Tom Sykes has regained his third place finish in the second World Superbike race at Monza after the FIM reversed the results 🧸again following an earlier post-race protest🐭.

Sykes fi🅷nished third on the road during the second race, but was later judged to have gained an unfair advantage over Sylvain Guintoli when he ran o💮n at the Roggia chicane moments after passing the Frenchman.

Aprilia subseq🅺uently submitted a protest and won, with Sykes handed a one second penalty that would reverse🎶 the positions in Guintoli's favour.

However, with Sykes insisting he was well p⭕ast Guintoli before he ran on at the chicane - instead claiming he did it to avoid a𒊎n early-braking Marco Melandri ahead and not because he out-braked himself -, the FIM would subsequently return the results to their original order.

As such, Guintoli, who was adamant in his post-race comments that a penalty for Sykes was obvious, has seen his lead in the standings is reduced back to 13 points over Eugene Laverty. Sykes is now 18 points behind Guintoli i⛄n third place.

Aprilia have the opportunity to counter-appeal a🍬gain over the next five days meaning the result remains provisional.