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The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship heads to MotorLand Aragon for Round 10 of the 2025 season as the title race heats up. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) heads to the Tissot Aragon Round on the back of four consecutive hat-tricks, but it’s a circuit he’s never won at. ‘El Turco’ will go face-to-face with Ducati’s unbeaten run at the Spanish venue, and for either run to continue, one will have to give…

RECORDS MADE TO BE BROKEN: two winning runs face off against each other

Razgatlioglu can equal his all-time winning run with a Race 1 victory at Aragon with ‘El Turco’ currently on 12 wins and the record standing at 13 – and doing so would mean a first win at Aragon for the two-time Champion. However, he faces the threat of Ducati’s unbeaten Aragon run: the Italian manufacturer has won the last eight races at the Spanish venue, a record streak for the track, and Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) will hope he can make it nine in a row. Like his rival, he is yet to win at Aragon and both will believe now is the perfect time to change that stat. Of course, 2024 winners Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) will want to be in contention too; can they find their form at a crucial time in the season?

ADVANTAGE PETRUCCI: ‘Petrux’ leads the battle for P3 as plenty of riders hit form

In the battle for third, Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) currently leads Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and Bautista with just 30 points separating the trio. ‘Petrux’ is yet to stand on the rostrum at Aragon, nor has ‘Loka’, so could this be the opportunity Bautista needs to make the fight for P3 even closer? The #19 is a perennial podium finisher at Aragon with 11 rostrums and that could hold him in good stead during the weekend. A rider who’s been in-form recently is Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team), with three rostrums at Magny-Cours, and the #22 will aim to continue that streak going at a circuit he’s gone well at; he's not been outside of the top ten when finishing a race there since 2017. His brother, Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team), showed good pace in France but didn’t get the results he wanted. A winner here in Moto2 on two occasions, can the #14 bounce back at Aragon? Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was in the podium fight at Magny-Cours and will be hoping to repeat that at Aragon, a circuit he’s enjoyed so much success at, while Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) will hope he can leap into the top ten of the standings with a strong result.

FUTURES UP IN THE AIR: can Aragon provide a platform to secure a seat?

Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) has stolen a march on his nearest rivals as he sits P8 in the standings and Aragon is a track he’s gone well at with eight top-ten finishes in nine races at the Spanish venue. Of course, the #97 is fighting for his WorldSBK future after it was announced he would be leaving Honda HRC at the end of the season. A recent Jerez test provided a step forward for Vierge with a new swingarm part of the testing programme. Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) is another searching for a 2026 seat and he’ll be hoping he can go well at Aragon; he’s only had one round in WorldSBK at Aragon and has a best of P12. However, he has a victory in WorldSSP to his name at the Spanish circuit. Aegerter is 30 points behind Vierge in the standings, with both sitting in the top ten; Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) separates the duo and ‘El Bocia’ will be hoping he can find some of his best form to end the 2025 season in style, but he does have his future in the bag.

AIMING TO KEEP THE FORM GOING: will Aragon be a happy hunting ground?

Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) both enjoyed strong French Rounds, fighting comfortably in the top ten, and both will hope to repeat this at Aragon; Gerloff has two rostrums here, one of three he’s achieved this at, whereas van der Mark has a single rostrum. Tarran Mackenzie will continue with MGM BONOVO Action on their Ducati Panigale V4 R machine while rookies Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) and Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) will hope to bounce back from difficult trips to France. In contrast, Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) took his best result and first top-ten in France, with the Turkish youngster aiming to keep that form going. Teammate Michael Rinaldi also had his best result of the season last time out. Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) heads into Spain on the back of his first point in WorldSBK, while his teammate, Tito Rabat, will aim for the points on home soil.

REPLACEMENT RIDER: Bridewell stands in for Lecuona

Tommy Bridewell returns to WorldSBK at Aragon as a replacement rider this time, standing in for Iker Lecuona at Honda HRC. It will be the Brit’s second appearance of the season, and he was recently at the Aragon test with Honda as part of his test rider commitments.

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