Rea finished second, second and third across the three races at the Leicestershire venue, unable to put up a consistent challenge to defending champion Toprak Razgatlioglu, who reignited his title hopes with a rare triple win aboard the Yamaha R1.
Both riders were boosted by a retirement for championship leader Alvaro Bautista in the opening race, as the Spaniard ran wide at the entry to Goddards while running second before sliding off his Ducati into retirement.
