DEFINING STORIES; ROUND 12: Razgatlioglu becomes double WorldSBK World Champion at Jerez
The Turk claimed the World Champion crown in Race 1 after finishing second behind Bulega and rounded off the season with a win in the final race of the year
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) secured his second MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at Jerez, becoming only the third rider in history to win titles with two different manufacturers. Although Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) won Race 1 and the Superpole Race, Toprak’s second place on Saturday was enough to claim the title. The Turk also rounded off the year with his 18th win, whilst Andrea Locatelli (Pata Prometeon Yamaha), Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) and Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) each claimed a podium finish over the weekend. Enjoy the best moments from Race 1 and Race 2 HERE and a look at what the Championship was like from BMW’s perspective with the UNFILTERED, here!
SATURDAY: Razgatlioglu wraps up second WorldSBK title
Toprak could have lost up to nine points to Bulega on Saturday and still be Champion and the latter is what happened. The Italian won the race, followed by the Turk, so the gap was reduced from 46 to 41 points, with just 37 at stake. Razgatlioglu thus celebrated his second WorldSBK title and BMW’s first, becoming only the third rider in history to win with two different manufacturers after James Toseland (Honda and Ducati) and Troy Corser (Ducati and Suzuki) – and the first to do so without winning with Ducati. Locatelli completed the podium in Race 1.
THE BEST POSSIBLE SEASON END: victories for Bulega and Razgatlioglu
With the Championship decided, the Tissot Superpole Race saw a repeat of Saturday’s result. Bulega beat Razgatlioglu by just over two seconds, although this time they were joined on the podium by Alex Lowes, who ended the year with 12 podiums, his best record in WorldSBK. In the afternoon, however, it was ‘El Turco’ who took the win, his 18th of the year, ahead of his arch-rival, ‘Bulegas’. In addition, the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team completed the double, as van der Mark was third, adding his second podium of the year after his victory at Magny-Cours and achieving his dream to be on the podium with teammate Toprak.
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