Crucial race for the STK1000 title at Jerez
Savadori and Mercado are 4 points apart as STK1000 heads to Spain.
Victory in Portugal for Lorenzo Savadori (Team Pedercini Kawasaki), his second win in a row, elevated the Italian rider into the FIM Superstock Cup lead by a narrow margin of just 4 points after the leader since the opening race Leandro Mercado (Barni Racing Ducati) could only manage ninth last time out.
With 50 points still on the table 10 riders can still mathematically win the 2014 series and as we have seen in previous years this is Superstock racing and anything can happen.
Ondrej Jezek (Barni Racing Ducati) has been the unfortunate victim of bad luck on more than one occasion but having taken a win at Imola will know that if lady luck is smiling he can feature at the sharp end. The Czech rider currently lies fourth behind Matthieu Lussiana (Team Garnier by ASPI Kawasaki)
Fabio Massei (EAB Racing Ducati) continues to string together a consistent season that has seen the Italian twice on the podium. The young rider from Rome, Italy, will be joined by former STK600 champion and WSS rider Jed Metcher, who will make his debut in the series by replacing Alex Schacht.
Kyle Smith (Agro-On Wil Racedays Honda), who speaks fluent Spanish could well have some local support in Jerez. Having already tasted the podium Prosecco in Aragon will be aiming for a repeat performance of his Jerez outing last year where he dominated the STK600 race on his Honda.
