Cameron Dunker has produced a sublime double victory in round two of the 2027 Shannons Australian Superbike Championship presented by Pirelli (ASBK) at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park (The Bend) in South Australia.

After labouring through Saturday qualifying, it all clicked for Dunker and his Blue Marlin Pools East Racing team in today’s two SW-Motech Superbike races.

Starting from the third row of the grid, the 18-year-old won both battles ahead of fellow Yamaha rider Jonathan Nahlous (Yamaha Racing Team), with veteran Glenn Allerton (Superbike Advocates Racing Ducati) third on both occasions.

It was Dunker’s first clean sweep in the Superbike class, as he moved to the top of the standings on 88pts ahead of Nahlous (81pts) and Allerton (69pts).

“A massive thanks to my team, which worked really hard overnight to sort out the problems we had in qualifying – and it obviously worked very well because we were very fast today.

“I am very proud to score two wins from the third row. Everything is starting to come together, and we’ll out swinging again for round three at One Raceway.”

Related: Jones storms to Superbike pole position at The Bend

• SW-Motech Superbike race one

Dunker’s affinity with The Bend was already a given – he won the Supersport title as a 15-year-old in 2023 and scored his maiden SW-Motech Superbike win at the circuit earlier this year – but he elevated that to new heights again today.

And it all started in race one this morning after he defeated Nahlous in a tight battle. Nahlous led until the halfway mark before Dunker made his move on lap seven and held onto top spot for the balance of the 11-lapper.

The pair finished well clear of Allerton, who brought up his 90th podium finish in a storied Superbike career.

John Lytras (Addicted to Track Yamaha) kept Allerton honest until the finish, followed by Jones who was swallowed up at the start from pole position.

The fast-starting Olly Simpson (DesmoSport Ducati), who was making his return from injury, was sixth from teammate Josh Waters and Harry Khouri (Addicted to Track Yamaha).

Two notable DNFs were Jack Favelle (Apex Racing Honda) and lap record holder Cru Halliday (Stop and Seal Ducati), with the former cannoning into Halliday at turn one lap two. Favelle was then sanctioned with a three-grid penalty for race two, but his day was already over after injuring his foot.

• SW-Motech Superbike race two

Simpson again pinned his ears back from the start, but this time Dunker’s march through the field was even more clinical.

He was in the lead by lap four, after which he proceeded to put daylight between himself and the rest of the pack.

Nahlous’ path to second place was met with a little more resistance, while Allerton had to fend off the late advances of Jones.

Simpson and Halliday completed the top six, from Waters, Khouri, Luca Durning (Apex Racing BMW) and Morgan McLaren-Wood (Blue Marlin Pools East Racing Yamaha). Lytras retired early with bike problems.

After a much-improved performance at The Bend, Jones has now moved up to fourth in the SW-Motech Superbike standings on 60pts from Waters (55pts), Halliday (52pts), Lytras (45pts) and reigning champion Harrison Voight (McMartin Racing Ducati, 44pts), who didn’t compete at The Bend after injuries sustained in a practice crash after round one.

Round three of the 2027 Shannons Australian Superbike Championship presented by Pirelli will be held at One Raceway from December 4-6, 2026.