The World Superbike paddock returns to Spain this weekend for the MotorLand Aragón round. It’s the third-to-last round of the season for WSBK and WSSP, while for WSSP300, it’s the second-to-last.
In WSBK, the premier class, Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Ducati) competes on home turf. The Spaniard seeks to defend and extend a 57-point lead over Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha). Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) is in third place, 177 points behind, and it’s unlikely that he will remain mathematically in the title hunt after Aragon – there will be 124 points left to be awarded after this round.
Nicolò Bulega (Aruba.it Ducati) leads WSSP comfortably and can even clinch the title if he repeats what he has done several times this year and wins both races. Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) is in second place, trailing by 60 points. If this gap widens to over 100 points, Bulega will be the champion. Marcel Schrötter (MV Agusta) is also still in contention.
It’s all up for grabs in WSSP300 with just two rounds to go. Jeffrey Buis (MTM Kawasaki) currently leads, only five points ahead of José Luis Pérez González (Accolade Smrž Racing BGR/Kawasaki). The top five are within just 32 points of each other, demonstrating the close fight in a championship where everything can change in just one round.
Here are the schedule (CET times) for the Aragón round of WSBK, WSSP, and WSSP300:
Friday, September 22
09:45-10:15: FP1 WSSP300
10:30-11:15: FP1 WSBK
11:25-12:10: FP1 WSSP
14:15-14:45: FP2 WSSP300
15:00-15:45: FP2 WSBK
16:00-16:45: FP2 WSSP
Saturday, September 23
09:00-09:30: FP3 WSBK
09:45-10:05: Superpole WSSP300
10:25-10:45: Superpole WSSP
11:10-11:25: Superpole WSBK
11:40: Race 1 WSSP300
13:00: Race 1 WSBK
14:15: Race 1 WSSP
Sunday, September 24
09:00-09:15: Warm-up WSBK
09:25-09:40: Warm-up WSSP
09:50-10:05: Warm-up WSSP300
11:00: Superpole Race WSBK
12:30: Race 2 WSSP
14:00: Race 2 WSBK
15:15: Race 2 WSSP300