Donington dominator Tom Booth-Amos (Triumph): “Everything was against me”

Trailing championship leader Albert Arenas (Yamaha) by 146 points, with 150 points still up for grabs, Tom Booth-Amos’s title hopes are now only mathematically possible – but it is likely that not only the Spaniard will come away virtually empty-handed from the events in Cremona, Estoril and Jerez, but also Valentin Debise (ZX Moto), Can Öncü (Yamaha) and Jaume Masià (Ducati).

The Englishman has produced some impressive races in the 2026 Supersport World Championship, such as at the Balaton Circuit, where he ploughed his way through the field from 22nd on the grid to finish seventh. Or at his home race at Donington Park, where he secured a flawless one-two for Triumph and his team principal Simon Buckmaster.

Were it not for weekends like the ninth round of the season in France, a top-three finish would be a realistic possibility for Booth-Amos. At the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, the 30-year-old missed his braking point at Turn 5 and was forced to take a wide line. There, the Triumph rider had to swerve to avoid the crashed Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki) and Arenas, losing even more time. In the end, Booth-Amos crossed the finish line in 25th place, well outside the points. And in Race 2, a self-inflicted crash in Turn 3 led to the race being red-flagged – though he was unable to take part in the restart.

“It just seemed like everything was against me,” groaned Booth-Amos. “But my bike was running brilliantly and I felt pretty good – it was just bad luck. In the second race, I started from pole but unfortunately crashed. A weekend of ups and downs, but we’ll keep giving it our all in the final races.”

Team principal Simon Buckmaster – naturally over the moon at Donington Park – noted the setback in France with disappointment, particularly as Oli Bayliss’s replacement, Jorge Navarro, also crashed on Sunday after finishing seventh in the first race.

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“We were confident that both riders would be fighting for the podium in the second race, and we were hoping that one of them might win the race,” said the former racing driver. “Everything looked so promising, but instead of two podium finishes we came away empty-handed, which is of course incredibly disappointing. I just want to say to my team: you’ve done a fantastic job, and the bikes were ready to challenge for the win. The riders rode really well; sometimes things just don’t go to plan. But you can’t call it bad luck, because there were two mistakes. The passion is there, the speed is there, the belief and the confidence are there – so we’re heading to Cremona and we’re ready to fight for victory there.”