Ducati’s Chaz Davies ended the World Superbike race weekend at Donington Park with two top five finishes, but a lack of pace is still an issue for the rider.

In the opening race Davies got away well from eleventh on the grid and after the first handful of laps he was already up into seventh place. Battling first with Haslam and later with Rea, the Ducati Superbike rider got into a good rhythm and gradually improved on his position. He managed the final stages of the race well, and crossed the line in final fifth position, earning important points for the standings.

Davies once again made up several positions in the initial phase of the final race of the day  to position sixth by lap six. Having worked to get past Rea on lap fourteen, he too continued to lap consistently fast, holding his position and therefore crossing the line right behind his teammate, in fifth place. After five championship rounds, Davies is now in fifth position in the rider’s classification, with 109 points.

“I said  that if I were to finish top five I’d be happy so we achieved that objective. It would have been nice to be on the podium but all in all I’m not too disappointed with the results,” said Davies.

“The races went fairly well though I struggled getting out of some of the turns. We made some changes for race two and the pace was better, we made a step forward but maybe not quite enough, perhaps we should have been a bit bolder with our choices.

“Our pace is still a couple of tenths off those ahead of us, so we still need to work to improve that. Anyway overall I’m fairly pleased; I feel that I did all I could and enjoyed the racing today.”