Pata Yamaha World Superbike Team's Alex Lowes defied a challenging start to today to rise up and make a strong comeback, taking a fine fourth position in the first of the two FIM Motul World Superbike Championship races this weekend at the Motorland Aragon circuit in Spain. Teammate Michael van der Mark was also on point, building on his seventh place grid start to cross the line in fifth behind Lowes.