KRT duo duel it out at Donington
Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes has taken victory in Race 1 at Donington Park, his seventh in a row at his home track. Ducati’s Davide Giugliano came home in P2 and reigning Champion Jonathan Rea completed the podium in third in a drama filled race.An incredible start for the Kawasaki Racing Team pairing of Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea saw the two Brits escape at the front of the race, beginning a more than twenty lap tussle that eventually saw Sykes earn an eighth victory at the Derbyshire track. Reigning Champion Rea crossed the line in P2 to take another podium and keep his incredible haul of points for the title increasing, and Ducati’s Chaz Davies found redemption after a tricky Race 1 in which the Welshman suffered two crashes, completing the podium in third.
Sykes was the pacesetter throughout the weekend and the Yorskhireman’s Kawasaki wasn’t beaten into Turn 1 in Race 2, but teammate Jonathan Rea got an incredible start from the second row to set off in Sykes’ wake around Donington Park. Staying with his teammate, Rea made some moves to take the lead but a small mistake at the final turn saw Sykes regain the lead and then find the legs to pull away to cross the line 2 seconds clear.
Round 8 sees WorldSBK back on track at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on the Riviera di Rimini from 17th – 19th June as Ducati race at home once again.
Donington, 28 May 2016, Superbike - Results race 1
1 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
2 34 D. GIUGLIANO ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale
3 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
4 2 L. CAMIER GBR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta 1000
5 69 N. HAYDEN USA Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR
6 32 L. SAVADORI ITA IodaRacing Team Aprilia RSV4
7 81 J. TORRES ESP Althea BMW Racing Team BMW S1000 RR
8 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
9 17 K. ABRAHAM CZE Milwaukee BMW BMW S1000 RR
10 13 A. WEST AUS Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R
Donington, 29 May 2016, Superbike - Results race 2
1 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
2 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
3 7 C. DAVIES GBR Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale
4 32 L. SAVADORI ITA IodaRacing Team Aprilia RSV4 RF
5 2 L. CAMIER GBR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta 1000 F4
6 69 N. HAYDEN USA Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
7 34 D. GIUGLIANO ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale R
8 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
9 25 J. BROOKES AUS Milwaukee BMW BMW S1000 RR
10 6 C. BEAUBIER USA Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1
Superbike - Drivers' standings
1 REA p.293
2 SYKES p.237
3 DAVIES p.231
4 GIUGLIANO p.147
5 VAN DER MARK p.141
6 HAYDEN p.136
7 TORRES p.117
8 CAMIER p.97
9 SAVADORI p.89
10 LOWES p.70
