P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Alvaro Bautista needs just two points in order to retain his WorldSBK title while Toprak Razgatlioglu needs to win all three races just to stand a very small chance.
The factory Ducati rider has won 24 races this season, a staggering 18 more than Razgatlioglu. He recently completed his fifth hat-trick of the season at Portimao. Bautista could have won the title if Razgatlioglu hadn’t finished second in one of the races at Portimao, but the Yamaha rider gave himself a slim chance by doing so. Bautista’s inconsistent performances in recent rounds delayed his title win, but finishing 14th or better in either of the two feature races or eighth in the Superpole Race would be enough to secure the championship. In the battle for third place, Jonathan Rea has a substantial lead over Andrea Locatelli. Rea will finish third if he scores 12 points or more and if Locatelli doesn’t outscore him by 51 points. Locatelli needs to win at least one race to beat Rea. In the teams’ championship, Aruba.it Ducati and Pata Yamaha are separated by only seven points, with Ducati currently holding the advantage to win their second consecutive title unless Yamaha outperforms them by more than seven points.
Source: Crash
