ten as the lead Bimota rider Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) followed in 11th and 12th with both riders also within a second of Bautista Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) did not have a productive FP1 session completing just one timed lap before a technical issue struck his CBR1000RR-R He had set a 1’38.160s but with the times dropping rapidly the #97 was left languishing down in P22 after the issue which struck him at Turn 5 on his second flying lap He did return to the track with around 16 minutes to go but he suffered a technical issue at Turn 5 again The top six from WorldSBK FP1, full results here: Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 1’34.365s Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.102s Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.272s Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) +0.395s Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +0.500s Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.571s Don’t miss FP2 from Assen at 15:00 Local Time (UTC+2) using 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! | Nicolò Bulega led FIM Superbike World Championship Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at TT Assen Circuit Riding his Aruba.It Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R on spec Pirelli tires the Italian rider covered the 2.83-mile (4.54 km) track in 1:33.592 to lead the field of 23 riders Axel Bassani was second-best with a 1:33.844 on his bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team KB998 Rimini Toprak Razgatlioglu was third with a 1:33.911 on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR.  Danilo Petrucci was 8th on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R with a lap time of 1:34.232 American Garrett Gerloff was 17th with a time of 1:34.848 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.  Results FP WSBK Bulega beats Bassani on Friday at Assen as four manufacturers finish in the top four ahead of compatriot Axel Bassani and reigning Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) claimed top spot on Friday as the first day of the Pirelli Dutch Round for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship concluded Bulega was one of three riders to set a lap time in the 1’33s as he laid down his marker at the iconic TT Circuit Assen finishing ahead of Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) as he secured a P2 finish Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) completed the top three BULEGA LEADS THE WAY: more than two tenths clear at the top Bulega was the fastest rider on Friday as he set a 1’33.592s in FP2 a session where all riders improved their time compared to FP1 while teammate Alvaro Bautista claimed P5 and lapped around half-a-second down on the #11; with Bulega one of only three riders in the 1’33s bracket Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) was an impressive P6 after posting a 1’34.135s finishing ahead of fellow Independent Ducati riders Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) and Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) in seventh and eighth Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) secured P10 while Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) was less than a tenth away from the #45 Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) was 21st after he crashed at Turn 1 in FP2 BASSANI MOVES INTO SECOND: a late improvement from ‘El Bocia’ Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) put in a late lap to surge up the order into P2 with a 1’33.844s as the lead Bimota rider lapping two tenths slower than the pace-setting Bulega while teammate Alex Lowes was down in 14th place with a 1’34.620s just over a second down on the fastest time of the day Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) had been running in the top two until Bassani’s lap but still finished the day in P3 with a 1’33.911s both ‘El Turco’ and ‘Bulegas’ had set this lap time to tie for P1 with Bulega ahead due to his second fastest lap Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) finished in ninth with the Dutchman putting in a late lap to improve on his FP1 time FOUR MANUFACTURERS IN THE TOP FOUR: Locatelli leads Yamaha charge Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) topped two sectors in FP2 as he set the fourth fastest lap time with a 1’34.014s with ‘Loka’ the only Yamaha in the top ten after their strong start in FP1 where three featured GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team duo Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner were 12th and 13th respectively while Tito Rabat (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) and Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) were 18th and 20th respectively continuing to stand in for Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) TECH ISSUES FOR VIERGE: difficult day for the #97 Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) was the lead Honda rider on Friday despite technical gremlins in FP1 He was only able to set one lap time in the morning session with Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda) three places ahead of the #7 after the #97 posted a 1’34.787s Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) rounded out the WorldSBK field GRAVEL TRIP FOR GERLOFF: P17 for the sole Kawasaki rider Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) was 17th after an eventful day for the American He had a trip through the gravel at the last chicane as several riders went through the complex though he set a 1’34.848s to claim P17 as the sole Kawasaki rider on the grid The top six from Friday’s WorldSBK running, full results here: Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 1’33.592s Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +0.252s Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.319s Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +0.422s Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.433s Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.543s Don’t miss Saturday’s action from 09:00 Local Time (UTC+2) using the WorldSBK VideoPass! | Danilo Petrucci shares 2025 aspirations - Credit: WorldSBK Barni Spark Racing rider Danilo Petrucci has set his sights on a podium finish at the upcoming Assen WorldSBK round The Italian rider returns to the Cathedral of Speed for the first time since his debut year in 2023 after missing the 2024 edition due to a life-threatening Motocross accident Petrucci’s 2025 campaign thus far has seen him accumulate consistent top-six finishes in Phillip Island and Portimao including a podium appearance at the former His consistency places him third in the championship behind Toprak Razgatlioglu and championship leader Nicolo Bulega Previewing the upcoming weekend to WorldSBK in Assen Petrucci admitted: “I’m happy to be so in front in the standings and yes I’d like to finish the championship in this place but it’ll be very tough “We are third in the championship with just one podium in the Superpole race one in Race 1 and one in the Superpole race.” The Italian explained he feels comfortable aboard the Panigale V4 R but he has yet to discover what Razgatlioglu and Bulega have found to give them their competitive edge over the field “It’s really difficult to be always so competitive At the moment Toprak [Razgatlioglu] and Nicolo [Bulega] have got something more and are doing something more compared to the rest “But then the third position is always changing it’s always a big fight between at least 5 or 6 riders “We have to simply look to improve our performance but it’s really difficult to improve the performance when you look into the details because it’s really difficult to understand the area where to improve we are so close but we want to be like the top two guys.” It was announced earlier on Thursday that the fuel flow limits were adjusted for both BMW and Ducati ahead of the race weekend The Step 1 Fuel Flow reduction sees a decrease of 0.5kg/h meaning Petrucci is amongst the current Ducati crop to be affected by this change “I don’t know [the effects] since this is the first step of this changing for sure at the moment in the first two rounds BMW and the Ducati have the fastest bike,” Petrucci stated we have to see because Superbike is really good we have many different manufacturers that compete in the top five “I hope this rules doesn’t affect so much the classification we hope to be fast and to have a fast bike during the weekend.” READ MORE – Fuel flow limits adjusted for BMW and Ducati at Assen WorldSBK round Sam Lowes took pole position during World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at TT Assen Circuit Riding his ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R on the 3.34-mile track which was not only good enough to top the 23-rider field and secure pole position it also eclipsed the All-Time Lap Record Razgatlioglu set Nicolo Bulega qualified second with a 1:32.760 on his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R Toprak Razgatlioglu did a 1:32.815 on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR to earn the third and final spot on the front row Row two starters include Bimota Kawasaki Racing Team’s Axel Bassani (1:32.899) Bulega’s teammate Alvaro Bautista (1:32.901) and Pata Maxus Yamaha’s Andrea Locatelli (1:32.959) Danilo Petrucci finished 7th with a time of 1:33.130 on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R American Garrett Gerloff qualified 17th with a 1:33.646 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.  Results WSBK Superpole SUPERPOLE SHOCK: Sam Lowes stuns to claim maiden WorldSBK pole at Assen ahead of Bulega and Razgatlioglu The Brit was a surprise package in the 15-minute Superpole session as he claimed his first World Superbike pole position Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) is now a MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship polesitter after pulling off a shock P1 in Tissot Superpole at the TT Circuit Assen He was more than a tenth clear of Championship leader Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) with Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) in third for the Pirelli Dutch Round with the #14 leading away the grid from P1 THE FIRST RUN: Bulega quickest as lap record is broken Bulega wasted no time in smashing the lap record as he set a 1’32.760s to claim a provisional pole on his first lap beating the previous record by two tenths to lead Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in the top three with 12 riders separated by less than a second; with almost four tenths of that coming between first and second Most riders only managed one hot lap on their first stint A MAIDEN POLE: Sam Lowes secures maiden pole in stunning fashion Bulega was the first rider to head out for his second stint with more than six minutes remaining with Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) following around a minute later but he caught Razgatlioglu and Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) who were on out laps and had to back out Razgatlioglu and Bassani were each applied a three-position penalty by the FIM WorldSBK Stewards for slow riding and will start Race 1 from P6 and P7 respectively It was Sam Lowes who stunned with a 1’32.596s to claim a maiden pole position – at the same venue twin brother Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) did in 2018 demoting Bulega to P2 with Razgatlioglu claiming third place to go from the front row The #14 becomes the 15th polesitter from Great Britain in WorldSBK and the 72nd in the Championship’s history BEST SINCE 2023: Bassani P4 ahead of Bautista and Locatelli Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) continued to show his prowess at Assen as he claimed fourth place on the time sheet the first time he’s qualified as high as P4 since Most in 2023 when he was on Ducati machinery Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) will go from P5 ahead of Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) in sixth with ‘Loka’ just over three tenths away from pole position and continuing to lead Yamaha’s charge THIRD ROW START: Petrucci ahead of Gardner and Alex Lowes Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) will go from seventh ahead of Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) in eighth while Alex Lowes will go from the back of the third row from P9 Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) will line up from tenth but he had a dramatic end to the session with a crash at Turn 8 after the session ended with his Panigale V4 R looking very second hand after the crash Home hero Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) will line up from 13th The top six from WorldSBK Superpole, full results here: Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) 1’32.596s Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.164s Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.219s Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +0.303s Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.305s Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +0.363s Don’t miss Race 1 at 14:00 Local Time (UTC+2) using the WorldSBK VideoPass! | Bo Bendsneyder was quickest during FIM Supersport World Championship Free practice Friday morning at TT Assen Circuit Riding his MV Agusta Reparto Corse F3 800 RR on Pirelli control tires the Dutch rider covered the 2.83-mile (4.54 km) road course in 1:36.744 Can Oncu was the best of the rest with a 1:37.325 on his BluCru Evan Bros Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise was third with a 1:37.430 on his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2 Results WSSP FP1 | Drab prediction made for BMW and Toprak Razgatlioglu at Assen WorldSBK Toprak Razgatlioglu Worry has been expressed for Toprak Razgatlioglu’s hopes at Assen this weekend The reigning World Superbikes champion heads to the Netherlands for the third round of the 2025 season knowing it might prove to be an unfavourable track Ducati have already insisted that Assen is a location they expect to suit their bike, and Nicolo Bulega’s riding style James Toseland agrees with the theory that Ducati’s Bulega could have the edge over BMW’s Razgatlioglu sweeping corners,” Toseland told TNT Sports about Assen “And we’ve seen how much corner speed [Bulega] has “We also know that Toprak isn’t happy with how the bike turns So it will be interesting to see how that bike goes there.” Razgatlioglu struggled badly at Phillip Island first highsiding in a pre-season test then finding himself unable to match Bulega He labelled the World Superbike Championship ‘a Ducati Cup’ amid his frustration with the season-opening round which has now been tipped to be replicated this weekend Bulega is top of the WSBK standings, 28 points clear of Razgatlioglu. 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 Toprak Razgatlioglu won the World Superbike Superpole Race Sunday morning at rainy TT Assen Circuit Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR the Turkish racer won the 10-lap race by 3.798 seconds Sam Lowes was the runner-up on his ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R and Alvaro Bautista was third on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R Danilo Petrucci finished the race 13th on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R American Garrett Gerloff crossed the finish line 16th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.  Nicolo Bulega suffered a technical problem on his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R and retired from the race.  Results superpole race wsbk Razgatlioglu tops wet Superpole Race at Assen Sam Lowes earns P2 after Bulega tech issue forces retirement Sam Lowes follows in his brother’s footsteps to earn his first ever WorldSBK podium at the same venue as his twin Alex back in 2014 The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s final day at Assen’s historic ‘Cathedral of Speed’ got off to a flying start with its first point-scoring event of the day in the Tissot Superpole Race leaving the track saturated with water this morning the track remained wet however the sun had broken through the cloud cover Toprak took his first P1 of the weekend for his first ever career win in the wet overtaking Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) who suffered a tech issue which forced him to retire Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) seized the opportunity to take his first ever WorldSBK podium in P2 at the same track his brother had his maiden win back in 2014 SAM LOWES ON THE PODIUM: first rostrum for the #14 as Bulega retires behind only Sam Lowes who started from pole He claimed an early P1 after overtaking the #14 a lead he clung to until Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) took his chance and passed ‘Bulegas’ on the inside to claim P1 Razgatlioglu pulled away and went on to top the race in P1 Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) later was able to take advantage of a tech issue which forced Bulega to retire and passed him in Turn 1 of Lap 7 to earn his best-ever WorldSBK result although this was after he dropped all the way back down to P10 at the start after running wide at Turn 1 Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) benefitted from his teammates’ misfortune LOKA vs VAN DER MARK FOR P4: Just a quarter of a second separating the two Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) stayed hot in the damp conditions at Assen right around the battle at the front once again and finished P4 Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) had his best result of his latest home round so far placing P5 after almost passing ‘Loka’ on several occasions finishing just two tenths of a second behind the Italian Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) enjoyed a ride in the rain and earned P6 after fighting his way up from P16 Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) nearly broke into the second row for Race 2 with his P7 in the Superpole Race finishing four tenths shy of Redding for P6 Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) for the second time this weekend beat his veteran teammate across the line the riding his Ducati Panigale V4 R well to earn a third-row spot for Race 2 Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) rode a sensational Superpole Race to earn not only his best result of his WorldSBK career but to finish as the top Honda rider for the first time this season as well Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) closed out the top 10 his best result so far of his rookie WorldSBK season after he started from 21st The top nine from the WorldSBK Superpole Race, full results here! Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +3.798s Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +6.895s Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +9.907s Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +10.147s Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) +11.621s Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +12.093s Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) +13.099s Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda) +14.860s Fastest lap: Dominique Aegerter (Yamaha) – 1’42.697s Tune in this afternoon at 14:00 local time (UTC +2) to catch the final WorldSBK Race action of the weekend in Race 2 via the WorldSBK VideoPass! | This section of the website is exclusively reserved for members of the FIM Family: CONUs members and honorary members of the commissions You are a member of the FIM Family and do not have your access? Do not hesitate to contact us Sign in The FIM is also involved in non-sport activities - tourism or sport-related activities such as women in motorcycling sustainability is linked to both sporting and non-sporting areas as is the educational side we are developing to get the new generation on 2 wheels We inform you about all aspects of the motorcycling world  Key Points:Pole position: Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Factory Team) – 1’48.146Race 1 winner: Maria HerreraRace 2 winner: Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha)Race fastest lap: Beatriz Neila - 1’47.685 (race 1) P1 | Beatriz Neila | Ampito Crescent Yamaha“My first WorldWCR victory feels amazing and means a lot to me as I’ve been working really hard all winter Today’s race was a bit harder as the wind was so strong I was thinking about the last lap all race long staying on track and avoiding the mistake I made yesterday I’m really proud of myself and super happy I want to thank everybody for their support He’s been giving me great advice and yesterday he sent me a message of encouragement thanks Johnny and you can be sure that I plan to fight hard to achieve more pole positions and victories this season.”  P2 | Maria Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team“Honestly I’m happy because I almost crashed at one point; the grip was different after the rain I think I managed the race the best I could also considering that the front group was bigger than yesterday There were points where I could build a tiny gap which made the slipstream even more important with the straights making it hard to build a gap and Bea was very fast through the final sector I felt good in the test there and set a lap record so I feel confident for round two.”  P3 | Sara Sanchez | Terra&Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team“I’m a bit happier than I was after Race 1 because I was able to stick closer to Neila and Herrera At the start it was a bit crazy as we needed to understand if the track was actually wet or not I want to say a big thank you to my team for all their hard work I’m happy to be back on the podium and now we’ll focus on Cremona where we’ll do our best to finish top three again.” ACCESS HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) +0.173s 3 Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +.423s 4 Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) +19.732s 5 Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) +19.919s 6 Tayla Relph (Full Throttle Racing) +20.203s RESULTS 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.”