WorldSBK/SSP heads to Portimao as WorldSSP300 join...

WorldSBK 2025

Spherical Two – Portimao

After securing his first triple victory at Phillip Island, Nicolo Bulega arrives on the first European spherical because the Championship chief with a really useful 26-point lead over Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team-mate Alvaro Bautista. Speak about hit the bottom operating…

And it’s not simply the Italian that has loved a sensational begin to the season but additionally Ducati as a model, as for the primary time since 2004, 5 Ducati riders occupy the highest 5 positions within the standings after the opening spherical.

Andrea Iannone (Staff Pata Go Eleven), Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Staff), and Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) maintain third, 4th, and fifth place, respectively. The final time this occurred was in 2004 when the highest 5 included James Toseland, Regis Laconi, Frankie Chili, Garry McCoy, and Noriyuki Haga.

Reigning World Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Staff) endured a difficult begin to his title defence in Australia, scoring solely 20 factors at Phillip Island which places him eighth within the standings. Nonetheless, the Turk impressed throughout a latest weather-affected test at Portimao the place he topped the time-sheets by a useful margin. The BMW man has received the final three WorldSBK races at Portimao and has six wins on the venue all-up.

Among the many quickest Ducatis on the Portimao test in March, Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Staff) began the season strongly in Australia, securing two prime six finishes. The Brit goals to take care of this momentum because the Championship strikes to Europe.

Jonathan Rea continues his restoration from surgical procedure following his damage in Australia and will be replaced at Portimao by Jason O’Halloran.

Countryman Remy Gardner had a disastrous begin to the season on dwelling turf however was fast on the latest Portimao Take a look at and shall be seeking to get his championship tally transferring in Portugal.

bimota by Kawasaki Racing Staff duo Alex Lowes and Axel Bassani left the check with contrasting emotions; Lowes feeling ‘the perfect he has’ on the Bimota, Bassani ending it and not using a good feeling. After exhibiting good tempo in winter testing, Australia was tough for Kawasaki and Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Staff) however can the return to Europe be a brand new leaf for the crew?

Iker Lecuona was sidelined from the Australian spherical as a consequence of a damaged foot, which additionally pressured him to overlook the latest Portimao Take a look at however the HRC rider expects to compete this weekend if he passes a medical examine on Thursday.

WorldSBK Championship Factors

WorldSSP

After taking a victory and a second place every at Phillip Island, Tom Sales space-Amos (PTR Triumph Manufacturing unit Racing) and Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) arrive in Portugal stage pegged within the standings with 45 factors every. MV Agusta Reparto Corse’s Bo Bendsneyder stands in third place with 29 factors claimed in Australia, regardless of his damage from the Superpole.

With Yari Montella having stepped as much as WorldSBK, Stefano Manzi is the final winner at Portimao from the present WorldSSP grid together with his 2023 victory. However he’s not the one winner there, as Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME air Racing) received right here in 2019 and Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) in 2018. In 2024, each Stefano Manzi and Valentin Debise, now racing with Renzi Corse, claimed podium finishes right here.

Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Staff) topped the WorldSSP time-sheets on each days of the non-public check at Portimao organised forward of the spherical the place Yamaha riders dominated, however a lot of the sector was not in attendance.

Oli Bayliss actually began to gel with the Triumph because the week of testing after which racing unfolded at Phillip Island and is seeking to make 2025 his breakthrough yr.

Countryman Luke Energy additionally confirmed some good pace at instances throughout the season opening weekend and put some good runs on the board to set him up for the lengthy season forward.

Having stepped up from WorldWCR, Reigning Champion Ana Carrasco will make her 2025 debut in Supersport with the brand new Honda Racing World Supersport crew after lacking the Phillip Island season opener.

After being declared unfit throughout the Official Take a look at at Phillip Island, Phillip Oettl (Really feel Racing WorldSSP Staff), Yuki Okamoto (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing), Federico Caricasulo and Glenn van Straalen (D34G WorldSSP Racing Staff) are set to participate of their first race of the season in Portimao.

WorldSSP Championship Factors

WorldSSP300

A mixture of skilled race winners and promising newcomers make up the 2025 WorldSSP300 grid.

Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Racing Sport) returns for his fourth season competing in WorldSSP300, the -five-time podium-finisher rider returning to Kawasaki equipment after a season driving with Kove in his first full season of WorldSSP300 competitors. Amongst his opposition, is two-time Champion Jefferey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing) who returns together with his similar crew, seeking to put an exclamation level on his case for the perfect WorldSSP300 rider of all time, as he already holds probably the most World Championships with two. Returning for MTM Kawasaki, Mirko Gennai will return for his sixth season in WorldSSP300, incomes 14 podiums in that point.

Marco Gaggi will return for his fourth full season with Staff BrCorse atop their Yamaha R3, alongside Elia Bartolini in what shall be his second season in WorldSSP300. Each riders had been regularly within the prime ten in 2024 and can look to enhance on that watermark in 2025. Pepe Osuna (ZAPPAS-DEZA-BOX 77 Racing Staff) returns for his second season with the crew, being joined by Uriel Hidalgo.

Returning to journey alongside Jeffery Buis, German rider Phillip Tonn is again with Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing in 2025.

Unai Catalyud returns for ARCO MotorR College Staff, this yr joined full-time by Gonzalo Sanchez who took half in 2024 solely as a wildcard entry.

After getting his likelihood with Staff ProDina XCI as a substitute rider in 2024, Antonio Torres has punched his ticket onto the WorldSSP300 grid and now will compete alongside David Salvador.

Coming into his fourth season in 2025, Italian rider Matteo Vannucci will look to get again on the horse after a nineteenth place end in 2024, a step again after a fifth-place end in 2023.

Giacomo Zannini returns atop Kawasaki equipment for the second time in his two-year WorldSSP300 profession, he’ll look to construct on his 2024 season as he struggled to search out his footing with their bundle.

Rounding out Accolade Smrz Racing BGR’s pairing, Czech rider Filip Novotny returns to race alongside Kevin Sabatucci in 2025.

After showing for a single spherical in 2024, Portuguese rider Tomas Alonso returns for Pons Motosport Italka Racing.

After making a one-round look in 2024 for Racestar Trasimeno, Emanuele Cazzaniga has earned a full-time spot on the crew, representing them as their sole rider. Uriel Hidalgo (ZAPPAS-DEZA-BOX 77 Racing Staff) will return to the grid, this time as a everlasting fixture to the grid.

Representing Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing, Kevin Fontainha will return for his third yr in World Supersport 300.

David Salvador (Staff ProDina XCI) will compete this season atop new Kawasaki equipment after his 2024 rookie yr spent driving on a Yamaha with DEZA-BOX 77 Racing Staff. Making the inverse transfer, Juan Risueno has moved from Kawasaki GP Mission’s Kawasaki Ninja to MS Racing’s Yamaha R3.

Altering groups, whereas staying with the identical platform, Aussie rider Carter Thompson moved from Fusport-RT Motorsport by SKM- Kawasaki to MTM Kawasaki. Thompson impressed followers and different groups alike together with his two podiums throughout simply his 8 races.

Thompson’s 2024 team-mate, Petr Svoboda made a transfer of his personal, becoming a member of the Kawasaki Junior Staff by MTM. Svoboda will not be the one rider who will function for that crew, he shall be joined by Roberto Fernandez, who joined from Arco Sash MotoR College Staff after competing with them in 2024 instead rider.

Kevin Sabatucci will be a part of Czech crew Accolade Funds Smrz Racing BGR and their Kawasaki bike after competing in 2024 with Staff Flembbo-PL Performances.

Humberto Maier will transfer from MS Racing to Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing.

Re-joining WorldSSP300 after profitable the FIM Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup final yr, Mallorcan rider Marc Vich returns to the grid with wind in his sails. Emiliano Ercolani made the bounce from Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSSP300 Staff to Staff Kawasaki GP Mission.

Whereas he rode with Arco Sash MotoR College Staff as a substitute in 2024, 2025 brings change for Roberto Fernandez. The Madrid native has modified groups to Kawasaki Junior Staff by MTM the place he’ll race for the primary time with Kawasaki in WorldSSP300.

Australian 16-year-old rider Cam Swain brings expertise from Australian Supersport 300, Asian Expertise Cup, and most lately, a ninth place end within the Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup.

Benat Fernandez will journey this season’s solely Kove 321 RR-S, the Spanish rider from San Sebastian hoping to start out his profession on this class on a powerful observe.

The 2025 WorldSSP300 season marks the ultimate chapter of the class in its present format, with a brand new entry-level class set to debut in 2026.

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