Jerez World Superbike: Race 1 LIVE UPDATES
Live coverage of WorldSBK Race 1 from the Jerez World Superbike round.
Today's WorldSBK Race 1 is set to begin at 14:00 local time.
Nicolo Bulega takes victory in WorldSBK Race 1 at Jerez, but six seconds back Toprak Razgatlioglu finishes second to secure his second World Superbike Championship title.
Andrea Locatelli completes the podium in third.
Bulega leads by almost five seconds as we enter the final lap, and Razgatlioglu is now only one lap of Jerez away from a second WorldSBK title.
Bautista remounted after his earlier crash and was making his way through the pack, but has crashed out again.
Bulega finally drops into the 1:41s, but it's still a 3.9s lead.
Razgatlioglu now in the 1:41s, Bulega at a 1:40.8 the last lap. 3.9s between them with five to go.
Bulega's lead now out over three seconds. Razgatlioglu back to a 1:40.9 the last lap but that's still the same pace as Locatelli, who was the only rider other than the front two to lap in the 1:40s.
Bulega slacking off a bit now. Only a 1:40.5 on lap 12.
That's a 2.9 second lead now, and he's still lapping 0.2s faster than Razgatlioglu at that pace. Only the top five still maintaining 1:40 pace.
Razgatlioglu now over two seconds adrift of Bulega. He's still lapping 0.2s faster than Locatelli behind, though, and has a five-second gap to the Yamaha rider.
Almost two seconds now for Bulega, who is maintaining his pace in the low 1:40s.
Bulega's lead now over one second. Razgatlioglu possibly setting for second to clinch the title. Anywhere on the podium is enough for Razgatlioglu to seal the title in Race 1 if Bulega wins.
Razgatlioglu back to a 1:40.3 that time, and Bulega's lead is out to 0.7s.
Razgatlioglu to Bulega's rear wheel now, annd he's back into the 1:39s that time round, while Rinaldi has retired.
Almost identical lap times for the leaders that time by - 1:40.033 for Bulega, 1:40.030 for Razgatlioglu.
Still half-a-second between the leaders, although Razgatlioglu was 0.2s faster on lap four than Bulega. Behind, Rinaldi now joining the battle for third, too.
Lecuona up to fourth now in front of Lowes, and chasing Locatelli for third.
Bulega leads Razgatloioglu by around half-a-second, and Locatelli is over a second further back in third place, battling with Alex Lowes.
Bautista has crashed out, too. He was up to 10th from 15th, but he's slid out at turn six.
Tommy Bridewell and Tarran Mackenzie are both out at turn six on the first lap. Unclear if they crashed together or through separate, simultaneous incidents.
Alex Lowes lunged on the inside of Petrucci in turn two. Petrucci is now out at turn five, while Lowes is fourth.
We're underway in Jerez for WorldSBK Race 1, and it's a holeshot for Nicolo Bulega, who leads Toprak Razgatlioglu.
The riders are off on their warm-up lap in Jerez.
Xavi Vierge has been bumped to 10th on the grid after Superpole for blocking Andrea Locatelli.
Alex Lowes completes the front row, but it will be worth looking further back, too: Alvaro Bautista starts 15th, and Jonathan Rea in 16th after disappointing Superpole sessions for the pair of them.
Nicolo Bulega starts on pole for this race after setting a new outright WorldSBK lap record in Superpole. Toprak Razgatlioglu is alongside him, and if he ends this race more than 36 points clear of Bulega he's World Champion.
Welcome back to Jerez for WorldSBK Race 1 from the Jerez World Superbike round, which will be getting underway in just under 20 minutes at 14:00 local time.
