Razgatlioglu continues record Superbikes streak

Toprak Razgatlioglu group a grounds for nan astir consecutive World Superbike title wins arsenic he clinched 2 much victories successful Portugal to widen his unbeaten tally to 13.

The Turkish rider, 27, collapsed nan existing grounds erstwhile he took Superpole triumph successful Sunday's opening title successful Portimao.

For bully measure, Razgatlioglu past won Race Two astatine nan Algarve circuit to summation his World Championship advantage to 92 points aft Alvaro Bautista collapsed pinch 4 laps remaining arsenic he was battling for nan lead pinch nan BMW rider.

Razgatlioglu had besides to clasp disconnected a precocious situation from Nicolo Bulega earlier taking a constrictive triumph arsenic Great Britain's Alex Lowes secured his 2nd third-place decorativeness of nan day.

Bautista, successful 2019 and past year, and Northern Ireland's six-times champion Jonathan Rea successful 2018, had antecedently secured 11 consecutive World Superbike title wins.

In nan Superpole Race, Razgatlioglu produced different ascendant thrust connected his BMW to decorativeness astir 3 seconds clear of Danilo Petrucci, pinch Lowes completing nan podium positions.

Michael van der Mark, Bulega and Bautista completed nan apical six pinch Rea finishing successful 10th place.

In Race Two, Lowes and Van der Mark had stints successful nan lead earlier nan Turkish rider moved up by thigh six.

A charging Bautista moved up of Lowes into 2nd spot connected thigh 8 but Razgatlioglu still had a comfortable looking 1.394 2nd advantage by half distance.

However, nan defending champion steadily chipped distant astatine Razgatlioglu's advantage and concisely moved into nan lead pinch 4 laps remaining only to almost instantly descent disconnected aft nan runaway title pacesetter had regained a constrictive advantage.

As Bulega and Lowes took nan different podium positions, Andrea Iannone, Petrucci and Rea completed nan apical six.

Razgatlioglu's 92-point advantage complete Bulega successful nan bid makes him a immense favourite to regain nan title he won successful 2021.

Bautista's latest mishap leaves him 132 points behind, pinch Lowes a further 10 adrift and six-time champion Rea successful 10th spot immoderate 279 points disconnected nan pace.