Nicolo Bulega dominates Race Two as Ducati become the first manufacturer to lock out the podium in all weekend since Ducati in 2004

Nicolo Bulega started from his ninth pole position of the season looking to end the race on Cloud Nine with his ninth successive victory out of nine. Iker Lecuona started in second with Sam Lowes making it an all Ducati front row. Alvaro Bautista was having his best weekend of the year starting in fourth with Alex Lowes alongside him in fifth and Xavi Vierge in sixth.

The lights went out for the final time at Assen and Bulega took the holeshot into turn one but Sam Lowes slipped underneath the Italian into turn two and Lecuona was able to overtake his team-mate for second. Vierge was fourth ahead of Alex Lowes and Bautista.

Tarran Mackenzie had a great start from 16th on the grid to eighth at the end of the opening lap.

Lecuona took the lead into turn six but went in too hot and Sam was able to retake the lead, Lecuona held up Bulega and the fighting was allowing Alex Lowes, Bautista and Vierge to stay with the front three.

Lecuona took the lead into turn one and made it stick this time on Sam Lowes, Bulega wasted no time passing Sam into turn three to stay in touch with his teammate.

At the end of lap three Bulega made the classic overtake at the GT Chicane on Lecuona to lead the race for the first time.

Bautista pulled the same move as Bulega the following lap on Alex Lowes to move into fourth position. Bulega after his first lap in clean air set the fastest lap of the race of a 1:33.1.

Yari Montella and Lorenzo Baldassarri were making good improvements moving into sixth and seventh position. Alex Lowes was the only non-Ducati rider in the top seven.

Montella made it a Ducati top five lock out making a move on Alex Lowes at turn 15. Bulega out in front had a 1.3 second gap over Lecuona.

There was six way battle for 12th position with Remy Gardner heading it with Jonathan Rea at the back. Tommy Bridewell was involved overtaking Miguel Oliveira at turn eight.

Baldassarri made it an all Ducati top six as he pulled the classic pass at the GT Chicane on Alex Lowes.

Alex Lowes was beginning to struggle; the rear was sliding into the corners and and he was falling into the clutches of Vierge and Danilo Petrucci.

Vierge made a late block pass on Alex into turn nine and that allowed Petrucci to also go through on the Bimota rider.

Mackenzie moved into the top ten as he went through on the struggling Alex Lowes.

On the final lap Andrea Locatelli overtook Petrucci for eighth place to make it a PATA Yamaha seven-eight.

Bulega crossed the line to win his 13th successive race, Lecuona brought home his Aruba.it Ducati to make it six successive second places and Sam Lowes made it a hat-trick of podiums for the weekend. Bautista held of his teammate Montella to make it a hat-trick of fourth places.

It was the first time in the three race era that a manufacturer had locked out the podium in all three races and it was the first time that it was done on a Sunday since Magny-Cours in 2004 with Ducati with James Toseland, Noriyuki Haga and Regis Leconi.

Bulega leads the championship with a maximum 186 points, Lecuona was 69 points behind in second and Sam Lowes was 104 points behind in third.

Featured Image: Ducati Corse.