11.10.2025 20:00
National motorcycle racer Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, competing in the 2025 World Superbike Championship, won the first race in Portugal during the 11th round of the season. With 548 points, the Red Bull athlete Toprak secured the first place in the overall standings, increasing his point lead over second-placed Bulega to 41 points, gaining an advantage in the championship race.
The national motorcycle racer Toprak Razgatlıoğlu won the first race of the 11th round of the 2025 World Superbike Championship (WSBK) in Portugal.
POINT DIFFERENCE INCREASED TO 41
Toprak, who secured the first place in the overall standings with 548 points, increased the point difference with second-placed Bulega to 41, gaining a significant advantage for the championship. The first race of the weekend, consisting of 20 laps, was held at the Estoril Circuit in the penultimate stage of the 2025 World Superbike Championship season. Starting from pole position with the ROKiT BMW Motorrad team, Red Bull athlete Toprak Razgatlıoğlu entered the last lap comfortably in a fierce battle with Italian Nicolo Bulega and finished the race 1.948 seconds ahead of Bulega.
VICTORY LAP WITH THE TURKISH FLAG
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, who won his 20th victory of the season and is known worldwide by the nickname "El Turco," played the Turkish National Anthem once again in Estoril and took a victory lap with the Turkish flag after the race.
OTHER PODIUM NAMES
In the first race in Estoril, Italian Nicolo Bulega from the Aruba Ducati team finished in second place, while his teammate, Spanish Alvaro Bautista, finished in third place.
GREAT ADVANTAGE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
With this result, Toprak, who secured the first place in the overall standings with 548 points, increased the point difference with second-placed Bulega (507) to 41, gaining an advantage for the championship. Italian Danilo Petrucci from the Barni Spark Racing team is in third place with 284 points in the overall standings.
THE NEXT RACE ON SUNDAY
The athletes will hit the gas in the second race of the weekend tomorrow at 16:00 Turkish time in the 2025 World Superbike Championship.