The World Supersport 300 Championship title will be decided this Sunday in Portimão, in the season’s final race. Jeffrey Buis could have clinched the title in Saturday’s race but was penalized. Mirko Gennai secured the win.

José Luis Pérez González (Accolade Smrz Racing BGR/Kawasaki) had a good start from pole position but was overtaken by Buis (MTM Kawasaki) in the first corner.

Still in the first lap, Matteo Vannucci (AG Motorsport Italia Yamaha) briefly took the lead, but it was short-lived as Gennai (Team BrCorse/Yamaha) climbed to the top for the first time. Meanwhile, Buis had to serve a Long Lap penalty for an infraction in the free practice sessions and dropped out of the top ten… where he returned on the fourth lap.

The battle for the top positions remained intense and closely fought among several riders, with constant changes in the lead. Pérez González was in the front when, on the final lap, a red flag was shown due to a crash in turn four involving Jose Manuel Osuña Saez (Deza-Box 77 Racing Team/Kawasaki).

However, the results were based on the last time-keeping point that each rider had crossed. Therefore, the winner was Gennai, 0.142s ahead of his teammate Marco Gaggi. Pérez González completed the podium ahead of Vannucci, with Dirk Geiger (Freudenberg KTM Paligo Racing) in fifth. Buis recovered to seventh but still received a one-position penalty for reckless riding and finished eighth.

Nevertheless, the Dutch rider is on the verge of the title, holding a 22-point lead over Pérez González with 25 points up for grabs. Therefore, the Spanish rider must win and hope that his rival finishes no higher than 14th in the second race.

Resultados:

O conteúdo Mirko Gennai victorious in a dramatic WSSP300 race 1 at Portimão; title still up for grabs aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

The Superbike paddock arrives in Portimão this weekend for a round in which titles can be decided in all categories. For the World Supersport 300 Championship, it’s the end of the season, so the champion will be determined.

In WSBK, Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Ducati) leads with a gap of 47 points over Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha). If the Spaniard scores 16 more points than his opponent in Portugal, he will become the champion. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) is in third place and can’t go any higher, but he could still be caught by Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha), Axel Bassani (Motocorsa/Ducati), and Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Ducati).

As for WSSP, Nicolò Bulega (Aruba.it Ducati) is in a privileged position to become the champion: he has an 85-point lead over Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha), and even if he loses 35 points, he will still seal the title. Marcel Schrötter (MV Agusta), in third place, no longer has a chance to fight for the championship.

WSSP300 is coming to an end, and the battle will be among the top three. Jeffrey Buis (MTM Kawasaki) has a 30-point lead over José Luis Pérez González, so he has a relatively comfortable lead with 50 points at stake. Dirk Geiger (Freudenberg KTM Paligo Racing) is 47 points behind, so once Buis scores at least three points, he will be out of contention.

Here are the schedules for the Portimão round of WSBK, WSSP, and WSSP300 (CET times):

Friday, September 29th
10:45-11:15: FP1 WSSP300
11:30-12:15: FP1 WSBK
12:25-13:10: FP1 WSSP
15:15-15:45: FP2 WSSP300
16:00-16:45: FP2 WSBK
17:00-17:45: FP2 WSSP

Saturday, September 30th
10:00-10:30: FP3 WSBK
10:45-11:05: Superpole WSSP300
11:25-11:45: Superpole WSSP
12:10-12:25: Superpole WSBK
13:40: Race 1 WSSP300
15:00: Race 1 WSBK
16:15: Race 1 WSSP

Sunday, October 1st
10:00-10:15: Warm-up WSBK
10:25-11:40: Warm-up WSSP
10:50-11:05: Warm-up WSSP300
12:00: Superpole race
13:30: Race 2 WSSP
15:00: Race 2 WSBK
16:15: Race 2 WSSP300

O conteúdo Potentially decisive weekend in the Superbike World Championships: Schedule for the Portimão round aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Loris Veneman and Jeffrey Buis were the winners of the World Supersport 300 races at Aragon, with Buis leaving this round in a good position to become the champion: he has a 30-point lead in the championship standings with only the Portimão round remaining.

In the first race on Saturday, Dirk Geiger (Freudenberg KTM Paligo Racing) was leading when the race was red-flagged on the third lap. The stoppage was caused by an incident involving Lennox Lehmann (Freudenberg KTM Paligo Racing) and Antonio Torres Domínguez (Deza-Box 77 Racing Team/Kawasaki). Lehmann went to the hospital with a fractured right femur.

The race resumed for five laps, and Geiger took the lead. The German rider held the position until he crashed on the turn nine on lap four. The battle for the win had a large group until the end, with Veneman beating his MTM Kawasaki teammate Buis by 0.033s. Daniel Mogeda (Kawasaki GP Project) completed the podium just 0.049s behind, in a thrilling finish. The top six finishers were separated by less than one second.

The second race on Sunday hadn’t red flags, but brought more excitement with an intense battle for the win. Buis led in the early laps but secured the lead definitively only on the final lap. He crossed the finish line 21 thousandths of a second ahead of Matteo Vannucci (AG Motorsport Italia Yamaha), with Marco Gaggi (Team BrCorse/Yamaha) completing the podium, 0.097s behind the winner. Veneman was leading at the start of the final lap but finished the race in sixth place.

O conteúdo MTM Kawasaki won twice in WSSP300 at Aragon and Jeffrey Buis is close to becoming the champion aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

The World Superbike paddock returns to Spain this weekend for the MotorLand Aragón round. It’s the third-to-last round of the season for WSBK and WSSP, while for WSSP300, it’s the second-to-last.

In WSBK, the premier class, Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Ducati) competes on home turf. The Spaniard seeks to defend and extend a 57-point lead over Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha). Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) is in third place, 177 points behind, and it’s unlikely that he will remain mathematically in the title hunt after Aragon – there will be 124 points left to be awarded after this round.

Nicolò Bulega (Aruba.it Ducati) leads WSSP comfortably and can even clinch the title if he repeats what he has done several times this year and wins both races. Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) is in second place, trailing by 60 points. If this gap widens to over 100 points, Bulega will be the champion. Marcel Schrötter (MV Agusta) is also still in contention.

It’s all up for grabs in WSSP300 with just two rounds to go. Jeffrey Buis (MTM Kawasaki) currently leads, only five points ahead of José Luis Pérez González (Accolade Smrž Racing BGR/Kawasaki). The top five are within just 32 points of each other, demonstrating the close fight in a championship where everything can change in just one round.

Here are the schedule (CET times) for the Aragón round of WSBK, WSSP, and WSSP300:

Friday, September 22
09:45-10:15: FP1 WSSP300
10:30-11:15: FP1 WSBK
11:25-12:10: FP1 WSSP
14:15-14:45: FP2 WSSP300
15:00-15:45: FP2 WSBK
16:00-16:45: FP2 WSSP

Saturday, September 23
09:00-09:30: FP3 WSBK
09:45-10:05: Superpole WSSP300
10:25-10:45: Superpole WSSP
11:10-11:25: Superpole WSBK
11:40: Race 1 WSSP300
13:00: Race 1 WSBK
14:15: Race 1 WSSP

Sunday, September 24
09:00-09:15: Warm-up WSBK
09:25-09:40: Warm-up WSSP
09:50-10:05: Warm-up WSSP300
11:00: Superpole Race WSBK
12:30: Race 2 WSSP
14:00: Race 2 WSBK
15:15: Race 2 WSSP300

O conteúdo World Superbike returns to the Iberian Peninsula: Schedule for Aragón aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Jeffrey Buis made the double in the second race of the World Supersport 300 Championship at Magny-Cours. With this win, he leaves France with two wins and the championship lead.

A large group of riders battled for the top positions. Dirk Geiger (Freudenberg KTM Paligo Racing), Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki) and Buis (MTM Kawasaki) took turns at the front. Matteo Vannucci (AG Motorsport Italia Yamaha) was also in contention but he fell behind due to a crash and later retired from the race.

On the final lap, Geiger suffered a crash at turn 5 and, despite managing to stay in the race, ultimately crossed the finish line in ninth place. Buis faced competition from Mirko Gennai (Team BrCorse/Yamaha) and José Pérez González (Accolade Smrz Racing BGR/Kawasaki) until the end, securing the win with a 0.668s gap over Gennai. Pérez González completed the podium ahead of Daniel Mogeda (Kawasaki GP Project). Veneman finished fifth.

Results:

O conteúdo Jeffrey Buis clinches another win in WSSP300 race 2 at Magny-Cours aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Jeffrey Buis secured his second win of the season in the World Supersport 300 Championship this Saturday. The rider from MTM Kawasaki was the winner of a closely contested first race at Magny-Cours.

Among the contenders for the top positions from the start, the Dutchman only took the lead for good on the penultimate lap. Until then, leadership changes were constant. Dirk Geiger (Freudenberg KTM Paligo Racing) and Matteo Vannucci (AG Motorsport Italia Yamaha) also spent laps at the top.

After assuming the lead on lap 11, Buis managed to build a solid gap, finishing 1.890s ahead of Kevin Sabatucci (Team Flembbo-Pi Performances/Kawasaki). Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki) completed the podium, with Geiger and José Pérez González (Accolade Smrz Racing BGR/Kawasaki) rounding out the top five.

Results:

O conteúdo Jeffrey Buis victorious in race 1 of WSSP300 at Magny-Cours aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.