After snow in Assen forced Race Direction to reschedule the Dutch race program, cancelling the Superpole race, today the rain in Imola caused Race 2 to be delayed and ultimately cancelled, along with the rest of the day’s racing activities, due to the track conditions.

Ryuichi Kiyonari, sixteenth in the 11am Superpole race which was held in essentially dry conditions, was disappointed to miss out on the chance to race in the wet after a solid performance on a damp track in this morning’s warm-up saw him set the sixth fastest time, but he agrees on the fact that safety always comes first.

Team-mate Leon Camier followed the Superpole Race from the Moriwaki Althea Honda Team garage before heading home to Andorra. In the coming days, he will undergo further medical tests to check the condition of his left shoulder after a blameless crash in yesterday’s qualifying session left him with ligament damage.

Ryuichi Kiyonari 23

Superpole Race 16th Race2 cancelled

“I have to say it’s a pity to miss out on the opportunity to try and race in the wet as this morning, in warm-up, I felt very good on the bike on the damp asphalt and could ride quite fast. I was looking forward to trying to get an even better result in the race. Having said that, I understand that sometimes one has to comply with decisions that are hard on you, especially if they are taken with safety in mind. If something bad were to happen, it’s impossible to go back in time, so at the end of the day I think that cancelling the race was the right call”.

WorldSBK 2019
Race Round 5   Italy

Superpole Race

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Rea Jonathan 1 GBR 12 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki 17'45.405
2 Davies Chaz 7 GBR 9 ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati Ducati 2.141
3 Bautista Alvaro 19 SPA 7 ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati Ducati 6.864
4 van der Mark Michael 60 NDL 6 Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha 10.817
5 Lowes Alex 22 GBR 5 Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha 14.212
6 Haslam Leon 91 GBR 4 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki 14.522
7 Razgatlioglu Toprak 54 TUR 3 Turkish Puccetti Racing Kawasaki 20.484
8 Sykes Tom 66 GBR 2 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW 20.764
9 Torres Jordi 81 SPA 1 Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki 20.957
10 Reiterberger Markus 28 GER 0 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW 25.917
11 Bridewell Tommy 46 GBR 0 Team Goeleven Ducati 26.820
12 Zanetti Lorenzo 87 ITA 0 Motocorsa Racing Kawasaki 31.698
13 Cortese Sandro 11 GER 0 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Yamaha 32.716
14 Barbera Hector 80 SPA 0 Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki 34.097
15 Rinaldi Michael Ruben 21 ITA 0 BARNI Racing Team Ducati 36.049
16 Kiyonari Ryuichi 23 JPN 0 Moriwaki Althea Honda Team Honda 36.371
17 Melandri Marco 33 ITA 0 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Yamaha 40.673
18 Delbianco Alessandro 52 ITA 0 Althea Mie Racing Team Honda 42.406
WorldSBK 2019

Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 Bautista Alvaro 19 SPA 263 ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati Ducati
2 Rea Jonathan 1 GBR 220 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki
3 Lowes Alex 22 GBR 140 Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha
4 van der Mark Michael 60 NDL 134 Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha
5 Haslam Leon 91 GBR 108 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki
6 Davies Chaz 7 GBR 85 ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati Ducati
7 Melandri Marco 33 ITA 79 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Yamaha
8 Razgatlioglu Toprak 54 TUR 65 Turkish Puccetti Racing Kawasaki
9 Cortese Sandro 11 GER 64 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Yamaha
10 Sykes Tom 66 GBR 56 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW
11 Torres Jordi 81 SPA 55 Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki
12 Rinaldi Michael Ruben 21 ITA 44 BARNI Racing Team Ducati
13 Reiterberger Markus 28 GER 41 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW
14 Laverty Eugene 50 IRE 32 Team Goeleven Ducati
15 Camier Leon 2 GBR 26 Moriwaki Althea Honda Team Honda
16 Kiyonari Ryuichi 23 JPN 12 Moriwaki Althea Honda Team Honda
17 Mercado Leandro 36 ARG 11 Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki
18 Zanetti Lorenzo 87 ITA 7 Motocorsa Racing Kawasaki
19 Bridewell Tommy 46 GBR 4 Team Goeleven Ducati
20 Delbianco Alessandro 52 ITA 4 Althea Mie Racing Team Honda
21 Barbera Hector 80 SPA 3 Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki
22 Warokorn Thitipong 99 THA 0 Kawasaki Thailand Racing Team Kawasaki
23 Herfoss Troy 17 AUS 0 Penrite Honda Racing Honda
Location Information

Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola Via Fratelli Rosselli, 2 4002 Imola (BO) – Italy info@autodromoimola.it

POLE POSITION LEFT
LENGTH 4.936 Km
CORNERS 22
RIGHT CORNERS 9
LEFT CORNERS 13

Records

Pole Record 1'45.180 (168,94 Km/h) C. Davies (Ducati Panigale V4 R, 2019)
Race Record 1'46.023 (167,60 Km/h) J. Rea (Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 2019) RC1
All Time Record 1'45.180 (168,94 Km/h) C. Davies (Ducati Panigale V4 R, 2019)
2019 Race 1 Winner J. Rea (Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
2019 Superpole Race Winner J. Rea (Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
2019 Race 2 Winner Cancelled due bad weather conditions