Razgatlioglu walks away from Misano with 3 wins, a MotoGP contract and a reignited title challenge

Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) won for the third time over the Misano weekend after setting off at an early Race Two pace that could not be matched.

Razgatlioglu was fully 4.47 seconds ahead of the rest after just six laps, but by that stage Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was already in second position from his tenth place grid slot.

Razgatlioglu was still lapping faster than anyone in the 32°C air temperatures as the race went on, pushing his pace all the while. He won from Bulega by nearly ten seconds, even after making his trademark rolling stoppie across the finish line.

Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was third, after a fight through his rivals, but still 14.4 seconds from the runaway Toprak. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was fourth, eventually riding on his own. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati) led a close three rider bunch across the line, with Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) and Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati) his closest challengers.

A season-best ride from Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) – albeit 33 seconds from Razgatlioglu – saw him eighth, with Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) ninth and Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) tenth.

Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) crashed out, as did Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha), Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven Ducati), Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati).

Top bimota rider was Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team), 12th and in the points despite his double long lap penalty for his Superpole Race collision with Bulega.

In the championship standings, Bulega leaves what should have been a strong round for him with a lead over Razgatlioglu of only nine points – 292 – 283. Petrucci is third on 179 and Bautista fourth with 172.

 

2025 Misano WorldSBK Race 2

POSRIDERBIKEGAP
1T. RazgatliogluBMW-
2N. BulegaDUC+9.685s
3A. BautistaDUC+14.438s
4A. LocatelliYAM+16.752s
5D. PetrucciDUC+19.273s
6I. LecuonaHON+19.402s
7S. LowesDUC+19.811s
8G. GerloffKAW+33.370s
9X. ViergeHON+34.554s
10M. van der MarkBMW+35.255s
11R. VickersDUC+36.085s
12A. BassaniBIM+42.487s
13B. SofuogluYAM+47.281s
14A. LowesBIM+55.802s
15M. RinaldiYAM+1'00.743s
16S. ReddingDUC+1'06.225s
17Z. ZaidiHON+1'27.539s
RETA. IannoneDUC2 Laps
RETJ. ReaYAM12 Laps
RETR. GardnerYAM16 Laps
RETY. MontellaDUC16 Laps
NST. MackenzieHONNot Started

 

2025 WorldSBK Standings

POSRIDERNATPOINTS
1N. BulegaITA292
2T. RazgatliogluTUR283
3D. PetrucciITA179
4A. BautistaESP172
5A. LocatelliITA157
6S. LowesGBR124
7A. LowesGBR85
8I. LecuonaESP84
9X. ViergeESP83
10A. IannoneITA68
11A. BassaniITA67
12R. GardnerAUS62