The penultimate round of the season is here and, with WorldSBK’s last visit to Estoril coming in 2022, it’s time to take a look at some key numbers…

The Circuito Estoril was last on the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship calendar in 2022 but it’s back with a pivotal Estoril Round this year. Titles could be decided but it’s been two years since the Championship last visited, so now is a good chance to catch up on some key numbers and stats from the 2022 visit…

2022 race winners:

• Alvaro Bautista (Ducati: Race 1)
• Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki: Tissot Superpole Race, Race 2)

Last three pole-sitters at Estoril:

• 2022: Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) 1’35.346s
• 2021: Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) 1’35.876s
• 2020: Toprak Razgatlioglu (Yamaha) 1’36.154s

Manufacturer podium places (and wins) accumulated from all races at Estoril:

• Yamaha: 14 (3)
• Ducati: 11 (4)
• Kawasaki: 9 (4)
• Bimota: 4 (2)
• Honda: 1

Key gaps from Estoril 2022:

• Front row covered by: 0.617s
• 1 second in Superpole covered… the top 6: 0.890s
• Closest race gap between 1st and 2^nd: 0.126s (Bautista 1^st, Razgatlioglu 2^nd, Race 1)
• Closest race podium: +4.350s (Rea 1^st, Bautista 2^nd, Razgatlioglu 3rd, Race 2)
• Closest Estoril podium of all-time: 0.863s (Pirovano 1st, Bontempi 2nd, Slight 3rd, Race 1, 1993)

Manufacturer top speeds at Estoril, 2022:

• Honda: Xavi Vierge – 330.2kph, FP2
• Ducati: Alvaro Bautista, Axel Bassani – 325.3kph, Race 2
• BMW: Eugene Laverty – 325.3kph, FP2
• Kawasaki: Alex Lowes – 324.3kph, Superpole Race
• Yamaha: Garrett Gerloff – 320.4kph, FP2

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