FAST FACTS: armchair ammo and home commentator notes for WorldSBK at Estoril
The penultimate round of the season is here and, with WorldSBK’s last visit to Estoril coming in 2022, it’s time to take a look at some key numbers…
The Circuito Estoril was last on the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship calendar in 2022 but it’s back with a pivotal Estoril Round this year. Titles could be decided but it’s been two years since the Championship last visited, so now is a good chance to catch up on some key numbers and stats from the 2022 visit…
2022 race winners:
- Alvaro Bautista (Ducati: Race 1)
- Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki: Tissot Superpole Race, Race 2)
Last three pole-sitters at Estoril:
- 2022: Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) 1’35.346s
- 2021: Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) 1’35.876s
- 2020: Toprak Razgatlioglu (Yamaha) 1’36.154s
Manufacturer podium places (and wins) accumulated from all races at Estoril:
- Yamaha: 14 (3)
- Ducati: 11 (4)
- Kawasaki: 9 (4)
- Bimota: 4 (2)
- Honda: 1
Key gaps from Estoril 2022:
- Front row covered by: 0.617s
- 1 second in Superpole covered… the top 6: 0.890s
- Closest race gap between 1st and 2nd: 0.126s (Bautista 1st, Razgatlioglu 2nd, Race 1)
- Closest race podium: +4.350s (Rea 1st, Bautista 2nd, Razgatlioglu 3rd, Race 2)
- Closest Estoril podium of all-time: 0.863s (Pirovano 1st, Bontempi 2nd, Slight 3rd, Race 1, 1993)
Manufacturer top speeds at Estoril, 2022:
- Honda: Xavi Vierge – 330.2kph, FP2
- Ducati: Alvaro Bautista, Axel Bassani – 325.3kph, Race 2
- BMW: Eugene Laverty – 325.3kph, FP2
- Kawasaki: Alex Lowes – 324.3kph, Superpole Race
- Yamaha: Garrett Gerloff – 320.4kph, FP2
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