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Duncan Perry are once again proud to sponsor the PTR Triumph Factory Racing Team in the Supersport World Championship for 2026.  

Both Tom Booth-Amos and Oli Bayliss are our riders for a second consecutive season in this class. 

PTR Triumph Racing Factory Team riders Tom Booth-Amos and Oli Bayliss both delivered strong performances in Race One of the FIM Supersport World Championship at Misano World Circuit, finishing fourth and seventh respectively after an action-packed 18-lap contest.

Tom Booth-Amos produced a measured and impressive ride to claim second place in Race Two of the FIM Supersport World Championship at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, securing his third podium and best result of the 2026 season so far.

Starting from third on the grid, Booth-Amos lined up on the front row after setting the third-fastest lap in Saturday's race. Although he was squeezed off the line and lost a couple of positions, the British rider wasted little time fighting back and was already up to fourth place by the end of the opening lap.

Running directly behind Valentin Debise, Booth-Amos stayed patient before capitalising on a mistake from the Frenchman on lap three. The PTR Triumph rider made a decisive move to take third place and immediately set his sights on race leader Albert Arenas and second-placed Aldi Mahendra ahead.

Showing strong pace and consistency, Booth-Amos closed the gap to Mahendra before making his move stick on lap eight to move into second position. From there, the race entered a crucial phase as Booth-Amos tried to bridge the gap to Arenas while keeping Mahendra at bay.

Despite the pressure from behind, Booth-Amos remained composed and controlled over the closing laps. The British rider successfully defended second place while continuing to chip away at Arenas' advantage, ultimately crossing the line less than two seconds behind the race winner after one of his strongest rides of the season.

Tom Booth-Amos: “It was a tough race in really hot conditions, so I’m delighted to finish in P2! It’s my best result of the season so far, and massive thank you to the team for all their hard work throughout the weekend. We made such good progress and I’m already looking forward to my home race at Donington Park in four weeks time.”

Teammate Oli Bayliss endured a more difficult race after starting from 11th on the grid. The Australian did not get the launch he had hoped for but quickly settled into the battle for top-ten positions and was making progress through a fiercely contested midfield group.

Unfortunately, an incident midway through the race cost Bayliss significant time and dropped him down the order. Despite continuing to push until the chequered flag, he ultimately came in 16th, bringing a frustrating end to the weekend at Misano.

Oli Bayliss: “Not our best day today, after a positive warm up I thought we could have a good race, though as in the past we have struggled a lot in the hot conditions and I felt a bit like a sitting duck in the race. Now a bit of time off for the team while I go to the BSB rounds in between. Thanks to everyone.”

PTR Triumph Racing Factory Team Manager Simon Buckmaster: “Back on the podium with P2 which is our best result of the season for Tom and P4 yesterday so it’s been a really good weekend for him.  Also Oli had a really good race yesterday. Today he didn’t make a great start and he ran on at turn eight.  The problem is, after the first three riders there was a gap and then just a big line of riders, so once you are at the end of that line it’s so tough now in Supersport, everyone is so even.  Ok he finished 16th which compared to yesterday is not good but overall I want to say it's great to have our best result of the season going to our home round so we go with confidence.  Congratulations to the whole team, everyone works as a team so let’s look to the next race.”

The next race meeting is here in our home country at Donnington Park on Saturday 10th/Sunday 11th July 2026.