MotoGP USA/World Superbikes Spain: PH2

The bike racing season is well under way with this weekend's WSB/MotoGP double header

What can you say about this weekend's two-wheeled action apart from that the Brits absolutely smashed it! Kicking off with the MotoGP in America. Well, the result was never really in doubt and once Marc Marquez hit the front he was always going to clear off. Another battle between Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso provided the entertainment and a big cheer for Bradley Smith who managed to beat Cal Crutchlow and finish sixth. But it was in Moto2 and Moto3 that the Brits excelled.

Ducati celebrates first WSB win for Panigale

Danny Kent started the weekend in style with a totally dominant performance in Moto3, John McPhee finished sixth and then Sam Lowes (lead pic) overcame his disappointment from Qatar to take Moto2 honours. Both Sam and Danny have a real chance of taking their respective championships this year and it has to bode well for a great season of racing and an awesome Silverstone round.

Over in World Superbikes at Aragon, the Brits once again dominated the racing and filled the podium in both races. Jonathan Rea took the first race win but the biggest cheer of the weekend went to Chaz Davies, who took the Ducati Panigale's first WSB race victory. What a weekend of racing for those waving a Union flag, what a shame PH2 was on a plane heading to the launch of the new Yamaha YZF-R3 and missed most of the racing - hence the abbreviated review! Watch this space for a review of the R3 very soon.

Results

MotoGP: America

MotoGP:
1. Marquez (Repsol Honda Team)
2. Dovizioso (Ducati Team)
3. Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP)

Moto2:
1. Lowes (Speed Up Racing)
2. Zarco (Ajo Motorsport)
3. Rins (Paginas Amarillas HP 40)

Moto3:
1. Kent (Leopard Racing)
2. Quartararo (Estrella Galicia 0,0)
3. Vazquez (Leopard Racing)

Brit watch:
Cal Crutchlow (MotoGP) - 7
Bradley Smith (MotoGP) - 6
Scott Redding (MotoGP) - DNF
Eugene Laverty (MotoGP) - 16
Sam Lowes (Moto2) - 1
John McPhee (Moto3) - 6
Danny Kent (Moto3) - 1

Previous rounds:
MotoGP Qatar

World Superbikes: Spain

Race 1:
1. Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team)
2. Davies (Aruba.it Racing-Ducati SBK Team)
3. Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team)

Race 2:
1. Davies (Aruba.it Racing-Ducati SBK Team)
2. Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team)
3. Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team - Red Devils)

Brit watch:
Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team - Red Devils) - 4, 3
Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) - 1, 2
Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) - 3, DNF
Alex Lowes (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) - DNF, 14
Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing-Ducati SBK Team) - 2, 1
Leon Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) - 10, 15
Gino Rea (Supersport/CIA Landlords Insurance Honda ) - 4
Kyle Smith (Supersport/PATA Honda World Supersport Team) - 3

Previous rounds
WSB Australia
WSB Thailand

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