Usai gagal meraih kemenangan di tiga seri World Superbike (WSBK) sebelumnya. Juara bertahan Jonathan Rea berhasil jadi kampiun di seri WSBK Misano, Italia. Sabtu (18/6).
Rea berhasil mengunci kemenangan di Race 1 WSBK Misano usai menahan rekan setimnya, Tom Sykes sepanjang balapan. Rea dan Sykes hanya dipisahkan gap sejauh 0,009 detik saja saat finish.
Posisi ketiga ditempati oleh rider Honda Michaek van der Mark yang finish 3 detik dibelakang duet rider Kawasaki tersebut.
Hasil lomba
1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 21 laps
2. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +0.090
3. Michael van der Mark NED Honda Racing CBR1000RR +3.093
4. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R +5.878s
5. Jordi Torres ESP Althea BMW S1000RR +15.955s
6. Markus Reiterberger GER Althea BMW S1000RR +18.200s
7. Niccolò Canepa ITA PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 +19.385s
8. Leon Camier GBR MV Agusta RC F4 RR +19.918s
9. Roman Ramos ESP GO Eleven Kawasaki ZX-10R +26.272s
10. Anthony West AUS Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +32.593s
11. Josh Brookes AUS Milwaukee BMW S1000RR +36.825s
12. Alex de Angelis RSM IodaRacing Aprilia RSV4 +37.084s
13. Alex Lowes GBR PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 +38.181s
14. Davide Giugliano ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R +41.201s
15. Pawel Szkopek POL Team Toth Yamaha R1 +80.992s
16. Peter Sebesteyen HUN Team Toth Yamaha R1 +81.783s
17. Dominic Schmitter SUI Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R +84.623s
18. Fabio Menghi ITA VFT Ducati 1199R +85.068s
19. Saeed al Sulaiti QAT Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +91.041s
20. Gianluca Vizziello ITA Kawasaki ZX-10R +1 lap
Did not finish
Xavi Fores ESP Barni Ducati 1199R 4 laps
Karel Abraham CZE Althea BMW S1000RR 12 laps
Lorenzo Savadori ITA IodaRacing Aprilia RSV4 20 laps
Nicky Hayden USA Honda Racing CBR1000RR 21 laps
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