After finishing third in the opening session of the day Nicolo Bulega upped the pace in the final session of the opening day and claimed his usual position of first place.
The Aruba.it Racing World Supersport rider currently leads the Championship standings after six races and will be looking to extend his lead this weekend. After the opening two practice sessions the Italian rider looks well on his way to open the gap to second place in the Championship.
Taking a surprising second place in the second Practice session was Niki Tuuli (Dynavolt Triumph). The Triumph rider finished inside the top ten this morning but moved up to second place in the afternoon.
Another Ducati Panigale V2 featured in third place with Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing Team) in third place. After missing out on the top ten this morning the Italian rider made a crucial step forward in the afternoon.
Second place in the Championship is Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha), who finished FP2 in fourth place. Oliver Bayliss (D34G Racing) had a rough start in FP1 but improved like so many others in the afternoon and dragged his Ducati up to fifth place in the second session of the day.
Marcel Schrotter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) was the top MV Agusta this afternoon after finished in sixth place, just outside of the top five. Maximilian Kofler (D34G Racing) made a massive step in the second session of the day as he jumped up to seventh place.
Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) finished in eighth place in the second session after finishing fourth place in the opening session of the weekend. Jorge Navarro (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) finished in ninth place in the afternoon after dropping from seventh in the morning.
The rounding outside the top ten was this mornings leader, Bahattin Sofoglu (MV Agusta Reparto Corse). The Turkish rider had an impressive showing in the morning, but slid down the order this afternoon.
The British riders in World Supersport all finished outside of the top ten. Tom Booth-Amos (Motozoo ME AIR Racing) finished 13th this afternoon after finishing tenth in the opening session. John McPhee (Vince64 by Puccetti Racing) finished 16th once again, just like he did in FP1. Harry Truelove (Dynavolt Triumph) took his Triumph to a 26th place finish. Then finally, Tarran Mackenzie (Petronas MIE Honda Team) finished 28th in FP2.
WorldSSP Catalunya - FP2 Results
| 2023 Catalunya WorldSSP | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | FP1 Results | Rd. 4 of 12] | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Motorcycle | Lap |
| 1 | Nicolo Bulega | ITA | Aruba Racing WorldSSP | Ducati Panigale V2 | 1m 44.740 |
| 2 | Niki Tuuli | FIN | Dynavolt Racing | Triumph STR 765 RS | 1m 45.487 |
| 3 | Federico Caricasulo | ITA | Althea Racing | Ducati Panigale V2 | 1m 45.594 |
| 4 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | Ten Kate Racing | Yamaha R6 | 1m 45.646 |
| 5 | Oliver Bayliss | AUS | D34G Racing | Ducati Panigale V2 | 1m 45.749 |
| 6 | Marcel Schroetter | GER | MV Agusta Reparto Corse | MV Agusta F3 800 RR | 1m 45.803 |
| 7 | Max Kofler | GER | D34G Racing | Ducati Panigale V2 | 1m 45.820 |
| 8 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing | Ducati Panigale V2 | 1m 45.829 |
| 9 | Jorge Navarro | ESP | Ten Kate Racing | Yamaha R6 | 1m 45.986 |
| 10 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | MV Agusta Reparto Corse | MV Agusta F3 800 RR | 1m 45.993 |
| 11 | Glenn van Straalen | NED | EAB Racing | Yamaha R6 | 1m 46.001 |
| 12 | Raffaele de Rosa | ITA | Orelac Racing Verdnatura | Ducati Panigale V2 | 1m 46.102 |
| 13 | Tom Booth-Amos | GBR | Motozoo ME AIR Racing | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1m 46.170 |
| 14 | Lucas Mahias | FRA | Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1m 46.224 |
| 15 | Adrian Huertas | ESP | MTM Racing | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1m 46.374 |
| 16 | John McPhee | GBR | Vince64 by Puccetti | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1m 46.410 |
| 17 | Valentin Debise | FRA | GMT 94 | Yamaha R6 | 1m 46.516 |
| 18 | Andrea Mantovani | ITA | Evan Bros WorldSSP | Yamaha R6 | 1m 46.896 |
| 19 | Anupab Sarmoon | THA | Yamaha Thailand Racing | Yamaha R6 | 1m 46.911 |
| 20 | Apiwath Wongthananon | THA | Yamaha Thailand Racing | Yamaha R6 | 1m 46.982 |
| 21 | Adrian Fernandez Gonzalez | ESP | Evan Bros WorldSSP | Yamaha R6 | 1m 47.000 |
| 22 | Nicholas Spinelli | ITA | VFT Racing | Yamaha R6 | 1m 47.019 |
| 23 | Alvaro Diaz | ESP | Arco YART | Yamaha R6 | 1m 47.045 |
| 24 | Yuta Okaya | JPN | ProDina Racing | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1m 47.300 |
| 25 | Tom Edwards | AUS | YART | Yamaha R6 | 1m 47.315 |
| 26 | Harry Truelove | GBR | Dynavolt Racing | Triumph STR 765 RS | 1m 47.834 |
| 27 | Federico Fuligni | ITA | Orelac Racing Verdnatura | Ducati Panigale V2 | 1m 47.845 |
| 28 | Tarran Mackenzie | GBR | Petronas MIE Racing | Honda CBR600RR | 1m 48.034 |
| 29 | Adam Norrodin | MAL | Petronas MIE Racing | Honda CBR600RR | 1m 48.118 |
| 30 | Luke Power | AUS | Motozoo ME AIR Racing | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1m 48.394 |
| 31 | Baris Sahin | SUI | MDR Offitec Yamaha | Yamaha R6 | 1m 48.797 |
| 32 | Maiki Abe | JPN | VFT Racing | Yamaha R6 | 1m 49.608 |
