TRACK GUIDE: Get acquainted with Most, the second-newest track on the WorldSBK schedule with riders across three Championships
Scott Redding, Philipp Oettl, and Petr Svoboda break down what makes Most such a unique track ahead of the Motul Czech Round this weekend
Situated about an hour north-west of Prague, just south of the German border; Autodrom Most will play host to the next instalment of the 2025 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. The Motul Czech Round will take place at Most for the 5th time in WorldSBK history after its debut season in 2021. It is the second Czech circuit to host a WorldSBK race after the Brno Circuit which hosted a total of 22 races from 1993-2018. Most will mark the fifth of the WorldSBK calendar’s 12 races, an important juncture for the grid’s riders to take home vital points as the 2025 campaign nears its halfway point
Across Yamaha or BMW machinery, Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) has always enjoyed time on track here: of the 12 races in total hosted at Most, Toprak has 11 podiums, and a record-holding 8 wins. It’s been ‘El Turco’s efforts that have made Yamaha the most successful manufacturer at Most; with 5 wins to Ducati and BMW’s 3 apiece – with Razgatlioglu having won all three for BMW as well. Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing), Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) twice, have managed to top the podium at Most, totalling four race wins between them, however since 2021 it has been Turkish delight for the #1, winning a total of 8 races personally.
KEY SECTORS: Redding, Oettl, and Svoboda break down what makes Most special
At lights out the track opens with the circuit’s sole straight, launching riders into one of Most’s most difficult segments, Turn 1 and 2’s chicane. Czechia’s own Petr Svoboda (Kawasaki Junior Team by MTM) competes in the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship and when asked about the opening chicane, he said, “For sure the first corner at the chicane is the most difficult part of the circuit. After it you have a straight, then a nice flowing circuit. At T1, you’re normally trying to pass someone- or they are trying to pass you. This is the most difficult point that you have to calculate when riding with the other guys.”
After the long Turn 4, the track turns to the left for Turn 6, quickly doubling back for the right-handed Turn 7, as the riders approach the Turn 10 hairpin. Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) describes this second sector as one of the more challenging of the track, he said, “After the first few bits comes the ‘Snaky’ bit. This part is hard; difficult but good, when you get that right and you are flowing, you feel that you have speed.” The exit of the Turn 10 hairpin spits the riders out going downhill, testing the nerves of even the most experienced riders. The wide right then left leads into the sharper T13. Redding continued, “That fast right/ left downhill before the bridge… that is ballsy!”
Leading into Turn 15, a 90-degree right-hand turn runs under the bridge towards the sharp left-right sequence of Turns 16 and 17. FIM Supersport World Championship rider Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) enjoys this stretch of track, the German rider said “I think the second half of the lap from T10 on is my favourite. It is really fast and flowing from there. It’s a real old-school track, and lots of fans -especially German fans- which I really appreciate.”
The track exits T17 onto the long, arching T18 and T19, bending to the left and allowing for a good buildup of speed before the final loop. The high-speed entry to the acute Turn 20 makes for a great overtake opportunity leading into the final T21 before the home straight, a smooth right hander providing a final opportunity for overtake drama.
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