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Jonathan Rea ends his World Superbike win drought in a wet-dry opening race at the 2022 Phillip Island season finale.
After fighting to the front of a four-rider lead group with wet tyres on a drying track, Rea was the first of the leaders to make the call and pit for slicks at the middle stages of the 22 laps.The early pit stop paid off for Rea, who returned to the lead with 8 laps to go, holding a big advantage over Razgatlioglu and Bautista.
Newly crowned world champion Bautista then lost out to Lowes and Andrea Locatelli after rejoining on slicks, but it was still enough for Ducati to wrap up the constructors' title. Kyle Smith, who briefly led the race, was the highest-placed rider to brave it out on wets to the finish.
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