Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) lands his 9^th season win as he cruises to a Race 2 win by nearly a 10-second margin. Bulega glided up the grid from his P10 grid start for his 15^th podium of the season, limiting the damage his Riders’ Championship lead withstood. His lead now stands at a tenuous 9 points ahead of the #1. In third place, Bautista earned his 10^th podium of the year; however, his race win drought continues, as he last topped the podium at Aragon Race 2 in 2024.

TOPRAK AT HOME IN MISANO: 8^th WorldSBK win at Misano, tying Rea’s track record.

Toprak flew off the line to claim the holeshot, followed into the first corner by Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha), and that was the closest any other rider got to home in the race. While Locatelli, Alex Lowes and Danilo Petrucci battled in the early running for P2 until Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) shuffled them aside as they tried in vain to catch ‘El Turco’. Toprak’s race pace consistency enabled him to put the hammer down in Race 2. Excluding the opening lap, his last lap where he slowed down to greet the chequered flag with a signature stoppie, and two laps late in the race when he already had a strong lead, the #1 finished every lap within half a second of his 1’33.471 fastest lap. This metronomic consistency carried him to complete his second Misano hat-trick in back-to-back years and his second of the season after his Portimao triple. Bulega and Bautista finished in a lonely P2 and P3 as they had the pace to separate themselves from the riders behind them but lacked the speed to catch the streaking #1.

PETRUCCI TOP INDEPENDENT: Beats Lecuona for P5 by 0.129s

Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) won a protracted battle with Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) to claim P4. ‘Petrux’ and Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) gave a sequel to their Race 1 battle for P3, a struggle which Petrucci won, but not without Locatelli, Bulega and Bautista passing the pair, shuffling the #9 to P5. Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) worked hard to catch up to Petrucci ahead of him, but ultimately was unable to displace him, finishing just 0.129 seconds behind him.

GERLOFF SHOWS GRIT: Earns P8 to tie season-best

Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) held off Lecuona for the last laps of the race until a divebombing move by the Spaniard moved the Brit back to P7. Tying his best result so far in his debut season with Kawasaki, Texan rider Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) looked strong as he came out on top after a showdown for P8 with Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) and Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven). Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) will take home solid points from Misano’s Race 2, a welcome result when considering he was not expected to compete at the event after his foot injury suffered at Most. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) notches a P10, which is behind where he would like to be on the timesheet; however, it is his best result of the last two rounds.

VICKERS TOP ROOKIE: Leads Sofuoglu and Zaidi from P11

Less than a second behind van der Mark, British rookie Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) finished in P11, more than six seconds ahead of Bassani in P12, and a further 4 seconds ahead of Turkish rookie Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) in P13. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) recovered from his crash to earn points in P14, ahead of Michael Rinaldi (GMT94-YAMAHA), Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) and Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team who all finished the race’s full length.

SIX RIDERS SEE THE GRAVEL Gardner, Montella, Lowes, Rea, Iannone, Redding

Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) didn’t feature in the race due to a tech issue, joined in the garages first by Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and then Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) crashed out on Turn 10. The incident is under review; however, Montella will leave Misano disappointed, as both of his Sunday races featured spills into the gravel. Lap 10 saw Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) crash at Turn 1. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team), despite his good recent form, crashed in Turn 8 from his position within the top eight. Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) crashed out on Turn 2 with just a single lap to go, followed on the last lap by Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing), who crashed on Turn 14 but returned for P16.

The top six from the WorldSBK Race 2 at Misano: full results here!

Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) +9.685s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) +14.438s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +16.752s
5. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +19.273s
6. Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) +19.402s
Fastest lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW) – 1’33.471s

Championship standings
1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) 292 points
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 283
3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 179
4. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) 172
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) 157
6. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) 124

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