Magny-Cours World Superbike Superpole Race results: Alvaro Bautista takes out Michael Ruben Rinaldi
Like in Race 1, Bau💝tista made a brilliant start as he came through on Gerloff for the lead.
Michael Ruben Rinaldi made it a Ducati 1-2 as𝔉 Razgatlioglu also overtook Gerloff on the exit of turn one.
- Rea: “I literally crashed but I dug m🧔y elbow in”, Toprak not thinking of t𒅌itle
- Bautista: “Suddenly the engine cut, without this problem w🎶e could have won”
Gerloff’s troublesome start then ended in the gravel after being involved in an in🅺cident with Scott Redding.
At the front of the field, Razgatlioglu completed a stunning double overtake on Rinaldi and Bautista at turn five in order to lead fo🅰r the first time.
Razgatlioglu’s l🌸ead lasted just one lap though as Rinaldi came through on the Yamaha rider.
Disaster then struc🍃k on lap five as Bautista got his braking wrong for turn five as he hit Rinaldi.🍌 The contact resulted in Rinaldi crashing out before laying off circuit in pain.
Bautista drop🧜ped down to fo🌟urth as a result before swiftly coming through on Andrea Locatelli and Rea.
All of tꦇhis mea﷽nt Razgatlioglu had a lead of over two seconds as Bautista set a new race-lap record following his overtake on Rea for P2.
A h⛎uge surprise, Bautista was not given a penalty for his role in the accident.
Unlike Bautista, Redding was given a Long La✤p penalty for taking out Gerloff.
| 2023 World Superbike Magny-Cours, France - Superpole Race Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK | 10 Laps |
| 2 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | +0.970s |
| 3 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | +2.503s |
| 4 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK | +2.747s |
| 5 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | +3.376s |
| 6 | Dominique Aegerter | SWI | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +6.406s |
| 7 | Loris Baz | FRA | Bonovo Action BMW | +6.658s |
| 8 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +6.959s |
| 9 | Xavi Vierge | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | +8.322s |
| 10 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GoEleven Ducati | +8.476s |
| 11 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +9.386s |
| 12 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | +10.335s |
| 13 | Michael Van Der Mark | NED | ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | +10.779s |
| 14 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | GMT94 Yamaha | +14.764s |
| 15 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +16.763s |
| 16 | Lucas Mahias | FRA | Puccetti Kawasaki | +23.226s |
| 17 | Hannes Soomer | EST | PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Racing | +24.172s |
| 18 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Racing | +24.293s |
| 19 | Isaac Vinales | SPA | TPR by Vinales Racing | +26.388s |
| 20 | Scott Redding | GBR | ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | +34.143s |
| 21 | Oliver Konig | CZE | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +34.556s |
| 22 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | DNF |
| 23 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Bonovo Action BMW | DNF |
| 24 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | DNF |
Magny-Cours WorldSBK record
Fastest lap - Garrett Gerloff USA Bonovo Action BMW 1:35.453s
2022 Race Winners
Race 1 - Alvaro Bautista SPA Aruba.it Ducati
Superpole Race - Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha
Race 2 - Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha
2023 Race Winners
Race 1 - Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha
