Toprak Razgatlioglu has missed the last six World Superbike (WorldSBK) races. However, the Championship leader is back in action and back on top of the timesheets.
After missing every race at Magny-Cours and Cremona Toprak Razgatlioglu is back. The Turkish rider has seen his Championship lead cut down to 13 points. However, Razgatlioglu ended up topping his first session back since suffering injuries at Magny-Cours.
BMW ended up finishing Free Practice One in first and second with Garrett Gerloff in second place. The American rider has been picking up consistent top-ten results in recent weeks and looked great in the opening session.
After an impressive showing at Cremona Honda are once again at the sharp end at Aragon. Both the Team HRC riders found themselves in the top five in Free Practice One. Xavi Vierge and Iker Lecuona finished in third and fourth places.
Completing the top five was the fastest Ducati rider on Friday morning, Alvaro Bautista. The Spaniard picked up solid results at Cremona after missing two races at Magny-Cours. However, he is still 82 points behind Razgatlioglu.
Behind Bautista, there were three more Ducati riders, in sixth place was Andrea Iannone, who is now back at a circuit he is more familiar with. Danilo Petrucci was in seventh after completing the treble at Cremona and Michael Ruben Rinaldi was in eighth place.
The top Kawasaki rider on Friday morning was Axel Bassani as he finished the opening session in ninth. Completing the top ten was the hard-charging Nicolo Bulega, who is 13 points behind Razgatlioglu in the standings.
No British riders ended Friday morning inside the top ten with the top British rider, Sam Lowes, ending up in 12th place. Alex Lowes was in 13th with Scott Redding in 15th, Bradley Ray in 16th, Jonathan Rea in 17th and Tarran Mackenzie in 21st.
Aragon WorldSBK, Full Free Practice One Results |
| 2024 Aragon WorldSBK | MotorLand Aragon | Free Practice One Results | Rd. 10 of 12 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Motorcycle | Times |
| 1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:49.021 |
| 2 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:49.486 |
| 3 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:49.493 |
| 4 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:49.546 |
| 5 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:49.673 |
| 6 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Team GoEleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:49.844 |
| 7 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:49.867 |
| 8 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Team Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:49.899 |
| 9 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:49.970 |
| 10 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:49.981 |
| 11 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Prometeon Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1:49.983 |
| 12 | Sam Lowes | GBR | ELF Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:50.155 |
| 13 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:50.200 |
| 14 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:50.352 |
| 15 | Scott Redding | GBR | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:50.387 |
| 16 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:50.452 |
| 17 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Pata Prometeon Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1:50.782 |
| 18 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:50.812 |
| 19 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:51.584 |
| 20 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GMT94 Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:52.084 |
| 21 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | Petronas MIE Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:52.307 |
| 22 | Marvin Fritz | GER | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:52.521 |
| 23 | Adam Norrodin | MAS | Petronas MIE Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:55.309 |
