WorldSBK Most: WorldSSP300 race preview

WorldSSP300 excitement returns in style at the Autodrom Most with the title fight in full swing and close battles up and down the grid

It’s been a long break for the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship but after seven weeks since the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round, the junior class is back in action for its second visit to the Autodrom Most and the 2022 Prosecco DOC Czech Round. After two incredible races last season, the title battle this season rages on with four riders separated by 29 points at the head of the field.

Spanish duo Alvaro Diaz (Arco Motor University) and Marc Garcia (Yamaha MS Racing) lead the standings on 125 and 105 points respectively but face a challenge at Most, a circuit they are yet to race. The pair are being chased down by Samuel Di Sora (Leader Team Flembbo) and Victor Steeman (MTM Kawasaki), both of whom were on track in 2021 with Di Sora claiming fourth in race one, whilst Steeman claimed the victory and finished fourth in race two. How will this impact the title fight? Yuta Okaya (MTM Kawasaki) is close behind this battle and, like Di Sora and Steeman, raced at Most last year; the Japanese rider aims to use his experience to close the gap in the title fight.

CZEWorldSBK 2021 proved to be one of KTM’s strongest weekends as the Austrian manufacturer claimed 38 of their 81 points, thanks to Steeman’s success. In 2022, Lennox Lehmann (Freudenberg KTM – Paligo Racing) is the sole KTM representative and has made some impressive comebacks through the field this season. Lehmann has not raced there in WorldSSP300 yet, but in the German IDM Championship he claimed a win and a second place at Most on his way to the title in 2021; missing out on a double by just 0.001s. Lehmann is currently in a tight