09:59
Warm-up lap
Warm-up lap is underway in Magny-Cours. Quite a few riders on the SCQ tyre, but some also on the SCX, including Locatelli at the back and Bautista in 14th.
Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025 French WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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2025 French WorldSBK: Race 2 LIVE UPDATES
Live coverage of Race 2 from the 2025 French WorldSBK at Magny-Cours.
The ninth round of the 2025 World Superbike Championship continues today. The Superpole Race at the French WorldSBK is scheduled for 11:00 local time. Race 2 is coming up this afternoon at 15:30 local time.
Toprak Razgatlioglu starts on pole for the Superpole Race after winning this morning's Superpole Race, his 10th win at the French track and 12th in succession this season.
Nicolo Bulega starts alongside Razgatlioglu in second place, but now trails by 34 points in the riders' standings after finishing second in both races so far this weekend.
Alex Lowes completes the front row and is chasing a third podium from three races this afternoon - a feat he hasn't achieved since finishing third in all three races at Buriram in 2019.
Andrea Locatelli and Garrett Gerloff both start from the back row after their Superpole crashes yesterday and having been unable to get into the top-nine int he Superpole Race this morning. They were both able to advance into the top-10 yesterday, but while Gerloff crashed in the closing laps, Locatelli pushed on to P5.
Michael van der Mark and Andrea Iannone were both reviewed by the WorldSBK medical team this morning before Warm Up and were passed fit to ride after their crashes in Race 1.
Iannone took his first top-six since Race 1 at Cremona in the Superpole Race, while van der Mark's fifth matched his best result of the season.
Sam Lowes has had podium pace all weekend but crashed in the Superpole Race so will start 10th.
07 Sep 2025
09:58
Razgatlioglu vs Bulega
Based on yesterday's race, this should be another chance for Toprak Razgatlioglu to extend his championship lead beyond its current 31 points.
A win here would also be his 10th at Magny-Cours - a new record, surpassing the nine that he now shares with Jonathan Rea after Race 1. The French track would also be the third at which he has taken three wins, a new record.
For Bulega, the start will be crucial. Yesterday he dropped to fourth on lap one, and it prevented him from impacting Razgatlioglu's race in any way.
09:54
Locatelli, Gerloff
Andrea Locatelli and Garrett Gerloff again start from the back of the grid this morning after their respective Superpole crashes yesterday that left them both without qualifying times.
Locatelli was able to come through to fifth yesterday, and Gerloff was in the top-10 before his crash. Only 10 laps to make progress this morning, though, with the top-nine the target to score points and to get an improved starting position for Race 2 later on.
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09:51
Montella penalty
After the multi-rider crash at turn 13 yesterday, Yari Montella has been given a double long lap penalty to be served in the Superpole Race. He'll maintain his sixth-place starting position.
09:49
Welcome to live coverage of today's WorldSBK action from the French Round at Magny-Cours, where the Superpole Race is coming up in just over 10 minutes at 11:00 local time.
