Razgatlioglu wins as Rea, Bautista collide | WorldSBK France Race 2 Results

After crashing in the first race of the weekend on Saturday, both Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea had ground to make up on Sunday in Magny-Cours.

Razgatlioglu made the most of his pace in the Superpole Race to take victory, but Rea was beaten by race one winner, and WorldSBK championship leader, Alvaro Bautista. 

The Ducati rider's speed advantage was once again evident at Magny-Cours, so even though Razgatlioglu made the holeshot in race two, it was not a surprise to see Bautista challenge into the turn five hairpin on the first lap. 

Jonathan Rea had not made the best start, but his race really fell apart when he collided with Bautista in turn 13 on the second lap. The former World Champion was trying to pass his rival, but lost the front as he drew alongside the Spaniard, who was left with nowhere to go. The contact left Bautista out of the race, and Rea with a long lap penalty, which Bautista felt was not a strong enough sanction. 

At the front, Razgatlioglu's challenge now came from Axel Bassani, who went onto lead for a few laps. As the #47's pace began to drop in the middle of the race, he and Razgatlioglu were caught by Michael Rinaldi, who soon hit the front. 

Razgatlioglu and Rinaldi were able to escape Bassani, and for a while it seemed as though Rinaldi would be able to challenge his Turkish rival right to the end. However, a mistake at the Imola Chicane for the Italian let some crucial distance appear between himself and the race leader, which he was then unable to close.

Razgatlioglu went on to win by two seconds, joined by the two young Ducati riders, Rinaldi and Bassani, on the podium in second and third, respectively. 

Alex Lowes was fourth, ahead of his teammate Jonathan Rea in fifth, while Scott Redding completed the top six. 

Andrea Locatelli took seventh place, ahead of Garrett Gerloff, Loris Baz and Iker Lecuona who completed the top 10.