FAST FACTS: Easy guide and key numbers from WorldSBK’s last visit to Portimao!
Round 2 of the 2026 comes from the iconic Portimao rollercoaster, and there’s plenty of stats and facts to know ahead of track action…
After the incredible season-opener at Phillip Island, the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship returns to action at the Autodromo International do Algarve for the Pirelli Portuguese Round. Expect plenty of drama on the rollercoaster as the field look to close in on Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) but, before bikes roar onto the track, get up to speed with key facts and figures.
2025 race winners:
- Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW: Race 1, Tissot Superpole Race, Race 2)
Last three pole-sitters at Portimao:
- 2025: Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW) 1’39.081s
- 2024: Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW) 1’39.783s
- 2023: Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) 1’39.620s
Manufacturer podium places (and wins) accumulated from all races at Portimao:
- Ducati: 43 (9)
- Kawasaki: 25 (14)
- Yamaha: 25 (5)
- Aprilia: 10 (4)
- Honda: 10 (1)
- BMW: 8 (8)
- Suzuki: 2
Key gaps from Portimao 2025:
- Front row covered by: 0.402s
- 1 second in Superpole covered… the top 11: 0.996s
- Closest race gap between 1st and 2nd: 0.055s (Razgatlioglu 1st, Bulega 2nd, Superpole Race)
- Closest race podium: 3.512s (Razgatlioglu 1st, Bulega 2nd, Bautista 3rd, Race 2)
- Closest Portimao podium of all-time: 0.658s (Biaggi 1st, Haslam 2nd, Crutchlow 3rd, Race 2, 2010)
Manufacturer top speeds at Portimao, 2025:
- BMW: Toprak Razgatlioglu – 321.5kph, Race 1
- Ducati: Nicolo Bulega – 320.6kph, Superpole Race
- Kawasaki: Garrett Gerloff – 319.6kph, Race 2
- Honda: Iker Lecuona – 317.8kph, Free Practice 3
- Yamaha: Dominique Aegerter – 315kph, Race 1
- Bimota: Alex Lowes – 315kph, Superpole Race
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