Elf Marc VDS Racing Team star Sam Lowes is fired up and determined to deliver a strong ending to his second season in the WorldSBK Championship this weekend at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto in Spain

Frustrated to miss the race action last weekend in Portugal due to a left rib injury, Lowes has been passed fit to ride in Andalucia after undertaking a period of intense treatment to get back on board his Ducati Panigale V4R machine this weekend.

Preparations for the 12^th and final round this weekend at the iconic Jerez track start with FP1 at 1035am local time on Friday morning.

Lowes has won his first big battle of the weekend in Jerez after being passed fit to compete less than a week after a left rib injury suffered in a training accident unfortunately forced him to withdraw from the Portuguese round in Estoril.

The 35-year-old has left no stone unturned in his bid to return to full fitness, including daily hyperbaric chamber therapy to speed up the recovery process.

With the hard work and intense treatment paying off, Lowes is now focused on ending 2025 on a high note at the 4.423km Jerez track where he has enjoyed some of the best moments of his international racing career.

Lowes won his first Moto2 race on European soil at Jerez in 2016 and the last of his 10 intermediate class World Championship wins came at the track named after late Spanish legend Angel Nieto in 2023.

Lowes finished in the points in Race 1 and Race 2 last season but he returns this weekend fully motivated to close out a season that’s delivered five podium finishes in the best way possible.

“My aim is to finish the season in a positive way”

“It was very disappointing to not get the chance to race in Estoril last weekend because in the limited time I had on track I was able to demonstrate that I had the potential to be very competitive. The rib injury meant there was no way for me to do the full distance in the races but I feel in better shape and ready to try in Jerez. I’ve been working really hard over these last few days to try and be as ready as I can be to do three good races in Jerez and finish the season in a positive way. Jerez is a track I love and I have a great history here with some good memories and hopefully that can spur me on this weekend. I know it isn’t going to be easy because it has only been a few days since I picked up the injury and it is a painful one that is not easy to treat. Time hasn’t been on our side but I can’t wait to get back on the bike and give the team a strong finish to the season which is what they deserve.”