Razgatlioglu wins WorldSBK’s 900th race, Bautista second
The Turkish rider took the Race 1 win by 4.324s, Bautista and Rea accomplished the rostrum
P1 – Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)
After obliterating the lap report to take pole place, Razgatlioglu received Race 1 at Mandalika.
He crossed the end line with a 4.324s benefit for his thirtieth victory.
He stays second within the Championship standings with 450 factors.
“At present, I’m very completely satisfied as a result of we’re very robust. In FP3, it was an excellent lap time and in Superpole it was an unbelievable lap time! For me, it was essential to win the race. It was good for me however not simple for anyone due to the extremely popular situations. Within the race, I made only one mistake, however I didn’t crash. In nook six, I touched the soiled line and in nook seven I closed the gasoline as a result of the rear was sliding. I felt the sliding after I touched the gasoline. I went broad as a result of it wasn’t doable to show. Afterwards, I keep in mind Marc Marquez who had a really huge crash right here. All the time, I’m simply terrified of nook seven as a result of you have got only one line and also you attempt to journey this line. You might be all the time pondering this however typically make a mistake.”
P2 – Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
Bautista battled with Rea to safe second place.
He’ll nonetheless be capable of take the title within the subsequent race, the Tissot Superpole Race. He shall be Champion if he finishes first and Razgatlioglu is eighth or decrease.
“At present, I’m pleased with second place. I feel it was the utmost we might obtain at present. For positive, Toprak may be very robust this weekend and the tempo was wonderful. Sincerely, I didn’t anticipate this tempo for all of the race, possibly within the first lap doing ’33s however then decelerate, however he might preserve the tempo. Ultimately, I didn’t have such Superpole as a result of I had some troubles through the session, and I couldn’t make an ideal lap and began from fifth. I had begin, I gained some positions after which initially, with 60 centimetres of fine asphalt, it’s simple to make a mistake. So, I simply needed to be clam initially, attempt to not make errors and to not exit of the nice line. Then I began to combat with Andrea and Jonathan. Once I was second, Toprak was first with a niche. However even when I had been nearer, I don’t assume I might have caught him as a result of his tempo was actually good. I attempted to maintain centered and do my greatest. And at present the very best was end second so I’m completely satisfied for that.”
P3 – Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Workforce WorldSBK)
With 425 factors, Rea is now mathematically out of title competition as he misplaced floor to Bautista by ending third.
“The race was higher than anticipated. Yesterday I had a very troublesome Friday. I used to be driving the bike, not in a pleasant means. I used to be very aggressive on the bike with the low grip floor. Step-by-step, my group understood how one can make modifications, how I wanted to journey, and it actually helped me. At present I used to be a lot nearer to preventing with Toprak to start with at present, after which with Alvaro slightly bit. I didn’t anticipate to be there. A podium was my goal. We achieved that. I feel we will study much more for tomorrow to attempt to make modifications to the bike, generate some extra rear traction. At present I used to be anxious about my entrance tyre, it didn’t look good however in Parc Fermé it appeared a lot worse than the others. Everyone seems to be struggling in that space, however rear traction we have to attempt to enhance for tomorrow. We’ll put our head collectively and attempt to enhance there for tomorrow.”
P4 – Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)
Locatelli claimed fourth place to take his firth top-five end since Estoril.
“It’s a constructive day for me and my group. We labored exhausting from Friday. Sadly, through the race, I misplaced the chance to observe Jonathan and Alvaro as a result of ultimately my rhythm was much like his. We’ll strive once more tomorrow. I’m actually excited to have had my first entrance row, it’s essential for me, for my future, and to imagine in myself. Ultimately, it was a constructive day and we’re on the lookout for tomorrow. I feel we will end the weekend in a great way.”
P5 – Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
Rinaldi was preventing for fourth however ultimately conceded 4 seconds to Locatelli.
“I began fairly properly from a foul place. However then within the first laps I couldn’t do my tempo. I wasn’t feeling good with the bike. However then after six laps, the bike began to really feel actually good. So, I began to push, and I overtook the opposite riders till 5 laps from the tip, I overtook Locatelli and was fourth. However then the final three laps, I had an enormous drop of the rear tyre, and I couldn’t flip, go inside the nook with the angle. For positive, I’m completely satisfied concerning the tempo in the course of the race as a result of it was much like the highest guys. So, I’m completely satisfied about that. We have to enhance the primary 5 laps and the final 4 laps. And if we will try this, we will combat for the rostrum tomorrow.”
P6 – Xavi Vierge (Workforce HRC)
Vierge was the only Workforce HRC rider in Race 1 as Iker Lecuona was declared unfit after crashing in FP2.
“It has been a very troublesome day. The monitor is getting higher each session so it’s actually obscure the modifications on the bike, if we’re entering into the proper course or not. However anyway, I feel we’re doing job. We had a strong race. It was essential to not make errors. We’re lacking slightly bit to attempt to make a step ahead to attempt to combat for a greater place tomorrow.”
WorldSBK motion resumes on Sunday from 08:30 (Native Time) with the Heat-Up, adopted by Tissot Superpole Race at 10:30 and Race 2 at 13:30.
WorldSBK Outcomes Race 1
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)
2. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +4.324s
3. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Workforce WorldSBK) +11.855s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) +19.954s
5. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +23.992s
6. Xavi Vierge (Workforce HRC) +27.114s
Championship standings (after Race 1 – Spherical 11)
1. Alvaro Bautista (ESP) Ducati (527 factors)
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) Yamaha (450 factors)
3. Jonathan Rea (GBR) Kawasaki (425 factors)
WorldSBK Outcomes Tissot Superpole
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) 1’31.371s
2. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Workforce WorldSBK) +1.052s
3. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) +1.092s
Tuuli takes his first win since 2017; Aegerter is the 2022 WorldSSP Champion
The Championship was determined in Race 1 as Baldassarri crashed and Aegerter claimed his second consecutive title
With 437 factors, Dominique Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Workforce) was topped WorldSSP Champion for the second time as he completed in fourth place.
Reflecting on his 2022 season, the place he additionally received the MotoE™ World Cup to take two world degree titles in a single calendar yr, Aegerter stated: “A implausible job we did this yr. Three races earlier than the tip, we received the second World Championship. We additionally received the MotoE™ title. We had 15 race wins, 17 podiums and my worst place this season was a fourth place after I completed the race. We had a implausible season. For me, a second dream come true to be World Champion once more. I need to dedicate this Championship to my household, my buddies, to all of the sponsors, the Ten Kate Racing group and Yamaha. They helped me to be there and I hope, subsequent yr, we will proceed in a great way. I’m feeling prepared to leap as much as WorldSBK and I can’t wait to journey it for the primary time in December with the GRT Yamaha group.”
P1 – Niki Tuuli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse)
Tuuli received Race 1 taking his first victory since Magny-Cours 2017. It was additionally the primary one for MV Agusta since 2017.
He completed with a 3.528s lead over Caricasulo.
“It’s been a terrific day. Pole place and a victory like in Magny-Cours 2017. It’s been a very long time for the reason that final victory and even for the reason that final podium final yr. This yr has been troublesome. We’ve got a brand new bike, I had a very dangerous damage with my toes. It took a little bit of time to recuperate however I did my greatest from dwelling to coach. In Portimao, it was already higher. In Argentina, I had an opportunity to be on the rostrum, however I made a mistake. At present I really feel actually robust. I used to be right here actually quick final yr however now we’ve got a greater bike. I’m actually completely satisfied. Due to my group!”
P2 – Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing)
Caricasulo was second for his third podium in a row.
He now stands in sixth place within the Championship standings, solely 5 factors behind Manzi.
“I’m actually completely satisfied about at present as a result of I used to be offended after Superpole as a result of I used to be preventing for pole place, however I crashed. In Race 1, I actually needed to do higher. It was a really exhausting race due to the new situations, and the monitor format … it’s very troublesome for the physique with lot of modifications of course. It was troublesome additionally as a result of our entrance tyre dropped 80% after six laps. I managed to not make any errors for the entire race. I’m very completely satisfied. Now let’s anticipate tomorrow as a result of I feel we will do higher.”
P3 – Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing)
Regardless of main for a number of laps, Oncu ran off at Flip 7 conceding the result in Tuuli and took third place general.
His sixteenth podium maintains Oncu in third place within the Championship standings with 232 factors.
“Yesterday was actually troublesome for me. At present I awakened and I believed ‘sure! At present is an efficient day’. We did qualifying after which Kenan known as me and instructed me ‘come on, you are able to do it!’, he trusts me and instructed me I might win the race. However I misplaced a lot grip. Due to everybody who supported me! We didn’t crash and we’ve got another podium. I feel we elevated our hole within the Championship standings so I’m actually completely satisfied.”
The newly topped World Champion Dominique Aegerter crossed the end line in fourth place. He first battled with Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Workforce) as he made the transfer at Flip 16 on Lap 16 earlier than he chased down Yari Montella (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing). The pair battled exhausting proper till the road with Aegerter wrapping up the Championship with fourth place; simply 0.008s forward of Montella. Montella himself had a four-second hole to Bulega as he took sixth place.
To notice:
Title contender Lorenzo Baldassarri (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Workforce) crashed out within the opening levels of the race. Stefano Manzi (Dynavolt Triumph) took seventh place after he was given a Lengthy Lap Penalty for irresponsible driving following a gap lap collision with teammate Hannes Soomer.
WorldSSP resumes on Sunday from 08:55 (Native Time) with the Heat-Up adopted by Race 2 at 12:00.
WorldSSP Outcomes Race 1
1. Niki Tuuli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse)
2. Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing) +3.528
3. Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) +4.226s
4. Dominique Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) +6.029s
5. Yari Montella (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) +6.037s
6. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +10.034s
Championship standings (after Race 1 – Spherical 11)
1. Dominique Aegerter (SUI) Yamaha (437 factors)
2. Lorenzo Baldassarri (ITA) Yamaha (352 factors)
3. Can Oncu (TUR) Kawasaki (232 factors)
