In January, 2022, six-time WSBK champion Jonathan Rea was formally named to the Queen’s New Year Honours List for 2022. This marked the second time in his profession that he’d made the record. In 2017, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE); in 2022, he was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE).
That’s positively a powerful begin to a brand new calendar yr. On October 12, 2022, the precise ceremony happened to make Rea an OBE. He, his spouse Tatia, sister Chloe, and brother Richard all attended the ceremony, which was held within the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace in London. During the investiture ceremony, Rea acquired this prestigious award from the Princess Royal, Anne.
“I am truly humbled and honored to be recognized yet again at this level for my achievements and contribution to motorcycling. It seems like only yesterday I was collecting my MBE from Prince William at the Palace, but to receive an OBE from The Princess Royal and be amongst so many amazing names and legends who have also received one, is beyond anything I could have imagined,” Rea stated.
“It really is such a privilege for me to have been made an OBE in the late Queen Elizabeth’s New Year’s Honours and to collect this honor not just for myself, but on behalf of my family, the wider Kawasaki Racing Team, and my fans, here in Northern Ireland and across the world,” he continued.
“What an amazing opportunity to shine a light on world-class motorcycle racing and especially the talent we have that comes from my part of the world. It helps for me to stay focused and fighting at the front in the World Superbike Championship,” Rea concluded.
As of the time of writing, Rea is presently in third place within the factors within the 2022 WSBK championship, trailing Alvaro Bautista and defending champion Toprak Razgatlıoğlu. In his WSBK profession, Rea has up to now gained a complete of 117 races. He can also be essentially the most profitable rider ever within the WSBK sequence thus far. Congratulations to Rea on all his achievements.
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