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FULL SCHEDULE: every session time as WorldSBK hits Portimao for Round 2 of 2025!

Monday, 24 March 2025 08:51 GMT

    • An action-packed weekend is in store as WorldSBK and WorldSSP return to action, while WorldSSP300 kicks off its season

    The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s 2025 campaign resumes this week in Portugal with the Pirelli Portuguese Round. Action starts on Friday at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve at 09:40 (Local Time, UTC+0) with WorldSSP FP, followed by WorldSBK FP1 at 10:35. WorldSSP300 FP is at 11:35. Heading into the afternoon, WorldSSP and WorldSSP300 Tissot Superpole sessions begin at 13:55 and 16:00 respectively, with WorldSBK FP2 sandwiched between them at 15:00. On Saturday, WorldSBK FP3 starts at 09:00 before Warm Up sessions for WorldSSP and WorldSSP300. It’s then back to World Superbike machinery for Superpole at 11:00 before racing starts: WorldSSP Race 1 at 12:35, WorldSBK Race 1 at 14:00 and WorldSSP300 Race 1 at 15:15. On Sunday, the clocks change in Portugal, with action kicking off at 09:00 Local Time (UTC+1) with WorldSBK Warm Up followed by WorldSSP and WorldSSP300 Warm Up sessions. At 11:00, it’s the WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race, before WorldSSP Race 2 at 12:35. WorldSBK Race 2 is at 14:00 before WorldSSP300 Race 2 concludes the weekend’s running at 15:15.

    Watch every moment of WorldSBK’s visit to Portugal using the WorldSBK VideoPass!

    Friday, 28th March (all times Local Time, UTC+0)

    09:00-09:25 – R3 BLU CRU World Cup Free Practice

    09:40-10:20 – WorldSSP Free Practice

    10:35-11:20 – WorldSBK Free Practice 1

    11:35-12:00 – WorldSSP300 Free Practice

    13:15-13:40 – R3 BLU CRU World Cup Superpole

    13:55-14:35 – WorldSSP Superpole

    15:00-15:45 – WorldSBK Free Practice 2

    16:00-16:25 – WorldSSP300 Superpole

    Saturday, 29th March

    09:00-09:20 – WorldSBK FP3

    09:30-09:40 – WorldSSP Warm Up

    09:50-10:00 – WorldSSP300 Warm Up

    10:15 – R3 BLU CRU World Cup race 1 (9 laps)

    11:00-11:15 – WorldSBK Superpole

    12:35 – WorldSSP Race 1 (17 laps)

    14:00 – WorldSBK Race 1 (20 laps)

    15:15 – WorldSSP300 Race 1 (11 laps)

    Sunday, 30th March (all times Local Time, UTC+1)

    09:00-09:10 – WorldSBK Warm Up

    09:20-09:30 – WorldSSP Warm Up

    09:40-09:50 – WorldSSP300 Warm Up

    10:05 – R3 BLU CRU World Cup race 2 (9 laps)

    11:00 – WorldSBK Superpole Race (10 laps)

    12:35 – WorldSSP Race 2 (17 laps)

    14:00 – WorldSBK Race 2 (20 laps)

    15:15 – WorldSSP300 Race 2 (11 laps)