Sunday at the Estoril WorldSBK could see Toprak Razgatlioglu crowned champion, but not in the Superpole Race that is due to start at 11:00 local time.
Race 2, however, could be a chance for Razgatlioglu to clinch as long as he does not drop more than four points to Nicolo Bulega in this morning's Superpole Race.
Razgatlioglu will start from pole position this morning after setting a new lap record in Superpole yesterday. He also won Race 1 and was 0.4 seconds faster than second-placed Bulega in Warm Up this morning.
Bulega and Alvaro Bautista will complete the front row.
Bautista was third yesterday, but 12 seconds behind Bulega. The Spanish rider closed to within 15 points of the absent-through-injury Danilo Petrucci in Race 1 in their fight for third in the standings. That battle also involves Andrea Locatelli, who starts eighth and finished fourth yesterday, one place behind Bautista.
Jonathan Rea was also in the podium battle yesterday but encountered a brake issue in the second half of the race and finished sixth in the end. Were he to make it into the top-three today it would be his first podium of the season.
As well as Danilo Petrucci, there will be no Sam Lowes on the grid today after he was ruled unfit yesterday due to a chest contusion sustained before the Estoril weekend. After Race 1, he's only four points ahead of Alex Lowes in the contest for sixth in the standings.
Michael Ruben Rinaldi missed Race 1 through gastroenteritis, but was declared fit this morning and finished 18th-fastest in Warm Up.
Toprak Razgatlioglu has vowed to fight again in Race 2 against Nicolo Bulega, despite having brought up his first title chance.
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Here are the points permutations for Toprak Razgatlioglu to win the title in WorldSBK Race 2.
It's a long shot, but it's mathematically possible.
It's victory in the Superpole Race for Razgatlioglu, he beats Bulega who takes second.
Bautista secures third, and Locatelli hangs on to fourth ahead of Iannone.
Then it's Gardner, Vierge, Bassani, van der Mark completing the top-nine. Lecuona completes the top-10.
Alex Lowes has crashed while trying to pass Locatelli for fourth at turn one on the final lap. He's rejoined but down in P15.
Half-a-second for Razgatlioglu over Bulega onto the final lap, that might be enough to be safe.
Bautista just escaping from Locatelli in third as well, a few tenths between them with one to go.
Onto the penultimate lap and Bulega is still putting the pressure on Razgatlioglu, but he can't get close enough to pass yet.
Locatelli in a similar situation with Bautista, just can't find a way through, although he's also under pressure for P4 from Lowes, then Iannone.
Jonathan Rea has crashed out at turn seven. He's up and okay but that's his podium battle over.
Only 0.2s between the leaders with 4 to go. Game on for the win, no doubt.
Bautista still holding third from Locatelli and Rea.
Vierge has dropped to P7 behind Lowes.
Bulega closes in at the front, new lap record from him.
Still that half-second or so between the leaders.
Same situation as yesterday behind Bautista, a train behind him.
Rea passed by Locatelli at turn one on lap five.
Razgatlioglu pulling away at the front now, 0.5s clear entering lap four.
Bautista still third ahead of Rea, then Locatelli, Vierge the only rider on the SCQ tyre, and Lowes.
Rea was briefly third, but Bautista passed him again on the front straight.
Razgatlioglu runs wide at turn six, Bulega cuts through on the inside, Razgatlioglu comes back at turn seven.
Bulega tries again at turn nine but Razgatlioglu holds it at turn 10.
Razgatlioglu leads at turn one on lap two.
Bulega leads the opening lap. Razgatlioglu second after he passed Bautista at turn six. Top-two already escaping from P3 Bautista who is under pressure now from Rea, who passed Locatelli at turn nine.
Contact between Lowes and Locatelli at turn four drops the Bimota back to sixth behind Rea, Locatelli unimpeded and stays fourth.
Lights out in Estoril and the Superpole Race is underway.
Holeshot for Bulega, then Bautista and Razgatlioglu.
Warm-up lap is underway in Estoril. 10 laps of the Superpole Race is coming up.
Alvaro Bautista was clearly third-best yesterday - 12 seconds behind Bulega, but two seconds ahead of Andrea Locatelli in fourth.
Both Bautista and Locatelli are aiming for third place in the standings in the closing stages of this season, helped now by the absence of Danilo Petrucci, who still holds that bronze medal position but who was declared unfit and ruled out of the weekend on Friday morning due to the fractured metacarpal he sustained while training since Aragon.
Jonathan Rea was also in podium contention yesterday until a brake issue cost him confidence and lap time. He'll also feel that a 10-lap dash is his best shot at a rostrum finish and has shown pace to put himself in the window for that all weekend. It'd be his first of the season if he could manage it.
Alex Lowes also a podium contender for Bimota, although he didn't quite have the pace of Locatelli in Race 1.
The clear favourites for this one are, as usual, Toprak Razgatlioglu and Nicolo Bulega.
They proved to have comparable pace over 20 laps yesterday afternoon. Cooler conditions this morning that should favour Razgatlioglu, but Bulega was victorious over 10 laps on Sunday morning 12 months ago.
If Razgatlioglu ends this race more than 37 points clear of Bulega, he can win the title in Race 2, mathematically. His current gap is 41 over the Italian.
Welcome to live coverage of today's WorldSBK action from Estoril - an potentially title-deciding day!
The Superpole Race will be coming up in around 15 minutes at 11:00 local time.
