Toprak Razgatlioglu won World Superbike Race Two Sunday at Donington Park, in England. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR, Razgatlioglu won the 23-lap race by 2.946 seconds.
Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R, and his teammate Alvaro Bautista took third.
Andrea Locatelli was fourth on his Pata Maxus Yamaha YZF R1.
Danilo Petrucci was fifth on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.
American Garrett Gerloff finished 6th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Toprak Razgatlioglu leads the championship with 345 points, 4 ahead of Nicolo Bulega who has 341 points. Danilo Petrucci is third with 209 points.
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More from a press release issued by Dorna:
NEW CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER: Razgatlioglu wraps up Donington hat-trick and claims title race lead. With his win, ‘El Turco’ becomes the first rider to win a hat trick at the same venue three separate times.
The final MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship race of the Prosecco DOC UK Round sent Donington out with a bang as Toprak topped the podium for his 69th win, ahead of Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in P2, and teammate Alvaro Bautista, (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) who earned his 188th career WorldSBK podium. The #1 now leads the Riders’ Championship by four points ahead of Bulega.
Six Straight For Razgatlioglu: Takes home his 30th win for BMW, rising their total tally to 44
Razgatlioglu claimed his third holeshot of the weekend, followed by Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Bautista, who gained positions as Bulega fell to fifth place by the end of the last lap after another poor jump. ‘El Turco’ steamed ahead at the front to claim his Donington hat trick and make it 12 career wins at the British venue. With his victory, he claims the Riders’ Championship lead away from Nicolo Bulega for the first time this season, carving out a foothold in P1 of four points. Bulega’s P2 marks the 22nd time he has finished P2 behind ‘El Turco’. Bautista took home P3 for his 11th podium of the season.
‘Petrux’ VS.Gerloff: The Italian veteran held off the resurgent American
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) fought with Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in the early stages of the race, the #55 lacking the pace to stop the ‘Bulegas’ as he made his way through and shuffled ‘Loka’ off the podium to P4. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) and Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) fought throughout the race for P5, the pair trading better times sector by sector. The Texan rider was unable to pass by ‘Petrux’, remaining in P6 when he crossed the finish line for his best result of the season.
Iannone Defensive Clinic: Seals P7 for his team
Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) led the group fighting for P7. Early in the running, the group was laying it all on the line, going three wide early in several corners. Iannone held off the other riders. The melee saw Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) stake claim to P8 and P9, Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha), unfortunately for him, tumbled down the order as a result to finish in P15. In P10, Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) landed a P10 to give a silver lining to what was otherwise a forgettable weekend for the Honda factory team.
Home Rookie Vickers On The Bubble: Just outside his stated goal of P10 for the weekend
British Rookie Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) ended Donington with back-to-back P11 finishes, showing improved consistency to place around the top 10 and well within the point-scoring positions. Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) bounced back to record a solid P12 after suffering a DNF with a tech issue in Race 1. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) finished the race in P14; however, after a track limits penalty applied to Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) by FIM WorldSBK Stewards saw the pair switch positions with Montella to P13 and Vierge to P14. Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) ended his lukewarm weekend at Donington with a P16 finish, leading Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) in P17, Michael Rinaldi (GMT94-YAMAHA) in P18, Tito Rabat (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) in P19, and Ivo Lopez (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) in P20.
Home Hero Wipeout From P2: Sam Lowes sees gravel
Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) saw his race end on Turn 1 of Lap 3 as he was pushing hard to keep up with Razgatlioglu, crashing out from P2. His crash makes him the second Lowes brother to crash out from a podium position in their home weekend at Donington. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) ended up in the gravel on Turn 9 shortly after, ending his race.
The top six from the WorldSBK Race 2: Full results here!
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +2.946s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +3.135s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +10.724s
5. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +12.401
6. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) +13.419s
Fastest Lap: Nicolo Bulega, Ducati – 1’25.961s
Championship standings:
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 345 puntos
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 341
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 209
4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 194
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 188
6. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) 131
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