Alcañiz. The tenth race weekend of the 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at MotorLand Aragón was all about thrilling battles between championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu and runner-up Nicolò Bulega (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 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).
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.”