It was a dramatic Sunday at Jerez as Toprak Razgatlioglu gained his third World Superbike title forward of rival Nicolo Bulega after a tense ultimate race.
The BMW rider, who gained 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 gained the opening race on Saturday in entrance of Razgatlioglu, however there was drama to return within the Superpole dash race.
Moments after Rea and Gardner had come collectively on the opening lap, Bulega went for a niche 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 primary race to finish a weekend hat-trick of wins, however all eyes had been on Razgatlioglu, who wanted to complete thirteenth or above to assert the title.
Ultimately, the 29-year-old charged from tenth to 3rd place to rejoice in his ultimate World Superbike race earlier than he strikes to MotoGP in 2026 with Yamaha.
“We did an unbelievable season. Thanks very a lot everybody, my staff, everybody labored so arduous,” Razgatlioglu advised TNT Sports activities.
“I like this paddock, I do know all of the groups, everyone seems to be respectful. I will actually miss this paddock, however perhaps sooner or later I’ll come again right here once more.”
