on saturday in Mandalika began with Yamaha’s dominance in qualifying with the double of razgatlioglu and Locatelli with the ducati of Baptist and rinaldi immediately behind. And he finished with a new victory for the Spaniard, in the first race of the Indonesian appointment of the World Superbikewho opens his box of victories on this track.
The race began with the elimination of Rinaldi after touching with bassani right after the light went out. The Italian from Aruba went to the garage and his participation on Sunday will depend on the medical evaluation after the fall. held first position razgatlioglu with Bautista at his wheel and behind Bassani, Locatelli and Petrucci. The privilege lasted for the Turk until lap five, at which point the man from Talavera agreed to lead the race and from there, little by little, he opened up a gap until he saw the checkered flag.
And while the world champion walked ahead, Rea, already with problems in the classification due to the yellow flags, was behind. From fifth position at the start he fell to ninth, a sign that the Kawasaki is still not there. And between the top-5 mentioned above and the Northern Irishman, Van der Mark, Vierge and Aegerter. Lecuona, for his part, sixth in race 2 in Australia, this time finishing 12th.
Bautista’s fourth in a row, makes him the first rider to reap two consecutive four-win streaks at the beginning of a campaign, entrenches him further in the overall lead with 87 points, compared to Locatelli’s 50 and 43. razgatliogluhis most immediate pursuers.
Classification
1. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +4.809s
3. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +6.586s
4. Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) +8.871s
5. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +11.667s
6. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +12.685s
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