Defending Champion Alvaro Bautista rode his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R to a narrow victory in the World Superbike Superpole race Sunday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in San Marino.

Pata Yamaha Prometeon’s Toprak Razgatlioglu finished second, just 0.101 second behind Bautista and just 0.637 second ahead of Bautista’s teammate Michael Rinaldi in third.

American Garrett Gerloff placed 9th overall on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.

The race was ended prematurely by a red flag.