Tom Sykes (Kawasaki) at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli conquered race 1 of the 7th round of the Superbike World Championship, by taking advantage of three big crashes ahead of him. In the final stages of the last lap Chaz Davies (Ducati) crashed out of the lead and was hit by Rea, with Rea able to pick up his bike to finish third, behind winner Sykes and second placed Lowes. Before that incident, Marco Melandri (Ducati) also crashed out when fighting for a podium finish and he would ultimately finish 15th.