ROUND 11 / OCTOBER 10-12, 2025
CIRCUITO ESTORIL / ALCABIDECHE, PORTUGAL
ROAD RACE I FIM SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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stay clear for all 21 laps.
It seemed a strange thing
for Toprak to say, when most
people thought the racing was
hard but fair.
As mentioned earlier, maybe
the strain is now telling on even
the coolest customers.
In finishing second in race
two, Razgatlioglu still left Estoril
with three more points over his
rival than he arrived with. It's an
advantage of 39 points with a
maximum of 62 to play for at
Jerez next weekend, October 17-
19, and should he finish in front
of Bulega in race one at Jerez,
the title will be his.
Bautista was also not a happy
podium bunny and has even
started a petition among the rid
-
ers to get his personal bugbear,
a weight penalty that affects
His winning margin over
Bulega of just over five-tenths of
a second felt closer than it was
in the final laps, taking Razgatlio-
glu 44 points ahead at that point.
Third was Bautista again, hav-
ing a great fight with Rea and
others.
There was a new lap record
of 1:34.973 for Bulega in the
Superpole race on lap five, but
Razgatlioglu was too far gone to
catch.
In race two, it was Razgatlio
-
glu's turn to get involved with
some other riders, and he spoke
harshly of the "Ducati Family"
trying to hold him back, even
going as far as to say Andrea
Iannone's (Go Eleven Ducati)
jump start was deliberate to try
and mess with his race. Bulega
was the one to get clear and
made Bulega realize he had
neither the front nor rear grip
left to keep up that kind of chas
-
ing pace.
With the top two fixed, one
WorldSBK legend was third in
the shape of Alvaro Bautista
(Aruba.it Racing - Ducati).
Another, Jonathan Rea (Pata
Maxus Yamaha), was threatening
a podium for a time, but he got
passed by eventual fourth-placed
teammate Andrea Locatelli and
fifth-placed Alex Lowes (bimota
by Kawasaki Racing Team).
The Superpole race on
Sunday started with Bulega in
a combative mood, taking a
lead that Razgatlioglu appeared
to reel in with some degree of
ease, before passing and taking
a lead that would never really be
challenged.
The Superpole race was chaotic,
with Bulega (11), Bautista (19) and
Razgatlioglu (1) all going at it. The
number one would get the W.
