Toprak Razgatlioglu won the World Superbike Superpole Race Sunday morning at Donington Park, in England. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR, the Turk won the 10-lap race by 2.804 seconds.
Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R, and Sam Lowes took third on his ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R.
Danilo Petrucci finished his race 7th on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.
American Garrett Gerloff finished 8th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Results superpole race WSBK
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Two for two so far in Donington for Razgatlioglu ahead of Bulega and Sam Lowes in P3 who tastes the Prosecco at home. The #1 landed his 11th win at Donington, for his 68th career WorldSBK win, to reduce the Riders’ Championship margin to a single point with one race still to ride at Donington.
The Prosecco DOC UK Round’s final day kicked off the day’s first race with the Tissot Superpole Race. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) landed his second win of the round and his fifth win in a row. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) finished in second place for his 41st podium. However, the Italians’ Championship lead has now been cut to a single point. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) took home his second career WorldSBK podium, earning Great Britain’s 890th podium royally as he claimed it at his home round.
Toprak Makes More History: claims BMW’s 100th podium
Toprak Razgatlioglu started the race from pole position. After a big jump off the line, he put the hammer down and quickly established a lead which he would not go on to relinquish, claiming his second win at Donington in 2025, his 11th career win at the venue. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) had a slower jump than usual at lights out; however, he made up positions passing Rea to claim P2. He did well to limit the points damage in the Championship picture, but with ‘El Turco’s P1, ‘Bulegas’ sees his Championship lead now cut down to a single point. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) claims a home podium to the elation of home fans, a welcome sight for a bruised up #14 who saw his Race 1 end very early on Saturday.
Yamaha On Yamaha Duel: Locatelli pips Rea for P5 despite strong early running from Rea
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) finished top Yamaha after a late duel with his teammate Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) to finish P5. Rea shot off the line to sit P2 behind Razgatlioglu; however, he saw himself outrun by the trio of Ducatis ridden by Bulega, Sam Lowes, and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) . The latter going on to finish in P4. In the race’s final lap, he was overtaken by teammate Locatelli, relegating him to P6. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) finished in P7, a step slower than Race 1 but still in the thick of the fight at the front.
Gerloff P8 Again: For the third consecutive time, the ‘Lone Star’ takes home P8
After a protracted battle with Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven), Gerloff took home another top eight finish as he crossed the finish line in eighth place. Behind him, Iannone held off the Kawasaki rider until the closing laps, where the American rider overtook him, shuffling Iannone to P9. Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) made it three Yamahas in the top 10, finishing ahead of British rookie Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing), who was in a multiple-rider battle for P7 with Petrucci and others until he unfortunately ran wide with two laps to go on Turn 11.
The top six from the WorldSBK Superpole Race, full results here!
1 Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’25.666s
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +2,804s
3. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +3.874s
4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +4.420s
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +6.943s
6. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +7.387s
7. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +8.699s
8. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) +9.141s
9. Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) +9.546s
Fastest Lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu Lap 2- 1’25.666s
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