Toprak Moves to Second on the All-time Win List at Misano

MotoGP-bound Turk fends off Bulega in a thrilling Misano opener as Petrucci claims final podium spot

Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) rode their own private race in hot conditions in the first 21-lap contest of the Misano weekend, finishing well clear of all their rivals.

Other than running very wide into the Quercia corner, dropping him down the order for a short time, Razgatlioglu did a lot of the front running as Bulega started from (a penalised) fourth place on the grid.

The late passing move from Bulega that all expected did not materialise and Toprak finished half a second up on his great championship rival.

No less than 16.684 seconds behind the race winner was final podium finisher Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati), with Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) right with him to the end. He was only 0.140 seconds from Petrucci over the line.

Lowes had tried an earlier pass to aim for a first bimota podium of 2025, but he was rebuffed by the local Ducati rider.

Lowes was thus fourth, having started fifth, but a tremendous second place start from Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) ended on lap two when he crashed out at T6.

Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) had been closing in on the podium places at the end, but finished a close fifth, with Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) sixth – despite running very wide at the Quercia left hand hairpin earlier in the race.

Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati) had finished sixth overall but was penalised for exceeding the track limits too often. An extra three seconds on his lap time placed him seventh, officially.

Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati) was eighth, Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) ninth and the battling Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing Ducati) tenth.

Two more races to go at Misano, on Sunday 15 June.

2025 Misano WorldSBK Race 1

2025 WorldSBK Standings