On what appeared to be a challenging layout for all the Honda competitors around the classic 4.936km long circuit, Triple M and Jacobsen made use of experience gained during a recent test session at Brno in the Czech Republic. This helped them to become the highest ranked Honda squad in Superpole, with PJ qualifying 17th on the grid.
A technical issue prevented PJ from competing in race one on Saturday, but a determined ride in race two saw Jacobsen collect more championship points for 14th place.
Down in 19th in the first few laps of race two, PJ made up ground and benefited from other riders’ misfortunes as he moved his way up to his final finishing position of 14th. He was Honda’s only points scorer this weekend. After five of 13 rounds, PJ is now ranked 17th overall, with 17 points to his credit.
Hot and humid conditions graced the Imola race weekend, with a marginally warmer track surface being evident in race two, during which PJ had his first chance to see how his machine and tyre selections would work in the heat of battle.
The next WorldSBK venue for the Triple M Honda World Superbike Team will be Donington Park in the UK, with race days on 26 and 27 May. PJ has a season of experience riding in the BSB championship, in 2013, and will be looking forward to challenging the most experienced Superbike riders and teams in the world once again, at a track he knows well.
PJ Jacobsen 99
Imola is a pretty good track for me and I like this place a lot, but it was a little bit of a difficult weekend. We were the first Honda team in qualifying, which is a positive thing. We just did not get to start race one, which was the problem. Then again, this team is brand new and everybody has been working hard the first time here with the Honda. We have to keep looking at things positively, even if sometimes it does not look that good on paper. In the end we will arrive, so we just need to keep working hard. We got in the points in race two so that is pretty positive, and we will just keep chipping away
Manuel Cappelletti
This was a very difficult track and also all the Hondas seemed to struggle a little over the weekend here. We got two points today which were the maximum from Honda this weekend. Yesterday we had a small issue which did not allow us to take part, so the Sunday race was actually race one for us this weekend. It is what it is, but we struggled a little bit and let us wait and see how it is in the next race in the UK.
Italian RoundAutodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Italy
WorldSBK 2018, Round 5
- Air Temp: 25°C
- Humidity: 41%
- Ground Temp: 43°C
| # | Rider | Num | Nationality Nat. | Points Pts. | Team | Constructor Constr. | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Rea | 65 | GBR | 25 | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 34’03.420 |
| 2 | Chaz Davies | 7 | GBR | 20 | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | +4.019 |
| 3 | Tom Sykes | 66 | GBR | 16 | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | +9.530 |
| 4 | Xavi Fores | 12 | SPA | 13 | BARNI Racing Team | Ducati | +14.159 |
| 5 | Jordi Torres | 81 | SPA | 11 | MV Agusta Reparto Corse | MV Agusta | +15.479 |
| 6 | Alex Lowes | 22 | GBR | 10 | Pata Yamaha | Yamaha | +16.162 |
| 7 | Michael Rinaldi | ITA | 9 | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | +17.197 | |
| 8 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | 54 | TUR | 8 | Grillini Racing Team | Kawasaki | +17.554 |
| 9 | Eugene Laverty | 50 | GBR | 7 | Milwaukee Aprilia | Aprilia | +22.331 |
| 10 | Leandro Mercado | 36 | ARG | 6 | IodaRacing Team | Aprilia | +30.176 |
| 11 | Loris Baz | 76 | FRA | 5 | Althea BMW Racing Team | BMW | +30.267 |
| 12 | Román Ramos | 40 | SPA | 4 | Team Go Eleven | Kawasaki | +40.061 |
| 13 | Yonny Hernandez | 68 | COL | 3 | Team Pedercini | Kawasaki | +51.973 |
| 14 | PJ Jacobsen | 99 | USA | 2 | Triple M Honda World Superbike Team | Honda | +55.268 |
| 15 | Ondrej Jezek | 37 | CZE | 1 | Grillini Racing Team | Kawasaki | +1’09.455 |
| 16 | Leon Haslam | 91 | GBR | 0 | Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki | +1’43.833 |
| NC | Marco Melandri | 33 | ITA | 0 | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | DNF |
| NC | Michael van der Mark | 60 | NDL | 0 | Pata Yamaha | Yamaha | DNF |
| NC | Vladimir Leonov | 5 | RUS | 0 | SPB Racing Team | Kawasaki | DNF |
| NC | Lorenzo Savadori | 32 | ITA | 0 | Milwaukee Aprilia | Aprilia | DNF |
| NC | Jake Gagne | 45 | USA | 0 | Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team | Honda | DNF |
- Air Temp: 27°C
- Humidity: 50%
- Ground Temp: 40°C
| # | Rider | Num | Nationality Nat. | Points Pts. | Team | Constructor Constr. | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Rea | 65 | GBR | 25 | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 33’58.989 |
| 2 | Tom Sykes | 66 | GBR | 20 | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | +3.755 |
| 3 | Marco Melandri | 33 | ITA | 16 | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | +6.906 |
| 4 | Chaz Davies | 7 | GBR | 13 | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | +8.191 |
| 5 | Xavi Fores | 12 | SPA | 11 | BARNI Racing Team | Ducati | +15.550 |
| 6 | Michael van der Mark | 60 | NDL | 10 | Pata Yamaha | Yamaha | +19.339 |
| 7 | Michael Rinaldi | ITA | 9 | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | +22.522 | |
| 8 | Lorenzo Savadori | 32 | ITA | 8 | Milwaukee Aprilia | Aprilia | +25.772 |
| 9 | Leon Haslam | 91 | GBR | 7 | Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki | +30.269 |
| 10 | Alex Lowes | 22 | GBR | 6 | Pata Yamaha | Yamaha | +30.377 |
| 11 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | 54 | TUR | 5 | Grillini Racing Team | Kawasaki | +30.660 |
| 12 | Eugene Laverty | 50 | GBR | 4 | Milwaukee Aprilia | Aprilia | +34.188 |
| 13 | Loris Baz | 76 | FRA | 3 | Althea BMW Racing Team | BMW | +36.494 |
| 14 | Jordi Torres | 81 | SPA | 2 | MV Agusta Reparto Corse | MV Agusta | +36.671 |
| 15 | Leandro Mercado | 36 | ARG | 1 | IodaRacing Team | Aprilia | +38.041 |
| 16 | Jake Gagne | 45 | USA | 0 | Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team | Honda | +41.312 |
| 17 | Yonny Hernandez | 68 | COL | 0 | Team Pedercini | Kawasaki | +55.007 |
| 18 | Ondrej Jezek | 37 | CZE | 0 | Grillini Racing Team | Kawasaki | +1’07.522 |
| NC | Román Ramos | 40 | SPA | 0 | Team Go Eleven | Kawasaki | DNF |
| NC | Vladimir Leonov | 5 | RUS | 0 | SPB Racing Team | Kawasaki | DNF |
| NC | Jason O’Halloran | 20 | AUS | 0 | Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team | Honda | DNF |
| NC | PJ Jacobsen | 99 | USA | 0 | Triple M Honda World Superbike Team | Honda | DNF |
- Air Temp: 224°C
- Humidity: 58%
- Ground Temp: 236°C
| # | Rider | Num | Nationality Nat. | Team | Constructor Constr. | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Rea | 65 | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 1’45.797 |
| 2 | Tom Sykes | 66 | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | +0.312 |
| 3 | Chaz Davies | 7 | GBR | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | +0.365 |
| 4 | Marco Melandri | 33 | ITA | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | +0.430 |
| 5 | Xavi Fores | 12 | SPA | BARNI Racing Team | Ducati | +0.892 |
| 6 | Eugene Laverty | 50 | GBR | Milwaukee Aprilia | Aprilia | +0.895 |
| 7 | Jordi Torres | 81 | SPA | MV Agusta Reparto Corse | MV Agusta | +1.023 |
| 8 | Michael Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | +1.056 | |
| 9 | Lorenzo Savadori | 32 | ITA | Milwaukee Aprilia | Aprilia | +1.124 |
| 10 | Alex Lowes | 22 | GBR | Pata Yamaha | Yamaha | +1.318 |
| 11 | Leon Haslam | 91 | GBR | Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki | +1.750 |
| 12 | Michael van der Mark | 60 | NDL | Pata Yamaha | Yamaha | +1.913 |
| 13 | Loris Baz | 76 | FRA | Althea BMW Racing Team | BMW | + |
| 14 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | 54 | TUR | Grillini Racing Team | Kawasaki | + |
| 15 | Román Ramos | 40 | SPA | Team Go Eleven | Kawasaki | + |
| 16 | Leandro Mercado | 36 | ARG | IodaRacing Team | Aprilia | + |
| 17 | PJ Jacobsen | 99 | USA | Triple M Honda World Superbike Team | Honda | + |
| 18 | Jason O’Halloran | 20 | AUS | Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team | Honda | + |
| 19 | Jake Gagne | 45 | USA | Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team | Honda | + |
| 20 | Ondrej Jezek | 37 | CZE | Grillini Racing Team | Kawasaki | + |
| 21 | Yonny Hernandez | 68 | COL | Team Pedercini | Kawasaki | + |
| 22 | Vladimir Leonov | 5 | RUS | SPB Racing Team | Kawasaki | + |
- Air Temp: 242°C
- Humidity: 57%
- Ground Temp: 39°C
| # | Rider | Num | Nationality Nat. | Team | Constructor Constr. | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaz Davies | 7 | GBR | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | 1’46.686 |
| 2 | Jonathan Rea | 65 | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | +0.000 |
| 3 | Marco Melandri | 33 | ITA | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | +0.440 |
| 4 | Lorenzo Savadori | 32 | ITA | Milwaukee Aprilia | Aprilia | +0.710 |
| 5 | Michael van der Mark | 60 | NDL | Pata Yamaha | Yamaha | +0.775 |
| 6 | Tom Sykes | 66 | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | +0.782 |
| 7 | Xavi Fores | 12 | SPA | BARNI Racing Team | Ducati | +0.843 |
| 8 | Leon Haslam | 91 | GBR | Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki | +0.877 |
| 9 | Jordi Torres | 81 | SPA | MV Agusta Reparto Corse | MV Agusta | +0.886 |
| 10 | Michael Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | +0.911 | |
| 11 | Eugene Laverty | 50 | GBR | Milwaukee Aprilia | Aprilia | +0.977 |
| 12 | Alex Lowes | 22 | GBR | Pata Yamaha | Yamaha | +1.051 |
| 13 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | 54 | TUR | Grillini Racing Team | Kawasaki | +1.053 |
| 14 | Loris Baz | 76 | FRA | Althea BMW Racing Team | BMW | +1.601 |
| 15 | Román Ramos | 40 | SPA | Team Go Eleven | Kawasaki | +1.730 |
| 16 | Leandro Mercado | 36 | ARG | IodaRacing Team | Aprilia | +1.849 |
| 17 | Jake Gagne | 45 | USA | Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team | Honda | +2.338 |
| 18 | Yonny Hernandez | 68 | COL | Team Pedercini | Kawasaki | +2.669 |
| 19 | PJ Jacobsen | 99 | USA | Triple M Honda World Superbike Team | Honda | +2.792 |
| 20 | Ondrej Jezek | 37 | CZE | Grillini Racing Team | Kawasaki | +3.051 |
| 21 | Jason O’Halloran | 20 | AUS | Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team | Honda | +3.573 |
| 22 | Vladimir Leonov | 5 | RUS | SPB Racing Team | Kawasaki | +4.288 |
| # | Rider | Num | Nationality Nat. | Points Pts. | Team | Constructor Constr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan REA | 65 | GBR | 209 | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki |
| 2 | Chaz DAVIES | 7 | GBR | 162 | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati |
| 3 | Tom SYKES | 66 | GBR | 137 | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki |
| 4 | Marco MELANDRI | 33 | ITA | 131 | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati |
| 5 | Xavi FORES | 12 | SPA | 124 | BARNI Racing Team | Ducati |
| 6 | Michael VAN DER MARK | 60 | NDL | 113 | Pata Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 7 | Alex LOWES | 22 | GBR | 92 | Pata Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 8 | Toprak RAZGATLIOGLU | 54 | TUR | 58 | Grillini Racing Team | Kawasaki |
| 9 | Jordi TORRES | 81 | SPA | 52 | MV Agusta Reparto Corse | MV Agusta |
| 10 | Loris BAZ | 76 | FRA | 52 | Althea BMW Racing Team | BMW |
| 11 | Leon CAMIER | 2 | GBR | 42 | Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team | Honda |
| 12 | Michael RINALDI | ITA | 39 | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati | |
| 13 | Lorenzo SAVADORI | 32 | ITA | 33 | Milwaukee Aprilia | Aprilia |
| 14 | Román RAMOS | 40 | SPA | 32 | Team Go Eleven | Kawasaki |
| 15 | Leandro MERCADO | 36 | ARG | 31 | IodaRacing Team | Aprilia |
| 16 | Eugene LAVERTY | 50 | GBR | 27 | Milwaukee Aprilia | Aprilia |
| 17 | PJ JACOBSEN | 99 | USA | 17 | Triple M Honda World Superbike Team | Honda |
| 18 | Jake GAGNE | 45 | USA | 17 | Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team | Honda |
| 19 | Davide GIUGLIANO | 34 | ITA | 11 | Milwaukee Aprilia | Aprilia |
| 20 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | 68 | COL | 10 | Team Pedercini | Kawasaki |
| 21 | Leon HASLAM | 91 | GBR | 7 | Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki |
| 22 | Ondrej JEZEK | 37 | CZE | 3 | Grillini Racing Team | Kawasaki |
