After claiming his only Yamaha podium at Donington Park last season, Jonathan Rea hopes to be back at the front this weekend.

The 2025 World Superbike Championship has been a difficult season for Jonathan Rea, and with the second half of the season beginning this weekend, he hopes to be back at the front.

This weekend is the United Kingdom World Superbike Round at Donington Park, a track where Rea has had success in the past, including his only Yamaha podium.

However, so far this season, Rea has a best finish of seventh place in the Superpole Race at Misano last time out, which has been his only top ten finish this season.

"I’m really excited to go to Donington after a few weeks off following Misano," Rea said.

"It was a tricky event for us, but step-by-step, we made some progress until finishing on a tough note in Race 2. Looking forward, though, Donington is a track I’ve had great success at in the past and last year achieved my best result with Yamaha with a podium in the Superpole Race.

"We’ve had a couple of tough Fridays in Most and Misano, so the target is to maximise laps on Friday, understand the R1 around our home track and work step-by-step through the weekend to arrive with good race rhythm.

"It’s going to be great to have good home support and a lot of travelling support from Northern Ireland and it’s my team’s home race as well, so a lot to get excited for and let’s hope we can be closer to the sharp end and fight where both the bike and the team deserve!"

Heading into Round Seven of the season, the 38-year-old finds himself in 18th place in the World Superbike Championship with 16 points to his name.