Superbike: Chaz Davies wins Race 2 and enters Ducati history
In Aragon the Welsh rider achieved the first victory for the Ducati Panigale R in the Superbike world championship ahead of Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam. Sykes and Guintoli out.
Historic day for Ducati today at Motorland in Aragon: Chaz Davies took the Panigale R to the top step of the podium, for the first time in the history of World Superbike, also scoring his fifth personal career success.
Davies also breaks a streak of successes in WorldSBK which lasted 58 races for the Borgo Panigale manufacturer (the last one was for Sylvain Guintoli at Magny-Cours, in race 1, in 2012).
The Welsh driver made a perfect start from second on the grid and this time managed to get away from his rivals, finishing more than three seconds behind the pair of Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam.
With this podium, Rea thus rises to 140 points, 26 more than his former teammate.
Fourth solo we find Jordi Torres, riding the second official Aprilia RSV4 RF, followed at a great distance by Xavi Fores and David Salom who was able to get the better of Leandro Mercado and Michael van der Mark in the final, with Ayrton Badovini and Nico Terol closing the top-10.
Almost in an ideal handover, Tom Sykes had a bad fall on the fifth lap, at turn 15 and two laps later Sylvain Guintoli followed him, slipping at the previous corner.
Perhaps it is too early to make these calculations, given that the championship is still very long, but certainly looking at the performances put on the track, one cannot hide the fact that the two great rivals of the last two years are in great difficulty, in full psychological crisis, even if for Guintoli certainly doesn't help with the technical means.
Below is the finishing order of Race 2:
1. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R 18 laps
2. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 3.190s
3. Leon Haslam GBR Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 +3.712s
4. Jordi Torres ESP Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 +14.216s
5. Xavi Fores ESP Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R +20.524s
6. David Salom ESP Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 25.878s
7. Leandro Mercado ARG Barni Ducati 1199R +25.939s
8. Michael van der Mark NED PATA Honda CBR1000RR 26.075s
9. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia S1000RR 27.253s
10. Nico Terol ESP Althea Ducati 1199R +28.666s
11. Matteo Baiocco ITA Althea Ducati 1199R +41.083s
12. Roman Ramos ESP GO Eleven Kawasaki ZX-10R+41.983s
13. Randy de Puniet FRA Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 42.961s
14. Alex Lowes GBR Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 43.057s
15. Leon Camier GBR MV Agusta F4 RR +43.375s
16. Christophe Ponsson LUX Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R +59.193s
17. Santiago Barragan ESP Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R +59.296s
18. Niccolo Canepa ITA Team Hero EBR 1190RX +76.004s
19. Larry Pegram USA Team Hero EBR 1190RX +93.714s
20. Imre Toth HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR +1 lap
Not classified
Javier Alviz ESP Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 11 laps
Sylvain Guintoli FRA PATA Honda CBR1000RR 13 laps
Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R
Gabor Rizmayer HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR did not start
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I reiterate here my opinion that I said at the beginning of the championship regarding Ducati in SBK:
with this regulation it is the best bike, but not having taken Rea was a serious mistake, which is even more evident if you look at where Sykes is now.
Having said that, well done to Davies for making the most of the bike properly, as is Rea. Regret for Giugliano who is faster than Davies but falls too much, and so he doesn't go far.
Well done Badovini, someone should ask themselves how it is possible for someone who hasn't been on the move for a year to get on a bike they haven't tried before and achieve those results, it's almost shameful.
Very good Jules Cluzel, he is the driver I most enjoy watching of all, in my opinion he is much better than what is commonly thought.
I say goodbye to Fatman, hoping he is well.