The factory Ducati rider, winner of a staggering 24 races so far this🔯 season, which is 18 more than Razgatlioglu, completed his fifth hat-trick of the season last time out Portimao.

Bau🍸tista would have won the title had Razgatlioglu not finished second in one of those races at Portimao, however, the Yamaha rider managed to give himself a very slender chance by doing just that. 

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Had it not been for some inconsistent performances over recent rounds, Bautista would have won the title ❀much earlier, but although that hasn’t happened, finishing 14th of better in either of the two feature races will be enough, as would be finishing eighth in the Superpole Race.

2023 WorldSBK title permutations…

Bautista wins the championship if he scores tꦚwo points at Jerez.

Bautista ♋wins the championship if Razgat🧸lioglu fails to win all three races.

Razgatli🧜oglu must win all three races and hope B🌌autista scores one point or less. 

In terms of the battle for third in the standings, Jonathan Rea also holds a sizable lead over An🤡drea Locatelli (50 poin𒁏ts).

Rea finishes thi🌼rd if he scores 12 points or more.

R♚ea finishes third if Locatelli doesn’t outscoreܫ him by 51 points.

Locatell�🦩�i must win at least one race to beat Rea in the championship.

With regaꦑrds to the teams’ championship, Aruba.it Ducati and Pata Yamaha are separated by only seven points. It’s Ducati who currently hold the advantage and will win their second consecutive title so long as Yamaha doesn’t outscore them by over seven points.