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Race 1 of final World Superbike round pushed back to Sunday due to terrible weather in Indonesia

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ByEurosport

Updated 20/11/2021 at 08:43 GMT

Fans of the World Superbike championship will have to wait just a little bit longer before they get to see the fascinating title race decided. The new time for Race 1 will be early on Sunday morning, with Race 2 keeping its original time. All eyes will be on the two title rivals, Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and Jonathan Rea, as the race to be crowned 2021 champion reaches its conclusion.

LOMBOK, INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 19: Superbike riders in action during second free practice ahead Pirelli Indonesian Round - The 2021 World Superbike Championship at Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit in Lombok, Indonesia on November 19, 2021. (

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Race 1 of the final round of the 2021 World Superbike season has been pushed back to Sunday after torrential rain hit the Pertamina Mandalika Circuit in Indonesia.
Riders were able to get through free practice and the Superpole before the rain came, leaving the track in a completely unusable condition.
After some delay the decision was taken to postpone Race 1 to Sunday morning instead, with riders keeping their results from Superpole.
Here is the new schedule for Sunday's WSBK action.
  • 09:00 Local Time (01:00 GMT) - World SBK 01:00
  • 11:00 LT (03:00 GMT) - World SBK Race 1 (21 Laps)
  • 15:00 LT (07:00 GMT) - World SBK Race 2 (21 Laps)
Yamaha rider Toprak Razgatlioglu leads the championship on 531 points as he bids to lift his maiden title.
Six-time champion Jonathan Rea is second, 30 points behind on 501.
Toprak will start on pole with Kawasaki star Rea just behind him in second.
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