World Endurance: Franco Morbidelli, Michael Van Der Mark, Hafizh Syahrin To Team Up For Sepang 8 Hours

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World Endurance: Franco Morbidelli, Michael Van Der Mark, Hafizh Syahrin To Team Up For Sepang 8 Hours

Sepang Racing Team confirm Franco Morbidelli in Sepang 8 Hours team

MotoGP racer Franco Morbidelli to compete in inaugural EWC round at Sepang in SRT squad

09 September 2019

PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team MotoGP rider Franco Morbidelli will make his FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC) debut on December 13-15 by joining Sepang Racing Team’s squad for the inaugural Sepang 8 Hours.

Morbidelli will join four-time Suzuka 8 Hour winner Michael van der Mark and local superstar Hafizh Syahrin in a squad with the backing of former Endurance World Champions YART Yamaha EWC using Yamaha YZF-R1 machinery.

The race will take place under the brand-new state-of-the-art floodlights at the Sepang International Circuit as part of a ground-breaking fusion of the worlds of two-and-four-wheel motorsport under the headline, Races of Malaysia. As well as hosting the FIM Endurance World Championship race, the event will also see the FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) take place alongside. Collaborating with Tourism Malaysia as part of their Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign, both events will harness the hashtag #RoadToMalaysia to support the initiative.

Razlan Razali

Team Principal:

“We’re very excited to have a Sepang Racing Team entry in the first Sepang 8 Hours. There’s no better way to support Tourism Malaysia’s Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign than this event and our international line-up of riders competing in it. The weekend will be exceptional as it’s the EWC alongside the WTCR – with the worlds of two and four-wheel motorsport sharing the same track on the same weekend. These Races of Malaysia will provide an incredible spectacle of truly international appeal. We have faith that Franco, Michael, Hafizh and YART will deliver and we’re targeting the very top step of the podium.”

Franco Morbidelli:

“I’m curious to see how an endurance race format suits me, and I’m really looking forward to it. It’s a different thing, it’s something nice, and when Razlan asked me to do it I thought ‘sure, why not?’ The combination of Yamaha and Sepang Racing Team means it should be a strong package, and it’ll be nice to race with a production bike again. Riding bikes is always good for staying in shape, so it’s nice to be able to race in December. I’ve trained with a YZF-R1 before so I’ve got an idea of what to expect, but I’m sure the endurance superbike will be very different. I might make the most of the trip and use it to enjoy a holiday in Malaysia as well.”

British Superbike: Race Two And Race Three Results From Oulton Park

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British Superbike: Race Two And Race Three Results From Oulton Park

Editorial Note: American Brandon Paasch, riding his FPW Racing KTM, won Motostar (a.k.a. Moto3) Race Two at Oulton Park. Paasch leads the Championship by 25 points after 12 of 18 races.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship

Oulton Park, England

September 8, 2019

Race Two Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Scott Redding, UK (Duc Panigale V4 R), 18 laps, Total Race Time 29.03.673, Best Lap Time 1:34.378

2. Josh Brookes, Australia (Duc Panigale V4 R), -0.131 second, 1:34.569

3. Tommy Bridewell, UK (Duc Panigale V4 R), -0.198, 1:34.487

4. Bradley Ray, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), -2.903 seconds, 1:34.342

5. Danny Buchan, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -10.818, 1:34.724

6. Jason O’Halloran, Australia (Yam YZF-R1), -10.912, 1:35.052

7. Christian Iddon, UK (BMW S1000RR), -12.626, 1:35.179

8. Peter Hickman, UK (BMW S1000RR), -14.989, 1:35.404

9. Tarran Mackenzie, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -18.285, 1:35.434

10. Luke Mossey, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), -22.183, 1:35.465

11. Xavi Fores, Spain (Hon CBR1000RR), -27.334, 1:35.828

12. Luke Stapleford, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), -28.317, 1:35.935

13. Joe Francis, UK (BMW S1000RR), -28.609, 1:36.392

14. Claudio Corti, Italy (Kaw ZX-10RR), -32.383, 1:36.353

15. Glenn Irwin, UK (BMW S1000RR), -33.596, 1:35.338

16. Alex Olsen, UK (BMW S1000RR), -33.863, 1:35.818

17. Sam Coventry, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -45.096, 1:37.021

18. Shaun Winfield, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -62.025, 1:37.572

19. Ben Currie, Australia (Kaw ZX-10RR), -5 laps, DNF, 1:35.812

20. Ryan Vickers, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -10 laps, DNF, 1:35.660

21. David Allingham, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -11 laps, DNF, 1:36.397

22. Hector Barbera, Spain (Kaw ZX-10RR), -12 laps, DNF, 1:38.247

23. Josh Owens, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -14 laps, DNF, 1:37.813

24. James Ellison, UK (MV Agusta F4 1000), -16 laps, DNF, 1:36.840

25. Dan Linfoot, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -17 laps, DNF, no time recorded

Race Three Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Tommy Bridewell, UK (Duc Panigale V4 R), 17 laps, Total Race Time 26:53.172, 1:33.941

2. Bradley Ray, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), -3.798 seconds, 1:34.123

3. Scott Redding, UK (Duc Panigale V4 R), -5.603, 1:34.304

4. Danny Buchan, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -10.571, 1:34.408

5. Glenn Irwin, UK (BMW S1000RR), -23.522, 1:35.283

6. Jason O’Halloran, Australia (Yam YZF-R1), -23.671, 1:35.051

7. Tarran Mackenzie, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -24.441, 1:35.342

8. Peter Hickman, UK (BMW S1000RR), -26.961, 1:35.548

9. Ryan Vickers, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -30.066, 1:35.787

10. Andrew Irwin, UK (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), -30.851, 1:35.662

11. Luke Mossey, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), -30.958, 1:35.943

12. Luke Stapleford, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), -36.997, 1:36.014

13. Claudio Corti, Italy (Kaw ZX-10RR), -37.832, 1:36.090

14. Xavi Fores, Spain (Hon CBR1000RR), -37.906, 1:35.876

15. Joe Francis, UK (BMW S1000RR), -43.502, 1:36.652

16. Dan Linfoot, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -45.192, 1:36.128

17. Ben Currie, Australia (Kaw ZX-10RR), -52.276, 1:36.221

18. Sam Coventry, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -62.613, 1:36.904

19. Shaun Winfield, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -78.006, 1:37.267

20. Christian Iddon, UK (BMW S1000RR), -7 laps, DNF, 1:35.133

21. Alex Olsen, UK (BMW S1000RR), -7 laps, DNF, 1:35.962

22. Josh Brookes, Australia (Duc Panigale V4 R), -8 laps, DNF, 1:34.115

23. David Allingham, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -8 laps, DNF, 1:36.950

Championship Point Standings (after 20 of 27 races):

1. Brookes, 548 points

2. Redding, 545

3. Bridewell, 524

4. Mackenzie, 515

5. Buchan, 514

6. Hickman, 501

7. Irwin, 152

8. Fores, 148

9. Iddon, 145

10. O’Halloran, 131

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Bridewell claims Oxford Racing Ducati’s first race win with Mackenzie and Hickman confirmed as Showdown Title Fighters

Tommy Bridewell claimed the Oxford Racing Ducati team its first Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win in the third and final race of the weekend at Oulton Park, as Tarran Mackenzie and Peter Hickman were confirmed as the final two Title Fighters for the Showdown.

Hickman and Mackenzie joined Danny Buchan to claim the remaining three Showdown places, with Buchan securing his spot yesterday at the decisive Oulton Park weekend. Be Wiser Ducati teammates Scott Redding and Josh Brookes and Bridewell had already confirmed their places in the line-up.

The 2019 Showdown will feature three first-time Title Fighters (Redding, Mackenzie and Buchan) and two first-time Showdown teams (Oxford Racing Ducati and FS3-Racing Kawasaki). The top six line-up heading into the opening Showdown round at Assen represents four different manufacturers across five different teams.

In the second race of the weekend it was Redding who was victorious as he held off the challenges from Brookes and Bridewell, with his teammate snatching second from Bridewell at the line, with an incredible 0.198s covering the top three at the chequered flag.

At the start of race two Bradley Ray had hit the front of the pack ahead of Brookes, Redding, Jason O’Halloran, Buchan and Christian Iddon. However, after missing out in yesterday’s race, Bridewell was instantly on the attack and made a move to claim second position on lap two.

A huge crash for James Ellison caused a BMW Safety Car deployment on the fourth lap to clear the debris at Hilltop. He was uninjured, but when the race resumed after two laps Bridewell was back fighting for the lead, which he claimed with a move on Ray at Lodge on the brakes.

A lap later and Redding was up to second with a move on Ray into Old Hall for the seventh time, before the Be Wiser Ducati rider hit the front of the pack with a move at Hizzys on lap 12.

Redding, Bridewell, Ray and Brookes were inseparable and then yesterday’s race winner Brookes went for a move on the Buildbase Suzuki at Lodge to move into a podium position.

The trio began to marginally break away from the Buildbase Suzuki contender, but Redding had to defend hard from Bridewell who continued to fight for the team’s first win in the series. On the final lap he went for an audacious move around the outside at Lodge, but it wasn’t enough and gave Brookes the drive he needed to the line to snatch second at the chequered flag.

Ray claimed another strong finish in fourth place after his podium yesterday, but behind there was a tough battle for fifth place where Buchan had the edge ahead of Jason O’Halloran and Christian Iddon, who continued to fight for a top six position for Tyco BMW.

Hickman delivered an impressive performance from the eighth row of the grid to finish in eighth place to move into sixth place in the overall standings and seven points ahead of the Honda Racing teammates Andrew Irwin, who was forced to sit out race two after a penalty, and Xavi Forés.

Mackenzie edged closer to his eventual Title Fighter place by finishing ninth with Luke Mossey completing the top 10 with OMG Racing Suzuki.

But after missing out on so many occasions this season, Bridewell claimed the Oxford Racing Ducati team their first Bennetts BSB race win in the third and final race of the weekend.

At the start of the race Ray again led the pack from Redding, Brookes and Buchan. However, race one victor Brookes was on the move and by lap three passed his teammate and then made a decisive move into Lodge to take the lead.

Brookes was trying to break the pack, but behind Bridewell was on the move, and was edging up the order and by the seventh lap was into third ahead of Redding.

There was disaster for Brookes though on lap 10 when he crashed out unhurt at Shell Oils corner, however the 2015 champion heads into the opening Showdown round of Assen with a three-point lead over Redding.

Bridewell then had an advantage and the Showdown contender was able to hold a 3.798s lead at the chequered flag over Ray who celebrated his second podium finish of the weekend for Buildbase Suzuki, holding an advantage over Redding who completed the podium.

Buchan was a lonely fourth place for FS3-Racing Kawasaki ahead of an intense battle for fifth that was won by Glenn Irwin on the lone Tyco BMW after his teammate Iddon had another Showdown heartbreak with a technical problem forcing him out of the action.

O’Halloran was the leading McAMS Yamaha in sixth ahead of his teammate Mackenzie who confirmed his first-ever Showdown position after holding off fellow Showdown Title Fighter Hickman.

Vickers was ninth for the RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki team ahead of Andrew Irwin who finished tenth despite having to fight his way from the back of the grid and almost crashed when Iddon slowed instantly in front of him with a problem.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park, Race 2 result:

Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati)

Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati) +0.131s

Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) +0.198s

Bradley Ray (Buildbase Suzuki) +2.903s

Danny Buchan (FS3-Racing Kawasaki) +10.818s

Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +10.912s

Christian Iddon (Tyco BMW) +12.626s

Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +14.989s

Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) +18.285s

Luke Mossey (OMG Racing Suzuki) +22.183s

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park, Race 3 result:

Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati)

Bradley Ray (Buildbase Suzuki) +3.798s

Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati) +5.603s

Danny Buchan (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +10.571s

Glenn Irwin (Tyco BMW) +23.522s

Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +23.671s

Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) +24.441s

Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +26.961s

Ryan Vickers (RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki) +30.066s

Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing) +30.851s

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings ahead of the Showdown:

Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati) 548

Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati) 545

Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) 524

Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) 515

Danny Buchan (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 514

Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) 501

For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com

Tommy Bridewell – Oxford Racing Ducati

Race three winner

“I want the best out of myself 24/7 every day of the week and sometimes that causes me more harm than good! I’ve been in this sport a long time but this is the first season where I’m consistently leading races and I feel so comfortable doing it.

“When I was sat in about fourth, believe it or not I didn’t feel too good, I thought ‘I’d just kind-of like to be at the front’ and I just had to hold myself back, I had to, because it’s not worked up to now. I waited, and then I got past Scott, and I thought I need to just be patient.

“Then I saw unfortunately Josh go down and then I got past Brad and watched my pit board. I knew I couldn’t push any harder.

“Credit to the Oxford Racing Ducati team, they deserve it as they gave me the bike to win! I just want to dedicate it to everyone that supports me day-in, day-out – my family, and sister, everyone back home, my wife, mum and dad, everyone here and most importantly Ollie up above.”

Tarran Mackenzie – McAMS Yamaha

Confirmed in the Showdown

“It was a tough one because on Friday I didn’t have a very good feeling and then I didn’t actually get to try what we did to improve it in FP3 as the weather was bad. I then crashed in qualifying so it wasn’t the smoothest of weekends.

“All three races were solid, I gained valuable knowledge in each one of those which we could look at the data and improve the bike from there, so in race three the bike was the best it’s been all weekend and I felt like I put together a good race. We weren’t near the podium but I felt I got back into a rhythm and had a good feeling with the bike.

“Getting into the Showdown is great, for both myself and the team as I feel we deserve to after the season we’ve had. I had a bit of a mid-season blip with the injury but I’m happy to be in the title fight and now we can get ready for the next three rounds.”

Peter Hickman – Smiths Racing BMW

Confirmed in the Showdown

“It’s been an interesting weekend, as I was expecting! I said earlier in the weekend that I didn’t like to make things too boring and be confirmed already, so I thought we’d just wait ‘til the end.

“It’s been like it the last two years, but it’s great to be the top BMW team again for the third consecutive season, getting the new S1000RR into the Showdown obviously was a target right from the start, it’s definitely not been easy but all credit to the Smiths Racing BMW team, they’ve done a fantastic job.

“The boys and girls work their asses off all the time for me so it makes my job a lot easier. Now moving into the Showdown obviously we’ve kind-of got to leave nothing left on the table, we need to start winning some races now and be on the podium more consistently, so we need to go back to the drawing board and work out what we can do to push on.”

MotoAmerica: Stock 1000 Race Results From NJMP

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MotoAmerica: Stock 1000 Race Results From NJMP

MotoAmerica Championship of New Jersey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

New Jersey Motorsports Park

Millville, New Jersey

September 8, 2019

Stock 1000 Race Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Andrew Lee (Kaw ZX-10R), 12 laps, Total Race Time 16:45.911, Best Lap Time 1:23.197

2. Corey Alexander (Kaw ZX-10R), -0.145 second, 1:23.085

3. Stefano Mesa (Kaw ZX-10R), -0.960, 1:23.103

4. Frank Babuska, Jr. (Kaw ZX-10R), -6.562 seconds, 1:23.207

5. Ashton Yates (Yam YZF-R1), -7.077, 1:23.268

6. Miles Thornton (Suz GSX-R1000), -22.014, 1:24.522

7. Felipe MacLean (Suz GSX-R1000), -42.424, 1:25.851

8. Manuel Segura (Kaw ZX-10R), -68.624, 1:28.217

9. Corey Heflin (Yam YZF-R1), -70.402, 1:28.555

10. Roi Holster (Yam YZF-R1), -71.579, 1:28.757

11. Shane Hobgood (Kaw ZX-10R), -1 lap, 1:30.330

12. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1), DNF, 1:28.840

13. Bradley Ward (Kaw ZX-10R), DNF, 1:25.679

14. Ryan Jones (BMW S1000RR), DNS, crashed in first portion of restarted race

15. Samuel Guerin (Apr RSV4), DNS, crashed in first portion of restarted race

16. Michael Gilbert (Kaw ZX-10R), DNS

Championship Point Standings (after 9 of 11 races):

1. Lee, 199 points (clinches 2019 Championship)

2. Mesa, 142

3. Gilbert, 98

4. Travis Wyman, 90

5. Geoff May, 81

6. Thornton, 71

7. Alexander, 62

8. Ward, 43

9. Yates, 40

10. Rhett Norman, 34

MotoAmerica: Twins Cup Race Results From NJMP

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MotoAmerica: Twins Cup Race Results From NJMP

Editorial Note: Chris Parrish is a riding an AP MotoArts Yamaha MT-07 this weekend at NJMP.

MotoAmerica Championship of New Jersey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

New Jersey Motorsports Park

Millville, New Jersey

September 8, 2019

Twins Cup Race Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Alex Dumas (Suz SV650), 14 laps, Total Race Time 20:22.231, Best Lap Time 1:26.402

2. Jackson Blackmon (Suz SV650), -0.354 second, 1:26.382

3. Curtis Murray (Suz SV650), -12.481, 1:26.672

4. Draik Beauchamp (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -25.110, 1:27.739

5. Michael Barnes (Duc Monster 797), -25.673, 1:26.912

6. Chris Parrish (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -31.943, 1:27.525

7. Jason Madama (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -32.996, 1:28.460

8. Darren James (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -33.814, 1:28.690

9. Cooper McDonald (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -50.311, 1:29.881

10. Kris Lillegard (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -50.683, 1:29.657

11. Ned Brown (Suz SV650), -54.902, 1:29.614

12. Sam Wiest (Suz SV650), -67.154, 1:29.695

13. Chris Bays (Suz SV650), -76.952, 1:31.229

14. Robert Cichielo, Jr. (Suz SV650), -77.090, 1:31.283

15. Ryne Snooks (Suz SV650), -87.383, 1:32.224

16. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650), -1 lap, 1:32.698

17. Steven Shakespeare (Duc Monster 797), -1 lap, 1:32.521

18. Jim Whitten (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -1 lap, 1:33.475

19. Chris Speights (Kaw 650), -1 lap, 1:33.481

20. Dr. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -1 lap, 1:34.677

21. Sean Dougherty (Suz SV650), -1 lap, 1:35.206

22. Gino Angella (Suz SV650), -1 lap, 1:36.713

23. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650), DNF, mechanical, 1:29.010

24. Tyler Humphreys (Suz SV650), DNF, 1:30.291

25. Colin Chatterjie (Suz SV650), DNF, 1:34.682

26. Brian McGlade (Suz SV650), DNF, no time recorded

Championship Point Standings (after 10 of 11 races):

1. Dumas, 182 points

2. Beauchamp, 161

3. Barnes, 149

4. Murray, 113

5. Parrish, 112

6. Madama, 85

7. Blasius, 79

8. McDonald, 60

9. Kris Turner, 53

10. Lilegard, 43

MotoAmerica: Superbike Race Two Results From NJMP (Updated)

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MotoAmerica: Superbike Race Two Results From NJMP (Updated)

Editorial Note: Garrett Gerloff crashed during the Superbike warm-up session Sunday morning at NJMP. Gerloff was knocked unconscious briefly and was officially declared medically unfit to race. Sam Verderico also crashed during the warm-up session, and although Vederico walked away, he injured his right shoulder and was also declared medically unfit to race.

MotoAmerica Championship Of New Jersey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

New Jersey Motorsports Park

Millville, New Jersey

September 7, 2019

EBC Brakes Superbike Race One Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Cameron Beaubier (Yam YZF-R1), 23 laps, Total Race Time 31:25.680, Best Lap Time 1:20.902

2. JD Beach (Yam YZF-R1), -1.442 seconds, 1:20.785

3. Mathew Scholtz (Yam YZF-R1), -7.044, 1:21.049

4. Toni Elias (Suz GSX-R1000R), -11.395, 1:21.425

5. Jake Lewis (Suz GSX-R1000R), -17.893, 1:21.524

6. Kyle Wyman (Duc Panigale V4 R), -21.463, 1:21.174

7. Josh Herrin (Suz GSX-R1000R), -35.226, 1:21.501

8. Jake Gagne (BMW S1000RR), -39.991, 1:21.767

9. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10R), -46.402, 1:22.760

10. Cameron Petersen (Yam YZF-R1), -72.140, 1:22.794

11. Travis Wyman (BMW S1000RR), -81.743, 1:24.541

12. Max Flinders (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap, 1:24.461

13. Garrett Gerloff (Yam YZF-R1), DNS, ruled unfit to race

14. Sam Verderico (Yam YZF-R1), DNS, ruled unfit to race

Championship Point Standings (after 18 of 20 races):

1. Elias, 333 points

2. Beaubier, 317

3. Gerloff, 276

4. Beach, 215

5. Herrin, 191

6. Scholtz, 188

7. Lewis, 160

8. Gagne, 121

9. Petersen, 110

10. Anthony, 104

11. Flinders, 86

12. Kyle Wyman, 80

13. Verderico, 76

14. Travis Wyman, 25

15. Jayson Uribe, 22

16. Samuel Trepanier, 19

17. Jeremy Coffey, 17

18. Geoff May, 14

19. Mathew Orange, 13

20. Michael Gilbert, 5

21. TIE, Bradley Ward/Felipe MacLean, 4

(Above) Cameron Beaubier (1) leading JD Beach (95) and Mathew Scholtz (11) during Superbike Race Two. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

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Beaubier Fights Back In Race Two At NJMP

Lee Crowned In Stock 1000, Jacobsen Again In Supersport

MILLVILLE, NJ (September 8, 2019) – Cameron Beaubier will need a little help from his friends in the final round of the 2019 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at Barber Motorsports Park in two weeks, but he at least has a chance after winning the second EBC Brakes Superbike race in the Championship of New Jersey on Sunday.

Beaubier, who finished second on Saturday and won on Sunday to claw back into championship contention with just the two races at Barber left on the 2019 schedule, trails Toni Elias by 16 points, 333-317. Yoshimura Suzuki’s Elias had an off-weekend and finished fourth in both races, giving up 19 points to his rival Beaubier and his Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing YZF-R1.

On Saturday, Beaubier lost out to his teammate Garrett Gerloff and on Sunday he had his hands full with Attack Performance Estenson Racing’s JD Beach. Gerloff, meanwhile, was declared unfit to race after a big crash in the morning warm-up session that left him concussed. Beaubier and Beach were joined up front by Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz, but the South African ended up finishing third, some seven seconds behind Beaubier.

Beaubier was also able to gap Beach in the closing laps, besting the two-time Supersport Champion by 1.44 seconds after 23 laps for his fourth win of the season and the 36thof his Superbike career.

“At the beginning I was pretty confident going in just because I felt like I had pretty good pace there at the beginning of the race yesterday, and then after latching onto (Garrett) Gerloff he kind of pulled us three away from the field,” Beaubier said. “Then at the end it was us two. I was pretty confident that my bike was going to be better than it was yesterday, but I was struggling pretty bad at the beginning when the tires were new. I felt like I couldn’t really take advantage of the grip I had with the previous setup we had yesterday. But it felt okay at the end of the race. I was able to manage the tire decent. JD (Beach) was riding awesome. Then I saw my pit board when I was in second. I didn’t know who it was, but I saw that gap close right back up onto us. I was like, ‘Oh man. I’m in for a long last 10 laps.’ I’m really happy we got this win and kind of the monkey off of our back, type of thing. I’m more relieved than anything. I feel like we’ve been fast at every round, one of the fastest guys if not the fastest, but we just have not been able to put it together when it counts. So today feels really good. Obviously, I’m bummed for my teammate that he couldn’t line up with us today. I think for sure obviously his pace has been incredible all weekend. He definitely would have been another Yamaha in the mix. I feel really good going into Barber. We’re still in striking distance. We’re closing the points down. Just going to keep my head down and see what happens.”

Beach was happy to have turned his season around with a third and a second in the two races at NJMP.

“Going into the race, I told Cameron what my race plan was so he would know,” Beach joked. “We got going and it started off great. Then he kind of was screwing the plan up. So, I had to get out front. I led a few laps. The bike was feeling really good today. We were just trying to go. Towards the end Cameron got back by me. I started to lose the front just a little bit, and he picked the pace up just a bit. I just kind of lost touch a little bit. For half the year, how it’s been going, it’s been tough. To get a third and a second in the same weekend is great. I just got to thank my whole Attack Performance Estenson Racing team. We’ve still got one more round to go, so we’ll see what we can do.”

Scholtz was also pleased to be back on the podium, a day before his 27th birthday.

“I think the season has been a little bit up and down for us,” Scholtz said. “Pittsburgh was the first race we kind of thought that we had something. Our practice times weren’t that bad, but then by lap six or seven I was dropping one to two seconds off every single lap and I finished 30-something seconds behind Cam (Beaubier) and (Garrett) Gerloff. So, we really thought that we needed something because things were looking bad. But they worked hard to give me a good bike for Sunday in Pittsburgh and that really put us in a really good place for our setup, in a very small area so that’s looking good. Obviously, yesterday’s race wasn’t what I wanted. The guys worked really hard. Gave me a bike that was really good. This morning’s warm-up wasn’t the greatest either, but we could tell that our lap times were really consistent. I think this track that’s one of the main things. You have to worry about consistency. One corner sets you up to do the rest of the circuit. This race I got a pretty terrible start, like I usually do. I banged bars a couple times with (Jake) Lewis and (Kyle) Wyman. I got up to third and I could kind of see that I was catching JD and Cam, but I sort of caught them, then I would mess up somewhere. They would gap me, and I’d catch them, mess up. It was back and forth. Then with eight laps to go, I was almost tucking the front in every corner, so I just had to settle. But it’s great to be back on the podium. It’s really, really great for the team. I think it’s going to really boost them and get us going for 2020, pushing everybody. Barber is one of my favorite tracks. I’ve been told that they resurfaced it. I’m thinking that the lap times are going to be really, really quick there. So, I’m looking forward to it. Hopefully, end the season off pretty strong and come back fighting for podiums in every race in 2020.”

Elias was at the opposite end of the spectrum. He was happy. But only happy to have New Jersey in his rear-view mirror after a difficult weekend.

“It was a tough weekend, maybe the toughest I’ve had in a long time,” Elias said. “We tried to improve and change things, but it seemed it was impossible to improve. I went six seconds faster in the race today than yesterday, but still it was not enough to improve my position.I see things in positive way, and we are still leading the championship by 16 points going into the final round. I’d rather be ahead than be behind. We will analyze and if we have to change our setup completely, okay, we will do it. We will go and play as hard as we can at Barber and see what happens.”

M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Jake Lewis finished fifth, one spot better than on Saturday, and ahead of sixth-placed Kyle Wyman on the Lion Fuel/Cyclance/KWR Ducati. Yoshimura Suzuki’s Josh Herrin was seventh with Scheibe Racing BMW’s Jake Gagne ending his weekend with an eighth-place finish.

FLY Racing/ADR Motorsports’ David Anthony and Omega Moto’s Cameron Petersen rounded out the top 10.

With Beaubier now trailing Elias by 16 points, Gerloff holds on to third though he’s dropped to 41 points behind after missing Sunday’s race. Beach is 20 points adrift of Gerloff in fourth place and 24 points ahead of Herrin, who is now just three points in front of Scholtz.

Supersport: Jacobsen Closes In

Sunday’s Supersport race two was another good one for New Yorker PJ Jacobsen as the Celtic HSBK Racing Yamaha rider held off hard-charging and determined championship leader Bobby Fong aboard his M4 ECSTAR Suzuki.

Jacobsen and Fong diced with each other as the laps wound down, and Jacobsen bested Fong at the checkers by .028 of a second. Further back in third was Rickdiculous Racing Yamaha rider Hayden Gillim. With the double-win at NJMP, Jacobsen now trails Fong in the championship by just 10 points, and Gillim is in third and 25 points behind Jacobsen, so the championship will come down to the final round at Barber Motorsports Park in two weeks.

“It was a really good,” Jacobsen said. “Never been on the podium here. It was good. New Jersey is like my home. I’m from pretty close to here. I was pretty excited on myself and the team. The bike and everything were just working really well this weekend, so I was really happy. That was the main goal this whole weekend was to just win both races. Going for the championship, that’s what you have to do. It was just gain points on Bobby and seeing where Hayden is, as well. It’s just funny because about halfway through the season everyone just thought it was going to be Hayden and Bobby until the end. So, I think we proved them wrong. Now it’s me and Bobby. Hayden’s still not out, but it’s going down to the wire.”

Liqui Moly Junior Cup: Landers’ 12th Win

Saturday’s Liqui Moly Junior Cup race one winner Rocco Landers, who also clinched the 2019 class championship on Saturday, celebrated his title in the best way possible. Aboard his Ninja400R.com/Norton Motorsports/Dr. Farr Kawasaki, Landers won Sunday’s race two with a gap of nearly seven seconds over Quarterly Racing/On Track Development Kawasaki’s Damian Jigalov. Third place went to Altus Motorsports Kawasaki rider Kevin Olmedo for a Kawasaki Team Green podium sweep.

After his 12th Liqui Moly Junior Cup victory of the season, Landers said, “First off, thanks to my dad for getting the bike ready, and working so hard last night. In yesterday’s race, we had some problems with the setup and stuff, so we worked it out. We sat down and focused on that last night. We got it worked out, so super stoked we finally got it down. Just tried to go around as many people as possible and see if I could make a little gap, and it worked. Here we are.”

Twins Cup: Dumas On The Verge

Former Liqui Moly Junior Cup Champion Alex Dumas has been on a roll in the latter half of the Twins Cup season, and on Sunday, the Roadracing World Young Guns Suzuki rider won his fourth race in a row and fifth out of the past six races.

Dumas withstood a staunch challenge from RBoM Racing/Blud Lubricants/HJC Suzuki rider Jackson Blackmon, who raced in both Liqui Moly Junior Cup and Twins Cup this weekend and made the podium in both classes. Copoulos Built/RBoM Racing’s Curtis Murray rounded out the podium for a Suzuki sweep.

“For sure, heading into the weekend, I knew that Jackson would be fast,” said Dumas. “We were racing together when we were, like, 12 years old. I knew it was going to be a good weekend. I was just heading into this race thinking about the championship. We’re just heading to Barber with winning in our head, so it’s going to be good.”

Stock 1000: Done Deal For Lee

Last year’s Stock 1000 Champion Andrew Lee successfully defended his title when he clinched the 2019 Stock 1000 Championship after winning Sunday’s race, which concluded the MotoAmerica Championship of New Jersey.

Lee, aboard his Franklin Armory/Graves Kawasaki, started from the pole, and then, the race was red-flagged and had to be restarted. Despite the drama, Lee stayed in front and kept his closest title rival Stefano Mesa behind him. Ride HVMC Freeman Racing Kawasaki rider Corey Alexander gave Lee everything he could handle, and Lee crossed the finish line a scant .145 of a second ahead of Alexander in second. Mesa finished third aboard his Mesa37 Racing Kawasaki for a Team Green podium sweep.

“First, I want to thank everyone who got me here,” Lee said. “Franklin Armory, Graves Kawasaki, Jason Pridmore for basically telling me to do it again or else. He gave me an ultimatum. Basically, our friendship. It’s been a long season and I’m happy that we could cap it off this way. These guys have been keeping me honest every round. So, to be able to do it again, with this stiff competition in the lights, I’m just really happy to be here.”

MotoAmerica: Supersport Race Two Results From NJMP

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MotoAmerica Championship Of New Jersey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

New Jersey Motorsports Park

Millville, New Jersey

September 8, 2019

Supersport Race Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. PJ Jacobsen (Yam YZF-R6), 15 laps, Total Race Time 20.50.022, Best Lap Time 1:22.709

2. Bobby Fong (Suz GSX-R600), -0.028 second, 1:22.769

3. Hayden Gillim (Yam YZF-R6), -5.032 seconds, 1:22.814

4. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6), -7.988, 1:22.961

5. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R6), -8.047, 1:22.814

6. Richie Escalante (Yam YZF-R6), -14.266, 1:23.292

7. Braeden Ortt (Yam YZF-R6), -14.342, 1:23.272

8. Nick McFadden (Yam YZF-R6), -16.400, 1:23.431

9. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6), -30.830, 1:24.308

10. Nolan Lamkin (Yam YZF-R6), -38.184, 1:24.647

11. Alejandro Thermiotis (Yam YZF-R6), -74.206, 1:26.347

12. Jaret Nassaney (Suz GSX-R600), -76.836, 1:26.837

13. Nicolas Munier (Kaw ZX-6R), -76.952, 1:27.221

14. Edgar Zaragoza (Yam YZF-R6), -86.274, 1:27.635

15. Jeremy Simmons (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 1:29.163

16. Sean Dylan Kelly (Suz GSX-R600), DNF, crash, 1:22.843

17. Xavier Zayat (Yam YZF-R6), DNF, crash, no time recorded

18. Cory Ventura (Yam YZF-R6), DNF, crash, no time recorded

19. Lucas Silva (Suz GSX-R600), DNS, crashed in first part of restarted race

20. Benjamin Smith (Yam YZF-R6), DNS, crashed in first part of restarted race

21. Brad Saenz (Hon CBR600RR), DNS

Championship Point Standings (after 15 of 17 races):

1. Fong, 260 points

2. Jacobsen, 250

3. Gillim, 225

4. Kelly, 191

5. Escalante, 176

6. Prince, 141

7. McFadden, 124

8. Hayes, 116

9. Aguilar, 110

10. Ortt, 84

MotoAmerica: Junior Cup Race Two Results From NJMP

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MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

New Jersey Motorsports Park

Millville, New Jersey

September 8, 2019

Liqui Moly Junior Cup Race Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Rocco Landers (Kaw Ninja 400), 13 laps, Total Race Time 19:42.415, Best Lap Time 1:29.612

2. Damian Jigalov (Kaw Ninja 400), -6.965 seconds, 1:30.144

3. Kevin Olmedo (Kaw Ninja 400), -6.975, 1:30.015

4. Dominic Doyle (Kaw Ninja 400), -7.010, 1:30.102

5. Jackson Blackmon (Kaw Ninja 400), -7.015, 1:30.059

6. Eziah Davis (Kaw Ninja 400), -30.156, 1:32.325

7. Teagg Hobbs (Kaw Ninja 400), -30.176, 1:32.197

8. Gauge Rees (Kaw Ninja 400), -30.194, 1:32.359

9. Isiah Burleson (Kaw Ninja 400), -30.254, 1:32.281

10. Jacob Stroud (Kaw Ninja 400), -30.308, 1:32.031

11. Benjamin Gloddy (Kaw Ninja 400), -30.786, 1:32.241

12. Cody Wyman (Yam YZF-R3), -31.360, 1:32.147

13. Toby Khamsouk (Kaw Ninja 400), -34.468, 1:32.450

14. Jamie Astudillo (Kaw Ninja 400), -34.489, 1:32.282

15. Trevor Standish (Kaw Ninja 400), -34.578, 1:32.657

16. Grayson Davidson (Kaw Ninja 400), -80.714, 1:36.008

17. Gus Rodio (Kaw Ninja 400), DNF, 1:32.258

Championship Point Standings (after 15 of 17 races):

1. Landers, 325 points

2. Olmedo, 214

3. Dallas Daniels, 200

4. Blackmon, 136

5. Rees, 126

6. Doyle, 120

7. Jigalov, 115

8. Hobbs, 77

9. Hunter Dunham, 75

10. Knamsouk, 71

MotoAmerica: Alex Dumas Claims Twins Cup Pole Position At NJMP

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MotoAmerica: Alex Dumas Claims Twins Cup Pole Position At NJMP

Editorial Note: Chris Parrish is a riding an AP MotoArts Yamaha MT-07 this weekend at NJMP.

MotoAmerica Championship of New Jersey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

New Jersey Motorsports Park

Millville, New Jersey

September 8, 2019

Twins Cup Combined Qualifying Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Alex Dumas (Suz SV650), 1:26.412

2. Michael Barnes (Duc Monster 797), 1:26.528

3. Jackson Blackmon (Suz SV650), 1:26.968

4. Chris Parrish (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:27.853

5. Curtis Murray (Suz SV650), 1:27.932

6. Draik Beauchamp (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:28.472

7. Jason Madama (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:28.792

8. Tyler Humphreys (Suz SV650), 1:28.854

9. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650), 1:28.912

10. Darren James (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:29.646

11. Cooper McDonald (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:29.979

12. Kris Lillegard (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:30.288

13. Ned Brown (Suz SV650), 1:30.609

14. Sam Wiest (Suz SV650), 1:30.726

15. Robert Cichielo, Jr. (Suz SV650), 1:31.804

16. Chris Bays (Suz SV650), 1:31.971

17. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650), 1:32.909

18. Chris Speights (Kaw 650), 1:32.946

19. Ryne Snooks (Suz SV650), 1:33.487

20. Brian McGlade (Suz SV650), 1:33.494

21. Sean Dougherty (Suz SV650), 1:33.811

22. Jim Whitten (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:33.819

23. Dr. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:33.998

24. Colin Chatterjie (Suz SV650), 1:34.383

25. Steven Shakespeare (Duc Monster 797),1:34.459

26. Gino Angella (Suz SV650), 1:35.370

MotoAmerica: Andrew Lee Captures Stock 1000 Pole Position At NJMP

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MotoAmerica Championship of New Jersey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

New Jersey Motorsports Park

Millville, New Jersey

September 8, 2019

Stock 1000 Combined Qualifying Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Andrew Lee (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:22.473

2. Ashton Yates (Yam YZF-R1), 1:22.917

3. Corey Alexander (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:22.994

4. Stefano Mesa (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:23.014

5. Frank Babuska, Jr. (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:23.669

6. Miles Thornton (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:24.063

7. Ryan Jones (BMW S1000RR), 1:24.702

8. Michael Gilbert (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:24.817

9. Felipe MacLean (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.259

10. Bradley Ward (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:25.643

11. Samuel Guerin (Apr RSV4), 1:26.432

12. Manuel Segura (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:29.386

13. Corey Heflin (Yam YZF-R1), 1:29.713

14. Roi Holster (Yam YZF-R1), 1:29.880

15. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1), 1:30.314

16. Shane Hobgood (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:30.775

World Superbike: Race Two Results From Autodromo Internacional Do Algarve (Updated)

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World Superbike Race Lap Record: Jonathan Rea, 1:41.272, 2019

World Superbike All-Time/Pole Lap Record: Jonathan Rea, 1:40.372, 2019

Motul FIM Superbike World Championship

Autodromo Internacional do Algarve

Portimao, Portugal

September 8, 2019

Race Two Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Alvaro Bautista, Spain (Duc Panigale V4 R), 20 laps, Total Race Time 34:18.017, Best Lap Time 1:41.853

2. Jonathan Rea, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -0.111 second, 1:42.165

3. Toprak Razgatlioglu, Turkey (Kaw ZX-10RR), -4.576 seconds, 1:42.167

4. Alex Lowes, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -8.119, 1:42.321

5. Leon Haslam, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -8.185, 1:42.269

6. Loris Baz, France (Yam YZF-R1), -11.187, 1:42.601

7. Michael Van Der Mark, Netherlands (Yam YZF-R1), -11.217, 1:42.459

8. Marco Melandri, Italy (Yam YZF-R1), -16.488, 1:42.820

9. Tom Sykes, UK (BMW S1000RR), -17.188, 1:42.797

10. Sandro Cortese, Germany (Yam YZF-R1), -18.352, 1:42.488

11. Jordi Torres, Spain (Kaw ZX-10RR), -20.888, 1:43.006

12. Michael Rinaldi, Italy (Duc Panigale V4 R), -26.491, 1:43.200

13. Markus Reiterberger, Germany (BMW S1000RR), -28.061, 1:43.246

14. Eugene Laverty, Ireland (Duc Panigale V4 R), -30.993, 1:43.733

15. Leandro Mercado, Argentina (Kaw ZX-10RR), -33.331, 1:43.734

16. Chaz Davies, UK (Duc Panigale V4 R), -39.825, 1:42.344

17. Takumi Takahashi, Japan (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), -48.441, 1:44.099

18. Sylvain Barrier, France (Duc Panigale V4 R), -53.560, 1:44.151

19. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Japan (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), -56.409, 1:44.840

20. Alessandro Delbianco, Italy (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), -63.666, 1:44.955

World Championship Point Standings (after 28 of 37 races):

1. Rea, 490 points

2. Bautista, 399

3. Lowes, 249

4. Van Der Mark, 244

5. Haslam, 229

6. Razgatlioglu, 223

7. Davies, 204

8. Sykes, 183

9. Melandri, 153

10. Cortese, 116

11. Rinaldi, 107

12. Torres, 106

13. Baz, 87

14. Reiterberger, 67

15. Mercado, 51

16. Laverty, 43

17. Leon Camier, 26

18. TIE, Lorenzo Zanetti/Delbianco, 21

20. Kiyonari, 20

More, from a press release issued by Dorna WorldSBK Press Office:

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Alvaro Bautista returns to winning ways in Portugal

The ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati rider beats Rea in final lap showdown in Race 2 at Portimao

A thrilling Race 2 at Portimao fired the championship race back into life as Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) overcame a poor start and a shoulder injury to triumph over Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) in a final lap run to the line. With plenty of drama from lights out and slipstreaming battles soon following, groups were scattered right through the field and provided a packed Portimao plenty of action.

Off the line and it was a blissful start for Rea from pole position but a disaster for Alvaro Bautista, who plunged down the order to sixth place after Lap 1. Toprak Razgatlioglu was a fast starter and up to second, ahead of Leon Haslam (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK). Alex Lowes was fourth (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and teammate Michael van der Mark was fifth, ahead Bautista – but the Spaniard was right in the hunt as the group remainder close together.

Bautista soon began his comeback, first picking off Michael van der Mark down the front straight at the end of Lap 1, before picking off Alex Lowes two laps later. The comeback continued and he hit third a lap later, before slicing ahead of Jonathan Rea to momentarily lead with 15 to go. But Toprak Razgatlioglu had other ideas, as the Turkish rider hit the front of the field.

With Razgatlioglu and Bautista leading, Rea had to try and find a way to react to the change of the guard at the front. Leon Haslam was still in the mix with the two Pata Yamahas just sat behind, with the front six covered by just one second. A lap later, the horsepower of the Ducati propelled Alvaro Bautista back into the lead of a race for the first time since Misano, and the Spaniard soon began to put the hammer down.

Jonathan Rea fought back on his fellow Kawasaki rider Toprak Razgatlioglu, but whilst he closed up on Bautista, he wasn’t able to make a move on the Spaniard. Further back and at half race distance, isolation of the leading six began to set in. Alex Lowes made his move on Leon Haslam with 10 to go, after the ‘Pocket Rocket’ lost an entire second to his fellow Brit.

One rider to watch was Loris Baz (Ten Kate Racing – Yamaha) as he closed on the battle for fourth. Behind them, Tom Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Jordi Torres (Team Pedercini Racing) were squabbling over ninth, just behind Marco Melandri (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK).

With the gap between Bautista and Rea extending to over a second, and Razgatlioglu sat in a safe third place – barring acts of God – the big battle on track was for fourth, with Alex Lowes and Leon Haslam swapping places with five laps to go. At Turn 3, Michael van der Mark parked his Yamaha in the way of Haslam, bringing Loris Baz right into play. Haslam fought back however, and a lap later at Turn 5 he was back into fifth place and chasing after Alex Lowes.

In the closing laps, the race began to come alive at the front, with Rea lapping quicker than Bautista and the gap coming down to less than a second, although with two laps left to run, it was beginning to look a little bit late for Rea to return to the front. However, his teammate – Leon Haslam was climbing all over Alex Lowes in the battle for fourth.

On the final lap, the gap at the front closed dramatically and Jonathan Rea was right with the Spaniard, but on the run to the line, Ducati power prevailed over Rea’s resilience. Bautista was back on top and took the verdict, winning for the first time at Portimao. Rea was second and Toprak Razgatlioglu took a tenth career podium in third. Alex Lowes held-off Leon Haslam but Loris Baz made it to sixth and beat Michael van der Mark. Lowes therefore returns to the third overall.

Marco Melandri putting in a hearty effort for eighth place, whilst Tom Sykes was able to beat Sandro Cortese (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK) in the remaining places inside the top ten. Jordi Torres was eleventh and couldn’t return to the top ten, with Michael Ruben Rinaldi (BARNI Racing Team), Markus Reiterberger (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team), Eugene Laverty (Team Goeleven) and Leandro Mercado (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) completing the points.

The gap comes down to 91 points in the championship race, but the battle for third is well and truly alive, with 45 points covering third to seventh. Who will come out on top in both battles however, is yet to be seen.

P1 – Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati)

“It has been a long time since my last win, so I feel extremely happy to be back winning. The last few races were not easy for me, but everybody has been supporting me, so I want to thank all the people who have believed in me. Today it was a tough race. I wasn’t 100% fit, and after yesterday race I haven’t a lot of energy left. In the final laps, I was fighting with the bike, the tyre performance dropped a lot, and I was destroyed. I am so happy about this victory”.

P2 – Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK)

“I saw Alvaro making so many mistakes, and it was enough to keep me motivated to keep pushing. Unfortunately, it was really strong today, and we couldn’t do the same, but I felt so good with my team. They gave me a great bike all weekend. We went back to the setting from FP3, and I felt a little bit stronger at the end of the race, and I could ride below 1′.43, so I am thrilled with our effort. Now I am looking forward to the next round in France”.

P3 – Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing)

“Yesterday it wasn’t a good day for us. I did a bad qualifying and had to start Race 1 from the thirteenth position, but this morning I worked hard with the team and used a different setup that helped me get into the fourth position in the Tissot Superpole Race. My focus was more on Race 2 because I wanted to get back on the podium today. It was a really good race, and I am happy with this result. Now let’s see what will happen next race”.