04:54
With Ducati in mind, there are five Panigales on the front two rows; only Razgatlioglu is on a bike not from Bologna in the first six positions.
Behind the front row, it's Alvaro Bautista, Danilo Petrucci, and Scott Redding making up row two.
Nicolo Bulega, Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025 Australian WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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2025 Australian World Superbike: Race 1 as it happened
Live coverage from Race 1 at this weekend's Australian World Superbike round.
The 2025 WorldSBK season kicks off this weekend with the Australian World Superbike round from Phillip Island.
Race 1 is set to get underway at 16:00 local time. Nicolo Bulega starts from pole position with reigning champion Toprak Razgatlioglu and Go Eleven Ducati's Andrea Iannone joining him on the front row.
There will be a mandatory pit stop on lap 10.
22 Feb 2025
04:51
Nicolo Bulega starts on pole for this one and has been fastest in every session so far this week, including the pre-event test on Monday and Tuesday.
Toprak Razgatlioglu and Andrea Iannone round out the front row, the reigning champion struggling to match the pace of the Ducatis over longer runs.
04:49
Welcome to live coverage of the first race of this year's World Superbike Championship from Phillip Island, Australia. We're just over 10 minutes away from lights out for Race 1 at 16:00 local time.
