Toprak Razgatlioglu continues to make history and takes BMW to its first victory in Assen; Remy Gardner makes his stage debut.

Toprak Razgatlioglu continues to make history and has taken his second victory of the year with BMW, this time in the 2nd Superbikes Race in Assen. The #54 was in good shape and once in the lead, it did not give up its position, giving the German manufacturer its first victory on the legendary circuit, during an unforgettable day for Remy Garnder, who finished on the podium for the first time. time in categories! That’s how the race started in Assen, with Álvaro Bautista making the most of his big chance: “Here comes RACE 2 of the #WorldSBK! 🤩 Alvaro Bautista starts POLE, followed by Nicolo Bulega and Alex Lowes 🏁 #DutchWorldSBK 🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/Fq2U7UNF7y » — WorldSBK (@WorldSBK) April 21, 2024 The Spaniard, who won the Superpole race in the morning leading the race in the Netherlands with Andrea Locatelli and Nicolò Bulega as main monitors. Further back, Scott Redding, who crashed at 17. With three laps remaining, Remy Gardner continued to show the good signs he has shown so far and was second, ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu, determined to “save” his Sunday after the Superpole where he did not do better than ninth place.

It didn’t take Razgatlioglu long to beat the Australian and, one round later, he didn’t stop there: he set his sights on Bautista’s first place and beat the world champion!

TURKISH LEAAADS!!!🔥#DutchWorldSBK 🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/JYb55ks22b

– WorldSBK (@WorldSBK) April 21, 2024

Gardner’s problems were not “only” there, but for a while, as the #87 was hit shortly after by Andrea Locatelli, but eventually it would respond more and take third place.

The two continued to battle lap after lap and passed each other as another rivalry emerged on the track: Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes, former teammates, collided and both crashed. Rea, however, got up and got back on track.

Andrea Iannone joined the fight for the podium places and moved closer to Locatelli.

The race was winding down and the winner was uncertain, with Razgatlioglu and Bautista very close with two laps to go:

Round ONE and Bautista and Toprak are VERY, VERY CLOSE⚔️🤏#DutchWorldSBK 🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/hwyi1bbwn8

– WorldSBK (@WorldSBK) April 21, 2024

The battle between the two continued until the end, but there was no beating Razgatlioglu, who made history with BMW by giving the manufacturer its first victory in Assen. It was the 950th WSBK race, with the Turk continuing to make history on a day Gardner will never forget, as he also made his debut on the Superbikes podium by finishing third.

Second WIN for EL TURCO and BMW 🤝🏆🏆#DutchWorldSBK 🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/Pb9KWlWwQg

– WorldSBK (@WorldSBK) April 21, 2024