Superbike test at Jerez J2: Jonathan Rea sets the record straight

A little after our 13:30 p.m. point, and shortly before 14:00 p.m., Toprak Razgatlioglu hit the nail on the head in 1'41.214, gaining an advantage of more than 2 seconds over Alex Lowes, Leon Haslam, Scott Redding and Jonathan Rea who had finally decided to take to the track in view of the improvement of the latter…

💥@toprak_tr54 leads at mid-day as sun breaks through at Jerez

The Turkish star set the pace in the opening half of the day, whilst four different manufacturers are inside the top four places!

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Obviously, the reaction was quick and Alex Lowes reduced the gap to 7 tenths a few minutes later despite a few small drops of rain.

Around 14:30 p.m., the rain intensified slightly...

Start to rain again in Jerez Winter Test pic.twitter.com/AKvbCjmIax

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Before 15 p.m., Scott Redding however managed to get very close to Toprak Razgatlioglu thanks to a time of 1'41.407 which placed him 2 tenths behind the Turkish driver.

But at 15:05 p.m., the cannibal Jonathan Rhea was the fastest in 1'40.983 on his 19th lap.

A little half an hour later, his teammate Alex Lowes was surprised and made a mistake. His Kawasaki was badly damaged.

Moto distrutta, incidente per Alex Lowes ai test in Jerez: Pomeriggio damenticare per il britannico pilota vittima di una caduta poco prima delle 15.30 https://t.co/LETWM5ggfv pic.twitter.com/1JzMf0IhEO

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With the rain continuing, things will stay there, effectively ending this first test two hours before the track closes.

Aside from Monday in Barcelona for Kawasaki, the next test will take place in Portimão on January 26-27.

En Supersport, Federico Fuligni was the fastest, like yesterday and after only doing 10 very slow laps during the morning. It precedes the two Yamaha GMT94s by Jules cluzel et Corentin Perolari.