NaikMotor – Sepertinya Pembalap Kawasaki Racing Team, Jonathan Rea tak terbendung lagi menguasai Race 2 WorldSBK 2018 Laguna Seca. Double win Superbike Dunia seri Amerika Serikat diraih Rea meski start dari posisi ke-9, (24/6/2018).
Kemenangan Rea di Race 2 WorldSBK 2018 Laguna Seca itu menandai kemenangan seri ke-62 selama karirnya di balapan superbike mass product itu. Sekaligus mematahkan kembali perlawanan Chaz Davies dari Aruba.it Racing Ducati yang berada di posisi ke-2. Selisih poin antara mereka kini menjadi 75 secara klasemen.
Di posisi berikutnya, Eugene Laverty dari Milwaukee Aprilia yang mendapat kesempatan pole position. Kesempatan start terdepan menguntungkannya untuk podium perdana di seri Amerika iitu meski sempat duel dengan Rea di putaran awal. Sementara Alex Lowes posisi ke-4 cukup untuk mempertahankan posisi ke-5 klasemen.
Sementara itu rekan Davies, Marco Melandri tak mampu bertahan setelah berebutan posisi dengan Pembalap Pata Yamaha, Michael van der Mark. Melandri terjatuh. (Afid/nm)
Hasil Race 2 WorldSBK 2018 Laguna Seca, (24/6/2018)
1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 25 laps
2. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R +5.099s
3. Eugene Laverty IRE Milwaukee Aprilia RSV4 +6.711s
4. Alex Lowes GBR PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 +8.011s
5. Michael van der Mark NED PATA Yamaha YZF-R1 +9.746s
6. Xavi Fores ESP Barni Ducati Panigale R +14.791s
7. Jordi Torres ESP MV Agusta 1000 F4 +16.711s
8. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR +17.284s
9. Jake Gagne USA Red Bull Honda CBR1000RR SP2 +35.421s
10. Loris Baz FRA Althea BMW S1000RR +39.802s
11. Leandro Mercado ARG Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki ZX-10RR +42.946s
12. Roman Ramos ESP Team GoEleven Kawasaki ZX-10RR +43.437s
13. Leon Camier GBR Red Bull Honda CBR1000RR SP2 +44.563s
14. Karel Hanika CZE Guandalini Yamaha YZF-R1 +47.257s
15. Yonny Hernandez COL Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10RR +53.415s
16. Josh Herrin USA Attack 2Wheel Legal Yamaha YZF-R1 +58.107s
Did not finish
PJ Jacobsen USA TripleM Honda CBR1000RR SP2
Lorenzo Savadori ITA Milwaukee Aprilia RSV4
Marco Melandri ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R
Ruled out by injury
Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-10RR
Klasemen WorldSBK 2018
1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 320 points
2. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R 245 points
3. Michael van der Mark NED PATA Yamaha YZF-R1 215 points
4. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 196 points
5. Alex Lowes GBR PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 183 points
6. Marco Melandri ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R 168 points
7. Xavi Fores ESP Barni Ducati Panigale R 154 points
8. Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-10RR 91 points
9. Eugene Laverty IRE Milwaukee Aprilia RSV4 89 points
10. Jordi Torres ESP MV Agusta 1000 F4 80 points
11. Loris Baz FRA Althea BMW S1000RR 79 points
12. Leon Camier GBR Red Bull Honda CBR1000RR SP2 75 points
13. Lorenzo Savadori ITA Milwaukee Aprilia RSV4 75 points
14. Michael Ruben Rinaldi ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R 54 points
15. Roman Ramos ESP Team GoEleven Kawasaki ZX-10RR 49 points
16. Leandro Mercado ARG Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki ZX-10RR 47 points
17. Jake Gagne USA Red Bull Honda CBR1000RR SP2 37 points
18. PJ Jacobsen USA TripleM Honda CBR1000RR SP2 21 points
19. Yonny Hernandez COL Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10RR 24 points
20. Leon Haslam GBR Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-10RR 14 points
21. Davide Giugliano ITA Red Bull Honda CBR1000RR SP2 11 points
22. Karel Hanika CZE Guandalini Yamaha YZF-R1 5 points
23. Bradley Ray GBR Buildbase Suzuki GSX-R1000 3 points
24. Luke Mossey GBR Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10RR 2 points
25. Ondrej Jezek CZE Guandalini Yamaha YZF-R1 2 points
