The Championship lead extends after an incredible show of pace and precision from Rea
Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jonathan Rea has taken his first victory since Assen in a classic game of cat and mouse at Misano World Circuit, holding off intense pressure from teammate Tom Sykes throughout the Race to cross the line for another win in 2016 – ending his longest drought before moving to Kawasaki. Honda’s Michael van der Mark, after a storming start, completed the podium in P3 as the Dutchman moved back up the grid to where he belongs after a more difficult Superpole 2.Kawasaki Racing Team rider Jonathan Rea has completed a double at Misano World Circuit, stalking teammate Tom Sykes until pulling away with 5 laps to go and crossing the line with a 3 second margin in an impressive display from the reigning World Champion. Davide Giugliano made amends for a home crash in Race 1 to complete the podium for Aruba.it Racing – Ducati.
Sunday dawned in Misano with blue skies despite the threat of rain, and the weather held off for another incredible Race on the Riviera di Rimini. Rea got the jump on Sykes off the line as Yamaha’s Alex Lowes tried to muscle through on the inside of the Yorkshireman, before Sykes swooped around the outside to take back P1 and the KRT duo started to pull a gap on those behind.
Misano, 18 June 2016, Superbike - Results race 1
1 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
2 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
3 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
4 7 C. DAVIES GBR Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale R
5 81 J. TORRES ESP Althea BMW Racing Team BMW S1000 RR
6 21 M. REITERBERGER GER Althea BMW Racing Team BMW S1000 RR
7 59 N. CANEPA ITA Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1
8 2 L. CAMIER GBR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta 1000 F4
9 40 R. RAMOS ESP Team GoEleven Kawasaki ZX-10R
10 13 A. WEST AUS Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R
Misano, 19 June 2016, Superbike - Results race 2
1 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
2 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
3 34 D. GIUGLIANO ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale R
4 12 X. FORÉS ESP Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale R
5 32 L. SAVADORI ITA IodaRacing Team Aprilia RSV4 RF
6 69 N. HAYDEN USA Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
7 81 J. TORRES ESP Althea BMW Racing Team BMW S1000 RR
8 22 A. LOWES GBR Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1
9 59 N. CANEPA ITA Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1
10 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
Superbike - Drivers' standings
1 REA p.343
2 SYKES p.277
3 DAVIES p.244
4 GIUGLIANO p.165
5 VAN DER MARK p.163
6 HAYDEN p.146
7 TORRES p.137
8 CAMIER p.105
9 SAVADORI p.100
10 LOWES p.81
