WSBK: Assen Awaits: Can Anyone Stop Bulega And Razgatlioglu?
Championship Standing
- Despite Toprak Razgatlioglu’s (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) hat-trick of wins in Portimao, Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) retains the Championship lead with 111 points after the first two rounds.
- Razgatlioglu’s dominant weekend cut the deficit to Bulega down to 29 points, while Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) sits in third with 60 points, just one ahead of Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in fourth. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha)holds sixth place with 56 points.
- Home hero and Razgatlioglu’s teammate, Michael van der Mark, is currently tenth in the standings with 26 points as he prepares for his home round.
Historical Performance
- The three WorldSBK Champions on the 2025 grid—Rea, Bautista, and Razgatlioglu—are the only riders to have won at Assen, while local star van der Mark continues his pursuit of a maiden home victory.
- Jonathan Rea remains the most successful rider at Assen with 17 wins, but he will miss this round as he continues to recover from injury.
- Alvaro Bautista is the second most successful active rider at Assen with 7 wins, the most recent coming in 2024.
- Toprak Razgatlioglu claimed his first Assen win in 2024, taking victory in Race 2.
- In 2024, Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) and Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) also stepped onto the Assen podium.
Notable Performances and Record
- Bulega and Razgatlioglu have each taken a hat-trick of wins this season, making them the key contenders once again.
- Bulega is on a streak of 14 consecutive podium finishes.
- Bautista’s next race will mark his 150th start for Ducati
Jonathan Rea – Pata Maxus Yamaha:
“Assen is one of my favourite tracks on the calendar. It’s a real riders circuit, very technical and fast and flowing in nature. Whilst it’s important to get a really good bike set up, the rider really makes a difference around Assen. Over the years, I’ve gained quite a few little tricks and tips, areas to win in last lap battles, areas to put yourself in front, but it’s very difficult when it’s competitive and there’s a group that’s hard to break away from the group because of the fast flowing nature of the track. It keeps the group together more and that’s why you always see great racing there.
Always at that time of year as well, in the north of Europe, weather is always a factor. It’s important to keep an eye on weather, but from a rider point of view it’s incredible and when you get a lap of Assen correct it’s one of the most rewarding in the calendar. A lot of fans turn out there, one of the most special on the calendar, going into the last chicane to see the grandstands full. It’s amazing.”
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Championship Standings
- With back-to-back podiums in Portimao, Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) now leads the WorldSSP Championship with 85 points.
- PTR Triumph Factory Racing’s Tom Booth-Amos trails by 13 points, while Dutch rider Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) sits third with 70 points as he heads into his home round
Historical Performance
- Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME air Racing) and Glenn van Straalen (D34G WorldSSP Racing Team) are the only riders on the current grid to have won at Assen.
- van Straalen took Race 2 victory in 2024, becoming the first Dutch winner at home since 2014.
- Caricasulo’s Assen victory dates back to 2019.
- In 2024, Stefano Manzi, Valentin Debise, and Niki Tuuli (QJMOTOR Factory Racing) also claimed podium finishes.
Notable Performances & Records
- Four different winners in the first four races of the season (Manzi,Booth-Amos, Oncu, Bendsneyder) for the first time since 2018.
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Championship Standings
- After securing two second-place finishes at the opening round, Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Racing Sport) leads the Championship with 40 points.
- Portimao Race 2 winner Benat Fernandez (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kove) sits just 2 points behind, while rookie Antonio Torres (Team ProDina XCI) holds third with 32 points.
- Dutch rider and two-time WorldSSP300 Champion Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing) is fourth in the standings with 25 points as he prepares to race at home.
Historical Performance
- Petr Svoboda (Kawasaki Junior Team by MTM) is the only rider on the current grid to have won at Assen, having secured two victories at the track in 2023