Taking place this weekend at Estoril is the penultimate round of the World Superbike Championships season. As the paddock returns to Portugal, the Superbike, Supersport, and Supersport 300 riders will be in action, along with the Women’s World Championship.
In WSBK, the title could be decided as early as Sunday. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW) has his first chance to be crowned champion, as he holds a 39-point lead over Nicolò Bulega (Aruba.it Ducati), with the Italian trying to take the fight to the final round. Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Ducati) is third, 81 points behind, and still has a mathematical chance of defending his 2022 and 2023 titles.
Regarding the# WSSP, Adrián Huertas (Aruba.it Ducati) could also be crowned champion at Estoril. The Spaniard is 41 points ahead of Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team/Ducati), so if he wins both races this weekend, he will secure the title regardless of his rivals’ results. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate) is third, 46 points behind.
As for the WSSP300, Aldi Satya Mahendra (Team BrCorse/Yamaha) leads with only 16 points more than Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki), while Iñigo Iglesias Bravo (Fusport-RT Motorsports by SKM-Kawasaki) is third, 32 points behind. Despite the narrow gaps, Mahendra has a mathematical chance of being crowned champion this Sunday.
The WorldWCR title race remains wide open. Ana Carrasco (Evan Bros. Yamaha) leads the championship with just nine points more than María Herrera (Klint Forward), while Sara Sánchez (511 Terra&Vita Racing Team) is third, 35 points behind the leader. However, mathematically, Herrera could clinch the title at Estoril.
Schedule for Estoril round
- Friday, October 11th
- 10h40-11h05: Free practice WorldWCR
- 11h20-12h05: Free practice 1 WSBK
- 12h20-13h00: Free practice WSSP
- 15h10-15h35: Superpole WorldWCR
- 16h00-16h45: Free practice 2 WSBK
- 17h00-17h40: Superpole WSSP
- Saturday, October 12th
- 10h00-10h20: Free practice 3 WSBK
- 10h30-10h40: Warm-up 1 WorldWCR
- 10h50-11h00: Warm-up 1 WSSP
- 12h00-12h15: Superpole WSBK
- 13h45: Race 1 WorldWCR
- 15h00: Race 1 WSBK
- 16h15: Race 1 WSSP
- Sunday, October 13th
- 10h00-10h10: Warm-up WSBK
- 10h20-10h30: Warm-up 2 WorldWCR
- 10h40-10h50: Warm-up 2 WSSP
- 12h00: Superpole Race WSBK
- 13h45: Race 2 WorldWCR
- 15h00: Race 2 WSBKK
- 16h15: Race 2 WSSP
