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R3 Cup series opener a tale of two brothers…

2025 mi-bike Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul (ASBK) - Round Two - SMP - ShopYamaha R3 Cup

Trev by Trev
April 2, 2025
in ASBK

ASBK 2025

Round Two – SMP – ShopYamaha R3 Cup

ShopYamaha R3 Cup Qualifying Results

Pos
Rider
Bike
Lap
 Speed
1
H. Thompson
Yam
1m43.369
184
2
V. Knezovic
Yam
1m43.956
186
3
J. Simpson
Yam
1m43.998
188
4
M. Simpson
Yam
1m44.615
187
5
N. Lazos
Yam
1m45.021
189
6
W. Hunt
Yam
1m45.859
181
7
S. Dellow
Yam
1m46.431
185
8
P. O’Brien
Yam
1m46.489
181
9
L. Knight
Yam
1m46.558
184
10
R. McAdam
Yam
1m46.803
180
11
J. Pelgrave
Yam
1m46.812
182
12
M. Ritter
Yam
1m47.077
185
13
M. Cartwright
Yam
1m47.258
180
14
N. Frost
Yam
1m48.263
184
15
T. Zhao
Yam
1m48.407
184
16
Z. Russo
Yam
1m48.820
183
17
E. Dellow
Yam
1m48.897
180
18
F. Jacobs
Yam
1m48.952
185
19
H. Air
Yam
1m49.419
185
20
Z. Beckinsale
Yam
1m50.799
179
21
A. Wu
Yam
1m53.112
182
22
A. Jordan
Yam
1m55.561
173

ShopYamaha R3 Cup Race One

Mitch Simpson, Hudson Thompson, Nikolas Lazos, Jordy Simpson and Seth Dellow made up the leading group early on in the opening ShopYamaha R3 Cup race of season 2025 at SMP on Saturday evening.

2025 ShopYamaha R3 Cup – SMP – Race One

Nikolas Lazos, though was deemed to have jumped the start thus would have a jump-start penalty added to his race time the conclusion of proceedings. Mitch Cartwright and Flynn Jacobs also judged to have jumped early.

2025 ShopYamaha R3 Cup – SMP – Race One

Hudson Thompson and Mitch Simpson then made a small break before Thompson went down at turn two on lap three after leaning on Simpson as they entered the corner. Thompson rejoined the race outside the top 20 as the Simpson brothers took charge at the front of the race.

2025 ShopYamaha R3 Cup – SMP – Race One

Hudson Thompson then went down heavily at turn nine on lap six which brought out the red flag.

Mitch Simpson the winner ahead of Jordy Simpson while Seth Dellow was promoted month onto the podium after the ten-second penalty was applied to Nikolas Lazos for jumping the start.

2025 ShopYamaha R3 Cup – SMP – Race One Podium – Image RbMotoLens

ShopYamaha R3 Cup Race One Results

Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
M. Simpson
Yam
8m57.918
2
J. Simpson
Yam
+0.292
3
J. Pelgrave
Yam
+6.548
4
S. Dellow
Yam
+6.604
5
N. Frost
Yam
+10.475
6
N. Lazos
Yam
+10.484
7
P. O’Brien
Yam
+10.551
8
M. Ritter
Yam
+14.685
9
R. McAdam
Yam
+14.717
10
W. Hunt
Yam
+15.199
11
L. Knight
Yam
+22.515
12
O. Lewis
Yam
+22.619
13
E. Dellow
Yam
+22.973
14
T. Zhao
Yam
+27.607
15
F. Jacobs
Yam
+32.829
16
A. Wu
Yam
+32.293
17
Z. Russo
Yam
+35.963
18
Z. Beckinsale
Yam
+38.787
19
M. Cartwright
Yam
+42.288
20
V. Knezovic
Yam
+50.410
21
A. Jordan
Yam
+1m25.444
NC
H. Air
Yam
+1 Lap
DSQ
H. Thompson
Yam
/

ShopYamaha R3 Cup Race Two

The Simpson brothers got away well and soon sneaked away to an early lead over William Hunt. Further back, Seth Dellow was in fourth early on but had John Pelgrave, Nikolas Lazos and Phoenix O’Brien in close company.

The Simpson brothers then went on to romp away from the field. By the last lap board they have 12-seconds over third placed Seth Dellow, who had around a dozen riders right on his tail over the course of the final lap.

Mitch Simpson the victor over Jordy by quarter of a second.

Oscar Lewis pipped Seth Dellow for the final step on the rostrum at the line. Matthew Ritter was right with them to take fifth by a nose over William Hunt and Nikolas Lazos.

2025 ShopYamaha R3 Cup – SMP – Race Two Podium – Image RbMotoLens

Mitch Simpson, the round winner and early championship leader with 50 points, ten points clear of Jordy. Seth Dellow third for the round on 34-points.

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ShopYamaha R3 Cup Race Two Results

Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
M. Simpson
Yam
10m42.494
2
J. Simpson
Yam
+0.282
3
O. Lewis
Yam
+15.014
4
S. Dellow
Yam
+15.027
5
M. Ritter
Yam
+15.105
6
W. Hunt
Yam
+15.168
7
N. Lazos
Yam
+15.265
8
J. Pelgrave
Yam
+15.510
9
P. O’Brien
Yam
+15.649
10
N. Frost
Yam
+15.904
11
R. McAdam
Yam
+16.227
12
E. Dellow
Yam
+16.471
13
L. Knight
Yam
+16.933
14
M. Cartwright
Yam
+26.636
15
F. Jacobs
Yam
+30.770
16
T. Zhao
Yam
+33.049
17
Z. Russo
Yam
+34.706
18
A. Wu
Yam
+34.935
19
Z. Beckinsale
Yam
+44.874
20
A. Jordan
Yam
+2m03.162
2025 ShopYamaha R3 Cup – SMP – Mitch Simpson

ShopYamaha R3 CupPoints

Pos
Rider
Bike
R1
R2
Points
1
M. Simpson
Yam
25
25
50
2
J. Simpson
Yam
20
20
40
3
S. Dellow
Yam
17
17
34
4
J. Pelgrave
Yam
18
13
31
5
M. Ritter
Yam
13
16
29
6
N. Lazos
Yam
15
14
29
7
O. Lewis
Yam
9
18
27
8
N. Frost
Yam
16
11
27
9
W. Hunt
Yam
11
15
26
10
P. O’Brien
Yam
14
12
26
11
R. McAdam
Yam
12
10
22
12
L. Knight
Yam
10
8
18
13
E. Dellow
Yam
8
9
17
14
F. Jacobs
Yam
6
6
12
15
T. Zhao
Yam
7
5
12
16
M. Cartwright
Yam
2
7
9
17
Z. Russo
Yam
4
4
8
18
A. Wu
Yam
5
3
8
19
Z. Beckinsale
Yam
3
2
5
20
A. Jordan
Yam
1
1
21
V. Knezovic
Yam
1
1

2025 Australian Superbike Championship Calendar

Round Location Date
1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, VIC Feb 21-23
2 Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW Mar 28-29
3 Queensland Raceway, QLD May 2-4
4 Morgan Park Raceway, QLD Jun 13-15
5 Queensland Raceway, QLD (Superbike Only) Aug 8-10
6 Phillip Island GP Circuit, VIC Sept 6-7
7 One Raceway, NSW Oct 3-5
8 The Bend, SA Nov 7-9

 

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