Irish Treat: Rea Keeps Bautista at Bay in a Wsbk Race to Remember at Losail
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Sports Sunday, October 27, 2019 13 MOTUL FIM SuPERbikE WORLD CHAMPioNSHIP QATAR 2019 IRISH TREAT: Rea keeps Bautista at bay in a WSBK race to remember at Losail TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK LOSAIL Jonathan Rea of Northern Ireland (left) in action during the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship 2019 Qatar round World Superbike (WSBK) Race 2 at the Losail International Circuit on Saturday. HAVING finished the champi- onship as overall second in his debut season, Spaniard Alvaro Bautista had promised to chal- lenge 2019 champion Jona- than Rea in Qatar’s last leg at Losail International Circuit. On Saturday, he lived up to the challenge making the North- ern Irishman Rea battle hard to beat him in what turned out to be World Superbike (WSBK) race to remember! The final race of the 2019 Jonathan Rea of Northern Ireland on the podium after winning the MOTUL FIM Superbike World MOTUL Qatar round of FIM Superbike World Championship. Championship under lights at saw phenomenal World Super- ryone ahead of him up to Chaz bike action. Relentless as ever, Davies. Meanwhile, van der Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team Mark got the better of Lowes WorldSBK) being made to work Qatar WSBK race results I wanted that race victory so for fourth at Turn 6, although and sweat to edge past Bautista 1. Jonathan Rea (GBR) Kawasaki Racing Team 18 Laps 8. Loris Baz (FRA) Ten Kate SBK Yamaha +16.020 15. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (ITA) Barni Racing Team Ducati +32.586 bad. My nana (grandmoth- Lowes still occupied third over- (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati). 2. Chaz Davies (GBR) Aruba.it Racing Ducati +2.978 secs 9. Leon Haslam (GBR) Kawasaki Racing Team +17.854 16. Leon Camier (GBR) Moriwaki Althea Honda +35.726 er) is not so well. I texted all in the standings and fought Rea, who has now won 3. Alvaro Bautista (ESP) Aruba.it Racing Ducat +3.100 10. Sandro Cortese (GER) GRT Yamaha +18.322 17. Marco Melandri (ITA) GRT Yamaha +40.549 her this morning and told back at Turn 1 a lap later. four races in a row at his fa- 4. Alex Lowes (GBR) Pata Yamaha +12.473 11. Leandro Mercado (ARG) Orelac Racing VerdNatura 18. Ryuichi Kiyonari (JPN) Moriwaki Althea Honda +44.844 her ‘watch the race, Out front, Rea had pulled vourite hunting track at Losail 5. Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) Kawasaki Puccetti Racing +14.346 Kawasaki +22.254 away and left the duel- was all delighted with the tri- 6. Eugene Laverty (IRL) Team Goeleven Ducati +15.109 12. Tom Sykes (GBR) BMW WorldSBK Team +22.367 Did not finish: Dominic Schmitter (AUT) iXS Racing powered by because I am going to win ling Ducatis of Bautista and 7. Michael van der Mark (NED) Pata Yamaha 13. Jordi Torres (ESP) Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki +28.179 YART 7 Laps; Alessandro Delbianco (ITA) Althea Mie Racing Team the race for you’. umph. “I wanted that race vic- Yamaha +15.625 14. Markus Reiterberger (GER) BMW WorldSBK Team +29.487 Honda 2 Laps. Davies to fight it out. At Turn tory so bad. My nana (grand- It gave me so much 15 with four laps to go, Davies mother) is not so well. I texted motivation to not take made his move and got ahead her this morning and told her lightly even one lap of the of his teammate; the last time ‘watch the race, because I am so I am immensely proud. I WorldSBK Team) in fifth. It ing – Ducati) also capitalised made a move on Rea at Turn 1 the two will be in the same going to win the race for you’. couldn’t have done that with- was a disaster for Loris Baz on the squabbles. Leon Haslam but ran wide, with Rea slicing race, just go all in from the team. It would be a criti- It gave me so much motivation out the incredible team and (Ten Kate Racing – Yamaha), was a big loser in the battle and back through. Two laps later first lap. That one is for cal moment, as the podium to not take lightly even one lap support of my family.” who got Turn 1 all wrong and was down to seventh. and the 34-year-old Spaniard you nana!. places wouldn’t change from of the race, just go all in from Powering off the line for was plum last. After the frantic action had tried again, but the Kawasaki that moment on, despite Bau- the first lap. That one is for you the final time in 2019, Bautista On Lap 2, it was all action calmed down on Lap 4, Bautis- of Rea was too strong on the Jonathan Rea tista’s best efforts. nana!,” he said. made the most of the Ducati and drama as Rea and Bautista ta began to close down Jona- brakes. With the swapping Across the line for the final He also was all praise for power to lead the field to Turn began to battle between Turn than Rea for first, whilst Chaz and changing, Chaz Davies weight fight. time, Rea took a 17th win of his bike and team. “Thanks 1, although the Spaniard went 6 and 9, swapping paint and Davies was now up to third. continued to edge closer and With seven to go, and out- the season with a thrilling vic- to my team for giving me an wide and allowed Rea back scything under one and other, Bautista and then Davies set now, just 0.273s separated a side the top six, Razgatlioglu tory, whilst Chaz Davies clung incredible bike. We changed ahead. whilst Alex Lowes was also get- the fastest lap of the race, with tantalisingly close podium. had dropped behind Haslam, on for another second place, the bike race to race mas- Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha ting in on the act. At Turn 15, just over a second covering the Soon, the gloves were off, and whilst Eugene Laverty (Team ahead of Bautista, who bows sively. So looks like our bikes WorldSBK Team) slotted in van der Mark took third from leading trio and less than half- Bautista hit the front on Lap 9 Goeleven) was riding strongly out of Ducati with a podium. are working in a huge window. behind them whilst Leon Ha- Lowes but both ran wide, allow- a-second covering Rea and at Turn 1, but Rea fought back on his final appearance on the Alex Lowes took fourth and I achieved a massive target slam (Kawasaki Racing Team ing Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turk- Bautista. Meanwhile, van der and barged his way down the Ducati V4 R. Loris Baz had was third overall in the stand- of mine in my career, which WorldSBK) was right in the ish Puccetti Racing) to come Mark and Lowes had pulled inside at the Turn 6 hairpin. recovered well and was now ings, whilst Toprak Razgatlio- was to finish every single race mix in fourth, with Michael through from nowhere, whilst away from Razgatlioglu. Davies was even closer now, inside the top ten in ninth glu stormed through in a last in the season. We did that, van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Chaz Davies (ARUBA.IT Rac- With 13 laps to go, Bautista and it was a three-way heavy- place, lapping faster than eve- lap shuffle to take fifth. Mahias wins yet again, but Krummenacher Squash: 2019/20 PSA Men’s World Championships emerges as World Supersport champion Online sale of tickets from today TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK World Championships. It is a DOHA great privilege to welcome the world’s top players as well as THE online sales of tickets for fans of the beautiful game of the 2019/20 PSA Men’s World squash to Doha once again. Championships will go live “Doubtlessly, all lovers of Sunday afternoon (October the game are in for a good time 27) and will be available on the as all arrangements have been federation’s official website - made to ensure the tourna- www.qatarsquash.org ment is one of the best so far. The $335,000 total prize- We believe it will be an excit- money event, to be held from ing time for all participants as November 8 to 15 at the Khal- the best of squash is witnessed ifa International Tennis and inside the beautiful courts of Squash Complex in Doha, the Khalifa International Ten- will feature 64 players from nis & Squash Complex. We are Swiss Randy Krummenacher celebrates his overall World Supersport 24 countries, including the looking forward to seeing the (WSSP) win at Losail International Circuit on Saturday. He finished 56 highest ranked players and fans troop out in large num- fifth while Frenchman Lucas Mahias won the Qatar race. eight wild card entrants. bers to enjoy this amazing ex- Qatar Motor and Motorcycling Federation (QMMF) President Abdulrahman al Mannai with Qatari rider Defending champion and TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and the stage was set for an Saeed al Sulaiti ahead of the World Supersport (WSSP) race at Losail International Circuit on Saturday. World No.1 Ali Farag is lead- LOSAIL incredible grand finale. Tak- ing the array of world class ing victory in an 80km tussle zel and Corentin Perolari hit whilst Caricasulo was barged Perolari made it a provisional players which includes two IN a captivating WorldSSP at Losail, Lucas Mahias (Ka- the front, making lightning out the way by Vinales at Turn all-French podium, whilst an other former world champions race, Frenchman Lucas Mahi- wasaki Puccetti Racing) was starts from third and fourth 6 and then by Kyle Smith in-form Isaac Vinales (Kallio - 2017 champion Mohamed as made it a third consecutive the winner but Krummen- on the grid respectively.