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september 09, 2019 - Kawasaki Racing
Turkish Puccetti Racing – Razgatlioglu scores his eighth podium in six rounds at Portimao
The Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in #portimao, Portugal today hosted the third and final day of round ten of the #superbike world championship. Yesterday, Turkish #puccettiracing rider #toprakrazgatlioglu, how qualified in thirteenth in the Superpole, scored sixth place in race 1 having battled for fourth for much of the race.
This morning, in hot and sunny conditions, Razgatlioglu was out on track for warm-up, which served to define the set-up of his #kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR ahead of the day's two races.
In the Tissot Superpole Race that took place over ten laps, Toprak once again lined up from row five, like in race 1. He made a very fast start which allowed to him to place seventh on lap one. The young Turk immediately pushed to keep contact with the leaders. On lap six, Toprak passed Haslam to move into fourth and then held that position until the line, closing his race less than two seconds from the podium. An important fourth place in that, in accordance with the new regulation, it allowed Razgatlioglu to line up in fourth place on the grid, so on row two, for race 2.
When the lights went out, the Turkish #puccettiracing rider made a flying start, immediately moving into second position behind leader Rea. Over the subsequent laps, the #kawasaki riders were overtaken by Bautista. In the final stages and due to tyre wear, Toprak had to reduce his pace but nevertheless closed in third position, scoring his eighth podium of the last six rounds.
In the championship standings, Razgatlioglu lies sixth with 223 points, just 6 points from fifth position. In the special "Independent Riders" standing, he leads the way with a 70-point advantage over second-placed Marco Melandri.
The next #superbike world championship is set to take place over the weekend of 27-29 September at Nevers Magny Cours track in France.
Autodromo Internacional do Algarve – #portimao – Portugal
Superbike world championship
Tissot Superpole Race: 1) Rea (Kawasaki) - 2) Bautista (Ducati) – 3) Lowes (Yamaha) – 4) Razgatlioglu (Kawasaki) – 5) Haslam (Kawasaki) – 6) Van der Mark (Yamaha)
Race 2: 1) Bautista (Ducati) – 2) Rea (Kawasaki) – 3) Razgatlioglu (Kawasaki) – 4) Lowes (Yamaha) – 5) Haslam (Kawasaki) – 6) Baz (Yamaha)
Manuel Puccetti – Team Principal: "Another exceptional weekend, which has brought us two podiums that come as two further confirmations. In Supersport, Mahias scored a third consecutive podium, proving that we can fight for the win at every round and that we have almost totally eliminated the gap that separated us from the frontrunners at the start of the season. In #superbike Toprak ran two fantastic races. In the Superpole race, he was able to finish close to the podium despite starting from the fifth row. In race 2, he headed out determined to win, and only two riders of the calibre of Rea and Bautista prevented him. This is his eighth podium in the last six rounds, and we can confirm without a doubt that Razgatlioglu is now among the category's top riders. We return home very pleased, but with the awareness that we need to continue to work with maximum commitment, to continue along this same path".
Toprak Razgatlioglu: "In the Superpole race I paid for my fifth-row start. Before the start, we modified the set-up and the situation improved. In the sprint race, I gave it my all, also because I wanted to score a good position on the grid for race 2. In the second race, I was behind Rea and keeping pace when Bautista arrived, he was too fast for us along the straight and immediately passed us. I tried to stick with Rea for as long as possible but in the final stages the tyres dropped, and the bike began to slide so I decided not to risk any mistakes and close third. A great result, seeing as it's my eighth podium in six rounds, though I want to win and will try again at the Magny Cours race. I want to thank my team as they've done an incredible job all weekend".
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