Toprak Razgatlioglu leads the way at Magny-Cours as BMW complete a 1-2-3 in Free Practice One.
After a month's break, the World Superbike Championship is back in action at Magny-Cours. Last time out at Portimao the weekend was dominated by Toprak Razgatlioglu, and it looks like it will be again in France.
Razgatlioglu once again leads the way in the opening World Superbike Practice session. The Turkish rider had a half-a-second lead over the field.
Completing the top three were two other BMW riders. Garrett Gerloff finished in second place on the Bonovo Action BMW. Then in third was Michael van der Mark in third place on the other factory ROKiT BMW machine.
The Aruba.it Racing - Ducati riders finished in fourth and fifth place. Nicolo Bulega finished in fourth place. Then the newly re-signed Alvaro Bautista finished in fifth place.
The top Kawasaki rider in the opening Free Practice session was Alex Lowes. The British rider is 10 points off of the top three in the Championship and wants to close that gap this weekend.
The top Yamaha was Jonathan Rea in seventh place. Not only is Rea the top Yamaha he is also the only Yamaha rider inside the top ten in Free Practice One.
Danilo Petrucci had one of his best WorldSBK weekends last time out at Portimao. The Italian rider ended Free Practice One in eighth place on his Barni Spark Racing Team.
The fourth and final BMW rider Scott Redding was also inside the top ten. The British rider has no ride for 2025 but ended Free Practice One in ninth.
Rounding out the top ten was the struggling Michael Ruben Rinaldi. The Italian looks to be on his way out of Ducati at the end of 2024 and needs a good weekend to secure a contract for 2025.
There were three British riders outside the top ten as Bradley Ray ended the session in 18th. Then the returning Sam Lowes and Tarran Mackenzie ended FP1 in 19th and 21st places.
Magny-Cours WorldSBK, Full Free Practice One Results |
| 2024 French WorldSBK | Magny Cours | 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 | 1:36.347 |
| 2 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:36.700 |
| 3 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:37.016 |
| 4 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.036 |
| 5 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.It Racing - Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.115 |
| 6 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:37.285 |
| 7 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Pata Prometeon Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1:37.424 |
| 8 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.519 |
| 9 | Scott Redding | GBR | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:37.539 |
| 10 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Team Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:37.631 |
| 11 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:37.801 |
| 12 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:37.905 |
| 13 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Prometeon Racing | Yamaha R1 | 1:37.977 |
| 14 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GMT94 Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:38.143 |
| 15 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:38.258 |
| 16 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Team GoEleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:38.436 |
| 17 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:38.450 |
| 18 | Bradley Ray | GBR | Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:38.460 |
| 19 | Sam Lowes | GBR | ELF Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:38.527 |
| 20 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:39.284 |
| 21 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | Petronas MIE Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:39.609 |
| 22 | Alessandro Delbianco | ITA | GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.067 |
| 23 | Ivo Lopes | POR | Petronas MIE Racing Honda | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:40.282 |
