Nicolo Bulega won the FIM Superbike World Championship Superpole Race Sunday morning at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, in France. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R on Pirelli tires, the rookie won the 10-lap race by just 0.118 second, moving him into second place in the World Championship point standings.
Alex Lowes was the runner-up on his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR.
Danilo Petrucci placed third on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati.
American Garrett Gerloff finished sixth on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.
Two-time and defending World Champion Alvaro Bautista crashed out of the race and was declared unfit to compete in Race Two Sunday afternoon.
