Extra, from a press launch issued by Dorna:
TITANIC TRIO RETURNS: acquainted faces, new colors as Razgatlioglu leads Bautista and Rea on Friday at Most
4 producers had been within the prime 4 on Friday at Most with lots to dissect from the 2 observe periods
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Staff) was as soon as once more the rider to beat within the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship because the #54 simply beat Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) by a tenth on the Autodrom Most. Razgatlioglu and Bautista had been the one two riders contained in the 1’31s bracket on the primary day of the Czech Spherical.
RAZGATLIOGLU ON TOP: main the away once more
Razgatlioglu continued precisely how he began the weekend by posting an uncatchable lap time in FP2, posting a 1’31.519s, virtually 4 tenths faster than he went within the morning and as soon as once more main BMW’s cost. Teammate Michael van der Mark was one among two extra BMW riders inside the highest ten as he claimed eighth, simply forward of Scott Redding (Bonovo Motion BMW) in ninth with solely 0.030s separating the pair. Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Motion BMW) improved on his last lap to maneuver into thirteenth place.
BAUTISTA’S BEST FRIDAY OF 2024? second place, only a tenth behind…
Reigning Champion Bautista claimed second place after posting a 1’31.622s with him and Razgatlioglu the one two riders within the 1’31s bracket. Teammate Nicolo Bulega (was fifth, half-a-second down on Razgatlioglu and 4 tenths away from the #1. Impartial star Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Staff) made it three Ducatis within the prime six as he claimed sixth with a 1’32.110s, only a tenth away from Bulega forward. Andrea Iannone (Staff GoEleven) had a troublesome Friday morning with a number of off-track excursions, however he bounced again within the afternoon for P10, simply a few hundredths forward of Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Staff) in eleventh in FP2 and twelfth total. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Staff Motocorsa Racing) had a very difficult Friday afternoon with the #21 not setting a lap time together with his bike solely working on two cylinders. Nevertheless, his FP1 time of 1’32.800s was adequate for tenth in that session and seventeenth total.
STRONG FRIDAY FOR REA: third place and prime Yamaha
Jonathan Rea (Pata Prometeon Yamaha) appears to have been capable of proceed with the momentum he constructed at Donington as he completed third on Friday after setting a 1’32.033s. The #65 was the lead Yamaha rider as soon as once more, with Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Staff) in seventh. Gardner was one among a handful of riders unable to enhance within the afternoon’s hotter situations however his 1’32.233s from FP1 nonetheless secured a spot within the prime seven. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Prometeon Yamaha) accomplished the highest ten after ‘Loka’ had a crash at Flip 2 in FP2, however he was capable of put up a 1’32.369s to safe a prime ten spot. Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Staff) was 14th, Bradley Ray (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Staff) was nineteenth and Philipp Oettl (GMT94 Yamaha) twenty first.
LOWES IN FOURTH: 4 producers within the prime 4
Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Staff WorldSBK) was the lead Kawasaki rider as soon as once more as he secured fourth place with a 1’32.052s, simply a few hundredths away from Rea in entrance. The #22’s P4 means 4 totally different producers secured a spot within the prime 4. Teammate Axel Bassani was fast out of the blocks in FP1 and FP2 however fell down the order to fifteenth, whereas Tito Rabat (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) accomplished the Kawasaki runners with 18th place.
GOOD MORNING, DIFFICULT AFTERNOON: combined day for Honda
Honda had a great Friday morning however neither Staff HRC may enhance within the afternoon. Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge had been, as at all times, intently matched with simply half-a-tenth between the 2 Spaniards. Vierge’s day was disrupted by a technical challenge in FP2. Leandro Mercado (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda) was the quickest of the MIE Honda riders after setting a 1’34.344s, ending round 4 tenths away from teammate Hayden Gillim, who, on his first go to to Most, had a strong begin to his debut WorldSBK weekend.
The highest six from WorldSBK’s Friday motion, full outcomes right here:
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Staff) 1’31.519s
2. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.103s
3. Jonathan Rea (Pata Prometeon Yamaha) +0.514s
4. Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Staff WorldSBK) +0.533s
5. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.552s
6. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Staff) +0.591s
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