Ten Kate Honda's Jonathan Rea reckons he ground out another good result at Brno yesterday but praised his team for digging deep to get him back on the podium in the Czech Republic.

Rea finished race one in third just behind team-mate Carlos Checa which is the first time Ten Kate have had two riders on the same podium since they started Superbike racing in 2004.

"We managed to grind out a good result in Superpole yesterday and we did the same in race one today. The team dug really deep to put us back on the podium after a really slow start to the weekend," said the 22-year-old.

"Of course, two riders crashing in front helped us get some good points but we were with the leading guys when it happened. All in all, it’s been a good couple of races for us so we head into the summer break going in the right direction and I’m looking forward to recharging the batteries before we come back fighting again at Nurburgring in September."