A first-corner incident ruined Alex Lowes' chances in the final race of the weekend at the Autodrom Most.

After a promising Saturday in the Czech Republic, it was a disappointing Sunday for Alex Lowes and the bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team.

The British rider qualified in fourth place at the Autodrom Most, and then went on to finish the opening World Superbike race of the weekend in the same position.

But in the Superpole Race, Lowes crossed the line in seventh, before having his final race of the weekend 'destroyed' on the opening lap.

The 34-year-old had to take avoiding action at the first corners as he was involved in the Jonathan Rea, Alvaro Bautista and Xavi Vierge incident. He then fell all the way to the back of the field before finishing the race in 15th place.

"Unfortunately our Race Two was destroyed on lap one, when there was a big incident," Lowes explained after the final race of the weekend in the Czech Republic.

"I had to take avoiding action. I had a pretty OK start, honestly, and our starts have been better this weekend.

"Race Two was frustrating because we had made a change on the bike, but the race was finished straight away. You cannot be 20 seconds behind after the first turn. I tried to keep going to get some good information because of the change on the bike’s set-up.

"My pace was pretty strong at the end and I was able to keep a good rhythm. We improved a little bit over the last six or seven laps compared to yesterday, which was a target of ours. It was a shame to have the race destroyed by someone else but we have had a pretty good weekend, even if luck was not on our side right at the end.

"We have a test coming up, which will be important one. Then we have the Misano round, which is a home race for bimota."

Despite his difficult end to the weekend, it was still a positive weekend for Lowes' Championship position as he moved up to 11th in the standings.