Fong and Gagne Secure Top-Five Finishes in 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship
Despite a tough finale in New Jersey, Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing riders' strong performance over the season secured top-five MotoAmerica Superbike Championship results and Yamaha the Manufacturers' Title / Sep 29, 2025 /
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong and Jake Gagne finished third and fourth, respectively, in the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship, with Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (YMUS) once again earning the MotoAmerica Superbike Manufacturers' title. Although it was a strong year for the team that saw them earn a combined total of seven wins and 21 podium finishes aboard the R1, it was a bittersweet conclusion to the season. After both riders battled up front in a hard-fought finale showdown, Gagne finished sixth and seventh, with Fong having a pair of crashes in Sunday’s Superbike doubleheader at the New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, New Jersey.
In Race 2, Gagne got another great start from the front row of the grid, slotting into second behind his teammate before getting shuffled to third on the second lap. It was another tight battle at the front with seven riders in the mix. Gagne fought inside the top five, but ultimately dropped back to seventh with five laps to go and would cross the line sixth. In the final race of the season, he was once again second and battled in the lead group early on, but as the race wore on, the Colorado rider lost some time and ultimately finished seventh. Gagne concluded the season fourth in the championship, earning a victory at the opening round at Barber Motorsports Park and a total of seven podium finishes.
On the heels of a hard-earned victory in Race 1, Fong got an even better start to Race 2 from pole position, grabbing the holeshot and leading the first two laps. It was another heavyweight title fight at the front, as he and his rivals exchanged the lead multiple times. In the final laps, it turned into a four-rider battle, with Fong in the runner-up position and unfortunately going down on the final lap in Turn 3C and crashing out of the race. Still within reach of the title heading into the final race of the season, Fong got another great start and led multiple laps. Unfortunately, on Lap 8, he tucked the front while in the lead and ultimately had to withdraw from the race with damage to the bike. It was a hard-fought battle for the crown, where Fong had a standout year with his new team, earning six wins to more than double his win record in the premier class, and scoring a total of 14 podiums to end the season third in the championship.
The team now shifts its focus to the world stage with Fong making his WorldSBK debut aboard the Attack Performance Strack Racing Progressive Yamaha R1 as a wild card entry at the penultimate round in Estoril, Portugal (October 10–12) and the season finale in Jerez, Spain (October 17–19).
Richard Stanboli – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager
“Today didn’t go the way we wanted, but overall, it was a good year. We were in the fight all the way to the last race. Now we’ll regroup and focus on the next challenge with the WorldSBK wild card rounds.”
Jake Gagne – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #32
“Not the way we wanted to finish off the year, as I struggled to keep pace in the second part of the races today. I want to give a massive thanks to the team for sticking by me this year and working harder than anyone!”
Bobby Fong – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #50
“Saturday was great, we had a good race and a good battle with my competitors. I felt really good on the bike. It was good coming into today with that little extra bit of a points gap, but I knew I had my work cut out for me. In Race 2, I gave it everything I had. One of my competitors didn’t get on the gas when he should’ve, and I ran into the back of him, which is my fault. I want to apologize to all my fans, the team, and everybody, because it looked like I was a sore loser, making hand gestures, but it was in the heat of the moment.
“In Race 3, I absolutely had to win the race and have a bit of luck. I got a good start and was leading the race, and then unfortunately tucked the front. It’s hard to put into words the disappointment of how things ended, but there were a lot of positives to take away from the season. We made a lot of steps forward, got a lot of race wins and podium finishes, and we were in the fight until the end.”
2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Results
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