JAKARTA - Spanish racer Alvaro Bautista has finally been named world champion of World Superbike 2022 (WSBK) despite finishing P2 behind rival Toprak Razgatlioglu in the (Race) 2 race at the Mandalika Circuit, Lombok, NTB, Sunday.
The Aruba.it Racing - Ducati failed to lock his title in Race 1 after finishing P2 and coming back behind Toprak. Meanwhile, the Turkish racer managed to complete his mission of winning three races at the Mandalika Circuit, Race 1, Superpole Race and Race 2. The race went straight away interestingly from the start. Toprak, who is in pole position, can maintain his position, but he was successfully overtaken by Kawasaki rider Jonathan Rea on lap 2.
Bautista started the race in P4 and he slowly overtook Andrea Locatelli on lap 4 and two laps then he could climb to P2 after passing through Rea. The Spaniard then began to press Toprak in pole position, even overtaking him at corner 1 at lap 13.Toprak, who had a private mission in Mandalika, did not want to give up and was finally able to take back P1 in the last 6 laps. Until the end of the Toprak race was able to maintain victory in Race 2 WSBK Mandalika 2022.Bautista managed to finish second and ensured the WSBK 2022 world title, with Jonathan Rea completing the podium after finishing 3.Bautista confirmed the 2022 WSBK world title in Mandalika after a 68-point advantage. Toprak was unable to catch Bautista points with one remaining series in Philip Island, Australia. This result made Bautista collect 553 points at the top of the 2022 WSBK standings. While Toprak managed to win 3 races in Mandalika and is now in second place with 485 points. Here are 6 top riders Race 2 WSBK Mandalika 2022:1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)
2. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing Ducati)
3. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK)
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)
5. Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing Ducati)
6. Scott Redding (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)
Fastest lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu (Yamaha) 132,708
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