Toprak Razgatlioglu took his 11th consecutive MotoGP World Championship win in the opening race in Portimao.
BMW and Toprak Razgatliolcu took pole position at the Super Pole round as they seek a record 11th consecutive race win. Alex Luz and Danilo Petrucci joined Razgatliolcu on the front row of the grid.
After the opening 20-lap race of the weekend, Razgatliolcu and his BMW team equalled the record of winning 11 races in a row. The Turkish driver said yesterday that winning 11 races did not bother him as he was chasing a record of winning 12 races in a row.
In second place was Alvaro Bautista, who started sixth and dropped to 13th before moving up to second. This was the Spaniard’s 100th MotoGP World Championship finish, making him only the seventh rider to reach his 100th podium.
After suffering serious injuries earlier this year, Danilo Petrucci returned to the podium in the MotoGP World Championship. The Italian rider fought for the win, but failed again.
Garrett Gerloff seems to be more settled now that his future is settled. The American had his best start to a weekend all season, finishing the first race in fourth place.
After leading early on, Alex Laws had to settle for fifth. The Briton made a brilliant start and held off Razgatlioglu, but slowly fell back among the pack.
BMW had three riders in the top seven, with Michael van der Mark in sixth. The Dutchman had challenged for a podium finish, but like Lewis, he had fallen down the order.
Nicolo Bulega missed the entire first practice session and was struggling with illness throughout the weekend, but the Italian still managed to finish seventh in the first race of the weekend.
Axel Bassani had a strong finish putting his Kawasaki into the top ten as he finished the race in eighth place.
The top ten was completed by two GYTR GRT Yamaha riders. Dominique Aigerter finished ninth and Remi Gardner tenth.
There were three British riders outside the top ten with Jonathan Rea taking one point in 15th, Bradley Rae finishing 17th and Scott Redding crashing out.
Full results from the first race of the World Superbike Championship in Portimao |
| 2024 Portuguese MotoGP World Championship | Portimao Circuit | Race 1 Results | Round 7 of 12 | |||||
| position | passenger | Nat | a team | motorcycle | gap |
| 1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | Türkiye | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | |
| 2 | Alvaro Bautista | English:ESP | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +0.780 |
| 3 | Danilo Petrucci | Italy | Barney Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +1.450 |
| 4 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | +4.313 |
| 5 | Alex Lewis | UK | Kawasaki Racing WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | +4.690 |
| 6 | Michael Van Der Mark | Need | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | +4.963 |
| 7 | Niccolo Bulega | Italy | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +5.496 |
| 8 | Axel Bassani | Italy | Kawasaki Racing WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | +11.782 |
| 9 | Dominique Aigerter | Switzerland | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | +13.108 |
| 10 | Remy Gardner | Australia | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | +13.740 |
| 11 | Andrea Locatelli | Italy | Bata Promation Racing | Yamaha R1 | +14.137 |
| 12 | Iker Licona | English:ESP | HRC Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +15.424 |
| 13 | Xavi Vergi | English:ESP | HRC Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +16.007 |
| 14 | Tito Rabbat | English:ESP | Kawasaki Buccini Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | +17.886 |
| 15 | Jonathan Rea | UK | Bata Promation Racing | Yamaha R1 | +18.459 |
| 16 | Michael Robin Rinaldi | Italy | Motocorsa Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +18.491 |
| 17 | Bradley Ray | UK | Yamaha Motocross Racing World Off-Road Racing Team | Yamaha R1 | +19.191 |
| 18 | Keeper of two books | money | JDT Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +40.761 |
| 19 | Evo Lopez | Portugal | Petronas Mii Racing Honda Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +49.967 |
| 20 | Adam Norrodin | money | Petronas Mii Racing Honda Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +59.791 |
| Not finished | Scott Redding | UK | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | |
| Not finished | Andrea Iannone | Italy | GoEleven Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | |
| DSQ | Philip Oettel | Germany | GMT 94 Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | |
