Nicolo Bulega and Toprak Razgatlioglu were on another level on Friday afternoon at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.
At the end of the opening day of the Emilia-Romagna World Superbike Round, it was Nicolo Bulega who took top spot on the Aruba.it Racing - Ducati.
Only 0.190 seconds behind the Championship leader was the reigning Champion, Toprak Razgatlioglu, who ended the day in second on the BMW.
Barni Spark Racing Team rider and World Superbike Rookie, Yari Montella, ended the day in third place, but he was 0.918 seconds behind Bulega.
The third Ducati rider inside the top five was Alvaro Bautista as he ended the session in fourth, with Danilo Petrucci ending up as the fourth Ducati in the top five, as he was in fifth.
Yamaha just missed out on the top five after Andrea Locatelli's best lap time was cancelled and he was demoted back to sixth place.
Alex Lowes was back inside the top ten in the afternoon and was the top Bimota rider as he ended the day in seventh.
Despite a disappointing first five rounds of the season, Dominique Aegerter appears to be back on form at Misano as he ended the day in eighth.
The Team Pata GoEleven Ducati rider of Andrea Iannone, was able to slip inside the top ten as he finished in ninth despite just returning from injury.
Completing the top ten was the final bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team rider of Axel Bassani.
There were five British riders outside of the top ten in Free Practice Two, Scott Redding was 11th, Ryan Vickers was 12th, Jonathan Rea was 17th, Tarran Mackenzie was 20th, and Sam Lowes did not set a lap time due to a technical issue.
Emilia-Romagna WorldSBK, Full Free Practice Two Results |
2025 Emilia-Romagna WorldSBK | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | Free Practice Two Results | Rd. 6 of 12 | |||||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Motorcycle | Times |
1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:32.722 |
2 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:32.912 |
3 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:33.640 |
4 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:33.654 |
5 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:33.722 |
6 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:33.748 |
7 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | KB998 Rimini | 1:33.810 |
8 | Dominique Aegerter | SUI | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:33.836 |
9 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Team Pata GoEleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:33.847 |
10 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | KB998 Rimini | 1:33.981 |
11 | Scott Redding | GBR | MGM Bonovo Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:33.996 |
12 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:34.149 |
13 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:34.157 |
14 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:34.159 |
15 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:34.271 |
16 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:34.294 |
17 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:34.437 |
18 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:34.593 |
19 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:34.649 |
20 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | Petronas MIE Honda Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:35.084 |
21 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:35.149 |
22 | Zaqhwan Zaidi | MAL | Petronas MIE Honda Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:37.631 |
23 | Sam Lowes | GBR | ELF Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | No Time Set |