Race 1 at the Spanish WorldSBK will take place over 20 laps and is due to start at 14:15 local time.
Nicolo Bulega was fastest on Friday and lowered his benchmark into the 1:37s in FP3, the only rider to dip below the 1:38 barrier. In Superpole, he broke his own all-time lap record for Superbikes at Jerez by almost one second with a 1:36.629 to take pole position by over half-a-second.
The Italian trails Toprak Razgatlioglu by 39 points in the title race coming into this weekend, meaning he must outscore Razgatlioglu by at least two points in Race 1 today to keep the points battle going into the Superpole Race.
Razgatlioglu himself was second on the combined times yesterday but only fourth-fastest in FP2 itself. He's struggled in general this weekend compared to his usual level but will start second and was almost 0.5s faster than third place.
Sam Lowes was due to start third but he was declared unfit after Superpole, so now Alex Lowes will start third.
Jonathan Rea faces his penultimate day as a full-time WorldSBK racer today. He started it in FP3 this morning by setting the fourth-fastest time before qualifying as the second-best Yamaha rider in seventh, one place behind GRT's Remy Gardner.
Dominique Aegerter is the other absentee this weekend due to a broken metacarpal. Unlike in Estoril, he's replaced this weekend and replaced by Alessandro Delbianco.
There's also two wildcards: Bobby Fong after his debut in Estoril on the Attack Performance Yamaha; and 2025 IDM Champion Lukas Tulovic on the Ducati Frankfurt Panigale.
There's also no Danilo Petrucci today. He was declared unfit on Thursday due to the same hand injury that kept him out of Estoril.
That means it's Alvaro Bautista v Andrea Locatelli in the battle for third in the standings.
Bautista leads Locatelli by eight points ahead of Race 1, but both riders have had tricky weekends so far.
Both will start from the third row today, with Bautista seventh on the grid and Locatelli ninth.
Sam Lowes has been declared unfit ahead of this race due to the chest contusion he sustained before Estoril. Full story here.
He qualified third, so everyone behind him moves up one position. Alex Lowes now starts third.
The full revised grid is below.
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | WorldSBK Team | Superbike | Timing |
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:36.629 |
| 2 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 1:37.153 |
| 3 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 1:37.683 |
| 4 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Team Go Eleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.748 |
| 5 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:37.780 |
| 6 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:37.986 |
| 7 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:38.054 |
| 8 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:38.135 |
| 9 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:38.152 |
| 10 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | MGM Bonovo | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:38.229 |
| 11 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 1:38.313 |
| 12 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:38.354 |
| 13 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota KB998 | 1:38.368 |
| 14 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:38.577 |
| 15 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:38.725 |
| 16 | Alessandro Delbianco | ITA | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:38.865 |
| 17 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:38.914 |
| 18 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:38.963 |
| 19 | Lukas Tulovic | GER | Team Triple M Ducati Frankfurt | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.299 |
| 20 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Motoxracing Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:39.400 |
| 21 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Petronas MIE Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:39.520 |
| 22 | Nicholas Spinelli | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.117 |
| 23 | Bobby Fong | USA | Attack Performance Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.213 |
| 24 | Zaqhwan Zaidi | MAS | Petronas MIE Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:41.148 |
Nicolo Bulega is the only rider who can beat Razgatlioglu to the 2025 title.
The Italian has dominated this weekend so far, it's been like a throwback to Cremona.
His speed in Superpole was especially alarming but his pace in general this weekend has been two steps above the rest - and one step above Razgatlioglu.
He's the favourite to take victory this afternoon, and doing so will guarantee the title chase moves to Sunday.
Toprak Razgatlioglu can win the title this weekend.
The simple maths is that he needs to end this race 37 points or more ahead of Nicolo Bulega. His current gap over the Italian is 39 points.
A full rundown of the permutations to make Razgatlioglu champion for a third time in WorldSBK can be found here.
Welcome back to live coverage of today's WorldSBK action from Jerez where Race 1 will be coming up in 20 minutes at 14:15 local time. Bit of a delayed schedule compared to normal this weekend.
It's pole position for Nicolo Bulega at Jerez. He's only the second person after Tom Sykes to take multiple WorldSBK poles at Jerez.
Razgatlioglu second, and Sam Lowes completes the front row after Superpole.
Alex Lowes takes fourth on the Bimota, then its Iannone and a very happy Remy Gardner on the second row.
Rea, Bautista, and Vierge on row three; then Locatelli, Mackenzie, and van der Mark on the fourth row.
Just for reference on that Bulega lap, Fabio Quartararo's pole position lap in MotoGP qualifying this year was a 1:36.610. Not trying to start the WSBK/MotoGP debate with that, just pointing out the quality of Bulega's level.
Bulega improving on his latest lap, deeper now into the 36s with a 1:36.629, that's almost a second better than his pole from last year and 0.5s clear of Razgatlioglu. Incredible speed.
First lap of Razgatlioglu's second run is a 1:37.153, it's a big improvement from the BMW rider but not enough to beat Bulega. P2 now for Razgatlioglu.
Sam Lowes tearing up in the pit box and with the helmet off. He's still struggling with his rib injury and said yesterday that he was unsure if he would be able to finish the races. Clearly session over for him but could still end up with a front row grid position at the end of this.
Razgatlioglu among the first riders to head out for their second run, van der Mark in-tow.
Top 12 after the first runs:
Bulega, Sam Lowes, Razgatlioglu;
Iannone, Rea, Alex Lowes;
Bautista, Gardner, Vierge;
Bassani, Locatelli, van der Mark.
Second runs to come, seven minutes remaining in Superpole.
And Bulega does beat that - a 1:36.927! That's the first-ever 1:36 in WorldSBK history around here. Ballistic speed from the Italian.
Sam Lowes goes second, albeit 0.6s behind him.
Razgatlioglu now back to third, 0.7s off the top and back in the pits.
Early benchmark from Razgatlioglu is a 1:37.707 - that's the fastest lap of the weekend but Bulega will beat that.
Pit lane is open in Jerez and the final Superpole of the season is underway.
Pole positions is one of the few records in WorldSBK that Jonathan Rea has never held. He currently has 44, and a 45th seems highly unlikely this morning, but this will be his final Superpole session before retiring from full-time racing.
A strong result this morning will be key for him to try to fight for important positions in this weekend's three races.
There have been some signs of stress for Toprak Razgatlioglu in the last couple of weeks, after his outburst towards Andrea Iannone and Andrea Locatelli in Estoril last week and this morning when he was frustrated at traffic, even making contact with Tito Rabat, during FP3.
Whether he's actually feeling any pressure for the title at all is knowledge only for him, really, but Bulega has certainly brought his best this weekend and has topped every session so far.
He took pole position last year with a 1:37.596, but looks like he could demolish that time this weekend.
For Bulega the title by now is really out of his hands, but if he goes out and beats Razgatlioglu in the sessions that really matter it's all he can realistically do this weekend.
Dry conditions this morning for Superpole and fairly cool, certainly cooler than it'll be later for Race 1.
Bulega was in the 1:37s this morning in FP3. Could we see a 1:36 in Superpole?
Welcome to live coverage of today's WorldSBK action from Jerez. Superpole will be coming up in 10 minutes at 11:00 local time.
