Jonathan Rea is WorldSBK champion for the sixth time after Scott Redding stops at Estoril

ByEurosport

Updated 17/10/2020 at 17:09 GMT

Rea has won the Championship for his sixth title in a row. Redding, who had to win the race to keep any title hopes alive, saw his bike stop early in Race 1 in Estoril which ensured the Northern Irishman clinched the championship well before the race had even finished.

Jonathan Rea

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Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing) won the WorldSBK championship for the sixth successive season in Race 1 at Estoril in Portugal.

A fourth-placed finish was enough for Rea to win the title after main rival Scott Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) stopped with 16 laps to go.

Turkish rider Toprak Razgatlioglu (PATA YAMAHA) won the race with relative ease on Saturday afternoon. He turned his first career pole into his second victory of the year as his stock continues to rise.

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After a tight battle for second, Chaz Davies (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) took the runner-up spot and Garrett Gerloff (GRT Yamaha) finished third.

Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha), Michael van der Mark (PATA YAMAHA) and Matteo Ferrari (Barni Racing Team) did not finish the race.

Rea, who started from the middle of the grid, will have to wait for his 100th race win, but he will not care as he can now celebrate a historic championship victory.

"I've no feeling right now," Rea said post-race.

"I can't even look back. It's been an incredible journey this season to go through.

"I just want to thank all the organisers to get racing going again. In the middle of what everyone has had to experience in the world in this last year sport always comes second, but we managed to race.

"I miss the fans, my family and friends and the travelling support from Northern Ireland. They can't be here now but it's all for them.