Turkish motorcycle racer wins World Superbike's France round

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish motorcycle racer Toprak Razgatlioglu won Race 1 of the 2021 World Superbike Championship at the French Round on Saturday.

"The first race of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours delivered action throughout the 21-lap encounter with Toprak Razgatlioglu taking victory with an incredible performance of pace and consistency to win by more than four seconds as he gained a five-point swing over nearest rival Jonathan Rea at the Motul French Round," Superbike World Champ organizers said in a statement.

Pata Yamaha with Brixx team's Razgatlioglu, came first at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, which is nearly 4.4 kilometers (2.5 miles) long.

Jonathan Rea from the Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK and Andrea Locatelli from Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK followed him in the results as Rea finished in second and Locatelli third.

Razgatlioglu, who has claimed his 12th career victory, is at the top of the standings with 336 points.

- Top six following Race 1 at Magny-Cours:

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)

2. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +4.467s

3. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) +10.285s

4. Michael Ruben Rinaldi +13.283s

5. Michael van der Mark +15.535s

6. Alvaro Bautista (Team HRC) +17.824