2023 Misano WorldSBK Test results - Friday: Alvaro Bautista leads Ducati 1-2

Alvaro Bautista has closed out the two-day Misano WorldSBK test on top after already breaking the official lap record on Thursday.
Alvaro Bautista, Ducati WorldSBK Catalunya 2023
Alvaro Bautista, Ducati WorldSBK Catalunya 2023

Whi⛎le dry conditions meant a new unofficial lap record could be set by the defending WorldSBK champion on day-one, rain played a significan𒆙t part through the early stages of Friday.

But despi♉te that, Bautista remained the leader no matter the conditions as he set a time of 1:33.627s which is just under six tenths slower than the lap he set on d🌸ay-one.

Over six tenths down on his teammate on Thursday, Micha🤪el Ruben Rinaldi was much closer come the end of session #4. A margin of +0.138s separated the two factory Aruba.it Ducati riders.

 

Andrea Locatelli was the first non-Ducati rider as he finished eight tenths dܫown on Bautista’s fastest time. 

After making an impressive return to BMW following his split from Puccetti Kawasaki, 🃏Tom Sykes was just two tenths down on Scott Redding. 

2023 World Superbike Test Misano, Italy - (Day-two) Results
PosRiderNatTeamTime
1Alvaro BautistaSPAAruba.It Racing Ducati1:33.627s
2Michael Ruben RinaldiITAAruba.It Racing Ducati+0.138s
3YMRE Test BikeN/AYamaha R1+0.554s
4Andrea LocatelliITAPata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK+0.833s
5Lorenzo BaldassarriITAGMT94 Yamaha+1.054s
6Scott ReddingGBRROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team+1.169s
7Toprak RazgatliogluTURPata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK+1.190s
8Garrett GerloffUSABonovo Action BMW+1.205s
9Philipp OettlGERGoEleven Ducati+1.209s
10Axel BassaniITAMotocorsa Ducati+1.345s
11Tom SykesGBRROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team+1.377s
12Xavi ViergeSPATeam HRC WorldSBK+1.471s
13Remy GardnerAUSGYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team+1.492s
14Iker LecuonaSPATeam HRC WorldSBK+1.571s
15Loris BazFRABonovo Action BMW+1.626s
16Dominique AegerterSWIGYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team+2.027s
17Florian MarinoFRAKawasaki Racing Team+2.041s
18Lucas MahiasFRAPuccetti Kawasaki+2.373s
19Tarran MackenzieGBRPETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Racing+3.474s

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