SBK 2019 10 2019-09-08 2019-09-08 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/4h2sgw1570475114.jpg https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/poster/fm82qz1570475056.jpg Jonathan Rea produced another lights-to-flag victory in the Superpole sprint race at Portimao as Alvaro Bautista charged through the pack to claim his first podium finish in five race. Alex Lowes claimed his first rostrum since the Misano sprint race in third place for Pata Yamaha, losing second to Bautista at the start of the final lap, with Toprak Razgatlioglu further back in fourth place for Puccetti Kawasaki. Alvaro Bautista scored his first World Superbike Championship win since June’s Misano round with a battling performance in the final race of the weekend at Portimao, his 15th victory of the season but his first in four events. Despite the result though, Rea leaves Portugal having swelled his lead over Bautista to 91-points with now only nine races remaining. Razgatlioglu completed the podium – his eighth of the year. 597872