Rea secures podium spot at Misano

Jonathan Rea was on the podium at Misano

Jonathan Rea finished third in Sunday's World Supersport round at Misano.

The HannSpree Ten Kate Honda rider from Ballyclare had qualified in sixth position for the race.

Rea's team-mate Andrew Pitt won the race from British rider Craig Jones, also on a Honda, with Fabien Foret fourth on a Yamaha.

Rea was sixth in the previous round of the series at Nurburgring and his best finish of the year was a second place at Assen.

After the race Rea said he wanted to thank his mechanics for all the work they had done over the weekend.

"I had a problem all weekend and the guys worked night and day to resolve it.

"We started the race with a bit of a problem but to finish third on a bad day is not a bad thing.

"I really like the Misano circuit so I feel we should have capitalised more, but third is not a bad result.

"Some of our rivals had some bad luck and the weekend has given me good motivation for the next round at Brno."