Jonathan Rea will make his second look of the 2026 WorldSBK season, changing Jake Dixon within the Dutch spherical from April 17-19.
Dixon suffered a wrist damage in a crash throughout testing at Phillip Island, forcing him to overlook the primary two rounds of the Rookie World SBK season in Australia and Portugal.
Because of the timing of Dixon’s damage, he was left with no substitute on the Australian spherical, however HRC take a look at rider Jonathan Rea was in a position to compete at Portimao final weekend (March 27-29) and achieved a greatest results of twelfth in Race 2 alongside Somkiat Chantra, who was making his WorldSBK debut after lacking the opening spherical because of damage (Chantra broke each arms throughout apply at Sepang in January).
In response to an announcement from Honda, Dixon will now purpose to return to motion on the Hungarian spherical from Might 1-3.
“The Honda HRC staff will line up Somkiat Chantra and Jonathan Rea for the Pirelli Dutch Spherical in Assen (April 17-19), with take a look at rider Rea filling in for the recovering Jake Dixon,” an HRC assertion mentioned.
“Dixon’s restoration is progressing effectively and as anticipated.
“The British rider’s goal return is the MOTUL Hungarian spherical (Might 1-3), topic to closing medical clearance.”
Talking after the weekend in Portimao, Rea mentioned he was nonetheless not again to full health after two surgical procedures he underwent over the winter. Nevertheless, he added that he expects to be in higher form for the extra races later within the calendar.
Rea could have three weeks between video games in opposition to Portugal and the Netherlands to additional recuperate.
Like Portimao, Assen is a circuit the place Rea has had nice success throughout his World Superbike profession, with 17 wins there in 2021, together with a triple, and a double in three consecutive seasons from 2015 to 2017.
