Race 2 in Thailand on Sunday brought the first podium of the 2015 WorldSBK for Alex Lowes and Voltcom Crescent Suzuki, with the English rider collecting his third rostrum result in the eni FIM Superbike World Championship. This followed a tough start to proceedings in Race 1, as the Briton was classified seventh after being demoted one spot due to passing under yellow flags; this in turn followed a mistake at the final corner when a top three result was already on the cards.

“I’m really happy to be back on the podium - it’s a third place but for us it means a lot after Phillip Island!” the Englishman smiled. “It really should have been two podiums today; I just made a small mistake because I was determined to catch Leon and get second. As a team we’ve all worked so hard but the result is that we are back on the podium and back in the front group, and if we can keep a bit more consistency like this for the rest of the year then it will be a great season for us.”

“I don’t really know about the yellow flag penalty, it’s a bit of a shame - Salom went off on the Astroturf at Turn 4, so he shut off, and Troy (Bayliss) and I obviously passed him and when we arrived at the next corner there was a yellow flag! To be honest I didn’t think much about it. It’s disappointing as two top-sixes would have been good, but it is what it is; so, one mistake away from it being a really great weekend but I’m really happy with Race 2 - I was quite aggressive at the start but I rode a steady race and it’s a great way to thank the team for their hard work. Now I can concentrate on keeping it going for the next round in Aragon!”

Round 3 at MotorLand Aragon will take place on the weekend of 10-12 April.