SBK World Championship

1. 2025 WorldSBK Championship standings – Round 6, Misano World Circuit "Marco Simoncelli"

   Six rounds down, six to go – WorldSBK has officially hit the halfway stage of the season with plenty of twists at Misano

2. TOP THREE WINNERS: the ‘Titanic Trio’ lead the way in WorldSBK history for victories

   Rea, Razgatlioglu and Bautista have taken the lead in the all-time winners’ list after Razgatlioglu surpassed Fogarty recently 

3. Italian 1-2 for Mottola and Di Persio in Misano Superpole

   Two home heroes secured the top two places on the grid on a scorching day in Italy

4. Masia takes career first WorldSSP pole as Manzi falls to 4th row in Misano’s opening Superpole

   Rookie Jaume Masia started his Misano mission off strong by earning his first WorldSSP pole as Manzi tumbles down the order after his lowside spill

5. Bulega beats Razgatlioglu by 0.190s on Friday at Misano as rookie Montella impresses with third in FP2

   Only two riders were in the 1’32s bracket during Friday’s two practice sessions, Gardner continues to lead Yamaha riders despite two FP2 crashes

6. Torres claims maiden WorldSSP300 pole at Misano as Garcia and Buis miss front row finish

   Antonio Torres led Vannucci and Benat Fernandez on the session to make it three different manufacturers in the top three positions

7. "You can lose a few tenths and go from fourth to 14th…" – Montella expecting close WorldSBK on Misano after shining on Friday

   The rookie had lots of eyes on him after he claimed third in FP2, giving him fourth in the combined classification

8. BRACE FOR BATTLE: Bulega and Razgatlioglu brace for a Saturday duel at Misano after tight FP1 & FP2

   Bulega emerged the quicker between he and his title rival Razgatlioglu across both Free Practice sessions, however ‘El Turco’ had his number in the cooler Friday morning FP1

9. Di Persio takes first victory of 2025 in Misano

   Victory in the opening race of Round 2 of the FIM Yamaha R3 BLU CRU World Cup went the way of home hero Alessandro di Persio on Saturday in the scorching heat at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.

10. Bulega quickest in WorldSBK FP3 ahead of Razgatlioglu, Bassani and Gerloff show speed with P4 and P7

    The Championship leader remained in top spot on Saturday morning with a 0.285s gap to his rivals as five manufacturers finished in the top seven

11. SUPERPOLE DRAMA: Bulega obliterates Misano lap record for P1 but penalised, Bassani gives Bimota first front row since 1989

    Nicolo Bulega claimed P1 on the timesheets ahead of Razgatlioglu, with both riders in the 1’31s, while Bassani took P3 – his first front row since 2023

12. TENTH TO FIRST: Manzi overcomes four-rider scrap for victory to win from the fourth row

    Manzi took his 50^th WorldSSP rostrum, becoming only the third to reach this milestone – Kenan Sofuoglu (85) and Jules Cluzel (63)

13. RESISTING THE HOME HERO: Razgatlioglu fends off Bulega for Misano victory; surpasses Bautista for career WorldSBK wins

    ‘El Turco’ became the rider with the second-most WorldSBK wins of all time after Misano’s Race 1, as he claimed his 64^th career win

14. Australian Carter Thompson lands first WorldSSP300 win at Misano’s Race 1

    Thompson became the fourth rider to win a race this season as Buis’s P8 hands the Riders’ Championship to Julio Garcia

15. Razgatlioglu explains Turn 8, Lap 1 error, discusses scrap with Bulega: "In the last laps, I felt chatter and vibrations a lot"

    An error on the opening lap dropped the reigning Champion to third but he was able to fight his way back into the lead to take his 64^th WorldSBK win

16. "It got really difficult, he overtook me, I overtook him…" hear from ‘Petrux’ and Alex Lowes on their Podium battle

    Alex Lowes and Danilo Petrucci went head-to-head in a protracted duel for P3

17. Razgatlioglu heads the field as Bulega crashes out at Sunday-opening Warm-Up session at Misano

    ‘El Turco’, Bautista and Alex Lowes were the three fastest in the ten-minute warmup session to get the ball rolling on Sunday

18. Razgatlioglu claims P1 after Bulega wiped out by Bassani in first-corner fracas

    Alex Lowes took P2 to claim Bimota’s first podium since 2000 as Locatelli in P3 made it three different manufacturers on the podium

19. NEW ANGLES: Check out the latest photos of Bulega and Bassani’s Turn 1 crash

    Axel Bassani and Nicolo Bulega saw their Tissot Superpole Race end moments after it began as they collided on Turn 1 of the opening lap

20. UPSET IN ITALY: Oncu seals Misano with Race 2 win, benefitting from Manzi crash from P1

    Manzi’s misfortune was a stroke of good fortune for Turkish star, Masia and Debise, who all gained points on the Italian Championship leader

21. Di Persio doubles up in Misano to take championship lead after Round 2

    The Italian rider led Jean Kento Turner and Chris Clark into Parc Ferme to close out the round at Misano

22. MISANO MASTERCLASS: Razgatlioglu secures hat-trick in Ducati’s backyard as Bulega fights from tenth to second

    Toprak’s second Misano hat-trick in two years sees Bulega’s Championship lead cut to just 9 points

23. BENAT AT THE BUZZER: The Spanish rookie sent Misano out with a bang as he stole P1 from Garcia

    Ten riders crossed the finish line within a second of P1 in a tightly contested Race 2

24. "If we could use the lines we want, we could be fast and competitive in all conditions" – Alex Lowes on ‘dream’ first Bimota podium in 25 years

    The Briton put the Italian brand back on the podium after he took second in Sunday morning’s Tissot Superpole Race

25. Razgatlioglu speaks on his breakout Sunday hat-trick and his emotional celebratory message

    Toprak makes it a second- consecutive Misano hat trick with his pair of Sunday wins, opening the title conversation