It was a difficult race day for PJ Jacobsen and the Honda WorldSSP Team at the MotorLand Aragón. After a great launch from fourth place on the grid, the 22-year-old American lost the front of his Honda CBR600RR machine at turn 2 on the opening lap of the World Supersport race, in an early attempt to take the lead from Kawasaki’s Kenan Sofuoglu. This is the first DNF of the season for Jacobsen, who earlier this morning was third at the end of the 15-minute warm up.

Jacobsen is now fifth in the World Supersport standings, 31 points shy of current leader Randy Krummenacher. The next round of the 2016 FIM Supersport World Championship will take place at the TT Circuit in the Netherlands in a fortnight’s time.

Patrick Jacobsen DNF

I’m really sorry for what happened in the race today. I was trying to get an early lead just like in Thailand but I pushed too much and crashed out. It’s a shame really, because the team did a great job this weekend and I felt I had what it takes to fight for the podium. I just need to move on now, refocus and make sure I’ll be ready for Assen.

Pieter Breddels Technical Manager

Unfortunately our race lasted only one and half corners, but these are the things that can happen in racing. PJ was probably a little bit too eager in trying to take the lead from Sofuoglu. It was a just a little bit too much, too early. Nevertheless, we have shown we can be competitive this weekend and this is a good sign for Assen, where we hope we can get back on the podium.