In the recent World Superbike race at Misano, Toprak Razgatlioglu secured a perfect hat-trick of wins, further solidifying his lead in the championship race. Starting in fifth place, the new BMW star quickly made his way to the front of the pack. Despite Nicolo Bulega setting an impressive early pace, Razgatlioglu caught up to him, passed him, and then widened the gap once again.
The race was thrilling until the end as Razgatlioglu crossed the finish line with a huge stoppie, reducing his winning margin to 2.980s. Reigning champion Alvaro Bautista overcame a low starting position of 11th to secure a spot on the podium behind Bulega. Kawasaki’s Alex Lowes followed closely behind Bautista in fourth place, with Yamaha’s Andrea Locatelli and a gutsy performance by the injured Danilo Petrucci rounding out the top positions.
With this victory, Razgatlioglu now holds a 21-point lead over Bulega in the championship standings, with Bautista trailing 24 points behind in third place. The next round of the World Superbike series will take place at Donington Park in July 2024.
