The Italian Nicolo Bulega (Ducati) He won the second race of the French GP, the eighth round of the Superbike World Championship, held at the Magny Cours circuit, where the Spaniard could not participate. Alvaro Bautista (Ducati) after falling into the Superpole.
The driver from Talavera, defending champion, could not take full advantage of the absence of the leader of the World Championship, the Turkish, for the weekend. Toprak Razgatlioğluafter his mishap in free practice 2 that prevented him from running.
The Spaniard was second on Saturday in the first race, but this Sunday at Superpole he suffered an early fall at turn seven on the first lap. He was taken to the circuit’s medical center and declared ineligible for the second test of the weekend due to a fractured eighth rib on his left side.
Bulega, second overall in the World Cup, took advantage of the misfortunes of his two rivals. He won from the start without any opposition, because in addition, another of the regulars in the first places, Alex Lowes (Kasakasi)had some problems at the start and was left in last place, although he staged a great comeback.
The Italian, who was fastest in Superpole, won with a 2.3 advantage over his compatriot Danilo Petrucci (Ducati). American Garrett Gerloff (BMW) completed the podium ahead of Lowes.
The general classification of the championship, with four grand prizes, remains with Razgatlioğlu as the leader with 365 points, compared to Bulega’s 310, Bautista’s 243 and Alex Lowes’ 235.
The two Spanish Honda drivers, Xavi Vierge and Iker Lecuonafinished seventh and tenth, respectively, after losing several positions in the final section of the race.
Source: La Verdad
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