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september 29, 2019 - Kawasaki Racing
Turkish Puccetti Racing – Razgatlioglu wins the Tissot Superpole Race at Magny Cours!
Having won the first race making up this eleventh round of the Superbike world championship at the French circuit of Nevers Magny-Cours, Turkish Puccetti #racing and #toprakrazgatlioglu were back on track for this morning's Tissot Superpole race, a sprint race running over just 10 laps.
Following yesterday's Superpole, which took place in the wet, Toprak once again lined up in sixteenth place on the grid, conditions cool but sunny today.
He made another excellent start that put him into eighth place by the end of lap one. On lap two Toprak set a new track record (1'37"018) and moved into third place, right behind Rea and Van der Mark. The trio had a slight lead over the chasing pack, and it was clear that one of them would go on to win. Mid-race, Razgatlioglu passed the Dutchman and was right on Rea's rear wheel, before overtaking him too come lap six. Once out front, the Turkish Puccetti #racing rider pushed his Ninja to the max, winning his second consecutive race despite Rea's desperate attempts to pass him a few corners from the line.
Having won the Tissot Superpole race, Toprak took pole position for the weekend's third and final Superbike race.
Unfortunately, this second race of the day proved unlucky for the Turkish Puccetti #racing rider. Despite having made a good start, Razgatlioglu was lying fourth by the end of lap one. On lap two though, Toprak lost grip at the front and was forced to slow and pick up the bike, at which point he was hit by Bautista, who was following. Both crashed and were unable to continue the race.
The unfortunate outcome of race 2 takes nothing away from what has been an historic weekend for Manuel Puccetti's team, which has won three out of four races held at Magny-Cours (two Superbike and one Supersport).
In the championship standings, Razgatlioglu is fifth with 260 points. In the special "Independent Riders" classification he leads the way with an 89-point lead over the second placed rider.
The next round of the Superbike world championship will take place over the weekend of 11-13 October at the San Juan Villicum track in Argentina.
Nevers Magny-Cours circuit – France – Superbike world championship
Tissot Superpole Race: 1) Razgatlioglu (Kawasaki) – 2) Rea (Kawasaki) – 3) Van der Mark (Yamaha) – 4) Davies (Ducati) – 5) Bautista (Ducati) – 6) Lowes (Yamaha)
Race 2: 1) Rea (Kawasaki) – 2) Van der Mark (Yamaha) - 3) Lowes (Yamaha) – 4) Davies (Ducati) – 5) Baz (Yamaha) – 6) Melandri (Yamaha) ........ n.c. Razgatlioglu (Kawasaki)
Toprak Razgatlioglu: "In this morning's warm-up we made a change to the bike but I wasn't happy with it and so we went back to yesterday's set-up, which proved to be perfect. In the Superpole race I got away fast and quickly made up positions, seeing as I was starting from sixteenth. I was able to maintain a strong pace and even set a new lap record. When I saw that I was faster than Rea, I passed him, defending myself against him on the final lap. A fantastic win! In race 2, a wobble ruined it all. Luckily I didn't hurt myself. I'm really happy to have scored my first two wins in Superbike and thank my team and everyone who has believed in me. I will try to win again in the remaining two rounds of the championship".
Manuel Puccetti – Team Principal: "It's been an historic weekend for our team. To win two WorldSBK races for the first time has been fantastic, also because we've done it with Toprak, a rider who we had debut in the championship only last year. To all this we add Mahias' win in Supersport. This too is a very significant win that we are particularly happy about, considering the difficulties we had at the start of the season. These wins have been achieved thanks to the riders, to everyone on the team who has continued to believe in our potential, and to all our sponsors of course, who have continued to support us"
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