2025

Oceania Junior Cup delivers edge-of-the-seat thrillers at Phillip Island

By MA Media 0

The 2025 BLU CRU Oceania Junior Cup (OJC) redefined the meaning of close racing when round four was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on September 6-7.

It was mesmerising from start to finish, kicked off in spectacular fashion when 20 riders and their striking Yamaha YZF-R15s flashed across the line separated by just 1.648 seconds in race one.

Xavier Curmi came out of the Saturday rolling scrum with the biggest smile before New Zealand wildcard Lucas Hyslop and Callum Campbell won the two races on Sunday.

With slipstreaming a key battle front at Phillip Island, it was nigh on impossible for riders to break free, which placed an extra premium on race craft and again emphasised why the class is the perfect launching pad to begin circuit racing.

Race one on Saturday was as good as it gets, with the spoils going to Xavier Curmi (#82)

Campbell (11-2-1) and Curmi (1-5-7) finished on equal top-scoring points at Phillip Island, with the former awarded the overall courtesy of a higher finishing position in race three.

Hunter Charlett (4-6-2) was third overall, which helped him move up from fifth to fourth in the championship on 176pts.

At the front, Connor Lewis (222pts) is the new leader in the official Australian Junior Road Race Championship class over Chaz Williams (213pts) and Curmi (179pts).

The top two at Phillip Island: Xavier Curmi (left) and Callum Campbell

The weekend started well for Williams – who had led the OJC standings from race one at Sydney Motorsport Park – when he was second in race one after starting from the front row of the grid, before he went down within sight of the finish line in race two.

That saw Lewis take over the championship lead, which he extended to 9pts in race three when he finished third and Williams was sixth.

But with two rounds and six races still remaining, the 2025 OJC battle is still exceptionally wide open.

For the Phillip Island OJC results and updated standings, click here.

The penultimate round will be held at One Raceway from October 3-5, alongside the 2025 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul.

Meanwhile, expressions of interest are now open for riders aged between 11 and 16 to join the OJC grid in 2026.

The OJC is officially part of the global Road to MotoGP program and supported by the FIM and FIM Oceania with dedicated coaching, rider training, media and PR development and a host of high-performance training programs.

For more information and to submit an expression of interest, click here.