Thrilling victory at Aragón. – AutoMart Canada

Alcañiz.
The tenth race weekend of the 2025 FIM Superbike World
Championship (WorldSBK) at MotorLand
Aragón (ESP) was all about thrilling battles between
championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) and runner-up Nicolò
Bulega (ITA / Ducati). Starting from first and second on the grid,
the two riders delivered breathtaking duels in all three races,
keeping the nearly 30,000 spectators on the edge of their seats. In
the first main race on Saturday afternoon, Razgatlioglu on the BMW M
1000 RR of the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team came out on top and
celebrated his 13th consecutive victory. With this, he tied his own
record set during the 2024 season. It was also Razgatlioglu’s
first-ever win at MotorLand Aragón.

In the Superpole Race and in the second main race on Sunday, Bulega
narrowly came out ahead each time, with Razgatlioglu finishing second
on the podium in both races. In the championship standings,
Razgatlioglu leads with 36 points over Bulega with two events
remaining in the season. In the manufacturers’ standings, BMW is in
second place, just six points behind Ducati.

Teammate Michael van der Mark (NED) continued his strong form from
France at MotorLand Aragón. He finished tenth in the first race and
secured the important ninth place in the Superpole Race, starting from
the third row for the final second main race on Sunday. There, he was
in eighth place on the last lap but unfortunately crashed and retired.
The WorldSBK season will conclude with a double-header in October:
first at Estoril, Portugal (10th to 12th October) and then the finale
at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain (17th to 19th October).

Reactions after the MotorLand Aragón round.

Sven Blusch, Head of BMW Motorrad Motorsport: “We are
very positive about this weekend. We collected many important points
here wt Aragón. Our goal was to win at this Ducati track, and we
achieved that on Saturday with Toprak. On Sunday, we couldn’t beat a
flawless Nicolò Bulega, but with two second-place finishes we achieved
more excellent results. Mickey also had a generally good weekend. He
is back and capable of fighting for the top ten or even the top five.
The crash at the end was unfortunate, but overall we can build on this
performance. Now we move on to Estoril in the title fight, where we
also want to continue competing in the manufacturers’ championship. We
had already had a taste of that title fight here when we led after
Saturday’s win. We are confident that as a team we will perform well
with both riders at Estoril.”

Christian Gonschor, Technical Director BMW Motorrad
Motorsport: “It was a fantastic weekend. We knew that Ducati
was the clear favourite here. The track suits their package
particularly well but we put up an excellent fight. The races were
thrilling, and it was clear: the decision comes down to the last
corner. Here, Nicolò and his bike were in a class of their own. On
Saturday, Toprak was able to make his way through with a strong
manoeuvre and the victory was a wonderful gift for all of us. Sunday
was incredibly close as well. Overall, however, we got the maximum out
of this weekend. The entire team once again delivered outstanding work
and set up the BMW M 1000 RR so that, on a track that doesn’t really
favour us, we were absolutely on par. Now we move into the season
finale full of motivation. We are more than ready!”

Toprak Razgatlioglu, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK
Team: “Saturday’s victory was very important for me. I had
never won here before and I am very happy that I now have my first
victory at Aragón under my belt. The races here have been very hard, I
was battling with Nicolò all the time but I also enjoyed that. In the
second race, I then made a mistake in turn 7 and he could pull a bit
of a gap. But even if I had continued to battle with him, my chance to
take the win would have been very small because the Ducati had a big
advantage in the last corner, it had better grip there, the bike was
turning and accelerating well. They have a good package for Aragón. In
the races, I tried everything, and I hope everyone enjoyed it! I did
my best this weekend, I was very motivated, especially after I won the
first race. That was very good for me. Overall, I am not so sad
because I knew that Aragón is not a BMW but a Ducati track. We did a
very good job, strong races, and it has been a very positive weekend
for me. Not for 100 per cent, but I am happy. Now we are going to
Estoril, we will see there. Nicolò is strong there, but I am, too.”

Michael van der Mark, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK
Team: “Overall, the weekend was quite good. From the very
first practice, I had a good feeling on the bike. In Superpole it
wasn’t quite enough for the front rows, but in the first main race I
made it into the top ten. The most important thing was that for Sunday
I knew what I could still improve, and together with the team we had
some ideas regarding the setup. Tyre wear is quite high here, but we
managed that well. In the Superpole Race I really wanted to move up to
the ninth position, and I succeeded. In race two I was also able to
ride consistently and fight. My goal was to get back into the top
five, but we were missing a bit of pace for that. At least I was back
in the top eight, but then unfortunately I had a crash on the last
lap. Sorry to the team for that. All in all though, I’m optimistic for
Estoril and Jerez.”

Facts and figures.

Superpole.

Air temperature: 16°, track temperature: 24°, humidity: 54%,
conditions: dry.

* New all-time lap record

Race 1.

Air temperature: 24°, track temperature: 37°, humidity: 40%,
conditions: dry, laps: 18.

Fastest race lap: Nicolò Bulega, lap 18, 1:49.040

Superpole Race.

Air temperature: 22°, track temperature: 27°, humidity: 65%,
conditions: dry, laps: 10.

Fastest race lap: Nicolò Bulega, lap 8, 1:48.165

Race 2.

Air temperature: 26°, track temperature: 31°, humidity: 57%,
conditions: dry, laps: 18.

Fastest race lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu, lap 6, 1:48.427

Current riders’ classification (R10/12, after 30 of 36 races).

Current manufacturers’ classification (R10/12, after 30 of 36 races).