Ducati man Bautista recovered from fourth place on the grid in Saturday's opener to score his seventh win of the season and give himself a 29-point cushion over Jonathan Rea, who finished fourth but very nearly denied Redding his first podium finish in a full-distance race aboard a BMW.
It was only at half-distance in the 22-lap that Bautista moved to the fore, having spent the opening laps in third place behind early leader Razgatlioglu and poleman Rea.
