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ROKiT BMW Motorrad’s Toprak Razgatlioglu made it four hat-tricks in a row with his WorldSBK Race 2 victory at Portimao, but he was made to fight for it. The Turkish rider won out in the closest finish of the year, beating Aruba.it Racing Ducati’s Nicolo Bulega by just 0.035s. The top nine finishers from the […]
The Turkish rider won the closest finish of the year, beating Nicolo Bulega by just 0.035s. The top nine finishers from the Superpole Race lined up for Race 2 at Portimao. Razgatlioglu, Petrucci, and Lowes started from the front row for the 20-lap race. Petrucci briefly led but lost the lead to Razgatlioglu, with Lowes also in contention. Lowes eventually overtook Razgatlioglu and held onto the lead until the final laps. Bautista briefly took the lead but crashed, promoting Bulega to second. Bulega challenged Razgatlioglu in a close battle on the final lap.