Nicolo Bulega enters this weekend with a 21-point lead over Toprak Razgatlioglu after what was a difficult weekend for both riders in Assen: Razgatlioglu missed the podium in both long races, and Bulega retired from both Sunday races with technical issues.
Bulega was on the podium twice at Cremona last year - second in Race 1 and third in Race 2 - whereas Razgatlioglu missed the Italian Round through injury after his Magny-Cours practice crash.