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WorldSBK: Toprak Razgatlioglu tops the final day of testing at Portimao
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By Luke Newman
The second day of testing for the World Superbike riders at Portimao has come to an end, and it was Toprak Razgatlioglu who leaves the track the fastest.
The World Superbike riders have taken part in four days of preseason testing in the last two weeks. There have been two days at Jerez and today was the second and final day of testing at Portimao.
Throughout the preseason testing one rider has stolen the headlines, that rider has been the WorldSBK rookie, Nicolo Bulega. The young Italian topped the two days at Jerez and then the opening day at Portimao. However, for the second day at Portimao there was a different name on top.
BMW:
Toprak Razgatlioglu ends the day with his name back on top of the timing screen, the Turkish rider took his BMW to the top of the time sheets at Portimao on the final day of testing before the teams jet off to Australia for Phillip Island. Throughout this test Razgatlioglu had been testing a new swingarm, updated engine specs, revised aero packages and ever-improving electronics.
Michael van der Mark impressed yesterday and then continued his testing form today as he ended the day in fifth place. With Bonovo Action BMW riders, Garrett Gerloff and Scott Redding, just inside the top ten as they finished tenth and ninth.
The BMW testing team were back on track again with Bradley Smith and Sylvain Guintoli. The test riders finished the day in 22nd and 21st respectively.
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Ducati:
Nicolo Bulega may have topped three of the four days of WorldSBK preseason testing so far, but the rookie should not be disappointed with a second place on the final day of the Portimao Test. However, the reigning Champion and fellow Ducati rider has not set the world on fire so far this preseason as he ends the Portimao Test in 15th.
One satellite Ducati rider featured inside the top ten as Danilo Petrucci found himself in the top half of the order. Petrux ended the day in eighth place and the WorldSBK rookie Sam Lowes was just outside the top ten as he ended the day in 11th.
Michael Ruben Rinaldi and Andrea Iannone found themselves down towards Bautista on the timing sheets today as they finished 14th and 16th.
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Kawasaki:
Alex Lowes cracked the top three today as he finished third, getting back to the heights he reached at the start of the Jerez Test. The British rider has adapted to being the lead rider in the Kawasaki camp.
Axel Bassani was just outside of the top ten. However, he made improvements on his performance yesterday. The Italian finished the Portimao Test in 12th place. The lone satellite Kawasaki of Tito Rabat finished in 18th place.
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Yamaha:
Yamaha were the fourth manufacturer inside the top four as Remy Gardner finished the Portimao Test as the top Yamaha rider, and is establishing himself as one to watch at Phillip Island. Andrea Locatelli was just outside the top five as he finished the day in sixth place.
The two British Yamaha riders of Jonathan Rea and Bradley Ray had two very different days. The WorldSBK veteran of Rea finished in seventh place and Ray finished his second day of 2024 preseason testing in 19th place.
Philipp Oettl impressed in Jerez but has been towards the bottom end of time sheets at Portimao as he ends the test in 20th place.
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Honda:
It looked like Honda had made progress yesterday, but it looked like it was the same old Team HRC today. Xavi Vierge was just inside the top 15 as he finished in 13th place. The Iker Lecuona struggled once again as he finished 17th overall today.
The MIE Petronas Honda squad were active at the test today, but did not field competitive lap times. Tarran Mackenzie finished 23rd and Adam Norrodin was dead last in 24th place, over six seconds slower than Razgatlioglu.
Full results from Day Two of the WorldSBK Portimao Test:
2024 World Superbike Test Portimao, Portugal – Day-Two Results | |||||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Motorcycle | Lap Time |
1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 39.189 |
2 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 39.275 |
3 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 39.521 |
4 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1m 39.566 |
5 | Michael van der Mark | NED | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 39.617 |
6 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Crescent Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1m 39.658 |
7 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Pata Crescent Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1m 39.685 |
8 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 39.956 |
9 | Scott Redding | GBR | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 40.135 |
10 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 40.136 |
11 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Marc VDS Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 40.280 |
12 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 40.362 |
13 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 40.450 |
14 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 40.465 |
15 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 40.645 |
16 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | GoEleven Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1m 40.654 |
17 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 40.661 |
18 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Puccetti Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1m 40.709 |
19 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1m 40.852 |
20 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GMT 94 Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1m 41.160 |
21 | Sylvain Guintoli | FRA | ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 41.476 |
22 | Bradley Smith | GBR | ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1m 41.718 |
23 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | MIE Petronas Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 43.660 |
24 | Adam Norrodin | MAL | MIE Petronas Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1m 45.412 |
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