Sam Lowes was at the top of the timesheets at the end of the opening day of Practice at the Balaton Park Circuit.
On the opening day at the Balaton Park Circuit, it was Sam Lowes who topped the timesheets for the ELF Marc VDS Racing Team on the Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Toprak Razgatlioglu was in second place for the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team. However, the Turkish rider was 0.446 seconds behind Lowes on the timesheets.
Andrea Iannone started the day in third and ended it in third. The Italian and the new Hungarian circuit have gelled across the opening day of Practice.
Despite his negative comments about the Balaton Park Circuit, Iker Lecuona continues to be at the sharp end as he ended up in fourth place.
With a new two-year deal in his back pocket, Remy Gardner was the top Yamaha at the end of Day One as he finished in fifth place.
Alvaro Bautista was just outside of the top five as he put the Aruba.it Racing - Ducati in sixth place on the timesheets.
After finishing in seventh in the morning, Alex Lowes was in seventh place on the bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team machine in the afternoon.
Ryan Vickers was back in the top ten in Free Practice Two as the British rider ended his day in eighth place on the Motocorsa Racing Ducati.
Championship challenger, Nicolo Bulega, found himself down in ninth on Friday afternoon as he was over a second behind Sam Lowes.
Completing the top ten was the Pata Maxus Yamaha rider, Andrea Locatelli.
British riders, Jonathan Rea and Tarran Mackenzie missed out on the top ten as they ended up in 16th and 21st places.
Hungary WorldSBK, Full Free Practice Two Results |
2025 Hungary WorldSBK | Balaton Park Circuit | Free Practice Two Results | Rd. 8 of 12 | |||||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Motorcycle | Times |
1 | Sam Lowes | GBR | ELF Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.528 |
2 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:39.974 |
3 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Team Pata GoEleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.142 |
4 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:40.368 |
5 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.484 |
6 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.559 |
7 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | KB998 Rimini | 1:40.563 |
8 | Ryan Vickers | GBR | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.657 |
9 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.660 |
10 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.667 |
11 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.669 |
12 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.699 |
13 | Dominique Aegerter | SUI | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.746 |
14 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Kawasaki WorldSBK Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:40.827 |
15 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | KB998 Rimini | 1:40.869 |
16 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Pata Maxus Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.908 |
17 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Honda HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:40.923 |
18 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:41.107 |
19 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Petronas MIE Honda Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:41.430 |
20 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.559 |
21 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | MGM Bonovo Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:41.676 |
22 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.938 |
23 | Zaqhwan Zaidi | MAL | Petronas MIE Honda Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:43.519 |