Superbike World Championship 2025: Jonathan Rea to miss season opener after suffering foot fractures in crash
Published 17/02/2025 at 18:06 GMT
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The 2025 Superbike World Championship season gets underway at Phillip Island in Australia this weekend, live on TNT Sports and discovery+, but one of the star names on the grid will be absent after Jonathan Rea of Yamaha suffered fractures to his left foot in practice on Monday. Stream the 2025 Superbike World Championship live and on-demand on discovery+.
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Jonathan Rea has been ruled out of the Superbike World Championship season opener after suffering fractures to his left foot in a crash.
During a testing run at the Phillip Island Circuit on Monday, Rea crashed at Turn 2 - which led to the session being brought to a halt.
After receiving treatment on the track, Rea was taken to a medical centre where tests confirmed the six-time WorldSBK champion had suffered multiple fractures to his left foot.
Rea’s Yamaha team issued a statement confirming the 38-year-old's absence from the first race of the season.
The statement read: "Jonathan Rea will miss the opening round of the 2025 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship after a crash on the first day of testing at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.
"Rea fell on the exit of Turn 2 in the closing stages of Monday’s first two-hour test session.
"He was taken to the circuit medical centre, before being transferred to Cowes for further assessment where it was confirmed he had sustained multiple fractures to the left foot.
"He will take no further part in testing or the upcoming race weekend."
After the curtain raiser at Phillip Island in Australia this weekend, live on TNT Sports and discovery+, the riders head to Portimao in Portugal for the second race.
Rea has a shade over a month until the second race on March 30, but Yamaha would not comment on a time frame for the rider’s return.
"The next steps aren’t exactly clear," Yamaha team principal Paul Denning said. "But the basic plan is to get back to the UK as quickly as possible and to have some surgery and start the recovery process.
"It’s difficult to say [when Rea will return]. I’d prefer not to say.Â
"He’s seeing a specialist here on Wednesday before he goes home to get, let’s say, a full initial report and understanding of the injury.
"After we have that and after surgery is planned, let’s see, but Portimao is not so far away so I think it’s going to be a big challenge."
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