Update: Mandalika WorldSBK race one postponed until Sunday
The opening WorldSBK race in Indonesia has been postponed until S🔴unday due to extr༒eme rain prior to the scheduled start.
Update: Mandalika WorldSBK race one has been postponed until Sunday due to extreme rain, meaning both race one and two will take place tomorrow, while the Superpole race has been cancelled.
RACE DIRECTION INFO:
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Today’s race 1 has been postponed.
It will replace tomorrow’s Tissot Superpole race at 11:00 LT, Race 2 will remain at 15:00 LT.
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Race one is set to be Toprak Razgatlioglu’s first 💞ch𒊎ance at winning the 2021 WorldSBK title as he leads Jonathan Rea by 30 points.
While the six-time world champion needs somewhat of a miracle ಌto claim a seventh consecutive championshiౠp, the Kawasaki rider is also not safe in regards to his current second place as Scott Redding is a further 36 points behind Rea.
Thꦗe top three in the championship have once again looked like the three clear favourites to secure podium finishes after locking out the front row in qualifying.
A time of 1:32.877s from Razgatlioglu put him three tenths clear of both Rea and Redding as he was the only rider to set a sub 1🅺m 33s lap - the only rider to do so this weekend.
Further back was Garrett Gerloff in fourth who was close to seven tenths 🍒down, once again highlighting the dominance Razgatlioglu has shown in what could be a history-making 🙈weekend for the Turkish rider.
Turkey has so far never had a premier class champion, but with Razgatlioglu looking unfazed and under no pres꧋sure thus far, odds aꦡre very much in his favour to do so.
Razgatlioglu’s chances have been helped even further as the awful conditions in Mandalika have resulted in the Superpole race being cancell๊ed, meaning an extra 12 points are now not available .
The🧜 grid for race two will be based off of today's qualifying result, now what happens during race one.
Beღfore qualifying took place ꧙Alex Lowes was declared unfit after suffering an AC joint injury following a highside crash in FP3.
WorldSBK FP3 took place without Team HRC rider Leon Ha🦹slam after it was confirmed that the British rider would take no further part in his final weekend as 💛a world championship rider due to a shoulder injury.
