Rea in winning form at Imola
Published Sunday, 25 September 2011
Ballyclare rider Jonathan Rea sealed his first World Superbike win since his return from injury, taking the chequered flag in Race One of Sunday's meeting at Imola in Italy.
Rea, who missed almost three months of the season after suffering a broken wrist in a crash in Misani in Italy back in June.
After qualifying second on the grid on Saturday, the Honda rider quickly took the lead and held off a fierce challenge from Noriyuki Haga to secure his second win of the season.
Toomebridge rider Eugene Laverty finished fifth in Race One.
Rea also led Race Two before being forced to retire four laps from the end due to engine problems, while Laverty improved on his earlier performance but narrowly missed out on the podium by finishing fourth.