WSBK Superbike Test Jerez-3 J2: Update at 12:30 p.m.

The first day of the third test in Jerez of the 2023 Superbike pre-season, the first in the dry, made the mouths of all enthusiasts water with straight away a new episode of the Ducati Yamaha Kawasaki clash, won yesterday by Toprak Razgatlioğlu for 25 hundredths on the reigning world champion Alvaro Bautista.

Jonathan Rhea was not far away, Danilo Petrucci and neither do the other rookies, and all this is very appetizing at the start of the second and final day of the test in Andalusia.

 

 

Rankings for the first day of the Superbike test in Jerez de la Frontera:

 

Yesterday, the benchmark was set in 1'38.597 on the 60th of 67 laps completed by the Turkish rider of the Pata Yamaha WorldSBK team, very close to the track record held by the same man in 1'38.512 during his 2021 pole position. will he be harmed today?

Like yesterday, it was sunny this morning, but really very cold: 0°!

 

 

As a result, we had to wait until 11:20 a.m. to see a first motorcycle on the track, and like yesterday, it was Alvaro Bautista who came out first to complete a few laps in 1'40.166 in the company of Florian Marino who plays the role of test rider for the official Kawasaki team, in addition to advising alex lowes.

 

 

Half an hour later, the official Ducati riders were leading the way under the 1'40 mark in front of a Loris Baz whose BMW raises some questions and a Dominique Aegerter who once again showed his very quick ability to adapt here.

 

 

Just before noon, Toprak Razgatlioğlu lost the front of his R1 in the last corner and seriously damaged it. The pilot was unhurt but went to the medical center as a precaution.

A little after noon, Jonathan Rhea took the lead in 1'39.273 for 11 thousandths ahead Alvaro Bautista.

 

 

See you this evening for the report of the day!