The 2024 WorldSBK season was expected to be a struggle for Kawasaki, but Alex Lo♏wes opened it with what he has called his “favourite ⛦win in World Superbikes”.

Lowes changed crew in 2024, moving to the side of the garage that had been taken by Jonathan Rea previously, after the Northern Irish rider departed Kawas🌊aki for Yamaha.

It was a change that immediately bore fruits, as Lowes won the Superpole Race at the opening round of ജthe year in Australia, and backed it up in Race 2 with a victory won on the final lap, passing Alvaro Bautista around the outside🅠 of the famous Lukey Heights.

“Race 2 in Phillip Island was probably my favourite win in World Superbikes,” Lowes told WorldSBK.🍸com.

“I knew that I had to pass Alvaro [Bautista] before the last sector, because in the l🌳ast sector he was stronger than me, so the only chance I re🐷ally had was up through the Hayshed and into Lukey Heights.

“[It was] not an easy move around the outside. He was going quite defensive on 𝔉the inside, so I had some space on the outside.

“Luckily for me, I managed to pull it off, and did a good last two corners to hold him off and wi𝔍n the second race of the 𝓰day.

“I enjoyed planning the race and planಞning t🧸he attack on the last lap. When you can plan a move like that, and win a race with such a great overtake it’s really rewarding. I really enjoyed it.

“I was emotional, but I was ꦏemotional because it’s never what ꦿit seems from the outside; I’d had a tough couple of years.”