Orphaned by Toprak Razgatlioglu, BMW seemed destined to return to the less-than-noble areas of the standings. But at Magny Cours things turned out quite differently, as Michael Van Der Mark scored a fantastic victory in Race1 thanks in part to the rain iuto that messed up the cards. However, it would be incorrect to think that it was only the weather that propitiated a success that the Dutchman had already shown he deserved in practice.
On the podium along with him were Alvaro Bautista and Danilo Petrucci, while Nicolò Bulega wasted a good chance to close the gap on Toprak by falling at the start of the race. These are the best pictures of Race 1 at Magny Cours.
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