Deniz Öncü hits the track in Australia for a podium finish

National motorcyclist Deniz Öncü will take to the track in Australia this weekend. According to a statement from the Turkish Motorcycle Federation, the young rider will compete at the Australian Red Bull Grand Prix, to be held at Phillip Island Circuit.

Öncü will hit the throttle in free practice tomorrow with the ELF Marc VDS Racing Team. The national rider's goal in Australia is to finish in the top three places on the podium.

The weekend schedule consists of three main parts: free practice, the qualifying session and the main race. Öncü will try to set the fastest time in the qualifying session on Saturday, 24 October.

The main race will start on Sunday, 25 October at 04:15 Turkish time. The race at Phillip Island Circuit will be run over 23 laps. Because of the time difference between Australia and Turkey, the race can be watched in Turkey in the early morning hours.