stage—luckily to no real damage
for either rider.
A mistake from the six-time
champion, running wide under
braking, saw Bautista through to
second. Rea had used up all his tire
in the rising temperatures by that
stage and had to settle for third.
Up front the accordion effect
was in full flow.
Razgatlioglu gapped the
following Bautista in the twisty
section of the final part of the
lap, only for Bautista to make up
ground down the straight, then
Razgatlioglu would make yards
per corner to exit the final turn
well in front.
A well-timed effort to stay with
the Turkish rider in the last sector
saw Bautista get close enough,
and be experienced enough, to
get an ideal drive out of the very
last corner and easily pass the
frustrated Razgatlioglu, to win by
0.126 seconds.
Rea had to console himself
with a podium place and a
new lap record, on lap four, a
1:36.204 that would last beyond
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Alvaro Bautista topped race one.
Dominique Aegerter won
both Supersport races.
