Marco Melandri fastest at Phillip Island test
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Marco Melandri fastest at Phillip Island test

Windy conditions welcomed riders to the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit as the final pre-season test of 2018 was underway, but there were no surprises from the timing screens as Marco Melandri of Aruba.it Racing – Ducati ended the day on top, followed by the Kawasaki Racing Team duo of Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea…

Kawasaki Racing Team Unveils 2018 Livery
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Kawasaki Racing Team Unveils 2018 Livery

Triple World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea was on hand this evening to help unveil the 2018 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR race machine at the KRT workshops in Granollers, near Barcelona. In front of a full house of sponsors, media and supporters of the team, including a worldwide online audience watching via live streaming, Rea and teammate…

Jonathan Rea wraps a double at Portuguese WorldSBK in Portimao
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Jonathan Rea wraps a double at Portuguese WorldSBK in Portimao

Photos: WorldSBK World Champion in imperious form in Portugal as he wins Race 2 ahead of Van der Mark and Melandri. Race 2 at the Portimao’s Autodromo Internacional do Algarve saw Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) complete a perfect weekend, with a victory by almost six seconds over second-placed Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha…

Portuguese WorldSBK Race 1 Win goes to Jonathan Rea easily
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Portuguese WorldSBK Race 1 Win goes to Jonathan Rea easily

It was a dominant win from pole for the World Champion in Race 1 at Portimao, with Davies and Melandri also on the podium. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) took his tenth win of 2017 with a fantastic ride at the Prosecco DOC Portuguese Round – which saw him dominate the race from pole and…

KRT’s Jonathan Rea fastest at WorldSBK Buriram’s FP2, Sykes 2nd and Melandri 3rd

KRT’s Jonathan Rea fastest at WorldSBK Buriram’s FP2, Sykes 2nd and Melandri 3rd

Kawasaki Racing Team’s (KRT) Jonathan Rea and teammate Tom Sykes with Ducati Aruba. IT’s Marco Melandri took the Top Three spots in FP2 as they battled it out for the final spots in Superpole 2, which will take place before Saturday’s opening race at the Chang International Circuit. Setting the fastest time in the morning…

KRT’s Jonathan Rea talks about his 40th career win at Phillip Island

KRT’s Jonathan Rea talks about his 40th career win at Phillip Island

Reigning World Champion Jonathan Rea completed a near-perfect weekend at the sensational Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, taking the double victory as he started from ninth position in race two under the updated grid format.   Beginning the season on the winning foot following a strong winter testing the new ZX-10RR machine, Rea was lost…

2017 WorldSBK Australia: Jonathan Rea takes 40th win from Race 2

2017 WorldSBK Australia: Jonathan Rea takes 40th win from Race 2

The first race to be held under the new grid rules, where the top three from race one start race two from the third row, had little effect on the winning machine that is Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team). He had to fight for his second race victory again, the 40th in his career, with…