
At the start of the race, polesitter Razgatlioglu dropped behind Bautista’s Ducati at Turn 3 before also losing a spot to the Kawasaki of Jonathan Rea.
However, the Turkish rider took little time to regain lost ground and was soon back in the lead of the race, repassing Rea and Bautista in quick succession in the battle between the WSBK’s ‘big three’.