Nicolo Bulega is a World Superbike race winner once again as he beat Alex Lowes in a duel around Magny-Cours.
On Saturday it was Michael van der Mark who won the opening race of the weekend in treacherous conditions. However, the Superpole Race was bone dry for the World Superbike riders.
For the second time in his rookie World Superbike season, Nicolo Bulega is a race winner. The Italian was in control for the whole race on his Ducati Panigale V4 R. With Toprak Razgatlioglu out of the race claiming the maximum points is crucial for Bulega's potential Championship challenge.
In second place was Alex Lowes. The experienced Superbike rider pressured the young rookie ahead of him throughout the race. However, the Kawasaki rider had to settle for second.
For the second time this weekend, Danilo Petrucci finishes in third place. The Italian was in third place in the wet and the dry, the #9 has continued his form from Portimao to Magny-Cours.
Just off of the podium was Scott Redding. The BMW has been working well around Magny-Cours and Redding has been utilising it this weekend as he finished fifth on Saturday and fourth on Sunday morning.
The surprise result of the Superpole Race was that Honda had two riders in the top ten in the dry. Xavi Vierge finished in fifth place and was challenging for a podium, and Iker Lecuona finished in seventh.
American rider, Garrett Gerloff, was the second BMW inside the points as he ended up finishing in sixth. The ROKiT BMW rider of Michael van der Mark was down in eighth place.
Completing the points-scoring positions was Remy Gardner. The Australian had a terrible time in the wet on Saturday as he crashed twice, but he scored a point on Sunday morning.
Magny-Cours WorldSBK, Full Superpole Race Results |
| 2024 French WorldSBK | Magny Cours | Superpole Race Results | Rd. 8 of 12 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Motorcycle | Gap |
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | |
| 2 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | +0.115 |
| 3 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +3.677 |
| 4 | Scott Redding | GBR | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | +3.903 |
| 5 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +5.710 |
| 6 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | +5.854 |
| 7 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +6.613 |
| 8 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | +7.788 |
| 9 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | +8.397 |
| 10 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | +10.270 |
| 11 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Team GoEleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +17.510 |
| 12 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Team Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +18.040 |
| 13 | Alessandro Delbianco | ITA | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | +18.907 |
| 14 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GMT94 Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | +19.130 |
| 15 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | +19.288 |
| 16 | Sam Lowes | GBR | ELF Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | +20.436 |
| 17 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | +25.603 |
| 18 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | Petronas MIE Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +25.910 |
| 19 | Ivo Lopes | POR | Petronas MIE Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | +27.319 |
| DNF | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Prometeon Racing | Yamaha R1 | |
| DNF | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | |
