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Marco Melandri felt he was powerless to stop Aruba.it Racing Ducati teammate Chaz Davies and defending World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea in the closing stages at Aragon as he settled for a podium place as his instability problems reappeared.

Jonathan Rea says extending his World Superbike championship lead at the top of the standings is worthy reward for some “fun” fights against his Ducati rivals Chaz Davies and Marco Melandri.

Tom Sykes says his Kawasaki Racing Team “never got the answer” to his cornering issues with the ZX-10RR at Aragon’s long and sweeping turns which left him powerless against his front-running rivals.

Red Bull Honda has confirmed Leon Camier avoided any serious injuries after being struck by another bike having fallen during race one at Aragon but the British rider has been taken to hospital as a precaution.

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The new Argentina round has been officially confirmed as part of the 2018 World Superbike calendar by the series organisers with the freshly-built El Villicum circuit given the green light to host its maiden event on October 12-14.

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Check out FP4 results from Aragon Jonathan Rea leads the final practice session at Aragon while Kawasaki teammate Tom Sykes suffered a fall which triggered a brief red flag in the short FP4.

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Click here for FP2 results from Aragon. Marco Melandri has taken top spot honours from Jonathan Rea in the second free practice session at Aragon as the pace hots up in dry conditions.

Click here for full FP1 results from Aragon Jonathan Rea has topped the opening free practice session in Aragon in wet but drying conditions as World Superbikes returns to Europe.

Reigning World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea says the next few rounds will be pivotal in understanding who will be the biggest threats to his crown in 2018 as he gears up for the return to Europe.

Red Bull Honda team manager Kervin Bos has confirmed his squad will move from Cosworth to Magneti Marelli electronics for the remainder of the 2018 World Superbike championship starting this weekend in Aragon.

Marco Melandri is confident his Aruba.it Racing Ducati squad will get on top of its technical issues which plagued him during the Thailand round and is eager to fightback at Aragon after losing the World Superbike championship lead to Jonathan Rea.

David Giugliano has been picked as Eugene Laverty’s replacement at Milwaukee Aprilia while he recovers from his nasty injury sustained in Thailand two weeks ago.

A memorial garden is to be installed near the area close to where Nicky Hayden suffered a tragic road accident last year in Misano.

Today, April 3, marks the 30th anniversary of the first ever World Superbike races, held at Donington Park in 1988 .

Jonathan Rea says while he still holds dreams of moving to MotoGP he feels his current World Superbike situation “ticks all the boxes” for his future ambitions and hints at a fresh deal at Kawasaki.

Jonathan Rea has been awarded the Torrens Trophy by the Royal Automobile Club for his exploits as the first-ever rider to win three consecutive World Superbike championships.

Eugene Laverty has been ruled out of action for two months and will miss the next three World Superbike rounds due to his injuries sustained in a nasty crash in Thailand during the second race.

Eugene Laverty has sustained a broken pelvis in a horrific crash during race two of the Thailand World Superbike round after being hit accidently by MV Agusta’s Jordi Torres.

Triple World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea will partner Leon Haslam and Kazuma Watanabe as the official Kawasaki Team Green entry for the 2018 Suzuka 8 Hours.

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