The second title of Toprak Razgatlioğlu is getting closer, since the Turks won a new victory in the during the first race of the Estoril round, even if Nicolô Bulega He managed to limit the damage by finishing just behind. This means that BMW will have to add 18 more points than Ducati in both tests on Sunday. if he wants to be crowned champion or, if not, he will have to wait a week until Jerez de la Frontera.
will not be able to retain his crown, since the Spaniard, after having made a magnificent comeback from eleventh place on the grid, crashed in the hairpin, and that is when Iker Lecuona He inherits his position to achieve the first podium for Honda after so many disappointments. The leader's race management was perfect and After a pole position start where he lost two places, he recovered to win.
Andrea Locatelli stood in front Danilo Petrucci at the end of the first round, but Toprak Razgatlioglu didn't take long to overtake both. Meanwhile, Nicoló Bulega also tried to come up from the seventh step after an action with Jonathan Réa in which he almost entered the gravel, but never gave up and with eleven laps to go to the checkered flag he took second place after his teammate crashed.
With seven laps to go, the Italian, who had arrived in the lead at the start, asked too much of his Yamaha, and had to settle for finishing fourth before abandoning, while the Spanish fans were able to celebrate third position afterwards for see how Iker Lecuona. was able to gain many positions and even beat a legend like Jonathan Rea.
Danilo Petrucci got off to a good start, but lost pace and his race ended early, while Alex Lowes He tried to catch up with the drivers on the podium, but he couldn't beat them, and his compatriot still struggled to place fifth, ahead Garrett Gerloff And Michael van der Markwho offered a nice final duel. Eighth place went to Xavi Virgowith a Andrea Iannone who did not go beyond ninth position, while Tito Rabat closed the top ten, with just behind.
WSBK Estoril race results
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