WorldSBK has completed its first in-season test of 2024, with Nicolo Bulega ending both days as the fastest rider.
Bulega topped Day 1 with a 1:40.304, and bettered that by over one-tenth-of-a-second on Day 2 with a 1:40.172. Toprak Razgatlioglu was the closest challenger to Bulega, as BMW's newest signing put in a 1:40.199 late-on on Day 2 to end the test second-fastest.
Danilo Petrucci was third, ahead of the second satellite Ducati of Go Eleven's Andrea Iannone, while Jonathan Rea headed a Yamaha 5-6 ahead of Andrea Locatelli. Sam Lowes was seventh, ahead of Michael van der Mark, Alex Lowes, and Michael Ruben Rinaldi who completed the top 10.
Full Day 2 times from the WorldSBK Barcelona Test are below.
2024 WorldSBK Championship | Catalunya Test | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | Day 2 Results | |||||
Pos | Rider | Nat. | WorldSBK Team | Superbike | Timing |
1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.172 |
2 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:40.199 |
3 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.601 |
4 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Team Go Eleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.662 |
5 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Pata Prometeon Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.772 |
6 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Prometeon Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:40.848 |
7 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.944 |
8 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:40.961 |
9 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:40.985 |
10 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:41.020 |
11 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.044 |
12 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:41.160 |
13 | Dominique Aegerter | SUI | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.178 |
14 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:41.479 |
15 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:41.557 |
16 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:41.571 |
17 | Scott Redding | GBR | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:41.574 |
18 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:41.800 |
19 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:41.804 |
20 | Tetsuta Nagashima | JAP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:42.102 |
21 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GMT94 Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:42.321 |
22 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | Petronas MIE Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:42.371 |
23 | Bradley Ray | ITA | GMT94 Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:42.413 |
24 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:42.962 |
25 | Sylvain Guintoli | FRA | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:43.121 |
26 | Adam Norrodin | MAS | Petronas MIE Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:43.187 |
27 | Bradley Smith | GBR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:43.524 |
28 | Florian Marino | FRA | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | No Time Set |
2024 WorldSBK Barcelona Test, Day 1
WorldSBK is holding its first in-season test this week at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. Nicolo Bulega topped the first day's running.
The Race 1 winner from Phillip Island, and reigning Supersport World Champion, was 0.7 seconds clear of his Aruba.it Racing Ducati teammate, Alvaro Bautista, who has won each of the last six races held at the Catalan circuit, and ended the day third.
Toprak Razgatlioglu was the fastest non-Ducati, the BMW rider ending the day in second place between the two factory Panigales, while Sam Lowes on the satellite Marc VDS V4 R was fourth.
Jonathan Rea was fastest in the morning but ended the day in fifth place as he looks to make progress on the Yamaha R1, while Remy Gardner on the GRT Yamaha was sixth. Danilo Petrucci was at the head of a pair of satellite Ducatis in seventh and eighth, the second of the two being Michael Ruben Rinaldi. Garrett Gerloff was ninth, and current WorldSBK points leader Alex Lowes was 10th.
Full WorldSBK times from day one of the Barcelona test are below.
2024 WorldSBK Championship | Catalunya Test | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | Day 1 Results | |||||
Pos | Rider | Nat. | WorldSBK Team | Superbike | Timing |
1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:40.304 |
2 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:40.768 |
3 | Alvaro Bautista | ESP | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:41.029 |
4 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:41.056 |
5 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Pata Prometeon Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.655 |
6 | Remy Gardner | AUS | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.671 |
7 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:41.684 |
8 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | ITA | Motocorsa Racing | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:41.692 |
9 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:41.737 |
10 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:41.802 |
11 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Team Go Eleven | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:41.836 |
12 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | Pata Prometeon Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:41.843 |
13 | Michele Pirro | ITA | Aruba.it Racing Ducati | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:42.051 |
14 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:42.122 |
15 | Michael van der Mark | NED | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:42.135 |
16 | Tetsuta Nagashima | JAP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:42.244 |
17 | Dominique Aegerter | SUI | GYTR GRT Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:42.272 |
18 | Xavi Vierge | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:42.387 |
19 | Scott Redding | GBR | Bonovo Action BMW | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:42.395 |
20 | Tito Rabat | ESP | Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:42.548 |
21 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Team HRC | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:42.795 |
22 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | Petronas MIE Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:43.154 |
23 | Bradley Ray | ITA | GMT94 Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:43.278 |
24 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GMT94 Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 1:43.322 |
25 | Bradley Smith | GBR | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:43.369 |
26 | Florian Marino | FRA | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 1:43.383 |
27 | Sylvain Guintoli | FRA | ROKiT BMW Motorrad | BMW M 1000 RR | 1:43.471 |
28 | Adam Norrodin | MAS | Petronas MIE Racing Team | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1:44.670 |