The final race of the weekend for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship was packed with drama from start to finish, with Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) storming to complete a perfect weekend at the Prosecco DOC UK Round - winning all three races.

GRAND SLAM: Razgatlioglu unstoppable at Donington

It was an unbelievable weekend for the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team as Razgatlioglu completed a dream result at Donington Park. After finishing fastest on Friday, and securing the pole position on Saturday, Toprak gave BMW a triple race win – his ninth victory with the German manufacturer. The #54 equals Tom Sykes’ record at the historic circuit, after beating Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) by an incredible 8.062s. Behind the Italian and taking the final spot on the podium was Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK), who completed his 300^th race start.

EARLY DRAMA: Bautista crashes on the way to the grid as Toprak leads

There was drama before the start, with reigning World Champion Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) crashing at Goddards on his sighting lap. The #1 would get his machine repaired on the grid, in time for the race start. However, once the lights went out nobody could match Razgatlioglu who rocketed off the line, maintaining his lead from Bulega and Scott Redding (Bonovo Action BMW). Redding had a strong start to Race 2 but would soon be caught and demoted to fourth by Alex Lowes. Meanwhile at the front Toprak extended his advantage to over two seconds - dipping inside the 1’25 bracket.

Front row starter, Jonathan Rea (Pata Prometeon Yamaha) had a tough start to Race 2, losing touch with the front four before getting overtaken by Bautista and Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) with 14 laps remaining. After overtaking Rea, the #1 set his sights on Andrea Locatelli (Pata Prometeon Yamaha) – soon entering the top five. At the front, Razgatlioglu put together a sensational performance, consistently lapping inside the 1’26 bracket in the late stages, crossing the line to storm to victory by 8.062s from Bulega.

BAUTISTA FIFTH: The #1 secured a strong result

Redding held onto fourth position in the closing stages of Race 2, keeping a 1.201s margin to Bautista, who rounded out the top five positions. The #1 ended the weekend with a solid performance after his crash on the sighting lap, keeping calm and finishing ahead of Petrucci at the line. Petrucci took another strong top 10 finish this weekend and finished in front of compatriot Locatelli. The Italian had an exciting end to the weekend after battling with teammate Rea, for seventh position on the final lap.

RECOVERY RIDE: Bassani secures top 10 spot

The final spots inside the top 10 went the way of GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team’s Dominique Aegerter, taking ninth at the line. The #77 was ahead of Axel Bassani (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK), who completed a fantastic recovery ride after starting from 16^th on the grid. Meanwhile, it was a disappointing end to the weekend for Adam Norrodin (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda), who crashed at Turn 8 early on. Team GoEleven’s Andrea Iannone would also have an early to Race 2, entering the pitlane and retiring from the race with six laps remaining.

The top six from Race 1 at Donington Park, full results here:

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)

2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) +8.062s

3. Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +10.026s

4. Scott Redding (Bonovo Action BMW) +12.275s

5. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) +13.476s

6. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +15.562s

Fastest lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW) – 1’25.597s – new lap record

Championship standings

1 Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 241 points

2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) 200

3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) 186

4. Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) 165

5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Prometeon Yamaha) 116

6. Andrea Iannone (Team GoEleven) 88

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