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Former Australian Superbike champion Mike Jones endured a difficult weekend at Donington Park, but charged through the field for 10th in the 2017 Superstock 1000 FIM Cup race on Sunday.

Starting from 17th on the grid, Aruba.it Racing Ducati’s Jones overcame set-up issues experienced early on in the weekend, but rectified them in morning warm-up and displayed improved form in the race.

“It’s been a difficult weekend, which in some ways we expected, because I’ve never raced at Donington before,” Jones reflected. “We tried different settings with the bike and we finally found something good in the warm-up session.

“Unfortunately, it was a little bit too late because we missed a good position for qualifying, so the race was tough because we started it in 17th position, but we were able to push and finish within the top 10. Now we got a good direction and we just need to fine-tune the bike a bit, which we’ll be able to do at the tests before the Misano race.”

Following four rounds of the championship, Jones is 12th in the standings. The Aruba.it Racing Ducati team will hold a two-day test at Misano, Italy, prior to the upcoming fifth round on 26-28 June.