Superbike, Assen: Bautista penalized after pole, but race 1 is his

It begins in the sign of Alvaro Bautista the Dutch GP, third round of the world championship Superbikes. On the circuit of Assen not even a penalty stops the Spaniard from Ducati, reigning world champion, who took pole but was dropped three places for driving at low speed during qualifying. Bautista sprints from fourth position on the grid, recovers and imposes himself in front of Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki), Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha) and conquers fourth place Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha). In the general standings Bautista, with his 38th victory in the Superbike, reaches 137 points, increasing his advantage over Razgatlioglu (91) and Locatelli (83).