Superbike: Jonathan Rea also triumphs in Race 2 in Imola

Jonathan Rea repeats the success of the first race and also wins Race 2 with authority: with Davies and Haslam out of the game due to technical problems, the KRT driver is increasingly alone at the top of the world championship standings.
Behind him again Tom Sykes, followed by Jordi Torres, splendid third and very happy on the podium: for Kawasaki this is the second one-two of the day.

Davide Giugliano achieved a good fourth place finish in a heat that saw him suffer a bit due to his physical condition: he started badly and only managed to keep contact with the leaders in the first phase, only to be overtaken by his teammate and from Torres.

Many retirements: both Pata Honda riders, Randy de Puniet and Leon Camier during the first laps.
Haslam's off-track exit on the ninth lap was spectacular but fortunately without consequence: for him a broken exhaust connector prevented him from completing a race that saw him fighting for the podium.
Chaz Davies was unlucky as he once again ran into a technical problem when he was virtually third.

In fifth place we find an excellent Ayrton Badovini who is proving time after time that he deserves the trust that the BMW team is giving him.
Sixth place for Matteo Baiocco ahead of Ramos, author of a good race which sees him on the podium for the first time this season.
Leandro Mercado, Michael Fabrizio and Alex Lowes complete the top ten: Suzuki still subdued and seems not to have yet "digested" the new electronic package.

With this result Rea rises to 215 in the world rankings and sees his lead increase over Halsam, the first of his pursuers with 87 points, third place for Davies with 123 who now has to watch out for Sykes who has risen to 108.
Rea ace-catch-all also repeats the fastest lap achieved in Race 1.

Next meeting from 22 to 24 May in Donington, England, with the sixth round of the season.

Below is the order of arrival for Race 2:

1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 19 laps
2. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R ++4.399s
3. Jordi Torres ESP Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 +26.020s
4. Davide Giugliano ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R +30.853s
5. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia S1000RR +35.379s
6. Matteo Baiocco ITA Althea Ducati 1199R +38.818s
7. Roman Ramos ESP GO Eleven Kawasaki ZX-10R+40.663s
8. Leandro Mercado ARG Barni Ducati 1199R +42.067s
9. Michel Fabrizio ITA Althea Ducati 1199R +55.722s
10. Alex Lowes GBR Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 +56.990s
11. Santiago Barragan ESP Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R +89.613s
12. Imre Toth HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR + 1 lap
13. Gabor Rizmayer HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR + 1 lap

Did not finish

Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R 5 laps
Leon Haslam GBR Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 11 laps
Michael van der Mark NED PATA Honda CBR1000RR 11 laps
Leon Camier GBR MV Agusta F4 RR 14 laps
Randy de Puniet FRA Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 15 laps
Christophe Ponsson FRA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 16 laps
Sylvain Guintoli FRA PATA Honda CBR1000RR 19 laps

Did not start

David Salom ESP Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R
Niccolo Canepa ITA Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R