Rea recovers from Saturday crash to take race two victory

Double World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea fought back from his race one crash to take victory in race two at Donington Park.

The Ulsterman extended his championship lead to 55 points, as championship rivals Tom Sykes and Chaz Davies finished just behind him. Rea ended Sykes’ run of victories at Donington, putting himself back in the driving seat his third championship in a row.

Chaz Davies again had crashes affect his race. Leon Haslam crashed out after colliding with Leandro Mercardo, forcing Davies wide. He was able to recover, however, and fought back to third place.

Michael Van der Mark was in podium contention for the majority of the race. The Dutchman spent lots of time in second and third before Davies ended his chances. He finished in fourth. Teammate Alex Lowes was fifth, unable to add to his podium yesterday.

Leon Camier was sixth, whilst Xavi Fores was seventh. Roman Ramos crossed the line eighth, with wildcard Jake Dixon ninth and Raffaele de Rosa tenth.