In yesterday’s race at the WSBK in Jerez, Jonathan Rea did not get the final turn and crashed into his rival Alex Lowes. The fight for third place has been going on for some time. Lowes crashed as a result of the driving maneuver and the violent touch, making Rea third.
Jonathan Rea is denied 3rd place
Whether Rea would get a penalty for it was unclear at first, but the race director confirmed the result. Rea stood on the pedestal. Five hours later, the result was again revised by the officials. Rea got a punishment.
Rea was summoned to the hearing and did not appeal against the sentence. He loses his third place to Marco Melandri and slips to fourth place. As a result, he loses three points in the World Cup and the gap to Alvaro Bautista grows to 55 points.
In addition, Rea has to start from the very back on Sunday.
The result of the Saturday race:
Pos Grid No. Rider Nat Team Bike Class LL Gap Rel. Fastest Lap Speed Qualifying Speed
1 2 19 A. BAUTISTA ESP ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 20 1’39.305 280,7 1’38.283 286,5
2 7 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 20 7.119 7.119 1’40.087 275,8 1’38.849 275,8
3 3 33 M. MELANDRI ITA GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 IND 20 19.951 12.832 1’40.377 275,1 1’38.498 278,6
4 P 1 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 20 20.023 0.072 1’39.569 277,2 1’38.247 274,5
5 11 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Turkish Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 20 20.107 0.084 1’40.400 277,2 1’39.330 273,8
6 6 66 T. SYKES GBR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW S1000 RR 20 23.096 2.989 1’40.488 273,8 1’38.846 273,1
7 12 7 C. DAVIES GBR ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 20 26.834 3.738 1’40.913 280,7 1’39.649 278,6
8 9 11 S. CORTESE GER GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 IND 20 29.526 2.692 1’40.975 277,2 1’39.077 275,1
9 5 91 L. HASLAM GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 20 29.707 0.181 1’40.612 280,7 1’38.762 280,0
10 10 21 M. RINALDI ITA BARNI Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 20 31.218 1.511 1’41.363 280,7 1’39.090 282,9
11 14 28 M. REITERBERGER GER BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW S1000 RR 20 31.999 0.781 1’41.343 270,4 1’39.890 275,8
12 15 76 L. BAZ FRA Ten Kate Racing – Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 20 36.824 4.825 1’41.350 269,1 1’39.999 268,5
13 13 36 L. MERCADO ARG Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 20 46.045 9.221 1’41.874 271,1 1’39.712 274,5
14 16 46 T. BRIDEWELL GBR Team Goeleven Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 20 47.804 1.759 1’41.990 275,8 1’40.376 275,8
15 18 52 A. DELBIANCO ITA Althea Mie Racing Team Honda CBR1000RR IND 20 52.105 4.301 1’41.965 273,8 1’40.747 275,1
16 4 22 A. LOWES GBR Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 20 55.046 2.941 1’39.821 273,8 1’38.734 275,1
17 19 23 R. KIYONARI JPN Moriwaki Althea Honda Team Honda CBR1000RR 20 55.795 0.749 1’42.247 271,8 1’40.846 273,8
Not Classified
RET 8 81 J. TORRES ESP Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 14 6 Laps 1’40.773 273,1 1’38.899 271,1
RET 17 72 Y. TAKAHASHI JPN Moriwaki Althea Honda Team Honda CBR1000RR 12 8 Laps 1’42.373 271,8 1’40.738 275,8
