Rea completes the pair at Assen
TT Circuit Assen (Holland) - April 16th and 17th. Race 1: Rea takes the victory, Davies stays close, and Hayden hits the podium. Race 2: Rea completes the pair as van der Mark gets the crowd back on their feet in a tense game of chess at Assen. KRT rider Jonathan Rea took another incredible win in the Netherlands in Race 2 as a half wet half dry race saw tyre decisions play the key role. Joined on the podium by teammate Tom Sykes and local hero Michael van der Mark, Race 2 was characterized by nervous glances at the sky as the riders dealt their cards.Sunday morning initially brought better weather to the TT Circuit Assen, with the sun breaking through the clouds to give the Dutch track a crisp, clear morning. With a lower breeze after the wind caused issues on Saturday, the race looked set to be in dry conditions, before a deluge interrupted World Supersport and saw a Wet Race declared for WorldSBK.
With Guintoli plummeting off the line, the two Kawasakis of Sykes and Rea took to the lead, with Chaz Davies’ Ducati and Michael van der Mark and Nicky Hayden’s Hondas in hot pursuit. As the conditions caused quick position changes, it was Milwaukee BMW rider Josh Brookes who emerged in the lead, with the damp conditions suiting the reigning BSB Champion.
Saturday podium finisher Nicky Hayden, reigning Champion Jonathan Rea and local hero Michael van der Mark were the challengers, before Rea and Sykes were the first of the frontrunners to dive into the pits for dry tyres as track conditions improved, followed by Van der Mark on the next lap.
As the pack started to shuffle after the tyre changes, Pedercini rider Lucas Mahias found himself at the head of the race, with KRT pairing Rea and Sykes hunting him down, followed by van der Mark. As dry tyres became necessary, reigning Champion Rea took control of the race once again to take another win in WorldSBK and increase his Championship lead. Teammate Tom Sykes made a well-timed tyre change to come home in P2 and recover some earlier lost ground, and Dutch rider Michael van der Mark remembered Saturday’s standing ovation after a crash and kept the Honda on the track to take another home podium, keeping his WorldSBK rostrum record at 75% at his home circuit.
Superbike - Results Race 1
01 - 04 - 01 - J. REA - GBR - Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
02 - 06 - 07 - C. DAVIES - GBR - Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale R
03 - 10 - 69 - N. HAYDEN - USA - Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
04 - 13 - 02 - L. CAMIER - GBR - MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta 1000 F4
05 - 09 - 81 - J. TORRES - ESP - Althea BMW Racing Team BMW S1000 RR
06 - 11 - 32 - L. SAVADORI - ITA - IodaRacing Team Aprilia RSV4 RF
07 - 07 - 21 - M. REITERBERGER - GER - Althea BMW Racing Team BMW S1000 RR
08 - 12 - 22 - A. LOWES - GBR - Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1
09 - 18 - 40 - R. RAMOS - ESP - Team GoEleven Kawasaki ZX-10R
10 - 17 - 44 - L. MAHIAS - FRA - Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R
Superbike - Results Race 2
01 - 04 - 01 - J. REA - GBR - Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
02 - 01 - 66 - T. SYKES - GBR - Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
03 - 05 - 60 - M. VAN DER MARK - NED - Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
04 - 11 - 32 - L. SAVADORI - ITA - IodaRacing Team Aprilia RSV4 RF
05 - 06 - 07 - C. DAVIES - GBR - Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale R
06 - 10 - 69 - N. HAYDEN - USA - Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
07 - 12 - 22 - A. LOWES - GBR - Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF
08 - 03 - 34 - D. GIUGLIANO - ITA - Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale R
09 - 13 - 02 - L. CAMIER - GBR - MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta 1000 F4
10 - 08 - 12 - X. FORÉS - ESP - Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale R
Superbike Championship Standings
01. J. REA - KAWASAKI - 181
02. C. DAVIES - DUCATI - 136
03. T. SYKES - KAWASAKI - 122
04. M. VAN DER MARK - HONDA - 90
05. N. HAYDEN - HONDA - 67
06. J. TORRES - BMW - 65
07. D. GIUGLIANO - DUCATI - 64
08. S. GUINTOLI - YAMAHA - 58
09. L. SAVADORI - APRILIA - 51
10. A. LOWES - YAMAHA - 44
