KEY STATS FROM 2024: new WorldSSP record for race leaders, a century of Yamaha podiums in WorldSSP300
From big milestones being reached in both Championships to new winners and records being broken, 2024 had it all
There was some thrilling racing in both the FIM Supersport World Championship and FIM Supersport 300 World Championship throughout 2024 and they also produced some interesting stats and facts from both campaigns. We’ve gathered some of the best in one place to review the WorldSSP and WorldSSP300 season after an unforgettable year of action.
WorldSSP: a new record for race leaders, Yamaha and Ducati reach podium milestones
400/100 – Manzi’s second place in Race 1 at Aragon was Yamaha’s 400th podium, while Huertas’ third place in Race 1 at Jerez was Ducati’s 100th podium. They ended the season on 408 and 101 rostrums respectively
160/151 – De Rosa became the rider with the most WorldSSP races in 2024. He equalled Fabien Foret’s 151 in Race 1 at Magny-Cours, surpassing him in Race 2. He has 160 races under his belt in total
19/18 – Despite finishing second in the Championship, Manzi recorded more podiums (19) than title winner Huertas (18). Only Bulega in 2023 recorded more podiums (21) than Manzi. However, Huertas claimed 10 wins to Manzi’s five
15 – There were 15 different race leaders in 2024: Montella, Huertas, Manzi, Debise, Tuuli, Edwards, Power, Baldassarri, van Straalen, Schroetter, Navarro, Sofuoglu, Mahias, Toba and Oncu. This is an all-time record for the Championship
10/10 – Huertas and Manzi both have 10 wins in WorldSSP, putting them joint tenth on the all-time winners list
3 – Three riders scored 10 or more podiums in 2024 (Manzi – 19, Huertas – 18, Montella – 14), the first time this has happened
2/1 – 2024 was the first season where two Dutch riders recorded podiums. Van Straalen took two this season, while Bendsneyder claimed one rostrum despite only competing in four races
WorldSSP300: a century of rostrums for Yamaha, Kawasaki’s 60th victory and more
100/183 – Salvador’s Race 1 victory at Jerez put Yamaha on 100 WorldSSP300 podiums. Kawasaki lead the way with 183
100 – Spain’s 100th WorldSSP300 podium came courtesy of Julio Garcia with third at Portimao in Race 2, Spain totals 109 podiums in total
60 – Iglesias’ victory in Race 1 at Misano was Kawasaki’s 60th in the Championship, more than double of the next-closest manufacturer: Yamaha (28)
13 – Buis extended his margin at the top of the all-time winners list with two more victories, taking him to 13
13 – 13 riders finished within a second of the winner at Aragon (0.985s), the most in WorldSSP300 history. It beat the previous record of 12 held by Barcelona, also set this year
1 – Mahendra became Indonesia’s first World Champion by claiming the 2024 title
1 – Julio Garcia claimed Kove’s first WorldSSP300 victory, meaning all five manufacturers that have competed in WorldSSP300 have won a race
0.003 – Just 0.003s separated Salvador and Julio Garcia at the end of Race 1 at Jerez, the second-closest victory margin in WorldSSP300 history. Four of the top ten closest finishes occurred in 2024. Jerez Race 1 (0.003s), Aragon Race 2 (0.006s), Misano Race 1 (0.007s) and Most Race 2 (0.009s).
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