\nOne of the best races of the 2025 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship campaign took place at MotorLand Aragon, as Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) duelled it out. Banging bars and trading paint, the top two in the Championship were fighting tooth and nail for victory, with the reigning Champion eventually claiming victory by less than half-a-tenth at the Tissot Aragon Round.<\/p>\n
\nTHE FIGHT: constantly exchanging positions<\/p>\n
\nThe opening lap of Race 1 set the tone for the following 17, with the pair exchanging positions throughout the race. Razgatlioglu got the run into Turn 1 on Lap 1 before Bulega responded and, from there, Turn 1 and Turn 16 were the usual overtaking opportunities, although Turns 7, 9 and 15 were used throughout the race. The pair were separated by just 0.030s across the line as Razgatlioglu made it 13 consecutive victories, while also claiming his first at Aragon.<\/p>\n
\nTOPRAK\u2019S VIEW: \u201cI\u2019m very happy because finally I\u2019ve won at Aragon!\u201d<\/p>\n
\nDiscussing his victory, Razgatlioglu said: \u201cI\u2019m very happy because finally I\u2019ve won at Aragon. It was a difficult race for me. We fought a lot in the beginning. I was just focused on winning but this was difficult for me because Bulega was very strong in the final corner. On the back straight and the final corner, the Ducati is the best. I was pushing so hard in the first three sectors to make a gap. In the last 7 or 8 laps, I understood he was riding on the limit. I\u2019m pushing hard every lap, in every corner. I\u2019m trying to stay calm. In the last races, I was riding alone. This weekend wasn\u2019t like this. Everyone watched a nice race! Nicolo was very strong here. I didn\u2019t have a strategy, I just focused on riding in front of him and my pace. My pace wasn\u2019t very strong today. Conditions were a bit hotter than yesterday. I tried to not make mistakes and finally I won. It was close but I wasn\u2019t focused on that, just winning the race!\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBULEGA SAYS: \u201cI had fun\u2026 it\u2019s still P2, so I\u2019m not completely happy!\u201d<\/p>\n
\nGiving his view of the fight, Bulega said: \u201cIt was a good race, I had fun. It\u2019s still P2 so I\u2019m not completely happy. We have to work because, in some parts of the track, I lose some time to Toprak and BMW. We\u2019ll try to find a solution on the exit of the corners because, in the first metres, I lose a little bit. I tried everything! I did the fastest lap of the race on the last lap, tried to catch and beat him on the last lap but it was not enough. I was so close. In the last metres, I was starting to believe that the victory was possible, so I was a bit angry after the chequered flag.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nSTATE OF PLAY IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP: another five-point gain for \u2018El Turco\u2019\u2026<\/p>\n
\nRazgatlioglu led Bulega by 39 points heading into the Aragon Round and, after Race 1, that gap has extended to 44 points. It puts the #1 in a position where he doesn\u2019t need to win any of the remaining eight races to claim this year\u2019s title, although his mindset won\u2019t be like this. For Bulega, he\u2019ll need someone to get in between him and Razgatlioglu if he\u2019s to pull off an incredible comeback in the title fight.<\/p>\n