WorldSBK Donington Park, Great Britain - Race Results (1)
Toprak Razgatlioglu produced a stunning race one performance at Donington Park to claim his first WorldSBK win on British soil.
The Yamaha rider fresh off a new two-year deal came from 13th on the grid to lead after only two laps.
Razgatlioglu took the lead at turn 11 (Melbourne Loop) from Rea, which turned out to be the race winning overtake.
| WorldSBK Donington Park, Great Britain - Race Results (1) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | PATA Yamaha | 23 Laps |
| 2 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | +2.419s |
| 3 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | +12.261s |
| 4 | Tom Sykes | GBR | Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team | +14.625s |
| 5 | Michael Van Der Mark | NED | Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team | +16.447s |
| 6 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Team HRC | +17.028s |
| 7 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | GRT Yamaha | +33.345s |
| 8 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Team HRC | +37.385s |
| 9 | Lucas Mahias | FRA | Kawasaki Puccetti | +43.566s |
| 10 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +43.836s |
| 11 | Chaz Davies | GBR | GoEleven Ducati | +48.102s |
| 12 | Michael Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Ducati | +56.538s |
| 13 | Eugene Laverty | IRL | RC Squadra Corse BMW | +59.392s |
| 14 | Luke Mossey | GBR | Pedercini Kawasaki | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Isaac Vinales | SPA | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Loris Cresson | BEL | Pedercini Kawasaki | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Jonas Folger | GER | Benovo BMW | DNF |
| 18 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Barni Ducati | DNF |
| 19 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | PATA Yamaha | DNF |
| 20 | Christophe Ponsson | FRA | Gil Yamaha | DNF |
| 21 | Scott Redding | GBR | Aruba.It Ducati | DNF |
Race one began with every rider choosing slick tyres even though the track remained damp in places. This didn’t remain the case for very long though as the sun came out creating a completely dry track by race end.
Scott Redding suffered a fast crash at turn three on lap two, a fate Christophe Ponsson endured too as he went down a few corners later.
There was more drama on lap three, as championship leader Jonathan Rea nearly went down at the same craner curves that caught out Redding. Rea stayed aboard his Kawasaki ZX10-RR but went across the grass and lost three seconds to Razgatlioglu.
Rea managed to reduce the gap down to 1.5 seconds, however, another costly mistake in sector one saw the gap increase to over three seconds again. Rea eventually finished second - +2.419s down, while team-mate Alex Lowes profited from Garrett Gerloff’s crash when running third to claim a race one podium.
The American recovered to finish sixth in the end. Andrea Locatelli was the third rider to crash out of the race, while Tito Rabat retired from the race after 13 laps due to a mechanical issue.
