WorldSBK Aragon, Spain - Official Superpole Race Results
Jonathan Rea continued his unbeaten run so far in 2021 as he claimed win #101 of his WorldSBK career during the ten lap Superpole race.
| WorldSBK Aragon, Spain - Superpole Race Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | 10 Laps |
| 2 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | +3.506 |
| 3 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | GRT Yamaha | +5.051 |
| 4 | Chaz Davies | GBR | GoEleven Ducati | +8.908 |
| 5 | Michael Van Der Mark | NED | Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team | +10.175 |
| 6 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | PATA Yamaha | +29.342 |
| 7 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Team HRC | +29.565 |
| 8 | Scott Redding | GBR | Aruba.It Ducati | +33.361 |
| 9 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | GRT Yamaha | +33.675 |
| 10 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Team HRC | +34.771 |
| 11 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Ducati | +36.451 |
| 12 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | PATA Yamaha | +38.709 |
| 13 | Jonas Folger | GER | Benovo BMW | +41.188 |
| 14 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Barni Ducati | +51.975 |
| 15 | Isaac Vinales | SPA | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +52.664 |
| 16 | Eugene Laverty | IRL | RC Squadra Corse BMW | +52.912 |
| 17 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +1'07.329 |
| 18 | Leandro Mercardo | ARG | MIE Honda Racing | +1'15.604 |
| 19 | Christophe Ponsson | FRA | Gil Yamaha | +1'16.459 |
| 20 | Loris Cresson | BEL | Pedercini Kawasaki | +1'17.105 |
| 21 | Tom Sykes | GBR | Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team | DNF |
| 22 | Samuele Cavalieri | ITA | Pedercini Kawasaki | DNF |
| 23 | Lucas Mahias | FRA | Kawasaki Puccetti | DNF |
With track conditions drying after a wet warm up session, a split of tyre choice saw the Kawasaki’s of Rea and Alex Lowes, GoEleven Ducati rider Chaz Davies, and the two Yamaha’s of Garrett Gerloff and Toprak Razgatlioglu all begin the race with an intermediate front, while front row starters Scott Redding and Tom Sykes chose a wet front - a decision they instantly regretted as both riders had no pace at all and dropped down the field.
Michael Van Der Mark made the best start of anyone as he came from 15th to fifth within four laps. The Dutchman’s gamble to start on slick tyres - the only rider to do so, paid off as he maintained fifth position to the flag.
Lucas Mahias was the only rider to crash which occured on lap one, while Sykes eventually pitted following the decision to use the wet tyre.
Lowes and Gerloff took second and third spot ahead of Davies and Van Der Mark. The top nine riders will all line-up in the positions they finished in for race two.
Lowes was fastest leading into the Superpole race in a wet WorldSBK warm up session at MotorLand Aragon ahead of Scott Redding and Jonathan Rea.
Jonathan Rea claimed his 100th WorldSBK win during Saturday’s race one of 2021 at MotorLand Aragon.
Rea dominated the 18 lap race by leading from start to finish, while a brilliant battle for second saw Alex Lowes pip Toprak Razgatlioglu over the line for second.
As was the case in race one, Razgatlioglu had to start the Superpole race from tenth and not sixth, due to exceeding track limits.
Official WorldSBK records
Lap Record:
Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1m 48.458s
Most Wins:
Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 8 victories
