Alvaro Bautista made it mission vi♎rtually impossible for Toprak Razagtiloglu with pole posituon as the Turkish rider could only manage seventh.

𒁏Alvaro Bautista has one hand on another world Superbike trophy after claiming pole in Jerez - his fourth of the season.

There was virtually no run🅘ning in FP1 due to the weather so Razgatlioglu had begun the weekend ahead - on top with his FP2 time as Bautista slipped off in the same session.

Come Superpole it was a different story with the Aruba Ducati rider putitng down a statement of intent. Having already topped FP3 earlier on Saturday morning Bautista picked up where he left off,💜 leaping up into the top spot once out on tr💯ack, avoiding the damp spots on his qualifying tyres for a best of 1m 38.635s.

His tenth WSBK pole is also his fourth of the season,♔ equalling the total of Razgatlioglu.

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It was Dominique Aegerter who came closest to besting the Spaniard. His final run for GYTR GRT Yamaha took him to second, 0.210s behind Bautista, with the two riders behind the 2022 Supersport and MotoE ch💟ampion incr🅘edibly close on times.

Alex Lowes popped up into second late on, improving from 14th for Kawasaki, beof🍌re being shuffled back a spot.

Six time champion Jonathan Rea was one of a trio of riders who left for their final flying laps early, to avoid any yellow flag in💛cidents, along with Sco𒈔tt Redding and Tito Rabat.

In good form, Rea gestured to invite Redding to follow. In provisional pole at the time, the Kawasaki rider improved his time to remain on top, tak🔥ing Redding to third behind, but they perhaps went too soon as a flurry of be♔tter laps were incoming.

Rea finished his final qualifying in green in fourth for Kawasaki. It had proviosly beeꦚn a quiet weekend from him, in 13th on combined times.The #45 will be the best placed BMW on🐎 the grid for the Rokit team in eighth.

Ahead of the Brit, Remy Gardner b🍸riefly got into second before he took found himself pushed back to fifth for GYTR GYT Yam🐼aha.

Philipp Oettl also impꦉroved late oꦚn for sixth for Team GoEleven Ducati.

That saw Razgatlioglu left seventh as he pushed to the limit on the Yamaha but unable to find a reply when he needed it most to elongate his tit♎le hopes over 0.5s slower at the chequered flag.

Spains🏅h rounds have been a blot on the #54's strong qualifying form thi🍌s season - his only lower start this season came at the Catalunya round in eighth on the grid.

After his huge Friday fall Garrett Gerloff reset himself and came back for ninth for Bonovo Action BMW. Andrea Locatelli completed the top ten times for Pata ⛄Yamaha.

Leandro Mercado (22nd) made a surprise late addition, joining the Petronas MIE Racing Honda Tea🅺m as a late replacement for Eric Granado, who has lack of movement in his wrist after picking up a bone infection after his latest exit.

Jerez World Superbike Records:

Fastest lap: Alvaro Bautista (Ducati, 2019) 1m 39.004s

There was no race at Jerez in 2022

2021 results:

Superpole - Toprak Razgatlioglu

Race 1 - Toprak Razgatlioglu

Superpole Race - Cancelled

Race 2 - Toprak Razgatlioglu

Last Round:

Superpole - Jonathan Rea

Race 1 - Alvaro Bautista

Superpole Race - Alvaro Bautista

Race 2 - Alvaro Bautista

Remaining Schedule (UK Time):

Saturday

Race 1 - 13.00

Sunday

Warm-up - 08.00

Superpole Race - 10.00

Race 2 - 13.00