Ten Kate Honda's Gino Rea has stormed to the top of the European Superstock 600 points table with a second place at the Magny-Cours round putting him three points clear.

Rea started from the second row of the grid but found himself eighth after the opening two laps. He made his way through the field, setting the fastest lap on the way and finished second after a last-lap dice.

"Magny cours went pretty much to plan and we have come out leading the Superstock 600 championship. The start of my race didn’t go how I wanted it to, I was a little eager and pushed a bit too much in the first couple of laps, I ended up going backwards to eighth place," said the Londoner.

"I regrouped and settled down but was having small problems with my clutch, I made my way back up to the front and finished the race in second. It was perfect for my championship, I lead by three points and the final race is Portimao. Last year I won there, so I hope I can have the same success and clinch the championship title this year."
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