FIM MiniGP Australia Series passes halfway mark in South Australia

2025 FuSport FIM MiniGP Australia Series
Round Three – Monarto, South Australia

The 2025 FIM MiniGP Australia Series roared into South Australia for Round 3 at Monarto on 17–18 May.

Monarto, South Australia - Image RbMotoLens — Monarto, South Australia – Image RbMotoLens

Across two days of intense racing, riders battled through mixed track conditions — including a damp Saturday qualifying — before a dry and fast Sunday brought the best out of Australia’s rising road racing talent.

A wet Saturday but the weather fined up for Sunday – Image RbMotoLens

With tight fights, crashes, and standout performances across the 160cc, 190cc, Pro/Am, and Veterans classes — plus the entertaining Feature Team Race — the Monarto round was arguably the best yet.

It was not all plain sailing for some… Image RbMotoLens

FuSport FIM MiniGP 160

160 Race One – Monarto, SA – Image RbMotoLens

Chaz Williams continued his undefeated run, claiming both race wins at Monarto with clinical precision. Cooper Horne once again proved the closest challenger, while local rider Ryder McKenna and Archie Pope each claimed a podium across the two races.

160 Race One Podium - Monarto, SA - Image RbMotoLens — 160 Race One Podium – Monarto, SA – Image RbMotoLens

FIM MINIGP 160 cc Race One Results

Pos	Rider	Gap
1	Chaz WILLIAMS (QLD)	15:20.733
2	Cooper HORNE (VIC)	+18.635
3	Ryder MCKENNA (SA)	+24.679
4	Huxley NOLAN (QLD)	+25.050
5	Archie POPE (NSW)	+25.194
6	Joshua WHITE (VIC)	+25.710
7	Ethan AYAD (NSW)	+41.154
8	Brodie GORE (SA)	+46.632
9	Finn MELLERICK (VIC)	+1 Lap
10	Jake GORE (SA)	+1 Lap
NC	Austin ATTARD (QLD)	+6 Laps

FIM MINIGP 160 cc Race Two Results

Pos	Rider	Gap
1	Chaz WILLIAMS (QLD)	15:20.944
2	Cooper HORNE (VIC)	+17.703
3	Archie POPE (NSW)	+22.040
4	Ryder MCKENNA (SA)	+22.456
5	Joshua WHITE (VIC)	+31.904
6	Ethan AYAD (NSW)	+32.155
7	Austin ATTARD (QLD)	+32.611
8	Brodie GORE (SA)	+40.448
9	Finn MELLERICK (VIC)	+1 Lap
10	Jake GORE (SA)	+1 Lap
DNF	Huxley NOLAN (QLD)	16 Laps

160 Race Two Podium – Monarto, SA – Image RbMotoLens

FIM MINIGP 160 cc Round Overall

Pos	Name	R1	R2	Total
1	Chaz WILLIAMS	25	25	50
2	Cooper HORNE	20	20	40
3	Ryder MCKENNA	16	13	29
4	Archie POPE	11	16	27
5	Joshua WHITE	10	11	21
6	Ethan AYAD	9	10	19
7	Brodie GORE	8	8	16
8	Finn MELLERICK	7	7	14
9	Huxley NOLAN	13		13
10	Jake GORE	6	6	12
11	Austin ATTARD		9	9

160 Round Podium – Monarto, SA – Image RbMotoLens

FIM MINIGP 160 cc Standings

Pos	Name	Total
1	Chaz WILLIAMS	150
2	Cooper HORNE	95
3	Austin ATTARD	85
4	Ethan AYAD	84
5	Archie POPE	66
6	Joshua WHITE	61
7	Ryder MCKENNA	50
8	Jake GORE	44
9	Brodie GORE	31
10	Finn MELLERICK	25
11	Huxley NOLAN	18
12	Thomas CAMERON	18
13	Aarav LONDHE	14

FIM MINIGP 190 cc

South Australia’s Judd Plaisted thrilled his home crowd with two commanding wins, reasserting his dominance in the 190cc class.

Jake Paige pushed hard in both races but crashed in the second bout, denying him a second podium.

Bodie Paige, back from MotoAmerica and Asia Talent Cup duties for his first MiniGP appearance of 2025, stepped up with two solid podiums.

Isaac Ayad capitalised on the late drama to secure a Race Two podium with impressive closing speed.

FIM MINIGP 190 cc Race One Results

Pos	Rider	Gap
1	Judd PLAISTED (SA)	15:21.744
2	Jake PAIGE (QLD)	+6.863
3	Bodie PAIGE (QLD)	+9.187
4	Isaac AYAD (NSW)	+19.562
5	Nikolas LAZOS (VIC)	+27.483
6	Phoenix O’BRIEN (VIC)	+1 Lap
7	Krue KNIGHT (VIC)	+1 Lap

FIM MINIGP 190 cc Race Two Results

Pos	Rider	Gap
1	Judd PLAISTED (SA)	15:20.699
2	Bodie PAIGE (QLD)	+11.298
3	Isaac AYAD (NSW)	+16.015
4	Jake PAIGE (QLD)	+19.425
5	Phoenix O’BRIEN (VIC)	+23.993
6	Nikolas LAZOS (VIC)	+24.563
7	Krue KNIGHT (VIC)	+1 Lap

190 Race Two Podium – Monarto, SA – Image RbMotoLens

FIM MINIGP 190 cc Round Overall

Pos	Rider	R1	R2	Total
1	Judd PLAISTED	25	25	50
2	Bodie PAIGE	16	20	36
3	Jake PAIGE	20	13	33
4	Isaac AYAD	13	16	29
5	Phoenix O’BRIEN	10	11	21
6	Nikolas LAZOS	11	10	21
7	Krue KNIGHT	9	9	18

FIM MINIGP 190 cc Standings

Pos	Name	Total
1	Judd PLAISTED	122
2	Jake PAIGE	116
3	Isaac AYAD	92
4	Phoenix O’BRIEN	90
5	Nikolas LAZOS	74
6	Krue KNIGHT	48
7	Bodie PAIGE	36

190 Round Podium – Monarto, SA – Image RbMotoLens

Aus Mini Bike Pro/Amateur Class

The Pro/Am class delivered the weekend’s most captivating racing. Multiple lead changes, wheel-to-wheel moments, and dozens of passes across all four races kept fans glued to the fence.

Young ASBK stars Cameron Dunker and Levi Russo traded blows all weekend in a display of elite-level racecraft, with Dunker edging out four victories by the slimmest of margins.

Aus Mini Bike Pro/Amateur Class Race One

Pos	Rider	Gap
1	Cameron DUNKER (NSW)	8:18.146
2	Levi RUSSO (NSW)	+0.076
3	Jai RUSSO (NSW)	+1.749
4	Alessandro FOGLI (VIC)	+7.294
5	Nicholas ANGELOPOULOS (VIC)	+20.994
6	James WRIGLEY (VIC)	+21.363
7	Wayne HEPBURN (VIC)	+1 Lap
DNF	Dean OUGHTRED (VIC)	+5 Laps
DNF	Grace POUTCH (VIC)	+8 Laps

Aus Mini Bike Pro/Amateur Class Race Two

Pos	Rider	Gap
1	Cameron DUNKER (NSW)	8:08.726
2	Levi RUSSO (NSW)	+2.147
3	Jai RUSSO (NSW)	+23.721
4	Dean OUGHTRED (VIC)	+24.689
5	James WRIGLEY (VIC)	+31.510
6	Alessandro FOGLI (VIC)	+32.007
7	Wayne HEPBURN (VIC)	+1 Lap
DNF	Nicholas ANGELOPOULOS (VIC)	+2 Laps

Aus Mini Bike Pro/Amateur Class Race Three

Pos	Rider	Gap
1	Cameron DUNKER (NSW)	8:14.706
2	Levi RUSSO (NSW)	+0.104
3	Alessandro FOGLI (VIC)	+6.527
4	Jai RUSSO (NSW)	+7.363
5	James WRIGLEY (VIC)	+37.759
DNF	Dean OUGHTRED (VIC)	7 Laps

Aus Mini Bike Pro/Amateur Class Race Four

Pos	Rider	Gap
1	Cameron DUNKER (NSW)	8:07.886
2	Levi RUSSO (NSW)	+0.376
3	Alessandro FOGLI (VIC)	+12.028
4	Jai RUSSO (NSW)	+12.304

Aus Mini Bike Pro Overall

Pos	Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	Cameron DUNKER	25	25	25	25	100
2	Levi RUSSO	20	20	20	20	80
3	Jai RUSSO	18	18	17	17	70
4	Alessandro FOGLI	17	15	18	18	68
5	James WRIGLEY	15	16	16		47
6	Wayne HEPBURN	14	14			28
7	Dean OUGHTRED		17			17
8	Nicholas ANGELOPOULOS	16				16

Aus Mini Bike Pro Standings

Pos	Rider	Total
1	Cameron DUNKER	270
2	Levi RUSSO	227.5
3	Jai RUSSO	204.5
4	Alessandro FOGLI	186
5	James WRIGLEY	127
6	Nicholas ANGELOPOULOS	115
7	Max STAUFFER	112.5
8	Chris ANGELOPOULOS	83.5
9	Oliver WATKINS	62.5
10	Paul WATKINS	57.5
11	Joshua NEWMAN	57
12	Marcus HAMOD	43
13	Matt WATKINS	33
14	Wayne HEPBURN	28
15	AARON BEURLE	25
16	Dean OUGHTRED	17
17	Adam BANNER	4

Feature Team Race

Sunday morning’s 20-lap Feature Team Race provided chaos and comedy in equal measure.

Fogli and Angelopoulos combined for a smooth and consistent ride to take the win, while Cameron Dunker and Wayne Hepburn showed pace with the fastest lap of the race.

Drama erupted mid-race when James Wrigley was securely when disaster with a breakdown. Dean Oughtred then collided with his own team boss Wayne Hepburn, sending both riders off-line and ultimately forcing the Russo/Oughtred entry into retirement.

Feature Team Race Results

Pos	Rider	Gap
1	Alessandro FOGLI / Nick	17:34.843
2	Cameron DUNKER / Wayne HEPBURN	+14.429
DNF	Jai RUSSO / Dean OUGHTRED	3 Laps
DNF	Levi RUSSO / James WRIGLEY	4 Laps

Veterans

The opening Veterans contest saw Nick Angelopoulos return to form with a strong win ahead of Fogli and Hepburn.

In the second bout Alessandro Fogli took the top step with a commanding ride, but it was Dean Oughtred who impressed with a hard-fought second place.

Veterans Round Results

Pos	Rider	R1	R2	Total
1	Alessandro FOGLI	20	25	45
2	Nicholas ANGELOPOULOS	25	18	43
3	Wayne HEPBURN	18	17	35
4	Dean OUGHTRED		20	20
5	Grace POUTCH	17		17

Veterans Standings

Pos	Rider	Total
1	Alessandro FOGLI	135
2	Nicholas ANGELOPOULOS	103
3	Chris ANGELOPOULOS	66
4	Paul WATKINS	58
5	Stephen BRAYSHAW	35
6	Wayne HEPBURN	35
7	Matt WATKINS	25
8	Dean OUGHTRED	20
9	AARON BEURLE	18
10	Grace POUTCH	17

Results from previous round

2025 FuSport FIM MiniGP Australia Series
Round Two Results – Oakleigh, VIC