WSBK-race 1 and 2 in Aragon

31.08.2020

Race 1

For the second time in the 2020 WorldSBK season, the Aruba.it Racing - Ducati team conquers the two highest steps of the podium. After the one-two in Race-2 at Jerez de la Frontera, Scott Redding and Chaz Davies make another masterpiece in Race-1 of the Prosecco Doc Aragon Round.
Starting from the third position after a convincing qualifying, Scott Redding builds his victory since the first laps when he doesn't lose contact with Rea (Kawasaki). On lap 8, the English rider takes the first position that he controls well until lap 14 when Rea tries to attack him. Scott defends himself well and forces Rea to make a mistake, conquering the third victory of the season that allows him to return to the lead of the Superbike World Championship standings.

Chaz Davies' Superpole is not incisive and forces him to start from ninth place. Once again the Welsh rider is the protagonist of a spectacular comeback. In the first six laps he recovers five positions and after the crash of Lowes (Kawasaki) - also thanks to an extremely solid race pace - he starts chasing Rea overtaking him with 3 laps to go. In the last lap, Chaz also tries to attack Scott finishing only 3 tenths from his teammate.

Scott Redding (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati)
"I'm really happy because until this morning the feeling was certainly not the best one. Maybe something has changed in the Superpole, but the conditions were not ideal. I tried to stay focused, thinking only of not losing contact with the leading group to achieve a good result. During the race, the feeling with the bike grew, and I managed to take this great victory that I dedicate to the whole team that never gave up doing an extraordinary job."

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati)
"It is clear that the starting position did not help me, but I got off a good start, and in the first laps, I managed to keep a good pace to recover positions. The feeling was positive, and I closed the gap between the leading group and me. I tried to manage the tires then when I saw that Scott and Rea were gaining advantage I pushed to the maximum. I think if I had one more lap, I could have overtaken Scott, but he was still very good at defending himself without allowing me to attack him."

Race 2

After the stunning 1-2 set on Saturday, Chaz Davies gives another podium to the Aruba.it Racing - Ducati team by finishing second in Race-2 after fighting with Rea (Kawasaki) for the victory until the last lap. Scott Redding instead has to settle for fourth position at the end of a difficult race.

Chaz gains positions on the grid thanks to the fifth place in the Superpole Race. The Welsh rider's start is not incisive but since the first laps, his progression is exciting. Between the fourth and the sixth lap, he attacks Redding, Bautista (Honda) and Van der Mark (Yamaha) to chase Rea. His race pace is solid and with four laps to go, he puts pressure on Rea. Chaz manages to fight for the first position then finishing second.

The second place in the Superpole Race allows Scott Redding to start from P2. The English rider tries to stay with Rea but the feeling with the rear tire is not the same it was in Race-1. Halfway through the race Scott is in fifth position and attacks Van Der Mark to close in P4 under the checkered flag.

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati)
"I'm very happy with the way things went this weekend. It is clear that the first place has another value but I am really satisfied with the work done by the team that put me in a position to be competitive since Friday. Unfortunately, the start was not the best and in the first laps, I had to fight with the group. Then I was able to lap with a good race pace and to fight with Jonny (Rea) until the last corner. We will get back on track with solid foundations next week end."

Scott Redding (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati)
"Unfortunately I struggled a lot since the very first laps to make the rear tire work well. I was never able to find the grip that would allow me to push with the right rhythm. In the next two days, we will have to work to understand if it was a problem with the bike or just a tire that didn't work in the best way, also because Chaz went very fast. I find it hard to accept to win race-1 and finish fourth in race-2."

Race results

Pos.	Nr.	Driver	Bike	Time-gap to Leader
1	1	J. Rea	ZX-10RR	33:18.756
2	7	C. Davies	Panigale V4 R	1280
3	19	A. Bautista	CBR1000RR-R	3599
4	45	S. Redding	Panigale V4 R	5445
5	21	M. Rinaldi	Panigale V4 R	6687
6	60	M. van der Mark	YZF R1	9561
7	91	L. Haslam	CBR1000RR-R	20911
8	54	T. Razgatlioglu	YZF R1	21248
9	22	A. Lowes	ZX-10RR	21399
10	31	G. Gerloff	YZF R1	21717
11	12	X. Fores	ZX-10RR	21809
12	66	T. Sykes	S1000 RR	22012
13	64	F. Caricasulo	YZF R1	25244
14	50	E. Laverty	S1000 RR	30088
15	77	M. Scheib	ZX-10RR	36546
16	20	S. Barrier	Panigale V4 R	49074
17	23	C. Ponsson	RSV4 1000	55511
18	13	T. Takahashi	CBR1000RR-R	1:00.754
19	63	L. Gabellini	CBR1000RR-R	1:35.650
DNF	40	R. Ramos	ZX-10RR
DNF	33	M. Melandri	Panigale V4 R
DNF	76	L. Baz	YZF R1

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