The opening race took place at 13.00, the Sunday race at the new normal of 15.15, with each lasting for 21-laps of the 4.411km circuit in the very heart of the French countryside.
Moving up to 15th position in race one, a position he held from lap three to lap six; PJ would eventually drop down one place to finish 16th, and just one position away from scoring a championship point.
The second race, held in only slightly warmer conditions, saw PJ ride behind his countryman Jake Gagne for a time, ending up 17th and again just missing a championship point.
After 11 of the 13 rounds, PJ sits 19th overall in the championship standings.
WorldSBK will hold the next round in Argentina for the very first time, at the all-new El Villicum circuit, between 12th and 14th October.
PJ Jacobsen 99
It has been quite difficult here but I am still trying every weekend. We have just got to keep moving forward and think positively. We have to keep doing our thing. It was quite a rough start but race two was OK. I still think we maybe picked the wrong tyre for race two. I liked the tyre I was on yesterday even though the gap was a bit more. With the changes we made for today we could have maybe been better with this tyre.
Manuel Cappelletti
It was not so bad this week but yesterday we struggled a bit with rear grip. Today the grip was not so bad; it is just that the tyre dropped after 15 laps. But the rhythm in the beginning was quite OK. It was the best of the weekend and we found something that worked well with this track. It is just sad that there was a drop with the tyre. We were close with Jake Gagne in the race and the rhythm was similar.
French RoundCircuit Nevers Magny-Cours, France
WorldSBK 2018, Round 11
- Air Temp: 20°C
- Humidity: 53%
- Ground Temp: 31°C
| # | Rider | Num | Nationality Nat. | Points Pts. | Team | Constructor Constr. | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Rea | 65 | GBR | 25 | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 34’16.364 |
| 2 | Chaz Davies | 7 | GBR | 20 | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | +1.804 |
| 3 | Michael van der Mark | 60 | NDL | 16 | Pata Yamaha | Yamaha | +3.552 |
| 4 | Tom Sykes | 66 | GBR | 13 | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | +4.879 |
| 5 | Marco Melandri | 33 | ITA | 11 | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | +6.505 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Savadori | 32 | ITA | 10 | Milwaukee Aprilia | Aprilia | +11.477 |
| 7 | Alex Lowes | 22 | GBR | 9 | Pata Yamaha | Yamaha | +15.077 |
| 8 | Xavi Fores | 12 | SPA | 8 | BARNI Racing Team | Ducati | +17.339 |
| 9 | Leon Camier | 2 | GBR | 7 | Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team | Honda | +17.655 |
| 10 | Loris Baz | 76 | FRA | 6 | Althea BMW Racing Team | BMW | +22.725 |
| 11 | Eugene Laverty | 50 | GBR | 5 | Milwaukee Aprilia | Aprilia | +23.257 |
| 12 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | 54 | TUR | 4 | Grillini Racing Team | Kawasaki | +23.637 |
| 13 | Michael Rinaldi | 21 | ITA | 3 | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | +26.756 |
| 14 | Jordi Torres | 81 | SPA | 2 | MV Agusta Reparto Corse | MV Agusta | +28.178 |
| 15 | Leandro Mercado | 36 | ARG | 1 | IodaRacing Team | Aprilia | +29.292 |
| 16 | Jake Gagne | 45 | USA | 0 | Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team | Honda | +38.534 |
| 17 | PJ Jacobsen | 99 | USA | 0 | Triple M Honda World Superbike Team | Honda | +42.776 |
| 18 | Román Ramos | 40 | SPA | 0 | Team Go Eleven | Kawasaki | +46.765 |
| 19 | Jeremy Guarnoni | 11 | FRA | 0 | Pedercini Racing SC-Project | Kawasaki | +52.689 |
| NC | Jakub Smrz | 96 | CZE | 0 | Guandalini Racing | Yamaha | DNF |
| NC | Matthieu Lussiana | 94 | FRA | 0 | Team ASPI | BMW | DNF |
