Photo courtesy WorldSBK.com
The opening WorldSBK race of the day at a very wet Magny-Cours was won by newly crowned Superbike World Champion Jonathan Rea after a reduced race distance of 19 laps. The Kawasaki Racing Team rider overhauled long team leader and team mate Tom Sykes, who made a mistake at Turn 8, eventually finishing 4.7s behind Rea at the flag. For Rea it was a sweet victory and the first for him at the Magny-Cours circuit.
The podium was completed by Sylvain Guintoli (Pata Honda World Superbike Team) who kept his consecutive run of podium finishes at his home circuit in tact with a spirited ride.
Fourth, after a multi rider battle from the start was Michael van der Mark on the second Pata Honda, the Dutchman getting the better of Leon Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) , Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati SBK) and Matteo Baiocco (Althea Racing) who completed the top 7, Camier giving the Italian manufacturer its best finish ever in its WorldSBK history.
Alex Lowes (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) rode a solid race after a huge spill in Superpole yesterday to claim 8th ahead of Leandro Mercado (Barni Racing Team) and Niccolo Canepa (Althea Racing) who finished 10th.
The final point scorers were Gianluca Vizziello (Grillini SBK Team), Jordi Torres (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils), Luca Scassa (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati SBK Team), Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia) and Roman Ramos (Team Go Eleven).
Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils) started strongly but faded and with 7th laps to go he made the decision to pit for intermediate tyres, he eventually finished 16th after starting from Pole.
Race 2
The second race at Magny-Cours was won by Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team), the World Champion doing the double for the fifth time this year after a three-rider battle raged from the start. His podium tally of 22 puts him equal with Troy Bayliss who achieved the feat in 2002, and is the second highest number of podiums in a season in the all-time list.
At the flag at the end of 21-adrenalin-filled laps the remaining podium places were taken by Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Superbike Team) and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) meaning the fight for the runner-up spot in the series will continue to the season finale under floodlights in Qatar in a fortnight.
Behind the top three, Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils) and Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda World Superbike Team) had their own private duel with the Dutchman taking fourth with a few laps to go from his English rival.
Sylvain Guintoli (Pata Honda World Superbike Team) had another solid day pleasing the many fans trackside with sixth in dry conditions.
Seventh was Niccolò Canepa (Althea Racing) ahead of the duelling Jordi Torres (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils) and Luca Scassa (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati SBK Team), who were eighth and ninth respectively, with Alex Lowes (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) rounding out the top 10.
The remaining points-scoring positions were claimed by Matteo Baiocco (Althea Racing), Leandro Mercado (Barni Racing), Markus Reiterberger (VanZon Rehema BMW), David Salom (Team Pedercini) and Leon Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse).
World Superbike Results from Magny-Cours, France – Oct. 4, 2015
Race 1
1 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
2 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
3 1 S. GUINTOLI FRA PATA Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
4 60 M. VD MARK NED PATA Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
5 2 L. CAMIER GBR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F4 RR
6 7 C. DAVIES GBR Aruba.it Racing-Ducati SBK Team Ducati Panigale R
7 15 M. BAIOCCO ITA Althea Racing Ducati Panigale R
8 22 A. LOWES GBR VOLTCOM Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
9 36 L. MERCADO ARG BARNI Racing Team Ducati Panigale R
10 59 N. CANEPA ITA Althea Racing Ducati Panigale R
11 45 G. VIZZIELLO ITA Grillini SBK Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
12 81 J. TORRES ESP Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils Aprilia RSV4 RF
13 99 L. SCASSA ITA Aruba.it Racing-Ducati SBK Team Ducati Panigale R
14 86 A. BADOVINI ITA BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR
15 40 R. RAMOS ESP Team Go Eleven Kawasaki ZX-10R
16 91 L. HASLAM GBR Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils Aprilia RSV4 RF
17 75 G. RIZMAYER HUN BMW Team Toth BMW S1000 RR
18 23 C. PONSSON FRA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R
19 48 A. PHILLIS AUS Grillini SBK Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
20 10 I. TOTH HUN BMW Team Toth BMW S1000 RR
21 11 M. REITERBERGER GER VanZon Remeha BMW BMW S1000 RR
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RET 19 P. SZKOPEK POL Szkopek POLand Position Yamaha YZF R1
RET 14 R. DE PUNIET FRA VOLTCOM Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
RET 44 D. SALOM ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R
Race2
1 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
2 7 C. DAVIES GBR Aruba.it Racing-Ducati SBK Team Ducati Panigale R
3 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
4 60 M. VD MARK NED PATA Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
5 91 L. HASLAM GBR Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils Aprilia RSV4 RF
6 1 S. GUINTOLI FRA PATA Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR SP
7 59 N. CANEPA ITA Althea Racing Ducati Panigale R
8 81 J. TORRES ESP Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils Aprilia RSV4 RF
9 99 L. SCASSA ITA Aruba.it Racing-Ducati SBK Team Ducati Panigale R
10 22 A. LOWES GBR VOLTCOM Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
11 15 M. BAIOCCO ITA Althea Racing Ducati Panigale R
12 36 L. MERCADO ARG BARNI Racing Team Ducati Panigale R
13 11 M. REITERBERGER GER VanZon Remeha BMW BMW S1000 RR
14 44 D. SALOM ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R
15 2 L. CAMIER GBR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F4 RR
16 40 R. RAMOS ESP Team Go Eleven Kawasaki ZX-10R
17 45 G. VIZZIELLO ITA Grillini SBK Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
18 14 R. DE PUNIET FRA VOLTCOM Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-
19 23 C. PONSSON FRA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R
20 75 G. RIZMAYER HUN BMW Team Toth BMW S1000 RR
21 10 I. TOTH HUN BMW Team Toth BMW S1000 RR
22 48 A. PHILLIS AUS Grillini SBK Team Kawasaki ZX-10R
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RET 86 A. BADOVINI ITA BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR
