Alex de Angelis finished Sunday’s Race 2 at Lausitzring in second place behind winner Jonathan Rea and the result marked the IodaRacing Team rider’s first podium since joining the WorldSBK championship – and his first podium since his heavy crash last year in MotoGP™ at Motegi.

The 32 year-old worked hard last winter to come back to racing after his accident in Japan which left him with several fractured ribs and fractured vertebrae, in addition to a lung contusion which saw him spend eight days in intensive care. However, he has pushed hard all season in WorldSBK and in his 18^th race in the series he has finally reached the podium.

Speaking at the conclusion of #GermanWorldSBK round after riding his Aprilia RSV4 RF to second in difficult conditions the rider from San Marino commented: “Of course to be on the podium is something amazing. Especially for me because it is my first one in this championship and also because I’m coming back from a very bad accident last year in Japan.”

“It was really a long winter, doing a lot of rehabilitation. I am still not good but it was a really nice race. I’m very happy and I never gave up.”