Aruba.it Racing - Ducati rider Chaz Davies took an incredible victory in a dry Race 1 in the Pirelli German Round on Saturday, with teammate Giugliano putting in a solid top ten performance - but Sunday dawned grey and the skies soon turned to rain. With a delayed start, Race 2 got underway in torrential conditions and Davies especially was notably more cautious, having blitzed the field in the early stages of Race 1 to pull out a substantial gap. On Sunday however it was teammate Giugliano who shone first, the only man able to stay with leader Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team), until the Italian lost the rear with no warning and highsided out. Attrition rates were high and the Ducati rider was in top quality company in the unlucky lottery at the Lausitzring, with Kawasaki Racing Team's Tom Sykes another of those who took a tumble.

Chaz Davies kept his head down and bike on the road in a more cautious mission to come home with good points, battling with some spectacular style with MV Agusta Reparto Corse rider Leon Camier in particular. Now focused on P2 in the title and content with the solid finish, the Welshman will be looking ahead to the French Round for his next chance to score another win and get some more momentum going into the final Rounds of the season.

“Track conditions were tricky today," said Davies. "It took me a while to get up to speed, but the priority was to stay upright and I was happy to finish the race since I didn’t have the best feeling on the front. It’s a shame the weather turned its back on us, but it was the same for everyone. The positive thing is that we’ve kept a good form ever since the summer tests. Had the weather stayed dry, we would have had another chance to win. We’ll try again in Magny Cours in two weeks’ time with the second place in the championship in our mind.”

“I didn’t expect the crash, because I quickly realized Rea and I could make a difference in the wet and I wasn’t on the limit," explained Giugliano, who also shone in the wet in Sepang. "The plan was to wait until the last few laps to attack. I was cautious with the throttle, but wet races are always a lottery and all of a sudden the rear lost grip. It’s a shame because I really wanted to give the team another good result after Chaz’s win. The good thing is that we’ve made a big step forward in dry conditions as well today, showing a promising pace during warm-up. We’ll bounce back in Magny Cours, a track that I like much better.”

The French Round gets October off to a flying start, before the horizon widen to Jerez and the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship season finale in Qatar.