Lowes enjoyed a strong start to the Portimao WorldSBK weekend after finishing fifth in Race 1, however, that’s as good as it got for the Brit💯ish rider.

A cra꧃sh on the opening lap of the Superpole Race saw h🍬im lose out on a potential podium, before the Kawasaki rider was absent from Race 2.

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As a result of fini༒shing Sunday’s double-header scoreless, Lowes has dropped down to ninth spot in the standings, behind Xavi Vierge who is also on 140 points. 

Speaking after Race 2, Lowes said: “A disappointi༒ng day, obviously. My start was not that🅠 bad in the Superpole Race, and it is always good to be starting near the front. 

“It was 🐽a little bit better than Jonathan’s but then he came past in T1. I was trying not to be too aggressive, but at the start of those Superpole races if you do not attack you get attacked. 

“So I was just on the back of Jonny; had a little look in T3, and as we🌄 went into T4 I had a really good run but I stayed to the right of him. 

“I could see that he made to go past Locatelli. I cut to the apex rather than s♎tay on the outside and maybe get caught in this issue, so I cut int♈o the inside. 

“But I couldn’t see, I got blindsi🐬ded and hit the inside of the corner. It is a shame because I think I woul🌱d have had a good chance. 

“Even when the team repaired the bike when I w🌌ent back out, my pace was for the top five. I went spriꦺnting towards my bike, full of adrenaline, but we know that it is not too long since I had knee surgery. 

“When I went out a๊gain I was not 100%. So I will go home, reset and try to finish the year strongly in Jerez.꧃”

Lowes has not stepped on the podium since the second round of the year in Mand🔯alika, although he still has one more chance to change that at Jerez later this month.