Northern Eire’s Jonathan Rea completed twelfth as Toprak Razgatlioglu gained the opening race of the weekend in spherical six of the World Superbike Championship at Misano in Italy.
Turkish rider Razgatlioglu battled it out on the entrance all through with sequence chief and early pacesetter Nicolo Bulega, with the two-time champion prevailing on his BMW by simply over a second on the chequered flag.
It was a seventh particular person race win of the season for Razgatlioglu, who decreased his Ducati rival’s lead from 31 factors to 26 within the championship standings.
It was revealed earlier this week the 28-year-old will switch to the MotoGP sequence in 2026, having signed a deal to experience a Yamaha for Prima Pramac Racing.