WorldSBK Race Two
An astoundingly dramatic last lap in the final long WorldSBK race of the weekend saw the seemingly beaten Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) get close enough to get into the slipstream of victor-apparent Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) to just squeeze into the lead across the line to take a shock win – by just 0.027 seconds.
As Bulega celebrated wildly on the slow-down Razgatlioglu was pointing at his fuel tank in frustration, suggesting his bike was either running out of fuel or slowing down to conserve fuel to make the finish. His last lap was a 1’31.3, with Bulega 0.3 seconds faster.
Earlier, at half race distance Razgatliolgu made his initial attack on the Ducati rider, into T15, but Bulega fought back leaving Toprak behind for a time before the BMW rider wicked it up and put an instant gap into his great 2025 season rival.
With seven laps to go Razgatlioglu was a small but significant 0.684 seconds ahead.
Suddenly, with four laps to go Bulega had closed in as Razgatlioglu was seemingly slowing. He regrouped, and even just a few corners before the final two rights, it seemed Razgatlioglu should still have enough to get the job down.
That proved, in enthralling style, to be an erroneous assumption.
Third place went to Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati) who won another big personal Most fight with fourth place rider, Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati).
Fifth was Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team), one second ahead of the lead Bimota rider this time around, Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team).
Seventh place was taken by Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC), eventually riding on his own.
The top ten was rounded out by Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati), Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and an improving Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team). This was Gerloff’s best rife of the season so far.
Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was given an early double long lap for irresponsible riding after he contacted with Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) into the first corner on lap one. Bautista would crash and in his turn he had unavoidably hit Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC), who also fell and went to the medical centre for checks. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) was run off track in the same incident but got going again in last place. He finally scored a single point for 15th. Rea’s penalty saw him drop to 12th place by lap nine, and finish an eventual 13th.
In the championship that late change of position at the very front sees Bulega on a total of 252 points, 31 ahead of Razgatlioglu’s 221 points. Petrucci is now third, with 146 points to non-finisher Bautista’s 141.
2025 Czech Republic WorldSBK Results—WorldSBK Race Two
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | |
| 2 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) | +0.027s |
| 3 | Danilo Petrucci | (Barni Spark Racing Team) | +16.276s |
| 4 | Sam Lowes | (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) | +16.452s |
| 5 | Remy Gardner | (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) | +20.703s |
WorldSSP Race Two
After his race-long rival Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura Ducati) crashed out Can Öncü (Yamaha bLU cRU Evan Bros Racing) secured the race win on Sunday at Most, leading home second placed Lucas Mahias (GMT94-Yamaha) by 1.706 seconds. This was the young Turkish rider’s third race win since he started out in February on the new Yamaha R9.
A tough early season blighted by injury and a lack of confidence in his first-ever Ducati season was transformed by Philipp Öttl’s podium ride for the Feel Racing Ducati team. His third place finish, albeit leaving him 1.9 seconds from second place, came at what is nearly a home round for him.
In a very busy and ever-changing WorldSSP Race Two at this most intense of circuit layouts, Marcel Schrötter (WRP Racing Ducati) won a final personal battle with Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse Ducati) for fourth place.
One-time leader Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) placed sixth, with Aldi Mahendra (Yamaha bLU cRU Evan Bros Racing) and Corentin Perolari (Honda RACING World Supersport) having their own personal battle for seventh. It went the way of last year’s WorldSSP300 champion, who has made a good transition to the R9 Yamaha.
Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) finished ninth and Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) tenth. The fact that both these riders have won races in 2025 already, and yet were fighting it out for top ten places here, demonstrates just how tough WorldSSP racing has become.
In the championship, Manzi is 40 points clear of Bendsneyder, with Booth Amos third, 14 behind the Dutch MV Agusta rider. Öncü’s latest win has put him into fourth place, after ten of the season’s scheduled 24 races have been completed.
2025 Czech Republic WorldSBK Results—WorldSSP Race Two
| 1 | Can Oncu | (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) | |
| 2 | Lucas Mahias | (GMT94-YAMAHA) | +1.706s |
| 3 | Philipp Oettl | (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) | +3.643s |
| 4 | Marcel Schroetter | (WRP Racing) | +4.956s |
| 5 | Valentin Debise | (Renzi Corse) | +5.081s |
WorldSBK Superpole Race
The Czech sunshine temporarily conquered the grey clouds to allow for a bright and dry fight in the ten lap ‘sprint’ race.
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) would finally win but he did not have it all his own way early on, and only a mistake under braking for eventual second place rider, Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) saw him drop back far enough (having to lose a second of lap time by regulation, after running on into the notorious first chicane) to really reduce his winning chances.
Third place rider after ten laps, Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati), had held up Razgatlioglu in the beginning of lap one but a big inside pass made the Italian rider roll-off and Razgatlioglu set about regaining the half second to Bulega he had lost from the start. He would set a new lap record of 1’30.201, on Lap Two, on his way to regaining the lead.
Even once Razgatlioglu was ahead, Bulega continued to try to pass and re-pass and only that slip-up as he went into the chicane ended the race as an -elbow-to-elbow contest, with Razgatlioglu almost two seconds ahead at the flag.
Petrucci had – just – the measure of fourth placed Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati), even after the English rider had one more go at Petrucci on the final lap.
The advancing Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) headed up a final three rider fight for fifth place, with Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) sixth and Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) seventh.
Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) was eighth. Official Yamaha riders Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) completed the top ten. With his win, Razgatlioglu has now equaled the career win total of Bautista, with 63 wins each of those double World Champions.
2025 Czech Republic WorldSBK Results—Superpole Race
| 1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) | |
| 2 | Nicolo Bulega | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | +1.917s |
| 3 | Danilo Petrucci | (Barni Spark Racing Team) | +5.943s |
| 4 | Sam Lowes | (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) | +6.033s |
| 5 | Alvaro Bautista | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | +7.700s |
WorldSBK Race One
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) overcame an initial flurry of instant pace and determination from championship leader Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) to take what most expected would have been his win in Race One at Most.
He set a new lap record of 1’31.109 on lap ten as he eased away from his great 2025 season rival. Toprak ended up over six seconds ahead at the flag.
Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati) placed third, some ten seconds back from the winning pace of BMW’s reigning World Champion.
A season best for the new bimota KB998 saw Alex Lowes secure fourth place, overcoming his brother Sam, who would eventually finish sixth in his Marc VDS Ducati.
In fifth at the flag Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) had the race of the day (aside from Razgatlioglu of course) as he came from a near faller in the chicane on lap one in an effective fashion.
With Sam Lowes sixth, Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) was seventh and the newly rejuvenated Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati) placed eighth.
The top ten was rounded out by the second works Honda of Xavi Vierge and top Yamaha finisher Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha).
Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) clashed in the first chicane, in the incident that almost claimed Bautista too.
Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) had a season-best 11th in Race One, but Aussie rider Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) did not finish the race.
2025 Czech Republic WorldSBK Results—WorldSBK Race One
| 1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) | |
| 2 | Nicolo Bulega | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | +6.015s |
| 3 | Danilo Petrucci | (Barni Spark Racing Team) | +10.230s |
| 4 | Alex Lowes | (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) | +14.814s |
| 5 | Alvaro Bautista | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | +15.520s |
WorldSSP Race One
After securing his first WorldSSP podium at the previous round in Cremona, 2023 Moto3 World Champion Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura Ducati) took a last lap race win at Most in Race One.
Sitting behind long-time race leader Can Öncü (Yamaha bLU cRU Evan Bros Racing) Masia dived inside the young Turk into the penultimate corner of the 20th and final lap, and chose a cunning line into and out of the final curve to keep Öncü second, by just 0.137 seconds at the flag.
Third was pole sitter Lucas Mahias (GMT94-Yamaha) for his first podium of the season. Riding near the front for most of the race, he was finally almost eight seconds back on Masia after all 19 laps.
Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) fell out of the lead of the race but still holds a handy 36 point championship lead with one more Most race to go.
Fourth place – after a final fight with two other riders – was taken by Marcel Schrötter (WRP Racing Ducati). The impressive Aldi Mahendra (Yamaha bLU cRU Evan Bros Racing) placed a close fifth and the remarkably potent Corentin Perolari (Honda RACING World Supersport) sixth. This was a career best for Mahendra, by three full finishing positions.
Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) was seventh, championship second place rider Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) eighth, Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) a very close ninth and the lone Kawasaki of Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) tenth. The riders from seventh to tenth place were covered by just over a tenth of a second.
2025 Czech Republic WorldSBK Results—WorldSSP Race One
| 1 | Jaume Masia | (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) | |
| 2 | Can Oncu | (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) | +0.137s |
| 3 | Lucas Mahias | (GMT94-YAMAHA) | +7.997s |
| 4 | Marcel Schroetter | (WRP Racing) | +14.560s |
| 5 | Aldi Mahendra | (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) | +14.796s |
WorldSBK Superpole
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) smashed his way to a new track best lap time to ensure he would win the Superpole qualifying competition – until he lost his magic sub 1’30 lap time of 1’29.799 due to a yellow flag being held out on the final corner, after Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) had crashed out shortly beforehand. Razgatliolgu was still the best rider in Superpole Qualifying, but his official ‘winning’ lap time was a 1:30.397.
Second quickest in Superpole was the badly beaten-up Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), with another Italian rider on an Italian bike, Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati), securing the final starting spot on the front row of the Race One grid.
Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) had a strong fourth place ride; partly because his bother Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati) was another to lose his best lap time due to a yellow flag. Sam would finish up ninth as a result.
Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) was top Honda rider, in fifth place, with Friday faller Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) sixth, and the top R1 rider in Superpole.
Seventh place was taken by Petrucci’s team-mate, Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati).
Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) was ranked in eighth place. His particularly strong ride made it all six competing manufacturers with at least one representative inside the top ten places for the start of Race One later in the afternoon.
With Lowes ninth, Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) rounded out the top ten places.
2025 Czech Republic WorldSBK Results—WorldSBK Superpole
| 1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) | 1:30.397s |
| 2 | Nicolo Bulega | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | +0.033s |
| 3 | Danilo Petrucci | (Barni Spark Racing Team) | +0.239s |
| 4 | Alex Lowes | (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) | +0.382s |
| 5 | Iker Lecuona | (Honda HRC) | +0.411s |
Friday WorldSBK
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) negotiated a still-improving track surface in FP2 to lead the combined Free Practice timesheets on the opening day of action at the Autodrom Most.
Second quickest competitor proved to be Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati), with his brother Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) in third place.
Despite a big highside in the morning session, and suffering painful knocks to his knee and ankle, championship leader Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was fourth fastest. He ended the opening day one place ahead of his team-mate Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and the proven race winner in this any many other classes, Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati).
Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) made a late dash into seventh place overall, moving up two places right at the end.
Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) went eighth fastest overall.
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was ninth (after a hard fall in FP1) and Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) tenth on the first day of action.
Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven Ducati) was ruled out of the weekend with two broken toes, after suffering a highside fall in FP. Several other top riders – including Bulega, Locatelli, Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) also fell, but all but Iannone were declared fit to continue into FP2.
2025 Czech Republic WorldSBK Results—Friday WorldSBK
| 1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) | 1:31.318s |
| 2 | Sam Lowes | (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) | +0.224s |
| 3 | Alex Lowes | (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) | +0.289s |
| 4 | Nicolo Bulega | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | +0.375s |
| 5 | Alvaro Bautista | (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) | +0.403s |
Friday WorldSSP
In WorldSSP Superpole Qualifying the 2017 WorldSSP Champion, Lucas Mahias (GMT94-Yamaha), took his ninth career pole position – and his first since the 2019 season. It was, as he was to say later, a day made for the experienced riders, especially in track conditions that were still not quite fully dry in some areas after earlier rainfall.
A rider at the other end of the experience scale, Can Öncü (Yamaha bLU cRU Evan Bros Racing) took his R9 to second place, but almost 0.6 seconds behind Mahias.
Top Ducati rider was Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse Ducati), in third place overall, holding off yet another Yamaha rider – championship leader Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) – for the final spot on the front row of the Race One grid.
The recovery of Philipp Öttl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team Ducati) from his early season injury continues apace as he went fifth fastest overall, but a candidate for ride of the day came from Rafaelle De Rosa (QJ Motor Factory Racing) in sixth place on his Chinese machine.
Marcel Schrötter (WRP Racing Ducati) placed seventh and Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) was eighth in Superpole.
The top ten was completed by Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME air racing MV Agusta) and the once-more impressive Corentin Perolari (Honda Racing World Supersport).
2025 Czech Republic WorldSSP Results—Friday WorldSSP
| 1 | Lucas Mahias | (GMT94-YAMAHA | 1:31.143s |
| 2 | Can Oncu | (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) | +0.590s |
| 3 | Valentin Debise | (Renzi Corse) | +0.666s |
| 4 | Stefano Manzi | (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) | +0.840s |
| 5 | Philipp Oettl | (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) | +0.873s |
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