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The 2024 FIM Supersport 300 World Championship is back in action for the first time in just over a month for round four of their season, coming from the Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic. Having not been present at Donington Park, they’re back to battle it out on one of the most fast and flowing circuits of the year. Five different winners in the six races previously staged, WorldSSP300 is set to deliver again.

IGLESIAS LEADS THE CHARGE: 12 points split Inigo and Aldi Mahendra in the standings

Four podiums and two wins in the last five races for Inigo Iglesias (Fusport-RT Motorsport by SKM-Kawasaki) mean the Spaniard is top dog going into the fourth round of 2024; he’s also the rider in form, having battled his way to a double rostrum last time out at Misano. A winner at Most in the IDM series en route to the title, the 22-year-old will make his 50th start in Race 2. Aldi Mahendra (Team BrCorse) is second overall and just 12 points adrift of Iglesias, with the Indonesian a winner at Most last year in Race 2 and like Iglesias, being a double podium achiever last time out. The big news is that third in the standings, Daniel Mogeda (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kawasaki), has been ruled out of the round following his Misano injury – he’s been replaced by Indian rider Kavin Quintal, the first Indian rider in WorldSSP300. Fourth and fifth in the standings belong to Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki) and Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM – Paligo Racing), the latter a winner at Most in 2021.

OUTSIDE THE TOP 5: heavy hitters seeking progress

Another notable ansentee along with Mogeda is sixth-placed Petr Svoboda (Fusport-RT Motorsport by SKM-Kawasaki), who is replaced by Australian Carter Thompson. Marco Gaggi (Team BrCorse) was right in the mix at Misano and aims to continue it on at Most, where his best result was a mighty P2 in 2023. Galang Hendra Pratama (ProGP NitiRacing) is next up in seventh overall and was in the mix for victory last year in Race 2, whilst Mirko Gennai (MTM Kawasaki) had his best showing of the year last time out at home with a Misano podium in Race 1, something he hopes to replicate here. Making it four manufacturers in the top ten, Marc Garcia (KOVE Racing Team) likewise had a best weekend of the year at Misano and was fast 12 months ago for Kove at Most – keep an eye on the #22.

NEEDING BIG RESULTS: household names that need to make the MOST…

Unai Calatayud (ARCO SASH MotoR University Team), Bruno Ieraci (Team ProDina Kawasaki) and Samuel Di Sora (ARCO SASH MotoR University Team) have all had podiums but struggled with consistency this year, hence why they’re all outside of the top ten in the standings. Pepe Osuna’s (DEZA-BOX 77 Racing Team) only career podium came at Most in 2023 with P2 from 24th on the grid so don’t count him out, whilst Julio Garcia (KOVE Racing Team) will look to have a solid weekend without any dramas in terms of post-race penalties. Elia Bartolini (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSSP300 Team) and David Salvador (MS Racing) both had top eight results at Misano, so watch for them, whilst it’s the Accolade Smrz Racing BGR team’s home round, with Czech rider Filip Novotny and American teammate Christopher Clark chasing their first points of 2024 – what better place than to do it at home?

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