Toprak Wins Race 1000 In Tricky Conditions

Damp track adds unpredictability to Superpole race, but Razgatlioglu does it again

Overnight rains almost blighted the start of the 1000th WorldSBK race celebrations before the Superpole Race at Balaton, and left a series of challenging tyre choices to be made by riders and teams.

Everything from intermediates to various slicks (and mixes of each) were chosen by the top riders.

On slicks front and back the 1000th WorldSBK race was won – eventually – by Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team).

A real dry line had developed through the race to let Razgatlioglu move through from third to the lead and extend it over the final few laps to take his second Balaton race win. He won from Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati) and once more a lonely third place rider, Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati).

In such a treacherous race, with damp patches still around even at the end, fortunes waxed and waned on tyre choice as much as anything, with those on intermediates losing time eventually.

Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) placed fourth, from the lone Honda HRC machine of Xavi Vierge.

Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team), on an inter front and slick rear, had a clear sixth place to add to his 2025 points tally.

A Battle Of Britain race was going on behind the lead bimota, with Ryan Vickers (MotoCorsa Racing Ducati) heading off the challenge of new Ducati rider at this round, Tarran Mackenzie (MGM BONOVO Racing Ducati). Vickers was seventh and Mackenzie eighth.

Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was ninth, scoring the final point in the short sprint race. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati) ended up tenth but (on intermediates front and back) championship challenger Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) placed 13th, scoring no points. Only 20 riders started after the big crash at the start of the Race One on Saturday.

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