As wa🐈s the case in Race 1, Bautista took the lead away from Rea on the run to turn one, however, the Kawasaki rider responded immediately after getting a better exit.

Bautista was then quickly bumped down to third as Toprak Razgatlioglu wasted no time in coming through 🔜at turn four.

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After retiring from Rac🀅e 1 due to an ꧙issue with his M 1000 RR, Loris Baz’s weekend went from bad to worse as he crashed at the final corner.

Able to go with the front three, Alex Lowes settled into a strong P4 as Danilo Petrucci and Andrea Locatelli struggled to match the🎀 pace set by Rea. 

After making a lap one mistake in Race 1, Michael Ruben Rinaldi did the same on lap two ✱as he went into the gravel at the Melbourne Loop [lap two]. 

Trading fastest 😼laps with Re𝕴a, Razgatlioglu then set a time of 1:26.127s which was a new all-time lap record. 

Despite setting lap times𝓡 within a tenth of the new lap record, Rea was unable to escape as Razgatlioglu and Bautistaౠ began to look menacing. 

It was then Bautista’s turn to set a n♓ew lap record as he broke into the 1m 25s barr🎶ier for the first time ever. 

Although he received a🐠 track limits warning, Razgatlioglu was still eyeing up a move for the lead which came on the penultimate lap.

An unbelievable move under braking, ⭕Razgatlioglu managed to get through at the Melbourne Loop before Bautista did the same on the approach to turn nine.

Despite late pressure, Razgatlioglu held on for his 🍌seconꦚd win of the season which is only the second time that Bautista has not won in 2023.