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Cremona. BMW Motorrad Motorsport and the ROKiT BMW Motorrad
WorldSBK Team had a solid weekend with strong results for Toprak
Razgatlioglu (TUR) and Michael van der Mark (NED) during the fourth
round of the FIM Superbike World Championship at Cremona (ITA).
Razgatlioglu rode his BMW M 1000 RR to second place in both the
Superpole Race and the two main races, collecting important points
for both World Championship standings. Teammate van der Mark
impressed in Lombardy with great battles and celebrated three
top-ten placements. In the riders’ standings, Razgatlioglu
confidently defended his second overall position, keeping the gap to
the leader Nicolò Bulega (ITA), who won all three races, within
limits. The fifth event of the WorldSBK 2025 will be held in two
weeks (May 16-18) at Most, Czech Republic.
 

Reactions after the Cremona round:
 

Sven Blusch, Head of BMW Motorrad Motorsport: “We can
be very proud of the team’s performance over the past weeks. You can
see how hard we are fighting to get back to the top. After Assen, we
have made a significant step forward and are more consistent. Toprak
is right behind Bulega – we have already left the rest of the field
behind us, which is crucial for us. We have closed the gap and can
continue to work in the same way. Positive signs are also visible with
Mikey. On the short track, everything was incredibly tight, a tenth
faster in qualifying and the whole weekend would have looked
different. He continues to work on his riding style to be fast as
well. Overall, we definitely had a positive weekend. We look forward
with confidence and will continue to give everything so that we will
soon be back at the top again.”
 

Christian Gonschor, Technical Director of BMW Motorrad
Motorsport: “It was literally a hot race. Even though
the results might not fully reflect it, Mickey’s performance was very
strong. In qualifying, he was less than a tenth away from fifth place,
so a P5 pace was evident both in qualifying and in the races. However,
the track is very peculiar and offers very few overtaking
opportunities, which made it difficult for him to move forward.
Generally, the pace was higher than the race result indicates.
Consequently, the weekend was very satisfying. Toprak maximised the
high track temperatures and proved with his three second-places that
we continue to be competitive and that our package is podium-capable
this year as well. To become victory-capable, we still need to find a
bit more. We continue to work intensively on this. But Toprak is
giving his all, the BMW is giving its all, the team has continued to
work hard and made no mistakes. We have improved from session to
session in lap times and performance, the gaps have been getting
smaller. Overall, it was a very successful race weekend.”
 

Toprak Razgatlioglu, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK
Team: “This weekend was a hard weekend, we’ve tried to
improve the bike, from session to session, especially because I
couldn’t race here last year. We did a very good job, because everbody
was working so hard and every session we were able to improve the
bike. Unfortunately not enough to win a race but P2 is better than
nothing, especially after Assen. We also took very good points for the
championship, so we are all in all happy. And we for sure will never
give up. I like the race at Most and I’m usually very good there, so I
will try to do my best again and will try to fight for the wins.”
 

Michael van der Mark, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK
Team: “We had a consistent weekend. We improved quite a lot
but on this track it is so hard to overtake as everyone is doing the
same pace. Our pace in every race has been good but track position is
very important – and we were a bit unlucky in terms of position in
every race actually. We scored some good points but for sure we want
to fight for at least top-five. So we have to improve the package. But
Most is a different track and i am sure we will do better there.”
 

Facts and figures.
 

Superpole.
Air temperature: 25°, track temperature: 35°, humidity: 54%,
conditions: dry.

Pos.
Rider
Team
Manufacturer
Time

1.Nicolò Bulega
(ITA)Aruba.it Racing – DucatiDucati1:27,866

2.Sam Lowes
(GBR)ELF
Marc VDS Racing TeamDucati1:28,081

3.
Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR)
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
BMW
1:28,159

4.Álvaro Bautista
(ESP)Aruba.it Racing – DucatiDucati1:28,369

5.Xavi Vierge
(ESP)Honda
HRCHonda1:28,495

10.
Michael van der Mark (NED)
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
BMW
1:28,585
 

Race 1.
Air temperature: 28°, track temperature: 45°, humidity: 33%,
conditions: dry, laps: 23.

Pos.
Rider
Team
Manufacturer
Gap

1.Nicolò Bulega
(ITA)Aruba.it Racing – DucatiDucati 

2.
Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR)
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
BMW7,835

3.Álvaro Bautista
(ESP)Aruba.it Racing – DucatiDucati11,424

4.Andrea Iannone
(ITA)Team
Pata Go ElevenDucati23,247

5.Xavi Vierge
(ESP)Honda
HRCHonda23,778

8.
Michael van der Mark (NED)
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
BMW
25,229
Fastest race lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu, lap 9, 1:29.024
 

Superpole Race.
Air temperature: 23°, track temperature: 35°, humidity: 50%,
conditions: dry, laps: 10.

Pos.
Rider
Team
Manufacturer
Gap

1.Nicolò Bulega (ITA)Aruba.it Racing –
DucatiDucati 

2.
Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR)
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
BMW
1,456

3.Álvaro Bautista
(ESP)Aruba.it Racing – DucatiDucati6,060

4.Sam Lowes
(GBR)ELF
Marc VDS Racing TeamDucati7,154

5.Xavi Vierge
(ESP)Honda
HRCHonda10,838

9.
Michael van der Mark (NED)
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
BMW
13,362
Fastest race lap: Nicolò Bulega, lap 4, 1:27,980 (new record)
 

Race 2.
Air temperature: 25°, track temperature: 43°, humidity:46%,
conditions: dry, laps: 23.

Pos.
Rider
Team
Manufacturer
Gap

1.Nicolò Bulega
(ITA)Aruba.it Racing – DucatiDucati
 

2.
Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR)
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
BMW
1,826

3.Álvaro Bautista
(ESP)Aruba.it Racing – DucatiDucati8,995

4.Danilo Petrucci
(ITA)Barni
Spark Racing TeamDucati17,888

5.Sam Lowes
(GBR)ELF
Marc VDS Racing TeamDucati22,131

9.
Michael van der Mark (NED)
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
BMW
26,202
Fastest race lap: Nicolò Bulega, lap 10 1:28,576
 

 

Current riders’ classification (R04/12, after 12 of 36 races).

Pos.
Rider
Team
Manufacturer
Points

1.Nicolò Bulega
(ITA)Aruba.it Racing – DucatiDucati198

2.
Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR)
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
BMW
164
(-34)

3.Alvaro Bautista
(ESP)Aruba.it Racing – DucatiDucati125 (-73)

4.Andrea Locatelli
(ITA)Pata
Maxus YamahaYamaha118 (-80)

5.Danilo Petrucci
(ITA)Barni
Spark Racing TeamDucati107 (-91)

9.
Michael van der Mark (NED)
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
BMW
54
(-144)
 
 

Current manufacturers’ classification (R04/12, after 12 of 36 races).

Pos.
Manufacturer
Points

1.Ducati227

2.
BMW
166
(-61)

3.Yamaha128 (-99)

4.Honda78 (-149)

5.Bimota63 (-164)

6.Kawasaki19 (-208)

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