World Superbike: Razgatlioglu wins first race of season

Turkish motorcyclist Toprak Razgatlioglu wins in his debut race for PATA Yamaha at Superbike World Championship

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish motorcyclist Toprak Razgatlioglu won the opening race of the 2020 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Australia on Saturday.

Razgatlioglu reached the victory in his debut race for PATA Yamaha, completing in 33:48 seconds, ahead of the English motorcyclists Alex Lowes and Scott Redding.

Defending champion Jonathan Rea had a bad start to the new season as he crashed out of the race.

The second race of the new season will be held at the Australia's Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on Sunday.

Top 10 motorcyclists in Race One At Phillip Island:

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu, Turkey (Yamaha)

2. Alex Lowes, UK (Kawasaki)

3. Scott Redding, UK (Ducati)

4. Michael van der Mark, Netherlands (Yamaha)

5. Leon Haslam, UK (Honda)

6. Alvaro Bautista, Spain (Honda)

7. Loris Baz, France (Yamaha)

8. Chaz Davies, UK (Ducati)

9. Tom Sykes, UK (BMW)