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Rea: “I saw Bautista was out and I think I went slower!”
Jonathan Rea has joked he probably lost time after being informed that World Superbike Championship title rival Alvaro Bautista was out of the first race at Donington Park, as the Kawasaki’s fifth win of 2019 saw him moved top of the standings for the first time this year.
“I didn’t feel like I was really racing” – Lowes
Alex Lowes says he was happy to ‘take the points’ for a top five finish after keeping it tidy in tricky conditions two weeks after he crashed in the wet at Misano.
Haslam ‘pushing the limit’ to get Donington podium
Leon Haslam continued his quiet ascension back into overall top three contention with a third consecutive podium on home soil at Donington Park.
Sykes secures first BMW WorldSBK pole since 2010, Hickman fourth
Donington Park WorldSBK - Superpole Results BMW has qualified on pole position for a World Superbike Championship race for the first time since 2010 as Tom Sykes
van der Mark upgrades expectations after painless return to action
Michael van der Mark says he is now targeting top ten results in this weekend’s World Superbike Championship round at Donington Park after making a successful return to action from injury.
Sykes fastest without ‘focusing too much on lap time’
Tom Sykes fired out a warning shot to his rivals ahead of qualifying for Round 8 of the 2019 World Superbike Championship at Donington Park as he topped the timesheets in both Friday free practice sessions.
Rea fifth but not far away at Donington
Jonathan Rea feels poised to strike ahead of a potentially crucial World Superbike Championship round at Donington Park as he comfortably outpaced title rival Alvaro Bautista in Friday practice.
Little tip off becomes big crash but Lowes proves fast at home
Alex Lowes rewarded his Pata Yamaha team with a run to second quickest in free practice for the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park after a small-turned-big crash necessitated a rebuild between sessions.
Injury forces Laverty out of Donington WorldSBK after practice
Eugene Laverty is out of this weekend's Donington Park World Superbike accident after deciding he doesn't quite have the fitness levels to race on this weekend.
Sykes, BMW quickest again as 0.1s covers top five
Donington Park WorldSBK - Free Practice Results (2) Tom Sykes continued to hold firm at the conclusion of Friday practice for Round 8 of the 2019 World Superbike Champ
Sykes throws down gauntlet as Bautista struggles, Hickman shines
Donington Park WorldSBK - Free Practice Results (1) Tom Sykes demonstrated impressive performance out of the box as he stormed to the quickest lap time in first free p
Lowes: The target has to be to win at home
Alex Lowes says after just missing out on victory in Misano his only target will be to win races at his home round Donington Park.
Bautista: I was overconfident and have to learn from my mistakes
Alvaro Bautista concedes he’s been overconfident during the last two rounds of the World Superbike championship which has seen him suffer two costly falls and duly damage his points lead.
Hickman stands in for Reiterberger following illness
Peter Hickman will make a one-off World Superbike return standing in for the unwell Markus Reiterberger at the factory BMW squad at Donington Park.
Laverty confirms WorldSBK return at Donington Park
Eugene Laverty has confirmed he will attempt to compete at Donington Park this weekend after being satisfied with his recovery from a double wrist injury.
Camier out of home Donington round, won’t return until September
Leon Camier has been forced to withdraw from his home World Superbike Championship round at Donington Park after failing to recover enough strength in his shoulder to return to racing action.
van der Mark expects to ride Donington, Mackenzie on standby
Michael van der Mark says he is confident he will be given the green light to race in this weekend’s World Superbike Championship round at Donington Park despite undergoing wrist surgery only last week following his monster accident at Misano.
Rea returns home to spur on invigorated WorldSBK title bid
Jonathan Rea is taking the renewed momentum for his developing World Superbike Championship title bid to Donington Park this weekend as he looks to take another chunk out of Alvaro Bautista’s series lead.
I felt like I had no adaptability with the Ducati – Davies
Chaz Davies has admitted he is finding it difficult to adapt to track conditions on the Ducati V4 R Panigale as his indifferent run of World Superbike Championship form laboured on at Misano.
Takahashi scores Honda’s first top eight of WorldSBK 2019
Honda notched up its first top eight result of the 2019 World Superbike Championship season courtesy of a charging performance in wet conditions by its substitute rider Yuki Takahashi in Misano.
Sykes savours first WorldSBK podium with BMW
Tom Sykes has joked it is a ‘slight understatement’ to say he is happy after securing his first World Superbike Championship podium since joining the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK team at Misano.
van der Mark undergoes surgery, return date uncertain
Michael van der Mark has undergone surgery to stabilise his fractured radius following the violent accident that ruled him out of the Misano WorldSBK round.
Haslam: I couldn’t risk going with Rea, Razgatlioglu
Leon Haslam is satisfied to have played it safe to ensure a double podium result in Sunday’s two World Superbike Championship races, despite being out-performed by team-mate Jonathan Rea and satellite rider Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Three podiums in three events lifts Razgatlioglu into top six
Toprak Razgatlioglu moved closer to his maiden World Superbike Championship victory at Misano as he notched up a third podium in three events to climb into the overall top six.