Toprak Razgatlioglu not only extended his longest-ever WorldSBK win streak to five in a row in race one at Donington Park but did it with his biggest ever victory margin.
After turning pole into the holeshot, Razgatlioglu unleashed his superior pace and broke clear.
The BMW star’s lead reached 11.384 seconds, giving him plenty of time to think about a Marc Marquez-style swimming motion across the finish line and then a mock penalty ticket on the slowdown lap.
“Toprak was in his own race,” Alex Lowes acknowledged afterwards.
Behind Razgatlioglu, the battle was more intense, with Lowes a key player.
Nicolo Bulega, second to Razgatlioglu on the grid and in the world championship standings, dropped to fourth on lap 1 behind Scott Redding and Andrea Locatelli.
The Ducati rider re-passed the pair after four laps, directing Redding down an escape road at the Esses in the process.
Meanwhile, Alex Lowes swiftly recovered from ninth on the grid, due to a deleted qualifying lap, to chase down Redding and Bulega by the middle stages.
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