Toprak Razgatlioglu, Nicolo Bulega, 2025 Spanish WorldSBK, Superpole Race. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Toprak Razgatlioglu, Nicolo Bulega, 2025 Spanish WorldSBK, Superpole Race. Credit: Gold and…
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2025 Spanish WorldSBK: Race 2 As It Happened

Live coverage of Race 2 from the Spanish WorldSBK, with the title to be decided between Toprak Razgatlioglu and Nicolo Bulega.

The 2025 World Superbike Championship will be decided in Race 2 at the final round of the season: the Spanish WorldSBK.

Race 2 in Jerez is due to start at 14:00 local time.

Toprak Razgatlioglu enters with a 22-point championship lead over Nicolo Bulega after they came to blows in the Superpole Race this morning. Razgatlioglu recorded his second DNF of the season, while Bulega won comfortably.

Razgatlioglu needs only a top-13 finish to clinch the title, but starts down in 10th as a result of his second-placed qualifying yesterday and non-finish in the Superpole Race.

Bulega, on the other hand, needs Razgatlioglu to finish 14th or lower and to win the race himself to be able to win the championship.

Bulega is also chasing his third treble of the season after winning both Race 1 and the Superpole Race.

Alongside the Italian on the front row will be Alvaro Bautista and Andrea Iannone. Xavi Vierge and Alex Lowes could both also be in the mix for a podium finish.

Jonathan Rea will not take part in Race 2 after being declared unfit after his Superpole Race crash with Remy Gardner.

19 Oct 2025
14:24
Razgatlioglu reaction

Toprak Razgatlioglu has given his initial thoughts after winning the 2025 WorldSBK title, a championship success built on a season-long progression.

Full story here.

Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025 Spanish WorldSBK, parc ferme. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025 Spanish WorldSBK, parc ferme. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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13:34
Bulega wins, Toprak champion

Bulega takes victory in Race 2 at Jerez from Alvaro Bautista.

But in P3 it's Razgatlioglu and it's the Turkish star who takes the 2025 Superbike World Championship.

Locatelli 4th, then Vierge, Lowes, Iannone, Mackenzie, Lecuona, and Bassani who complete the top-10.

13:31
2 to go

Nicolo Bulega leads onto the penultimate lap in Jerez.

It's not going to be enough for the title with Razgatlioglu in third, but it's been another commanding performance from the Italian.

13:02

Strong start for Locatelli, he's up to fourth on lap one, behind Vierge but just ahead of Lowes.

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13:01

Bulega up to second at turn six.

13:01
Race 2 start

It's lights out in Jerez and we are underway for the final time in WorldSBK in 2025.

Holeshot for Bautista, Bulega back to third as Vierge comes through to second.

Razgatlioglu safe enough in eighth or so.

12:58
Warm-up lap

Here we go, warm-up lap is underway in Jerez for the title-deciding Race 2.

Who will win? Bulega or Razgatlioglu? We'll find out in around 30 minutes' time, after 20 laps of the Circuito de Jerez.

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12:54
Jonathan Rea

In case you missed it, Jonathan Rea was ruled out of Race 2 earlier on having sustained a knee injury in his Superpole Race crash with Remy Gardner.

Gardner, on the other hand, will start next to Razgatlioglu in 11th.

12:53
Title decider

One race to go and the title is to be decided. What more do you want from a season?

Well, maybe less than 22 points between the two contenders, but with Toprak Razgatlioglu starting down in 10th and Nicolo Bulega starting from pole position there is certainly the possibility for chaos the take hold of the points battle as it did this morning in the Superpole Race.

Razgatlioglu needs only to finish in the top-13 this afternoon, but with bikes all around him heading off the line things could be tricky early on.

Bulega, on the other hand, can only win, something he is perfectly capable of in Jerez as he demonstrated on multiple occasions this weekend.

12:47
Race 2

Welcome back to live coverage of today's WorldSBK action from Jerez. Race 2 will be coming up  in just over 10 minutes at 14:00 local time.

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12:14
Points permutations

With one race to go, the title is still to be decided in WorldSBK 2025.

To clinch the title in Race 2 later on today, Razgatlioglu must not be outscored by Bulega by more than 22 points, while Bulega must win the race and hope for Razgatlioglu to be outside the top-13.

A full rundown of the permutations for Race 2 is here.

Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025 Spanish WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025 Spanish WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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11:52
Jonathan Rea unfit

Jonathan Rea has been ruled out of Race 2 today after his clash with Remy Gardner in the Superpole Race.

Rea has been declared unfit due to a knee injury sustained in the crash at turn three.

Full story here.

Jonathan Rea, 2025 Spanish WorldSBK, grid. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Jonathan Rea, 2025 Spanish WorldSBK, grid. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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11:00
Bulega reacts to Razgatlioglu collision

Nicolo Bulega says he is "disappointed" with the outcome of his move at turn five on Toprak Razgatlioglu in the Superpole Race and that he is "not happy" to win the race.

Full story here.

 

Nicolo Bulega, Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025 Spanish WorldSBK, Superpole Race. Credit: Gold and Goose.
Nicolo Bulega, Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025 Spanish WorldSBK, Superpole Race. Credit: Gold and…
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10:21

Jonathan Rea has been taken to the medical centre after his crash with Gardner.

10:19

Bulega pretty stoked with his win, Alex Lowes giving him a different opinion as he passed the Italian on the cooldown lap.

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10:17
Bulega wins Superpole Race

It's a fairly controversial victory for Nicolo Bulega in the Superpole Race in Jerez.

He's now 22 points behind Razgatlioglu with one race to go.

Bautista takes second, Iannone thrid.

Vierge beats Lowes to fourth.

Locatelli passed Mackenzie late on for P6, but the MGM rider takes seventh.

Lecuona and van der Mark complete the points, Bassani rounds out the top-10.

Razgatlioglu will start 10th for Race 2.

10:16
Lap 9/10

Bulega leads by 3s onto the final lap.

Closest battle is Vierge vs Lowes for P4.

10:14
Lap 8/10

Bulega continues to lead with two to go. Podium positions fairly wrapped up now with Vierge and Lowes having dropped off Iannone a bit.

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10:09
Lap 5/10

3s now for Bulega, Bautista with a half-second or so over Iannone, then Vierge and Lowes.

Then a gap to Tarran Mackenzie in P6, then van der Mark, Locatelli, and Bassani in the points.

10:07

Gardner has been taken to the medical centre for a check-up after his crash with Rea.

10:06

Bautista now up to second. 2s ahead of him to Bulega.

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10:06
Lap 3/10

Bulega leads by 1.8s having served his LLP on that lap. The win is certain if he avoids mistakes.

Iannone second from Bautista, Vierge, and Lowes.