Superbike, Phillip Island Round, Race 2: How the lineup changes

One of the main reasons of interest of the Yamaha Finance Australian Round is that for the first time this season the new 2017 regulation will be applied, which among other things provides that the rider line-up in Race 2 is conditioned by the results they have achieved. obtained in the first race.

The innovation, which has significantly divided the direct protagonists, was introduced to make the action on the track more exciting and interesting: the one most penalized is obviously the winner, therefore Jonathan Rea who will start from ninth place, while whoever will benefit the most it will be the driver who finished fourth, namely Alex Lowes, who will start from pole.
Tomorrow's "new front" row for Race 2 is completed by Leon Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) and Xavi Fores (BARNI Racing Team).

The changes give a chance for redemption to riders who had a disappointing Superpole, such as Eugene Laverty (Milwaukee Aprilia) who will start from the second row with Jordi Torres (Althea BMW Racing Team) and Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team). .

Seventh and eighth place go respectively to Tom Sykes, third in Race 1, and to Chaz Davies, second, while from tenth position we continue to follow the results of the Tissot-Superpole, with Marco Melandri (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) retiring from the first race he will occupy tenth position.

At 5:00 Italian time we will see whether the new regulation will bring the hoped-for benefits or whether the usual names will always win.