2025 Czech WorldSBK: Race 1 LIVE UPDATES

Bulega holding onto Razgatlioglu for now, only a couple of tenths between them.

No change at the front on lap four, but Razgatlioglu is all over Bulega.

And he makes the move on the brakes at turn one to begin lap five.

Bulega leads despite running a bit wide at turn 20, but Razgatlioglu really building the pressure on the championship leader now.

Bulega continues to lead Razgatlioglu, who is now almost a second behind Petrucci.

Bulega leads the opening lap from Razgatlioglu, Petrucci, Alex Lowes, and Sam Lowes.

Bautista 15th after that early contact.

Jonathan Rea up to sixth from 14th on the grid.

Contact in the middle of the pack - van der Mark and Locatelli down, Bautista involved as well but he's carried on.

We're underway for Race 1 at Most, and it's Bulega who takes the early lead ahead of Razgatlioglu - exactly the start Italian needed.

Riders are off on their warm-up lap ahead of Race 1 in Most.

The battle for the podium positions behind Razgatlioglu and Bulega should be pretty close between the likes of Petrucci and Alex Lowes; but also Alvaro Bautista and Sam Lowes should they be able to cut through the field quickly from 10th and ninth, respectively, on the grid.

Razgatlioglu is the most successful WorldSBK rider at Most, havign won eight of the 12 races run here, including all three last year.

Bulega, on the other hand, has two trebles to his name this year, including last time out in Cremona two weeks ago.

It's Toprak Razgatlioglu on pole position for this one despite having his best lap in Superpole cancelled for late yellow flags.

He's alongside Nicolo Bulega and Danilo Petrucci on the front row. 34 points separate Razgatlioglu from championship leader Bulega ahead of Race  1.

Welcome back to live coverage of the 2025 Czech WorldSBK from Most. Race 1 will becoming up in just over 10 minutes at 14:00 local time.

Czech WorldSBK Results - Superpole

Confirmation there that Razgatlioglu and Bulega both lost their laps there. Sam Lowes as well, and he slips from fourth to ninth.

Anyway, it's Razgatlioglu on pole from Bulega and Petrucci.

Bulega briefly pole with a 1:30.308, but Razgatlioglu breaks the lap record with a 1:29.799 to go half-a-second clear.

Looks like a second crash for Tarran Mackenzie at the final corner is set to cancel both those laps, though.

Bulega's improved, too, and is only 0.033s behind Razgatlioglu now.

PB from Bautista on his last lap as well but he's only 10th.

Alex Lowes now up to fourth, that bumps Gerloff to row three.

Petrucci stays third with his first proper lap of this run, improves his time to a 30.636, though.

Gerloff towed Petrucci and got himself up to the second row, and Leucona is up to fourth now as well.

Petrucci starts the first lap of his second run and completely blows turn one.

Scott Redding the only rider on track at the moment and he goes 18th with his first lap of the session.

Bulega had his first lap cancelled but has just gone second fastest on a 1:30.606.

Just behind him, Razgatlioglu improved further to a 1:30.397 to keep his advantage over 0.2s.

Crash for Bassani at turn one. He's okay and trying to get the bike restarted.

Razgatlioglu finds a chunk on his second lap, down to a 1:30.450 to now be 0.338s ahead of Danilo Petrucci.

Razgatlioglu straight into the 1:30s with his first lap: 1:30.989 is not as fast as he went this morning, though.

Early crash here for Tarran Mackenzie at turn two. He seems okay and is trying to ride the bike back.