Easy victory for the Turkish Yamaha rider at the San Juan Villicum circuit. Redding falls immediately after the start. Rea prudent takes home the points
Toprak Razgatlioglu wins Race 1 driving on velvet. After a good start, the Turkish of Yamaha immediately takes the lead, keeping Jonathan Rea at bay, who prefers to manage to take home a second place, as well as precious points for the fate of the championship which is now running out. Victory number 12 of the 2021 season for the leader of the world championship standings on his birthday. Third was Michael Ruben Rinaldi’s Ducati. Scott Redding’s pole vain: the Brit from Borgo Panigale crashed immediately after the start and was forced to recover positions from the rear. Fourth Alex Lowes ahead of Axel Bassani and Michael van der Mark. Garrett Gerloff’s independent Yamaha was seventh ahead of Andrea Locatelli’s official R1 and Scott Redding’s Panigale V4. Leon Haslam closes the top ten. Twelfth Chaz Davies, fourteenth Samuele Cavalieri.
The chronicle
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Twenty-one laps of Race 1, Redding, Razgatlioglu and Bassani start from the front row. Razgatlioglu starts well, Redding immediately slips and tries to get back into the race immediately. According to Jonathan Rea followed by Lowes, Locatelli, Bassani, Rinaldi and van der Mark. Bassani passes Locatelli. Fall of Alvaro Bautista. Unleashed Bassani, he conquers the third position overtaking Lowes with eighteen laps to go. Eleventh Samuele Cavalieri. Sixteen laps from the end of Race 1, the Turkish of Yamaha has about 2 seconds ahead of Jonathan Rea. With thirteen laps to go, Rinaldi passes Locatelli, fifth position for the Rimini rider from Ducati. Fifteenth Redding. Eighth Locatelli.
Ten laps to go
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Loses positions Andrea Locatelli, seventh. Rinaldi overtakes Bassani and moves to the podium area. Twelfth Chaz Davies. Redding goes up, tenth when there are six laps to go to the end of the first race of the weekend. Lowes earns fourth place overtaking Bassani, four laps to go. Relaxed Razgatlioglu manages the race. Eighth Locatelli. Razgatlioglu wins Race 1 ahead of Rea and Rinaldi. Fourth Alex Lowes with the British who precedes Bassani, van der Mark and Gerloff. Locatelli eighth, Scott Redding ninth, Leon Haslam closes the top ten.
Kawasaki liveries
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Two special liveries on Rea and Lowes’ Kawasaki ZX-10RRs make their debut in Race 1 to celebrate the Japanese manufacturer’s 125th anniversary. Rea sports a livery that recalls that of the Kawasaki ZXR 750 H2 linked to Daytona with the green, white and blue used by Scott Russell, world champion in 1993 in the WorldSBK, winner also in the national field and known to all as “Mr Daytona ”For the success obtained on the Florida track. Lowes’ black and red livery is inspired by the famous Top Gun starring Tom Cruise and the Kawasaki GPZ 900 featured in the famous film dating back to 1986.
The declarations of the pilots
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Celebrate your birthday with a major victory Toprak Razgatlioglu: “We are very strong this weekend, already yesterday I told myself I had to win because in 2019 I only finished third here. Today is my birthday, a great day for me, tomorrow I’ll try again and see”. Almost compliant Jonathan Rea: “I was able to start very well and I just tried to do my pace. I forgot about Toprak who had an impossible pace to reach. I gave my all and I have no regrets.” Back on the podium Michael Ruben Rinaldi: “It was a difficult race, but it was beautiful, we had a good pace. I’m happy with how it went, I want to dedicate this podium to my team.”
SUPERBIKE, RACE 1 CLASSIFICATION
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Here is the result of the first race of the weekend on the Argentine track):
1. T. Razgatlioglu (Tur – Yamaha) 34’29 “479
2. J. Rea (GB – Kawasaki) +5.295
3. M. Rinaldi (Ita – Ducati) +9.417
4. A. Lowes (GB – Kawasaki) +12.808
5. A. Bassani (Ita – Ducati) +13.980
6. M. van der Mark (Ola-BMW) +15.007
7. G. Gerloff (USA – Yamaha) +16.876
8. A. Locatelli (Ita – Yamaha) +19.265
9. S. Redding (GB – Ducati) +27.176
10. L. Haslam (GB – Honda) +31.571
SUPERBIKE, THE RIDERS CLASSIFICATION
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This is the situation of the SBK World Championship:
1. T. Razgatlioglu (Tur – Yamaha), 503 points
2. J. Rea (GB – Kawasaki), 474
3. S. Redding (GB – Ducati), 431
4. M. Rinaldi (Ita – Ducati), 265
5. A. Locatelli (Ita – Yamaha), 257
SUPERBIKE, THE MANUFACTURER RANKING
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This is the ranking of the SBK Constructors’ World Championship:
1. Yamaha 546 points
2. Ducati 524
3. Kawasaki 493
October 16, 2021 (change October 16, 2021 | 22:08)
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