Bautista wins Jerez opener as Rea, Lowes collide on final bend

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jerez WorldSBK - Race Results𝓡 (1)

UPDATE: Jonathan Rea penalised down to fourth position for his collision with Alex Lowes. Marco Melandri promoted into a third place - all other results unchanged

Bautista wins Jerez opener as Rea, Lowes collide on final bend

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jerez WorldSBK - Race Results ♔(1)

UPDATE: Jonathan Rea penalised down to fourth position for his collision with Alex Lowes. Marco Melandri promoted into a third place - all other results unchanged

Alvaro Bautista notched up his 12th World Superbike Championship win of the season with another dominant victory in front of his home fans in Jerez, but there was controversy behind as his title rival Jonathan ꦚRea was involved in a final corner collision with Al🍌ex Lowes.

Immediately rebuilding the points’ advantage he’d ceded to Imola▨ d🌞ouble winner Rea last month, Aruba.it Ducati's Bautista started second on the grid behind the pole sitting Kawasaki but after scything past on the opening lap he wasn't troubled thereafter.

At one stage lapping a second quic𒈔ker than the opposition, Bautista sprinted home a clear winne🧸r by seven seconds over Pata Yamaha’s Michael van der Mark.

The Dutchman, who started down in seventh, produced a stellar performance on the Pataℱ Yamaha to quickly pick his way back to the front, overtaking Rea for second on lap eight and immediately pumping in the only laps comparable with Bautista’s ahead.

By contrast, Rea endured a dismal afternoon – one that could prove costly for his title dreams – after struggling to ෴match the Yamahas. Evidently struggling with tyre wear as track temperatures rose to 49 ๊degrees, after being overhauled by van der Mark, his Pata team-mate Lowes quickly pounced to demote his countryman to fourth.

However, Rea was able to regroup and stay with Lowes, the pair engaging in a feisty fight for the final podium spot with numerous retakes of position. It all came to a despe🌊rate end though when R🍎ea – echoing the actions of many riders in years before him – dived for the position at the final left-hand hairpin, seemingly catching Lowes surprised and leading to contact.

The wobble was enough to send an unfortunate Lowes down into the gravel trap, with a sheepish Rea cruising to the line in third place. Though the inciꦿdent was under investigation, the result is 🌊now declared notwithstanding appeals.

Lowes’ late exit lifted an entertai꧑ning battle between Marco Melandri and Toprak Razgatlioglu up to fourth and fifth, the Italian eventually getting the better of the Turkish rider.

Tom Sykes led the BMW challenge in a solid sixth place, with Chaz Davies climbing slowly to✱ seventh – albeit 26secs behind his race winning team-mate –♛ while Sandro Cortese picked up a top eight finish on the second of the GRT Yamahas.

Seemingly suffering in the same manner as Rea, Leon Haslam faded to ninth, ahe༒ad of Micha♕el Ruben Rinaldi on the Barni Ducati.

Elsewhere,ไ Loris Baz picked up points on his return in a lonely r💜un to 12th, while Tommy Bridewell was also secured digits for his 14th place.

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