DEFINING STORIES, ROUND 4: Razgatlioglu’s first hat-trick of the year at Misano
The #54 consolidated his dominance of 2024 with three impressive wins on Ducati’s home turf – BMW’s first triple
After taking victories at Barcelona-Catalunya and Assen, Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) claimed his first ever MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship hat-trick at the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli”, finishing ahead of rivals Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) to take the Championship lead on Saturday, the first time BMW had led the way in over a decade. Watch the highlights from Race 1 and Race 2 HERE.
RACE 1: Toprak takes the Championship lead
The surprise came on Saturday at Misano: Razgatlioglu took pole position in Superpole and in the afternoon, took victory on Ducati soil, a second and a half ahead of Bulega and three ahead of Bautista. That was the Turk’s fourth win of the year, his second in a row, which he would eventually extend to thirteen. In addition, Toprak broke Bautista’s run of four consecutive Misano wins, which stretched back to Race 2 in 2022.
PERFECT SUNDAY: Razgatlioglu continues dominating and completes the triple
On Sunday, things continued in the same way, with the Turk dominating from Warm Up. In the Superpole Race, he took his second win of the weekend ahead of Bulega and Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK). Bautista crashed at Turn 10 on Lap 5, when he was running fourth with another mistake adding to a tricky season. In the afternoon, the Talavera native returned to the podium but finished almost seven seconds behind Razgatlioglu, who completed the triple as Bulega took a third second place of the weekend. Elsewhere, a first top six back in action for Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team), nothing short of a miracle.
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