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Championship standings
Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025 UK WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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2025 UK WorldSBK: Race 2 LIVE UPDATES
Live coverage of Race 2 from the 2025 UK WorldSBK at Donington.
Race 2 at the UK WorldSBK is scheduled to begin at 14:00.
Toprak Razgatlioglu starts from pole position this afternoon after winning the Superpole Race this morning. In Race 1, he secured his 10th Donington win by 6.5 seconds, and he backed that up in the Superpole Race this morning.
Nicolo Bulega topped Warm Up this morning and was second yesterday in both Race 1 and the Superpole Race. His championship lead has been cut to one point in that process.
Alex Lowes was due to start from third this morning but was been declared unfit after Warm Up due to injuries he sustained in his Race 1 crash yesterday.
Sam Lowes will complete the front row this afternoon after finishing third this morning.
Alvaro Bautista finished fourth this morning and jumps up from his qualifying position of 10th onto the second row for Race 2.
13 Jul 2025
14:40
14:34
Toprak Razgatlioglu wins Race 2
It's victory once more for Toprak Razgatlioglu in Race 2 at the UK WorldSBK, and with that he completes his second hattrick in a row.
Bautista got close to Bulega on the last lap, but not close enough to make a pass. They finish 2-3, Bulega ahead of Bautista.
Locatelli, Petrucci, Gerloff complete the top-six ahead of Iannone, Aegerter, Gardner, and Lecuona who finally gets a finish this weekend and a top-10 at that.
14:32
Lap 22/23
Under a second now between Bulega and Bautista but with one lap to go it's going to be tough for Bautista.
14:31
Lap 21/23
Better lap for Bulega that time. Still 1s between them as they trade 27.0s. Razgatlioglu on a 27.5 but with 3s in his pocket.
14:29
Lap 20/23
1s now between the two factroy Ducatis as Bautista slipped back into the 27s that time. 3 to go.
14:28
Lap 19/23
Bautista back in the 1:26s and 0.5s better than Bulega that time. 1.2s between them.
14:26
Lap 18/23
Bautista is coming for Bulega. Another 0.2s that time, although he was back in the 27s, too. 1.5s between them with five to go.
14:25
Van der Mark has entered the pits.
14:25
Lap 17/23
Razgatlioglu back into the 1:27s that time, but still 0.3s faster than Bulega, who was 0.5s slower than Bautista that time and the gap between them is under 2s with 6 to go.
A lot of gravel left on the track, right on the second apex of the chicane, after Iannone's run-on.
14:23
Lap 16/23
3s now for Razgatlioglu. Looks like job done at the front.
Iannone, battling with Gerloff, went straight at the chicane and has dropped behind Aegerter to eighth.
14:22
Lap 15/23
Bulega back in the 1:26s, Bautista matching that pace. 3s between them. 2.8s up to Razgatlioglu who was a couple of tenths faster that time.
14:19
Bulega into the 1:27s that time, even a tenth slower than Bautista. 26.5 for Razgatlioglu - 2.5s.
Further back, Bautista is secure in third, he has 2.5s over Locatelli, Petrucci a second further back of him but with Gerloff still for company, Iannone and Aegerter too.
Vickers running in the top-10 in P9.
14:18
Lap 12/23
Down to 2s now. A 26.799 for Razgatlioglu that time, Bulega a 26.678.
Bulega seems much faster in the flowing parts of the track but Razgatlioglu continues to excel in the final sector.
14:16
Lap 11/23
Bulega a tenth faster that lap, gap down to 2.2 as Razgatlioglu dropped to a 26.8.
14:15
Lap 10/23
Razgatlioglu continues to increase his lead: 2.2s now.
14:13
Lap 9/23
2s now for Razgatlioglu. 26.4 plays 26.7 on the last lap. Looks tough for Bulega from here.
14:12
Lap 8/23
1.7s again for Razgatlioglu and 26.6s for both of them.
Further back, Gerloff is having his best ride of the season, pressuring Petrucci for fifth.
Tommy Bridewell crashed at the chicane but has remounted.
14:10
LAP 7/23
Razgatlioglu drops to a 1:26.2 that time but Bulega drops further to a 1:26.5. 1.7s for Razgatlioglu now.
14:09
Lap 6/23
26.0s from btoh of them again that time, Bulega 0.016s faster. Feels like they're both all-in here.
14:07
Lap 5/23
Razgatlioglu responds that time with a 1:26.0, matches Bulega. 1.3s between them.
14:06
Lap 4/23
Bulega 0.6s faster than Razgatlioglu the last lap, into the 1:25s.
14:05
Lowes OUT
Sam Lowes has crashed at turn one at the beginning of lap four.
Bulega now up to second, he passed Bautista at the end of lap three.
Razgatlioglu leads by 1.5s.
14:03
Bulega past Locatelli for P4 a tturn one to begin lap three.
14:03
Lap 2/23
Lowes continuing to go with Razgatlioglu early on here. They've dropped Bautista by 0.7s.
Good start for Gerloff, too, in P7.
