Toprak Razgatlioglu and the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team were on top of the timesheets in the first Practice session at Balaton Park.
In the opening World Superbike session at the Balaton Park Circuit, Toprak Razgatlioglu took top spot for the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team as he had a margin of 0.404 seconds over the field.
Sam Lowes led a run of five Ducati riders as he ended the morning session in second place. After two DNF's and a podium at Donington Park, the British rider will be looking to bounce back in Hungary.
Andrea Iannone completed the top three on the timesheets. The Italian has been in a run of poor form and has a chance to turn it around at the new venue this weekend.
The factory Ducati riders of Alvaro Bautista and Nicolo Bulega ended the morning session in fourth and fifth place on the timesheets.
Outside of the top five was Danilo Petrucci, as he finished Free Practice One in sixth place for the Barni Spark Racing Team.
Alex Lowes had a positive showing on Friday morning as he and the Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team started their weekend in seventh place.
Despite expressing his negative feelings towards the Balaton Park Circuit, Iker Lecuona was in eighth place on the Honda CBR1000RR-R.
Garrett Gerloff and the Kawasaki WorldSBK Team appear to have made a breakthrough as the American was back in the top ten, as he ended up in ninth.
Completing the top ten was the Motocorsa Racing Ducati rider, Ryan Vickers, the British rider had his best weekend of the season at Donington Park, but is still in search of a top ten race finish.
British riders, Jonathan Rea and Tarran Mackenzie, were outside of the top ten with Rea in 17th and Mackenzie in 21st.
Hungary WorldSBK, Full Free Practice One Results |
| 2025 Hungary WorldSBK | Balaton Park Circuit | Free Practice One Results | Rd. 8 of 12 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Motorcycle | Times |
| 1 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:39.743 |
| 2 | Sam Lowes | GBR | ELF Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.147 |
| 3 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Team Pata GoEleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.519 |
| 4 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.551 |
| 5 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.568 |
| 6 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.626 |
| 7 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | KB998 Rimini | 1:40.736 |
| 8 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:40.779 |
| 9 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:40.814 |
| 10 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.888 |
| 11 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.110 |
| 12 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.132 |
| 13 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:41.140 |
| 14 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | KB998 Rimini | 1:41.318 |
| 15 | Dominique Aegerter | SUI | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.532 |
| 16 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:41.623 |
| 17 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.669 |
| 18 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:41.749 |
| 19 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Petronas MIE Honda Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:42.077 |
| 20 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:42.239 |
| 21 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | MGM Bonovo Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:42.417 |
| 22 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:43.074 |
| 23 | Zaqhwan Zaidi | MAL | Petronas MIE Honda Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:44.431 |
