Rea Romps laid-out in the race 1 win

WorldSBK Press Office

Jonathan Rea (Team Kawasaki Racing's WorldSBK) had his Superpole pulled out at the last moment a few hours earlier, but that mattered little for the defending champion at the time where Course One was spinning. A fantastic start from Kawasaki rider was ahead of Tom Sykes (Kawasaki WorldSBK Racing Team) in the limelight, and with an open track ahead, Rea proved to be once again unbeatable. Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in second place and Eugene Laverty (Milwaukee Aprilia) in third complete the podium.

Rea is the only driver to take the lead in 1 – 34 at the start of the race, opening a comfortable gap with the big chasing group. There was a lot of movement behind the first laps, with Laverty and Davies, who had exploded on the pitch at the seventh spot on the grid, doing a quick job of Sykes, while Michael van der Mark (official Pata Yamaha team) WorldSBK) His name in the fight for a podium spot with an astonishing start to the eleventh.

With Rea flying off, Davies finally managed to catch Aprilia by turn 16. Laverty went very far in turn 16, a mistake that Davies welcome across the straight line. This is the third consecutive position of Davies and yet another solid Welsh race.

While Aprila RSV4 RF from his teammate suffered performance problems in the last third of the race, there was no problem for Laverty, who takes his second consecutive podium. After four years without the WorldSBK Top 3, this time the Irish rider took only two weeks to claim a return to the rostrum.

Van der Mark completed an excellent Race One with fourth place, less than five seconds from Rea despite his departure from line four, and what in fact four manufacturers in the first four places. He crossed the finish line in front of Sykes and will start from pole tomorrow, the Englishman having been able to pass only in fifth position after starting the grid.

Xavi Fores (Barni Racing Team), in special 'tricolor & # 39; Delivered for the Misano race, she was the best independent rider of the first race, finishing sixth, ahead of the Marco Melandri duo (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Lorenzo Savadori (Milwaukee Aprilia) Eighth

Leon Camier (Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team) is back in the top ten after a disappointing US Round with ninth place on Saturday. Leandro Mercado (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) has only scored his fourth top ten of the season, behind the Honda in tenth position. Alex Lowes (official WorldSBK team from Pata Yamaha), who until now was the only rider to score in every 2018 race, crashed twice and could not finish.

WorldSBK is back tomorrow with Race Two, live from Misano at 1:00 pm local (11:00 GMT).