Australian WorldSBK, Superpole Race Results | Nicolo Bulega does the double, Toprak Razgatlioglu's struggles continue
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The first Superpole Race of the 2025 World Superbike season delivered a hectic race at Phillip Island as Nicolo Bulega put in another dominant display.
For the second time this weekend, Nicolo Bulega was victorious at Phillip Island as he won the Superpole Race. The Italian has completed a clean sweep at the Australian circuit so far as he has topped every session this weekend.
Andrea Iannone was back at the front on Sunday morning after a disastrous start in Saturday's race. The Team Pata GoEleven rider claimed his first podium of the year as he finished second.
Danilo Petrucci completed a Ducati lockout of the Superpole Race podium at Phillip Island. The Italian was five seconds behind Bulega but held on to his first podium of the season.
Race One was no one-off for Scott Redding as he finished the Superpole Race in fourth. It was a close call for the British rider on the final lap as he nearly lost out to a fellow British rider on the line.
Completing an all-Ducati top five at Phillip Island was Sam Lowes on the ELF Marc VDS Racing Ducati. The British rider only managed a tenth-place finish on Saturday, but Sunday morning saw him cross the line in fifth.
The top non-Ducati rider was Andrea Locatelli on the Pata Maxus Yamaha in sixth. The Italian was in the fight for the top five at the start of the race, but was 1.4 seconds behind Lowes at the end of the race.
Alex Lowes was the top Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team rider as he finished the Superpole Race in seventh.
World Superbike rookie, Yari Montella, has scored his first points of the 2025 season. The Barni Spark Racing Team rider crossed the line in eighth place, over two seconds behind Lowes.
Completing the points was Axel Bassani on the KB998 Rimini. The Italian finished in ninth but was 10.585 seconds behind Bulega after ten laps.
The reigning World Superbike Champion, Toprak Razgatlioglu, blew his race on the first lap. The Turkish rider ran off the track at Turn Four but made his way back up to 13th.
Alvaro Bautista followed Razgatlioglu into the gravel and then suffered a crash later on. The two-time Champion crossed the line in 19th, over a minute behind his teammate.
Australian WorldSBK, Full Superpole Race Results |
| 2025 Australian WorldSBK | Phillip Island | Superpole Race Results | Rd.1 of 12 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Motorcycle | Gap |
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | |
| 2 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Team Pata GoEleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +2.324 |
| 3 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +4.923 |
| 4 | Scott Redding | GBR | MGM Bonovo Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +5.312 |
| 5 | Sam Lowes | GBR | ELF Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +5.452 |
| 6 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | +6.891 |
| 7 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | KB998 Rimini | +7.267 |
| 8 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +9.748 |
| 9 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | KB998 Rimini | +10.585 |
| 10 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | +10.924 |
| 11 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +11.260 |
| 12 | Dominique Aegerter | SUI | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | +11.260 |
| 13 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | +14.186 |
| 14 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | +14.330 |
| 15 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +16.968 |
| 16 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | +21.796 |
| 17 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | +27.062 |
| 18 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | Petronas MIE Honda Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +42.505 |
| 19 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +1:06.284 |
| DNF | Tetsuta Nagashima | JPN | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | |
| DNF | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | |
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