Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Jonathan Rea Bids Adieu to Team Pata Honda After Six World Superbike Seasons
















Honda bids farewell to a racing friend
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News    05.11.2014
        
 
Honda bids farewell to a racing friend
 
Last Sunday's thrilling end to the 2014 World Superbike championship season in Qatar also marked the conclusion of one of the longest and most successful racing partnerships that the series has ever seen.
 
After six seasons with the official Honda World Superbike team, run from the Ten Kate Racing workshops in the Netherlands – plus a year in the World Supersport championship with the same outfit – Jonathan Rea will begin the 2015 season with a new challenge.
 
Year one of the partnership between Rea and the Ten Kate Honda team yielded six World Supersport podiums and three race wins. When he stepped up to World Superbikes and the Honda Fireblade in 2009, Rea began a remarkable record that has seen him take at least one race victory every year.
 
With the culmination of the 2014 season, that win tally stands at 15, with a total of 41 podium finishes. Rea currently sits 12th in the all-time World Superbike championship win list, with all those victories having been achieved with one team on Honda’s CBR1000RR Fireblade.
 
Indeed, Rea’s entire road racing career to date has been on Honda machinery, beginning with the Red Bull Rookies programme and, in 2003 at the age of 16, competing in the British 125cc championship.
 
After an injury-blighted season in British Supersport in 2004, Rea progressed to the British Superbike championship in which he finished as runner-up to Honda team-mate Ryuichi Kiyonari in 2007, before stepping up to the World Supersport championship with the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team.

Rea's Honda career has also taken him to the Suzuka 8Hours race in Japan, which, in 2012, he became the first British rider to win. Later that year, Rea also stood in for the injured Casey Stoner on the Repsol Honda RC213V at the Misano and Aragon MotoGP rounds.

 
At a recent World Superbike championship round, representatives from title partner Pata, Honda Motor Europe and the Ten Kate Racing organisation took an opportunity to acknowledge Rea’s contribution with a specially-designed montage representing his Honda career. It seemed a fitting way to thank the 27-year-old for his services to Honda and to the team, and to wish him and his family the best for the future.
 
Jonathan Rea and Honda - career-to-date
 
British 125cc Championship - 2003
Pole positions            -
Races                       12
Podiums                    1
Wins                          -
 
British Supersport Championship - 2004
Pole positions            -
Races                        6
Podiums                    -
Wins                          -
 
British Superbike Championship – 2005-2007
Pole positions            8
Races                        72
Podiums                    17
Wins                          5
 
World Supersport Championship – 2008
Pole positions            -
Races                        12
Podiums                     6
Wins                           3
 
World Superbike Championship – 2008-2014
Pole positions            4
Races                        140
Podiums                    42
Wins                          15
 
TOTALS
Pole positions            12
Races                         242
Podiums                     66
Wins                           23
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Honda racing (left to right): Robert Watherston (head of motorsport, Honda Motor Europe), Ronald ten Kate, Jonathan Rea, Gerrit ten Kate, Carlo Fiorani (Honda Motor Europe, motorsport division)
(left to right): Robert Watherston (head of motorsport, Honda Motor Europe), Ronald ten Kate, Jonathan Rea, Gerrit ten Kate, Carlo Fiorani (Honda Motor Europe, motorsport division)
 
Honda racing The montage presented to Jonathan Rea
The montage presented to Jonathan Rea
 
Honda racing Ronald and Gerrit ten Kate with Jonathan Rea
Ronald and Gerrit ten Kate with Jonathan Rea
 
Honda racing
 
Honda racing Special note to Ronald ten Kate on the back of Rea's helmet worn at the final round of SBK2014 in Qatar
Special note to Ronald ten Kate on the back of Rea's helmet worn at the final round of SBK2014 in Qatar
© 2014 Pata Honda.
 
        

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