Honda Powersports Racing - Road Schedule - 09 World Superbike

Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR) capitalized on his second-place qualifying position in race two to secure a podium finish at Magny-Cours.

Rea contested the leaders in each 23-lap Magny-Cours race, finishing in third place in race two.

Leon Haslam (Stiggy Racing Honda CBR1000RR) secured the top Honda scoring position in race one with a fifth-place finish; he had an identical result in race two.

Haslam qualified sixth in Superpole and is now sixth overall in the season standings, 38 points behind Rea.

Only 12th in qualifying, Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR) posted a fine sixth in race one.

All weekend we’ve had a good pace," Rea said. "The guys have done a great job in the workshop recently so I want to take this momentum to Portimao--I really love that track.

“We had a little problem in race one that held us back from the leaders," Haslam said. "In race two, in the early part of the race, we had a lot better set-up."

Race one was not fantastic but sixth was acceptable," Checa said. "The bike and the team are in good shape – I just didn’t have the right level of confidence this weekend.