After featuring on the third step of the podium in Race 1 with Davies, the Aruba.it Racing - Ducati team were back on the rostrum in Race 2 with Giugliano.

Reflecting on his rostrum result Giugliano stated, “I’m very happy, because the race was both fun and solid for us. After the first few laps, we found a good pace and towards the end I wanted to try to pass (Nicky) Hayden and win, but it would have been risky and I didn’t want to exaggerate.”

“It was very important for me to step back on the podium after a few races below expectations. We’ve made steps forward throughout the weekend, and even in the dry I believe we would have been more competitive, so we need to stay on this path. I want to thank the whole team for not stopping to believe in me in the most difficult times.”

Davies reviewed Race 2 saying, “It was a strange race, because with 7 laps to go I thought we could win but the next lap I realized we were in trouble. The track conditions were pretty homogeneous, so the tyres were not too difficult to manage, but we struggled with grip in corner exit. I had to work the front quite a bit to make up for that, and its performance dropped all of a sudden.”

“I’m semi-happy with the final outcome. Obviously I would have liked to have done more, but we were in contention for most of the race. In wet races anything can happen, and we only lost 3 points in the championship. We’ll move forward in Donington.”

At the end of round 6, Davies and Giugliano respectively sit second (215 points) and fifth (118 points) in the championship, while Ducati are second in the Manufacturers standings (232 points).