MANDALIKA, Indonesia -- The final Superbike World Championship round on the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok drew tens of thousands of fans Sunday, the biggest crowd for any event in the country since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, as Toprak Razgatlioglu became the first-ever Turkish rider to win the title.
Razgatlioglu, a Yamaha rider, secured the WorldSBK championship after finishing second behind six-time world champion Jonathan Rea in Race 1 at the beachside circuit. Both races were held Sunday after heavy thunderstorms Saturday had forced Race 1 to be rescheduled.
In the final race, Razgatlioglu held a comfortable lead of 30 points over reigning champion Rea, a Kawasaki rider.