Nicolo Bulega won World Supersport Race One Saturday at Donington Park in England.
Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V2, the Italian won the 19-lap race by 1.231 seconds over the 30-rider field.
It was Bulega’s seventh win of the season, extending his Championship point lead.
More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Nicolo Bulega dominates WorldSSP Race 1 to claim victory and strengthen Championship lead
In WorldSSP Race 1 at Donington Park, Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) secured another victory after a battle with Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha). Bulega started from pole position and maintained his lead throughout the race, setting lap record pace. He built a gap of two seconds over Manzi in the early stages and managed to hold onto his advantage despite Manzi’s efforts to close in.
Bulega crossed the finish line with a 1.2s lead, extending his Championship lead by five points. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) secured third place, claiming his first podium of the year. Battles for fourth and fifth places resulting in Glenn van Straalen from EAB Racing Team taking fifth, and a last-lap tussle between Valentin Debise and Marcel Schroetter, allowed Debise to finish in sixth.
Nicolo Bulega started from pole position and held onto his lead from the start, securing his seventh win of the 2023 season.
P1 | Nicolo Bulega | Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team
“It was a perfect day. We improved a lot the feeling with the bike from yesterday. I was able to ride the bike like I wanted to, so I think this is the most important thing. This morning when I had the pole position, I was already thinking about the race, and I thought that if I could start from the front, I could take some margins and then stay on my pace and try to pass the checkered flag in first position. I will try again for the win tomorrow.”
Yari Montella displayed a strong performance, initially running in second place before securing his first podium of the year with third place, while Stefano Manzi fought hard, finishing in second and extending his streak of consecutive podium finishes.
