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BBC News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Rea 13th after penalty as Bulega wins WSB thriller
Northern Ireland's Jonathan Rea was handed a double long lap penalty for irresponsible riding before finishing 13th in the concluding World Superbike race of the weekend in the Czech Republic on Sunday. Championship leader Nicolo Bulega extended his lead in the standings after snatching victory from his closest championship rival Toprak Razgatlioglu with the chequered flag in who had already won both Race One and the Superpole sprint race ahead of Bulega at the Most circuit, held the lead from the 14th lap but was pipped by 0.027 seconds by the Italian Ducati leading pair would finish more than 16 seconds ahead of Danilo Petrucci, who rounded out the podium for the third time in the round. Britain's Sam Lowes was fourth and remains sixth in the championship standings. Rea was involved in an incident at the first corner which brought about a yellow six-time champion, who made his return from injury at the Italian round two weeks ago, was ultimately penalised for the collision which saw Alvaro Bautista and Xavi Vierge unable to finish the race. After finishing 10th in the round's previous two races, Rea earned three points to take both his weekend and seasonal totals to nine. Bulega leads the standings on 252 points with two-time champion Razgatlioglu a further 31 behind. The sixth round of the championship will take place at Misano between 13 and 15 June.
Belfast Telegraph
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Jonathan Rea gets points on the board for first time since injury but says: ‘It's noting to get excited about'
The 38-year-old missed the first three rounds of 2025 in Australia, Portugal and the Netherlands after fracturing bones in his left foot when he crashed at the final winter test in Australia in February, days before the season opener. Rea made his return at Cremona in Italy at the beginning of May but was outside the points as he finished 19th, 16th and 18th. However, he pocketed his first points in yesterday's opening race of the weekend at round five of the championship at Most, finishing 10th after qualifying 14th on the Pata Maxus Yamaha. Rea finished 22.6s behind reigning champion Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad), who won the race by six seconds from championship leader Nicolo Bulega ( Ducati) to close the gap to 29 points ahead of today's Superpole race and Race Two. 'My first points of the year,' said Rea, whose team-mate Andrea Locatelli was ruled out after he was caught up in a collision with Alvaro Bautista and Michael van der Mark on the first lap. 'The beginning of the race was amazing, I had a great start and first corner and everything opened up for me. 'I found myself with a really good track position, and from there step-by-step tried to do my race rhythm. 'Unfortunately, I couldn't fend off the attacks from a few riders, but when they got past me I was able to see them as a reference and understand my pace to go away from the guys behind and maintain my position. 'Tenth place is nothing to be excited about, but it's a start.' Rea is building confidence step-by-step and the record 119-time race winner feels it won't be long before he is back at the sharp end. 'I've come from missing three rounds of the season and a difficult first weekend back in Cremona, but physically here I've felt a lot better,' said Rea, who struggled to 13th in last year's championship in his first season as a Yamaha rider after a long and successful association with Kawasaki. 'I just need to find some overall performance and we should be in the mix a bit more.' Italian Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Ducati) took the final rostrum spot ahead of England's Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team). Bulega's Ducati team-mate Alvaro Bautista battled his way back from 16th to finish a fighting fifth after losing time when he was involved in the incident with Locatelli and van der Mark. The Superpole race on Sunday is scheduled for 10:00 BST with the final race at 13:00 BST. In the British Superbike Championship, Carrickfergus man Glenn Irwin finished fourth in the first race on Saturday at Donington Park. The Hager PBM Ducati rider was in the fight for a top-three finish but began to lose ground on the final laps and fell into the clutch of Australian Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda), who snatched the last podium place in third. Former champion Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) won by almost two seconds from reigning champion Kyle Ryde (OMG Nitrous Competitions Yamaha). Andrew Irwin finished eighth. His Honda Racing team-mate, Tommy Bridewell, crashed out heavily at Coppice but was up on his feet afterwards. BSB newcomer Scott Swann (Send my Bag/IWR Honda) finished 12th. In the Supersport Sprint race, Rhys Irwin from Donegal was on the podium in third on the Performance 15 Suzuki, one place ahead of champion Jack Kennedy (Honda Racing). Eugene McManus from Randalstown was fifth on the MMB Ducati while Lee Johnston (Sencat by Swan Racing Triumph) finished 12th. The BSB races at the second round today are due to take place at 1:15pm and 4:20pm. A memorial silence was observed yesterday at Donington in honour of young Englishman Owen Jenner and Shane Richardson from New Zealand, who tragically lost their lives after they were involved in an 11-rider pile-up in the Supersport race at Oulton Park on Bank Holiday Monday.
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Rea 10th as Razgatlioglu wins in Czech Republic
Northern Ireland's Jonathan Rea finished 10th in the first World Superbike race of the weekend which was won by Toprak Razgatlioglu at the Most circuit in the Czech Republic on Razgatlioglu overtook early leader Nicolo Bulega with 19 laps to go and had six seconds to spare over the Italian Ducati rider at the chequered flag, with Danilo Petrucci a further four seconds adrift in champion Rea crossed the line 22.6 seconds behind the race winner to achieve his best result of the season to 38-year-old missed the first three rounds of the series in Australia, Portugal and the Netherlands as he recovered from a serious injury to his left foot sustained in a crash in testing at Phillip Island in finished 19th, 16th and 18th on his return to action at the Cremona round in Italy two weeks Lowes was fourth in Saturday's race, with Alvaro Bautista working his way up the field from 16th to take fifth after being involved in a collision with Andrea Locatelli and Michael van der Mark at the opening chicane on lap incident ruled Locatelli and van der Mark out of the remainder of the heads the championship standings on 218 points, with two-time champion Razgatlioglu 29 points in arrears on Superpole sprint race and Race Two will take place on Sunday.
