Alex Lowes finished the final WorldSBK practice session at Estoril on top, setting a 1:34.740 in FP3. The decisive lap arrived late in the session and put him 0.083 seconds clear of Nicolo Bulega, who had led the timing for much of the run.

Bulega therefore took second, while Alberto Surra secured third, only 0.041 seconds behind him. Miguel Oliveira was the last rider to lap in the 1:34s. Axel Bassani followed in fifth, with Iker Lecuona sixth.

Yari Montella provided the session’s most dramatic moment. With about six minutes remaining, he lost the front at Turn 1 but managed to save the crash and still recorded the seventh-fastest time.

Alvaro Bautista, Garrett Gerloff and Jake Dixon completed the top ten. With FP3 now finished and the gaps at the front tight, Superpole will decide the starting positions at the Circuito do Estoril.