Toprak Razgatlioglu has extended his WorldSBK championship lead by a further five points after dominatin✃g race 𝓡one at San Juan. 

Th𝓡e Pata Yamaha rider took the lead from pole sitter Scott Redding heading into turn one, which ended up being the last his competitors saw of him. 

Razgatlioglu, who had 🌸around half a 🐼second on the field throughout free practice, pulled clear of Jonathan Rea by two seconds in just three laps. 

Like Razgatlioglu, Rea also managed to get ahead of Redding early on♕ as the Ducati rider crashed on the exit of turn one - lap one.

While each victory is sure to be a special one, especially given the epi𝔉c duel between Razgatlioglu and Rea this season, today♐’s win for the Yamaha man comes on a day in which he and team-mate Andrea Locatelli are celebrating their 25th birthday.

"This weekend we are very strong! Also, Friday I say 𒁃I need to win at this track because in 2019 I saw just th🌠ird place," said Razgatlioglu following his race one success. 

"I’m really happy today and a big thanks to📖 my team because they did an amazing job this 𒁃weekend. 

"Also it is my birthday today so it was a fantastic day for me. Tomorrow🅺 we will try more and we will ꦐsee." 

For the Razgatlioglu’s title rival Rea, it was a day where consolidating sꦐecond place and the 20 points🐻 available was a must. 

The Kawasaki rider alluded to having had ‘no regrets’, but that his FP2 spill cost him the chance to fur💎ther improve the bike - something he aims to do for Sunday’s double header. 

"I made a really good getaway and just tried to do my rhythm; tried to forget about the guys▨ at the front," added Rea. 

"Of course, Toprak had an incredible pace, so I just tried to focus on myself. I really made a big mistake yesterday and los💝t all of FP2, so this race was about research for tomorrow let’s say. 

"But, no re🐼grets, I did my best out there and hopefully tomorrow we can make some changes to be a little bit closer to the front."