It was a perfect weekend for Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team), who completed the clean sweep in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at Donington Park. Razgatlioglu exits Donington Park with an extended Championship lead of 41 points after securing the maximum points available.
Toprak started Sunday strong, claiming the Superpole victory by an impressive 4.826s after hitting the front on Lap 3 – winning from Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati). The #54 was consistently running near the 1’25 bracket in the Superpole Race, with the victory allowing “El Turco” to start on pole position for Race 2. Toprak then charged to win his 48th race, taking Race 2 victory from Bulega by an incredible 8.062s after an epic 23 laps.
Razgatlioglu came into Donington Park with confidence after securing pole position and three wins at Misano: “The feeling is incredible. After Misano, we did the hat-trick again. This is an incredible year for me and with BMW. This is the new challenge and, every race weekend, we’re getting better and stronger. The team is working more than 100% every round. Before coming here, I was thinking about winning three races again, like Misano.
Now after a fantastic weekend, Razgatlioglu explained the weekend and how we secured a second hat-trick of the season: This is my favourite track, and the bike works unbelievably here, especially the engine brake and turning! I need just this, easy stopping and good acceleration. The grip isn’t fantastic, but the bike is working really well. Like this, it’s easy to show my potential. With BMW, we are coming step by step for the title. I’m just focused race by race and getting more wins.”
SEVEN IN A ROW: Consistency was key at Donington Park
Razgatlioglu pulled off a relentless pace in Race 2, lapping consistently inside the low 1’26 bracket with nobody able to match him on Sunday. This pace allowed Toprak to win and secured him a seventh consecutive victory and his ninth with BMW in 2024. The #54 will not have long to rest with all attention now turning towards Most.
Discussing his incredible win streak and the task ahead, Razgatlioglu said: “It’s good… but I need more! We have many races, but we don’t check this. At the end of the season, we will see. My target every race weekend is to try for three race wins, but this isn’t easy. I love Most and it’s almost my favourite circuit, if it wasn’t for Turn 2. I remember last year, I crashed there. I hope we are not crashing like this with BMW, but I’m fully concentrated on Most. I’m feeling positive about it. I hope we immediately find a good setup and that we’re fighting for the win again.”
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Source: WorldSBK.com