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Michael van der Mark felt he couldn’t find a big enough advantage to fight back against Jonathan Rea in the hunt for victory in race two at Misano but was still content with second to strengthen his third place in the championship.

Jonathan Rea says he feared his Misano double victory would be wrecked after struggling to cut through the pack during race two.

Full WorldSBK qualifying results from Misano

Full WorldSBK FP4 results from Misano Jonathan Rea has demonstrated rapid free practice pace in the final session to send out a warning to his World Superbike rivals at Misano.

The third free practice session at Misano was effectively scratched out by rain at the Italian circuit with only Jordi Torres and Leandro Mercado completing laps while the order remained unchanged to see Lorenzo Savadori end the day on top for Milwaukee Aprilia.

Full WorldSBK FP2 results from Misano Lorenzo Savadori has shot to the top of the practice times in the second session at Misano leading a Milwaukee Aprilia 1-2.

Full WorldSBK FP1 results from Misano Jonathan Rea has kept hold of top spot following his dominant double victory at Laguna Seca last time out during the opening free practice session at Misano.

Tom Sykes says he’s optimistic heading to Misano thanks to strong reference points to work from with the Kawasaki ZX-10RR from previous success at the Italian circuit.

Jonathan Rea says he’s eager to go into the summer break with momentum and feels fresh for the Misano round this weekend.

Leon Camier will team up with Japanese duo Takumi Takahashi and Takaaki Nakagami to form the rider line-up for the HRC-run Red Bull Honda with Japan Post, marking the return of the factory effort for the first time in a decade at the Suzuka 8 Hours.

Tom Sykes concedes he never found a comfortable set-up with his Kawasaki ZX-10RR over a race distance at Laguna Seca but was bemused why his promising free practice pace deserted him.

Chaz Davies feels Aruba.it Racing Ducati is back on top of its game after securing “the best out of myself and the package” to produce his best round since Aragon with a double podium at Laguna Seca.

Eugene Laverty has hailed his first rostrum in over four years as a landmark moment for both him and Milwaukee Aprilia as he looks for a strong second half of the season push.

Toprak Razgatlioglu will sit out race two at Laguna Seca after his heavy high-side down the iconic corkscrew in which he sustained a broken toe.

Full WorldSBK qualifying results from Laguna Seca

Full WorldSBK FP4 results from Laguna Seca Chaz Davies has halted Jonathan Rea’s timesheet-topping momentum at Laguna Seca by going fastest in the 20-minute final session ahead of qualifying.

Jonathan Rea has shrugged off a tumble off midway through FP3 as “finding the limits” of grip with his factory Kawasaki Racing Team ZX-10RR package as he swept to top spot after Friday practice at Laguna Seca.

Full WorldSBK FP3 results from Laguna Seca

Full WorldSBK FP2 results from Laguna Seca

Full WorldSBK FP1 results from Laguna Seca Jonathan Rea is back on top of the times in World Superbikes during the opening free practice session at Laguna Seca ahead of Marco Melandri.

Pata Yamaha team boss Paul Denning says he has zero worries about his squad becoming complacent following its recent run of wins in World Superbike ahead of its return to the challenging Laguna Seca track.

Yamaha will target a record-breaking fourth consecutive Suzuka 8 Hours victory this year with an unchanged rider line-up of World Superbike pair Alex Lowes and Michael van der Mark alongside Katsuyuki Nakasuga for the #21 Yamaha Factory Racing Team running its iconic 20 th anniversary l

Reigning triple World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea has confirmed his future by signing a new two-year deal with Kawasaki.

Alex Lowes has toasted his maiden World Superbike race win with Pata Yamaha after having to grit his tenth when teammate Michael van der Mark secured the team’s first wins last time out at his home round.