18:04
A mistake from Nicolo Bulega at turn 13 allows Michael van der Mark into fourth, as Alex Lowes leads lap two.
Michael van der Mark, Toprak Razgatlioglu, Remy Gardner, 2024 Portuguese…
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Portuguese World Superbike: Race 1 LIVE UPDATES
Live updates from Race 1 at the Portuguese WorldSBK.
Toprak Razgatlioglu starts from pole position for WorldSBK Race 1 in Portimao as he looks to equal the record of consecutive race wins, currently standing at 11.
18:02
Alex Lowes leads the first lap from Toprak Razgatlioglu, who dropped to third off the line but passed Danilo Petrucci for second at turn five.
18:02
A disastrous start for Alvaro Bautista has dropped the reigning champion from sixth on the grid to 13th.
18:01
It's lights out for Race 1 in Portimao! A good start from Alex Lowes gives him the lead.
17:51
Despite the dominance of Razgatlioglu in recent races, and his pole position here in Portimao, Danilo Petrucci topped both FP2 and FP3 this weekend, and harbours podium hopes of a podium finish, and potentially even a race win.
17:50
Toprak Razgatlioglu starts from pole position after topping Superpole for the fourth race in succession, a run stretching back to the Emilia-Romagna Round at Misano.
17:46
Good afternoon and welcome to Portimao for Race 1 of the WorldSBK Portuguese Round. We have a slightly odd schedule this weekend with both main races set to start at 18:00 local time.
