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The fourth and penultimate round of the Qatar Superstock 600 (QSTK 600) Championship delivered another weekend of thrilling action as the title race tightened up at the Lusail International Circuit. In QSTK 600, Mashal al-Naimi opened the round with a commanding victory in Race 1, completing 12 laps in 25:18.209 to lead in his Yamaha R6. Russia’s Dmitry Sedin finished second on a Kawasaki ZX-6, while Abdulla al-Qubaisi completed the podium. Sedin booked another podium spot when he topped the QSTK Trophy Class while India’s Jonathan Emmanuel came second and Hungary’s Marton Belleli finished third. Race 2 saw al-Qubaisi strike back in style, taking a dominant win in 20:48.010 in the 10-lap race ahead of al-Naimi and al-Mutawa who finished second and third respectively. This time, Emmanuel topped the QSTK Trophy class ahead of Belleli and Russia’s Yuri Nekrasov. After Race 2, al-Naimi and al-Qubaisi are locked at the top of the Superstock 600 standings on 180 points each, with Geoffrey Emmanuel third on 115. In Supersport 300 category, Mahmoud Elbanna leads the championship standings with 157 points, followed by Andrea Giacchero (109) and Nolan Macary (100), with riders now heading to the final round which will take place on February 27-28. 

Prominent Qatari rider Mashel al-Naimi dominated the opening round of the 2025 QSTK 600 season, winning both races at the Lusail International Circuit. In Race 1, al-Naimi secured the victory with a time of 20:51.947, followed by his compatriot Abdulla al-Qubaisi who finished just over five seconds behind. In Race 2, the competition was much closer, with al-Naimi once again taking the top spot with a time of 20:50.510, narrowly beating al-Qubaisi by a mere 0.063 seconds. Both races saw Emmanuel Geoffrey of India finishing in third place, while Qatar's Jassim al-Thani consistently placed fourth in each of the 10-lap races which covered a distance of 54.5 km. In the QSTK trophy category which ran concurrently, Nawaf al-Shuaibi won Race 1, followed by Mustafa Husain and Ali Boushehri in second and third places respectively to complete an all-Kuwaiti podium. India’s' Johann Emmanuel won Race 2, while Hungary’s Marton Belleli came second. Boushehri was third.