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A few weeks on from a stellar season-opener, the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship is back in action at the simply stunning Autodromo Internacional do Algarve. An undulating circuit with slow, medium, and high-speed corners, the track lends itself to racing and the 2025 Pirelli Portuguese Round is sure to be no different. Ahead of track action beginning, we’ve gathered all the key info you need for this year’s first visit to Portugal.

2024 race winners:

• Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW: Race 1, Tissot Superpole Race, Race 2)

Last three pole-sitters at Portimao:

• 2024: Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW) 1’39.783s
• 2023: Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) 1’39.620s
• 2022: Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) 1’39.610s

Manufacturer podium places (and wins) accumulated from all races at Portimao:

• Ducati: 38 (9)
• Kawasaki: 25 (14)
• Yamaha: 24 (5)
• Aprilia: 10 (4)
• Honda: 10 (1)
• BMW: 5 (5)
• Suzuki: 2

Key gaps from Portimao 2024:

• Front row covered by: 0.188s
• 1 second in Superpole covered… the top 15: 0.992s
• Closest race gap between 1st and 2nd: 0.035s (Razgatlioglu 1st, Bulega 2nd, Race 2)
• Closest race podium: 1.450s (Razgatlioglu 1st, Bautista 2nd, Petrucci 3rd, Race 1)
• Closest Portimao podium of all-time: 0.658s (Biaggi 1st, Haslam 2nd, Crutchlow 3rd, Race 2, 2010)

Manufacturer top speeds at Portimao, 2024:

• BMW: Toprak Razgatlioglu – 322.5kph, Free Practice 3, Superpole
• Ducati: Nicolo Bulega – 320.6kph, Superpole
• Honda: Iker Lecuona – 318.7kph, Superpole
• Kawasaki: Alex Lowes – 315kph, Superpole
• Yamaha: Andrea Locatelli – 314.1kph, Free Practice 3

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