Razgatlioğlu and Bulega indomitable in Jerez: one win each with standard Pirelli tyres. The BMW rider wins Race 2 with SCX, the Ducati rider takes the Superpole Race with SCQ. Triumph for Manzi in WorldSSP, with Carrasco and Mahendra crowned champions in WorldWCR and WorldSSP 300. Newly crowned WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioğlu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) closed out the 2024 season in grand form, winning the final race of the year on the Jerez de la Frontera circuit. He and Nicolò Bulega (Aruba it Racing – Ducati), who finished second, raced with standard SC1 tyres at the front and SCX at the rear. The two maintained a fast pace, finishing almost 11 seconds ahead of third-place rider, Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team), who had opted for the SCX development solution in D0820 specification at the rear.
Bulega had already won the Superpole Race in the morning, finishing 2.3 seconds ahead of Razgatlioğlu with a tyre combination of SC1 at the front and standard SCQ at the rear. The Race 2 win went to Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) in WorldSSP, where he relied on SC1 front and SCX rear tyres to take this final victory of the season. All the other riders on the grid also went with the same combination.
Aldi Satya Mahendra (Team BR Corse/Yamaha) and Ana Carrasco (Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team) both earned world champion titles today in WorldSSP 300 and WorldWCR respectively. In both championships, all the riders used Pirelli Diablo Superbike SC1 tyres at the front and the rear.
The Pirelli Best Lap Awards were also assigned today, rewarding the riders who have done the most race fast laps in their respective categories. Recognition went to Toprak Razgatlioğlu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) for WorldSBK, Adrian Huertas (Aruba it Racing WorldSSP Team – Ducati) for WorldSSP, Mirko Gennai (MTM Kawasaki) for WorldSSP 300, and Sara Sanchez (511 Terra&Vita Racing Team) for WorldWCR.