Thanks to a feat at the last corner of the Superbike Superpole race, the Turk overtakes Bautista and wins the second in a row. Splendid Andrea Iannone: also ahead of the champion.
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Toprak Razgatliouglu lights up the Superbike by taking control of the superpole race with an overtake in the final corner of Montmelรฒ on Alvaro Bautista who was already waiting for triumph. A champion's maneuver, which recalls similar exploits, in a place where this is (almost) impossible, which we had already admired during the heyday of MotoGP.
The Spaniard, in the excitement of the moment, lost his ideal line, also giving up second place to the astonishing Andrea Iannone. An exceptional show! After the success of Race 1, BMW is no longer a mysterious object, but a very serious rival for Ducati also from a World Championship point of view.
Always great to see the mutual respect between @toprak_tr54 & @19bautista ๐ค#CatalanWorldSBK ๐ pic.twitter.com/mwa8tCRKN0
- WorldSBK (@WorldSBK) March 24, 2024
What a mockery for Alvarito
Last year, at Montmelรฒ, the Ducati won everything. However, this time he receives low blows from party boy Toprak. On Saturday, in race 1, he had joined and overtaken during his last dive a Nicholas Bulega which was initially dominant, but then went into a clear grip crisis.
This time he unceremoniously eliminated a Baptist who wanted to win at all costs. Starting from the fourth row, the Spaniard immediately entered the fray of the seven riders who were leading this mini challenge. Alvaro took several risks and at the start of the last lap he overtook Toprak with a very incisive maneuver. But with a Turk, you should never say never: he sees a bit of space and slips into it like there is no tomorrow.
โI imagined he was going to attack me, I tried to close the door on the last corner, but he still passed meโ observed Bautista. There is no defense to be had in these situations.
๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ณ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅฤฑ๐จฤ๐ฅ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ! ๐
What a @WorldSBK race ๐๏ธ๐#CatalanWorldSBK pic.twitter.com/BU0LpoKjPI
- Eurosport (@eurosport) March 24, 2024
Andrea Iannone approaches
The former MotoGP rider is increasingly creating big stars in this Superbike. He started very decisively, resisting blow for blow to anyone who came before him. At the start of the ordeal, he handed over the twins Lowes at the kennel, then he fought without any fear with Toprak and Bautista, achieving a podium.
In the meantime, he kept his distance Nicolรฒ Bulega, the other official Ducati rider. Andrea Iannone is a bit in the situation of Marc Marquez : with a private Panigale (Go Eleven), he is racing to win an official place in 2025. History will still be written, but in the meantime we are waiting for race 2 (14 p.m.) between doubts about the choice of tires and repurchase intentions. Fasten your seat belts.
Toprak Razgatliouglu, winner of the superpole race:
โI'm very happy, I was thinking about this last corner, and what Valentino Rossi already did a few years ago. My exit from the corner was well negotiated, and I was not surprised to overtake him at this point because I had thought about it for a long time. I thank the team for this new success and we remain focused on the objective of this afternoon. ยป
Superbike Catalunya โ Superpole race classification:
Photo credit and ranking: Worldsbk.com
