Race 2 of the 2016 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship got underway at Magny-Cours on Sunday with almost perfect conditions setting the scene for a magnificent day of racing. Aruba.it Racing – Ducati’s Chaz Davies stole the show once again to take the double for a fifth time in his career. Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes put on an incredible show battling for the podium to finish in second and third.
The opening lap saw pole man Jonathan Rea rush ahead to lead into the first corner, with Chaz Davies right behind. Tom Sykes swooped around on the second corner to steal the lead and pull away while Davies took second. With a three way English fight out the front, MV Agusta Reparto Corse rider Leon Camier and Honda World Superbike Team’s Michael van der Mark were left behind to fight it out for fourth.
Sykes was unbeatable setting a new lap record early on as he took his Kawasaki to its limit, putting seconds between Davies and teammate Rea. But it wasn’t long before Rea slipped passed Davies to begin the hunt for Sykes.
The last five laps of the race saw an intense battle break out between the two Kawasakis as the lead alternated between Rea and Sykes, with many tight overtaking moves keeping French fans on the edge of their seats. An almost impossible overtake attempt by Sykes on Rea saw Davies take advantage of the opening and shoot ahead with a couple of laps to go. Once in front the Welshman didn’t look back until the chequered flag saw him
secure his second win at the Fassi French Round.
Magny Cours, 1st October 2016, Superbike - Results race 1
1 7 C. DAVIES GBR Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale R
2 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
3 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
4 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
5 32 L. SAVADORI ITA IodaRacing Team Aprilia RSV4 RF
6 76 M. LAGRIVE FRA Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R
7 2 L. CAMIER GBR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta 1000 F4
8 12 X. FORÉS ESP Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale R
9 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1
10 15 A. DE ANGELIS RSM IodaRacing Team Aprilia RSV4 RF
Magny Cours, 2nd October 2016, Superbike - Results race 2
1 7 C. DAVIES GBR Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale R
2 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
3 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
4 2 L. CAMIER GBR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta 1000 F4
5 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
6 32 L. SAVADORI ITA IodaRacing Team Aprilia RSV4 RF
7 81 J. TORRES ESP Althea BMW Racing Team BMW S1000 RR
8 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1
9 69 N. HAYDEN USA Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
10 12 X. FORÉS ESP Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale R
Superbike - Drivers' standings
1 REA p.426
2 SYKES p.378
3 DAVIES p.345
4 VAN DER MARK p.234
5 HAYDEN p.202
6 GIUGLIANO p.194
7 TORRES p.179
8 CAMIER p.156
9 FORÉS p.133
10 SAVADORI p.131
Davies does the double in France
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