00:29
Razgatlioglu was on only his third lap.
Meanwhile, Bulega is the first rider to break the 1m 30s this week. Lowes Locatelli, Iannone, Rea and Vickers complete the early top six.
Jonathan Rea's crashed Yamaha, 2025 Phillip Island WorldSBK Test
2025 Official Phillip Island WorldSBK Test - Day 1 as it happened
Recap Monday’s opening day of the 2025 Official Phillip Island WorldSBK test.
Ahead of next weekend’s 2025 Phillip Island WorldSBK season opener, two days of official testing are being held at the challenging Australian racetrack.
The track schedule for the test is as follows;
Monday (17th February)
09:10-11:00 – WorldSSP Free Practice 1
11:10-13:10 – WorldSBK Free Practice 1
13:40-15:30 – WorldSSP Free Practice 2
15:40-17:40 – WorldSBK Free Practice 2
Tuesday (18th February)
09:10-11:10 – WorldSBK Free Practice 1
11:20-13:10 – WorldSSP Free Practice 1
13:40-15:40 – WorldSBK Free Practice 2
15:50-17:40 – WorldSSP Free Practice 2
17 Feb 2025
00:27
Early drama for BMW's reigning world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu, with WorldSBK reporting he's taken a tumble at Turn 6 (Siberia).
00:22
All 24 riders have already been on track, although Andrea Iannone and Zaqhwan Zaidi are yet to set a lap time.
00:21
Ducati's Nicolo Bulega, winner of race 1 at Phillip Island last year, is the early leader of the timesheets.
00:20
Unlike a race weekend, riders have two bikes available for testing - Pata Yamaha explain:
"Two days of testing means both bikes are available to use in the sessions for each rider - unlike during the race weekend, when the "spare bike" is stored at the back of the pit box."
00:17
As a reminder...
Official Phillip Island WorldSBK records:
Pole: Nicolo Bulega Ducati 1m 27.916s (2024)
Fastest race lap: Nicolo Bulega Ducati 1m 28.564s (2024)
00:15
The first session of the 2025 WorldSBK test at Phillip Island is underway!
With only two hours of track time this morning (followed by more this afternoon) most riders head straight out on track.
