Razgatlioglu completes Donington WSBK treble

Toprak Razgatlioglu has extended his lead astatine nan apical of nan World Superbike Championship standings aft competing a hat-trick of wins astatine Donington Park.

Razgatlioglu, nan 2021 champion, led from lights to emblem to return nan 2nd characteristic title up of Nicolo Bulega and an awesome Alex Lowes.

The 27-year-old BMW rider won nan first characteristic title connected Saturday and nan sprint title earlier connected Sunday.

Razgatlioglu's title lead complete Ducati rider Bulega now stands astatine 41 points while reigning champion Alvaro Bautista, who vanished successful fifth, is 55 points disconnected nan Turkish rider.

A beardown effort by Lowes gave nan British support plentifulness to cheer for, while location was occurrence for location rider Scott Redding - 4th connected his BMW - while Yamaha's Jonathan Rea crossed nan statement successful eighth place.

After an early conflict pinch nan Ducati title rivals Bautista and Bulega, Razgatlioglu has now won 7 races successful a statement to return power of nan championship.

"I consciousness incredible. I had a target earlier we came present to get nan 3 wins," Razgatlioglu told Europsport.

"We did it, and it's a squad effort."

There was a breakthrough connected Sunday for six-time champion Rea, 37, arsenic he vanished 3rd successful nan Superpole sprint title to cod his first podium for Yamaha.

It has been a difficult play for nan Northern Ireland rider, who has struggled to replicate nan shape that took him to six consecutive championships pinch Kawasaki from 2015 until 2020.

However, things were looking much affirmative astatine Donington Park, a circuit Rea has won six times successful nan past arsenic he vanished 5th successful nan first characteristic title to adjacent his champion decorativeness of nan season, and followed that pinch a 3rd successful nan Superpole race.

"It's amazing," Rea told Eurosport aft nan chequered flag.

"The podium was a small spot up of wherever we had targeted, particularly successful specified a short race, but I nailed my start. It was amazing."

By finishing eighth successful nan 2nd characteristic title it marked Rea's champion play of nan play pinch 3 top-10 finishes.

It besides intends he has scored points successful his past 5 races arsenic he makes advancement pinch his caller team.

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW) TUR 241 points

2. Nicolo Bulega (Ducati) ITA 200

3. Alvaro Bautista (Ducati) SPA 186

4. Alex Lowes (Kawasaki) GB 165

5. Andrea Locatelli (Yamaha) ITA 116

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11. Jonathan Rea (Yamaha) GB 57

13. Scott Redding (BMW) GB 42

15. Sam Lowes (Ducati) GB 36