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Razgatlioglu continues sensational Donington form and tops Warm Up, Rea in Top 5

Sunday, 14 July 2024 08:29 GMT

    • The last day of track action at Donington Park is underway and with the weather looking to hold out, it should be a great day for racing

    The 2024 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s fifth round is into its final day at Donington Park in the United Kingdom as the Prosecco DOC UK Round continues. With two races to come, the morning Warm Up went the way of Race 1 winner Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) who continues his outright domination of Round 5.

    Lapping together with teammate Michael van der Mark in the closing stages, Razgatlioglu was able to stay out for the full 10-minute session as the #54 seeks a second consecutive hat-trick. Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) was P2 in Race 1 and held that placing during morning Warm Up, whilst Andrea Locatelli (Pata Prometeon Yamaha) was top Yamaha. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was fourth and enjoyed a slightly better timed session than at other points of the weekend and made it four manufacturers inside the top four. Jonathan Rea (Pata Prometeon Yamaha) seems to have found gains and was fifth.

    Rounding out the top half dozen, Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) was top Independent rider, whilst Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) had to settle for P7. Completing the top ten, Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team), Michael van der Mark and Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Team Motocorsa Racing). Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) was P12 but crashed whilst Scott Redding (Bonovo Action BMW), who starts from the front row for the Tissot Superpole Race at 11:00 local time, was 16th. Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team) has been declared unfit for the rest of the round following a crash in Race 1 on Saturday.

    Top six after WorldSBK Warm Up, full results here:

    1 Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’25.582
    2. Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +0.586s
    3. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Prometeon Yamaha) +0.634s
    4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.797s
    5. Jonathan Rea (Pata Prometeon Yamaha) +0.831s
    6. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +0.844

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