Turkish Triumph For Yamaha’s Öncü

Öncü claims third win of the season at Most after Masia crashes out

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.

Czech WorldSSP Race 2

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