It was a dramatic Sunday at Jerez as Toprak Razgatlioglu received his third World Superbike title forward of rival Nicolo Bulega after a tense remaining race.
The BMW rider, who received the championship in 2021 and 2024, got here into the weekend with a sizeable 39-point lead over Ducati’s Bulega.
That margin dropped as Bulega received the opening race on Saturday in entrance of Razgatlioglu, however there was drama to come back within the Superpole dash race.
Moments after Rea and Gardner had come collectively on the opening lap, Bulega went for a spot on the within of chief Razgatlioglu, however the riders made contact and the defending champion slid into the gravel.
Bulega was handed a long-lap penalty for the incident, however had sufficient tempo in hand to win the dash race and scale back Razgatlioglu’s result in 22 factors.
The Italian rider, 26, then managed the principle race to finish a weekend hat-trick of wins, however all eyes have been on Razgatlioglu, who wanted to complete thirteenth or above to say the title.
In the long run, the 29-year-old charged from tenth to 3rd place to rejoice in his remaining World Superbike race earlier than he strikes to MotoGP in 2026 with Yamaha.
“We did an unimaginable season. Thanks very a lot everybody, my crew, everybody labored so arduous,” Razgatlioglu instructed TNT Sports activities.
“I really like this paddock, I do know all of the groups, everyone seems to be respectful. I will actually miss this paddock, however possibly sooner or later I’ll come again right here once more.”
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