World Superbike ⛄champ𝄹ion Toprak Razgatlioglu secured his first win with the #1 plate after dominating the Superpole race.

Starting from pole for the second tim💛e this weeken🐽d, Alvaro Bautista was again beaten to turn one by Toprak Razgatlioglu. 

Unlik💮e race one though, Bautista also lost oꦓut to Rea as the six-time World Superbike champion then turned second into first at turn 10. 

In a surprising move, both Team HRC riders Iker ꧅Lecuona and Xavi Vierge opted for pure performance after choosing the SCQ tyre. 

Eager to win his first race as world champion, Razgatlioglu wasted no t👍ime inꦚ responding to Rea’s charge as he regained the lead at turn two (lap two). 

With Rea continuing to pressure Razgatlioglu, suspicions of a jump-start were circulating as it appeared as though Rea moved before the lights went out - a check was꧑ made and Rea was cleared of any wrongdoing.

With eigh♏t laps to go, Razgatlioglu increased his pace as he dropped Rea by over a second. 

A new race lap record was set by Razgatlioglu, while Rea was now coming under intense pressure fr༺om Bautista𝓀.

After several hard responses to Bautista’s overtakes, Rea eventually lost out to the fl🏅ying Spaniard at turn 13.  

Although Bautista started to gap Rea, the pace beingඣ set by Razgatlioglu was proving difficult for the championship leader to overcome.

By far his best race from what’s already been a strongไ rookie season in World Superbike, Xavi Vierge was beginning to pressure a struggling Rea for third.

Misano World Superbike Records

Fastest ever lap - Alvaro Bautista SPA Aruba.it Ducati 1:33.328s (2022)

Fastest race lap - Alvaro Bautista SPA Aruba.it Ducati 1:34.221s (2022)

2021 Race Winners 

Race 1 - Michael Ruben Rinaldi ITA Aruba.it Ducati

Superpole Race - Michael Ruben Rinaldi ITA Aruba.it Ducati

Race 2 - Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha 

2022 Race Winners 

Race 1 - Alvaro Bautista SPA Aruba.it Ducati 

Redemption for Razgatlioglu as he wins his first World Superbike race with the #1 plate

Following the close battle between Bautist𒆙a and Rea, plus his own stunning pace, Razgatlioglu was able to c🐈ontrol the final few laps. 

As was the case in the Superpole raceﷺ in ൲Estoril, Razgatlioglu was by far the quickest rider, however, the Turkish star avoided a mistake this time around despite being on the limit until the very end. 

With Razgatlioglu and Bautista in a🌺 league of their own, Rea was continuing to face pressure from Vierge, albei💜t the former Moto2 rider was finding it hard to attempt a move. 

After clinchin♔g their best results of the season in race one, Michael Rinaldi and Axel Bassani had much tougher Superpole races as the former slipped from fifth to tenth.&🥀nbsp;

There was a late fall for GRT Yamaha rider Kohta Noza꧋ne, as the Japanese rider’s dreadful second season in World Superbike continued. 

After suffering a broken collarbone in race one, Chris𝔉tophe Ponsson was declared unfit for Sunday’s races.

Remaining Sunday World Superbike Misano schedule 

14:15 Race 2