Mandalika WorldSBK Race (1) Results: Razgatlioglu wins in style

Results from Race 1, round 11 of the 2022 WorldSBK championship at Mandalika, Indonesia.

12 Nov 2022

Toprak Razgatlioglu, Yamaha World Superbike Mandalika

Alvaro Bautista will have to wait at least one more day before securing the 2022 WorldSBK title after Toprak Razgatlioglu took a dominant Race 1 win in Mandalika.

Despite an impressive launch, Jonathan Rea headed backwards coming into turn one as Andrea Locatelli and Bautista got through under braking.

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As Bautista attempted to make a move on Locatelli for second, the Ducati rider instead lost third to Rea after a mistake at turn ten gave the six-time champion a run on him going into turns 11 and 12, with the latter being the corner where the move was completed.

Continuing to lead after his stunning pole position time, Razgatlioglu was unable to break clear of Rea after the Kawasaki rider made light work of Locatelli.

Bautista also found his way through on Locatelli at the beginning of lap three as the Yamaha rider slipped back into a comfortable fourth place.

Visibly on the limit trying to remain in contention, Rea’s efforts to challenge Razgatlioglu faded on laps four and five as the Yamaha rider extended his lead to over a second.

2022 World Superbike Mandalika, Indonesia - Race Results (1)
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Time
1	Toprak Razgatlioglu	TUR	PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	21 Laps
2	Alvaro Bautista	SPA	Aruba.It Racing Ducati	+4.324s
3	Jonathan Rea	GBR	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	+11.855s
4	Andrea Locatelli	ITA	PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	+19.954s
5	Michael Rinaldi	ITA	Aruba.It Racing Ducati	+23.992s
6	Xavi Vierge	SPA	Team HRC WorldSBK	+27.144s
7	Garrett Gerloff	USA	GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team	+27.776s
8	Axel Bassani	ITA	Motocorsa Ducati	+31.015s
9	Alex Lowes	GBR	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	+31.363s
10	Loris Baz	FRA	Bonovo Action BMW	+39.809s
11	Xavi Fores	SPA	Barni Spark Ducati Team	+39.895s
12	Scott Redding	GBR	BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team	+56.317s
13	Hafizh Syahrin	MAL	MIE Honda Racing	+1'00.618s
14	Eugene Laverty	IRL	Bonovo Action BMW	+1'04.247s
15	Kohta Nozane	JPN	GRT Yamaha	+1'05.242s
16	Oliver Konig	CZE	Orelac Racing Kawasaki	+1'06.538s
17	Michael Van Der Mark	SPA	BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team	DNF
18	Leandro Mercado	ARG	MIE Honda Racing	DNF
19	Kyle Smith	GBR	Pedercini Kawasaki	DNF
20	Philipp Oettl	GER	GoEleven Ducati	DNF

Rea, who was now the third quickest rider of the three title contenders, lost nearly seven tenths to Bautista on lap eighth. Bautista then took second away from Rea one lap later with a brilliant move at turn 15.

Phillip Oettl became the first rider to retire from the race after a big highside at turn six. That was quickly followed by Leandro Mercado encountering technical issues that put an end to his race.

With victory looking secure, Razgatlioglu saw his three second lead halved after a mistake at turn eight.