Donington Park WorldSBK: Razgatlioglu wins as Rea claims first Yamaha podium

Toprak Razgatlioglu leads the wꦍay again as he makes it two wins from two at Donington Park.

Toprak Razgatlioglu
Toprak Razgatlioglu

Despite having a cl✱ear advantage over his rivals throughout the weekend, Toprak Razgatไlioglu opted for harder tyres than fellow front row starters Nicolo Bulega ans Scott Redding. 

Bulega used it ✃to his advantage as he swooped into the lead at turn one, while Redding instead dropped to seventh. 

On lap two Axel Bassani suffered a fast off a turn four while a mistake fr𝔉om Doninique Aegerter saw him drop four places on the same 🦹lap.

On lap three Razgatlioglu regained๊ the lead with a brilliant 🌸move into the Melbourne Loop, as he also the fastest lap of the race in the process. 

Moments after moving into P4, Andrea Locatelli began a hard-fought battle wi🍌th Alex Lowes after running wide💜 at turn seven, which allowed Alvaro Bautista to move ahead of both riders.

Further back, Remy Gardner made back-to-back mistakes after trying to get throu☂gh on Sam Lowes, who was struggling most🐠 out of the top ten.

At the head oꦕf the field, Razgatlioglu romped home to yet another win as he crossed the line over four seconds c💞lear of Bulega.

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