Estoril WSBK: Razgatlioglu leads Yamaha 1-2-3 in Superpole race

From pole, Razgatlioglu made a rapid start to lead the field into Turn 1, with GRT Yamaha’s Garrett Gerloff overtaking factory Honda rider Leon Haslam to slot into second.

From there, the Turkish rider enjoyed an untroubled run to the finish as he broke the circuit lap record, taking the chequered flag by a commanding margin of two seconds.

Gerloff likewise stayed well clear of the chasing pack to finish second, securing a third podium finish of his rookie season - and second in a row.

The fight for the final spot on the podium was fought hard between Ducati’s Chaz Davies and Michael van der Mark, with the latter coming on top to make it a podium lockout for Yamaha.

The two riders made light contact when Davies ran wide at Turn 3 on lap 7, but both were able to continue without suffering any damage to their bikes.

Their battle was sealed in van der Mark’s favour when Davies made a mistake on the penultimate lap, allowing the Yamaha rider through to take third.

Both newly-crowned champion Jonathan Rea and Ducati’s Scott Redding were able to rise up the order following a disastrous qualifying session in which they suffered separate crashes, finishing less than a second off each other in fourth and fifth respectively.

Alvaro Bautista finished as the top Honda rider in seventh after passing Haslam on lap 5, the latter slipping down the order after qualifying on the front row of the grid.

Michael Ruben Rinaldi, who will replace Davies at the factory Ducati squad next year, wrapped up the independent riders’ title with a ninth place finish for the Go Eleven team.

Puccetti Kawasaki rider Xavi Fores rounded out the top 10 ahead of the top BMW of Tom Sykes, as Eugene Laverty was classified in 16th place on the second S1000 RR.

Superpole race results:

Cla	#	Rider	Bike	Laps	Gap
1	54	Toprak Razgatlioglu	Yamaha	10
2	31	Garrett Gerloff	Yamaha	10	1.928
3	60	Michael van der Mark	Yamaha	10	2.940
4	7	Chaz Davies	Ducati	10	4.074
5	1	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki	10	4.745
6	45	Scott Redding	Ducati	10	5.915
7	19	Alvaro Bautista	Honda	10	7.969
8	91	Leon Haslam	Honda	10	11.835
9	21	Michael Ruben Rinaldi	Ducati	10	12.293
10	12	Xavi Fores	Kawasaki	10	12.342
11	66	Tom Sykes	BMW	10	12.643
12	64	Federico Caricasulo	Yamaha	10	12.714
13	94	Jonas Folger	Yamaha	10	14.984
14	36	Leandro Mercado	Ducati	10	22.177
15	71	Matteo Ferrari	Ducati	10	22.349
16	50	Eugene Laverty	BMW	10	22.581
17	13	Takumi Takahashi	Honda	10	27.889
18	51	Eric Granado	Honda	10	29.975
19	32	Sheridan Morais	Kawasaki	10	30.067
20	84	Loris Cresson	Kawasaki	10	50.259
	76	Loris Baz	Yamaha	0
	22	Alex Lowes	Kawasaki	0
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