Toprak Razgatlioglu and BMW left only crumbs to their rivals, prevailing in all three heats of this weekend’s race at Misano. After breaking the deadlock on the 7th lap of Race 2, when he took the lead at La Quercia with an overtake against Nicolò Bulegathe Turkish driver never gave up first place, flying towards a victory that gave him a 21 point lead in the championship over the Emilian rookie, second at the finish line and in the world championship standings.
Third place instead for Alvaro BautistaThat he completed the podium with a great comeback from 11th place on the grid, ahead of Alex Lowes, Andrea Locatelli and an amazing Danilo Petrucci, sixth at the finish line despite the intense pain he has suffered in recent days. He had to settle for seventh place, behind the Barni team from Terni, Axel Bassaniprotagonist of his best weekend since wearing the colors of the Kawasaki Racing Team, while Remy Gardner he finished eighth, ahead Iker Lecuona And Jonathan Rea.
Andrea Iannone out of 10, 11th behind the Cannibal in a race that saw him in great difficulty in the early stages. As for the other Italian pilots, Michele Pirro’s race ended with a fall on the last lap, while Michael Ruben Rinaldi was unable to go further than 16th place, after a fall in the early stages of the race.
The Race 2 standings
Updates lap by lap
Checkered flag – Razgatlioglu scores a hat trick, crossing the finish line with a stoppie! Bulega and Bautista complete the podium. Of note is Pirro’s fall on the last lap.
Lap 20 – Only three tenths between Iannone and Rea. It could be a sprint finish that decides tenth position.
Lap 19 – Iannone is closing in on Rea and could attempt an attack on the Yamaha rider in these final laps.
Lap 18 – The lead over Razgatlioglu’s Bulega rises to 4″5, now one step away from his third victory.
Lap 17 – Gardner passes Lecona and goes up to eighth, while Bassani keeps in Petrucci’s wake. Everything unchanged, however, in the top positions.
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Round 16 – Petrucci overtakes Bassani and takes sixth place.
Lap 15 – Bassani resists the pressure of Petrucci, who follows him like a shadow with the Panigale V4R of the Barni Racing team.
Round 14 – Positions frozen at the top of the race, with Toprak setting the pace with a 3″3 lead over Bulega and 10″ over Bautista. Meanwhile, Locatelli gains a few tenths from Alex Lowes, while a super Petrucci is glued to Bassani.
Round 13 – The gap between Buelega and Razgatlioglu rises to 3″ and he travels undisturbed towards his third success of the weekend.
Round 12 – Bautista finalizes the overtaking on Alex Lowes and takes the third step of the podium.
Round 11 – Rea overtakes Iannone and climbs 10th. Here is the situation shortly after half the race:
Lap 10 – Razgatlioglu takes the margin and puts 1″5 between himself and Bulega, while Bautista follows Alex Lowes who currently occupies third position.
Round 9 – Locatelli overtakes Bassani in Turn 1 and goes up to fifth, while an accident occurred between Vierge and Gerloff. The American from the Bonovo team still manages to get back on track and is overtaken by Rinaldi, who also returned after his fall at the beginning of the race.
Round 8 – Bulega doesn’t let go and remains three tenths behind Razgatlioglu.
Round 7 – Toprak passes Bulega at the Quercia and takes the lead of the race. Alex Lowes follows in third place, ahead of Bautista, Locatelli and Bassani. Seventh Petrucci, followed by Lecuona, Gardner and Iannone.
Round 6 – Razgatlioglu continues to make up ground and halves the gap to Bulega. In the meantime, van der Mark’s withdrawal due to technical problems should be noted.
Round 5 – Bulega’s lead drops to 1″1, while Aegerter is forced to surrender due to the engine failure of the R1 #77 of the GRT team.
Round 4 – Razgatlioglu recovers from Bulega, while Aegerter overtakes Rea and takes 11th place behind Iannone, who is struggling at the start of the race.
Round 3 – Bulega continues to make the difference in this start of the race and continues to gain a few cents on Toprak. Alex Lowes was third, followed by Bautista.
Round 2 – Iannone is in difficulty, making another mistake and now finds himself in tenth place ahead of Rea. Bassani attacks Petrucci at the Carro and takes sixth position, while Bulega continues to lead the group with a 1″4 advantage over Toprak.
Round 1 – Long Iannone, who returns to the track in sixth position behind Bautista, while Bulega takes advantage of Razgatlioglu, who has moved up to second position.
Off you go! – Excellent start from Bulega who takes the lead ahead of Iannone, Alex Lowes, Locatelli and Razgatlioglu. Bautista sixth ahead of Petrucci, Bassani and Rea. Rinaldi on the ground.
1.58pm – Two minutes before the start, the warm-up lap begins.
1.55pm – Winner of the first two races of the weekend, the Turkish rider will go in search of a hat-trick on the Adriatic Riviera track to also attempt to make an increase in the championship standings, which sees him in command with 15 points ahead of Bautista and 16 over Bulega.
1.53pm – This is the complete lineup, with Toprak Razgatlioglu in pole position:
1.50pm – A bad race for reigning champion Alvaro Bautista, forced to start 11th after crashing in Turn 10.
1.48pm – Axel Bassani is ready on the grid and will start from the second row thanks to the sixth place achieved this morning in the Superpole Race.
1.45pm – Welcome to this live broadcast of the last heat of the Superbike race in Misano. With only 15 minutes left until the start, the temperatures on the racetrack are quite high, where the asphalt temperature is 27.7°C and 45°C on the asphalt.
Already winner of Race 1 and the Superpole Race, Toprak Razgatlioglu will be looking for a hat-trick in the last race of this weekend in Misano, starting at 2 pm. The world championship leader will settle in pole position accompanied by Nicolò Bulega and Alex Lowes , with an all-Italian second row behind him, made up of Andrea Locatelli, Andrea Iannone and Axel Bassani.
Eighth place for Jonathan Rea who will sit between Iker Lecuona and a stoic Danilo Petrucci, while Alvaro Bautista will have to start from 11th place after this morning’s crash. An uphill race also for Michael Ruben Rinaldi, in 18th position followed by Michele Pirro.
