The penultimate round of the 2024 World Superbike Championship will take place on the 4.182-kilometre Estoril Circuit.
Toprak, who achieved pole position in the rankings, made a statement before the race saying, “It was difficult for me to get pole position on wet ground, I am happy. Winning pole position on wet ground was also a first. We are ready for the race according to wet and dry conditions, this weekend is very important for me.”
In the first race of the 21-lap weekend in Estoril, Toprak Razgatlıoglu with the BMW factory team had a fight with Ducati’s Spanish pilot Alvaro Bautista in the first part. 11 laps before the end of the race, Bautista crashed and fell off his bike, and the Spanish pilot then got on his bike and went to the pit area.
Toprak Razgatlıoglu, who completed the remaining laps in the lead, passed the chequered flag in first place. Italian Nicolo Bulega from the Aruba Ducati team came in second and Spanish Iker Lecuona from Honda came in third.
Toprak increased his points to 439 in the general classification and gained a significant advantage for the championship by increasing the point difference with his closest rival Nicolo Bulega to 44. Nicolo Bulega came in 2nd in the general classification with 395 points, while Alvaro Bautista came in 3rd with 333 points.
Toprak Razgatlıoglu evaluated his victory in Portugal
National motorcyclist Toprak Razgatlıoglu, who won the first race in the Portuguese leg of the 2024 World Superbike Championship, said, “We made a different tire choice compared to the others. This was not a risk, we protected ourselves.”
Toprak Razgatlıoglu, who came first in the first race held at the Estoril Circuit, maintained his advantage on the way to the championship.
Speaking to AA after the race, Toprak said, “The race went exactly as we wanted. Everything was under control.”
Drawing attention to his tire choice, the national motorcyclist said, “We made a different tire choice compared to the others. This was not a risk, we protected ourselves. Because soft tires are not always very good in cold weather. We wanted to stay on standard tires. We had a great race. We were already fast. Everyone is surprised that we came in first with this tire. I was confident. Hopefully, we will improve this tour a little more tomorrow. Maybe we will use the soft tire tomorrow.”
Toprak said he was happy to be back on top of the podium after his accident and added that he wanted to win tomorrow’s races as well.
Toprak Razgatlıoglu stated that he would do his best to win the championship.
