What to look out for in Estoril
Championship Standings & Title Permutations
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) leads the championship with 414 points, holding a 39-point advantage over Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati). The reigning 2023 WorldSBK Champion, Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), sits third in the standings, 81 points behind Razgatlioglu and 42 points behind his teammate.
The first chance for Razgatlioglu to secure the championship will be in Race 2. He can clinch the title if he scores 23 points more than Bulega over the entire round and loses no more than 19 points to Bautista.
Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team), now in fourth place in the championship, could claim the Independent Rider title at Estoril.
Historical Performance
At Estoril, only two riders have secured multiple victories:
- Toprak Razgatlioglu with two wins
- Jonathan Rea (Pata Prometeon Yamaha) with four wins, including a sweep of the last two races in 2022.
Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) also tasted victory at Estoril in 2022, while his teammate Nicolo Bulega competed in the WorldSSP class that same year, where he achieved a third-place finish as his best result.
Razgatlioglu boasts an impeccable record at Estoril, having finished on the podium in all nine of his races, with Rea following closely behind with six podiums.
Recent Form
In his return from injury, Razgatlioglu took three second-place finishes at the Aragon Round. Meanwhile, Bautista made a strong comeback with two wins on Sunday at Aragon, marking his first victories since the Tissot Superpole Race at Assen.
Manufacturer’s Title Permutations
Ducati has the chance to win the Manufacturers’ Title in Race 2 if they score 21 points more than BMW across the round.
