The first of the two days of testing that the WSBK set up at Phillip Island in preparation for the launch of its season this weekend on the same track ended with a domination of Toprak Razgatlioglu. The Turk, who had fallen in the morning, put things back in order by beating the two official Ducatis who especially impressed with their racing pace.
In the Ducati clan, it is Michael Rinaldi who grilled his teammate world champion Alvaro Bautista. Jonathan Rhea allows Kawasaki to stay in the top 5 closed by the morning leader, Andrea Locatelli. The lead of the session was decided by only 99 thousandths, but the solid series of laps in 1'31 accomplished by Alvaro Bautista in racing configuration did not escape anyone.
Two BMWs in the top 10 at Phillip Island
Oettl leads the rest of the peloton, in front of the stage premises Remy gardner who therefore remains in the rhythm and in the right car. Garrett gerloff follows as best BMW representative. He is ahead Dominique agitated et van der mark, the official rider of the M1000RR who closes the top 10.
A top 10 where we find no Honda since Iker Lecuona is the first driver in CBR triple R in eleventh place. He is ahead Danilo Petrucci et Scott Redding. Loris Baz is 17th. Lorenzo Baldassarri is at 2'07 with the R1 of the GMT94.
WSBK Test Phillip Island J1 Final: times
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