Jonathan Rea in Race 1 and Race 2: A Double And Some Trouble…
Phillip Island (Australia) - February 28th. Jonathan Rea in race 1 has kicked off his title defence with an incredible last lap victory over Ducati rider Chaz Davies, the Kawasaki rider pulling a move around the outside to beat Davies over the line by 0.063 seconds. Reigning Champion Jonathan Rea took the first double win at Phillip Island since Carlos Checa in 2011 today as key title rival and last year’s runner up Chaz Davies fought hard on the final lap of the race 2, in the end losing the front into Turn 4.Phillip Island, 27 February 2016, Superbike - Results race 1
1 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
2 7 C. DAVIES GBR Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati 1199 Panigale
3 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR
4 34 D. GIUGLIANO ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati 1199 Panigale
5 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
6 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Pata Yamaha Official WSBK Team Yamaha YZF
7 2 L. CAMIER GBR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta 1000 F4
8 81 J. TORRES ESP Althea BMW Racing Team BMW S1000 RR
9 69 N. HAYDEN USA Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR
10 25 J. BROOKES AUS Milwaukee BMW BMW S1000 RR
Phillip Island, 28 February 2016, Superbike - Results race 2
1 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
2 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR
3 34 D. GIUGLIANO ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati 1199 Panigale
4 69 N. HAYDEN USA Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR
5 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF
6 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
7 81 J. TORRES ESP Althea BMW Racing Team BMW S1000
8 21 M. REITERBERGER GER Althea BMW Racing Team BMW S1000
9 25 J. BROOKES AUS Milwaukee BMW BMW S1000 RR
10 7 C. DAVIES GBR Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati 1199 Panigale
Superbike - Drivers' standings
1 REA p.50
2 VAN DER MARK p.36
3 GIUGLIANO p.29
4 DAVIES p.26
5 GUINTOLI p.21
6 SYKES p.21
7 HAYDEN p.20
8 TORRES p.17
9 BROOKES p.13
10 CAMIER p.9