WSBK – WSBK Australia (1): Rea and Davies start very strong! –

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WSBK Australia (1): Rea and Davies start very strong !

WSBK - WSBK Australia (1): Rea and Davies start very strong! -

Pushed to his limits by his best enemy Chaz Davies, Jonathan Rea scored a magnificent victory this Saturday at Phillip Island. The Australian podium is completed by a flamboyant Michael van den Mark… First Phillip Island Superbike race 2016 Tom Sykes starts well from his pole position but Jonathan Rea takes off even better…

Pushed to his limits by his best enemy Chaz Davies, Jonathan Rea scored a magnificent victory this Saturday at Phillip Island. The Australian podium is completed by a flamboyant Michael van den Mark…

First Phillip Island Superbike race 2016

Tom Sykes starts well from his pole position but Jonathan Rea takes off even better from his third place on the grid and achieves the holeshot! The 2015 world champion wants to prevent any escape from his teammate, always very fast at the start of the race.

The two official Kawasaki are in front of the factory Ducati of Davide Giugliano, the Honda of Michael Van den Mark, the Yamaha of Alex Lowes, the other Honda of Nicky Hayden. Less well off, Sylvain Guintoli closes the Top 10 with Lorenzo Savadori and Markus Reiterberger.

At the heart of the peloton, Sylvain Barrier won a place at the end of the first lap and placed his Kawasaki Pedercini in 14th position, in the wheel of Josh Brookes’ BMW. A few moments later unfortunately, "Syl’20" moved away in the 4th corner and lost five places…

In front, the Ninja n ° 66 takes the reins of the race at the start of the third lap, diving harder than the "Number One" in the impressive Doohan Corner! Davies moved up to third position ahead of Van den Mark and Giugliano who are competing for 5th place.

Guintoli is a good second behind the leaders, still behind Lowes and Hayden. Savadori is the last man in the leading group. Barrier takes advantage of the fall of De Angelis to gain a place: in the 5th lap, n ° 20 is 18th.

Determined to take his first WSBK victory, Giugliano passed his team-mate Davies with authority on the descent of the 10 MG turn. But "Chazie" takes revenge on the next lap by doing the Italian brakes in the Honda hairpin. !

In front, Jonathan stays quietly behind Tom. Behind, "Magic Michael" takes advantage of the aspiration phenomenon to insert his Fireblade between the two official Panigales! The young Dutchman struggles as much as he can but regains his fourth place at the end of the 7th lap, just ahead of his teammate Nicky.

Still ninth, Lorenzo Savadori and his RSV4 are dropped by the best drivers on the grid. The leading peloton is therefore now closed by the two factory Yamaha: No.22 from Lowes and No.50 from Guintoli. The situation is seriously complicated for the Kawasaki n ° 66.

In just two laps, "Super" Sykes lost five places! The English Ninja then stops downshifting, but the Yamas are in his back wheel and the Kentucky Kid’s # 69 Honda is hanging tight in his new fifth place..

Jonathan Rea still leads when the halfway mark is crossed. Chaz Davies is constantly attacked by Michael van den Mark but the 2015 vice-champion defends himself perfectly. Davide Giugliano even manages to surprise the fiery Honda rider, then his own teammate at the end of the 13th lap !

Twenty seconds before this intense battle, Sylvain Barrier is getting closer to the points. The two-time Superstock 1000 champion takes advantage of the retirement of Xavi Fores to climb to 16th place, a second behind Karel Abraham and his S1000RR.

With nine laps to go, the four leading men suddenly widen the gap on Hayden. Sykes immediately decides to overtake the American rookie and does everything possible to get back on the Honda n ° 60 placed in the aspiration of the Ducati n ° 34 and 7, and the Kawasaki n ° 1.

Sykes spins faster than Rea and visibly grabs the delay he counts on the quartet. Guintoli also passes the gearbox and even approaches "Major Tom". Hayden and Lowes on the other hand lose contact. The English champion does a bit too much and ends up falling in the 16th round.

In the next lap, Jonathan Rea, Chaz Davies and Michael van den Mark isolated themselves in the lead. Davide Giugliano is equidistant from the leading trio and the hunting duo composed of Tom Sykes and Sylvain Guintoli … Sylvain Barrier him, enters the points !

The 19th lap sees Rea and Davies slightly behind Van den Mark … The guy comes back to contact at the end of the straight line but cannot stay in Davies‘ backsplash in the winding. Giugliano is less than a second from the leaders, Sykes and Guintoli are more than two seconds.

The last round is launched! Rea applies but Davies remains glued to "Number One" and prepares an attack at the end of the course. The Welshman actually dives in front of the Northern Irishman in the MG hairpin but deviates slightly at the exit…

Placed outside Chaz and his Ducati to attack the next curve, Jonathan melts without qualms towards the rope! The n ° 1 of the discipline thus takes back the controls of the race and does not leave them any more until the checkered flag. Rea’s daring maneuver – and Davies’ tenacity! – earns him a magnificent first victory.

Equally noteworthy is Michael van den Mark’s third place on the good and not-so-old Fireblade. Davide Giugliano started his season well, finishing – on his wheels – in fourth place, less than a second behind the winner.

Fifth, Tom Sykes is undoubtedly more disappointed than Sylvain Guintoli, Leon Camier, Jordi Torres, Nicky Hayden and Josh Brookes who complete the Top 10 behind him. Finally, let us underline the encouraging 15th place of Sylvain Barrier on a Kawasaki that he is still discovering. , sessions after sessions.

See you tomorrow Sunday to follow the Supersport race and the second Superbike race live on Site. Stay connected !

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