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Bahattin Sofuoğlu was uncompromising on the first day of the Supersport 300 at the Jerez circuit.

Clearly, the Sofuoğlu family has decided to leave its mark on the round taking place this weekend in Jerez! Indeed, not only is Kenan Sofuoglu making a return to competition in Supersport after more than two years of absence, but also his 18-year-old nephew, Bahattin (Biblion Yamaha Motoxracing), distinguished himself in Supersport 300.

The latter thus completely dominated his category, following his victory in Race 2 obtained last week in Catalonia. The Turk finished the day more than half a second ahead of his closest pursuer, José Pérez González (Accolade Smrz Racing). The gaps are just as large with the headliners in the category, starting with the title holder, Jeffrey Buis (MTM Kawasaki), relegated to almost a second in fourth position.

Huertas without hurrying

The latter's teammate and current championship leader, Adrian Huertas, only occupies 13th place. Not a tragedy, however, for the Spaniard who is 43 points ahead of his rival in the general standings, the Briton Tom Booth-Amos (Fusport–Rt Motorsports by SKM Kawasaki), withdrawn from Andalusia because he is still recovering from his big accident which occurred at the weekend. last in Montmeló, with only four races remaining before the end of the season,

Supersport 300 Jerez – Combined times J1:

Classification credit: WorldSBK.com