rhythmic gymnasts collected 22 medals internationally this past weekend Calif./Pacific Stars Rhythmic Academy) led a U sweep in the all-around and topped American performances at the Portimão International Tournament winning four individual medals in Portugal topping the podium with a 105.166 ahead of teammates Sarah Mariotti (San Diego Calif./Pacific Stars Rhythmic Academy) and Jaelyn Chin (Aventura who took silver (102.366) and bronze (99.768) Borges secured silver in the ball (25.333) Picking up the additional four medals for the seniors were Chin with gold on ball (25.900) and clubs (27.466) Calif./Burlo Gymnastics) with silver (26.266) Calif./Pacific Stars Rhythmic Academy) was the top junior She claimed team gold with teammate Dawn Kim (San Diego Calif./Pacific Stars Rhythmic Academy) with a combined 95.767 and also secured titles on ball (23.867) and ribbon (23.866) Calif./Rhythmic Academy of Los Angeles) also took apparatus gold with a 24.600 in the hoop final Calif./Burlo Gymnastics) posted the second-highest score (93.900) as a junior team but did not podium due to the one-per-country rule The junior Burlo group of Sasha Kuliyev (Granada Hills Calif.) secured four of the delegation’s seven medals at the Shining Star International Tournament in Tashkent The group claimed three medals in group competition winning silver in five hoops (22.100) and 10 clubs (21.750) as well as all-around bronze (38.250) Calif./Burlo Gymnastics) and Anna Filipp (Porter Ranch the Americans also earned team silver with an overall 135.750 behind host-country Uzbekistan in first (144.450) and ahead of Turkey in third (135.100) Flipp won ball silver (24.500) and hoop bronze (24.750) while De la Rosa secured ribbon silver (25.150) Fourteen rhythmic athletes will compete across the Atlantic at international events this weekend Both junior and senior Americans will see action at the 2025 Portimão International Tournament May 2-4 in Portugal Ruby Freshwater and Sarah Mariotti will represent the seniors May 2 with hoop and ball qualifying starting with juniors at 6 a.m Saturday continues with clubs and ribbon qualifications again beginning at 6 a.m ET with junior competition and then seniors at 9:50 a.m All information is expected to be available on the Portuguese Gymnastics Federation’s website in the coming days gymnasts will perform in Tashkent for the second straight weekend as juniors compete at the 2025 Shining Star International Tournament May 3-4 in Uzbekistan Anna Filipp and the junior Burlo Gymnastics group of Sasha Kuliyev Ziah Khan and Katherine Roytman will all compete as a junior team Visit the FIG event page for updates All participants for the weekend are listed below by event This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Can Oncu won FIM Supersport World Championship Race One Saturday at Autodromo Internacional do Algarve Riding his Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team YZF R9 the Turkish rider won the 17-lap race by 0.836 seconds Stefano Manzi was the runner-up on his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing YZF- R6 just 0.931 second ahead of third-place finisher Bo Bendsneyder who rode a MV Agusta Reparto Corse F3 800 RR Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise crossed the finish line 8th on his  Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2.  Results WSSP RACE 1 ONCU STAYS HOT: Race 1 goes to the Turkish youngster for his first win since 2023 Oncu brings home Yamaha’s 150th WorldSSP win from Portimao’s Race 1 Racing action is underway at Portimao in the Pirelli Portuguese Round The FIM Supersport World Championship grid took to the track after Friday afternoon’s Tissot Superpole session which featured Turkish rider Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Racing) win his career-first WorldSSP pole; and in Saturday’s Race 1 he followed that up with his first win in 2 years and 25 days Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) gained time on the Turkish rider as he managed to hold off a surging Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) who had prior overtaken Lucas Mahias (GMT94-Yamaha) for P3 ONCU’S 2nd EVER WIN IN 101st start: First win since Indonesia’s Race 1 in 2023 Oncu claimed the holeshot from pole position and quickly stretched his margin to establish a commanding lead Manzi and Lucas Mahias (GMT94-Yamaha) were glued to one another for the first 10 laps the two veterans battling with one another as they both tried to make time on Oncu in the distance ahead of them After putting distance between him and the rest of the pack Bendsneyder closed down the Yamaha pair in P2 and P3 He passed both Manzi and Mahias in consecutive laps before the #62 brushed hm back out of the way to claim P2 on Lap 14 Manzi from there staved off the Dutchman to secure second equaling Fabian Foret for third in all time podiums locked down P3 to taste the prosecco for the 3rd time in WorldSSP TOUGH BREAK FOR MAHIAS: Tom Booth-Amos surges up from P12 to take P5 finish Mahias’ P4 finish was a disappointing result for the Frenchman who had spent the majority of his race battling with Manzi for P2 Lap 11 saw Bendsneyder slip past Mahias at Turn 1 a position he wasn’t able to recover and had to settle for P4 Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) took P5 a hard-fought race for Australia’s Race 2 winner in which he had to pull free of a tight pack of riders after starting back in P12 Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing) found himself amid the same melee for P5 with Booth-Amos from which he was able to take a P6 as the pack spread out late in the race MASIA AND DEBISE BATTLE AGAIN: P7 for Masia Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) was forced to take a long lap penalty at Turn 14 for his irresponsible riding incident in Australia where he collided with the rear of Valentin Debise’s (Renzi Corse) bike aggressively entering corners to take positions throughout the race however the tactic on several occasions backfired running wide and losing hard-fought positions as a result Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) took home a P9 finish from Race 1 in Portimao dropping down from P4 where he began the race VOSTATEK DNF: Toba crashed but returned to take P27 Kaito Toba (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) quickly recovered from a Turn 3 spill in Lap 7 Syarifuddin Azman (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) was forced to retire in Lap 10 registering a DNF alongside Ondrej Vostatek (WRP Racing) The top six from the WorldSSP Race 1: Full results here! 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You can change this and find out more by following: Cookie Policy or Close The world’s top gymnasts will push the limits of athleticism and artistry in a thrilling display of flips Don’t miss your chance to witness gravity-defying performances and rising stars chasing glory on the world stage Milano Cortina 2026 TicketsEarly bird pricing ends on May 6th Secure your spot now for an experience of lifetime at the Winter Olympic Games in the magical Italy Razgatlioglu defeated Bulega in all three races in Portimao Toprak Razgatlioglu says he “loves fighting” Nicolo Bulega following the pair’s duel throughout the Portimao WorldSBK weekend The BMW rider was pushed all the way by the Italian but was able to win all three races to recover from a difficult start to the campaign in Phillip Island.  While the reigning world champion suggested that the bike was still “not at 100 per cent” he insisted his fighting instinct helped him take home the treble.  “I’m a fighter, I love fighting, I never give up,” Razgatlioglu told WorldSBK.com for me is a harder race because I lost the front many times I was just trying to follow him and also win the race but these two races [on Sunday] also the pace was incredible and also I’m pushing really hard in these two races.  “I feel a little bit better because we improved the bike a little bit and I feel a bit more grip but the turning is the same after the new rules.  because after Phillip Island it looks like we came back very strong and we show everyone we are still here and I will just keep fighting for the next races.” Razgatlioglu admitted he had been targeting the treble coming into the weekend and was delighted to achieve his goals.  He also commended Bulega for their on-track battles and said all WorldBK fans should enjoy these fights for victory.  “This weekend we are pushing very hard in every corner,” he said Everyone is working really hard to improve the bike “Congratulations to Nicolo [Bulega] because he did an incredible job this weekend he’s really strong and his pace is very strong.  I’m really happy that we’re fighting with him here and I think everyone is enjoying to watch the race I had a big target: three wins and Superpole – I did everything and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Click here for full Riders’ Standings © 2025, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press release issued By WorldSBK Day 2 of testing at Portimao marked the end of pre-season testing in Europe as the paddock now prepares to travel to Phillip Island Adverse weather conditions and rain interruptions limited on-track activity with many teams opting to save their allocated test days Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) was the first rider out on track on Wednesday setting the fastest time of the day Toprak Razgatlıoglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) had a quiet day completing just four laps as he continued his work from Tuesday The Turkish rider finished with the second-fastest time of the day and told WorldSBK.com: “I did two or three laps my day was finished because I don’t want to ride in wet conditions it would be very dangerous for me because the season is almost starting Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.It Racing – Ducati) rebounded from Tuesday’s action to set the third-fastest time of the day He told worldsbk.com: “I tried to ride in the wet I lost the rear without warning and had a big high side due to the speed of the corner I managed a few laps after the crash to check my position on the bike—there’s pain I hope to recover fully for Phillip Island and rebuild my confidence there.” Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was the fastest Yamaha rider on Wednesday at Portimao The Italian posted a best time of 1’43.131s continuing Yamaha’s evaluation of key components following a productive test at Jerez Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) was the sole WorldSSP rider to take to the track today The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship is set to debut in a few weeks at Phillip Island WorldSBK and WorldSSP riders will first take part in the Official Test on 17th and 18th February Test Day - FEEL RACING TEST - 29-01-2025 | The second private test of the season is underway at Portimao This two-day event serves as the final opportunity for teams to fine-tune their setups ahead of the season opener in Australia Wet conditions and the lack of a dry racing line prompted many teams to delay testing until midday when the weather improved Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) is back on track testing BMW’s new bike after missing the Jerez test due to a training injury The Turkish rider injured his right index finger three weeks ago but is now eager to make up for lost time “It is important to me that we find a setup before Phillip Island,” Razgatlioglu said underlining the significance of this final pre-season test He smashed the fastest time of the day with just 10 minutes left in the session while teammate Michael van der Mark continued his work with the new BMW M1000RR Both Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) and Axel Bassani are experiencing the Portuguese circuit aboard the KB998 for the first time Bassani impressed by claiming the second-fastest time on Tuesday Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.It Racing – Ducati) was the fastest Ducati rider on Tuesday Teammate Alvaro Bautista tested a new Ducati exhaust and recorded a best lap of 1’42.141s despite a minor slide at Turn 7 during the afternoon session Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) and Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) also performed well Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) was the lead Yamaha rider finishing fourth and becoming the last rider to clock a lap within the 1’40s Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) followed closely in fifth as Yamaha continues to refine its package for Phillip Island Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) concluded Day 1 in seventh place made his 2025 debut at Portimao after recovering from an injury marking an important step in his pre-season preparation Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) was the fastest rookie with Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) and Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) not far behind in P17 and P18 followed by Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) as the trio continued adapting to their new respective teams Test_Day_FEEL_RACING_TEST_28_01_2025_Results | James Kell and Dean Macdonald took a second consecutive GT Open win this afternoon at the Algarve International Circuit winners of the Monza 500 which closed the 2024 season beat off the challenge from a 30+ car field to take the win in their McLaren 720S Evo entered by Greystone GT “It’s nice to be at the top again and this year we’ll definitely go for the title” It was a clean and straight success for the British duo which materialised at the end of a lively race Second after a final charge was the Eastalent Racing Audi of reigning champions Simon Reicher and Christopher Haase ahead of the Mercedes by GetSpeed of Anthony Bertone and Fabian Schiller there was victory for the SPS Mercedes of Valentin Pierburg-Dominik Baumann ahead of ‘Hash’-Fontana (Car Collection Porsche) and Jans-Walker (SPS Mercedes) while in Am beat the Garage 59 McLaren of local hero Miguel Ramos and Mark Sansom poleman Schiller had to battle side-by-side with Dean Macdonald for a couple of corners The top duo was closely followed in the early stages by Mettler Schiller was still in the lead by a mere 1.1 second over MacDonald and Cairoli Miguel Ramos was in the lead during the first stint The close gaps were completely wiped out when the safety car had to intervene on lap 8 after S.Jedlinski and Hernández had contact with the Mercedes left stranded alongside the track Soon after the restart on lap 11 the driver change window opened Visoiu and Walker while Sansom was keeping the lead in Am Bartone eventually had to cede another position to Haase and was then hit by Revesz who took third but was demoted to fourth after a post-race penalty of 5 seconds Baumann took the Pro-Am win and Rugolo passed Sansom to win in Am RACE 1 RESULT >> Author: © 2023 dailysportscar.com. 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Link Digital Here you can see the webcast of the BMW Group Press Conference at the Auto Shanghai 2025 Toprak Razgatlioglu led FIM Superbike World Championship Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at Autodromo Internacional do Algarve Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR on spec Pirelli tires the 2024 WorldSuperbike Champion covered the 2.85-mile (4.59 km) track in 1:39.995 to lead the field of 23 riders Nicolo Bulega was second-best with a 1:40.294 on his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R.  Michael Van Der Mark was third with a 1:40.506 Danilo Petrucci was 6th on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R with a lap time of 1:40.757.  American Garrett Gerloff was 19th with a time of 1:42.009 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.  WSBK FP2 Results tops FP2 as WorldSBK hits Portimao on Friday Bulega and van der Mark complete top three The reigning Champion missed all of Free Practice 1 but it didn’t impact him in FP2 as he topped the times by three tenths ahead of Bulega Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) is the rider to beat after Friday’s MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship action after he set a 1’39.995s to claim P1 ahead of rival Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) The Turkish superstar set no times in FP1 due to a technical issue but responded in style in FP2 for the Pirelli Portuguese Round with the only 1’39s lap of the day with Bulega trailing the #1 by three tenths at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve The day got off to a terrible start for Razgatlioglu, with just one out lap completed in FP1 thanks to a technical issue the #1 was back out on track – and one of the first riders to hit the track – and it didn’t take him long to be towards the top of the timesheets He moved into P2 with his first flying lap with a 1’40.735s as he embarked on the first of two 10-lap stints as he traded times with Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) He later improved to a 1’40.637s on that first run before his times dropped off as the stint progressed ‘El Turco’ set a 1’40.089s to move into a provisional P1 before improving to a 1’39.995s for the first lap in the 1’39s bracket this weekend Teammate Michael van der Mark put in a late lap of a 1’40.506s to ensure both BMWs were in the top three lapping more than half a second slower than Razgatlioglu BULEGA AS CONSISTENT AS EVER: can he take the fight to ‘El Turco’ Bulega’s pace and consistency were remarkable during FP2 as he set laps in the 1’46.6s before dropping into the 1’46.7s towards the end of his first run with his best time in that stint a 1’40.620s to beat ‘El Turco’ in the first half of the session by just 0.017s improving to a 1’40.483s before setting a 1’40.294s for his fastest time of the day Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) was the second fastest Ducati with a 1’40.595s although he crashed at Turn 5 towards the end of FP2 Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was fifth while Barni Spark Racing Team duo Danilo Petrucci and Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) were sixth and seventh respectively; Bautista Petrucci and Montella were separated by less than a tenth Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) moved into ninth with a late lap in FP2 after his team worked quickly to fix an electrical issue that developed with around 15 minutes to go Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) finished in 17th place in the combined classification; he crashed at Turn 13 in FP1 Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) was the lead Bimota rider on Friday as he finished in tenth place with a 1’40.872s although the #22 had been running in the top three in the early stages of FP2 Axel Bassani had used a fresh tyre at the end of FP1 to claim P3 in that session but he was the only rider not to improve his time in FP2 while he was two tenths slower in the second session SUPERCONCECCSIONS FOR YAMAHA: the development continues Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was the lead Yamaha rider across Friday’s action as he finished in 11th place with a 1’41.035s while Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) was just six hundredths away from ‘Loka’ in 13th place Dominique Aegerter was two places down on teammate Remy Gardner while Tito Rabat (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) and teammate Bahattin Sofuoglu were 20th and 21st respectively; Rabat had an FP1 crash at Turn 8 standing in for the still-recovering Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was 22nd as he got his hands on the Yamaha R1 in WorldSBK spec for the first time; he improved his time by almost two seconds between FP1 and FP2 Yamaha have new superconcession parts for this weekend on the chassis VIERGE AHEAD OF LECUONA: not much between the pair Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) led Honda’s charge as he took 14th place with a 1’41.143s while teammate Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) was 16th and six tenths down on the #97 Lecuona is making his return from injury this weekend as he looks to help Honda’s continued development on the CBR1000RR-R It’s the same for Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda) as he finished in 18th place with a 1’41.904s GERLOFF IN 19TH: technical issues in FP1 for the American He lost time in the morning session with a technical issue which cost him valuable running time but FP2 was trouble-free as he worked on the ZX-10RR The top six from Friday’s WorldSBK action, full results here: Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’39.995s Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.299s Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.511s Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) +0.600s Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.711s Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +0.762s Don’t miss any of Saturday’s action, including FP3, Tissot Superpole and Race 1, from 09:00 Local Time (UTC+0) using the WorldSBK VideoPass! | Toprak Razgatlioglu won World Superbike Race Two Sunday at Autodromo Internacional do Algarve Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR Razgatlioglu won the 11-lap race by 0.195 second the Turkish rider claimed his 60th win in the WorldSBK Championship Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R’s Nicolo Bulega was a close second and Bautista got third Danilo Petrucci crossed the finish line 6th on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R American Garrett Gerloff finished 12th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR Razgatlioglu is 29 points behind his principal rival Bulega who has 111 points Results wsbk race 2 ChampionshipStandings HAT-TRICK HERO: Razgatlioglu completes Portimao treble in red-flagged Race 2 Toprak and Bulega delivered another Portimao stunner in a tightly contested duel with ‘El Turco’ claiming his 60th win in WorldSBK The final ride on WorldSBK’s favourite rollercoaster took place Sunday afternoon providing another nail-biting battle between rivals Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) A red flag was thrown on Lap 10 after Jason O’Halloran (Pata Maxus Yamaha) crashed at Turn 1 two of the title contenders engaged in a thrilling battle for the race win ‘El Turco’ came out on top for the third time on the weekend completing his second consecutive Portimao hat-trick; earning his ninth win at this track Toprak and ‘Bulegas’ had paired off at the front of the pack while Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) had maintained his P3 grid start and Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) had fallen down to P9 from his P4 grid position TOPRAK HAT-TRICK: 60th WorldSBK win surpassing King Carl Fogarty to sit third all-time Bulega took the holeshot of the restarted race; and he was able to defend his P1 until Toprak overtook him Bulega retook the lead in the run to Turn 1 of Lap 3 then Laps 6-8 saw the pair grit their teeth and throw caution to the wind overtaking each other a total of 6 times The final three laps were fought tooth and nail as Toprak held on through the final stages of the race to claim his 60th WorldSBK win now sitting third all-time in WorldSBK wins ahead of Fogarty Bautista pushed his Ducati Panigale V4R hard to try to keep up with the #1 and his factory Ducati teammate however the gap increased as the race went on crossing the line 3.512s behind the #1 as he secured third place LOCATELLI CLOSES PORTIMAO ON A HIGH NOTE: P3 Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) had a good jump off the line after the red-flag restart moving into second place before falling to P4 closing out a strong weekend for the top Yamaha rider Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK) had an up and down ride in Race 2 the Dutchman was able to recover to P5 for his best result of the season so far Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) started the first race in P4 however a poor jump at lights out saw him fall all the way out of the scoring positions re-compacting the grid and allowing him to climb up to P6 to complete a great comeback for ‘Petrux’ Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) again was the only Bimota rider of their pair to finish the race A STEP FOR LECUONA: P8 for the Spanish rider Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) set a high-water mark for this season finishing P8 in his return round after missing Australia due to injury Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) benefited from the restart Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) had another result to be proud of for the Italian rookie Top 10 for the third time in six races in WorldSBK Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) finished P11 fighting up from P14 where he began the restarted race Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) showed glimpses of progress after the red flag ROOKIES SOFUOGLU AND VICKERS SCORE POINTS: Sofuoglu P13 Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) and Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) both took home points from Race 2 Scott Redding had a technical issue before the red flag He was able to take the restart from last on the grid and finished in P15 Petronas MIE Honda riders Zaqhwan Zaidi and Tarran Mackenzie finished P16 and P17 Mackenzie crashing however was able to finish HEAVY HITTERS TAKE HOME 0 POINTS FROM RACE 2: Alex Lowes crashes after restart and Iannone retires Tito Rabat (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) crashed on Lap 4 prior to the red flag Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) crashed out of the race at Turn 1 of Lap 5 spoiling a very strong start to the race where he led his fellow Honda HRC teammate Lecuona from P6 before his crash Jason O’Halloran (Pata Maxus Yamaha) crashed in the same Turn 1 as Vierge Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) crashed at Turn 12 of Lap 11 ending a difficult weekend for the British rider Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) crashed on Turn 1 at Lap 10 Ducati Independent rider Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) enjoyed a quick start to his race However he was applied a pair of long lap penalties due to a jump start which he failed to complete earning him a ride-through penalty in the restarted race The top six from the WorldSBK Race 1: Full results here! Catch the upcoming round of WorldSBK action from Assen action in  live or on demand with the WorldSBK VideoPass! | Thirty-two GT3 cars are entered in the first round of the 20th season of the International GT Open this weekend at Portimao Better news still is that 30 of those listed are full season entries and the number of additional entries in selected events is on the rise “It is rewarding to see that the trend initiated in the last couple of years is confirmed with a lot of new entrants and more young drivers who turn to GT racing to build their professional present and future All this fresh blood is making the competition fiercer and offering fans a terrific show We will continue working hard to keep the GT Open at the highest level and as one of the preferred platforms for Pro reigning champions Simon Reicher and Christopher Haase are back to defend their title again faithful to their Audi R8 LMS entered by Austrian outfit Eastalent Racing Mercedes will be very well represented with two teams both fielding two AMGs Anthony Bartone and Fabian Schiller are back for a second campaign together joined by a new pair – Mexico’s Marcelo Ramírez and Estonian Mercedes AMG factory driver Ralf Aron as GT rookie Levente Révész from Hungary is paired with the rapid Matteo Cairoli and Robert Viseiu and Niklas Krütten share another car AMG’s Pro class line-up is completed by a single car of new entry BDR Grupo Prom entrusted to a Mexican-Belgian pair Luis Michael Dörrbecker-Amaury Bonduel Oregon Team will defend its Teams’ title with two Lamborghinis in the top class for Antoine Doquin-Artem Petrov and Robin Rogalski-Filip Ugran McLaren too has a two-car presence in the class with single car entries from two returning British teams Optimum Motorsport entrusts its 720S to Michael Porter and Zak Meakin while Greystone GT enters Dean Macdonald and James Kell winners at the Monza GT Open 500 last year Ferrari meanwhile bring two one-car efforts with young drivers to the fray Carl Bennett and Tommaso Mosca will race with AF Corse and successful GT4 squad Elite Motorsport makes its debut in the series and in GT3 with Britons Tom Lebbon and Tom Emson Italy’s Dinamic GT returns to the series with a Porsche 911 GT3R for the Russian pair Alexey Nesov-Maksim Kizilov The Pro-Am class continues to be the biggest (14 cars from 12 teams) Mercedes will have the strongest presence: SPS automotive performance will field two cars for Dexter Müller-Yannick Metller in their third season together while GetSpeed enters Steve Jans-Aaron Walker and Ameerh Naran-Tom Jackson in the Vimana-backed car Team Motopark entrusts its third AMG (alongside their two Pro class cars) to Am reigning champion Heiko Neumann paired with Lukas Dunner Iron Lynx will make their series debut entering on a one-off basis an AMG for the Australian father-and-son pair of Stephen and Brenton Grove part of a programme to prep the ‘dad and lad’ effort for their forthcoming Le Mans effort with Iron Lynx Car Collection Motorsport is back with one Porsche for ‘Hash’-Alex Fontana and another 911 GT3R is fielded by Tsunami RT for Johannes Ziegler-Fabio Babini The Sanmarinese squad graduates from the GT Cup Europe Germany’s Mertel Motorsport enters a 488 GT3 Evo for the reigning GT Cup Europe champions Poland’s Olimp Racing return with the Marcin Jedlinski-Karol Basz pair now at the wheel of a 296 while AF Corse enters Laurent De Meeus with Vincent Abril and Austrian outfit Baron Motorsport fields a new duo composed of Iran’s Masoud Jaberian and Edoardo Bacci from Italy in another 296 as Czechia’s Team ISR are back with Libor Milota-Filip Salaquarda and Saintéloc Racing will take part in their first full campaign with Michael Blanchemain and returnee Marcus Påverud by virtue also of a small regulatory change which now allows pairs composed of a Bronze driver with a Silver driver over 40 years of age along with the usual Bronze-Bronze pairing This is why the AF Corse pairing of Gino Forgione and Michele Rugolo are able to enter the class with their Ferrari Olimp Racing field another Ferrari with Am regulars Stanislaw Jedlinski-Krystian Korzeniowski fielding Audunn Gudmunsson and Thorvaldur Gissurarson will be the first all-Icelandic outfit to ever enter the series The only solo driver in the class this year (except at the GT Open 500 races) is Mexico’s Alfredo Hernández who debuts at the wheel of a Mercedes AMG from BDR Grupo Prom entering a McLaren 720S for Mark Sansom and Miguel Ramos The latter is back after some years to a series where he has spent many seasons he is joint holder of the records of overall titles won (two) and of most race wins (20) and he is the single record holder of race starts (146) Figures that with no doubt he will try to improve All the International GT Open races are live-streamed on www.gtopen.net and the GT Open channel on Youtube with commentary in English by Chris Stevens and George Morgan ENTRY LIST >> Toprak Razgatlioglu won the World Superbike Superpole Race Sunday morning at Autodromo Internacional do Algarve Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR the Turkish racer won the 10-lap race by just 0.055 seconds Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R and Alvaro Bautista was 4.352 seconds behind his teammate in third Danilo Petrucci finished his race fourth on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.  American Garrett Gerloff finished 16th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.  Results superpole Razgatlioglu’s 0.055s Superpole Race victory puts him 3rd all-time in career wins in WorldSBK Toprak holds off Bulega to claim pole position for Race 2 Bautista recovers six positions to claim podium placement Portimao’s Tissot Superpole Race kicked off racing action in the Pirelli Portuguese Round’s final day The weekend up to this point had been a sweep for defending Riders’ Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Sunday’s opening Superpole Race kept his perfect weekend alive as he held off Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in a finish even tighter than in yesterday’s Race 1 TOPRAK P1 AGAIN BY JUST 0.055s: Ties Carl Fogarty for 3rd most wins all time with 59 wins Razgatlioglu and Bulega battled once again in the first laps of the Superpole Race Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) followed up his Race 1 duel with Toprak by seizing the holeshot from the Turkish polesitter He clung to P1 as Toprak made time on the Italian rider until in Turn 3 of Lap 5 when Razgatlioglu overtook him to go first Bulega clung to his heels and almost passed the #1 exiting the race’s final corner as Toprak had a moment trying to push his bike to the limit in the straight Alvaro Bautista’s (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) Portimao weekend had been a rollercoaster of its own up to this point he began the Superpole race from P9 on the third row he sprung a move on Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) in Turn 1to claim a spot on the podium in P3 Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) had been up around the top positions all weekend and now finished the Superpole Race P4,snubbed from the podium by a streaking Bautista it is a tough break for Petrucci who otherwise rode a clean race Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was again the top performing Yamaha Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) started the Superpole Race from P6 another strong result from the much-improved independent Ducati rider VIERGE AND LECUONA BACK TOGETHER ON THE TIMESHEET: P8 and P9 for the Factory Hondas Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) began the race in P7 dropping temporarily to P11 then rectifying the situation in the last laps to recover P7 from Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) Vierge and teammate Iker Lecuona both enjoyed a strong result for the Factory Honda pair who earned a P8 and P9 starting position in Race 2 Recently having rejoined the grid after a litany of injuries Lecuona had his best result of the season jumping up from his P11 grid position start The top nine from the WorldSBK Superpole Race, full results here! Tune in for the final race action of the weekend at 14:00 local time (+1 UTC) with the WorldSBK VideoPass! | The entry list for the final European Le Mans Series round of the season It features a handful of driver changes across the 43-car field Felipe Drugovich returns to Vector Sport’s line-up after Patrick Pilet filled in for him at Mugello That weekend Drugovich opted to sit out the race in Italy in order to take part in a clashing IndyCar test with Chip Ganassi Racing The only other change comes at Nielsen Racing. As previously reported on DSC, Gabriel Aubry joins the team for a guest appearence in the seat previously filled by David Heinemeier Hansson but both Georgios Kolovos and Raphaël Narac are confirmed for a second start at Team Virage The duo took over from Tony Wells and Matt Bell last time out in Mugello Cédric Oltramare is not listed to drive in COOL Racing’s #17 Ligier leaving the team with two named drivers for the race – Miguel Cristóvão and Manuel Espírito Santo FIA WEC LMGT3 driver François Heriau will become the sixth driver in six races to drive the #35 Ligier alongside Jean-Baptiste and Matthieu Lahaye Guilherme Oliveira is confirmed for a second weekend with DKR in the third seat of its #4 Duqueine The Portuguese racer joined the team for the first time this season last month in Tuscany The third seat in that car was previously taken by Belen Garcia who stepped away from the team on the week of the 4 Hours of Spa earlier in the summer Formula Racing only has two drivers listed for its #50 Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Johnny Laursen and Conrad Laursen will not be joined by 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours winner Nicklas Nielsen for the final race of the season as the Dane is set to attend Ferrari’s Finali Mondiali weekend at Imola in what is an extremely tight points battle in the class he and his co-drivers sit 20 points off the lead with 26 still up for grabs JMW’s Ferrari trio on the other hand remains the same after Scott Noble and Jason Hart stepped in at Mugello following John Hartshorne and Phil Keen’s withdrawl The 2024 running of the European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Portimão is set to take place on October 18th-19th ENTRY LIST >>> Author: © 2025, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press release issued By WorldSBK.com Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) will take no further part in either the Official Test or the Australian Round after being declared unfit with multiple fractures to his left foot The #65 crashed at Turn 2 during Free Practice 1 for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship which brought out the red flags while Rea was taken to the medical centre for a check-up Following further evaluation and assessment the Ulsterman was declared unfit for the remainder of the Official Test and the Australian Round which takes place next week Rea finished FP1 in 15th place although had been running on the fringes of the top ten before his crash and other riders finding time His best time was a 1’30.885s and he’d completed 20 laps prior to his fall which has now ruled him out of the season-opener at Phillip Island at the weekend Rea will undergo treatment on his return to Europe A statement from Yamaha said: “Jonathan Rea will miss the opening round of the 2025 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship after a crash on the first day of testing at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Rea fell on the exit of Turn 2 in the closing stages of Monday’s first two-hour test session He was taken to the circuit medical centre before being transferred to Cowes for further assessment where it was confirmed he had sustained multiple fractures to the left foot He will take no further part in testing or the upcoming race weekend.” said: “It wasn’t an easy day on Jonathan’s side and a bitterly disappointing day for him and his crew and for everybody in the Yamaha WorldSBK project We’ve had such a step over the winter with Jonathan and his confidence and comfort on the R1 and his ability to be consistent and smooth and get the best out of the bike but Phillip Island has a habit of biting you quite hard sometimes but such a high grip circuit means when the grid releases… we’ve seen today many quite violent accidents and Jonathan got unlucky with his left foot getting caught up in the bike and he’s broken some bones in the left foot but the basic plan is to get back to the UK as quickly as possible and to have some surgery and start the recovery process.” Denning also discussed whether Portimao was a realistic target for Rea’s return He’s seeing a specialist here on Wednesday before he goes home to get a full initial report and understanding of the injury After we have that and after surgery is planned but Portimao is not so far away so I think it’s going to be a big challenge.” | DKR Engineering’s Laurents Hoerr fastest in post-season European Le Mans Series rookie test in Portimao… Laurents Hoerr set the fastest time in the post-season European Le Mans Series rookie test at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao 3 DKR Engineering Oreca 07 Gibson to a best lap of 1:31.533 who drove the TDS Racing-supported machine a day after wrapping up the ELMS season with Richard Mille by TDS FIA World Endurance Championship regular Simon Mann was third aboard the No while Lexus WEC LMGT3 driver Esteban Masson set a best lap of 1:32.655 aboard the No Patrick Pilet slotted into seventh behind the wheel of the the No 0.042 seconds clear of newly crowned three-time series champion Louis Deletraz 14 Oreca at the test with Bronze-rated PJ Hyett as well as Porsche GT3 star Laurin Heinrich and Dane Cameron who recently secured a fourth IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship title aboard a Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 Other notable drivers to sample LMP2 machinery at the test included Ferrari GT3 driver Thomas Fleming LMP3 race winners Manuel Espirito Santo and Wyatt Brichacek and Raphael Narac son of two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner Raymond Narac Michelin Le Mans Cup squad R-ACE GP led the way in LMP3 with 18-year-old Theodor Jensen reeling off a 1:38.519 aboard the No 35 Ultimate Ligier JS P320 Nissan driven by Australian single seater racer Griffin Peebles by 0.076 seconds setting a 1:42.350 in the car he shared at the test with longtime co-driver Claudio Schiavoni Schiavoni and Cressoni have teamed together this season in both the WEC and WeatherTech Championship aboard an Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 while they finished third in the Portimao finale at the wheel of a Proton Competition-entered Porsche 911 GT3 Riccardo Agostini slotted into third aboard the No who completed a fifth season in the FIA Formula 2 Championship last year Other notable drivers to turn laps in the LMGT3 class include Iron Dames members Celia Martin Karen Gaillard and Marta Garcia aboard the team’s No 85 Porsche and current BMW LMGT3 driver Darren Leung in the No RESULTS: Morning Test/Afternoon Test Davey Euwema is Sportscar365's European Editor Euwema covers the FIA World Endurance Championship European Le Mans Series and Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS IDEC Sport beats LMP2 Pro-Am entries to victory at Paul Ricard.. 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BackELMS : dramatic end to 2024 season in PortimaoThe 4 Hours of Portimao saw drama and excitement all the way from the start to the chequered flag with all of the 2024 titles going down to the wire with two championships decided by a change on the final lap of the race Three Safety Car periods and three Full Course Yellows also kept the competitors on their toes with strategies being changed at a moment’s notice The LMP2 title was going to be decided by three teams – AO by TF Inter Europol Competition and Panis Racing with AO by TF holding the advantage of 6 points going into the final race The race saw several teams making a bid to take the final win of the season and it was the no37 COOL Racing Oreca that eventually came out on top Malthe Jakobsen taking the chequered flag to secure the second win of the year for himself the team and his teammates Lorenzo Fluxá and Ritomo Miyata The no14 AO by TF Oreca of Louis Delétraz finished second to secure the LMP2 title for the third time for himself the second time for Robert Kubica and the first time for Jonny Edgar in his ELMS debut year and the AO by TF team The no43 Inter Europol Competition Oreca finished in 4th at the end of the four-hour race with Tom Dillmann crossing the line 4 seconds behind the winning car there was massive disappointment at the team when a 10 second pitstop penalty was issued early in the race only for the penalty to be cancelled after it had been served The Polish team could only contemplate what could’ve been as the win in Portugal would’ve secured the championship The LMP2 Pro/Am race was won by the no77 Proton Competition Oreca after Giorgio Roda secured the pole position for the fifth time in 2024 the day before.A strong battle between the title contenders – AF Corse Algarve Pro Racing and Proton Competition – took place for the entire four hours of the race it was the final few laps that had everyone on their seats The no20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca of Alex Quinn was leading the class by not coming in for a last-minute splash and dash for fuel unlike his rivals The British driver was trying every trick to save fuel as the chequered flag approached as he knew that the victory in Portugal would secure the championship title But it wasn’t to be as Bent Viscaal in the Proton Competition Oreca caught and passed Quinn to take the win by just 0.995 seconds The victory for Proton Competition meant the 4th placed no83 AF Corse Oreca secured the 2024 titles by just two points for Francois Perrodo The LMP3 title race was between three cars – no11 Eurointernational with just 2-points splitting the three teams The race for the title was also decided on the final few laps The no17 COOL Racing Ligier of Portuguese drivers Miguel Cristóvão and Manuel Espirito Santo made the most of their pole position to lead the race in the final laps and secure their first victory of the 2024 season It was the drama behind that had everyone on the edge of their seats Adam Ali in the no11 Eurointernational Ligier was in second place and on course to take the title The no8 Team Virage Ligier of Gillian Henrion was keeping in touch with Ali but a clash with the no88 Inter Europol Competition Ligier of Pedro Perino dropped the no8 Ligier down to 6th and out of contention Ali faced another danger as the no15 RLR MSport Ligier of Gaël Julien was coming up through the field With less than 15-minutes on the clock Julien caught the Canadian and at T14 he swept by the no11 Ligier to take second place.At the chequered flag the no17 COOL Racing Ligier was 10 seconds ahead of the RLR MSPort Ligier with Eurointernational securing the final podium place Nick Adcock and Gaël Julien celebrated their 2024 LMP3 European titles on the podium The LMGT3 title was being decided by no less than eight teams after qualifying with Sarah Bovy handing over to Rahel Frey and then Michelle Gatting The calculations for the title were further complication when the championship leading cars – the no57 Kessel Racing Ferrari and the no59 Racing Spirit of Leman Aston Martin hit problems early in the race and were languishing towards the back of the field in 8th and 9th places As the race entered the final stages the no85 Iron Dames Porsche had the no63 Iron Lynx Lamborghini of Andrea Calderelli pushing them hard.In the meantime Daniel Serra had pushed the no57 Kessel Racing Ferrari up the order to 5th which meant they would take the championship on countback if Michelle Gatting crossed the line in first place However Serra needed to finish in 4thplace if the Iron Lynx Lamborghini won the race As the race entered the final lap the Lamborghini was right behind the leading Porsche with Calderelli looking to force a mistake from Gatting Gatting soaked up the pressure but at T14 on the run through the final corner Caldarelli pounced and got alongside the Porsche to take the lead and take the chequered flag This meant the no63 Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracan crew of Hiroshi Hamaguchi Axcil Jefferies and Andrea Caldarelli were the first ever LMGT3 ELMS Champions by just two points securing the second title for Iron Lynx and the first ELMS win for Lamborghini The 2024 European Le Mans Series has now come to an end with the 2025 season beginning in Barcelona in April 2025 CLICK HERE for the result from the 4 Hours of Portimão CLICK HERE for the championship positions after Round 6 Related News24h Le Mans02/05/2025 The trailer for the documentary ‘American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans’ unveiledIn 2023 during the Centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans ‘American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans’ retraces this adventure in a full-length documentary broadcast exclusively on Prime Video on 12 June The second round of the 2025 European Le Mans Series (ELMS) takes place this Sunday 4 May at the Circuit Paul Ricard An impressive 44 cars are expected on the grid with a large French contingent on home soil in terms of both drivers and teams For the 93rd edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours (11-15 June 2025) the #59 McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo entered by United Autosports in the LMGT3 class will feature a unique livery: the Meningitis Flag The aim of this livery is to raise awareness of a disease that is all too often overlooked: meningitis The Automobile Club de l’Ouest is proud to announce that Roger Federer the revered champion and global sporting icon will don the mantle of official starter at the 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans the fourth round of the FIA WEC World Endurance Championship Cool Racing wins Portimao finale; two championships decided on final lap… Cool Racing won the European Le Mans Series season finale at Autodromo Internacional do Algarve while AO by TF were crowned champions by finishing second Malthe Jakobsen and Ritomo Miyata bookended their campaigns by becoming the first repeat race winners of the season in LMP2 aboard their No with the British squad winning the championship in class The TF Sport-run machine came into the season finale leading the points in class and held on to their lead by finishing ahead of the No 37 Cool Racing Oreca got to the head of the field as the result of a drivethrough penalty in the third hour for the No The Anglo-American squad was penalised for contact with the No 65 Panis Racing and dropped down the order Ferdinand Habsburg and Frederik Vesti completed the overall podium ahead of the pair of Inter Europol Competition Orecas in fourth and fifth 30 Duqueine Team Oreca piloted by Niels Koolen AF Corse won the championship after Proton Competition beat Algarve Pro Racing to the class victory on the final lap Giorgio Roda and Rene Binder captured their first win of the season after Viscaal passed the No 20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca of Kriton Lentoudis attempted to stretch its final fuel stint in order to snatch the title away from AF Corse but fell short as Viscaal managed to pass just before the end of the race Alessio Rovera and Matthieu Vaxiviere to claim the championship by finishing fourth in class Vaxiviere made a crucial pass on the rival No 29 Richard Mille by TDS Oreca of Mathias Beche deep into the final hour which then allowed the Italian squad to capture the title when Viscaal overtook Quinn Nielsen Racing completed the class podium with its No Cool Racing and Iron Lynx took the final class victories of the year in LMP3 and LMGT3 while the latter locked up an unlikely championship in class on the final corner of the race Miguel Cristovao and Manuel Espirito Santo finished 10.685 seconds ahead of the No 15 RLR M Sport Ligier JS P320 Nissan of Michael Jensen thanks to a charging drive that saw him overtake both the No was able to capture the championship in class Iron Lynx and Lamborghini came out on top with a final-corner overtake that resulted in the title for Hiroshi Hamaguchi 63 Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 85 Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3 R of Michelle Gatting to take the win and the championship The two squads came into the finale fourth and sixth respectively but took advantage of misfortunes for the top cars in the championship to leapfrog ahead in the standings Kessel Racing was given a drivethrough penalty for contact with an LMP3 runner while Racing Spirit of Leman endured a trouble day with the No 59 Racing Spirit of Leman Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo involved in multiple incidents This put both teams in contention in the final hour but Caldarelli was required to pass Gatting to prevent fifth-place Kessel Racing from snatching the title instead Gatting withstood pressure from Caldarelli for much of the final hour 63 Lamborghini got by to gain a crucial advantage over Takeshi Kimura 60 Proton Competition Porsche of Claudio Schiavoni Matteo Cressoni and Julien Andlauer completing the podium in class RESULTS: 4H Portimao SearchLia Block continues preparation with top-20 in Portimao's EuroCup-4 roundRACERSFeb 246 min readLia Block continued her preparation for her sophomore F1 Academy campaign with her second participation in the EuroCup-4 Spanish Winter Championship where she secured a top-20 finish from 31st on the grid—gaining over 30 places across the weekend in Portimão Photo credits: Fotocar13Lia Block continued her preparation for her sophomore F1 Academy campaign with her second participation in the EuroCup-4 Spanish Winter Championship Despite a tricky first qualifying session in damp conditions and being caught in a first-lap incident in Race 1 Block delivered remarkable recovery drives; a particularly strong sprint race saw her finish 17th matching her best result from the season opener in Jerez who made her F4 debut a year ago in the Formula Winter Series as preparation for her F1 Academy debut showed remarkable progression in her first-ever season of single-seater racing after transitioning from mainly rally disciplines the young American went from no experience to battling in the top five in F1 Academy Having re-signed with ART Grand Prix for the 2025 F1 Academy season—again as a Williams Academy driver—Block started her preparation in the newly launched EuroCup-4 Spanish Winter Championship returning behind the wheel of ART GP’s Tatuus F4 car The second weekend of the Spanish Winter Championship saw the series head from Jerez to Portimão featuring a massive 36-car field with many drivers preparing for their main 2025 programs three of whom are confirmed for the 2025 F1 Academy season Block’s weekend in Portimão began with pre-event testing on Friday She made steady improvements over the two sessions ultimately setting a personal best of 1:46.564 in the second session and placing P31 by the end of the day Saturday morning’s qualifying session brought extra challenges a red flag interrupted the session before any drivers had recorded a lap Once the session resumed with 18 minutes remaining Block set her first representative time of 2:01.341 lap times quickly dropped below the two-minute mark She pushed under the 1:59 barrier and later clocked a 1:57.3 with two minutes to go meaning she’d have some work to do in the races it was time for the first race of the weekend on a fully dry track it was a Campos 1-2 at Turn 1 with Strauven leading Przyrowski The first two corners were relatively clean but Turn 5 saw multiple collisions that took out several cars Block was unfortunately caught in the melee and had to pit for a new front wing at the end of the first lap and more incidents in the midfield caused debris on track Block gained a few positions and climbed to P28 as Tye and Anagnostiadis pitted with damage more big crashes occurred—Schaufler spun and was collected by Baztarrica Block managed to navigate the field unscathed and moved up to P26 the race went green again: Block had a solid restart another collision at Turn 5 between Jean Paul Karras and Kanthan triggered a new safety car period with just three minutes left on the clock recovering ten positions despite the first-lap incident and pit stop—a solid result given the challenging circumstances Photo credits: Fotocar13Later in the afternoon Lia Block aimed for another strong recovery from P31 clearly targeting a feasible top-20 finish The race however began once again with chaos: one car stalled More drama unfolded when race leader Van't Pad Bosch Block had an incredible start off the line and expertly navigated through the field completing the first lap in P20—gaining 11 places in just one lap promoting Lia to P19 before the restart on Lap 3 but she held her own and regained P21 by repassing Suslov and Przyrowski with Lee ending up in the gravel and triggering another safety car The race restarted with under three minutes to go: as the safety car pulled into the pit lane the top two Campos teammates at the top of the pack went side by side into Turns 1 and 2 allowing Stevenheyden to snatch second place Block had a safe restart in P18 but briefly fell behind Karras Block responded by repassing Karras in a tough she gained a few tenths of a second as a buffer and set her sights on Campos ahead After Aurelia Nobels received a post-race penalty taking the checkered flag in P17—and finishing as the top female driver drivers returned to the track for the second qualifying session which would set the grid for the final race of the weekend The track was dry but with cooler temperatures posting times in the top 10 before improving to third at one point she was still holding onto a top-10 position before lap times dropped further she set a 1:46.187—just thousandths of a second behind Emma Felbermayr She would start P28 in a closely contested session where 30 cars were separated by just two seconds The third and final race of the weekend took place in the afternoon under clear skies and warmer temperatures Block had another chance to climb the order she avoided two stalled cars on the grid and moved up to P27 everyone made it cleanly through Turns 1 and 2 Block overtook Dobrzanski and climbed to P24 The two drivers continued trading positions She then gained another place when Monarca pitted for a new front wing Block was improving her sector times and closing in on Baztarrica creating a small buffer to the cars behind and inching closer to the TC Racing driver When Felbermayr and Ryba made contact ahead Block seized the opportunity to pass them both breaking into the top 20 with 12 minutes remaining Now just one second behind Van't Pad Bosch Block focused ahead: she caught up to him and battled for position on Lap 12 but this allowed Baztarrica to rejoin the fight as well Block ran consistently and gained two more places Spina crashed into the barriers and retired; Block moved up to P17 with two laps to go and focused on keeping Tunon behind She held her position and crossed the finish line in P17 a 15-second post-race penalty for track limits dropped her to P22 the Williams Academy driver still gained seven places in the final race —bringing her total weekend gain to 31 positions "Made some really good progression this weekend!" 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