Superbike Misano, Race 1: Jonathan Rea wins in the sprint

Superbike, Pirelli Riviera di Rimini Round, Race 1. At the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli Jonathan Rea took the victory in Race 1 at the end of a good battle with his teammate Tom Sykes who followed him very closely until the checkered flag, giving the public a sprint finish.

More bad luck at Ducati, especially for Chaz Davies who remains involved, a few meters from the start, in a contact between Fores and Lorenzo Savadori, who gets the worst of it and has to abandon the race: an uphill race for him who found himself having to recover from 22nd place and finish fourth, at the foot of the podium.
Davide Giugliano, on the other hand, starts well and remains close to Rea and Sykes, even if he is forced to drive to the limit to do so and therefore crashes during the first laps: getting back on the bike he finishes 14th.

With the exit of the Ducatis, the Kawasaki duo makes a gap behind them and manages to set their own pace, with Jonathan Rea's impressive pace, setting qualifying laps with both riders with an average of 4/5 tenths on opponents.

The podium is completed by a radiant, and he has every reason to be, Michael Van der Mark who finally returns to the top three after some dull races which had relegated him to medium/low ranking positions: for him a consistent race and a good injection of confidence for tomorrow.
Teammate Nicky Hayden, however, was unlucky as he crashed during the first laps and had to abandon the race, a shame for him even if yesterday he said he was worried about his race pace, which was not as effective as he expected.

Fourth place, as we said, for Chaz Davies: an excellent result if you think about how the race went, a finish however that leaves a bit of a bitter taste in the mouth because it was seen that the Welshman had the pace and speed to keep up with the Kawasakis, and instead now sees the gap in the standings widening not only from Rea but also from Sykes, now firmly second.
Good fifth place for Jordi Torres, author of a good, consistent race, who finished ahead of teammate Markus Reiterberger, also author of a good comeback, starting from eleventh place.
Great satisfaction for Niccolò Canepa who also took advantage of the many crashes seen today and finished seventh, thanks to a good race pace, built during free practice.
His Yamaha teammate for this weekend, Alex Lowes, instead crashes a few laps from the end while he was fourth and finishes in 13th place.
Eighth was an unlucky Leon Camier, also involved in the contact between Fores and Savadori: his comeback, like Davies, started from 22nd position.
Ninth and tenth place for Roman Ramos and Anthony West who give precious points to their respective teams, Pedercini Racing and GoEleven Kawasaki.

Disappointment instead in the garage of the Iodaracing Aprilia team: not only did Savadori leave the scene innocently after a few metres, not actually taking part in the race, but Alex De Angelis suffered problems with his RSV4 before the start and started last, the same thing will happen too unfortunately in tomorrow's race.

We'll see what happens tomorrow in Race 2, start set for 13pm.

Below is the order of arrival for Race 1:

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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