The bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team topped the timesheets in Free Practice One, with Alex Lowes as the fastest rider at his home circuit.
It was Alex Lowes who started the United Kingdom World Superbike Round at the top of the timesheets; the Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team rider had a 0.001-second advantage over the field.
Nicolo Bulega was the closest to the British rider in Free Practice One as he put the Aruba.it Racing - Ducati in second place on the timesheets.
Toprak Razgatlioglu was only 0.048 seconds behind Lowes at the end of the opening session of the weekend for the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team.
Danilo Petrucci started off a run of six Ducati riders on the timesheets. The Italian rider ended the morning session in fourth place on the Barni Spark Racing Team machine.
Andrea Iannone had a positive morning as he finished in fifth place on the Team Pata GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Just missing out on the top five in Free Practice One was British rider, Sam Lowes, the ELF Marc VDS Racing Team rider started his weekend in sixth place.
Fresh off the back of signing his new deal with the Barni Spark Racing Team for 2026, Yari Montella had a positive morning at Donington Park as he finished in seventh place.
British riders Ryan Vickers and Scott Redding both put together positive mornings on their Ducati Panigale V4 R's as they finished in eighth and ninth places.
Completing the top ten was the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team rider, Garrett Gerloff. The American rider seems to have had a breakthrough with the ZX-10RR in recent weeks.
Two British riders missed out on the top ten on Friday morning, with Jonathan Rea ending up in 11th and Tommy Bridewell starting his wildcard weekend in 21st.
United Kingdom WorldSBK, Full Free Practice One Results |
| 2025 United Kingdom WorldSBK | Donington Park | Free Practice One Results | Rd. 7 of 12 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Motorcycle | Times |
| 1 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | KB998 Rimini | 1:26.544 |
| 2 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.545 |
| 3 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:26.592 |
| 4 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:26.948 |
| 5 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Team Pata GoEleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:27.021 |
| 6 | Sam Lowes | GBR | ELF Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:27.132 |
| 7 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:27.219 |
| 8 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:27.254 |
| 9 | Scott Redding | GBR | MGM Bonovo Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:27.260 |
| 10 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:27.289 |
| 11 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:27.391 |
| 12 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:27.408 |
| 13 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:27.423 |
| 14 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:27.433 |
| 15 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:27.533 |
| 16 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:27.545 |
| 17 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | KB998 Rimini | 1:27.643 |
| 18 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:27.672 |
| 19 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:27.882 |
| 20 | Dominique Aegerter | SUI | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:28.262 |
| 21 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:28.444 |
| 22 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:28.654 |
| 23 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Petronas MIE Honda Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:28.793 |
| 24 | Ivo Lopes | POR | Petronas MIE Honda Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:29.641 |
