Donington Park was Jonathan Rea's best weekend of the 2025 World Superbike season, despite a difficult Race Two.

Jonathan Rea had his most successful round with Yamaha in 2024 at Donington Park, which was the same in the 2025 United Kingdom World Superbike Round.

This year, Rea missed out on the podium, but he was able to finish in fifth and sixth in Race One and the Superpole Race, before a vibration issue caused him to finish 15th in Race Two.

"It’s just a shame to end the weekend the way we did, Rea said after the United Kingdom World Superbike Round.

"Coming from where we were Friday afternoon, the team did an incredible job for us to have a really strong Saturday, and also this morning I was riding well in the Superpole Race, I had a great fight with Loka!

"But, in Race 2, I knew from the warm-up lap that I had a problem in the front of the bike as I felt a huge vibration when I applied the brake. I wasn’t quite sure, I thought it might go away when the calipers heated up or as the race went on, but it never went away and it was so difficult to stop, especially when the rear grip dropped from the mid-race distance.

"We won’t let that spoil the weekend too much because there were a lot of positives to take and when you have issues like this, there’s nothing you can do, so onwards and upwards!

"Thanks to the team for all their hard work, it was very hot for everybody. Now we don’t have to wait too long to go again in Balaton in a couple of weeks!"

After seven rounds in the 2025 World Superbike Championship, Rea finds himself 18th in the standings after only competing in 12 of the 21 races so far this season.