00:24
The remainder of the World Supersport session has now been cancelled.
WorldSBK FP1 is 'delayed' with a new practice schedule to be announced.
Razgatlioglu, Bautista, Phillip Island 2025
2025 Phillip Island World Superbike: Friday Practice - LIVE
Live updates from Friday practice for the season-opening 2025 Australian WorldSBK round.
The 2025 World Superbike season begins with Friday practice at Phillip Island in Australia.
Title runner-up Nicolo Bulega heads into the weekend having dominated the pre-season test earlier this week, leading an all-Ducati top three ahead of Andrea Iannone and Danilo Petrucci.
Meanwhile, BMW’s reigning champion Toprak Razgatlioglu made up for lost time after a big day one highside to reach fourth.
With Jonathan Rea out injured, team-mate Andrea Locatelli was the leading Yamaha in sixth ahead of Bimota duo Alex Lowes and Axel Bassani. Honda’s Xavi Vierge made it five manufacturers in the top ten.
Friday WorldSBK schedule:
Free Practice 1: 11:20-12:05
Free Practice 2: 16:00-16:45
21 Feb 2025
00:23
While the temperature is in the low 20s today, it's predicted to top 30 degrees on Saturday, then down to mid-20s on Sunday.
The long races will feature a mandatory pit stop.
00:22
On the positive side, it's a bright sunny day at Phillip Island. 10km/h breeze and no rain forecast.
00:20
Still no news on when the WorldSSP session will restart.
00:14
It's just gone 11:10am in Australia and the opening WorldSBK practice session of 2025 should have been starting in ten minutes.
However, oil on track forced the World Supersport session to be red-flagged and the SSP class is still awaiting a restart.
