Jonathan Rea took his HM Plant Honda to pole position at his 'home' circuit of Mondello Park.  He was joined on the front row of the grid by team mate Ryuichi Kiyonari, Leon Haslam (Airwaves Ducati) and first timer on the front row, Karl Harris on the Hydrex Honda.

Haslam led the 18 lap race from start to finish, initially followed by Rea and Kiyonari, with Shane Byrne (Stobart Honda) in 4th place from the second row of the grid.  Harris was down in 6th, with Chris Walker (Rizla Suzuki) in 5th place.  By half distance Byrne had moved up into 3rd place, and into 2nd place by lap 11, which is where he finished. Gregorio Lavilla (Airwaves Ducati) had been quietly picking up places to join Haslam and Byrne on the podium in 3rd place.  Rea finished 4th, with Kiyonari 5th and Harris 6th.

Rea got the early lead in race 2, followed by Haslam and Byrne.  Byrne took over the lead on lap 5 and held onto it lap 13 when Rea took it back and went on to record his first win of the season.  They were followed home by Haslam and Lavilla with Kiyonari again in 5th and Cal Crutchlow brought his Rizla Suzuki home in 6th place.