The Spanish rider managed to wrap up his first WSBK title with a round to spare thanks to a second-place finish behind Yamaha rider Toprak Razgatlioglu in Sunday afternoon's final race at Mandalika.
Bautista had looked in a strong position to win the title as a rookie back in 2019 riding for Ducati, as he won the first 11 races of the year, only for his campaign to implode mid-season - prompting a dramatic split with the Italian manufacturer that resulted in him accepting a big-money offer from Honda in 2020.
