The Superbike paddock arrives in Portimão this weekend for a round in which titles can be decided in all categories. For the World Supersport 300 Championship, it’s the end of the season, so the champion will be determined.
In WSBK, Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Ducati) leads with a gap of 47 points over Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha). If the Spaniard scores 16 more points than his opponent in Portugal, he will become the champion. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) is in third place and can’t go any higher, but he could still be caught by Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha), Axel Bassani (Motocorsa/Ducati), and Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Ducati).
As for WSSP, Nicolò Bulega (Aruba.it Ducati) is in a privileged position to become the champion: he has an 85-point lead over Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha), and even if he loses 35 points, he will still seal the title. Marcel Schrötter (MV Agusta), in third place, no longer has a chance to fight for the championship.
WSSP300 is coming to an end, and the battle will be among the top three. Jeffrey Buis (MTM Kawasaki) has a 30-point lead over José Luis Pérez González, so he has a relatively comfortable lead with 50 points at stake. Dirk Geiger (Freudenberg KTM Paligo Racing) is 47 points behind, so once Buis scores at least three points, he will be out of contention.
Here are the schedules for the Portimão round of WSBK, WSSP, and WSSP300 (CET times):
Friday, September 29th
10:45-11:15: FP1 WSSP300
11:30-12:15: FP1 WSBK
12:25-13:10: FP1 WSSP
15:15-15:45: FP2 WSSP300
16:00-16:45: FP2 WSBK
17:00-17:45: FP2 WSSP
Saturday, September 30th
10:00-10:30: FP3 WSBK
10:45-11:05: Superpole WSSP300
11:25-11:45: Superpole WSSP
12:10-12:25: Superpole WSBK
13:40: Race 1 WSSP300
15:00: Race 1 WSBK
16:15: Race 1 WSSP
Sunday, October 1st
10:00-10:15: Warm-up WSBK
10:25-11:40: Warm-up WSSP
10:50-11:05: Warm-up WSSP300
12:00: Superpole race
13:30: Race 2 WSSP
15:00: Race 2 WSBK
16:15: Race 2 WSSP300