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Toprak Razgatlioglu claims to be fully ready for the 2023 WorldSBK season after another strong two-day test in Portimao, albeit one where he finished slower than world champion Alvaro Bautista on both days.

Scott Redding is continuing to push BMW for significant upgrades following another tough WorldSBK outing in Portimao, saying ‘I want to be ready for next year’.

Current WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu has claimed Ducati has ‘too much power’ after Alvaro Bautista once again showed alarming speed differences between the two bikes at Portimao.

Jonathan Rea says he has ‘no regrets’ and that ‘I did my best’ in Portimao after failing to secure a WorldSBK win in the Algarve for the first time since 2013 - Portuguese round was not held in 2016.

After following both riders before going on to overtake his two title rivals and win race two at Portimao, WorldSBK championship leader Alvaro Bautista has claimed Jonathan Rea is ‘struggling’.

After previewing this level of potential in race one and the Superpole race, Alvaro Bautista made the most of his late race pace in order to secure his 12th WorldSBK win of the season during race two at Portimao.

Results from Race 2, round nine of the 2022 WorldSBK Championship at Portimao, Portugal.

Results from the Superpole Race, round nine of the 2022 WorldSBK Championship at Portimao, Portugal.

Results from Race 1, round nine of the 2022 WorldSBK Championship at Portimao, Portugal.

After an impressive opening few laps to race one of the Portimao WorldSBK round, Jonathan Rea had no answer for title rivals Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alvaro Bautista.

WorldSSP300 rider Victor Steeman is in critical condition after a crash on Saturday.

Despite taking his ninth WorldSBK victory of the season Toprak Razgatlioglu was in no mood to celebrate in parc ferme, instead sending his best wishes to WorldSSP300 rider Victor Steeman after the Dutch rider was taken to hospital with polytrauma and head injuries.

Results from Race 1, round nine of the 2022 WorldSBK Championship at Portimao, Portugal.

Following Victor Steeman’s accident in the WorldSSP300 race, delays to the first of three Portimao WorldSBK races have come to an end.

Results from Superpole, round nine of the 2022 WorldSBK Championship at Portimao, Portugal.

Results from Free Practice 3, round nine of the 2022 WorldSBK Championship at Portimao, Portugal.

Results from Free Practice 2, round nine of the 2022 WorldSBK Championship at Portimao, Portugal.

Results from Free Practice 1, round nine of the 2022 WorldSBK Championship at Portimao, Portugal.

Iker Lecuona claims all new parts tested by Honda in recent weeks will be going towards the 2023 package and that nothing new is expected on the bike for the final few WorldSBK rounds of this season.

Formerly a WorldSBK rider with the Red Bull Honda team, two-time MotoAmerica champion Jake Gagne will make his return at Portimao, which Wayne Rainey believes is a chance to ‘make a real statement’.