It was Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) at the helm of his ZXMOTO 820RR who took home the 25 FIM Supersport World Championship Riders’ Championship points on the opening race of the Czech Round for his Chinese manufacturer’s fourth win of their rookie season. Chasing him home on Saturday was Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) in second, who continues to return to form, and Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team), who takes the bronze medal for his seventh podium result in nine races

ZXMOTO MOUNTS A COMEBACK FOR FRANCE’S 75^th WIN

Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) went past Can Oncu on the run into the opening chicane, followed by the Turk and his teammate Roberto Garcia (GMT94 Yamaha). Albert Arenas worked his way towards the leading trio and uncorked a brave move down into Turn 1 of Lap 4 for P1, towing Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) up with him to kick off a five-way melee for P1 across the first eight laps. While Mahias’s pace dwindled by the race’s midpoint, seeing him back to P5, Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Factory Evan Bros Racing) held P1 ahead of the quartet of Yamahas. In a frustrating turn for Garcia, he suffered a tech issue with five laps to go. Despite his Balaton Park Race 2 podium, this marks the #37’s fourth retirement in five races. Further forward, despite his penalty, which saw him start in P6, Debise scampered ahead while Oncu and Arenas fought amongst themselves behind him, finishing six tenths clear for his fourth win of the 2026 season. Arenas in P3 took his sixth consecutive podium, and in P2, ahead of him, Oncu continues to improve his season with his fourth podium in a row.

MASIA CARVES OUT A HARD-FOUGHT P4

Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) and Matteo Ferrari (WRP Racing) crossed swords in the early running as they fought for P8. The Spaniard made his way through on the Italian on his way to an eventual P4, moving past Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) and, later on, Lucas Mahias with a late move. With other riders’ retirements, the Frenchman and the Aussie take strong results in P5 and P6 respectively, just ahead of Matteo Ferrari (WRP Racing) in P7.

FARIOLI GOES CLIMBING

Behind the trio, Filippo Farioli (VFT Racing) found a step at Most as he converted his P14 grid start to a P8 finish – his best finish since Aragon last season. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team), Simon Jespersen (EAB Racing Team) and Alessandro Zaccone (Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team) did battle late in the race, heating up lap by lap until the three crossed the line three wide. The German got his nose in front to take P9, just five thousandths ahead of Jespersen, who was in turn seven thousandths ahead of Zaccone.

TWO CRASH OUT FROM THE TOP TEN

Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) was up in the top eight until he missed the braking point on Turn 1 of Lap 3, falling to P9 as a result, which only got worse when he crashed on Turn 20 to fall to the back of the grid. Aldi Mahendra (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) was in the point-scoring positions before he crashed out on Turn 10, falling to the back of the grid.

The top six from the WorldSSP Race 1: Full results here!

1. Valentin Debise (EASTROC ZXMOTO Evan Bros Factory)
 2. Can Oncu (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +0.639s
 3. Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) +0.877s
 4. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) +1.760s
 5. Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) +1.865s
 6. Oli Bayliss (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +5.279s
 Fastest Lap: Valentin Debise (ZXMOTO), 1’34.336s – New Track Record

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