2025 World SBK Hungarian Round (Balaton Park)

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Superpole Race — Sunday Morning (July 27)

  •  Winner: Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (ROKiT BMW)

  •  2nd Place: Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Ducati)

  •  3rd Place: Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Ducati)

Track was damp with wet patches. Razgatlıoğlu excelled on slicks, while others struggled on intermediates. Bulega crashed out and finished P13, scoring zero points. Garrett Gerloff withdrew due to injury.

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Race 1 — Saturday (July 26)

  •  Winner: Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (BMW)

  •  2nd Place: Nicolo Bulega (Ducati) — +3.738 s

  •  3rd Place: Álvaro Bautista (Ducati) — +6.002 s

  •  4th Place: Andrea Locatelli (Yamaha) — +13.993 s

  •  5th Place: Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) — +16.174 s

Razgatlıoğlu’s start-to-finish dominance set the tone, with Bulega hanging on and Bautista in strong form.

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Race 2 — Sunday Afternoon (July 27)

  •  Winner: Toprak Razgatlıoğlu — fastest lap 1’39.384s

  •  2nd Place: Nicolo Bulega — +10.317 s

  •  3rd Place: Sam Lowes — +13.154 s

  •  4th Place: Danilo Petrucci — +18.297 s

  •  5th Place: Andrea Locatelli — +18.752 s

  •  6th Place: Alex Lowes — +28.052 s

  •  7th–10th: Xavi Vierge, Axel Bassani, Dominique Aegerter, Yari Montella
     DNF: Álvaro Bautista (crashed from 3rd early)
    Only 17 riders finished due to incidents in Race 1; some were unfit to start.


Championship Standings After Hungary

Position Rider Points
1 Toprak Razgatlıoğlu 407
2 Nicolo Bulega 386
3 Danilo Petrucci 233
4 Andrea Locatelli 218
5 Álvaro Bautista 217
Razgatlıoğlu extends his lead to a 26‑point margin over Bulega heading into the summer break.    
     

Weekend Highlights

  • Razgatlıoğlu achieved his third consecutive hat-trick (Superpole, Race 1, Race 2) of the season.

  • Bulega’s weekend turned sour with a crash in Superpole costing him valuable points—still solid P2 in both races.

  • Sam Lowes enjoyed a standout weekend—three podiums including Race 2.

  • Balaton Park hosted its debut WorldSBK event and the Championship’s 1,000th race during the damp Superpole.

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