Sterilgarda Ducati's Shane Byrne reckons he is satisfied with his performance at Portugal's Portimao track this weekend, coming out fastest from the three dry session.

The reigning British Superbike Champion managed to stay ahead of Yamaha's Ben Spies and Xerox Ducati's Noriyuki Haga, and blizted Troy Bayliss's outright lap record in the process.

"I didn't expect to be fastest in the test to be honest but I'm not surprised," said Byrne. "The bike's working really well and the relationship and feedback with the team and my engineer is great.

"This Superpole formula is not new for me, we tried something similar in the last few BSB races. It's really exciting and spectacular and I'm sure it'll look good on TV as well."