Razgatlioglu is 80 points away
Nicholas Bulega He put yesterday’s crash behind him by winning the Superpole Race at Magny-Cours, moving to 80 points from Toprak Razgatlioglu in the Riders’ standings. If the reigning Supersport rookie champion were to repeat his feat in Race-2, the Turk would see his advantage over his closest pursuer drop to 55 points. The Ducati rider dominated Alex Lowes in a great duel that saw the Kawasaki rider attempt an attack in the final three laps at Adelaide and 180 degrees, a mistake at Chateau d’eaux on the penultimate lap prevented Lowes from making a final push.
Third place and therefore front row in view of Race 2 for Danilo Petrucciinvolved in a contact at Adelaide in which Andrea Locatelli got the worst of it, ending up on the ground. Alvaro Bautista was called upon to make a comeback to start in the first three rows in Race-2, but the race of the two-time world champion and reigning champion ended on the first lap with a mistake in braking at the Nurburgring esses, a fall in which Bautista also lost his visor, also touching Bradley Ray who managed to stay upright.
TO points also Scott Redding, Xavi Vierge, Garrett Gerloff, Iker Lecuona, Michael Van Der Mark, and Remy Gardner. Tenth Axel Bassani, eleventh Andrea Iannone engaged in an all-Italian duel with Michael Ruben Rinaldi (12th) and Alessandro Delbianco (13th).
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