Jonathan Rea claims 100th WorldSBK win during the openin🌼g 💎race of 2021 at MotorLand Aragon. 

Rea dominated the 18 lap race by leading from start to fiꦉnish, while a brilliant battle for second saw Alex Lowes pip Toprak Razgatlioglu over the line for second.

The pair exchanged second place several times over the final two laps with Lo⛦wes looking to exploit his seemingly better rear grip.𝔍 However, Razgatlioglu defended the inside line coming down the kilometer long straight and out-braked the Brit heading into the double left-hander.

But while the Yamaha rider emerged from turn 17 slightly in front, Lowes did indeed use the d💫rive of his Ninja ZX-10RR to ultimately cross the line fiܫrst.

The third place finish for Razgatlioglu saw him come from tenth on the grid after losing four spots iཧn qualifying for exceeding track limits. 

Scot𝕴t💮 Redding put in a late race charge to claim fourth ahead of former team-mate Chaz Davies.

There were a raft of technical issues for riders including Tito Rabat, Leandro Mercado, Samuele Cavalieri and Eugene Laverty who all retir🦹ed from race one. 

Alvaro Bau🧸tista was the lone crasher of the opening race as the Spaniard f🥂ell at turn two with only three laps remaining. 

Official WorldSBK records 

Lap Record: 

Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1m 48.458s

Most Wins: 

Chaz Davies GBR GoEleven Ducati 7 victories