Jonathan Rea🧸 will look to push on from where he left off at Imola as he bids to claw back more ground on World Superbike Championship leader Alvaro Bautista on his rival’s home turf.

The four-time WorldSBK champion broke Bautista’s unprecedented run of 11 straight wins with a pair of dominant success at Imola, his firꦰst of the 2019 season allowing him to whittle the Spaniard’s lead down to 43 points.

A slither ofꦉ hope for Rea in a season that sawﷺ the ex-MotoGP rider comprehensively dominate in the opening four rounds of the year, the Ulsterman is hoping the shift in momentum can continue in Jerez in front of Bautista’s home fans.

“I’m excited to go to Jerez and understand our potential there,” hಌe said. “After the race weekend in Imola and a positive test at Misano I feel ready for this next challenge.

“Jerez is a very nice circuit to ride, especially the fast-flowing corners at the end of the lap. It will be important to make a lot of laps during practice to p༒repare for the races, as it’s the first time we have raced in Jerez during the su𝔉mmer.

“The temperatures will be much hig🌳her than we experienced during our winter tests. Wi🐓th this in mind, we will work hard and try to keep the momentum going.”