Superbike World Championship Estoril Grid Race 2: The biggest winner is Alvaro Bautista

In the first SBK race on Saturday and the sprint race on Sunday, the riders will start according to their Superpole results. For the second main race on Sunday, which starts at 16.30 CET at the Estoril Circuit, there will be a revised starting grid. The top nine finishers from the sprint race will occupy the first three rows of the grid. The remaining riders, who will start the second race from 10th place onwards, will be positioned according to their Superpole results.

If, for example, the Superpole winner crashes in the sprint race, he will, in the worst-case scenario, drop back to 10th on the grid for the second race. The biggest loser is Bimota works rider Alex Lowes, who was cut off at the front wheel by Yari Montella (Barni Ducati) in the first corner of the sprint race, causing him to nearly fall off his bike and be pushed right to the back of the field. Montella also fell far behind as a result, with the pair finishing in 11th and 13th places respectively.

The biggest beneficiary in Portugal is two-time Superbike World Champion Alvaro Bautista from the Barni Spark Ducati team, who has moved up an astonishing seven places on the grid to fifth.

Superpole Race results:

1. Bulega, Ducati

2. Lecuona, Ducati

3. Surra, Ducati

4. Oliveira, BMW

5. Bautista, Ducati

6. Bassani, Bimota

7. Vierge, Yamaha

8. Dixon, Honda

9. Baldassarri, Ducati

10. Sam Lowes, Ducati

11. Alex Lowes, Bimota

12. Bridewell, Ducati

13. Montella, Ducati

14. Manzi, Yamaha

15. Gardner, Yamaha

16. Petrucci, BMW

17. Baz, Ducati

18. Gerloff, Kawasaki

19. Rato, Yamaha

20. Chantra, Honda

21. Smits, Yamaha

22. Locatelli, Yamaha

Superpole results:

1. Bulega, Ducati

2. Lecuona, Ducati

3. Alex Lowes, Bimota

4. Surra, Ducati

5. Oliveira, BMW

6. Montella, Ducati

7. Dixon, Honda

8. Bassani, Bimota

9. Baldassarri, Ducati

10. Sam Lowes, Ducati

11. Gerloff, Kawasaki

12. Bautista, Ducati

13. Vierge, Yamaha

14. Petrucci, BMW

15. Locatelli, Yamaha

16. Gardner, Yamaha

17. Chantra, Honda

18. Baz, Ducati

19. Bridewell, Ducati

20. Manzi, Yamaha

21. Rato, Yamaha

22. Smits, Yamaha

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Estoril: Rennen 2

FIM Superbike World Championship

11.10.2026 - 16:05

This results in the following starting grid for Race 2: