The Italian rider has started his 2024 campaign in perfect fashion as Yari Montella has won two races out of two at Phillip Island.

After a delayed start Yari Monetlla got off to a blistering start of a shortened nine lap race as the current Championship leader shot off at the front. Montella started from pole position due to setting the fastest lap in Race One, part of a new format that would determine the positions of front three rows.

Despite his great start Monetlla did come under pressure in the latter laps as MV Agusta rider, Marcel Schroetter, piled the pressure on the Italian rider, but could not make him crack and had to settle for second place. Meaning he is still seeking his maiden World Supersport win.

Adrian Huertas rounded out the podium as he inherited the podium places from a crash from the original third place runner. This was the first podium for Huertas in his World Supersport career and his first for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WorldSSP squad.

Federico Caricasulo got the better of French rider, Valentin Debise, as the Italian crossed the line in fourth and the Frenchman in fifth.

Bahattin Sofuoglu had a strong sixth place finish, picking up some good points for his early Championship efforts. 2017 World Supersport Champion, Lucas Mahias finished in seventh place ahead of British rider John McPhee.

Lorenzo Baldassarri finished in ninth place ahead of home hero, Oliver Bayliss, who claimed his second top ten result of the weekend.

Yeray Ruiz, Jorge Navarro, British rider Tom Booth-Amos, Niki Tuuli and Anupab Sarmoon rounded out the points.