Toprak Razgatlioglu has♈ extended his WorldSBK championship lead by a further five p❀oints after dominating race one at San Juan. 

The Pata Yamaha rider took the lead from pole sit🦋ter Scott Redding heading into turn one, which ended up being the last his competitors saw o🅘f him. 

Razgatlioglu, who had around half a seco💮nd on the field throughout free practice, pulled clear of Jonathan Rea by two seconds in just three laps. 

Like Razgatlioglu, Re🌃a also managed to gﷺet ahead of Redding early on as the Ducati rider crashed on the exit of turn one - lap one.

While each victory is sure to be a special one, especially given the epic duel between Razgatlioglu and Rea this season, today’s win for the Yamaha man comes on a day in which he and team-mate Andrea Locatelli are celebra𒁏ting their 25th birthday.

"This weekend we are very strong! Also, Friday I say I need to win at this track because in 2019 I saw just third place," said Razgatlioglu following his race one success. 𓆏;

"I’m really happy today an💦d a big thanks to my team because they did an amazing job this weekend. 

♋"Also it is my birthday today so it was a fantastic day for me. Tomorrow we will try more and we will see." 

For the Razgatlioglu’s title rival Rea, it was a day where consolidating second♋ place and the 20 points available was a must. 

The Kawasaki rider alluded to having had ‘no regrets’, but that his FP2 spill 🐽cost him the chance to further improve the bike - something he aims🎃 to do for Sunday’s double header. 

"I made a really ꦓgood getaway and just tried to do my rhythm; tried to forget about the guys at the front," added Rea.🍌 

"Of course, Toprak had an incredible pace, so I just tri⭕ed to focus on myself. I really made a big mistake yesterday and lost all of FP2, so this race was about research for tomorrow let’s say. 

"But, no regrets, I did my best out ther♕e and hopefully tomorrow we can make so𝔍me changes to be a little bit closer to the front."