With the WSB title all wrapped up, the final two rounds were always destined a bit of an anti-climax - something that the rain didn't help alleviate in France.
Race one saw, once again, the two Kawasakis leading the way with home town hero Sylvain Guintoli in third spot once Chaz Davies dropped down the order. The only thing left to be decided in WSB is who will finish second in the championship and, with champion elect Rea shadowing race leader Sykes, the main interest in the last laps was if Rea would be a 'Kawasaki man' and give his team mate the win and more points over Davies or battle for the lead.
A big lunge, a head shake from Sykes and the answer was pretty clear as Rea took the lead! What is it with Sykes and unfriendly team mates... A win for Rea, second for Sykes and Guintoli third on home turf. The Kawasaki garage must have been a frosty place, but with Davies finishing down the order in sixth, at least Sykes out scored him to close the gap to 12 points for the runner-up position. Or first loser as it is also known...
Race two and on a dry track, Davies was on much better form, running at the front with the two Kawasakis in close attendance. This time Sykes must have been pleased to see his team mate in front as Rea overtook Davies to demote the Ducati man to second spot with Sykes in third. Could Sykes get the better of Davies?
In the end it was another easy double win for Rea with Davies second and Sykes third. Davies now leads Sykes by 16 points in the battle for second.
Over in WSS, after a red flag situation, the race was restarted and shortened to just 11 laps. With PJ Jacobsen clearing off in the lead, Kenan Sofuoglu did enough in finishing second to secure his fourth WSS title.
Race 1:
1. Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team)
2. Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team)
3. Guintoli (PATA Honda World Superbike Team)
Race 2:
1. Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team)
2. Davies (Aruba.IT Racing-Ducati SBK Team)
3. Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team)
Brit watch:
Leon Haslam (Aprilia) - 16, 5
Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) - 1, 1
Tom Sykes (Kawasaki) - 2, 3
Alex Lowes (Suzuki) - 8, 10
Chaz Davies (Ducati) - 6, 2
Leon Camier (MV Agusta) - 5, 15
Gino Rea (Honda WSS) - 7
Kyle Smith (Honda WSS) - 5