Toprak Razgatlioglu led the way in the first World Superbike session at the Circuito Estoril on Friday morning.
The current World Superbike Championship leader, Toprak Razgatlioglu, can win the title at Estoril and started his weekend in the perfect way as he topped the timesheets in Free Practice One.
Nicolo Bulega sits second in the Championship and ended Free Practice One in second place. The Italian was 0.226 seconds behind Razgatlioglu, and has work to do in the afternoon to match his rival.
British rider Alex Lowes had a positive start to his weekend at the Circuito Estoril as he was in third place for the bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team.
Andrea Iannone was back inside the top five at MotorLand Aragon and was inside the top five in Free Practice One at Estoril, as he was in fourth for Team Pata GoEleven.
The second bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team rider, Axel Bassani, joined his teammate in the top five as he was in fifth place in Free Practice One.
Xavi Vierge was the top Honda rider in the opening World Superbike session of the weekend, and he was in sixth place for the factory Honda squad.
The Pata Maxus Yamaha squad ended the morning session inside the top ten. It was Andrea Locatelli who led the team in seventh place, and his British teammate, Jonathan Rea, was in eighth place.
Danilo Petrucci is riding wounded at the Estoril World Superbike Round, but the Italian rider had a strong start to his weekend as he was in ninth place in Free Practice One.
Completing the top ten was the two-time World Superbike Champion, Alvaro Bautista.
British riders Sam Lowes, Ryan Vickers, and Tarran Mackenzie all missed out on the top ten as the Ducati riders were in 13th, 17th, and 20th places in Free Practice One.
Estoril WorldSBK, Full Free Practice One Results |
| 2025 Estoril WorldSBK | Circuito Estoril | Free Practice One Results | Rd. 11 of 12 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Motorcycle | Times |
| 1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:36.054 |
| 2 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:36.280 |
| 3 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | KB998 Rimini | 1:36.620 |
| 4 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Team Pata GoEleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:36.631 |
| 5 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | KB998 Rimini | 1:36.674 |
| 6 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:36.742 |
| 7 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:36.790 |
| 8 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:36.907 |
| 9 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.036 |
| 10 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.100 |
| 11 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:37.103 |
| 12 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:37.293 |
| 13 | Sam Lowes | GBR | ELF Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.294 |
| 14 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Petronas MIE Honda Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:37.350 |
| 15 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.365 |
| 16 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:37.399 |
| 17 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.464 |
| 18 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:37.579 |
| 19 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:37.581 |
| 20 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | MGM Bonovo Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.941 |
| 21 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:38.353 |
| 22 | Bobby Fong | ESP | Attack Performance Yamaha Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1:39.255 |
| 23 | Ivo Lopes | POR | Petronas MIE Honda Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:39.882 |
| 24 | Tetsuta Nagashima | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:40.701 |
