Superbike: Rea closes the Fassi French Round with a double

When a rider is able to win on the same day, on the same track, in both dry and wet conditions, it means that he is faced with a great champion, on a great bike.

With the double scored today at Magny-Cours, Jonatahn Rea demonstrates, if proof were still needed, that he deserves the world title won two weeks ago in Jerez.
This is the fifth double of the season for the Kawasaki rider, which also means 22 podiums in the season tied with Troy Bayliss, a legend, with two races still to go.
The Fassi French Round was therefore yet another chapter in the dominance put on the track this year by Kawasaki and Rea, a combination that no one would have ever expected to be so successful at the beginning of the year.

Back to race 2, the race saw a three-way battle between Rea, Chaz Davies and Tom Sykes who completed the podium in second and third position and will compete for the vice-champion title in Qatar in two weeks' time.
Rea overcame his opponents' resistance at the end, crossing the finish line with an almost three-second lead over the Welshman and a six and a half second margin over his teammate.

Behind the top 3, pole man Leon Haslam and Michael van der Mark had their own personal battle, with the Dutchman able to take fourth position from his opponent with two laps to go.
Behind them, Sylvain Guintoli finished sixth in front of the home crowd.

Seventh position for Niccolò Canepa (Althea Racing), preceding the dueling Jordi Torres (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils) and Luca Scassa (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati SBK Team) and Alex Lowes (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki), who completed the top 10.

Next meeting from 16 to 18 October in Losail, Qatar, for the last round of 2015.

Below is the order of arrival for Race 2:

1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 21 laps 
2. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R +2.848s 
3. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +6.551s 
4. Michael van der Mark NED PATA Honda CBR1000RR +10.202s 
5. Leon Haslam GBR Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 +12.921s 
6. Sylvain Guintoli FRA PATA Honda CBR1000RR +19.885s 
7. Niccolò Canepa ITA Althea Ducati 1199R +24.248s 
8. Jordi Torres ESP Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 +27.248s 
9. Luca Scassa ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R +29.220s 
10. Alex Lowes GBR Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 +32.799s 
11. Matteo Baiocco ITA Althea Ducati 1199R +37.183s 
12. Leandro Mercado ARG Barni Ducati 1199R +37.347s 
13. Markus Reiterberger GER BMW S1000 RR +43.676s 
14. David Salom ESP Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +45.943s 
15. Leon Camier GBR MV Agusta F4 RR +47.982s 
16. Roman Ramos ESP GO Eleven Kawasaki ZX-10R+59.663s 
17. Randy de Puniet FRA Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 +75.533s 
18. Gianluca Vizziello ITA Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R +75.160s 
19. Christophe Ponsson FRA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +95.502s 
20. Gabor Rizmayer HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR +1 lap 
21. Imre Toth HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR +1 lap 
22. Alex Phillis AUS Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R +2 laps 

Did not finish 

Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia S1000RR +11 laps 
Pawel Szkopek POL Yamaha YZF R1 +12 laps