Razgatlioglu claims victory at Mandalika

Yamaha rider Toprak Razgatlioglu took a dominant Race 1 win in Mandalika, Indonesia ahead of Ducati’s Alvaro Bautista (+4.324s) and Jonathan Rea (+11.855s) on the Kawasaki. All three in the top three of Championship standings got off to a decent start into turn 1, with Razgatlioglu keeping the lead in front of teammate Andrea Locatelli, […]

Yamaha rider Toprak Razgatlioglu took a dominant Race 1 win in Mandalika, Indonesia ahead of Ducati’s Alvaro Bautista (+4.324s) and Jonathan Rea (+11.855s) on the Kawasaki.

All three in the top three of Championship standings got off to a decent start into turn 1, with Razgatlioglu keeping the lead in front of teammate Andrea Locatelli, who jumped ahead of Rea for second place.

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On lap 13, Razgatlioglu lost two seconds as Bautista reduced the gap to one second, but a lap later Razgatlioglu found more pace to extend it back to 1.5s.

Razgatlioglu then extended his lead once again as he claimed victory #12 on the year.