Toprak Razgatlioglu won World Superbike Race Two Sunday at Magny-Cours, in France. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR, the 2024 WorldSuperbike Champion won the 21-lap race by 8.087 seconds.
Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R, and Alex Lowes was third on his Bimota by Kawasaki KB998 Rimini.
Bulega’s teammate, Alvaro Bautista crossed the finish line fourth.
Razgatlioglu’s teammate, Michael van der Mark was fifth.
Danilo Petrucci crossed the finish line 8th on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R.
American Garrett Gerloff went from 23rd on the grid to 11th at the finish on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Toprak Razgatlioglu leads the championship with 469 points, 39 ahead of Nicolo Bulega who has 430 points. Danilo Petrucci is third with 260 points.
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More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Four hat tricks in a row for Razgatlioglu ahead of Alex Lowes, who lands a trio of weekend podiums for Bimota.
Razgatlioglu earns BMW’s 50th win, raising his tally to 12 straight wins, one short of his 2024 record
In the final race of the entire paddock’s weekend, the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship took on its second race at the French Round’s Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. Already having established himself as the circuit’s most successful rider via his 10th race win in the morning’s Tissot Superpole Race, Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) won emphatically for his 75th career WorldSBK win. Following him onto the rostrum, Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) punched their tickets onto the podium behind ‘El Turco’. #11 finished in second, making the Bulega-Razgatlioglu 1-2 the pair with the second-most joint podium appearances, behind only Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) and Chaz Davies. Taking home bronze from France, Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) earned his 50th career podium.
TOPRAK’S TALLY UP TO 11: ‘El Turco’ is now two races away from equalling the record for consecutive wins, which he set last year
At lights out, Razgatlioglu took the holeshot ahead of Bulega, Alex, and Jonathan Rea, who shot up from P7. It was smooth sailing for the defending Champion, who cruised to his fourth consecutive hat trick this season. Bulega earned his 23rd podium of the season; however, his second place saw him finish behind Razgatlioglu for the 27th time in his career. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) placed Bimota on the podium for the third time this weekend, an accomplishment that hasn’t been seen since Stephane Mertens and Davide Tardozzi cumulatively earned three at Hockenheim in 1988.
REA BACK IN BUSINESS: the #65 fought for and briefly held P3 throughout the first half of the contest
Early on, Jonathan Rea not only defended his P5 from Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) behind him, but the six-time World Champion was climbing all over the back of Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) for P4 through the first four laps. The fastest he has looked all season so far, the Ulsterman nipped at his heels, corner after corner; however, he seemed to lack the pace to overtake the #9. In front of them, Alex Lowes ran wide, and ‘Petrux’ seized the opportunity to take P3. On Turn 5 of Lap 8, Rea split between the middle of the two riders on the approach to the corner to take third place for himself. For the next several laps, the #22 and #65 riders fought tooth and nail for the last podium spot until Lowes sailed forward for his third straight podium. The Northern Irishman’s pace dwindled, falling behind Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and longtime rival Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) for a P6 finish.
BAUTISTA CLIMBS BACK UP THE ORDER: P14 to P4 for the two-time World Champion
After starting P14 on the fifth row, Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) had climbed to P9 by lap 7. After a dramatic double overtake on Lap 14, he climbed further to P6 and finished his recovery run in P4. Magny-Cours was a breath of fresh air for van der Mark, whose second P5 of the weekend came in Race 2 for his best results in 18 races. Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) placed P7 in Race 2 for his best result of the weekend.
PETRUCCI DROPS IN PACE: The #9’s high of P3 turned to a P8 finish
Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) started from P4 and ran ahead of Rea and the Bimota #22 in P3 for the first quarter of the race. However, the veteran Italian’s pace dropped off late and saw him finish in P8. Four laps into the contest, Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) had climbed nine positions up to P13 after starting in P22, gaining a further four positions before crossing the finish line to finish in P9. Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) keeps his top 10 streak alive, now four in a row for the #77.
POINTSCORERS: Gerloff finishes P11 despite P23 start
Like Bautista and Locatelli in front of him, American rider Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) rode well to recover points. He placed P11 after starting at the back of the grid in P23. Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) fell back to P12 after starting in P8; however still scored points ahead of Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) in P13, Tarran Mackenzie (MGM BONOVO Racing Team) in P15, and Sergio Garcia in P15.
IANNONE FALLS OUT OF POINTS AFTER SUPERPOLE RACE P6: The experienced Italian has struggled for consistent form in 2025
Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) tumbled out of the points to P16 after being assessed a Long Lap Penalty by FIM WorldSBK Stewards for course cutting. Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) finished P17, just 0.297s behind Iannone. Finally, Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team finished in P18.
PIT LANE EARLY BIRDS: Sam Lowes, Rabat, Rinaldi, Vickers, Montella all DNF
Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) was the first rider to retire, as the #14 suffered a tech issue and retired on Lap 7. Later, Tito Rabat (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) retired before Michael Rinaldi (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) and Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) also returned to the garages early. Lastly, Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) retired after completing 15 laps.
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) +8.087s
3. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +12.123s
4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +13.806s
5. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +16.293s
6. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +17.039s
Fastest lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW) – 1’36.102s
Championship standings
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 469 points
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 430
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 260
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 236
5. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 230
6. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) 163
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