Overview

• Rea confirmed the decision in a video message, saying he will finish the 2025 campaign before stepping away from full-time racing.
• He leaves as WorldSBK’s benchmark with six championships, 119 race wins, 264 podiums and 459 starts.
• His most dominant spell came with Kawasaki from 2015 to 2020, followed by a move to Yamaha in 2024 that was hampered by injuries and yielded just one podium.
• Yamaha paid tribute and acknowledged the partnership “did not play out as hoped,” adding it aims to push for results in the remaining rounds.
• Recent reports linked Rea to a 2026 satellite Ducati seat with Barni Spark Racing, but those talks were reported to have collapsed, and he says this is not a goodbye to the sport.