Jonathan Rea

  • END OF AN ERA: Jonathan Rea to Retire from World Superbike After 2025 Season

    END OF AN ERA: Jonathan Rea to Retire from World Superbike After 2025 Season

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    Six-time FIM Superbike World Champion Jonathan Rea has announced that he will retire from full-time competition when his agreement with Yamaha Motor Europe comes to an end at the close of the 2025 season. Rea’s history speaks for itself; since making his debut in the Superbike class as a wildcard in 2008, the Northern Irishman…

  • Jonathan Rea to Race for Yamaha in WorldSBK from 2024

    Jonathan Rea to Race for Yamaha in WorldSBK from 2024

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    Yamaha Motor Europe is pleased to announce that six-time FIM Superbike World Champion Jonathan Rea will race alongside Andrea Locatelli in the Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Official Team in 2024, having secured a two-year agreement with the Ulsterman. Rea is the most successful WorldSBK rider of all time, winning six consecutive titles in an incredible…

  • WSBK: Kawasaki Update

    WSBK: Kawasaki Update

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    As the long summer break in WorldSBK race action concludes, there will be a short test session for the official Kawasaki FIM Superbike World Championship team at Motorland Aragon between 29-30 August. With just one day remaining from their mandated limit of ten days of testing, Rea and Lowes will only ride on the final…

  • KRT And Cheshire Mouldings Confirm Two-Year Deal

    KRT And Cheshire Mouldings Confirm Two-Year Deal

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    Already a familiar sight on the Kawasaki Racing Team are the Ninja ZX-10RR machines of Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes with the blue Cheshire Mouldings logo.  We are delighted to announce that Cheshire Mouldings, confirmed at Donington Park they, will be a main sponsor of the Kawasaki factory WorldSBK team for another two years. Leaders…

  • Today! Official Test Next For KRT

    Today! Official Test Next For KRT

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    Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes are taking part in a two-day DWO official test session at Phillip Island in Australia to make final preparations for the opening round of the 2023 FIM Superbike World Championship. The on-track testing action is scheduled for today (Monday 20) and Tuesday 21 February, with race weekend taking place between…

  • WSB: Kawasaki testing begins!

    WSB: Kawasaki testing begins!

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    As the start of the 2023 FIM Superbike World Championship season draws ever nearer Kawasaki Racing Team’s rider pairing of Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes are more than eager to get back into testing action at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, between 25-26 January. A December test at the same circuit, just after…

  • Specialist Spotlight: Derby Kawasaki!

    Specialist Spotlight: Derby Kawasaki!

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    Starting out as Moby Dicks Scooters, in 1999 Richard Hulland and family became owners and were awarded a Kawasaki franchise, becoming Derby Kawasaki in 2017. Along the way they have picked up a number of awards, moving in 2013 to their current location, between Nottingham and Derby, just off the A52, Junction 25 of the…

  • Jonathan Rea, OBE! Congratulations

    Jonathan Rea, OBE! Congratulations

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    Six-time FIM Superbike World Champion Jonathan Rea has added a further prestigious award to his impressive collection after he attended a ceremony at Buckingham Place in London to accept the Order of the British Empire (OBE) from The Princess Royal. Having previously been recognised for his sporting prowess with the Member of the British Empire…

  • KRT strong second in Suzuka 8 Hours race

    KRT strong second in Suzuka 8 Hours race

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    The KRT entry of Jonathan Rea, Alex Lowes and Leon Haslam finished second in the Suzuka 8 Hours EWC race on Sunday 7 August, after completing a huge 213 laps of the 5.821km ‘figure eight’ circuit. WorldSBK KRT riders Rea and Lowes, plus regular BSB rider Haslam, put in an epic effort  on their Number…

  • Kawasaki Prepares For Suzuka 8 Hours with a cracking team…

    Kawasaki Prepares For Suzuka 8 Hours with a cracking team…

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    The Suzuka 8 Hours EWC event will soon get underway in Japan, having been cancelled due to the pandemic for the past two years. The Kawasaki entry will features several members of the KRT WorldSBK squad combining riding talent from both WorldSBK and BSB paddocks. WorldSBK KRT riders Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes will be…


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