Jonathan Rea says he’s content with a double podium at Assen having felt he maximised the potential with his factory Kawasaki ZX-10RR despite losing further ground to Alvaro Bautista in the World Superbike championship.
Full Assen World Superbike race one results Alvaro Bautista continued his flawless start to life in the World Superbike Championship as another controlled pole-to-flag victory in race one at Assen successfully
Full FP3 results from Assen World Superbike Jonathan Rea has laid down a marker in the freezing conditions at Assen by setting the fastest lap so far this weekend in preparation for a vital qualifying
Full FP1 times at Assen WorldSBK Jonathan Rea has topped the opening practice at Assen in very cold conditions ahead of local star Michael van der Mark with runaway World Superbike championship leader
Full free practice one results for the fourth round of the 2019 World Superbike championship at Assen, the Netherlands. Hector Barbera is replacing the injured Leandro Mercado at Orelac Racing.
Ducati has been slapped with a 250RPM drop by World Superbike championship organisers following analysis into manufacturer performance from the opening three rounds, while Honda has been given a boost of 500RPM.
Leon Haslam says due to the circuit characteristics at Assen and competitive front-runners the Dutch round will produce a closely-matched World Superbike pack compared to recent races.
Hector Barbera will stand in for the injured Leandro Mercado at the Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki squad for the Assen World Superbike round, capping an eventful two days after splitting with Team Toth by Willirace Yamaha.
Jonathan Rea believes Kawasaki’s strong points on traction and corner entry will be key at the next rounds of the World Superbike championship while he is keen to work with team-mate Leon Haslam to develop the ZX-10RR.
Jonathan Rea concedes the performance gap between him and runaway World Superbike championship leader Alvaro Bautista is too big despite fighting back for his seventh consecutive second place behind the Spanish rider.
Full WorldSBK race one results at Aragon Alvaro Bautista has maintained his 100% winning start to the 2019 World Superbike championship by skating clear of an almighty battle for second place which was won by
Full free practice three results for the third round of the 2019 World Superbike championship at Aragon, Spain. 1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1m 50.655s 8 laps 2. Tom Sykes GBR BMW WorldSBK Team 1m 50.882s 9 laps
Full free practice two results for the third round of the 2019 World Supersport championship at Aragon, Spain. Wet session 1. Lucas Mahias FRA Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-6R 2m 14.322s
Jonathan Rea accepts that against Alvaro Bautista’s current pace on the Aruba.it Racing Ducati V4 R second place was the maximum he could target in Thailand.
Alvaro Bautista has retained his perfect start to the 2019 World Superbike championship by winning the opening race at Thailand after seeing off an aggressive early charge from Jonathan Rea.
Full FP3 results from Thailand WorldSBK Jonathan Rea has chipped away at Alvaro Bautista’s advantage at the top of the practice times in Thailand in the short FP3 session before qualifying.
Full free practice three results for the second round of the 2019 World Superbike championship at Buriram, Thailand. 1. Alvaro Bautista ESP Aruba.it Racing – Ducati 1m 32.972s 10 laps
Full FP2 results from Thailand WorldSBK Alvaro Bautista has opened up his advantage on the times over Jonathan Rea during the second free practice session in Thailand.
Jonathan Rea is eager “to build on our results from Phillip Island” as he eyes the top spot of the rostrum in Thailand having had to settle for second place behind Aruba.it Racing Ducati’s Alvaro Bautista at Phillip Island last month.
British Talent Cup winner Rory Skinner will make his British Supersport championship debut this year after securing backing from former BSB star Chris Walker for 2019.
Jonathan Rea says he’s content with a triple of second places but has concerns about the pace gap Alvaro Bautista was able to produce at the opening World Superbike round at Phillip Island.