Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing) secured an emotional home victory at the TT Circuit Assen after a last-lap scrap featuring six riders fighting until the final chicane and to the line in the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship as he fended off Humberto Maier (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing) and Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Racing Sport) in Race 1 for the Pirelli Dutch Round.

EMOTIONAL WIN FOR BUIS: home victory for the #6

Buis got the holeshot when lights went out as he looked to win on home soil and, while he was able to pull out an initial gap, he was soon swallowed up by the chasing pack as six riders battled for victory. While the lead was predictably changing hands throughout the 12-lap battle, Brazil’s Humberto Maier (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing) took the lead on the run to the chicane on the final lap but the #6 responded under braking to claim a famous home win, his 15^th in the Championship. Maier was P2 and less than a tenth away from Buis while Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Racing Sport) completed the rostrum, just 0.191s away from victory.

FERNANDEZ PENALISED: P5 for the rookie, Thompson impresses again

Benat Fernandez (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kove) crossed the line in fourth place but was demoted one place for exceeding track limits on the final lap, putting him in fifth. That promoted David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) to fourth while Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki) was sixth, but it was incredibly close across the line. Australia’s Thompson was just 0.615s away from victory as he battled for victory in the six-rider lead group, but ultimately came up just shy of a maiden win.

ROUNDING OUT THE TOP TEN: Mogeda takes a strong return result

Daniel Mogeda (Pons Motosport Italika Racing), making his first start of the 2025 season, was seventh but a huge 11 seconds away from the top six after an epic scrap for the top six. He was 0.029s ahead of Matteo Vannucci (PATA AG Motorsport Italia WorldSSP300) in eighth while Pepe Osuna (ZAPPAS-DEZA-BOX 77 Racing Team) and Mirko Gennai (MTM Kawasaki) rounded out the top ten.

HOUSEKEEPING FROM RACE 1: several crashes in Race 1

The first retirement came on Lap 4 of 12, when Filip Novotny (Accolade Funds Smrz Racing BGR) and Emiliano Ercolani (Kawasaki GP Project) collided at Turn 7, though Ercolani was able to re-join the race. Antonio Torres (Team ProDina XCI) crashed out shortly after when he fell on the exit of Turn 5 on the following lap, with Fernandez involved; it will be investigated by the FIM WorldSBK Stewards. Petr Svoboda (Kawasaki Junior Team by MTM) cashed out with a highside with just a few laps to go at Turn 11, with the Czech rider taken to the medical centre for a check-up.

The top six from WorldSSP300 Race 1, full results here:

1 Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing)

2. Humberto Maier (Yamaha AD78 FIMLA by MS Racing) +0.093s

3. Julio Garcia (Prodina Kawasaki Racing Sport) +0.191s

4. David Salvador (Team ProDina XCI) +0.355s

5. Benat Fernandez (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kove) +0.400s

6. Carter Thompson (MTM Kawasaki) +0.615s

Fastest lap: Benat Fernandez (Kove) – 1’48.158s

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