Ducati, Bulega lays down the law at Portimao

A crowd of 82,132 spectators filled Portimao for the Portuguese Superbike Round. They were rewarded with a great weekend for their home hero, Miguel Oliveira. In fact, the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team rider finished third in all three races this weekend. Team Aruba Ducati’s Nicolo Bulega, however, was the man to beat, with a perfect weekend for the Ducati rider: after winning in Race 1 on Saturday, the centaur from Emilia conceded an encore in Superpole and then a trio in Race Two.

Starting from pole position, Bulega led every lap this weekend and won by a margin of just two seconds, taking his tenth consecutive victory. He is the fourth rider in WorldSBK history to achieve this milestone, following Jonathan Rea, Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alvaro Bautista.

With six wins out of six races, Bulega has extended his lead in the standings to 56 points over his teammate Lecuona. Having won the maximum points this season, Ducati has a 50-point advantage in the Constructors’ standings.

“This was a really good weekend and it’s a special Sunday for me,” said Bulega. “I won the Superpole Race this morning and then also Race 2.We improved the bike a lot compared to yesterday and I was feeling much better today, so I’m really happy. We didn’t start the weekend in the best way and I had a very bad feeling with the bike, so it was hard to push like I wanted to. But we worked hard with the team and never gave up.”

“Every day we found a solution and on Sunday the bike was really, really good. I want to thank my team for helping me improve and be faster. I am very proud to be part of this project. They have worked incredibly hard and they really deserve this result.”