Nicolo Bulega triumphed by taking WorldSBK Superpole race victory in a flag-to-flag performance in Cremona.
No one stood a chance against the incumbent championship leader, who cruised home to take his second victory of the weekend.
Toprak Razgatlioglu and team-mate Alvaro Bautista once again finished as his closest challengers.
In a repeat of Saturday’s race, Bulega once again remained in the lead into Turn 1 ahead of Razgatlioglu and Bautista.
The leading two title contenders established a near-second advantage by the end of the first lap, and second-place starter Sam Lowes tussled with Andrea Iannone for fourth place.
Ducati showed its superiority by occupying four of the top five scoring positions by the end of Lap 3, with Razgatlioglu the exception.
The BMW rider managed to stay within a few bike lengths behind Bulega, but no move arrived in the early half of the race.
On Lap 3, it was revealed that GoEleven rider Iannone jumped the start, resulting in a double long lap penalty that demoted him down the pecking order.
Bulega found an extra gear to extend his lead to 0.6s by the end of Lap 4, before doubling the advantage to 1.2.s by the end of Lap 6.
Elsewhere, Iannone dispatched BMW rider Michael van der Mark and Hondas Iker Lecuona to rise to eighth.
Not long after Iannone’s overtake, Lecuona crashed out of proceedings on Lap 8.
Barni Spark Racing rider Danilo Petrucci forged through the field from 13th on the grid, putting himself in strong contention for Race 2 later on this afternoon.
The Italian made a move on lead Yamaha rider Andrea Locatelli to claim sixth place at Turn 8, ending his race there.
Bulega’s victory extended his advantage at the top of the pile to 29-points, winning his sixth race of the season in factory red.
Razgatlioglu claimed second spot, finishing 1.4s behind his championship rival and was by far the lead non-Ducati rider.
Bautista endured a quiet race to secure third position, fending off Marc VDS rider Lowes, who put substantial pressure on the Spaniard throughout the 10-lapper.
Xavi Vierge produced a strong performance for Honda once again, claiming sixth spot ahead of Petrucci.
Locatelli could only produce seventh place for Pata Maxus Yamaha, but managed to keep Iannone and Van der Mark under control.
Remy Gardner rounded off the top ten positions, bettering the British duo of Ducati rider Scott Redding and Bimotas Alex Lowes.
Dominique Aegerter posted 13th place for GRT Yamaha, as Barni Spark’s second rider Yari Montella finished in 14th position.
Garrett Gerloff’s lack of strong results continued as he ended his race in 15th position for Kawasaki.
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