2024 World Supersport Test, Phillip Island, Australia - Final
El▨ectrifying pace 🌟from Yari Montella saw him top the Official Phillip Island WorldSSP test.
With the WorldSSP season-opener just a few days from getting underway, Yari Montella produced a new lap record as he topped the timingsheets ahead o🔯f fellow Italian Federico Caricasulo.
Montella del🐻ivered a brilliant time of 1:31.881s as he completed a total of 98 laps during the🐻 one-day test.
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Behind the leading duo came Stefano Manzi, who is the title-favourite after finishing🎃 second to Nicolo Bulega in 2023.
The top ten saw a good mix of ma🌠chines as Ducati, MV Agusta🐟, Yamaha, Kawasaki and Triumph were all represented.
| 2024 World Supersport Test, Phillip Island, Australia - Final | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Yari Montella | ITA | Ducati Panigale V2 | 1:31.881s |
| 2 | Federico Caricasulo | ITA | MV Agusta F3 800 RR | +0.062s |
| 3 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | Yamaha R6 | +0.302s |
| 4 | Adrian Huertas | SPA | Ducati Panigale V2 | +0.409s |
| 5 | Valentin Debise | FRA | Yamaha R6 | +0.444s |
| 6 | Can Oncu | TUR | Kawasaki ZX-6R | +0.453s |
| 7 | Lucas Mahias | FRA | Yamaha R6 | +0.517s |
| 8 | Marcel Schrotter | GER | MV Agusta F3 800 RR | +0.526s |
| 9 | Tom Booth-Amos | GBR | Triumph Street Triple RS 765 | +0.562s |
| 10 | Jorge Navarro | SPA | Triumph Street Triple RS 765 | +0.766s |
| 11 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | TUR | Triumph Street Triple RS 765 | +0.793s |
| 12 | Oli Bayliss | AUS | Ducati Panigale V2 | +1.003s |
| 13 | Niccolo Antonelli | ITA | Ducati Panigale V2 | +1.020s |
| 14 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | Ducati Panigale V2 | +1.124s |
| 15 | Niki Tuuli | FIN | Ducati Panigale V2 | +1.252s |
| 16 | Glenn Van Straalen | NED | Yamaha R6 | +1.363s |
| 17 | Tom Toparis | AUS | Yamaha R6 | +1.378s |
| 18 | Piotr Biesiekirski | POL | Ducati Panigale V2 | +1.418s |
| 19 | Marcel Brenner | SUI | Kawasaki ZX-6R | +1.576s |
| 20 | Ondrej Vostatek | CZE | Triumph Street Triple RS 765 | +1.650s |
| 21 | John McPhee | GBR | Triumph Street Triple RS 765 | +1.665s |
| 22 | Anupab Sarmoon | THA | Yamaha R6 | +1.771s |
| 23 | Yeray Ruiz | SPA | Yamaha R6 | +1.808s |
| 24 | Khairul Idham Bin Pawi | MAL | Honda CBR600RR | +1.829s |
| 25 | Hikari Okubo | JAP | Kawasaki ZX-6R | +2.645s |
| 26 | Krittapat Keankum | THA | Yamaha R6 | +3.188s |
| 27 | Kaito Toba | JAP | Honda CBR600RR | +3.276s |
Speaking at the end of the test, Montella said: “It was gre🏅at! We enjoyed the new tarmac a lot. We worked a lot on race pace and tried to do a time attack.
“I’m hapဣpy because it was unexpected🅷; I found a good feeling and good pace with the bike.
“T🦋here was a lot of grip; from last year’s race pace, I think I went 2s quicker than last year and it’s good tarmac for sure.”
Although Montella and Caricas🦄ulo finished the test with a good margin between them and the rest of the field, a lot of rides were competitive at different stages.
Montella, is aboard the Ducati Panigale V2 which won the championship last season, expects the 2024 ca♋mpaign to be very close.
“Now, we need to rest becaus𒅌e today we did a lot of laps,” began the Italian. “We’ll eat well and enjoy this island. I saw a lot of riders faster in this test: Caricasulo, Huertas, Manzi, Schroetter, Oncu, a lot!
“Let’s see but I hope to stay where I am and enjoy the weekend and the start of the season. I like this circuit;🎐 we were fast last year but in Race 1, I bro🐷ke my collarbone.
“I hope this year is better than 2023 and we𒁃’ll try tౠo do our best!”
