Overview

• Toprak Razgatlioglu set a 1:38.357 pole and led every lap after the restart to win Race 1 by 3.738 seconds.
• A multi-rider crash at turn one triggered a red flag and saw Andrea Iannone handed a double long-lap penalty while Remy Gardner was hospitalized with a back contusion and suspected concussion.
• Nicolo Bulega recovered to finish second on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati, with teammate Álvaro Bautista taking third and limiting Razgatlioglu’s points gain.
• Sam Lowes, fastest in FP2 and FP3, crashed from second place after the restart and failed to rejoin the podium battle.
• Beatriz Neila extended her WorldWCR pole streak to three with a 1:53.526 lap, underlining her strength ahead of Sunday’s women’s races.