(Left) After riding an
incredible final few
laps, Razgatlioglu
can't believe his
machine let him
down right when
it counted. (Right)
Jonathan Rea's
skittle job at turn one
saw Alvaro Bautista
(on the ground) go
down, and Honda's
Xavi Vierge and
bimota's Alex Lowes
also ran off the track.
ROUND 5 / MAY 16-18, 2025
AUTODROM MOST / MOST, CZECH REPUBLIC
ROAD RACE I FIM WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
P70
The second important
WorldSBK arm-wrestle of the
weekend, the Tissot Superpole
race, was a 10-lap sort-out that
saw Razgatlioglu temporarily but
firmly held up for a short time by
Petrucci. Toprak passed Petrucci
hard before early leader Bulega
could reach full escape velocity.
The two big beasts of World-
SBK 2025 then traded passing
punches and cornering jabs until
trucci, with Alex Lowes beating
Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing
Team). Bautista made astound
-
ing progress from 15th on lap
one, ending
up fifth—the red meat
inside the Lowes Bros. sandwich.
The bimota BbKRT squad and
its lead rider, Alex Lowes, se
-
cured their best result so far in
their
first WorldSBK year, finish-
ing fourth, albeit 14.8 seconds
behind
the race winner.
Bulega and Razgatlioglu
pushed on at the front, with
Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark
Racing Team) in third and Alex
Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki
Racing Team) in fourth.
Razgatlioglu broke the lap
record not once but twice in
succession, with a 1:31.109 go
-
ing down in the record books.
The final
race order remained
Razgatlioglu, Bulega and Pe
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