
Rea pulled off a brilliant last-lap pass on Ducati rival Alvaro Bautista to complete back-to-back wins in the third round of the 2022 WSBK season in Portugal, putting him within 17 points of the lead of the riders’ standings.
However, the Ulsterman nearly threw away the victory approaching the start/finish straight and was fortunate to hang on to his Kawasaki, taking the chequered flag by just 0.194s over Bautista’s chasing Ducati.