Bulega won the 20-lap race,
his teammate Alvaro Bau-
tista crashed twice, and Toprak
settled for second.
Toprak had some extravagant
celebrations, but he did such a
long rolling burnout down pitlane
that he popped the rear tire and
had to clank and clatter his way
onto the red carpet that leads to
parc ferme for the top three riders.
Third was Andrea Locatelli on
the Pata Prometeon Yamaha,
riding like a demon to stay ahead
of the shadowing Alex Lowes
(Kawasaki Racing Team).
In the Superpole race, the
gloves and pressure were off for
Razgatlioglu, as he tried his best to
take another race win without the
requirement of his team and crew
chief Phil Marron whispering in his
ear not to risk it all too much.
His tires and setup, and the just
startling pace and consistent push
of Bulega, saw Toprak not quite
humbled but soundly beaten again
by the upstart Ducati rookie.
A new lap record of 1:38.528,
set on lap six, was an indication
of just how fast Bulega is going
against the best there are.
Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing
Team) was third in the 10-lap
-
per, with Danilo Petrucci (Barni
Spark Racing Ducati) fourth and
Locatelli fifth.
The second long race, over a
planned 20 laps, didn't quite get
there, after the GMT94 Yamaha
of Philipp Ottl suddenly became
engulfed in blue and white smoke,
and the race was stopped with
three laps left to run and the phe
-
nomenon that is Razgatlioglu took
the win followed by Bulega.
Behind the top two in the final
race was the determined figure
of Michael van der Mark on the
second BMW, who finally joined
Razgatlioglu on the podium this
year. He had won a race earlier
in the year, but in the absence of
Razgatlioglu.
In the final analysis, Razgatlio
-
glu ended 2024 with 527 points,
Bulega 484, Bautista 357, Lowes
315 and Petrucci with 307.
WorldSSP
Adrian Huertas was third in
WorldSSP's first race, and that
was enough to give him the cham
-
pionship win for Aruba Ducati.
Coming into the final round
with a massive points advantage
had guaranteed him the title
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Stefano Manzi (62)
gave the R6 a fitting
send-off with double
WorldSSP race wins.
