Nicolo Bulega leads Toprak Razgatlioglu by 0.022 seconds on Friday morning in the Championship deciding weekend.
The 2024 World Superbike Championship has arrived at its 11th and final round of the season. After 33 races there are still three more to go and a World Champion to be crowned this weekend at Jerez.
The Championship challenger, Nicolo Bulega topped the opening session of the weekend at Jerez. The World Superbike rookie has challenged for the title in his first year in the class.
The Championship leader, Toprak Razgatlioglu, ended Free Practice One in second place. The Turkish rider is chasing his second World Superbike crown and was only 0.022 seconds behind Bulega in the opening session.
Team GoEleven Ducati rider, Andrea Iannone, was in third place in Free Practice One. The Italian rider is back at a track he will know well and will most likely challenge for podiums this weekend.
Jonathan Rea jumped up the timesheets in the latter moments of the session on Friday morning. The six-time World Champion has admitted that 2024 has been difficult for him. However, the Northern Irishman will hope for podiums this weekend at Jerez.
The top Honda on Friday morning was Iker Lecuona in fifth place. The #7 was back on the podium a week ago in Estoril and could challenge for more this weekend at one of his home circuits.
British riders Sam Lowes and Scott Redding were just outside of the top five in Free Practice One. Lowes finished in sixth place on his Ducati with Redding in seventh on his BMW.
Italian rider Andrea Locatelli took his Pata Prometeon Yamaha to eighth place on Friday morning.
Rounding out the top ten were two Ducati riders, Alvaro Bautista and Danilo Petrucci. The current Champion, Bautista ended the session in ninth. Whereas, Petrucci finished Free Practice One in tenth place.
There were five British riders outside of the top ten on Friday morning at Jerez. Alex Lowes finished in 13th after struggling with problems throughout the session. Bradley Ray was in 20th, Kyle Ryde was 22nd, Tommy Bridewell was 23rd and Tarran Mackenzie was 26th.
Jerez WorldSBK, Full Practice One Results |
2024 Jerez WorldSBK | Circuito de Jerez | Free Practice One Results | Rd. 12 of 12 | |||||
Rider | Nat | Team | Motorcycle | Times | |
1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.744 |
2 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:39.766 |
3 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Team GoEleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:39.967 |
4 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Pata Prometeon Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.048 |
5 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:40.241 |
6 | Sam Lowes | GBR | ELF Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.347 |
7 | Scott Redding | GBR | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:40.349 |
8 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Prometeon Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.404 |
9 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.436 |
10 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.448 |
11 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Team Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.519 |
12 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:40.533 |
13 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:40.569 |
14 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:40.575 |
15 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:40.772 |
16 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:40.811 |
17 | Dominique Aegerter | SUI | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.813 |
18 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GMT94 Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.468 |
19 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:41.492 |
20 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.615 |
21 | Tetsuta Nagashima | JPN | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:42.019 |
22 | Kyle Ryde | GBR | OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1:42.315 |
23 | Tommy Bridewell | GBR | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:42.390 |
24 | Ivo Lopes | POR | Petronas MIE Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:42.428 |
25 | Alessandro Delbianco | ITA | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:42.433 |
26 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | Petronas MIE Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:42.570 |
27 | Luca Bernardi | SMR | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:43.778 |