Toprak Razgatlioglu set the pace in the final Free Practice session at Magny-Cours ahead of the Superpole Qualifying session.
In the opening session of Day Two at Magny-Cours, Toprak Razgatlioglu topped the timesheets for the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team ahead of Superpole.
Alex Lowes set his best lap time of the weekend and launched the bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team into second place, and was 0.005 seconds behind Razgatlioglu.
Yamaha started the day in third and fourth places with the Pata Maxus Yamaha rider of Andrea Locatelli in third and the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team rider, Remy Gardner, in fourth.
The top Ducati rider on Saturday morning was the World Superbike lap record holder at Magny-Cours, Nicolo Bulega, who started Day Two in fifth place.
Just outside of the top five was the six-time World Superbike Champion, Jonathan Rea, the Northern Irishman ended the opening day in sixth and started Day Two in sixth.
Michael van der Mark has shown that he can be competitive this weekend in France, as he ended the final Practice session in seventh place.
The second Ducati rider inside the top ten on Saturday morning was the Barni Spark Racing Team rider, Yari Montella, who ended up in eighth place.
Garrett Gerloff returned to the top ten with the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team as he put the ZX-10RR into ninth place.
Completing the top ten in Free Practice Three was the Team Pata GoEleven Ducati rider, Andrea Iannone.
There were three British riders outside of the top ten: Sam Lowes was in 11th place, Tarran Mackenzie was in 16th, and Ryan Vickers was in 20th.
France WorldSBK, Full Free Practice Three Results |
2025 French WorldSBK | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | Free Practice Three Results | Rd. 9 of 12 | |||||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Motorcycle | Times |
1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:35.497 |
2 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | KB998 Rimini | 1:35.502 |
3 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:35.618 |
4 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:36.013 |
5 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:36.030 |
6 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:36.037 |
7 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:36.230 |
8 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:36.298 |
9 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:36.347 |
10 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Team Pata GoEleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:36.430 |
11 | Sam Lowes | GBR | ELF Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:36.455 |
12 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:36.519 |
13 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:36.553 |
14 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | KB998 Rimini | 1:36.648 |
15 | Dominique Aegerter | SUI | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:36.797 |
16 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | MGM Bonovo Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:36.874 |
17 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:36.967 |
18 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.068 |
19 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:37.168 |
20 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.213 |
21 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Petronas MIE Honda Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:37.752 |
22 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:38.049 |
23 | Zaqhwan Zaidi | MAL | Petronas MIE Honda Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:40.316 |